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

Haywood County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2021, at 39.3%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 19.2%. The median was 32.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest39.3Haywood County
Lowest19.2Williamson County
Median32.895 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 32.7 %Bedford County: 31.3 %Benton County: 36.9 %Bledsoe County: 34.4 %Blount County: 27.7 %Bradley County: 29.8 %Campbell County: 35.8 %Cannon County: 32 %Carroll County: 30.9 %Carter County: 31.5 %Cheatham County: 28.7 %Chester County: 32.1 %Claiborne County: 33.8 %Clay County: 37.4 %Cocke County: 35.7 %Coffee County: 31.6 %Crockett County: 34.7 %Cumberland County: 33.8 %Davidson County: 24.3 %Decatur County: 34.1 %DeKalb County: 34.3 %Dickson County: 29.2 %Dyer County: 31.8 %Fayette County: 30.2 %Fentress County: 35.7 %Franklin County: 30.2 %Gibson County: 33 %Giles County: 32.3 %Grainger County: 34.5 %Greene County: 33.5 %Grundy County: 34.6 %Hamblen County: 33.3 %Hamilton County: 26.3 %Hancock County: 39.2 %Hardeman County: 37.1 %Hardin County: 34.3 %Hawkins County: 32.8 %Haywood County: 39.3 %Henderson County: 32.4 %Henry County: 34.2 %Hickman County: 31.9 %Houston County: 32.3 %Humphreys County: 31.5 %Jackson County: 34 %Jefferson County: 29.6 %Johnson County: 36 %Knox County: 25.6 %Lake County: 38 %Lauderdale County: 38 %Lawrence County: 34.2 %Lewis County: 35.9 %Lincoln County: 31.5 %Loudon County: 29.7 %McMinn County: 32.6 %McNairy County: 34.1 %Macon County: 34.1 %Madison County: 32.9 %Marion County: 33 %Marshall County: 32 %Maury County: 29.5 %Meigs County: 32.9 %Monroe County: 34.7 %Montgomery County: 25.8 %Moore County: 31.2 %Morgan County: 34.6 %Obion County: 34.4 %Overton County: 33.3 %Perry County: 35.8 %Pickett County: 35.7 %Polk County: 31.3 %Putnam County: 30.3 %Rhea County: 33 %Roane County: 29 %Robertson County: 28.4 %Rutherford County: 26.1 %Scott County: 37 %Sequatchie County: 35.1 %Sevier County: 32.3 %Shelby County: 29.2 %Smith County: 30.8 %Stewart County: 31 %Sullivan County: 31.6 %Sumner County: 25.7 %Tipton County: 29.3 %Trousdale County: 28.8 %Unicoi County: 32.8 %Union County: 33.8 %Van Buren County: 37.5 %Warren County: 33.3 %Washington County: 27.1 %Wayne County: 33.9 %Weakley County: 31.8 %White County: 33.8 %Williamson County: 19.2 %Wilson County: 25.5 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Haywood County: 39.3 %Haywood County39.3Hancock County: 39.2 %Hancock County39.2Lake County: 38 %Lake County38Lauderdale County: 38 %Lauderdale County38Van Buren County: 37.5 %Van Buren County37.5Clay County: 37.4 %Clay County37.4Hardeman County: 37.1 %Hardeman County37.1Scott County: 37 %Scott County37Benton County: 36.9 %Benton County36.9Johnson County: 36 %Johnson County36Lewis County: 35.9 %Lewis County35.9Campbell County: 35.8 %Campbell County35.8Perry County: 35.8 %Perry County35.8Cocke County: 35.7 %Cocke County35.7Fentress County: 35.7 %Fentress County35.7Pickett County: 35.7 %Pickett County35.7Sequatchie County: 35.1 %Sequatchie County35.1Crockett County: 34.7 %Crockett County34.7Monroe County: 34.7 %Monroe County34.7Grundy County: 34.6 %Grundy County34.6Morgan County: 34.6 %Morgan County34.6Grainger County: 34.5 %Grainger County34.5Bledsoe County: 34.4 %Bledsoe County34.4Obion County: 34.4 %Obion County34.4DeKalb County: 34.3 %DeKalb County34.3Hardin County: 34.3 %Hardin County34.3Henry County: 34.2 %Henry County34.2Lawrence County: 34.2 %Lawrence County34.2Decatur County: 34.1 %Decatur County34.1Macon County: 34.1 %Macon County34.1McNairy County: 34.1 %McNairy County34.1Jackson County: 34 %Jackson County34Wayne County: 33.9 %Wayne County33.9Claiborne County: 33.8 %Claiborne County33.8Cumberland County: 33.8 %Cumberland County33.8Union County: 33.8 %Union County33.8White County: 33.8 %White County33.8Greene County: 33.5 %Greene County33.5Hamblen County: 33.3 %Hamblen County33.3Overton