Counties in Pennsylvania by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2022

Cameron County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 67 counties in 2022, at 30.7%. Chester County had the lowest, at 18.2%. The median was 25.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest30.7Cameron County
Lowest18.2Chester County
Median25.867 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 24.2 %Allegheny County: 21.8 %Armstrong County: 27.5 %Beaver County: 23.5 %Bedford County: 27.2 %Berks County: 24.9 %Blair County: 26.8 %Bradford County: 24.2 %Bucks County: 23.2 %Butler County: 19.1 %Cambria County: 28 %Cameron County: 30.7 %Carbon County: 26.1 %Centre County: 21.7 %Chester County: 18.2 %Clarion County: 25.8 %Clearfield County: 28 %Clinton County: 26.4 %Columbia County: 25.8 %Crawford County: 26.3 %Cumberland County: 21.7 %Dauphin County: 25.9 %Delaware County: 20.1 %Elk County: 27 %Erie County: 26.9 %Fayette County: 27.7 %Forest County: 30.1 %Franklin County: 25.5 %Fulton County: 25 %Greene County: 26 %Huntingdon County: 25.9 %Indiana County: 22.8 %Jefferson County: 27.7 %Juniata County: 27.7 %Lackawanna County: 24.6 %Lancaster County: 22.4 %Lawrence County: 26.2 %Lebanon County: 24.4 %Lehigh County: 25.9 %Luzerne County: 27 %Lycoming County: 24.2 %McKean County: 24.3 %Mercer County: 23.2 %Mifflin County: 29.2 %Monroe County: 25.2 %Montgomery County: 19.6 %Montour County: 25.5 %Northampton County: 23.4 %Northumberland County: 27.9 %Perry County: 24.3 %Philadelphia County: 27.2 %Pike County: 23.7 %Potter County: 26.9 %Schuylkill County: 27.4 %Snyder County: 25.3 %Somerset County: 27.1 %Sullivan County: 30.3 %Susquehanna County: 20.8 %Tioga County: 28.1 %Union County: 24.4 %Venango County: 28.1 %Warren County: 27 %Washington County: 24.1 %Wayne County: 26.9 %Westmoreland County: 21.9 %Wyoming County: 26.6 %York County: 22.6 %
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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

