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Counties in Tennessee by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Lake County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2023, at 39.6%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 18.1%. The median was 30.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest39.6Lake County
Lowest18.1Williamson County
Median30.395 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 27.4 %Bedford County: 29.6 %Benton County: 33.8 %Bledsoe County: 34.7 %Blount County: 25.8 %Bradley County: 25.9 %Campbell County: 32.3 %Cannon County: 29.5 %Carroll County: 30.3 %Carter County: 31.4 %Cheatham County: 24.6 %Chester County: 28.6 %Claiborne County: 30.3 %Clay County: 34.2 %Cocke County: 33.3 %Coffee County: 28.3 %Crockett County: 30.9 %Cumberland County: 29.7 %Davidson County: 24.7 %Decatur County: 33.5 %DeKalb County: 32.2 %Dickson County: 27.1 %Dyer County: 30.5 %Fayette County: 26.8 %Fentress County: 32.6 %Franklin County: 28.8 %Gibson County: 29.8 %Giles County: 28.8 %Grainger County: 30.8 %Greene County: 31.1 %Grundy County: 33 %Hamblen County: 31.1 %Hamilton County: 22.4 %Hancock County: 39 %Hardeman County: 34.1 %Hardin County: 33.3 %Hawkins County: 31.6 %Haywood County: 38.7 %Henderson County: 31.1 %Henry County: 32.5 %Hickman County: 29.7 %Houston County: 30.1 %Humphreys County: 29.5 %Jackson County: 33 %Jefferson County: 27.1 %Johnson County: 33.7 %Knox County: 23.3 %Lake County: 39.6 %Lauderdale County: 34.5 %Lawrence County: 30.5 %Lewis County: 29.8 %Lincoln County: 28.8 %Loudon County: 27.1 %McMinn County: 30 %McNairy County: 31.3 %Macon County: 31.8 %Madison County: 30.4 %Marion County: 31.1 %Marshall County: 27.2 %Maury County: 24.6 %Meigs County: 31.1 %Monroe County: 31.9 %Montgomery County: 23.7 %Moore County: 28.6 %Morgan County: 30.4 %Obion County: 32.2 %Overton County: 30.7 %Perry County: 33.5 %Pickett County: 35.1 %Polk County: 30.5 %Putnam County: 25.4 %Rhea County: 31.2 %Roane County: 29.5 %Robertson County: 27.2 %Rutherford County: 22.9 %Scott County: 35.4 %Sequatchie County: 32.5 %Sevier County: 27.2 %Shelby County: 27.5 %Smith County: 27.7 %Stewart County: 27.6 %Sullivan County: 29.1 %Sumner County: 23.6 %Tipton County: 28 %Trousdale County: 27.9 %Unicoi County: 31.9 %Union County: 29.5 %Van Buren County: 31 %Warren County: 31.8 %Washington County: 25.4 %Wayne County: 31.5 %Weakley County: 28.9 %White County: 32.1 %Williamson County: 18.1 %Wilson County: 21.8 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Lake County: 39.6 %Lake County39.6Hancock County: 39 %Hancock County39Haywood County: 38.7 %Haywood County38.7Scott County: 35.4 %Scott County35.4Pickett County: 35.1 %Pickett County35.1Bledsoe County: 34.7 %Bledsoe County34.7Lauderdale County: 34.5 %Lauderdale County34.5Clay County: 34.2 %Clay County34.2Hardeman County: 34.1 %Hardeman County34.1Benton County: 33.8 %Benton County33.8Johnson County: 33.7 %Johnson County33.7Decatur County: 33.5 %Decatur County33.5Perry County: 33.5 %Perry County33.5Cocke County: 33.3 %Cocke County33.3Hardin County: 33.3 %Hardin County33.3Grundy County: 33 %Grundy County33Jackson County: 33 %Jackson County33Fentress County: 32.6 %Fentress County32.6Henry County: 32.5 %Henry County32.5Sequatchie County: 32.5 %Sequatchie County32.5Campbell County: 32.3 %Campbell County32.3DeKalb County: 32.2 %DeKalb County32.2Obion County: 32.2 %Obion County32.2White County: 32.1 %White County32.1Monroe County: 31.9 %Monroe County31.9Unicoi County: 31.9 %Unicoi County31.9Macon County: 31.8 %Macon County31.8Warren County: 31.8 %Warren County31.8Hawkins County: 31.6 %Hawkins County31.6Wayne County: 31.5 %Wayne County31.5Carter County: 31.4 %Carter County31.4McNairy County: 31.3 %McNairy County31.3Rhea County: 31.2 %Rhea County31.2Greene County: 31.1 %Greene County31.1Hamblen County: 31.1 %Hamblen County31.1Henderson County: 31.1 %Henderson County31.1Marion County: 31.1 %Marion County31.1Meigs County: 31.1 %Meigs County31.1Van Buren County: 31 %Van Buren County31Crockett County: 30.9 %Crockett County30.9Lake County: 39.6 %Lake County39.6Hancock County: 39 %Hancock County39Haywood County: 38.7 %Haywood County38.7Scott County: 35.4 %Scott County35.4Pickett County: 35.1 %Pickett County35.1Bledsoe County: 34.7 %Bledsoe County34.7Lauderdale County: 34.5 %Lauderdale