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Cities in South Carolina by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Gaffney, SC had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 43 cities in 2023, at 34%. Mount Pleasant, SC had the lowest, at 15.3%. The median was 25.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest34Gaffney, SC
Lowest15.3Mount Pleasant, SC
Median25.143 cities

All cities, 2023

Gaffney, SC: 34 %Gaffney, SC34Newberry, SC: 33.7 %Newberry, SC33.7Greenwood, SC: 32.5 %Greenwood, SC32.5Orangeburg, SC: 32.5 %Orangeburg, SC32.5York, SC: 32 %York, SC32Spartanburg, SC: 31.5 %Spartanburg, SC31.5Florence, SC: 30.3 %Florence, SC30.3Anderson, SC: 29 %Anderson, SC29West Columbia, SC: 28.1 %West Columbia, SC28.1Myrtle Beach, SC: 28 %Myrtle Beach, SC28Sumter, SC: 27.6 %Sumter, SC27.6Rock Hill, SC: 26.9 %Rock Hill, SC26.9North Charleston, SC: 26.8 %North Charleston, SC26.8Cayce, SC: 26.7 %Cayce, SC26.7Easley, SC: 26.7 %Easley, SC26.7Fountain Inn, SC: 26.6 %Fountain Inn, SC26.6Hardeeville, SC: 26.5 %Hardeeville, SC26.5Conway, SC: 26.2 %Conway, SC26.2Greer, SC: 25.5 %Greer, SC25.5Aiken, SC: 25.4 %Aiken, SC25.4Summerville, SC: 25.3 %Summerville, SC25.3Hanahan, SC: 25.1 %Hanahan, SC25.1Moncks Corner, SC: 24.9 %Moncks Corner, SC24.9Goose Creek, SC: 23.8 %Goose Creek, SC23.8Clemson, SC: 23.7 %Clemson, SC23.7Columbia, SC: 23.3 %Columbia, SC23.3North Augusta, SC: 23 %North Augusta, SC23North Myrtle Beach, SC: 22.5 %North Myrtle Beach, SC22.5Lexington, SC: 22 %Lexington, SC22Simpsonville, SC: 21.9 %Simpsonville, SC21.9Mauldin, SC: 21.8 %Mauldin, SC21.8Beaufort, SC: 21.4 %Beaufort, SC21.4Greenville, SC: 20.8 %Greenville, SC20.8Irmo, SC: 20.4 %Irmo, SC20.4Fort Mill, SC: 19.6 %Fort Mill, SC19.6Hilton Head Island, SC: 19.1 %Hilton Head Island, SC19.1Port Royal, SC: 18.6 %Port Royal, SC18.6Charleston, SC: 18.3 %Charleston, SC18.3Bluffton, SC: 16.9 %Bluffton, SC16.9James Island, SC: 16.9 %James Island, SC16.9Forest Acres, SC: 16.6 %Forest Acres, SC16.6Tega Cay, SC: 16.4 %Tega Cay, SC16.4Mount Pleasant, SC: 15.3 %Mount Pleasant, SC15.3
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Gaffney, SC34+2.6 pts
2Newberry, SC33.7+3.7 pts
3Greenwood, SC32.5+0.8 pts
3Orangeburg, SC32.5+0.4 pts
5York, SC32+1.6 pts
6Spartanburg, SC31.5-1.2 pts
7Florence, SC30.3-0.9 pts
8Anderson, SC29-1.2 pts
9West Columbia, SC28.1-0.1 pts
10Myrtle Beach, SC28+0.7 pts
11Sumter, SC27.6-4.2 pts
12Rock Hill, SC26.9+0.7 pts
13North Charleston, SC26.8+1.1 pts
14Cayce, SC26.7+0.9 pts
14Easley, SC26.7-0.1 pts
16Fountain Inn, SC26.6+1.4 pts
17Hardeeville, SC26.5+0.6 pts
18Conway, SC26.2+0.8 pts
19Greer, SC25.5-0.4 pts
20Aiken, SC25.4-1 pts
21Summerville, SC25.3+2.1 pts
22Hanahan, SC25.1+0.9 pts
23Moncks Corner, SC24.9+1.6 pts
24Goose Creek, SC23.8+0.3 pts
25Clemson, SC23.7-0.7 pts
26Columbia, SC23.3-0.9 pts
27North Augusta, SC23-1.3 pts
28North Myrtle Beach, SC22.5+0.3 pts
29Lexington, SC22+1.1 pts
30Simpsonville, SC21.9+0.5 pts
31Mauldin, SC21.8+0.4 pts
32Beaufort, SC21.4+0.3 pts
33Greenville, SC20.80 pts
34Irmo, SC20.4-1.7 pts
35Fort Mill, SC19.6+0.8 pts
36Hilton Head Island, SC19.1-0.9 pts
37Port Royal, SC18.6-1 pts
38Charleston, SC18.3+0.5 pts
39Bluffton, SC16.9-2.3 pts
39James Island, SC16.9+1.1 pts
41Forest Acres, SC16.6-1.9 pts
42Tega Cay, SC16.4-0.7 pts
43Mount Pleasant, SC15.3+0.3 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 cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in South Carolina 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in South Carolina by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/south-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in South Carolina 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/south-carolina-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in South Carolina 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/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Gaffney, SC, with 34% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Mount Pleasant, SC, with 15.3% 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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