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

Dakota County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 93 counties in 2022, at 34%. Lancaster County had the lowest, at 21.2%. The median was 27.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest34Dakota County
Lowest21.2Lancaster County
Median27.593 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 25.4 %Antelope County: 26.2 %Arthur County: 26.3 %Banner County: 24.7 %Blaine County: 30.1 %Boone County: 26.7 %Box Butte County: 26 %Boyd County: 28.1 %Brown County: 28.4 %Buffalo County: 26.7 %Burt County: 27.2 %Butler County: 25 %Cass County: 23.9 %Cedar County: 26.6 %Chase County: 28.6 %Cherry County: 30.4 %Cheyenne County: 29.3 %Clay County: 28.8 %Colfax County: 31.8 %Cuming County: 28.4 %Custer County: 28 %Dakota County: 34 %Dawes County: 24 %Dawson County: 33.4 %Deuel County: 27.5 %Dixon County: 28.2 %Dodge County: 28.3 %Douglas County: 24.7 %Dundy County: 26.8 %Fillmore County: 26.8 %Franklin County: 30.7 %Frontier County: 27.6 %Furnas County: 28.3 %Gage County: 31.4 %Garden County: 33 %Garfield County: 23.9 %Gosper County: 25.2 %Grant County: 23.8 %Greeley County: 26.8 %Hall County: 31.5 %Hamilton County: 24 %Harlan County: 24.7 %Hayes County: 31.8 %Hitchcock County: 29.9 %Holt County: 28.7 %Hooker County: 25.3 %Howard County: 24.7 %Jefferson County: 30.1 %Johnson County: 25.2 %Kearney County: 27 %Keith County: 29.3 %Keya Paha County: 26.9 %Kimball County: 32.5 %Knox County: 30.8 %Lancaster County: 21.2 %Lincoln County: 30.1 %Logan County: 21.5 %Loup County: 26.6 %McPherson County: 29.5 %Madison County: 27.3 %Merrick County: 25.9 %Morrill County: 28.4 %Nance County: 28.8 %Nemaha County: 28.6 %Nuckolls County: 28.2 %Otoe County: 26 %Pawnee County: 32 %Perkins County: 27.5 %Phelps County: 24.7 %Pierce County: 25.9 %Platte County: 28.4 %Polk County: 27.7 %Red Willow County: 23.5 %Richardson County: 32.2 %Rock County: 27.5 %Saline County: 30.6 %Sarpy County: 23.9 %Saunders County: 22.7 %Scotts Bluff County: 25.8 %Seward County: 22.4 %Sheridan County: 27.8 %Sherman County: 32 %Sioux County: 33.9 %Stanton County: 27 %Thayer County: 28.6 %Thomas County: 25.1 %Thurston County: 31.4 %Valley County: 26.6 %Washington County: 21.6 %Wayne County: 22 %Webster County: 29.4 %Wheeler County: 28.5 %York County: 22.6 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Dakota County: 34 %Dakota County34Sioux County: 33.9 %Sioux County33.9Dawson County: 33.4 %Dawson County33.4Garden County: 33 %Garden County33Kimball County: 32.5 %Kimball County32.5Richardson County: 32.2 %Richardson County32.2Pawnee County: 32 %Pawnee County32Sherman County: 32 %Sherman County32Colfax County: 31.8 %Colfax County31.8Hayes County: 31.8 %Hayes County31.8Hall County: 31.5 %Hall County31.5Gage County: 31.4 %Gage County31.4Thurston County: 31.4 %Thurston County31.4Knox County: 30.8 %Knox County30.8Franklin County: 30.7 %Franklin County30.7Saline County: 30.6 %Saline County30.6Cherry County: 30.4 %Cherry County30.4Blaine County: 30.1 %Blaine County30.1Jefferson County: 30.1 %Jefferson County30.1Lincoln County: 30.1 %Lincoln County30.1Hitchcock County: 29.9 %Hitchcock County29.9McPherson County: 29.5 %McPherson County29.5Webster County: 29.4 %Webster County29.4Cheyenne County: 29.3 %Cheyenne County29.3Keith County: 29.3 %Keith County29.3Clay County: 28.8 %Clay County28.8Nance County: 28.8 %Nance County28.8Holt County: 28.7 %Holt County28.7Chase County: 28.6 %Chase County28.6Nemaha County: 28.6 %Nemaha County28.6Thayer County: 28.6 %Thayer County28.6Wheeler County: 28.5 %Wheeler County28.5Brown County: 28.4 %Brown County28.4Cuming County: 28.4 %Cuming County28.4Morrill County: 28.4 %Morrill County28.4Platte County: 28.4 %Platte County28.4Dodge County: 28.3 %Dodge County28.3Furnas County: 28.3 %Furnas County28.3Dixon County: 28.2 %Dixon County28.2Nuckolls County: 28.2 %Nuckolls County28.2Dakota County: 34 %Dakota County34Sioux County: 33.9 %Sioux County33.9Dawson County: 33.4 %Dawson County33.4Garden County: 33 %Garden County33Kimball County: 32.5 %Kimball County32.5Richardson County: 32.2 %Richardson County32.2Pawnee County: 32 %Pawnee County32Sherman County: 32 %Sherman County32Colfax County: 31.8 %Colfax County31.8Hayes County: 31.8 %Hayes County31.8Hall County: 31.5 %Hall County31.5Gage County: 31.4 %Gage County31.4Thurston County: 31.4 %Thurston County31.4Knox County: 30.8 %Knox