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Cities in North Carolina by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Kinston, NC had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 93 cities in 2023, at 38.7%. Holly Springs, NC had the lowest, at 14.3%. The median was 23.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest38.7Kinston, NC
Lowest14.3Holly Springs, NC
Median23.693 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Kinston, NC: 38.7 %Kinston, NC38.7Lumberton, NC: 36.4 %Lumberton, NC36.4Laurinburg, NC: 35.3 %Laurinburg, NC35.3Henderson, NC: 35 %Henderson, NC35Lexington, NC: 33.5 %Lexington, NC33.5Wilson, NC: 33.3 %Wilson, NC33.3Mount Airy, NC: 32.8 %Mount Airy, NC32.8Smithfield, NC: 32.7 %Smithfield, NC32.7Rocky Mount, NC: 32.4 %Rocky Mount, NC32.4Goldsboro, NC: 32.3 %Goldsboro, NC32.3Reidsville, NC: 32.1 %Reidsville, NC32.1Tarboro, NC: 31.4 %Tarboro, NC31.4Eden, NC: 30.9 %Eden, NC30.9Kings Mountain, NC: 30.9 %Kings Mountain, NC30.9Morganton, NC: 30.9 %Morganton, NC30.9Sanford, NC: 30.3 %Sanford, NC30.3Shelby, NC: 30.3 %Shelby, NC30.3Salisbury, NC: 30.2 %Salisbury, NC30.2Asheboro, NC: 30.1 %Asheboro, NC30.1Monroe, NC: 29.7 %Monroe, NC29.7Lenoir, NC: 29.6 %Lenoir, NC29.6Roanoke Rapids, NC: 29.6 %Roanoke Rapids, NC29.6Thomasville, NC: 29.6 %Thomasville, NC29.6Albemarle, NC: 28.4 %Albemarle, NC28.4Lincolnton, NC: 28 %Lincolnton, NC28Burlington, NC: 27.9 %Burlington, NC27.9Elizabeth City, NC: 27.9 %Elizabeth City, NC27.9Gastonia, NC: 27.3 %Gastonia, NC27.3Winston-Salem, NC: 27.2 %Winston-Salem, NC27.2Statesville, NC: 26.9 %Statesville, NC26.9Hendersonville, NC: 26.8 %Hendersonville, NC26.8Waynesville, NC: 26.3 %Waynesville, NC26.3Zebulon, NC: 26.3 %Zebulon, NC26.3Archdale, NC: 26.2 %Archdale, NC26.2Graham, NC: 26.1 %Graham, NC26.1New Bern, NC: 26 %New Bern, NC26Fayetteville, NC: 25.9 %Fayetteville, NC25.9Newton, NC: 25.9 %Newton, NC25.9High Point, NC: 25.8 %High Point, NC25.8Spring Lake, NC: 25.7 %Spring Lake, NC25.7
%. 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
1Kinston, NC38.7+5 pts
2Lumberton, NC36.4+1.5 pts
3Laurinburg, NC35.3+2.6 pts
4Henderson, NC35+3.2 pts
5Lexington, NC33.5+3.3 pts
6Wilson, NC33.3+1.8 pts
7Mount Airy, NC32.8+2.3 pts
8Smithfield, NC32.7+2.9 pts
9Rocky Mount, NC32.4+2.2 pts
10Goldsboro, NC32.3+1.5 pts
11Reidsville, NC32.1-1.2 pts
12Tarboro, NC31.4+0.3 pts
13Eden, NC30.9+0.9 pts
13Kings Mountain, NC30.9+2.7 pts
13Morganton, NC30.9-0.8 pts
16Sanford, NC30.3+0.3 pts
16Shelby, NC30.3+1 pts
18Salisbury, NC30.2+2.2 pts
19Asheboro, NC30.1-0.2 pts
20Monroe, NC29.7+2 pts
21Lenoir, NC29.6+0.1 pts
21Roanoke Rapids, NC29.6+0.8 pts
21Thomasville, NC29.6+0.4 pts
24Albemarle, NC28.4+0.4 pts
25Lincolnton, NC28+1.1 pts
26Burlington, NC27.9-0.1 pts
26Elizabeth City, NC27.9+1.3 pts
28Gastonia, NC27.3+1.4 pts
29Winston-Salem, NC27.2+1.3 pts
30Statesville, NC26.9-0.7 pts
31Hendersonville, NC26.8+1.3 pts
32Waynesville, NC26.3+0.7 pts
32Zebulon, NC26.3+2.1 pts
34Archdale, NC26.2+1.7 pts
35Graham, NC26.1-0.5 pts
36New Bern, NC26+0.2 pts
37Fayetteville, NC25.9+0.4 pts
37Newton, NC25.9+0.2 pts
39High Point, NC25.8+0.3 pts
40Spring Lake, NC25.7+0.8 pts
41Kannapolis, NC25.5-0.7 pts
42Hope Mills, NC25.1+0.3 pts
43Greensboro, NC24.9+0.3 pts
43Hickory, NC24.9+0.5 pts
45Greenville, NC24.8+0.2 pts
46Kernersville, NC23.7+0.8 pts
47Morehead City, NC23.6+0.7 pts
47Pineville, NC23.6+0.8 pts
49Havelock, NC23.3+2 pts
50Knightdale, NC23.1+2 pts
51Boone, NC23+2.2 pts
52Durham, NC22.3+1 pts
53Clayton, NC22.2+0.3 pts
53Wilmington, NC22.2+0.5 pts
55Concord, NC22-0.6 pts
56Charlotte, NC21.9+1.9 pts
56Mount Holly, NC21.9+1 pts
58Mint Hill, NC21.6+2.2 pts
59Belmont, NC21.5+1.5 pts
60Aberdeen, NC21.1+1.2 pts
60Winterville, NC21.1+1.4 pts
62Garner, NC20.8+2 pts
62Mebane, NC20.8-0.9 pts
64Leland, NC20.6+1.1 pts
65Clemmons, NC20.5+0.9 pts
65Indian Trail, NC20.5+1.3 pts
65Wendell, NC20.5+2.6 pts
68Southern Pines, NC20.1+0.7 pts
69Asheville, NC20-0.6 pts
69Stallings, NC20+1.2 pts
71Jacksonville, NC19.9-1.7 pts
72Lewisville, NC19.6-0.2 pts
73Raleigh, NC19.4+1 pts
74Mooresville, NC18.9-0.8 pts
75Chapel Hill, NC18.7+2 pts
75Harrisburg, NC18.7+1.1 pts
77Fuquay-Varina, NC18.2+0.8 pts
78Pinehurst, NC18.1+1.6 pts
79Matthews, NC17.9+1.4 pts
80Waxhaw, NC17.3-0.3 pts
81Elon, NC17.2-1 pts
82Wake Forest, NC16.9+0.9 pts
83Summerfield, NC16.3-0.9 pts
84Huntersville, NC16.1+0.8 pts
85Carrboro, NC15.9+0.7 pts
85Cornelius, NC15.9+0.7 pts
85Rolesville, NC15.9+0.1 pts
85Weddington, NC15.9+1 pts
89Cary, NC15.7+0.7 pts
90Davidson, NC15+0.9 pts
91Apex, NC14.7+0.1 pts
92Morrisville, NC14.4+0.6 pts
93Holly Springs, NC14.3+0.4 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 cities 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, 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Kinston, NC, with 38.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Holly Springs, NC, with 14.3% 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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