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

Prairie County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 56 counties in 2021, at 31.3%. Gallatin County had the lowest, at 14.1%. The median was 25.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest31.3Prairie County
Lowest14.1Gallatin County
Median25.256 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Beaverhead County: 24.2 %Big Horn County: 29.7 %Blaine County: 28.2 %Broadwater County: 24.5 %Carbon County: 23 %Carter County: 26.9 %Cascade County: 25.6 %Chouteau County: 26.6 %Custer County: 23.7 %Daniels County: 25.6 %Dawson County: 24.6 %Deer Lodge County: 29.1 %Fallon County: 22.6 %Fergus County: 24 %Flathead County: 19.7 %Gallatin County: 14.1 %Garfield County: 25 %Glacier County: 31.1 %Golden Valley County: 27.6 %Granite County: 26 %Hill County: 24.3 %Jefferson County: 20.5 %Judith Basin County: 25 %Lake County: 25 %Lewis and Clark County: 20.2 %Liberty County: 30.6 %Lincoln County: 29.4 %McCone County: 24.1 %Madison County: 22 %Meagher County: 24.5 %Mineral County: 26.2 %Missoula County: 17.1 %Musselshell County: 27.3 %Park County: 23.2 %Petroleum County: 25.1 %Phillips County: 25.5 %Pondera County: 26.5 %Powder River County: 25.3 %Powell County: 26.8 %Prairie County: 31.3 %Ravalli County: 23.4 %Richland County: 24.2 %Roosevelt County: 29.9 %Rosebud County: 26.5 %Sanders County: 29.8 %Sheridan County: 25.4 %Silver Bow County: 24.5 %Stillwater County: 22.8 %Sweet Grass County: 23.8 %Teton County: 26.1 %Toole County: 25.1 %Treasure County: 26.7 %Valley County: 27.2 %Wheatland County: 28.8 %Wibaux County: 25.4 %Yellowstone County: 21.2 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Prairie County: 31.3 %Prairie County31.3Glacier County: 31.1 %Glacier County31.1Liberty County: 30.6 %Liberty County30.6Roosevelt County: 29.9 %Roosevelt County29.9Sanders County: 29.8 %Sanders County29.8Big Horn County: 29.7 %Big Horn County29.7Lincoln County: 29.4 %Lincoln County29.4Deer Lodge County: 29.1 %Deer Lodge County29.1Wheatland County: 28.8 %Wheatland County28.8Blaine County: 28.2 %Blaine County28.2Golden Valley County: 27.6 %Golden Valley County27.6Musselshell County: 27.3 %Musselshell County27.3Valley County: 27.2 %Valley County27.2Carter County: 26.9 %Carter County26.9Powell County: 26.8 %Powell County26.8Treasure County: 26.7 %Treasure County26.7Chouteau County: 26.6 %Chouteau County26.6Pondera County: 26.5 %Pondera County26.5Rosebud County: 26.5 %Rosebud County26.5Mineral County: 26.2 %Mineral County26.2Teton County: 26.1 %Teton County26.1Granite County: 26 %Granite County26Cascade County: 25.6 %Cascade County25.6Daniels County: 25.6 %Daniels County25.6Phillips County: 25.5 %Phillips County25.5Sheridan County: 25.4 %Sheridan County25.4Wibaux County: 25.4 %Wibaux County25.4Powder River County: 25.3 %Powder River County25.3Petroleum County: 25.1 %Petroleum County25.1Toole County: 25.1 %Toole County25.1Garfield County: 25 %Garfield County25Judith Basin County: 25 %Judith Basin County25Lake County: 25 %Lake County25Dawson County: 24.6 %Dawson County24.6Broadwater County: 24.5 %Broadwater County24.5Meagher County: 24.5 %Meagher County24.5Silver Bow County: 24.5 %Silver Bow County24.5Hill County: 24.3 %Hill County24.3Beaverhead County: 24.2 %Beaverhead County24.2Richland County: 24.2 %Richland County24.2McCone County: 24.1 %McCone County24.1Fergus County: 24 %Fergus County24Sweet Grass County: 23.8 %Sweet Grass County23.8Custer County: 23.7 %Custer County23.7Ravalli County: 23.4 %Ravalli County23.4Park County: 23.2 %Park County23.2Carbon County: 23 %Carbon County23Stillwater County: 22.8 %Stillwater County22.8Fallon County: 22.6 %Fallon County22.6Madison County: 22 %Madison County22Yellowstone County: 21.2 %Yellowstone County21.2Jefferson County: 20.5 %Jefferson County20.5Lewis and Clark County: 20.2 %Lewis and Clark County20.2Flathead County: 19.7 %Flathead County19.7Missoula County: 17.1 %Missoula County17.1Gallatin County: 14.1 %Gallatin County14.1Prairie County: 31.3 %Prairie County31.3Glacier County: 31.1 %Glacier County31.1Liberty County: 30.6 %Liberty County30.6Roosevelt County: 29.9 %Roosevelt County29.9Sanders