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

Dunklin County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 115 counties in 2023, at 42.4%. Platte County had the lowest, at 22.8%. The median was 33.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest42.4Dunklin County
Lowest22.8Platte County
Median33.2115 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 28.1 %Andrew County: 27.3 %Atchison County: 34 %Audrain County: 34.8 %Barry County: 36.6 %Barton County: 35.8 %Bates County: 34 %Benton County: 34.7 %Bollinger County: 34.7 %Boone County: 23.8 %Buchanan County: 32.7 %Butler County: 37.7 %Caldwell County: 32.6 %Callaway County: 29 %Camden County: 31.7 %Cape Girardeau County: 28.4 %Carroll County: 33.7 %Carter County: 37 %Cass County: 26.3 %Cedar County: 35.3 %Chariton County: 32.1 %Christian County: 26.5 %Clark County: 35.4 %Clay County: 24.5 %Clinton County: 30.3 %Cole County: 27.4 %Cooper County: 30.7 %Crawford County: 33.7 %Dade County: 35.2 %Dallas County: 35 %Daviess County: 33.8 %DeKalb County: 30.3 %Dent County: 34.1 %Douglas County: 34.8 %Dunklin County: 42.4 %Franklin County: 29.4 %Gasconade County: 30.5 %Gentry County: 33.1 %Greene County: 26.1 %Grundy County: 34.9 %Harrison County: 34.8 %Henry County: 33.8 %Hickory County: 41.1 %Holt County: 33.3 %Howard County: 29.2 %Howell County: 34.4 %Iron County: 35.3 %Jackson County: 30.9 %Jasper County: 32.4 %Jefferson County: 27.7 %Johnson County: 26 %Knox County: 35.2 %Laclede County: 34.6 %Lafayette County: 28.9 %Lawrence County: 35.3 %Lewis County: 32.6 %Lincoln County: 28.8 %Linn County: 32.9 %Livingston County: 32.3 %McDonald County: 38.5 %Macon County: 31.5 %Madison County: 32.2 %Maries County: 33.1 %Marion County: 31.4 %Mercer County: 35.7 %Miller County: 31.5 %Mississippi County: 41.4 %Moniteau County: 30.7 %Monroe County: 33.9 %Montgomery County: 33.7 %Morgan County: 36.9 %New Madrid County: 39 %Newton County: 31.4 %Nodaway County: 27.8 %Oregon County: 37 %Osage County: 27.8 %Ozark County: 39.2 %Pemiscot County: 42.1 %Perry County: 31 %Pettis County: 32.1 %Phelps County: 29.1 %Pike County: 33.5 %Platte County: 22.8 %Polk County: 33.2 %Pulaski County: 26.6 %Putnam County: 31.5 %Ralls County: 32.6 %Randolph County: 31.9 %Ray County: 33.2 %Reynolds County: 36.7 %Ripley County: 37.4 %St. Charles County: 23.2 %St. Clair County: 36.9 %Ste. Genevieve County: 30.2 %St. Francois County: 34.4 %St. Louis County: 25.4 %Saline County: 31.8 %Schuyler County: 31.2 %Scotland County: 33.3 %Scott County: 36.3 %Shannon County: 34.6 %Shelby County: 34.9 %Stoddard County: 35.2 %Stone County: 32.9 %Sullivan County: 35.4 %Taney County: 31 %Texas County: 36.5 %Vernon County: 34.4 %Warren County: 31.1 %Washington County: 35.3 %Wayne County: 39.1 %Webster County: 31.1 %Worth County: 35.1 %Wright County: 38.2 %St. Louis city: 27 %
