# Counties in New Mexico by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 33 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_physical_inactivity_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Luna County | 35.7 |
| 2 | Guadalupe County | 33.2 |
| 3 | Harding County | 32.2 |
| 4 | McKinley County | 32.1 |
| 5 | San Miguel County | 31.7 |
| 6 | Quay County | 31.6 |
| 7 | Hidalgo County | 31.1 |
| 8 | Chaves County | 31 |
| 9 | Sierra County | 30.9 |
| 9 | Socorro County | 30.9 |
| 11 | Rio Arriba County | 30.8 |
| 12 | Torrance County | 30.7 |
| 13 | Mora County | 30.6 |
| 14 | Lea County | 29.8 |
| 15 | Cibola County | 29.5 |
| 16 | Valencia County | 29 |
| 17 | Curry County | 28.5 |
| 18 | Grant County | 28.3 |
| 19 | Union County | 28.2 |
| 20 | De Baca County | 27.7 |
| 20 | Doña Ana County | 27.7 |
| 22 | Colfax County | 27.5 |
| 23 | Catron County | 27.3 |
| 24 | Roosevelt County | 26.9 |
| 25 | Eddy County | 26.7 |
| 26 | San Juan County | 26.5 |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 25.4 |
| 28 | Taos County | 25.2 |
| 29 | Otero County | 24.6 |
| 30 | Bernalillo County | 23.2 |
| 31 | Sandoval County | 22.1 |
| 32 | Santa Fe County | 21.4 |
| 33 | Los Alamos County | 13.5 |