Cameron County: 30.7 %Cameron County30.7Sullivan County: 30.3 %Sullivan County30.3Forest County: 30.1 %Forest County30.1Mifflin County: 29.2 %Mifflin County29.2Tioga County: 28.1 %Tioga County28.1Venango County: 28.1 %Venango County28.1Cambria County: 28 %Cambria County28Clearfield County: 28 %Clearfield County28Northumberland County: 27.9 %Northumberland County27.9Fayette County: 27.7 %Fayette County27.7Jefferson County: 27.7 %Jefferson County27.7Juniata County: 27.7 %Juniata County27.7Armstrong County: 27.5 %Armstrong County27.5Schuylkill County: 27.4 %Schuylkill County27.4Bedford County: 27.2 %Bedford County27.2Philadelphia County: 27.2 %Philadelphia County27.2Somerset County: 27.1 %Somerset County27.1Elk County: 27 %Elk County27Luzerne County: 27 %Luzerne County27Warren County: 27 %Warren County27Erie County: 26.9 %Erie County26.9Potter County: 26.9 %Potter County26.9Wayne County: 26.9 %Wayne County26.9Blair County: 26.8 %Blair County26.8Wyoming County: 26.6 %Wyoming County26.6Clinton County: 26.4 %Clinton County26.4Crawford County: 26.3 %Crawford County26.3Lawrence County: 26.2 %Lawrence County26.2Carbon County: 26.1 %Carbon County26.1Greene County: 26 %Greene County26Dauphin County: 25.9 %Dauphin County25.9Huntingdon County: 25.9 %Huntingdon County25.9Lehigh County: 25.9 %Lehigh County25.9Clarion County: 25.8 %Clarion County25.8Columbia County: 25.8 %Columbia County25.8Franklin County: 25.5 %Franklin County25.5Montour County: 25.5 %Montour County25.5Snyder County: 25.3 %Snyder County25.3Monroe County: 25.2 %Monroe County25.2Fulton County: 25 %Fulton County25Cameron County: 30.7 %Cameron County30.7Sullivan County: 30.3 %Sullivan County30.3Forest County: 30.1 %Forest County30.1Mifflin County: 29.2 %Mifflin County29.2Tioga County: 28.1 %Tioga County28.1Venango County: 28.1 %Venango County28.1Cambria County: 28 %Cambria County28Clearfield County: 28 %Clearfield County28Northumberland County: 27.9 %Northumberland County27.9Fayette County: 27.7 %Fayette County27.7Jefferson County: 27.7 %Jefferson County27.7Juniata County: 27.7 %Juniata County27.7Armstrong County: 27.5 %Armstrong County27.5Schuylkill County: 27.4 %Schuylkill County27.4Bedford County: 27.2 %Bedford County27.2Philadelphia County: 27.2 %Philadelphia County27.2Somerset County: 27.1 %Somerset County27.1Elk County: 27 %Elk County27Luzerne County: 27 %Luzerne County27Warren County: 27 %Warren County27Erie County: 26.9 %Erie County26.9Potter County: 26.9 %Potter County26.9Wayne County: 26.9 %Wayne County26.9Blair County: 26.8 %Blair County26.8Wyoming County: 26.6 %Wyoming County26.6Clinton County: 26.4 %Clinton County26.4Crawford County: 26.3 %Crawford County26.3Lawrence County: 26.2 %Lawrence County26.2Carbon County: 26.1 %Carbon County26.1Greene County: 26 %Greene County26Dauphin County: 25.9 %Dauphin County25.9Huntingdon County: 25.9 %Huntingdon County25.9Lehigh County: 25.9 %Lehigh County25.9Clarion County: 25.8 %Clarion County25.8Columbia County: 25.8 %Columbia County25.8Franklin County: 25.5 %Franklin County25.5Montour County: 25.5 %Montour County25.5Snyder County: 25.3 %Snyder County25.3Monroe County: 25.2 %Monroe County25.2Fulton County: 25 %Fulton County25
%. 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
1Cameron County30.7-1.6 pts
2Sullivan County30.3+1.9 pts
3Forest County30.1-1.2 pts
4Mifflin County29.2-2.1 pts
5Tioga County28.10 pts
5Venango County28.1+0.5 pts
7Cambria County280 pts
7Clearfield County28-0.8 pts
9Northumberland County27.9+0.6 pts
10Fayette County27.7-3 pts
10Jefferson County27.7-1.9 pts
10Juniata County27.7-1.3 pts
13Armstrong County27.5+0.5 pts
14Schuylkill County27.4-0.9 pts
15Bedford County27.2-1.5 pts
15Philadelphia County27.2-3 pts
17Somerset County27.1-0.9 pts
18Elk County27+0.1 pts
18Luzerne County27-2.6 pts
18Warren County27-0.9 pts
21Erie County26.9+0.8 pts
21Potter County26.9-3.3 pts
21Wayne County26.9-0.6 pts
24Blair County26.8-0.2 pts
25Wyoming County26.6-0.2 pts
26Clinton County26.4-1.1 pts
27Crawford County26.3-2.4 pts
28Lawrence County26.2-1.9 pts
29Carbon County26.1-2.3 pts
30Greene County26-1 pts
31Dauphin County25.9+0.3 pts
31Huntingdon County25.9-2.4 pts
31Lehigh County25.9-1 pts
34Clarion County25.8-1.2 pts
34Columbia County25.8-0.9 pts
36Franklin County25.5-1.4 pts
36Montour County25.5+1 pts
38Snyder County25.3-1.8 pts
39Monroe County25.2-1 pts
40Fulton County25-2.9 pts
41Berks County24.9-0.5 pts
42Lackawanna County24.6-1.6 pts
43Lebanon County24.4-2.4 pts
43Union County24.4-1.6 pts
45McKean County24.3-5 pts
45Perry County24.3-1.9 pts
47Adams County24.2-1.1 pts
47Bradford County24.2-4.5 pts
47Lycoming County24.2-2.7 pts
50Washington County24.1+0.6 pts
51Pike County23.7-2.7 pts
52Beaver County23.5-1.6 pts
53Northampton County23.4-0.3 pts
54Bucks County23.2+0.7 pts
54Mercer County23.2-5.6 pts
56Indiana County22.8-3.2 pts
57York County22.6-3.2 pts
58Lancaster County22.4-2 pts
59Westmoreland County21.9-2.3 pts
60Allegheny County21.8-0.5 pts
61Centre County21.7-0.3 pts
61Cumberland County21.7+0.5 pts
63Susquehanna County20.8-7.8 pts
64Delaware County20.1-3.3 pts
65Montgomery County19.6-1.3 pts
66Butler County19.1-2.7 pts
67Chester County18.2-0.1 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Cameron County, with 30.7% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Chester County, with 18.2% in 2022.

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