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%, 2023. 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. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Dunklin County: 42.4 %Dunklin County42.4Pemiscot County: 42.1 %Pemiscot County42.1Mississippi County: 41.4 %Mississippi County41.4Hickory County: 41.1 %Hickory County41.1Ozark County: 39.2 %Ozark County39.2Wayne County: 39.1 %Wayne County39.1New Madrid County: 39 %New Madrid County39McDonald County: 38.5 %McDonald County38.5Wright County: 38.2 %Wright County38.2Butler County: 37.7 %Butler County37.7Ripley County: 37.4 %Ripley County37.4Carter County: 37 %Carter County37Oregon County: 37 %Oregon County37Morgan County: 36.9 %Morgan County36.9St. Clair County: 36.9 %St. Clair County36.9Reynolds County: 36.7 %Reynolds County36.7Barry County: 36.6 %Barry County36.6Texas County: 36.5 %Texas County36.5Scott County: 36.3 %Scott County36.3Barton County: 35.8 %Barton County35.8Mercer County: 35.7 %Mercer County35.7Clark County: 35.4 %Clark County35.4Sullivan County: 35.4 %Sullivan County35.4Cedar County: 35.3 %Cedar County35.3Iron County: 35.3 %Iron County35.3Lawrence County: 35.3 %Lawrence County35.3Washington County: 35.3 %Washington County35.3Dade County: 35.2 %Dade County35.2Knox County: 35.2 %Knox County35.2Stoddard County: 35.2 %Stoddard County35.2Worth County: 35.1 %Worth County35.1Dallas County: 35 %Dallas County35Grundy County: 34.9 %Grundy County34.9Shelby County: 34.9 %Shelby County34.9Audrain County: 34.8 %Audrain County34.8Douglas County: 34.8 %Douglas County34.8Harrison County: 34.8 %Harrison County34.8Benton County: 34.7 %Benton County34.7Bollinger County: 34.7 %Bollinger County34.7Laclede County: 34.6 %Laclede County34.6Dunklin County: 42.4 %Dunklin County42.4Pemiscot County: 42.1 %Pemiscot County42.1Mississippi County: 41.4 %Mississippi County41.4Hickory County: 41.1 %Hickory County41.1Ozark County: 39.2 %Ozark County39.2Wayne County: 39.1 %Wayne County39.1New Madrid County: 39 %New Madrid County39McDonald County: 38.5 %McDonald County38.5Wright County: 38.2 %Wright County38.2Butler County: 37.7 %Butler County37.7Ripley County: 37.4 %Ripley County37.4Carter County: 37 %Carter County37Oregon County: 37 %Oregon County37Morgan County: 36.9 %Morgan County36.9St. Clair County: 36.9 %St. Clair County36.9Reynolds County: 36.7 %Reynolds County36.7Barry County: 36.6 %Barry County36.6Texas County: 36.5 %Texas County36.5Scott County: 36.3 %Scott County36.3Barton County: 35.8 %Barton County35.8Mercer County: 35.7 %Mercer County35.7Clark County: 35.4 %Clark County35.4Sullivan County: 35.4 %Sullivan County35.4Cedar County: 35.3 %Cedar County35.3Iron County: 35.3 %Iron County35.3Lawrence County: 35.3 %Lawrence County35.3Washington County: 35.3 %Washington County35.3Dade County: 35.2 %Dade County35.2Knox County: 35.2 %Knox County35.2Stoddard County: 35.2 %Stoddard County35.2Worth County: 35.1 %Worth County35.1Dallas County: 35 %Dallas County35Grundy County: 34.9 %Grundy County34.9Shelby County: 34.9 %Shelby County34.9Audrain County: 34.8 %Audrain County34.8Douglas County: 34.8 %Douglas County34.8Harrison County: 34.8 %Harrison County34.8Benton County: 34.7 %Benton County34.7Bollinger County: 34.7 %Bollinger County34.7Laclede County: 34.6 %Laclede County34.6
%. 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
1Dunklin County42.4+8.3 pts
2Pemiscot County42.1+6.6 pts
3Mississippi County41.4+2.1 pts
4Hickory County41.1+5.3 pts
5Ozark County39.2+1.2 pts
6Wayne County39.1+5.7 pts
7New Madrid County39+5.4 pts
8McDonald County38.5+4.7 pts
9Wright County38.2+6.6 pts
10Butler County37.7+5.5 pts
11Ripley County37.4+2.8 pts
12Carter County37+4.7 pts
12Oregon County37+3.2 pts
14Morgan County36.9+5.3 pts
14St. Clair County36.9+5.7 pts
