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

Hancock County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2022, at 39.7%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 18.2%. The median was 31.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest39.7Hancock County
Lowest18.2Williamson County
Median31.695 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 27.5 %Bedford County: 30.2 %Benton County: 32.4 %Bledsoe County: 33.6 %Blount County: 26.2 %Bradley County: 25.2 %Campbell County: 31.6 %Cannon County: 30.3 %Carroll County: 33 %Carter County: 32.8 %Cheatham County: 26.7 %Chester County: 32.5 %Claiborne County: 31 %Clay County: 36.3 %Cocke County: 35.9 %Coffee County: 31.6 %Crockett County: 33.1 %Cumberland County: 33.2 %Davidson County: 27 %Decatur County: 36.6 %DeKalb County: 35 %Dickson County: 27.8 %Dyer County: 33.2 %Fayette County: 27 %Fentress County: 34 %Franklin County: 30.4 %Gibson County: 32.4 %Giles County: 32 %Grainger County: 35.9 %Greene County: 33.9 %Grundy County: 32.3 %Hamblen County: 30.5 %Hamilton County: 26.5 %Hancock County: 39.7 %Hardeman County: 34.6 %Hardin County: 30.3 %Hawkins County: 28.9 %Haywood County: 38 %Henderson County: 34.6 %Henry County: 32.9 %Hickman County: 31.5 %Houston County: 30.6 %Humphreys County: 33.1 %Jackson County: 34.5 %Jefferson County: 28.3 %Johnson County: 33 %Knox County: 22.5 %Lake County: 36.7 %Lauderdale County: 35.6 %Lawrence County: 31.3 %Lewis County: 34.5 %Lincoln County: 29 %Loudon County: 29.4 %McMinn County: 28.1 %McNairy County: 33.5 %Macon County: 32.4 %Madison County: 28.4 %Marion County: 30.2 %Marshall County: 32.7 %Maury County: 26.7 %Meigs County: 27.9 %Monroe County: 33 %Montgomery County: 26.4 %Moore County: 28.7 %Morgan County: 32.9 %Obion County: 31.7 %Overton County: 32.8 %Perry County: 32.6 %Pickett County: 37.1 %Polk County: 31.2 %Putnam County: 27 %Rhea County: 34.7 %Roane County: 29.6 %Robertson County: 27.3 %Rutherford County: 27.4 %Scott County: 34.4 %Sequatchie County: 35.5 %Sevier County: 26 %Shelby County: 30.1 %Smith County: 28.3 %Stewart County: 30 %Sullivan County: 28.6 %Sumner County: 25.1 %Tipton County: 30 %Trousdale County: 28.2 %Unicoi County: 34.5 %Union County: 30.8 %Van Buren County: 33.1 %Warren County: 35.4 %Washington County: 28.9 %Wayne County: 33.6 %Weakley County: 28.9 %White County: 32.7 %Williamson County: 18.2 %Wilson County: 24.2 %
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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

