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

Dimmit County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 253 counties in 2023, at 49.5%. Travis County had the lowest, at 19.9%. The median was 30.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest49.5Dimmit County
Lowest19.9Travis County
Median30.8253 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Dimmit County: 49.5 %Dimmit County49.5Zavala County: 48.4 %Zavala County48.4Jim Hogg County: 47.7 %Jim Hogg County47.7Zapata County: 47.1 %Zapata County47.1Starr County: 47 %Starr County47Willacy County: 44.1 %Willacy County44.1Presidio County: 43.7 %Presidio County43.7Brooks County: 42.8 %Brooks County42.8Cochran County: 41.7 %Cochran County41.7Maverick County: 41.7 %Maverick County41.7Reeves County: 41.5 %Reeves County41.5Duval County: 41.1 %Duval County41.1Culberson County: 40.8 %Culberson County40.8Jim Wells County: 40.2 %Jim Wells County40.2Kenedy County: 40.2 %Kenedy County40.2Deaf Smith County: 39.8 %Deaf Smith County39.8La Salle County: 39.8 %La Salle County39.8San Augustine County: 39.2 %San Augustine County39.2Webb County: 39.2 %Webb County39.2Frio County: 38.6 %Frio County38.6Hudspeth County: 38.5 %Hudspeth County38.5Hidalgo County: 37.5 %Hidalgo County37.5Pecos County: 37.4 %Pecos County37.4Terry County: 37.3 %Terry County37.3Newton County: 37.1 %Newton County37.1Upton County: 37.1 %Upton County37.1Crosby County: 37 %Crosby County37Cameron County: 36.9 %Cameron County36.9Swisher County: 36.9 %Swisher County36.9Dawson County: 36.5 %Dawson County36.5Floyd County: 36.5 %Floyd County36.5Bailey County: 36.4 %Bailey County36.4Edwards County: 36.4 %Edwards County36.4Val Verde County: 36.4 %Val Verde County36.4Hale County: 36.1 %Hale County36.1Crane County: 36 %Crane County36Garza County: 36 %Garza County36Lamb County: 35.9 %Lamb County35.9Moore County: 35.9 %Moore County35.9Refugio County: 35.9 %Refugio County35.9
%. 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
1Dimmit County49.5+2 pts
2Zavala County48.4+5.4 pts
3Jim Hogg County47.7+5.3 pts
4Zapata County47.1+0.4 pts
5Starr County47+3.7 pts
6Willacy County44.1+4.3 pts
7Presidio County43.7-1.8 pts
8Brooks County42.8+3.4 pts
9Cochran County41.7+0.8 pts
9Maverick County41.7+0.8 pts
11Reeves County41.5+4.2 pts
12Duval County41.1+1.6 pts
13Culberson County40.8+1.9 pts
14Jim Wells County40.2+3.5 pts
14Kenedy County40.2-9.1 pts
16Deaf Smith County39.8-0.3 pts
16La Salle County39.8-0.5 pts
18San Augustine County39.2+2 pts
18Webb County39.2+6.2 pts
20Frio County38.6+1.1 pts
21Hudspeth County38.5-3.5 pts
22Hidalgo County37.5-1.5 pts
23Pecos County37.4+2.9 pts
24Terry County37.3+0.2 pts
25Newton County37.1-0.5 pts
25Upton County37.1+0.4 pts
27Crosby County37+0.8 pts
28Cameron County36.9-4.3 pts
28Swisher County36.9+2.7 pts
30Dawson County36.5+0.9 pts
30Floyd County36.5-1.7 pts
32Bailey County36.4+5.3 pts
32Edwards County36.4-3.1 pts
32Val Verde County36.4+1.2 pts
35Hale County36.1+0.5 pts
36Crane County36+1.7 pts
36Garza County36+2.6 pts
38Lamb County35.9+0.3 pts
38Moore County35.9-0.3 pts
38Refugio County35.9+1.7 pts
41Gonzales County35.8+2.4 pts
41Nolan County35.8+1.3 pts
41Sutton County35.8-1.1 pts
