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Cities in New York by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

New Square, NY had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 90 cities in 2023, at 40.9%. Scarsdale, NY had the lowest, at 13.8%. The median was 26.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest40.9New Square, NY
Lowest13.8Scarsdale, NY
Median26.890 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

New Square, NY: 40.9 %New Square, NY40.9Haverstraw, NY: 38.5 %Haverstraw, NY38.5Spring Valley, NY: 38.5 %Spring Valley, NY38.5Kiryas Joel, NY: 36.4 %Kiryas Joel, NY36.4Utica, NY: 36.3 %Utica, NY36.3Hempstead, NY: 36.1 %Hempstead, NY36.1Newburgh, NY: 35.4 %Newburgh, NY35.4Rochester, NY: 34.4 %Rochester, NY34.4Dunkirk, NY: 33.3 %Dunkirk, NY33.3Fulton, NY: 33.1 %Fulton, NY33.1Elmira, NY: 32.6 %Elmira, NY32.6Niagara Falls, NY: 32.6 %Niagara Falls, NY32.6Lackawanna, NY: 32.3 %Lackawanna, NY32.3Middletown, NY: 32.3 %Middletown, NY32.3Gloversville, NY: 32.2 %Gloversville, NY32.2Buffalo, NY: 32.1 %Buffalo, NY32.1Jamestown, NY: 31.8 %Jamestown, NY31.8Auburn, NY: 31.5 %Auburn, NY31.5Rome, NY: 31.4 %Rome, NY31.4Amsterdam, NY: 31.1 %Amsterdam, NY31.1West Haverstraw, NY: 31.1 %West Haverstraw, NY31.1Syracuse, NY: 30.7 %Syracuse, NY30.7Endicott, NY: 29.8 %Endicott, NY29.8Freeport, NY: 29.8 %Freeport, NY29.8Binghamton, NY: 29.4 %Binghamton, NY29.4Oswego, NY: 29.3 %Oswego, NY29.3Poughkeepsie, NY: 29.3 %Poughkeepsie, NY29.3Schenectady, NY: 29.3 %Schenectady, NY29.3Olean, NY: 29.1 %Olean, NY29.1Watertown, NY: 28.7 %Watertown, NY28.7Glen Cove, NY: 28.6 %Glen Cove, NY28.6Port Chester, NY: 28.5 %Port Chester, NY28.5Yonkers, NY: 28.5 %Yonkers, NY28.5Mount Vernon, NY: 28.1 %Mount Vernon, NY28.1New York, NY: 28.1 %New York, NY28.1Lockport, NY: 27.7 %Lockport, NY27.7Troy, NY: 27.5 %Troy, NY27.5Watervliet, NY: 27.5 %Watervliet, NY27.5Kingston, NY: 27.3 %Kingston, NY27.3Johnson City, NY: 27.2 %Johnson City, NY27.2New Square, NY: 40.9 %New Square, NY40.9Haverstraw, NY: 38.5 %Haverstraw, NY38.5Spring Valley, NY: 38.5 %Spring Valley, NY38.5Kiryas Joel, NY: 36.4 %Kiryas Joel, NY36.4Utica, NY: 36.3 %Utica, NY36.3Hempstead, NY: 36.1 %Hempstead, NY36.1Newburgh, NY: 35.4 %Newburgh, NY35.4Rochester, NY: 34.4 %Rochester, NY34.4Dunkirk, NY: 33.3 %Dunkirk, NY33.3Fulton, NY: 33.1 %Fulton, NY33.1Elmira, NY: 32.6 %Elmira, NY32.6Niagara Falls, NY: 32.6 %Niagara Falls, NY32.6Lackawanna, NY: 32.3 %Lackawanna, NY32.3Middletown, NY: 32.3 %Middletown, NY32.3Gloversville, NY: 32.2 %Gloversville, NY32.2Buffalo, NY: 32.1 %Buffalo, NY32.1Jamestown, NY: 31.8 %Jamestown, NY31.8Auburn, NY: 31.5 %Auburn, NY31.5Rome, NY: 31.4 %Rome, NY31.4Amsterdam, NY: 31.1 %Amsterdam, NY31.1West Haverstraw, NY: 31.1 %West Haverstraw, NY31.1Syracuse, NY: 30.7 %Syracuse, NY30.7Endicott, NY: 29.8 %Endicott, NY29.8Freeport, NY: 29.8 %Freeport, NY29.8Binghamton, NY: 29.4 %Binghamton, NY29.4Oswego, NY: 29.3 %Oswego, NY29.3Poughkeepsie, NY: 29.3 %Poughkeepsie, NY29.3Schenectady, NY: 29.3 %Schenectady, NY29.3Olean, NY: 29.1 %Olean, NY29.1Watertown, NY: 28.7 %Watertown, NY28.7Glen Cove, NY: 28.6 %Glen Cove, NY28.6Port Chester, NY: 28.5 %Port Chester, NY28.5Yonkers, NY: 28.5 %Yonkers, NY28.5Mount Vernon, NY: 28.1 %Mount Vernon, NY28.1New York, NY: 28.1 %New York, NY28.1Lockport, NY: 27.7 %Lockport, NY27.7Troy, NY: 27.5 %Troy, NY27.5Watervliet, NY: 27.5 %Watervliet, NY27.5Kingston, NY: 27.3 %Kingston, NY27.3Johnson City, NY: 27.2 %Johnson City, NY27.2
