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Cities in Missouri by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Jennings, MO had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 81 cities in 2023, at 47.3%. Wildwood, MO had the lowest, at 18.3%. The median was 28.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest47.3Jennings, MO
Lowest18.3Wildwood, MO
Median28.381 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Jennings, MO: 47.3 %Jennings, MO47.3Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 42.1 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO42.1Kennett, MO: 41.6 %Kennett, MO41.6Poplar Bluff, MO: 40.9 %Poplar Bluff, MO40.9Monett, MO: 40.1 %Monett, MO40.1Carthage, MO: 39.5 %Carthage, MO39.5Sikeston, MO: 38.5 %Sikeston, MO38.5Ferguson, MO: 37.8 %Ferguson, MO37.8West Plains, MO: 36.6 %West Plains, MO36.6Farmington, MO: 35.5 %Farmington, MO35.5Lebanon, MO: 35.4 %Lebanon, MO35.4Mexico, MO: 35.1 %Mexico, MO35.1Sedalia, MO: 34.8 %Sedalia, MO34.8Grandview, MO: 34.5 %Grandview, MO34.5Hannibal, MO: 34.4 %Hannibal, MO34.4Moberly, MO: 34 %Moberly, MO34Independence, MO: 33.9 %Independence, MO33.9Bolivar, MO: 33.1 %Bolivar, MO33.1St. Joseph, MO: 33.1 %St. Joseph, MO33.1Neosho, MO: 32.9 %Neosho, MO32.9Raytown, MO: 32.7 %Raytown, MO32.7Joplin, MO: 32.5 %Joplin, MO32.5Overland, MO: 32.2 %Overland, MO32.2Branson, MO: 32 %Branson, MO32St. Ann, MO: 31.9 %St. Ann, MO31.9Marshall, MO: 30.9 %Marshall, MO30.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 30.5 %Cape Girardeau, MO30.5Hazelwood, MO: 30.5 %Hazelwood, MO30.5Rolla, MO: 30.5 %Rolla, MO30.5Fulton, MO: 30.4 %Fulton, MO30.4Festus, MO: 29.9 %Festus, MO29.9Florissant, MO: 29.9 %Florissant, MO29.9Kansas City, MO: 29.7 %Kansas City, MO29.7Excelsior Springs, MO: 29.5 %Excelsior Springs, MO29.5Webb City, MO: 29.4 %Webb City, MO29.4Harrisonville, MO: 29 %Harrisonville, MO29Troy, MO: 29 %Troy, MO29Bridgeton, MO: 28.7 %Bridgeton, MO28.7Kirksville, MO: 28.6 %Kirksville, MO28.6Belton, MO: 28.4 %Belton, MO28.4Jennings, MO: 47.3 %Jennings, MO47.3Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 42.1 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO42.1Kennett, MO: 41.6 %Kennett, MO41.6Poplar Bluff, MO: 40.9 %Poplar Bluff, MO40.9Monett, MO: 40.1 %Monett, MO40.1Carthage, MO: 39.5 %Carthage, MO39.5Sikeston, MO: 38.5 %Sikeston, MO38.5Ferguson, MO: 37.8 %Ferguson, MO37.8West Plains, MO: 36.6 %West Plains, MO36.6Farmington, MO: 35.5 %Farmington, MO35.5Lebanon, MO: 35.4 %Lebanon, MO35.4Mexico, MO: 35.1 %Mexico, MO35.1Sedalia, MO: 34.8 %Sedalia, MO34.8Grandview, MO: 34.5 %Grandview, MO34.5Hannibal, MO: 34.4 %Hannibal, MO34.4Moberly, MO: 34 %Moberly, MO34Independence, MO: 33.9 %Independence, MO33.9Bolivar, MO: 33.1 %Bolivar, MO33.1St. Joseph, MO: 33.1 %St. Joseph, MO33.1Neosho, MO: 32.9 %Neosho, MO32.9Raytown, MO: 32.7 %Raytown, MO32.7Joplin, MO: 32.5 %Joplin, MO32.5Overland, MO: 32.2 %Overland, MO32.2Branson, MO: 32 %Branson, MO32St. Ann, MO: 31.9 %St. Ann, MO31.9Marshall, MO: 30.9 %Marshall, MO30.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 30.5 %Cape Girardeau, MO30.5Hazelwood, MO: 30.5 %Hazelwood, MO30.5Rolla, MO: 30.5 %Rolla, MO30.5Fulton, MO: 30.4 %Fulton, MO30.4Festus, MO: 29.9 %Festus, MO29.9Florissant, MO: 29.9 %Florissant, MO29.9Kansas City, MO: 29.7 %Kansas City, MO29.7Excelsior Springs, MO: 29.5 %Excelsior Springs, MO29.5Webb City, MO: 29.4 %Webb City, MO29.4Harrisonville, MO: 29 %Harrisonville, MO29Troy, MO: 29 %Troy, MO29Bridgeton, MO: 28.7 %Bridgeton, MO28.7Kirksville, MO: 28.6 %Kirksville, MO28.6Belton, MO: 28.4 %Belton, MO28.4