41Wilbarger County35.8+1.1 pts
45Dallam County35.6+4.2 pts
45Foard County35.6+0.5 pts
47McMullen County35.5-1.9 pts
48Cottle County35.4-0.9 pts
49Crockett County35.3+3.1 pts
50Shelby County35.2+0.6 pts
51Titus County35.1+1.9 pts
52Atascosa County35+0.9 pts
52Live Oak County35+2.1 pts
54Potter County34.9-0.2 pts
55Real County34.6-1 pts
55San Patricio County34.6+2.7 pts
57Briscoe County34.5-4.6 pts
57Liberty County34.5+0.9 pts
57Uvalde County34.5-0.1 pts
60Hall County34.4+1.8 pts
61Castro County34.2+1.2 pts
61Jeff Davis County34.2+1.5 pts
63Karnes County34.1+1.4 pts
64Kleberg County33.9+1.4 pts
64Ward County33.9+0.6 pts
66Camp County33.8+2.6 pts
66Falls County33.8+0.5 pts
66Matagorda County33.8-0.9 pts
66Parmer County33.8-0.2 pts
70Houston County33.7+0.8 pts
71Jasper County33.5+1 pts
72Angelina County33.4+1.7 pts
72El Paso County33.4+2.4 pts
72Ochiltree County33.4+2.7 pts
75Caldwell County33.3+1.5 pts
75Menard County33.3+3.2 pts
77Winkler County33.2-0.1 pts
78Marion County33.1+0.8 pts
78Tyler County33.1+2.7 pts
80DeWitt County33+1.8 pts
80Reagan County33+2.1 pts
82Bee County32.9-0.4 pts
82Navarro County32.9+1.6 pts
84Limestone County32.8-2.8 pts
85Dickens County32.5+2.6 pts
85King County32.5-4.9 pts
85Lynn County32.5-2.6 pts
85Red River County32.5-0.9 pts
89Knox County32.4+0.3 pts
89Polk County32.4+0.6 pts
89San Jacinto County32.4+0.8 pts
92Stonewall County32.2+0.5 pts
93Haskell County32.1+0.4 pts
93Howard County32.1+1.9 pts
93McCulloch County32.1-0.8 pts
93Wharton County32.1+0.8 pts
93Yoakum County32.1-4.3 pts
98Collingsworth County320 pts
98Concho County32-3.6 pts
98Hockley County32-0.3 pts
98Kinney County32-1.5 pts
102Jefferson County31.9-2.9 pts
102Lee County31.9+1.5 pts
104Cherokee County31.80 pts
104Ector County31.8-0.5 pts
104Gaines County31.8+1 pts
104Mitchell County31.8-1.3 pts
104Nueces County31.8-2.9 pts
109Coke County31.7-2.9 pts
109Jackson County31.7-0.8 pts
109Trinity County31.7+1.4 pts
112Gray County31.6-0.8 pts
112Morris County31.6+0.7 pts
112Victoria County31.6+0.3 pts
115Kimble County31.5-0.3 pts
115Madison County31.5+1.2 pts
115Robertson County31.5+1.6 pts
118Bastrop County31.3+4.6 pts
118Calhoun County31.3+2.8 pts
120Hardeman County31.2+1.4 pts
121Andrews County31.1+0.1 pts
121Milam County31.1+0.8 pts
123Hansford County31+3.4 pts
123Runnels County31+0.7 pts
123Scurry County31-0.1 pts
126San Saba County30.9+0.5 pts
127Baylor County30.8+4.7 pts
127Cass County30.8-0.9 pts
127Wheeler County30.8-1.3 pts
130Jones County30.7-2.1 pts
130Palo Pinto County30.7+1.5 pts
130Sabine County30.7-1.5 pts
130Schleicher County30.7-2.4 pts
134Anderson County30.6+2.3 pts
134Bexar County30.6+3.2 pts
134Lipscomb County30.60 pts
137Comanche County30.5-1.4 pts
137Dallas County30.5+2.7 pts
137Leon County30.5-1.9 pts
137Medina County30.5+0.1 pts
141Goliad County30.4-0.1 pts
141Hill County30.40 pts
141Jack County30.4+1.6 pts
144Aransas County30.2-2.7 pts
145Austin County30.1+2.4 pts
145Brown County30.1+1 pts
145Freestone County30.1-0.7 pts
145Grimes County30.1-0.3 pts
145Henderson County30.1+0.6 pts
145Lamar County30.1+0.2 pts
151Hamilton County30-0.6 pts
151Throckmorton County30+1.8 pts
153Colorado County29.9-0.6 pts
153Stephens County29.9-2 pts