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1New Square, NY40.9+2.1 pts
2Haverstraw, NY38.5+5.5 pts
2Spring Valley, NY38.5+4.3 pts
4Kiryas Joel, NY36.4-0.6 pts
5Utica, NY36.3+1.1 pts
6Hempstead, NY36.1+3 pts
7Newburgh, NY35.4+0.7 pts
8Rochester, NY34.4+3.3 pts
9Dunkirk, NY33.3+1 pts
10Fulton, NY33.1+2 pts
11Elmira, NY32.6-0.6 pts
11Niagara Falls, NY32.6+1.1 pts
13Lackawanna, NY32.3-0.6 pts
13Middletown, NY32.3+2 pts
15Gloversville, NY32.2-0.3 pts
16Buffalo, NY32.1-1.2 pts
17Jamestown, NY31.8-0.9 pts
18Auburn, NY31.5+1.1 pts
19Rome, NY31.4+0.9 pts
20Amsterdam, NY31.1-1.2 pts
20West Haverstraw, NY31.1+2.2 pts
22Syracuse, NY30.7+0.8 pts
23Endicott, NY29.8-3 pts
23Freeport, NY29.8+2.5 pts
25Binghamton, NY29.4-1.2 pts
26Oswego, NY29.3+0.4 pts
26Poughkeepsie, NY29.3+0.5 pts
26Schenectady, NY29.3+0.2 pts
29Olean, NY29.1-0.3 pts
30Watertown, NY28.7-0.6 pts
31Glen Cove, NY28.6+1.7 pts
32Port Chester, NY28.5+1.8 pts
32Yonkers, NY28.5+2.3 pts
34Mount Vernon, NY28.1+2.5 pts
34New York, NY28.1+0.2 pts
36Lockport, NY27.7+1.7 pts
37Troy, NY27.5+0.7 pts
37Watervliet, NY27.5-1.4 pts
39Kingston, NY27.3+1.3 pts
40Johnson City, NY27.2-1.9 pts
41Airmont, NY27.1+2.3 pts
41Sleepy Hollow, NY27.1+0.8 pts
43Cohoes, NY27-0.8 pts
44Batavia, NY26.9+0.3 pts
45Cortland, NY26.8+1.2 pts
46Plattsburgh, NY26.7+0.9 pts
47Tonawanda, NY25.7-0.3 pts
48Valley Stream, NY25.5+2.7 pts
49North Tonawanda, NY25.4+1.5 pts
50Albany, NY24.7-2.3 pts
50Chestnut Ridge, NY24.7-0.1 pts
50Lynbrook, NY24.7+1.9 pts
53Oneida, NY24.6-0.9 pts
54Patchogue, NY24.5-0.2 pts
54Westbury, NY24.5+2.3 pts
56Peekskill, NY24.4+0.7 pts
57Glens Falls, NY24.1-2.7 pts
57Great Neck, NY24.1+3.3 pts
59Ossining, NY23.9+1.6 pts
60Lindenhurst, NY23.8-0.1 pts
60Suffern, NY23.8+2.6 pts
62Depew, NY23.7-1.5 pts
62Geneva, NY23.7-0.5 pts
64Canandaigua, NY23.5+0.3 pts
64Mount Kisco, NY23.5+2.1 pts
66Corning, NY23.3+0.1 pts
66New Rochelle, NY23.3+0.2 pts
68White Plains, NY22.9+1.7 pts
69New Hyde Park, NY22.8+1.9 pts
70Lake Grove, NY22.2-0.9 pts
71Mineola, NY22+1.8 pts
72East Rockaway, NY21.8+2.3 pts
73Oneonta, NY21.4-1.7 pts
74Beacon, NY21.1-0.6 pts
74Long Beach, NY21.1+1.1 pts
76Mamaroneck, NY20.6+0.1 pts
77Woodbury, NY20.50 pts
78Kenmore, NY20.4-1.7 pts
79Floral Park, NY19.8+2.5 pts
80Babylon, NY19.6-1.2 pts
81Rockville Centre, NY19.5+1.2 pts
82Massapequa Park, NY19.4+1.1 pts
83Tarrytown, NY18.5+0.6 pts
84Saratoga Springs, NY18.2+0.3 pts
85Dobbs Ferry, NY17.6+1.5 pts
86Harrison, NY17.5+0.6 pts
87Ithaca, NY17.4-1.8 pts
88Garden City, NY16.4+0.9 pts
89Rye, NY14.7+1.1 pts
90Scarsdale, NY13.8-0.5 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 cities 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in New York by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in New York by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/new-york-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in New York by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. 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-york-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in New York by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/new-york-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

New Square, NY, with 40.9% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Scarsdale, NY, with 13.8% 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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