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

Sioux County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 53 counties in 2022, at 42.7%. Burleigh County had the lowest, at 20.5%. The median was 26.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest42.7Sioux County
Lowest20.5Burleigh County
Median26.853 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 30 %Barnes County: 22.6 %Benson County: 32.6 %Billings County: 25.3 %Bottineau County: 28.9 %Bowman County: 28.8 %Burke County: 24.7 %Burleigh County: 20.5 %Cass County: 21.1 %Cavalier County: 24.2 %Dickey County: 27.1 %Divide County: 27.3 %Dunn County: 24.5 %Eddy County: 28.1 %Emmons County: 26.7 %Foster County: 25.1 %Golden Valley County: 27 %Grand Forks County: 23.8 %Grant County: 33.4 %Griggs County: 27.6 %Hettinger County: 27 %Kidder County: 28.2 %LaMoure County: 25.7 %Logan County: 31 %McHenry County: 26 %McIntosh County: 31.8 %McKenzie County: 27.6 %McLean County: 23.7 %Mercer County: 25.1 %Morton County: 23.9 %Mountrail County: 26.3 %Nelson County: 27.8 %Oliver County: 26.6 %Pembina County: 28.1 %Pierce County: 25.2 %Ramsey County: 24.6 %Ransom County: 25.5 %Renville County: 25.4 %Richland County: 23.9 %Rolette County: 33.9 %Sargent County: 27.1 %Sheridan County: 29 %Sioux County: 42.7 %Slope County: 25.5 %Stark County: 25.6 %Steele County: 24.8 %Stutsman County: 26.8 %Towner County: 31.6 %Traill County: 23.4 %Walsh County: 33.1 %Ward County: 27.1 %Wells County: 26.8 %Williams County: 27.4 %
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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.

