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

All 53 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-dakota-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Sioux County | 39.1 |
| 2 | Rolette County | 34.5 |
| 3 | Benson County | 31.3 |
| 4 | Grant County | 30.9 |
| 5 | Towner County | 30.3 |
| 6 | Mountrail County | 29.8 |
| 7 | McIntosh County | 29.2 |
| 8 | Adams County | 29 |
| 9 | Golden Valley County | 28.7 |
| 10 | Sheridan County | 28.2 |
| 11 | Logan County | 27.9 |
| 12 | Eddy County | 27.5 |
| 13 | Slope County | 27 |
| 13 | Wells County | 27 |
| 15 | Kidder County | 26.9 |
| 16 | Walsh County | 26.7 |
| 17 | Pembina County | 26.5 |
| 18 | McHenry County | 26.2 |
| 19 | Emmons County | 26 |
| 19 | Ramsey County | 26 |
| 21 | LaMoure County | 25.8 |
| 21 | Pierce County | 25.8 |
| 23 | Divide County | 25.6 |
| 24 | Mercer County | 25.3 |
| 25 | McLean County | 25.2 |
| 26 | Hettinger County | 25.1 |
| 26 | Ransom County | 25.1 |
| 28 | Steele County | 24.9 |
| 29 | Billings County | 24.8 |
| 30 | Stutsman County | 24.7 |
| 31 | Bowman County | 24.5 |
| 31 | Sargent County | 24.5 |
| 33 | Bottineau County | 24.4 |
| 33 | Foster County | 24.4 |
| 33 | Renville County | 24.4 |
| 36 | Dickey County | 24.3 |
| 37 | Williams County | 24.1 |
| 38 | Dunn County | 24 |
| 38 | Oliver County | 24 |
| 40 | Cavalier County | 23.9 |
| 40 | Griggs County | 23.9 |
| 40 | McKenzie County | 23.9 |
| 43 | Barnes County | 23.8 |
| 43 | Nelson County | 23.8 |
| 45 | Richland County | 23.7 |
| 46 | Stark County | 23.5 |
| 47 | Burke County | 22.6 |
| 47 | Ward County | 22.6 |
| 49 | Morton County | 22.5 |
| 49 | Traill County | 22.5 |
| 51 | Grand Forks County | 21.5 |
| 52 | Burleigh County | 18.4 |
| 53 | Cass County | 17.6 |