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

Bronx County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 62 counties in 2022, at 36.6%. Saratoga County had the lowest, at 18.4%. The median was 25.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest36.6Bronx County
Lowest18.4Saratoga County
Median25.562 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Albany County: 21.6 %Allegany County: 25.3 %Bronx County: 36.6 %Broome County: 24.3 %Cattaraugus County: 27.9 %Cayuga County: 27.9 %Chautauqua County: 28.3 %Chemung County: 28.6 %Chenango County: 28.6 %Clinton County: 28.5 %Columbia County: 24.7 %Cortland County: 24.7 %Delaware County: 26.9 %Dutchess County: 21.3 %Erie County: 25.8 %Essex County: 25.1 %Franklin County: 29.3 %Fulton County: 29.6 %Genesee County: 27.1 %Greene County: 24.5 %Hamilton County: 30.6 %Herkimer County: 25.3 %Jefferson County: 29 %Kings County: 26.1 %Lewis County: 26.6 %Livingston County: 23.6 %Madison County: 23 %Monroe County: 19.8 %Montgomery County: 31.6 %Nassau County: 20.9 %New York County: 20.8 %Niagara County: 25.5 %Oneida County: 28.1 %Onondaga County: 24.4 %Ontario County: 22.3 %Orange County: 23.3 %Orleans County: 24.6 %Oswego County: 26.6 %Otsego County: 24.3 %Putnam County: 22 %Queens County: 27.7 %Rensselaer County: 22.2 %Richmond County: 26.3 %Rockland County: 25.7 %St. Lawrence County: 28.5 %Saratoga County: 18.4 %Schenectady County: 22.2 %Schoharie County: 27 %Schuyler County: 28.1 %Seneca County: 27 %Steuben County: 24.8 %Suffolk County: 23.5 %Sullivan County: 27.8 %Tioga County: 25 %Tompkins County: 19.9 %Ulster County: 22.7 %Warren County: 27 %Washington County: 25.4 %Wayne County: 24.7 %Westchester County: 21 %Wyoming County: 26.3 %Yates County: 28.4 %
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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