155Coleman County29.8-0.1 pts
155Eastland County29.80 pts
155Nacogdoches County29.8+2.4 pts
155Rusk County29.8+2.3 pts
159Bandera County29.7+2.5 pts
159Lavaca County29.7+0.9 pts
159Walker County29.7+0.3 pts
162Childress County29.6-0.9 pts
162Hopkins County29.6+2.7 pts
162Upshur County29.6-1.4 pts
165Harrison County29.5+1.4 pts
166Bell County29.3+1.7 pts
166Martin County29.3-1.5 pts
168Bowie County29.1-0.3 pts
168Fannin County29.1+1.1 pts
168Gregg County29.1+0.9 pts
171Tom Green County29+0.1 pts
172Donley County28.8-0.2 pts
172Fisher County28.8-2.8 pts
172Motley County28.8+0.7 pts
175Burleson County28.7-1.3 pts
175Panola County28.7-0.7 pts
175Van Zandt County28.7-0.3 pts
178Oldham County28.6+1.6 pts
178Wood County28.6+1.3 pts
180Sherman County28.5-0.5 pts
181Montague County28.4+0.5 pts
181Young County28.4-1.2 pts
183Delta County28.3+3.1 pts
184Bosque County28.2-3.1 pts
184Hutchinson County28.2+1.4 pts
186Llano County28.1+1.2 pts
187Hunt County28-0.4 pts
187Kerr County28-3 pts
189McLennan County27.9+0.1 pts
190Lampasas County27.8-1.5 pts
191Cooke County27.7-0.1 pts
191Tarrant County27.7+1.8 pts
193Lubbock County27.6+1.9 pts
193Orange County27.6-1.6 pts
195Rains County27.5-0.4 pts
196Grayson County27.4-0.1 pts
197Kaufman County27.3-2.2 pts
198Johnson County27-4.3 pts
198Smith County27-1 pts
198Wichita County27+0.5 pts
201Mills County26.9-0.2 pts
201Waller County26.9+0.1 pts
203Burnet County26.8-1.8 pts
203Coryell County26.8-3.1 pts
203Hardin County26.8+0.5 pts
203Harris County26.8-1.9 pts
203Hartley County26.8+2.1 pts
203Mason County26.8-0.8 pts
203Terrell County26.8-0.6 pts
210Irion County26.7+0.9 pts
211Midland County26.6+1 pts
211Wilson County26.6-2.5 pts
211Wise County26.6-1.5 pts
214Archer County26.5+0.4 pts
214Callahan County26.5-0.9 pts
214Fayette County26.5+0.6 pts
214Washington County26.5-1.7 pts
218Clay County26.4+1.6 pts
219Taylor County26.1-0.5 pts
220Guadalupe County25.9+1.2 pts
221Ellis County25.80 pts
222Somervell County25.7+3.4 pts
223Brazoria County25.60 pts
223Gillespie County25.6-1.7 pts
225Borden County25.5+4.2 pts
225Franklin County25.5+2.9 pts
225Hemphill County25.5-1.4 pts
228Galveston County25.4+0.9 pts
229Kent County25.2-1 pts
230Erath County25.1-3.1 pts
231Chambers County25+0.2 pts
232Armstrong County24.9-0.7 pts
232Brewster County24.9-0.2 pts
234Hood County24.7+0.6 pts
235Fort Bend County24.3+1.8 pts
236Brazos County24.2+2.1 pts
236Carson County24.2+0.4 pts
238Blanco County24.1-1.9 pts
238Shackelford County24.1-0.5 pts
240Sterling County23.8-1.3 pts
241Roberts County23.6-2.6 pts
242Montgomery County23.5-3.3 pts
242Randall County23.5+0.5 pts
244Parker County23.4-0.2 pts
245Glasscock County23.3+1.5 pts
246Hays County23.1-0.7 pts
247Williamson County22.5+3.1 pts
248Comal County21.8-1.7 pts
249Denton County21.2+0.9 pts
249Kendall County21.2+1.2 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Which county has the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate?

Dimmit County, with 49.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Travis County, with 19.9% 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. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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