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

Robeson County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 100 counties in 2022, at 33.9%. Orange County had the lowest, at 15.4%. The median was 25.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest33.9Robeson County
Lowest15.4Orange County
Median25.9100 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Alamance County: 26.2 %Alexander County: 24.3 %Alleghany County: 29.7 %Anson County: 30.3 %Ashe County: 26 %Avery County: 23.7 %Beaufort County: 29 %Bertie County: 32.1 %Bladen County: 30.9 %Brunswick County: 23.2 %Buncombe County: 19.5 %Burke County: 25.6 %Cabarrus County: 22 %Caldwell County: 25.5 %Camden County: 22.8 %Carteret County: 23.3 %Caswell County: 28.1 %Catawba County: 23.6 %Chatham County: 22.6 %Cherokee County: 27.2 %Chowan County: 28.2 %Clay County: 25.4 %Cleveland County: 28.1 %Columbus County: 30.2 %Craven County: 25.2 %Cumberland County: 23.5 %Currituck County: 21.1 %Dare County: 19.4 %Davidson County: 23.3 %Davie County: 24.5 %Duplin County: 29.9 %Durham County: 19.3 %Edgecombe County: 29.8 %Forsyth County: 22.4 %Franklin County: 24.9 %Gaston County: 23.8 %Gates County: 27.1 %Graham County: 26.3 %Granville County: 25.5 %Greene County: 29.9 %Guilford County: 23.7 %Halifax County: 32.4 %Harnett County: 25.5 %Haywood County: 23.3 %Henderson County: 22.2 %Hertford County: 32 %Hoke County: 26.5 %Hyde County: 32.8 %Iredell County: 23 %Jackson County: 22.5 %Johnston County: 24.6 %Jones County: 30.1 %Lee County: 27.8 %Lenoir County: 30.4 %Lincoln County: 24.8 %McDowell County: 29.5 %Macon County: 24.8 %Madison County: 24.4 %Martin County: 31.5 %Mecklenburg County: 18.8 %Mitchell County: 24.4 %Montgomery County: 27.2 %Moore County: 19.9 %Nash County: 27.9 %New Hanover County: 18.4 %Northampton County: 31.5 %Onslow County: 20.6 %Orange County: 15.4 %Pamlico County: 26.9 %Pasquotank County: 24.6 %Pender County: 24.2 %Perquimans County: 25 %Person County: 28.7 %Pitt County: 22.9 %Polk County: 20.3 %Randolph County: 28.7 %Richmond County: 28 %Robeson County: 33.9 %Rockingham County: 27.6 %Rowan County: 25.8 %Rutherford County: 28.2 %Sampson County: 31.7 %Scotland County: 31.3 %Stanly County: 24.2 %Stokes County: 26 %Surry County: 27.8 %Swain County: 28 %Transylvania County: 21 %Tyrrell County: 28.7 %Union County: 20.1 %Vance County: 29.2 %Wake County: 15.8 %Warren County: 31.7 %Washington County: 32 %Watauga County: 19.6 %Wayne County: 26.3 %Wilkes County: 27.2 %Wilson County: 30.8 %Yadkin County: 27.4 %Yancey County: 26.1 %
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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

Robeson County: 33.9 %Robeson County33.9Hyde County: 32.8 %Hyde County32.8Halifax County: 32.4 %Halifax County32.4Bertie County: 32.1 %Bertie County32.1Hertford County: 32 %Hertford County32Washington County: 32 %Washington County32Sampson County: 31.7 %Sampson County31.7Warren County: 31.7 %Warren County31.7Martin County: 31.5 %Martin County31.5Northampton County: 31.5 %Northampton County31.5Scotland County: 31.3 %Scotland County31.3Bladen County: 30.9 %Bladen County30.9Wilson County: 30.8 %Wilson County30.8Lenoir County: 30.4 %Lenoir County30.4Anson County: 30.3 %Anson County30.3Columbus County: 30.2 %Columbus County30.2Jones County: 30.1 %Jones County30.1Duplin County: 29.9 %Duplin County29.9Greene County: 29.9 %Greene County29.9Edgecombe County: 29.8 %Edgecombe County29.8Alleghany County: 29.7 %Alleghany County29.7McDowell County: 29.5 %McDowell County29.5Vance County: 29.2 %Vance County29.2Beaufort County: 29 %Beaufort County29Person County: 28.7 %Person County28.7Randolph County: 28.7 %Randolph County28.7Tyrrell County: 28.7 %Tyrrell County28.7Chowan County: 28.2 %Chowan County28.2Rutherford County: 28.2 %Rutherford County28.2Caswell County: 28.1 %Caswell County28.1Cleveland County: 28.1 %Cleveland County28.1Richmond County: 28 %Richmond County28Swain County: 28 %Swain County28Nash County: 27.9 %Nash County27.9Lee County: 27.8 %Lee County27.8Surry County: 27.8 %Surry County27.8Rockingham County: 27.6 %Rockingham County27.6Yadkin County: 27.4 %Yadkin County27.4Cherokee County: 27.2 %Cherokee County27.2Montgomery County: 27.2 %Montgomery County27.2Robeson County: 33.9 %Robeson County33.9Hyde County: 32.8 %Hyde County32.8Halifax County: 32.4 %Halifax County32.4Bertie County: 32.1 %Bertie County32.1Hertford County: 32 %Hertford County32Washington County: 32 %Washington County32Sampson County: 31.7 %Sampson County31.7Warren