County: 33.3 %Overton County33.3Haywood County: 39.3 %Haywood County39.3Hancock County: 39.2 %Hancock County39.2Lake County: 38 %Lake County38Lauderdale County: 38 %Lauderdale County38Van Buren County: 37.5 %Van Buren County37.5Clay County: 37.4 %Clay County37.4Hardeman County: 37.1 %Hardeman County37.1Scott County: 37 %Scott County37Benton County: 36.9 %Benton County36.9Johnson County: 36 %Johnson County36Lewis County: 35.9 %Lewis County35.9Campbell County: 35.8 %Campbell County35.8Perry County: 35.8 %Perry County35.8Cocke County: 35.7 %Cocke County35.7Fentress County: 35.7 %Fentress County35.7Pickett County: 35.7 %Pickett County35.7Sequatchie County: 35.1 %Sequatchie County35.1Crockett County: 34.7 %Crockett County34.7Monroe County: 34.7 %Monroe County34.7Grundy County: 34.6 %Grundy County34.6Morgan County: 34.6 %Morgan County34.6Grainger County: 34.5 %Grainger County34.5Bledsoe County: 34.4 %Bledsoe County34.4Obion County: 34.4 %Obion County34.4DeKalb County: 34.3 %DeKalb County34.3Hardin County: 34.3 %Hardin County34.3Henry County: 34.2 %Henry County34.2Lawrence County: 34.2 %Lawrence County34.2Decatur County: 34.1 %Decatur County34.1Macon County: 34.1 %Macon County34.1McNairy County: 34.1 %McNairy County34.1Jackson County: 34 %Jackson County34Wayne County: 33.9 %Wayne County33.9Claiborne County: 33.8 %Claiborne County33.8Cumberland County: 33.8 %Cumberland County33.8Union County: 33.8 %Union County33.8White County: 33.8 %White County33.8Greene County: 33.5 %Greene County33.5Hamblen County: 33.3 %Hamblen County33.3Overton County: 33.3 %Overton County33.3
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Haywood County39.3
2Hancock County39.2
3Lake County38
3Lauderdale County38
5Van Buren County37.5
6Clay County37.4
7Hardeman County37.1
8Scott County37
9Benton County36.9
10Johnson County36
11Lewis County35.9
12Campbell County35.8
12Perry County35.8
14Cocke County35.7
14Fentress County35.7
14Pickett County35.7
17Sequatchie County35.1
18Crockett County34.7
18Monroe County34.7
20Grundy County34.6
20Morgan County34.6
22Grainger County34.5
23Bledsoe County34.4
23Obion County34.4
25DeKalb County34.3
25Hardin County34.3
27Henry County34.2
27Lawrence County34.2
29Decatur County34.1
29Macon County34.1
29McNairy County34.1
32Jackson County34
33Wayne County33.9
34Claiborne County33.8
34Cumberland County33.8
34Union County33.8
34White County33.8
38Greene County33.5
39Hamblen County33.3
39Overton County33.3
39Warren County33.3
42Gibson County33
42Marion County33
42Rhea County33
45Madison County32.9
45Meigs County32.9
47Hawkins County32.8
47Unicoi County32.8
49Anderson County32.7
50McMinn County32.6
51Henderson County32.4
52Giles County32.3
52Houston County32.3
52Sevier County32.3
55Chester County32.1
56Cannon County32
56Marshall County32
58Hickman County31.9
59Dyer County31.8
59Weakley County31.8
61Coffee County31.6
61Sullivan County31.6
63Carter County31.5
63Humphreys County31.5
63Lincoln County31.5
66Bedford County31.3
66Polk County31.3
68Moore County31.2
69Stewart County31
70Carroll County30.9
71Smith County30.8
72Putnam County30.3
73Fayette County30.2
73Franklin County30.2
75Bradley County29.8
76Loudon County29.7
77Jefferson County29.6
78Maury County29.5
79Tipton County29.3
80Dickson County29.2
80Shelby County29.2
82Roane County29
83Trousdale County28.8
84Cheatham County28.7
85Robertson County28.4
86Blount County27.7
87Washington County27.1
88Hamilton County26.3
89Rutherford County26.1
90Montgomery County25.8
91Sumner County25.7
92Knox County25.6
93Wilson County25.5
94Davidson County24.3
95Williamson County19.2

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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 counties 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, 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Haywood County, with 39.3% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Williamson County, with 19.2% in 2021.

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