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Counties in New Jersey by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate

Passaic County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 21 counties in 2022, at 31.2%. Morris County had the lowest, at 17.8%. The median was 22.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest31.2Passaic County
Lowest17.8Morris County
Median22.721 counties

All counties, 2022

Passaic County: 31.2 %Passaic County31.2Cumberland County: 28.6 %Cumberland County28.6Atlantic County: 26.7 %Atlantic County26.7Essex County: 26.2 %Essex County26.2Hudson County: 25.4 %Hudson County25.4Camden County: 25.1 %Camden County25.1Ocean County: 25.1 %Ocean County25.1Union County: 24.8 %Union County24.8Cape May County: 24.3 %Cape May County24.3Mercer County: 23.1 %Mercer County23.1Salem County: 22.7 %Salem County22.7Warren County: 22.2 %Warren County22.2Bergen County: 22.1 %Bergen County22.1Middlesex County: 22 %Middlesex County22Gloucester County: 21.7 %Gloucester County21.7Hunterdon County: 20.6 %Hunterdon County20.6Burlington County: 20.3 %Burlington County20.3Sussex County: 20.2 %Sussex County20.2Monmouth County: 18.9 %Monmouth County18.9Somerset County: 18.2 %Somerset County18.2Morris County: 17.8 %Morris County17.8
%. 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
1Passaic County31.2-0.7 pts
2Cumberland County28.6-7.1 pts
3Atlantic County26.7-2.6 pts
4Essex County26.2-1.8 pts
5Hudson County25.4-1 pts
6Camden County25.1-2.2 pts
6Ocean County25.1-1 pts
8Union County24.8-0.8 pts
9Cape May County24.3-0.2 pts
10Mercer County23.1-0.4 pts
11Salem County22.7-6.8 pts
12Warren County22.2-1.8 pts
13Bergen County22.1-1.5 pts
14Middlesex County22-0.8 pts
15Gloucester County21.7-0.2 pts
16Hunterdon County20.6+1.6 pts
17Burlington County20.3-1.6 pts
18Sussex County20.2-1.4 pts
19Monmouth County18.9-1.6 pts
20Somerset County18.2-3.2 pts
21Morris County17.8-1.1 pts

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About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 New Jersey by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Passaic County, with 31.2% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Morris County, with 17.8% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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