Hancock County: 39.7 %Hancock County39.7Haywood County: 38 %Haywood County38Pickett County: 37.1 %Pickett County37.1Lake County: 36.7 %Lake County36.7Decatur County: 36.6 %Decatur County36.6Clay County: 36.3 %Clay County36.3Cocke County: 35.9 %Cocke County35.9Grainger County: 35.9 %Grainger County35.9Lauderdale County: 35.6 %Lauderdale County35.6Sequatchie County: 35.5 %Sequatchie County35.5Warren County: 35.4 %Warren County35.4DeKalb County: 35 %DeKalb County35Rhea County: 34.7 %Rhea County34.7Hardeman County: 34.6 %Hardeman County34.6Henderson County: 34.6 %Henderson County34.6Jackson County: 34.5 %Jackson County34.5Lewis County: 34.5 %Lewis County34.5Unicoi County: 34.5 %Unicoi County34.5Scott County: 34.4 %Scott County34.4Fentress County: 34 %Fentress County34Greene County: 33.9 %Greene County33.9Bledsoe County: 33.6 %Bledsoe County33.6Wayne County: 33.6 %Wayne County33.6McNairy County: 33.5 %McNairy County33.5Cumberland County: 33.2 %Cumberland County33.2Dyer County: 33.2 %Dyer County33.2Crockett County: 33.1 %Crockett County33.1Humphreys County: 33.1 %Humphreys County33.1Van Buren County: 33.1 %Van Buren County33.1Carroll County: 33 %Carroll County33Johnson County: 33 %Johnson County33Monroe County: 33 %Monroe County33Henry County: 32.9 %Henry County32.9Morgan County: 32.9 %Morgan County32.9Carter County: 32.8 %Carter County32.8Overton County: 32.8 %Overton County32.8Marshall County: 32.7 %Marshall County32.7White County: 32.7 %White County32.7Perry County: 32.6 %Perry County32.6Chester County: 32.5 %Chester County32.5Hancock County: 39.7 %Hancock County39.7Haywood County: 38 %Haywood County38Pickett County: 37.1 %Pickett County37.1Lake County: 36.7 %Lake County36.7Decatur County: 36.6 %Decatur County36.6Clay County: 36.3 %Clay County36.3Cocke County: 35.9 %Cocke County35.9Grainger County: 35.9 %Grainger County35.9Lauderdale County: 35.6 %Lauderdale County35.6Sequatchie County: 35.5 %Sequatchie County35.5Warren County: 35.4 %Warren County35.4DeKalb County: 35 %DeKalb County35Rhea County: 34.7 %Rhea County34.7Hardeman County: 34.6 %Hardeman County34.6Henderson County: 34.6 %Henderson County34.6Jackson County: 34.5 %Jackson County34.5Lewis County: 34.5 %Lewis County34.5Unicoi County: 34.5 %Unicoi County34.5Scott County: 34.4 %Scott County34.4Fentress County: 34 %Fentress County34Greene County: 33.9 %Greene County33.9Bledsoe County: 33.6 %Bledsoe County33.6Wayne County: 33.6 %Wayne County33.6McNairy County: 33.5 %McNairy County33.5Cumberland County: 33.2 %Cumberland County33.2Dyer County: 33.2 %Dyer County33.2Crockett County: 33.1 %Crockett County33.1Humphreys County: 33.1 %Humphreys County33.1Van Buren County: 33.1 %Van Buren County33.1Carroll County: 33 %Carroll County33Johnson County: 33 %Johnson County33Monroe County: 33 %Monroe County33Henry County: 32.9 %Henry County32.9Morgan County: 32.9 %Morgan County32.9Carter County: 32.8 %Carter County32.8Overton County: 32.8 %Overton County32.8Marshall County: 32.7 %Marshall County32.7White County: 32.7 %White County32.7Perry County: 32.6 %Perry County32.6Chester County: 32.5 %Chester County32.5
%. 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
1Hancock County39.7+0.5 pts
2Haywood County38-1.3 pts
3Pickett County37.1+1.4 pts
4Lake County36.7-1.3 pts
5Decatur County36.6+2.5 pts
6Clay County36.3-1.1 pts
7Cocke County35.9+0.2 pts
7Grainger County35.9+1.4 pts
9Lauderdale County35.6-2.4 pts
10Sequatchie County35.5+0.4 pts
11Warren County35.4+2.1 pts
12DeKalb County35+0.7 pts
13Rhea County34.7+1.7 pts
14Hardeman County34.6-2.5 pts
14Henderson County34.6+2.2 pts
16Jackson County34.5+0.5 pts
16Lewis County34.5-1.4 pts
16Unicoi County34.5+1.7 pts
19Scott County34.4-2.6 pts
20Fentress County34-1.7 pts
21Greene County33.9+0.4 pts
22Bledsoe County33.6-0.8 pts
22Wayne County33.6-0.3 pts
24McNairy County33.5-0.6 pts
25Cumberland County33.2-0.6 pts
25Dyer County33.2+1.4 pts
27Crockett County33.1-1.6 pts
27Humphreys County33.1+1.6 pts
27Van Buren County33.1-4.4 pts
30Carroll County33+2.1 pts
30Johnson County33-3 pts
30Monroe County33-1.7 pts
33Henry County32.9-1.3 pts
33Morgan County32.9-1.7 pts
35Carter County32.8+1.3 pts
35Overton County32.8-0.5 pts
37Marshall County32.7+0.7 pts
37White County32.7-1.1 pts
39Perry County32.6-3.2 pts
40Chester County32.5+0.4 pts
41Benton County32.4-4.5 pts
41Gibson County32.4-0.6 pts
41Macon County32.4-1.7 pts
44Grundy County32.3-2.3 pts
45Giles County32-0.3 pts
46Obion County31.7-2.7 pts
47Campbell County31.6-4.2 pts
47Coffee County31.60 pts
49Hickman County31.5-0.4 pts
50Lawrence County31.3-2.9 pts
51Polk County31.2-0.1 pts
52Claiborne County31-2.8 pts
53Union County30.8-3 pts
54Houston County30.6-1.7 pts
55Hamblen County30.5-2.8 pts
56Franklin County30.4+0.2 pts
57Cannon County30.3-1.7 pts
57Hardin County30.3-4 pts
59Bedford County30.2-1.1 pts
59Marion County30.2-2.8 pts
61Shelby County30.1+0.9 pts
62Stewart County30-1 pts
62Tipton County30+0.7 pts
64Roane County29.6+0.6 pts
65Loudon County29.4-0.3 pts
66Lincoln County29-2.5 pts
67Hawkins County28.9-3.9 pts
67Washington County28.9+1.8 pts
67Weakley County28.9-2.9 pts
70Moore County28.7-2.5 pts
71Sullivan County28.6-3 pts
72Madison County28.4-4.5 pts
73Jefferson County28.3-1.3 pts
73Smith County28.3-2.5 pts
75Trousdale County28.2-0.6 pts
76McMinn County28.1-4.5 pts
77Meigs County27.9-5 pts
78Dickson County27.8-1.4 pts
79Anderson County27.5-5.2 pts
80Rutherford County27.4+1.3 pts
81Robertson County27.3-1.1 pts
82Davidson County27+2.7 pts
82Fayette County27-3.2 pts
82Putnam County27-3.3 pts
85Cheatham County26.7-2 pts
85Maury County26.7-2.8 pts
87Hamilton County26.5+0.2 pts
88Montgomery County26.4+0.6 pts
89Blount County26.2-1.5 pts
90Sevier County26-6.3 pts
91Bradley County25.2-4.6 pts
92Sumner County25.1-0.6 pts
93Wilson County24.2-1.3 pts
94Knox County22.5-3.1 pts
95Williamson County18.2-1 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.

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, 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Hancock County, with 39.7% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Williamson County, with 18.2% 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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