Bronx County: 36.6 %Bronx County36.6Montgomery County: 31.6 %Montgomery County31.6Hamilton County: 30.6 %Hamilton County30.6Fulton County: 29.6 %Fulton County29.6Franklin County: 29.3 %Franklin County29.3Jefferson County: 29 %Jefferson County29Chemung County: 28.6 %Chemung County28.6Chenango County: 28.6 %Chenango County28.6Clinton County: 28.5 %Clinton County28.5St. Lawrence County: 28.5 %St. Lawrence County28.5Yates County: 28.4 %Yates County28.4Chautauqua County: 28.3 %Chautauqua County28.3Oneida County: 28.1 %Oneida County28.1Schuyler County: 28.1 %Schuyler County28.1Cattaraugus County: 27.9 %Cattaraugus County27.9Cayuga County: 27.9 %Cayuga County27.9Sullivan County: 27.8 %Sullivan County27.8Queens County: 27.7 %Queens County27.7Genesee County: 27.1 %Genesee County27.1Schoharie County: 27 %Schoharie County27Seneca County: 27 %Seneca County27Warren County: 27 %Warren County27Delaware County: 26.9 %Delaware County26.9Lewis County: 26.6 %Lewis County26.6Oswego County: 26.6 %Oswego County26.6Richmond County: 26.3 %Richmond County26.3Wyoming County: 26.3 %Wyoming County26.3Kings County: 26.1 %Kings County26.1Erie County: 25.8 %Erie County25.8Rockland County: 25.7 %Rockland County25.7Niagara County: 25.5 %Niagara County25.5Washington County: 25.4 %Washington County25.4Allegany County: 25.3 %Allegany County25.3Herkimer County: 25.3 %Herkimer County25.3Essex County: 25.1 %Essex County25.1Tioga County: 25 %Tioga County25Steuben County: 24.8 %Steuben County24.8Columbia County: 24.7 %Columbia County24.7Cortland County: 24.7 %Cortland County24.7Wayne County: 24.7 %Wayne County24.7Bronx County: 36.6 %Bronx County36.6Montgomery County: 31.6 %Montgomery County31.6Hamilton County: 30.6 %Hamilton County30.6Fulton County: 29.6 %Fulton County29.6Franklin County: 29.3 %Franklin County29.3Jefferson County: 29 %Jefferson County29Chemung County: 28.6 %Chemung County28.6Chenango County: 28.6 %Chenango County28.6Clinton County: 28.5 %Clinton County28.5St. Lawrence County: 28.5 %St. Lawrence County28.5Yates County: 28.4 %Yates County28.4Chautauqua County: 28.3 %Chautauqua County28.3Oneida County: 28.1 %Oneida County28.1Schuyler County: 28.1 %Schuyler County28.1Cattaraugus County: 27.9 %Cattaraugus County27.9Cayuga County: 27.9 %Cayuga County27.9Sullivan County: 27.8 %Sullivan County27.8Queens County: 27.7 %Queens County27.7Genesee County: 27.1 %Genesee County27.1Schoharie County: 27 %Schoharie County27Seneca County: 27 %Seneca County27Warren County: 27 %Warren County27Delaware County: 26.9 %Delaware County26.9Lewis County: 26.6 %Lewis County26.6Oswego County: 26.6 %Oswego County26.6Richmond County: 26.3 %Richmond County26.3Wyoming County: 26.3 %Wyoming County26.3Kings County: 26.1 %Kings County26.1Erie County: 25.8 %Erie County25.8Rockland County: 25.7 %Rockland County25.7Niagara County: 25.5 %Niagara County25.5Washington County: 25.4 %Washington County25.4Allegany County: 25.3 %Allegany County25.3Herkimer County: 25.3 %Herkimer County25.3Essex County: 25.1 %Essex County25.1Tioga County: 25 %Tioga County25Steuben County: 24.8 %Steuben County24.8Columbia County: 24.7 %Columbia County24.7Cortland County: 24.7 %Cortland County24.7Wayne County: 24.7 %Wayne County24.7
%. 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
1Bronx County36.6+0.5 pts
2Montgomery County31.6+3.6 pts
3Hamilton County30.6+2 pts
4Fulton County29.6+2 pts
5Franklin County29.3-0.3 pts
6Jefferson County29+5.5 pts
7Chemung County28.6+1 pts
7Chenango County28.6+1.8 pts
9Clinton County28.5+3.3 pts
9St. Lawrence County28.5+2.6 pts
11Yates County28.4+3.8 pts
12Chautauqua County28.3+1.7 pts
13Oneida County28.1+1.7 pts
13Schuyler County28.1+0.3 pts
15Cattaraugus County27.9+0.2 pts
15Cayuga County27.9+3.8 pts
17Sullivan County27.8-0.7 pts
18Queens County27.7-3 pts
19Genesee County27.1+2.7 pts
20Schoharie County27+1.1 pts
20Seneca County27-0.4 pts
20Warren County27+2.1 pts
23Delaware County26.90 pts
24Lewis County26.6-2.2 pts
24Oswego County26.6-1.2 pts
26Richmond County26.3+0.1 pts
26Wyoming County26.3+0.5 pts
28Kings County26.1-1.9 pts
29Erie County25.8+0.8 pts
30Rockland County25.7-1.3 pts
31Niagara County25.5-1 pts
32Washington County25.4+0.5 pts
33Allegany County25.3+0.2 pts
33Herkimer County25.3-1.8 pts
35Essex County25.1+1 pts
36Tioga County25+0.5 pts
37Steuben County24.8-0.9 pts
38Columbia County24.7+2.8 pts
38Cortland County24.7+0.7 pts
38Wayne County24.7-2.2 pts
41Orleans County24.6-4.9 pts
42Greene County24.5-2.1 pts
43Onondaga County24.4-0.6 pts
44Broome County24.3+0.6 pts
44Otsego County24.3-0.2 pts
46Livingston County23.6+1.9 pts
47Suffolk County23.5-1.5 pts
48Orange County23.3-3.1 pts
49Madison County23+1 pts
50Ulster County22.7+1.6 pts
51Ontario County22.3+0.8 pts
52Rensselaer County22.2+0.6 pts
52Schenectady County22.2-2.1 pts
54Putnam County22+1.3 pts
55Albany County21.6+0.1 pts
56Dutchess County21.3-2.6 pts
57Westchester County21-0.5 pts
58Nassau County20.9-2.3 pts
59New York County20.8+0.1 pts
60Tompkins County19.9+3.5 pts
61Monroe County19.8-4.8 pts
62Saratoga County18.4-1.3 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.

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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 New York 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 York 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-york-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Bronx County, with 36.6% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Saratoga County, with 18.4% in 2022.

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