US cities by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Roma, TX had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 3101 cities in 2023, at 51.5%. Superior, CO had the lowest, at 9.1%. The median was 24.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest51.5Roma, TX

Lowest9.1Superior, CO

Median24.83101 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

%. 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

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Roma, TX	51.5	+3.2 pts
2	Jennings, MO	47.3	+7 pts
3	Rio Grande City, TX	47.2	+4.3 pts
4	Forrest City, AR	46.6	+4.3 pts
5	Mendota, CA	46.5	+5.5 pts
6	Donna, TX	45.6	+4.7 pts
6	Raymondville, TX	45.6	+4.4 pts
8	Prichard, AL	45.5	+4.3 pts
9	Canton, MS	44.7	+3.3 pts
10	Crowley, LA	44.6	+3.1 pts
11	Central Falls, RI	44.4	+3 pts
11	Minden, LA	44.4	+3.1 pts
13	Arvin, CA	44.3	+3.8 pts
14	Robstown, TX	44.2	+4.4 pts
15	Clarksdale, MS	44	+2.8 pts
16	Camden, NJ	43.7	+1.6 pts
16	Florida City, FL	43.7	+1.3 pts
18	Bridgeton, NJ	43.5	+5.3 pts
19	Alice, TX	43.2	+3.4 pts
19	Parlier, CA	43.2	+8.5 pts
21	McFarland, CA	43	+2.5 pts
21	San Elizario, TX	43	+4 pts
23	Opa-locka, FL	42.8	+3.1 pts
23	Opelousas, LA	42.8	+0.7 pts
25	Greenville, MS	42.7	+3 pts
25	West Memphis, AR	42.7	+2.3 pts
27	Laurel, MS	42.3	+4.6 pts
28	East Cleveland, OH	42.2	+3.7 pts
29	Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO	42.1	+5.2 pts
30	Atlantic City, NJ	42	+1.4 pts
30	Passaic, NJ	42	+2.5 pts
32	Eagle Pass, TX	41.7	+1.8 pts
32	Paterson, NJ	41.7	+2.5 pts
34	Kennett, MO	41.6	+6.9 pts
35	Saginaw, MI	41.5	+3.5 pts
36	San Benito, TX	41.4	-1.1 pts
37	Meridian, MS	41.2	+2.6 pts
38	Abbeville, LA	41	+2.7 pts
38	East St. Louis, IL	41	+4.4 pts
38	Natchez, MS	41	+5.9 pts
38	Palmview, TX	41	+1.6 pts
42	Farmersville, CA	40.9	+5.4 pts
42	Gary, IN	40.9	-3.5 pts
42	Lindsay, CA	40.9	+1.3 pts
42	Moss Point, MS	40.9	+3.4 pts
42	New Square, NY	40.9	+2.1 pts
42	Poplar Bluff, MO	40.9	+2.3 pts
42	Portsmouth, OH	40.9	+3.9 pts
49	Greenwood, MS	40.8	+1.7 pts
49	Sweetwater, FL	40.8	+1.8 pts
49	Waycross, GA	40.8	+4.3 pts
52	Bell Gardens, CA	40.6	+2.8 pts
52	Cudahy, CA	40.6	+2.3 pts
52	Okmulgee, OK	40.6	+2.2 pts
55	Bogalusa, LA	40.5	+1.8 pts
55	Port Arthur, TX	40.5	-1 pts
57	Alamo, TX	40.3	+1.6 pts
57	East Chicago, IN	40.3	-4 pts
59	Gadsden, AL	40.2	+3.5 pts
59	Pine Bluff, AR	40.2	+4.4 pts
61	Hialeah, FL	40.1	+2.4 pts
61	McComb, MS	40.1	+0.6 pts
61	Monett, MO	40.1	+5.5 pts
64	Avenal, CA	40	+5.4 pts
64	Pleasantville, NJ	40	+1.7 pts
66	Alton, TX	39.9	-0.3 pts
67	Guymon, OK	39.7	+0.7 pts
68	Brookhaven, MS	39.6	+3.5 pts
68	Camden, AR	39.6	-1.2 pts
68	Flint, MI	39.6	+1.1 pts
68	Grenada, MS	39.6	+0.5 pts
68	Hamtramck, MI	39.6	+6.1 pts
68	Hereford, TX	39.6	+1 pts
68	Laredo, TX	39.6	+2.9 pts
68	Perth Amboy, NJ	39.6	+4.8 pts
76	Carthage, MO	39.5	+4.2 pts
76	Dublin, GA	39.5	+2.6 pts
76	Forest Hill, TX	39.5	+3.2 pts
76	Inkster, MI	39.5	+5 pts
76	Mercedes, TX	39.5	+1.9 pts
76	San Juan, TX	39.5	+2.2 pts
76	South El Monte, CA	39.5	+3.3 pts
83	Belle Glade, FL	39.4	+1.1 pts
83	Monroe, LA	39.4	+4 pts
83	Socorro, TX	39.4	+0.7 pts
86	Texarkana, AR	39.3	+3.1 pts
86	Youngstown, OH	39.3	+0.8 pts