County30.8Franklin County: 30.7 %Franklin County30.7Saline County: 30.6 %Saline County30.6Cherry County: 30.4 %Cherry County30.4Blaine County: 30.1 %Blaine County30.1Jefferson County: 30.1 %Jefferson County30.1Lincoln County: 30.1 %Lincoln County30.1Hitchcock County: 29.9 %Hitchcock County29.9McPherson County: 29.5 %McPherson County29.5Webster County: 29.4 %Webster County29.4Cheyenne County: 29.3 %Cheyenne County29.3Keith County: 29.3 %Keith County29.3Clay County: 28.8 %Clay County28.8Nance County: 28.8 %Nance County28.8Holt County: 28.7 %Holt County28.7Chase County: 28.6 %Chase County28.6Nemaha County: 28.6 %Nemaha County28.6Thayer County: 28.6 %Thayer County28.6Wheeler County: 28.5 %Wheeler County28.5Brown County: 28.4 %Brown County28.4Cuming County: 28.4 %Cuming County28.4Morrill County: 28.4 %Morrill County28.4Platte County: 28.4 %Platte County28.4Dodge County: 28.3 %Dodge County28.3Furnas County: 28.3 %Furnas County28.3Dixon County: 28.2 %Dixon County28.2Nuckolls County: 28.2 %Nuckolls County28.2
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Dakota County34+3.5 pts
2Sioux County33.9+5.2 pts
3Dawson County33.4+2.8 pts
4Garden County33+2 pts
5Kimball County32.5-1.8 pts
6Richardson County32.2+1.2 pts
7Pawnee County320 pts
7Sherman County32+4 pts
9Colfax County31.8-0.2 pts
9Hayes County31.8+1.9 pts
11Hall County31.5-0.2 pts
12Gage County31.4+3.5 pts
12Thurston County31.4+0.9 pts
14Knox County30.8+1.7 pts
15Franklin County30.7-2.9 pts
16Saline County30.6+1 pts
17Cherry County30.4+2.4 pts
18Blaine County30.1+2.6 pts
18Jefferson County30.1+0.8 pts
18Lincoln County30.1+3.1 pts
21Hitchcock County29.9+1.4 pts
22McPherson County29.5+1.6 pts
23Webster County29.4-1.1 pts
24Cheyenne County29.3+0.9 pts
24Keith County29.3+1.1 pts
26Clay County28.8+0.7 pts
26Nance County28.8+1 pts
28Holt County28.7+1.4 pts
29Chase County28.6-1.1 pts
29Nemaha County28.6+0.4 pts
29Thayer County28.6+1.2 pts
32Wheeler County28.50 pts
33Brown County28.4-0.8 pts
33Cuming County28.40 pts
33Morrill County28.40 pts
33Platte County28.4+1.5 pts
37Dodge County28.3-0.6 pts
37Furnas County28.3-1.2 pts
39Dixon County28.2-1.2 pts
39Nuckolls County28.2+0.4 pts
41Boyd County28.1-2.2 pts
42Custer County28+0.6 pts
43Sheridan County27.8-3.5 pts
44Polk County27.7+1.1 pts
45Frontier County27.6+1.5 pts
46Deuel County27.5-2.4 pts
46Perkins County27.5-0.5 pts
46Rock County27.5-0.4 pts
49Madison County27.3-0.6 pts
50Burt County27.2-2.2 pts
51Kearney County27+0.8 pts
51Stanton County27+0.8 pts
53Keya Paha County26.9-5.7 pts
54Dundy County26.8-2.2 pts
54Fillmore County26.8+0.8 pts
54Greeley County26.8-2.2 pts
57Boone County26.7-1.1 pts
57Buffalo County26.7+3.3 pts
59Cedar County26.6-0.1 pts
59Loup County26.6-2 pts
59Valley County26.6-0.4 pts
62Arthur County26.3-0.7 pts
63Antelope County26.2-1.3 pts
64Box Butte County26-3.9 pts
64Otoe County26-2 pts
66Merrick County25.9-2.3 pts
66Pierce County25.9-0.9 pts
68Scotts Bluff County25.8-3.4 pts
69Adams County25.4-3.3 pts
70Hooker County25.3-1.3 pts
71Gosper County25.2+0.4 pts
71Johnson County25.2-2.4 pts
73Thomas County25.1-0.1 pts
74Butler County25-1.8 pts
75Banner County24.7-0.1 pts
75Douglas County24.7+1.5 pts
75Harlan County24.7-0.9 pts
75Howard County24.7-3.3 pts
75Phelps County24.7-1.1 pts
80Dawes County24-0.7 pts
80Hamilton County24-0.3 pts
82Cass County23.9-0.1 pts
82Garfield County23.9-0.8 pts
82Sarpy County23.9+2.1 pts
85Grant County23.8-3.4 pts
86Red Willow County23.5-2.6 pts
87Saunders County22.7-1 pts
88York County22.6-0.5 pts
89Seward County22.4+0.5 pts
90Wayne County22-1.5 pts
91Washington County21.6-1 pts
92Logan County21.5-4.2 pts
93Lancaster County21.2+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.

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 Nebraska by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2022) [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 Nebraska by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2022. 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/nebraska-counties?period=2022. 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 Nebraska by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dakota County, with 34% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Lancaster County, with 21.2% in 2022.

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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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