Counties in Mississippi by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Humphreys County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 82 counties in 2023, at 47.9%. Madison County had the lowest, at 26.3%. The median was 37.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest47.9Humphreys County
Lowest26.3Madison County
Median37.582 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Humphreys County: 47.9 %Humphreys County47.9Sharkey County: 46.6 %Sharkey County46.6Quitman County: 45.1 %Quitman County45.1Tunica County: 45.1 %Tunica County45.1Holmes County: 45 %Holmes County45Jefferson County: 45 %Jefferson County45Coahoma County: 42.8 %Coahoma County42.8Yazoo County: 42.6 %Yazoo County42.6Bolivar County: 42.3 %Bolivar County42.3Noxubee County: 42.1 %Noxubee County42.1Sunflower County: 41.8 %Sunflower County41.8Wilkinson County: 41.8 %Wilkinson County41.8Adams County: 41.6 %Adams County41.6Jefferson Davis County: 41.6 %Jefferson Davis County41.6Leflore County: 41.6 %Leflore County41.6Amite County: 41.5 %Amite County41.5Claiborne County: 41.5 %Claiborne County41.5Issaquena County: 41 %Issaquena County41Scott County: 40.9 %Scott County40.9Lawrence County: 40.8 %Lawrence County40.8Washington County: 40.8 %Washington County40.8Tallahatchie County: 40.7 %Tallahatchie County40.7Jasper County: 40.2 %Jasper County40.2Montgomery County: 40.1 %Montgomery County40.1Yalobusha County: 39.8 %Yalobusha County39.8Panola County: 39.7 %Panola County39.7Carroll County: 38.9 %Carroll County38.9Chickasaw County: 38.9 %Chickasaw County38.9Clay County: 38.8 %Clay County38.8Pike County: 38.7 %Pike County38.7Monroe County: 38.3 %Monroe County38.3Franklin County: 38.2 %Franklin County38.2Marshall County: 38.2 %Marshall County38.2Leake County: 38.1 %Leake County38.1Wayne County: 38 %Wayne County38Kemper County: 37.9 %Kemper County37.9Winston County: 37.9 %Winston County37.9Neshoba County: 37.8 %Neshoba County37.8Walthall County: 37.7 %Walthall County37.7Calhoun County: 37.6 %Calhoun County37.6
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Humphreys County47.9+2.3 pts
2Sharkey County46.6+1.1 pts
3Quitman County45.1+4.2 pts
3Tunica County45.1+2.8 pts
5Holmes County45+2.2 pts
5Jefferson County45+5.4 pts
7Coahoma County42.8+0.3 pts
8Yazoo County42.6+4.3 pts
9Bolivar County42.3+9.2 pts
10Noxubee County42.1+3.7 pts
11Sunflower County41.8+2.4 pts
11Wilkinson County41.8+2.7 pts
13Adams County41.6+5.9 pts
13Jefferson Davis County41.6+4 pts
13Leflore County41.6-1.6 pts
16Amite County41.5+2.3 pts
16Claiborne County41.5+4.1 pts
18Issaquena County41+4.6 pts
19Scott County40.9+2.5 pts
20Lawrence County40.8+3.4 pts
20Washington County40.8+5.4 pts
22Tallahatchie County40.7+2.3 pts
23Jasper County40.2+5.4 pts
24Montgomery County40.1-0.7 pts
25Yalobusha County39.8+3.4 pts
26Panola County39.7+1.5 pts
27Carroll County38.9+0.4 pts
27Chickasaw County38.9+0.1 pts
29Clay County38.8+2.2 pts
30Pike County38.7+1.8 pts
31Monroe County38.3+4.9 pts
32Franklin County38.2+3.4 pts
32Marshall County38.2+2.6 pts
34Leake County38.1+2 pts
35Wayne County38+3.7 pts
36Kemper County37.9+2.9 pts
36Winston County37.9+3.1 pts
38Neshoba County37.8+0.1 pts
39Walthall County37.7+3.9 pts
40Calhoun County37.6-0.4 pts
40Smith County37.6+1.1 pts
42Attala County37.3+0.7 pts
42Copiah County37.3+2.5 pts
42Marion County37.3+3.2 pts
45Grenada County37-0.8 pts
46Benton County36.7+2.8 pts
47Perry County36.3-1.6 pts
48Jones County36.2+5.6 pts
49Tippah County35.9+1.5 pts
50Clarke County35.7+1.9 pts
50Lauderdale County35.7+2.6 pts
52Choctaw County35.3+1.8 pts
53Alcorn County35.2+1.4 pts
53Tishomingo County35.2+3.2 pts
55Covington County35.1+1.2 pts
55Simpson County35.1+1.5 pts
57Harrison County35+5.9 pts
58Lincoln County34.9+0.9 pts
59Hinds County34.7-1.7 pts
60Newton County34.3-1.1 pts
61Pontotoc County34.2+5.1 pts
62Prentiss County34+2 pts
63Greene County33.7+1.8 pts
64Union County33.5+3.6 pts
65Lowndes County33.20 pts
65Stone County33.2-0.2 pts
67Pearl River County33+2.5 pts
68Warren County32.9+1.5 pts
69Tate County32.8+2.2 pts
70Webster County32.2+0.8 pts
71Lee County32.1-1.3 pts
72Itawamba County31.8+2.1 pts
73George County31.7+0.8 pts
74Hancock County31.2-1.7 pts
75Jackson County30.5+3.3 pts
76Forrest County29.8+0.4 pts
77Lamar County29.4+1.7 pts
78DeSoto County27.9-0.4 pts
79Oktibbeha County27.5-0.5 pts
80Rankin County27.2-0.3 pts
81Lafayette County26.6+0.6 pts
82Madison County26.3+1.2 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who did no physical activity or exercise outside their regular job in the past month, such as running, golf, gardening or walking for exercise. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Mississippi by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Mississippi by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/mississippi-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Mississippi by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/mississippi-counties.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Mississippi by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate?

Humphreys County, with 47.9% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate?

Madison County, with 26.3% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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