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

Lumberton, NC had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 93 cities in 2022, at 34.9%. Morrisville, NC had the lowest, at 13.8%. The median was 22.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest34.9Lumberton, NC
Lowest13.8Morrisville, NC
Median22.993 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Lumberton, NC: 34.9 %Lumberton, NC34.9Kinston, NC: 33.7 %Kinston, NC33.7Reidsville, NC: 33.3 %Reidsville, NC33.3Laurinburg, NC: 32.7 %Laurinburg, NC32.7Henderson, NC: 31.8 %Henderson, NC31.8Morganton, NC: 31.7 %Morganton, NC31.7Wilson, NC: 31.5 %Wilson, NC31.5Tarboro, NC: 31.1 %Tarboro, NC31.1Goldsboro, NC: 30.8 %Goldsboro, NC30.8Mount Airy, NC: 30.5 %Mount Airy, NC30.5Asheboro, NC: 30.3 %Asheboro, NC30.3Lexington, NC: 30.2 %Lexington, NC30.2Rocky Mount, NC: 30.2 %Rocky Mount, NC30.2Eden, NC: 30 %Eden, NC30Sanford, NC: 30 %Sanford, NC30Smithfield, NC: 29.8 %Smithfield, NC29.8Lenoir, NC: 29.5 %Lenoir, NC29.5Shelby, NC: 29.3 %Shelby, NC29.3Thomasville, NC: 29.2 %Thomasville, NC29.2Roanoke Rapids, NC: 28.8 %Roanoke Rapids, NC28.8Kings Mountain, NC: 28.2 %Kings Mountain, NC28.2Albemarle, NC: 28 %Albemarle, NC28Burlington, NC: 28 %Burlington, NC28Salisbury, NC: 28 %Salisbury, NC28Monroe, NC: 27.7 %Monroe, NC27.7Statesville, NC: 27.6 %Statesville, NC27.6Lincolnton, NC: 26.9 %Lincolnton, NC26.9Elizabeth City, NC: 26.6 %Elizabeth City, NC26.6Graham, NC: 26.6 %Graham, NC26.6Kannapolis, NC: 26.2 %Kannapolis, NC26.2Gastonia, NC: 25.9 %Gastonia, NC25.9Winston-Salem, NC: 25.9 %Winston-Salem, NC25.9New Bern, NC: 25.8 %New Bern, NC25.8Newton, NC: 25.7 %Newton, NC25.7Waynesville, NC: 25.6 %Waynesville, NC25.6Fayetteville, NC: 25.5 %Fayetteville, NC25.5Hendersonville, NC: 25.5 %Hendersonville, NC25.5High Point, NC: 25.5 %High Point, NC25.5Spring Lake, NC: 24.9 %Spring Lake, NC24.9Hope Mills, NC: 24.8 %Hope Mills, NC24.8Lumberton, NC: 34.9 %Lumberton, NC34.9Kinston, NC: 33.7 %Kinston, NC33.7Reidsville, NC: 33.3 %Reidsville, NC33.3Laurinburg, NC: 32.7 %Laurinburg, NC32.7Henderson, NC: 31.8 %Henderson, NC31.8Morganton, NC: 31.7 %Morganton, NC31.7Wilson, NC: 31.5 %Wilson, NC31.5Tarboro, NC: 31.1 %Tarboro, NC31.1Goldsboro, NC: 30.8 %Goldsboro, NC30.8Mount Airy, NC: 30.5 %Mount Airy, NC30.5Asheboro, NC: 30.3 %Asheboro, NC30.3Lexington, NC: 30.2 %Lexington, NC30.2Rocky Mount, NC: 30.2 %Rocky Mount, NC30.2Eden, NC: 30 %Eden, NC30Sanford, NC: 30 %Sanford, NC30Smithfield, NC: 29.8 %Smithfield, NC29.8Lenoir, NC: 29.5 %Lenoir, NC29.5Shelby, NC: 29.3 %Shelby, NC29.3Thomasville, NC: 29.2 %Thomasville, NC29.2Roanoke Rapids, NC: 28.8 %Roanoke Rapids, NC28.8Kings Mountain, NC: 28.2 %Kings Mountain, NC28.2Albemarle, NC: 28 %Albemarle, NC28Burlington, NC: 28 %Burlington, NC28Salisbury, NC: 28 %Salisbury, NC28Monroe, NC: 27.7 %Monroe, NC27.7Statesville, NC: 27.6 %Statesville, NC27.6Lincolnton, NC: 26.9 %Lincolnton, NC26.9Elizabeth City, NC: 26.6 %Elizabeth City, NC26.6Graham, NC: 26.6 %Graham, NC26.6Kannapolis, NC: 26.2 %Kannapolis, NC26.2Gastonia, NC: 25.9 %Gastonia, NC25.9Winston-Salem, NC: 25.9 %Winston-Salem, NC25.9New Bern, NC: 25.8 %New Bern, NC25.8Newton, NC: 25.7 %Newton, NC25.7Waynesville, NC: 25.6 %Waynesville, NC25.6Fayetteville, NC: 25.5 %Fayetteville, NC25.5Hendersonville, NC: 25.5 %Hendersonville, NC25.5High Point, NC: 25.5 %High Point, NC25.5Spring Lake, NC: 24.9 %Spring Lake, NC24.9Hope Mills, NC: 24.8 %Hope Mills, NC24.8
%. 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