16Reynolds County36.7+4 pts
17Barry County36.6+5.2 pts
18Texas County36.5+6.9 pts
19Scott County36.3+4 pts
20Barton County35.8+2.4 pts
21Mercer County35.7+5.3 pts
22Clark County35.4+1.3 pts
22Sullivan County35.4+2.3 pts
24Cedar County35.3+1.4 pts
24Iron County35.3+4.7 pts
24Lawrence County35.3+6.7 pts
24Washington County35.3+5 pts
28Dade County35.2+1.8 pts
28Knox County35.2+0.6 pts
28Stoddard County35.2+1.3 pts
31Worth County35.1+4.1 pts
32Dallas County35+3.7 pts
33Grundy County34.9+4.3 pts
33Shelby County34.9+3.8 pts
35Audrain County34.8+1 pts
35Douglas County34.8+3.2 pts
35Harrison County34.8+3 pts
38Benton County34.7+2.6 pts
38Bollinger County34.7+3.7 pts
40Laclede County34.6+3.2 pts
40Shannon County34.6+0.6 pts
42Howell County34.4+0.9 pts
42St. Francois County34.4+6.2 pts
42Vernon County34.4+3.7 pts
45Dent County34.1+2.3 pts
46Atchison County34+4.7 pts
46Bates County34+5.5 pts
48Monroe County33.9+1.2 pts
49Daviess County33.8+1.8 pts
49Henry County33.8+4.3 pts
51Carroll County33.7+4.5 pts
51Crawford County33.7+1.3 pts
51Montgomery County33.7+3.2 pts
54Pike County33.5+2.2 pts
55Holt County33.3+1.2 pts
55Scotland County33.3+1.7 pts
57Polk County33.2+1.5 pts
57Ray County33.2+6 pts
59Gentry County33.1+2.8 pts
59Maries County33.1+1.3 pts
61Linn County32.9+0.3 pts
61Stone County32.9+4 pts
63Buchanan County32.7+5.8 pts
64Caldwell County32.6+2.7 pts
64Lewis County32.6+1.9 pts
64Ralls County32.6+3.1 pts
67Jasper County32.4+5.2 pts
68Livingston County32.3+4.2 pts
69Madison County32.2+2.5 pts
70Chariton County32.1+5.1 pts
70Pettis County32.1+3.7 pts
72Randolph County31.9+1 pts
73Saline County31.8+5.9 pts
74Camden County31.7+4.3 pts
75Macon County31.5+2.5 pts
75Miller County31.5+2.4 pts
75Putnam County31.5+4.9 pts
78Marion County31.4+3.6 pts
78Newton County31.4+5.2 pts
80Schuyler County31.2+4.8 pts
81Warren County31.1+4.8 pts
81Webster County31.1+3.3 pts
83Perry County31+1.2 pts
83Taney County31-0.7 pts
85Jackson County30.9+8.9 pts
86Cooper County30.7+1.2 pts
86Moniteau County30.7+1.2 pts
88Gasconade County30.5+3.9 pts
89Clinton County30.3+4 pts
89DeKalb County30.3+3 pts
91Ste. Genevieve County30.2+1.6 pts
92Franklin County29.4+3 pts
93Howard County29.2+2.8 pts
94Phelps County29.1+1.5 pts
95Callaway County29+1.2 pts
96Lafayette County28.9-0.6 pts
97Lincoln County28.8+2.6 pts
98Cape Girardeau County28.4+1.5 pts
99Adair County28.1+3.4 pts
100Nodaway County27.8+1.3 pts
100Osage County27.8+3.4 pts
102Jefferson County27.7+1.1 pts
103Cole County27.4+3.8 pts
104Andrew County27.3+0.8 pts
105St. Louis city27+1.3 pts
106Pulaski County26.6+3.5 pts
107Christian County26.5+0.9 pts
108Cass County26.3+1.7 pts
109Greene County26.1+2.8 pts
110Johnson County26+2.7 pts
111St. Louis County25.4+0.7 pts
112Clay County24.5+2.4 pts
113Boone County23.8+4.4 pts
114St. Charles County23.2+0.8 pts
115Platte County22.8+0.2 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, 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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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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Dunklin County, with 42.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Platte County, with 22.8% 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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