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

Sioux County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 53 counties in 2023, at 39.1%. Cass County had the lowest, at 17.6%. The median was 25.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest39.1Sioux County
Lowest17.6Cass County
Median25.153 counties

All counties, 2023

Sioux County: 39.1 %Sioux County39.1Rolette County: 34.5 %Rolette County34.5Benson County: 31.3 %Benson County31.3Grant County: 30.9 %Grant County30.9Towner County: 30.3 %Towner County30.3Mountrail County: 29.8 %Mountrail County29.8McIntosh County: 29.2 %McIntosh County29.2Adams County: 29 %Adams County29Golden Valley County: 28.7 %Golden Valley County28.7Sheridan County: 28.2 %Sheridan County28.2Logan County: 27.9 %Logan County27.9Eddy County: 27.5 %Eddy County27.5Slope County: 27 %Slope County27Wells County: 27 %Wells County27Kidder County: 26.9 %Kidder County26.9Walsh County: 26.7 %Walsh County26.7Pembina County: 26.5 %Pembina County26.5McHenry County: 26.2 %McHenry County26.2Emmons County: 26 %Emmons County26Ramsey County: 26 %Ramsey County26LaMoure County: 25.8 %LaMoure County25.8Pierce County: 25.8 %Pierce County25.8Divide County: 25.6 %Divide County25.6Mercer County: 25.3 %Mercer County25.3McLean County: 25.2 %McLean County25.2Hettinger County: 25.1 %Hettinger County25.1Ransom County: 25.1 %Ransom County25.1Steele County: 24.9 %Steele County24.9Billings County: 24.8 %Billings County24.8Stutsman County: 24.7 %Stutsman County24.7Bowman County: 24.5 %Bowman County24.5Sargent County: 24.5 %Sargent County24.5Bottineau County: 24.4 %Bottineau County24.4Foster County: 24.4 %Foster County24.4Renville County: 24.4 %Renville County24.4Dickey County: 24.3 %Dickey County24.3Williams County: 24.1 %Williams County24.1Dunn County: 24 %Dunn County24Oliver County: 24 %Oliver County24Cavalier County: 23.9 %Cavalier County23.9Griggs County: 23.9 %Griggs County23.9McKenzie County: 23.9 %McKenzie County23.9Barnes County: 23.8 %Barnes County23.8Nelson County: 23.8 %Nelson County23.8Richland County: 23.7 %Richland County23.7Stark County: 23.5 %Stark County23.5Burke County: 22.6 %Burke County22.6Ward County: 22.6 %Ward County22.6Morton County: 22.5 %Morton County22.5Traill County: 22.5 %Traill County22.5Grand Forks County: 21.5 %Grand Forks County21.5Burleigh County: 18.4 %Burleigh County18.4Cass County: 17.6 %Cass County17.6
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sioux County39.1-3.6 pts
2Rolette County34.5+0.6 pts
3Benson County31.3-1.3 pts
4Grant County30.9-2.5 pts
5Towner County30.3-1.3 pts
6Mountrail County29.8+3.5 pts
7McIntosh County29.2-2.6 pts
8Adams County29-1 pts
9Golden Valley County28.7+1.7 pts
10Sheridan County28.2-0.8 pts
11Logan County27.9-3.1 pts
12Eddy County27.5-0.6 pts
13Slope County27+1.5 pts
13Wells County27+0.2 pts
15Kidder County26.9-1.3 pts
16Walsh County26.7-6.4 pts
17Pembina County26.5-1.6 pts
18McHenry County26.2+0.2 pts
19Emmons County26-0.7 pts
19Ramsey County26+1.4 pts
21LaMoure County25.8+0.1 pts
21Pierce County25.8+0.6 pts
23Divide County25.6-1.7 pts
24Mercer County25.3+0.2 pts
25McLean County25.2+1.5 pts
26Hettinger County25.1-1.9 pts
26Ransom County25.1-0.4 pts
28Steele County24.9+0.1 pts
29Billings County24.8-0.5 pts
30Stutsman County24.7-2.1 pts
31Bowman County24.5-4.3 pts
31Sargent County24.5-2.6 pts
33Bottineau County24.4-4.5 pts
33Foster County24.4-0.7 pts
33Renville County24.4-1 pts
36Dickey County24.3-2.8 pts
37Williams County24.1-3.3 pts
38Dunn County24-0.5 pts
38Oliver County24-2.6 pts
40Cavalier County23.9-0.3 pts
40Griggs County23.9-3.7 pts
40McKenzie County23.9-3.7 pts
43Barnes County23.8+1.2 pts
43Nelson County23.8-4 pts
45Richland County23.7-0.2 pts
46Stark County23.5-2.1 pts
47Burke County22.6-2.1 pts
47Ward County22.6-4.5 pts
49Morton County22.5-1.4 pts
49Traill County22.5-0.9 pts
51Grand Forks County21.5-2.3 pts
52Burleigh County18.4-2.1 pts
53Cass County17.6-3.5 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 counties 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, 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 Dakota 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in North Dakota by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. 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-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Dakota 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-dakota-counties.

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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 Dakota 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-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sioux County, with 39.1% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Cass County, with 17.6% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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