County: 31.7 %Warren County31.7Martin County: 31.5 %Martin County31.5Northampton County: 31.5 %Northampton County31.5Scotland County: 31.3 %Scotland County31.3Bladen County: 30.9 %Bladen County30.9Wilson County: 30.8 %Wilson County30.8Lenoir County: 30.4 %Lenoir County30.4Anson County: 30.3 %Anson County30.3Columbus County: 30.2 %Columbus County30.2Jones County: 30.1 %Jones County30.1Duplin County: 29.9 %Duplin County29.9Greene County: 29.9 %Greene County29.9Edgecombe County: 29.8 %Edgecombe County29.8Alleghany County: 29.7 %Alleghany County29.7McDowell County: 29.5 %McDowell County29.5Vance County: 29.2 %Vance County29.2Beaufort County: 29 %Beaufort County29Person County: 28.7 %Person County28.7Randolph County: 28.7 %Randolph County28.7Tyrrell County: 28.7 %Tyrrell County28.7Chowan County: 28.2 %Chowan County28.2Rutherford County: 28.2 %Rutherford County28.2Caswell County: 28.1 %Caswell County28.1Cleveland County: 28.1 %Cleveland County28.1Richmond County: 28 %Richmond County28Swain County: 28 %Swain County28Nash County: 27.9 %Nash County27.9Lee County: 27.8 %Lee County27.8Surry County: 27.8 %Surry County27.8Rockingham County: 27.6 %Rockingham County27.6Yadkin County: 27.4 %Yadkin County27.4Cherokee County: 27.2 %Cherokee County27.2Montgomery County: 27.2 %Montgomery County27.2
%. 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
1Robeson County33.9+2.6 pts
2Hyde County32.8+2.5 pts
3Halifax County32.4-1.5 pts
4Bertie County32.1-1.7 pts
5Hertford County32+1 pts
5Washington County32-0.5 pts
7Sampson County31.7+0.4 pts
7Warren County31.7-0.3 pts
9Martin County31.5+0.5 pts
9Northampton County31.5-1 pts
11Scotland County31.3+0.4 pts
12Bladen County30.9-0.3 pts
13Wilson County30.8+0.5 pts
14Lenoir County30.4-1.3 pts
15Anson County30.3-0.6 pts
16Columbus County30.2-1.3 pts
17Jones County30.1-0.2 pts
18Duplin County29.9-1.7 pts
18Greene County29.9-1 pts
20Edgecombe County29.8-2.7 pts
21Alleghany County29.7-0.3 pts
22McDowell County29.5+4.5 pts
23Vance County29.2-1.5 pts
24Beaufort County29+0.7 pts
25Person County28.7+2.4 pts
25Randolph County28.7+2.7 pts
25Tyrrell County28.7-1.2 pts
28Chowan County28.2-0.9 pts
28Rutherford County28.2+1.3 pts
30Caswell County28.1+0.6 pts
30Cleveland County28.1+1.9 pts
32Richmond County28-1.9 pts
32Swain County28+1.4 pts
34Nash County27.9+1.2 pts
35Lee County27.8+2.1 pts
35Surry County27.8+1.5 pts
37Rockingham County27.6+0.9 pts
38Yadkin County27.4+1.1 pts
39Cherokee County27.2+0.5 pts
39Montgomery County27.2-0.2 pts
39Wilkes County27.2+0.1 pts
42Gates County27.1+0.1 pts
43Pamlico County26.9+0.7 pts
44Hoke County26.5+1.2 pts
45Graham County26.3+0.4 pts
45Wayne County26.3+0.4 pts
47Alamance County26.2+2.5 pts
48Yancey County26.1+0.8 pts
49Ashe County26+0.6 pts
49Stokes County26+0.1 pts
51Rowan County25.8+0.2 pts
52Burke County25.6-1.9 pts
53Caldwell County25.5-0.6 pts
53Granville County25.50 pts
53Harnett County25.5-1.3 pts
56Clay County25.4+0.9 pts
57Craven County25.2+0.5 pts
58Perquimans County25-1.3 pts
59Franklin County24.9+1.1 pts
60Lincoln County24.8+1.7 pts
60Macon County24.8-0.3 pts
62Johnston County24.6+0.3 pts
62Pasquotank County24.6+1 pts
64Davie County24.5+0.8 pts
65Madison County24.4+1.2 pts
65Mitchell County24.4+0.2 pts
67Alexander County24.3-0.3 pts
68Pender County24.2+1 pts
68Stanly County24.2-0.4 pts
70Gaston County23.8-0.3 pts
71Avery County23.7-0.8 pts
71Guilford County23.7+2.1 pts
73Catawba County23.6-1.9 pts
74Cumberland County23.5-0.5 pts
75Carteret County23.3+1.9 pts
75Davidson County23.3-2.2 pts
75Haywood County23.3-0.4 pts
78Brunswick County23.2+2.2 pts
79Iredell County23+2.1 pts
80Pitt County22.9-0.8 pts
81Camden County22.8+1.5 pts
82Chatham County22.6+1.4 pts
83Jackson County22.5-0.5 pts
84Forsyth County22.4-1.7 pts
85Henderson County22.2+0.1 pts
86Cabarrus County22+0.6 pts
87Currituck County21.1+1.2 pts
88Transylvania County21-1.8 pts
89Onslow County20.6-0.2 pts
90Polk County20.3-1.7 pts
91Union County20.1+0.3 pts
92Moore County19.9-1 pts
93Watauga County19.6-0.7 pts
94Buncombe County19.5+0.5 pts
95Dare County19.4+0.2 pts
96Durham County19.3-1.8 pts
97Mecklenburg County18.8-0.9 pts
98New Hanover County18.4-1 pts
99Wake County15.8+0.3 pts
100Orange County15.4-1.8 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 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Robeson County, with 33.9% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Orange County, with 15.4% 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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