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

All 100 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/north-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Robeson County | 35.6 |
| 2 | Halifax County | 35.2 |
| 3 | Washington County | 35 |
| 4 | Bertie County | 34.2 |
| 4 | Lenoir County | 34.2 |
| 6 | Warren County | 33.8 |
| 7 | Scotland County | 33.7 |
| 8 | Northampton County | 33.6 |
| 9 | Edgecombe County | 33.5 |
| 10 | Hertford County | 33.2 |
| 11 | Anson County | 33.1 |
| 12 | Greene County | 32.4 |
| 13 | Richmond County | 32.1 |
| 13 | Tyrrell County | 32.1 |
| 15 | Wilson County | 31.9 |
| 16 | Hyde County | 31.5 |
| 17 | Bladen County | 31.3 |
| 17 | Vance County | 31.3 |
| 19 | Martin County | 31.2 |
| 20 | Columbus County | 31.1 |
| 21 | Jones County | 30.9 |
| 22 | Sampson County | 30.6 |
| 23 | Chowan County | 30.2 |
| 24 | Duplin County | 29.9 |
| 25 | Alleghany County | 29.6 |
| 26 | Gates County | 29.2 |
| 27 | Caswell County | 28.9 |
| 27 | Montgomery County | 28.9 |
| 27 | Nash County | 28.9 |
| 30 | Rutherford County | 28.8 |
| 30 | Surry County | 28.8 |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 28.6 |
| 33 | Burke County | 28.4 |
| 33 | Person County | 28.4 |
| 35 | Beaufort County | 28.3 |
| 35 | Wayne County | 28.3 |
| 37 | Hoke County | 28 |
| 37 | Swain County | 28 |
| 37 | Wilkes County | 28 |
| 40 | Randolph County | 27.8 |
| 41 | Cleveland County | 27.5 |
| 42 | Lee County | 27.4 |
| 42 | Perquimans County | 27.4 |
| 44 | Caldwell County | 27.3 |
| 44 | Rowan County | 27.3 |
| 46 | Cherokee County | 27.1 |
| 46 | Yadkin County | 27.1 |
| 48 | Macon County | 27 |
| 49 | Davidson County | 26.5 |
| 49 | Granville County | 26.5 |
| 49 | Pamlico County | 26.5 |
| 49 | Yancey County | 26.5 |
| 53 | Alexander County | 26.3 |
| 53 | Ashe County | 26.3 |
| 53 | McDowell County | 26.3 |
| 53 | Stokes County | 26.3 |
| 57 | Harnett County | 25.9 |
| 58 | Graham County | 25.7 |
| 59 | Clay County | 25.5 |
| 60 | Avery County | 25.4 |
| 60 | Stanly County | 25.4 |
| 62 | Cumberland County | 25.3 |
| 62 | Gaston County | 25.3 |
| 64 | Forsyth County | 25.2 |
| 64 | Pasquotank County | 25.2 |
| 64 | Pitt County | 25.2 |
| 67 | Polk County | 25.1 |
| 68 | Franklin County | 25 |
| 69 | Mitchell County | 24.9 |
| 70 | Craven County | 24.8 |
| 71 | Alamance County | 24.4 |
| 72 | Catawba County | 24.3 |
| 73 | Jackson County | 24.2 |
| 74 | Haywood County | 23.9 |
| 75 | Guilford County | 23.7 |
| 76 | Davie County | 23.6 |
| 76 | Johnston County | 23.6 |
| 78 | Henderson County | 23.2 |
| 79 | Madison County | 23 |
| 80 | Lincoln County | 22.9 |
| 81 | Brunswick County | 22.5 |
| 81 | Chatham County | 22.5 |
| 83 | Transylvania County | 22.3 |
| 84 | Carteret County | 22.1 |
| 84 | Pender County | 22.1 |
| 86 | Cabarrus County | 21.7 |
| 87 | Currituck County | 21.6 |
| 87 | Durham County | 21.6 |
| 87 | Iredell County | 21.6 |
| 87 | Union County | 21.6 |
| 91 | Watauga County | 21.5 |
| 92 | Camden County | 21.2 |
| 93 | Moore County | 21 |
| 94 | Mecklenburg County | 20.9 |
| 94 | New Hanover County | 20.9 |
| 94 | Onslow County | 20.9 |
| 97 | Buncombe County | 20.3 |
| 98 | Dare County | 20.2 |
| 99 | Orange County | 18.1 |
| 100 | Wake County | 18 |