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

Glacier County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 56 counties in 2023, at 32.2%. Gallatin County had the lowest, at 13.9%. The median was 23.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest32.2Glacier County
Lowest13.9Gallatin County
Median23.856 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Beaverhead County: 21 %Big Horn County: 28.3 %Blaine County: 27.6 %Broadwater County: 21.6 %Carbon County: 22.2 %Carter County: 24.9 %Cascade County: 23.5 %Chouteau County: 24.3 %Custer County: 23.6 %Daniels County: 22.6 %Dawson County: 22.5 %Deer Lodge County: 25.2 %Fallon County: 23.3 %Fergus County: 23.8 %Flathead County: 19.3 %Gallatin County: 13.9 %Garfield County: 24.6 %Glacier County: 32.2 %Golden Valley County: 28 %Granite County: 24.2 %Hill County: 25.3 %Jefferson County: 21.3 %Judith Basin County: 25 %Lake County: 23.7 %Lewis and Clark County: 18.3 %Liberty County: 27.9 %Lincoln County: 27 %McCone County: 22.6 %Madison County: 19.4 %Meagher County: 23.7 %Mineral County: 25 %Missoula County: 16.5 %Musselshell County: 26.7 %Park County: 22.2 %Petroleum County: 23.8 %Phillips County: 24.8 %Pondera County: 29.1 %Powder River County: 22.2 %Powell County: 25.1 %Prairie County: 30.9 %Ravalli County: 20.4 %Richland County: 23.3 %Roosevelt County: 29.4 %Rosebud County: 27.4 %Sanders County: 26.2 %Sheridan County: 23.7 %Silver Bow County: 22 %Stillwater County: 21 %Sweet Grass County: 22 %Teton County: 24 %Toole County: 26.7 %Treasure County: 23.6 %Valley County: 24.6 %Wheatland County: 26.8 %Wibaux County: 24.1 %Yellowstone County: 20.8 %
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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.