All counties, 2022

Sioux County: 42.7 %Sioux County42.7Rolette County: 33.9 %Rolette County33.9Grant County: 33.4 %Grant County33.4Walsh County: 33.1 %Walsh County33.1Benson County: 32.6 %Benson County32.6McIntosh County: 31.8 %McIntosh County31.8Towner County: 31.6 %Towner County31.6Logan County: 31 %Logan County31Adams County: 30 %Adams County30Sheridan County: 29 %Sheridan County29Bottineau County: 28.9 %Bottineau County28.9Bowman County: 28.8 %Bowman County28.8Kidder County: 28.2 %Kidder County28.2Eddy County: 28.1 %Eddy County28.1Pembina County: 28.1 %Pembina County28.1Nelson County: 27.8 %Nelson County27.8Griggs County: 27.6 %Griggs County27.6McKenzie County: 27.6 %McKenzie County27.6Williams County: 27.4 %Williams County27.4Divide County: 27.3 %Divide County27.3Dickey County: 27.1 %Dickey County27.1Sargent County: 27.1 %Sargent County27.1Ward County: 27.1 %Ward County27.1Golden Valley County: 27 %Golden Valley County27Hettinger County: 27 %Hettinger County27Stutsman County: 26.8 %Stutsman County26.8Wells County: 26.8 %Wells County26.8Emmons County: 26.7 %Emmons County26.7Oliver County: 26.6 %Oliver County26.6Mountrail County: 26.3 %Mountrail County26.3McHenry County: 26 %McHenry County26LaMoure County: 25.7 %LaMoure County25.7Stark County: 25.6 %Stark County25.6Ransom County: 25.5 %Ransom County25.5Slope County: 25.5 %Slope County25.5Renville County: 25.4 %Renville County25.4Billings County: 25.3 %Billings County25.3Pierce County: 25.2 %Pierce County25.2Foster County: 25.1 %Foster County25.1Mercer County: 25.1 %Mercer County25.1Steele County: 24.8 %Steele County24.8Burke County: 24.7 %Burke County24.7Ramsey County: 24.6 %Ramsey County24.6Dunn County: 24.5 %Dunn County24.5Cavalier County: 24.2 %Cavalier County24.2Morton County: 23.9 %Morton County23.9Richland County: 23.9 %Richland County23.9Grand Forks County: 23.8 %Grand Forks County23.8McLean County: 23.7 %McLean County23.7Traill County: 23.4 %Traill County23.4Barnes County: 22.6 %Barnes County22.6Cass County: 21.1 %Cass County21.1Burleigh County: 20.5 %Burleigh County20.5Sioux County: 42.7 %Sioux County42.7Rolette County: 33.9 %Rolette County33.9Grant County: 33.4 %Grant County33.4Walsh County: 33.1 %Walsh County33.1Benson County: 32.6 %Benson County32.6McIntosh County: 31.8 %McIntosh County31.8Towner County: 31.6 %Towner County31.6Logan County: 31 %Logan County31Adams County: 30 %Adams County30Sheridan County: 29 %Sheridan County29Bottineau County: 28.9 %Bottineau County28.9Bowman County: 28.8 %Bowman County28.8Kidder County: 28.2 %Kidder County28.2Eddy County: 28.1 %Eddy County28.1Pembina County: 28.1 %Pembina County28.1Nelson County: 27.8 %Nelson County27.8Griggs County: 27.6 %Griggs County27.6McKenzie County: 27.6 %McKenzie County27.6Williams County: 27.4 %Williams County27.4Divide County: 27.3 %Divide County27.3Dickey County: 27.1 %Dickey County27.1Sargent County: 27.1 %Sargent County27.1Ward County: 27.1 %Ward County27.1Golden Valley County: 27 %Golden Valley County27Hettinger County: 27 %Hettinger County27Stutsman County: 26.8 %Stutsman County26.8Wells County: 26.8 %Wells County26.8Emmons County: 26.7 %Emmons County26.7Oliver County: 26.6 %Oliver County26.6Mountrail County: 26.3 %Mountrail County26.3McHenry County: 26 %McHenry County26LaMoure County: 25.7 %LaMoure County25.7Stark County: 25.6 %Stark County25.6Ransom County: 25.5 %Ransom County25.5Slope County: 25.5 %Slope County25.5Renville County: 25.4 %Renville County25.4Billings County: 25.3 %Billings County25.3Pierce County: 25.2 %Pierce County25.2Foster County: 25.1 %Foster County25.1Mercer County: 25.1 %Mercer County25.1Steele County: 24.8 %Steele County24.8Burke County: 24.7 %Burke County24.7Ramsey County: 24.6 %Ramsey County24.6Dunn County: 24.5 %Dunn County24.5Cavalier County: 24.2 %Cavalier County24.2Morton County: 23.9 %Morton County23.9Richland County: 23.9 %Richland County23.9Grand Forks County: 23.8 %Grand Forks County23.8McLean County: 23.7 %McLean County23.7Traill County: 23.4 %Traill County23.4Barnes County: 22.6 %Barnes County22.6Cass County: 21.1 %Cass County21.1Burleigh County: 20.5 %Burleigh County20.5
%. 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
1Sioux County42.7+2.2 pts
2Rolette County33.9-2 pts
3Grant County33.4+5.1 pts
4Walsh County33.1+3.3 pts
5Benson County32.6+0.4 pts
6McIntosh County31.8+0.1 pts
7Towner County31.60 pts
8Logan County31+2.6 pts
9Adams County30-0.6 pts
10Sheridan County29-0.8 pts
11Bottineau County28.9+3.1 pts
12Bowman County28.8+1.1 pts
13Kidder County28.2-2.2 pts
14Eddy County28.1-1.2 pts
14Pembina County28.1+0.6 pts
16Nelson County27.8-1.1 pts
17Griggs County27.6+2.2 pts
17McKenzie County27.6+0.8 pts
19Williams County27.4+2.1 pts
20Divide County27.3-0.8 pts
21Dickey County27.10 pts
21Sargent County27.1+3 pts
21Ward County27.1+1.2 pts
24Golden Valley County27-0.6 pts
24Hettinger County27-0.8 pts
26Stutsman County26.8-0.1 pts
26Wells County26.8-2.2 pts
28Emmons County26.7-3.6 pts
29Oliver County26.6-0.5 pts
30Mountrail County26.3-2.5 pts
31McHenry County26-1.4 pts
32LaMoure County25.7-4 pts
33Stark County25.6+1.2 pts
34Ransom County25.5-2.9 pts
34Slope County25.5-1.6 pts
36Renville County25.40 pts
37Billings County25.3-0.6 pts
38Pierce County25.2-1.8 pts
39Foster County25.1-0.4 pts
39Mercer County25.1-1.8 pts
41Steele County24.8-0.3 pts
42Burke County24.7-1 pts
43Ramsey County24.6-3.4 pts
44Dunn County24.5-4.3 pts
45Cavalier County24.2-2.6 pts
46Morton County23.9-1.3 pts
46Richland County23.9-1.9 pts
48Grand Forks County23.8-0.4 pts
49McLean County23.7-3.8 pts
50Traill County23.4-1 pts
51Barnes County22.6-2.4 pts
52Cass County21.1+1 pts
53Burleigh County20.5-2.9 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 Dakota 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 Dakota 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-dakota-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Sioux County, with 42.7% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Burleigh County, with 20.5% 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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