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Jennings, MO47.3+7 pts
2Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO42.1+5.2 pts
3Kennett, MO41.6+6.9 pts
4Poplar Bluff, MO40.9+2.3 pts
5Monett, MO40.1+5.5 pts
6Carthage, MO39.5+4.2 pts
7Sikeston, MO38.5+2.9 pts
8Ferguson, MO37.8+4.9 pts
9West Plains, MO36.6+2.7 pts
10Farmington, MO35.5+5.8 pts
11Lebanon, MO35.4+2.5 pts
12Mexico, MO35.1+3.9 pts
13Sedalia, MO34.8+3.2 pts
14Grandview, MO34.5+7.7 pts
15Hannibal, MO34.4+3.5 pts
16Moberly, MO34-0.7 pts
17Independence, MO33.9+7.5 pts
18Bolivar, MO33.1+3.7 pts
18St. Joseph, MO33.1+4.9 pts
20Neosho, MO32.9+3.3 pts
21Raytown, MO32.7+7.3 pts
22Joplin, MO32.5+3.4 pts
23Overland, MO32.2+4.2 pts
24Branson, MO32+0.3 pts
25St. Ann, MO31.9+3.5 pts
26Marshall, MO30.9+4.7 pts
27Cape Girardeau, MO30.5+2.6 pts
27Hazelwood, MO30.5+5.2 pts
27Rolla, MO30.5+3.2 pts
30Fulton, MO30.4+3.9 pts
31Festus, MO29.9+2.4 pts
31Florissant, MO29.9+3.4 pts
33Kansas City, MO29.7+5.4 pts
34Excelsior Springs, MO29.5+2.5 pts
35Webb City, MO29.4+3 pts
36Harrisonville, MO29+1.1 pts
36Troy, MO29+3 pts
38Bridgeton, MO28.7+3.5 pts
39Kirksville, MO28.6+3.1 pts
40Belton, MO28.4+2.5 pts
41Union, MO28.3+0.1 pts
41Washington, MO28.3+3.7 pts
43Springfield, MO28.2+0.3 pts
44Jefferson City, MO27.8+2.9 pts
45Gladstone, MO27.6+4 pts
46Arnold, MO27.3+1.6 pts
47St. Louis, MO27.1+1.6 pts
48Grain Valley, MO26.7+6.2 pts
49Blue Springs, MO26.6+6.3 pts
49Maryville, MO26.6+1.3 pts
51Warrensburg, MO26.1+2.2 pts
52Jackson, MO26+2.5 pts
53Ozark, MO25.8+3.9 pts
53Republic, MO25.8+0.3 pts
55Nixa, MO25.3+3.6 pts
56Columbia, MO24.6+2.3 pts
57University City, MO24.3+3.1 pts
58St. Charles, MO24.2+1.7 pts
59Raymore, MO24.1+1.2 pts
60St. Peters, MO23.9+1.1 pts
61Lee's Summit, MO23.8+5.6 pts
62O'Fallon, MO23.2+1.1 pts
63Maryland Heights, MO23.1+2.8 pts
64Smithville, MO22.8+3.6 pts
65Wentzville, MO22.6+1.2 pts
66Liberty, MO22.3+2.4 pts
67Kearney, MO22.2+0.9 pts
67Lake St. Louis, MO22.2+1.3 pts
69Dardenne Prairie, MO21.9+0.6 pts
70Crestwood, MO21.8+2.8 pts
71Eureka, MO21.6+2 pts
72Creve Coeur, MO21.5+1.8 pts
73Ellisville, MO21.3+2.8 pts
74Kirkwood, MO20+2.9 pts
74Manchester, MO20+2.3 pts
76Chesterfield, MO19.5+2 pts
77Ballwin, MO19.4+2.7 pts
78Town and Country, MO19+2.3 pts
79Webster Groves, MO18.9+2.5 pts
80Clayton, MO18.3+2.5 pts
80Wildwood, MO18.3+2.3 pts

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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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Missouri 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Missouri by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/missouri-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Missouri 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/missouri-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Missouri 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/missouri-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence: Cities in Missouri by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate?

Jennings, MO, with 47.3% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Wildwood, MO, with 18.3% 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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