All counties, 2023

Glacier County: 32.2 %Glacier County32.2Prairie County: 30.9 %Prairie County30.9Roosevelt County: 29.4 %Roosevelt County29.4Pondera County: 29.1 %Pondera County29.1Big Horn County: 28.3 %Big Horn County28.3Golden Valley County: 28 %Golden Valley County28Liberty County: 27.9 %Liberty County27.9Blaine County: 27.6 %Blaine County27.6Rosebud County: 27.4 %Rosebud County27.4Lincoln County: 27 %Lincoln County27Wheatland County: 26.8 %Wheatland County26.8Musselshell County: 26.7 %Musselshell County26.7Toole County: 26.7 %Toole County26.7Sanders County: 26.2 %Sanders County26.2Hill County: 25.3 %Hill County25.3Deer Lodge County: 25.2 %Deer Lodge County25.2Powell County: 25.1 %Powell County25.1Judith Basin County: 25 %Judith Basin County25Mineral County: 25 %Mineral County25Carter County: 24.9 %Carter County24.9Phillips County: 24.8 %Phillips County24.8Garfield County: 24.6 %Garfield County24.6Valley County: 24.6 %Valley County24.6Chouteau County: 24.3 %Chouteau County24.3Granite County: 24.2 %Granite County24.2Wibaux County: 24.1 %Wibaux County24.1Teton County: 24 %Teton County24Fergus County: 23.8 %Fergus County23.8Petroleum County: 23.8 %Petroleum County23.8Lake County: 23.7 %Lake County23.7Meagher County: 23.7 %Meagher County23.7Sheridan County: 23.7 %Sheridan County23.7Custer County: 23.6 %Custer County23.6Treasure County: 23.6 %Treasure County23.6Cascade County: 23.5 %Cascade County23.5Fallon County: 23.3 %Fallon County23.3Richland County: 23.3 %Richland County23.3Daniels County: 22.6 %Daniels County22.6McCone County: 22.6 %McCone County22.6Dawson County: 22.5 %Dawson County22.5Carbon County: 22.2 %Carbon County22.2Park County: 22.2 %Park County22.2Powder River County: 22.2 %Powder River County22.2Silver Bow County: 22 %Silver Bow County22Sweet Grass County: 22 %Sweet Grass County22Broadwater County: 21.6 %Broadwater County21.6Jefferson County: 21.3 %Jefferson County21.3Beaverhead County: 21 %Beaverhead County21Stillwater County: 21 %Stillwater County21Yellowstone County: 20.8 %Yellowstone County20.8Ravalli County: 20.4 %Ravalli County20.4Madison County: 19.4 %Madison County19.4Flathead County: 19.3 %Flathead County19.3Lewis and Clark County: 18.3 %Lewis and Clark County18.3Missoula County: 16.5 %Missoula County16.5Gallatin County: 13.9 %Gallatin County13.9Glacier County: 32.2 %Glacier County32.2Prairie County: 30.9 %Prairie County30.9Roosevelt County: 29.4 %Roosevelt County29.4Pondera County: 29.1 %Pondera County29.1Big Horn County: 28.3 %Big Horn County28.3Golden Valley County: 28 %Golden Valley County28Liberty County: 27.9 %Liberty County27.9Blaine County: 27.6 %Blaine County27.6Rosebud County: 27.4 %Rosebud County27.4Lincoln County: 27 %Lincoln County27Wheatland County: 26.8 %Wheatland County26.8Musselshell County: 26.7 %Musselshell County26.7Toole County: 26.7 %Toole County26.7Sanders County: 26.2 %Sanders County26.2Hill County: 25.3 %Hill County25.3Deer Lodge County: 25.2 %Deer Lodge County25.2Powell County: 25.1 %Powell County25.1Judith Basin County: 25 %Judith Basin County25Mineral County: 25 %Mineral County25Carter County: 24.9 %Carter County24.9Phillips County: 24.8 %Phillips County24.8Garfield County: 24.6 %Garfield County24.6Valley County: 24.6 %Valley County24.6Chouteau County: 24.3 %Chouteau County24.3Granite County: 24.2 %Granite County24.2Wibaux County: 24.1 %Wibaux County24.1Teton County: 24 %Teton County24Fergus County: 23.8 %Fergus County23.8Petroleum County: 23.8 %Petroleum County23.8Lake County: 23.7 %Lake County23.7Meagher County: 23.7 %Meagher County23.7Sheridan County: 23.7 %Sheridan County23.7Custer County: 23.6 %Custer County23.6Treasure County: 23.6 %Treasure County23.6Cascade County: 23.5 %Cascade County23.5Fallon County: 23.3 %Fallon County23.3Richland County: 23.3 %Richland County23.3Daniels County: 22.6 %Daniels County22.6McCone County: 22.6 %McCone County22.6Dawson County: 22.5 %Dawson County22.5Carbon County: 22.2 %Carbon County22.2Park County: 22.2 %Park County22.2Powder River County: 22.2 %Powder River County22.2Silver Bow County: 22 %Silver Bow County22Sweet Grass County: 22 %Sweet Grass County22Broadwater County: 21.6 %Broadwater County21.6Jefferson County: 21.3 %Jefferson County21.3Beaverhead County: 21 %Beaverhead County21Stillwater County: 21 %Stillwater County21Yellowstone County: 20.8 %Yellowstone County20.8Ravalli County: 20.4 %Ravalli County20.4Madison County: 19.4 %Madison County19.4Flathead County: 19.3 %Flathead County19.3Lewis and Clark County: 18.3 %Lewis and Clark County18.3Missoula County: 16.5 %Missoula County16.5Gallatin County: 13.9 %Gallatin County13.9
%. 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
1Glacier County32.2-0.6 pts
2Prairie County30.9-2.1 pts
3Roosevelt County29.4-0.9 pts
4Pondera County29.1+4.2 pts
5Big Horn County28.3-1.4 pts
6Golden Valley County28-2.6 pts
7Liberty County27.9-5.1 pts
8Blaine County27.6-0.2 pts
9Rosebud County27.4-1.9 pts
10Lincoln County27-0.2 pts
11Wheatland County26.8-1.1 pts
12Musselshell County26.7+1.1 pts
12Toole County26.7+0.4 pts
14Sanders County26.2+0.3 pts
15Hill County25.3-0.4 pts
16Deer Lodge County25.2+0.3 pts
17Powell County25.1-1.1 pts
18Judith Basin County25-0.2 pts
18Mineral County25+1.3 pts
20Carter County24.9-1.4 pts
21Phillips County24.8+0.6 pts
22Garfield County24.6-0.2 pts
22Valley County24.6-0.2 pts
24Chouteau County24.3-1.8 pts
25Granite County24.2-1.2 pts
26Wibaux County24.1-2.3 pts
27Teton County24+0.4 pts
28Fergus County23.8-1.7 pts
28Petroleum County23.8-1 pts
30Lake County23.7-2.2 pts
30Meagher County23.7+1.5 pts
30Sheridan County23.7+2.4 pts
33Custer County23.6-1.9 pts
33Treasure County23.6+0.8 pts
35Cascade County23.5-1.3 pts
36Fallon County23.3+2.3 pts
36Richland County23.30 pts
38Daniels County22.6-1.9 pts
38McCone County22.6+1 pts
40Dawson County22.5-1.2 pts
41Carbon County22.2-0.7 pts
41Park County22.2-0.4 pts
41Powder River County22.2-4.9 pts
44Silver Bow County22-1.1 pts
44Sweet Grass County22+0.7 pts
46Broadwater County21.6-3.1 pts
47Jefferson County21.3+0.8 pts
48Beaverhead County21-3.3 pts
48Stillwater County21+0.1 pts
50Yellowstone County20.8-1.2 pts
51Ravalli County20.4+0.3 pts
52Madison County19.4-2.4 pts
53Flathead County19.3-2.5 pts
54Lewis and Clark County18.3+1.6 pts
55Missoula County16.5-0.8 pts
56Gallatin County13.9-1.4 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 Montana 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/montana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Glacier County, with 32.2% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Gallatin County, with 13.9% 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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