County34.5Clay County: 34.2 %Clay County34.2Hardeman County: 34.1 %Hardeman County34.1Benton County: 33.8 %Benton County33.8Johnson County: 33.7 %Johnson County33.7Decatur County: 33.5 %Decatur County33.5Perry County: 33.5 %Perry County33.5Cocke County: 33.3 %Cocke County33.3Hardin County: 33.3 %Hardin County33.3Grundy County: 33 %Grundy County33Jackson County: 33 %Jackson County33Fentress County: 32.6 %Fentress County32.6Henry County: 32.5 %Henry County32.5Sequatchie County: 32.5 %Sequatchie County32.5Campbell County: 32.3 %Campbell County32.3DeKalb County: 32.2 %DeKalb County32.2Obion County: 32.2 %Obion County32.2White County: 32.1 %White County32.1Monroe County: 31.9 %Monroe County31.9Unicoi County: 31.9 %Unicoi County31.9Macon County: 31.8 %Macon County31.8Warren County: 31.8 %Warren County31.8Hawkins County: 31.6 %Hawkins County31.6Wayne County: 31.5 %Wayne County31.5Carter County: 31.4 %Carter County31.4McNairy County: 31.3 %McNairy County31.3Rhea County: 31.2 %Rhea County31.2Greene County: 31.1 %Greene County31.1Hamblen County: 31.1 %Hamblen County31.1Henderson County: 31.1 %Henderson County31.1Marion County: 31.1 %Marion County31.1Meigs County: 31.1 %Meigs County31.1Van Buren County: 31 %Van Buren County31Crockett County: 30.9 %Crockett County30.9
%. 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
1Lake County39.6+2.9 pts
2Hancock County39-0.7 pts
3Haywood County38.7+0.7 pts
4Scott County35.4+1 pts
5Pickett County35.1-2 pts
6Bledsoe County34.7+1.1 pts
7Lauderdale County34.5-1.1 pts
8Clay County34.2-2.1 pts
9Hardeman County34.1-0.5 pts
10Benton County33.8+1.4 pts
11Johnson County33.7+0.7 pts
12Decatur County33.5-3.1 pts
12Perry County33.5+0.9 pts
14Cocke County33.3-2.6 pts
14Hardin County33.3+3 pts
16Grundy County33+0.7 pts
16Jackson County33-1.5 pts
18Fentress County32.6-1.4 pts
19Henry County32.5-0.4 pts
19Sequatchie County32.5-3 pts
21Campbell County32.3+0.7 pts
22DeKalb County32.2-2.8 pts
22Obion County32.2+0.5 pts
24White County32.1-0.6 pts
25Monroe County31.9-1.1 pts
25Unicoi County31.9-2.6 pts
27Macon County31.8-0.6 pts
27Warren County31.8-3.6 pts
29Hawkins County31.6+2.7 pts
30Wayne County31.5-2.1 pts
31Carter County31.4-1.4 pts
32McNairy County31.3-2.2 pts
33Rhea County31.2-3.5 pts
34Greene County31.1-2.8 pts
34Hamblen County31.1+0.6 pts
34Henderson County31.1-3.5 pts
34Marion County31.1+0.9 pts
34Meigs County31.1+3.2 pts
39Van Buren County31-2.1 pts
40Crockett County30.9-2.2 pts
41Grainger County30.8-5.1 pts
42Overton County30.7-2.1 pts
43Dyer County30.5-2.7 pts
43Lawrence County30.5-0.8 pts
43Polk County30.5-0.7 pts
46Madison County30.4+2 pts
46Morgan County30.4-2.5 pts
48Carroll County30.3-2.7 pts
48Claiborne County30.3-0.7 pts
50Houston County30.1-0.5 pts
51McMinn County30+1.9 pts
52Gibson County29.8-2.6 pts
52Lewis County29.8-4.7 pts
54Cumberland County29.7-3.5 pts
54Hickman County29.7-1.8 pts
56Bedford County29.6-0.6 pts
57Cannon County29.5-0.8 pts
57Humphreys County29.5-3.6 pts
57Roane County29.5-0.1 pts
57Union County29.5-1.3 pts
61Sullivan County29.1+0.5 pts
62Weakley County28.90 pts
63Franklin County28.8-1.6 pts
63Giles County28.8-3.2 pts
63Lincoln County28.8-0.2 pts
66Chester County28.6-3.9 pts
66Moore County28.6-0.1 pts
68Coffee County28.3-3.3 pts
69Tipton County28-2 pts
70Trousdale County27.9-0.3 pts
71Smith County27.7-0.6 pts
72Stewart County27.6-2.4 pts
73Shelby County27.5-2.6 pts
74Anderson County27.4-0.1 pts
75Marshall County27.2-5.5 pts
75Robertson County27.2-0.1 pts
75Sevier County27.2+1.2 pts
78Dickson County27.1-0.7 pts
78Jefferson County27.1-1.2 pts
78Loudon County27.1-2.3 pts
81Fayette County26.8-0.2 pts
82Bradley County25.9+0.7 pts
83Blount County25.8-0.4 pts
84Putnam County25.4-1.6 pts
84Washington County25.4-3.5 pts
86Davidson County24.7-2.3 pts
87Cheatham County24.6-2.1 pts
87Maury County24.6-2.1 pts
89Montgomery County23.7-2.7 pts
90Sumner County23.6-1.5 pts
91Knox County23.3+0.8 pts
92Rutherford County22.9-4.5 pts
93Hamilton County22.4-4.1 pts
94Wilson County21.8-2.4 pts
95Williamson County18.1-0.1 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Lake County, with 39.6% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Williamson County, with 18.1% in 2023.

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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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