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lumberton, NC34.9+2.6 pts
2Kinston, NC33.7-0.5 pts
3Reidsville, NC33.3+3.8 pts
4Laurinburg, NC32.7+1.8 pts
5Henderson, NC31.8-3.1 pts
6Morganton, NC31.7+1.8 pts
7Wilson, NC31.5+0.6 pts
8Tarboro, NC31.1-0.8 pts
9Goldsboro, NC30.8+2.5 pts
10Mount Airy, NC30.5+2.5 pts
11Asheboro, NC30.3+1.6 pts
12Lexington, NC30.2-3.2 pts
12Rocky Mount, NC30.2+0.3 pts
14Eden, NC30+1.5 pts
14Sanford, NC30+1.8 pts
16Smithfield, NC29.8-0.4 pts
17Lenoir, NC29.5+1.1 pts
18Shelby, NC29.3+0.2 pts
19Thomasville, NC29.2+0.7 pts
20Roanoke Rapids, NC28.8-0.2 pts
21Kings Mountain, NC28.2+0.4 pts
22Albemarle, NC28+0.8 pts
22Burlington, NC28+0.5 pts
22Salisbury, NC28+1.8 pts
25Monroe, NC27.7-0.1 pts
26Statesville, NC27.6+0.9 pts
27Lincolnton, NC26.9-0.8 pts
28Elizabeth City, NC26.6-1 pts
28Graham, NC26.6-1 pts
30Kannapolis, NC26.2+0.5 pts
31Gastonia, NC25.9-0.4 pts
31Winston-Salem, NC25.9+0.1 pts
33New Bern, NC25.8-1.6 pts
34Newton, NC25.7-1.5 pts
35Waynesville, NC25.6+1.3 pts
36Fayetteville, NC25.5+1.5 pts
36Hendersonville, NC25.5+0.2 pts
36High Point, NC25.5+1.3 pts
39Spring Lake, NC24.9+1 pts
40Hope Mills, NC24.8+1.8 pts
41Greensboro, NC24.6+2.4 pts
41Greenville, NC24.6+2.2 pts
43Archdale, NC24.50 pts
44Hickory, NC24.4-1.9 pts
45Zebulon, NC24.2-1.7 pts
46Kernersville, NC22.90 pts
46Morehead City, NC22.9+0.6 pts
48Pineville, NC22.8+0.9 pts
49Concord, NC22.6+0.1 pts
50Clayton, NC21.9+0.2 pts
51Mebane, NC21.7+1.4 pts
51Wilmington, NC21.7+0.4 pts
53Jacksonville, NC21.6+1.4 pts
54Durham, NC21.3-1.2 pts
54Havelock, NC21.3+1.9 pts
56Knightdale, NC21.1+3.3 pts
57Mount Holly, NC20.9-0.6 pts
58Boone, NC20.8+0.9 pts
59Asheville, NC20.6+2.1 pts
60Belmont, NC200 pts
60Charlotte, NC20-0.9 pts
62Aberdeen, NC19.9-1 pts
63Lewisville, NC19.8+1.4 pts
64Mooresville, NC19.7+0.2 pts
64Winterville, NC19.7+1.9 pts
66Clemmons, NC19.6+0.8 pts
67Leland, NC19.5-0.1 pts
68Mint Hill, NC19.4-0.1 pts
68Southern Pines, NC19.4-2.3 pts
70Indian Trail, NC19.2+1.1 pts
71Garner, NC18.8-0.4 pts
71Stallings, NC18.8+1.2 pts
73Raleigh, NC18.4+1.6 pts
74Elon, NC18.2+1 pts
75Wendell, NC17.9-1.6 pts
76Harrisburg, NC17.6+0.4 pts
76Waxhaw, NC17.6+2.3 pts
78Fuquay-Varina, NC17.4+0.4 pts
79Summerfield, NC17.2+2.1 pts
80Chapel Hill, NC16.7+0.3 pts
81Matthews, NC16.5-0.1 pts
81Pinehurst, NC16.5-2.4 pts
83Wake Forest, NC16+1.7 pts
84Rolesville, NC15.8+1.6 pts
85Huntersville, NC15.3+0.6 pts
86Carrboro, NC15.2-0.2 pts
86Cornelius, NC15.2+0.2 pts
88Cary, NC15+2 pts
89Weddington, NC14.9+0.9 pts
90Apex, NC14.6+2.2 pts
91Davidson, NC14.1-0.5 pts
92Holly Springs, NC13.9+1.1 pts
93Morrisville, NC13.8+1.2 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, 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Lumberton, NC, with 34.9% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Morrisville, NC, with 13.8% in 2022.

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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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