County: 29.8 %Sanders County29.8Big Horn County: 29.7 %Big Horn County29.7Lincoln County: 29.4 %Lincoln County29.4Deer Lodge County: 29.1 %Deer Lodge County29.1Wheatland County: 28.8 %Wheatland County28.8Blaine County: 28.2 %Blaine County28.2Golden Valley County: 27.6 %Golden Valley County27.6Musselshell County: 27.3 %Musselshell County27.3Valley County: 27.2 %Valley County27.2Carter County: 26.9 %Carter County26.9Powell County: 26.8 %Powell County26.8Treasure County: 26.7 %Treasure County26.7Chouteau County: 26.6 %Chouteau County26.6Pondera County: 26.5 %Pondera County26.5Rosebud County: 26.5 %Rosebud County26.5Mineral County: 26.2 %Mineral County26.2Teton County: 26.1 %Teton County26.1Granite County: 26 %Granite County26Cascade County: 25.6 %Cascade County25.6Daniels County: 25.6 %Daniels County25.6Phillips County: 25.5 %Phillips County25.5Sheridan County: 25.4 %Sheridan County25.4Wibaux County: 25.4 %Wibaux County25.4Powder River County: 25.3 %Powder River County25.3Petroleum County: 25.1 %Petroleum County25.1Toole County: 25.1 %Toole County25.1Garfield County: 25 %Garfield County25Judith Basin County: 25 %Judith Basin County25Lake County: 25 %Lake County25Dawson County: 24.6 %Dawson County24.6Broadwater County: 24.5 %Broadwater County24.5Meagher County: 24.5 %Meagher County24.5Silver Bow County: 24.5 %Silver Bow County24.5Hill County: 24.3 %Hill County24.3Beaverhead County: 24.2 %Beaverhead County24.2Richland County: 24.2 %Richland County24.2McCone County: 24.1 %McCone County24.1Fergus County: 24 %Fergus County24Sweet Grass County: 23.8 %Sweet Grass County23.8Custer County: 23.7 %Custer County23.7Ravalli County: 23.4 %Ravalli County23.4Park County: 23.2 %Park County23.2Carbon County: 23 %Carbon County23Stillwater County: 22.8 %Stillwater County22.8Fallon County: 22.6 %Fallon County22.6Madison County: 22 %Madison County22Yellowstone County: 21.2 %Yellowstone County21.2Jefferson County: 20.5 %Jefferson County20.5Lewis and Clark County: 20.2 %Lewis and Clark County20.2Flathead County: 19.7 %Flathead County19.7Missoula County: 17.1 %Missoula County17.1Gallatin County: 14.1 %Gallatin County14.1
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Prairie County31.3
2Glacier County31.1
3Liberty County30.6
4Roosevelt County29.9
5Sanders County29.8
6Big Horn County29.7
7Lincoln County29.4
8Deer Lodge County29.1
9Wheatland County28.8
10Blaine County28.2
11Golden Valley County27.6
12Musselshell County27.3
13Valley County27.2
14Carter County26.9
15Powell County26.8
16Treasure County26.7
17Chouteau County26.6
18Pondera County26.5
18Rosebud County26.5
20Mineral County26.2
21Teton County26.1
22Granite County26
23Cascade County25.6
23Daniels County25.6
25Phillips County25.5
26Sheridan County25.4
26Wibaux County25.4
28Powder River County25.3
29Petroleum County25.1
29Toole County25.1
31Garfield County25
31Judith Basin County25
31Lake County25
34Dawson County24.6
35Broadwater County24.5
35Meagher County24.5
35Silver Bow County24.5
38Hill County24.3
39Beaverhead County24.2
39Richland County24.2
41McCone County24.1
42Fergus County24
43Sweet Grass County23.8
44Custer County23.7
45Ravalli County23.4
46Park County23.2
47Carbon County23
48Stillwater County22.8
49Fallon County22.6
50Madison County22
51Yellowstone County21.2
52Jefferson County20.5
53Lewis and Clark County20.2
54Flathead County19.7
55Missoula County17.1
56Gallatin County14.1

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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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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 Montana by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [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 Montana by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021. 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?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Prairie County, with 31.3% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Gallatin County, with 14.1% in 2021.

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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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