88	El Dorado, AR	39.2	+1.7 pts
89	Brunswick, GA	39.1	+1.1 pts
89	Columbus, MS	39.1	0 pts
91	Douglas, AZ	39	+2.6 pts
92	Gulfport, MS	38.9	+6.2 pts
92	Lorain, OH	38.9	+1.4 pts
92	Melvindale, MI	38.9	+5.1 pts
95	Del Rio, TX	38.8	+2.9 pts
96	Hartford, CT	38.7	+0.8 pts
96	Kinston, NC	38.7	+5 pts
96	Lawrence, MA	38.7	+5.1 pts
99	Douglas, GA	38.6	+0.7 pts
99	Liberal, KS	38.6	+3.1 pts
101	Blytheville, AR	38.5	-0.2 pts
101	Haverstraw, NY	38.5	+5.5 pts
101	Muskogee, OK	38.5	0 pts
101	Sikeston, MO	38.5	+2.9 pts
101	Spring Valley, NY	38.5	+4.3 pts
101	Sweetwater, TX	38.5	+1.7 pts
101	Warren, OH	38.5	+0.9 pts
108	Cairo, GA	38.4	+1.8 pts
108	Palatka, FL	38.4	+1 pts
108	Parkersburg, WV	38.4	+2.2 pts
108	Pharr, TX	38.4	+1.7 pts
108	Springfield, OH	38.4	+2.8 pts
113	Calexico, CA	38.3	+2 pts
113	Delano, CA	38.3	+2.5 pts
113	Detroit, MI	38.3	+4.9 pts
113	Lexington, NE	38.3	+1.6 pts
113	Maywood, CA	38.3	+3.6 pts
113	Newark, NJ	38.3	+2.3 pts
113	Plainview, TX	38.3	+1.5 pts
120	Ashtabula, OH	38.2	+3.3 pts
120	Bessemer, AL	38.2	+0.2 pts
120	Corcoran, CA	38.2	+1.9 pts
120	Huntington Park, CA	38.2	+3.4 pts
120	New Iberia, LA	38.2	+1 pts
120	Russellville, AL	38.2	-0.3 pts
126	Avon Park, FL	38.1	-0.6 pts
126	Kerman, CA	38.1	+4.9 pts
126	Trotwood, OH	38.1	+1.3 pts
126	Union City, NJ	38.1	+3.9 pts
130	Bell, CA	37.9	+2.8 pts
130	Selma, AL	37.9	-0.1 pts
130	Trenton, NJ	37.9	+1.5 pts
133	Center Point, AL	37.8	+0.5 pts
133	Ferguson, MO	37.8	+4.9 pts
133	King City, CA	37.8	+4.2 pts
136	Beckley, WV	37.7	+1.5 pts
136	Brownsville, TX	37.7	-2.1 pts
136	Nogales, AZ	37.7	+0.5 pts
136	South Houston, TX	37.7	0 pts
140	Hialeah Gardens, FL	37.6	+0.8 pts
140	Martinsburg, WV	37.6	+4 pts
140	Waterbury, CT	37.6	+1 pts
143	Dinuba, CA	37.5	+3.2 pts
143	Holyoke, MA	37.5	+1.3 pts
143	Jackson, MS	37.5	+2.2 pts
143	Reedley, CA	37.5	+8.4 pts
143	Springfield, MA	37.5	+2.2 pts
148	Canton, OH	37.4	+3.4 pts
148	Ironton, OH	37.4	-0.3 pts
148	West New York, NJ	37.4	+3.9 pts
151	Gatesville, TX	37.3	+0.4 pts
151	Mount Pleasant, TX	37.3	+1.1 pts
153	Corinth, MS	37.2	+0.2 pts
153	Sunnyside, WA	37.2	+0.5 pts
155	Anniston, AL	37.1	+1.4 pts
155	Livingston, CA	37.1	+4.7 pts
155	Uvalde, TX	37.1	+0.7 pts
155	Vicksburg, MS	37.1	+1.7 pts
159	Madera, CA	37	+2.6 pts
160	Malvern, AR	36.9	+0.1 pts
161	Conneaut, OH	36.8	+5.2 pts
161	Deming, NM	36.8	+0.8 pts
161	Wasco, CA	36.8	+3.1 pts
164	Cleveland, MS	36.7	+4.5 pts
164	Eufaula, AL	36.7	+0.9 pts
164	Moultrie, GA	36.7	+0.5 pts
167	Bellmead, TX	36.6	+1.8 pts
167	Forest Park, GA	36.6	-2.1 pts
167	Mansfield, OH	36.6	+1.9 pts
167	West Plains, MO	36.6	+2.7 pts
171	Miami, OK	36.5	+1.5 pts
172	Ardmore, OK	36.4	+1.1 pts
172	Bridgeport, CT	36.4	+2.7 pts
172	Cambridge, OH	36.4	+2.9 pts
172	Dayton, OH	36.4	0 pts
172	Freeport, TX	36.4	-2.9 pts
172	Kiryas Joel, NY	36.4	-0.6 pts
172	Lumberton, NC	36.4	+1.5 pts
172	Picayune, MS	36.4	+1.2 pts
172	Weslaco, TX	36.4	+0.5 pts
181	Monroe, GA	36.3	+1.9 pts
181	Pascagoula, MS	36.3	+2.7 pts
181	Sunland Park, NM	36.3	+3.1 pts
181	Utica, NY	36.3	+1.1 pts
185	Coachella, CA	36.2	-0.1 pts
185	Harlingen, TX	36.2	-1 pts
185	Morristown, TN	36.2	-2.1 pts
185	Racine, WI	36.2	+7.9 pts
185	Seagoville, TX	36.2	+1.9 pts
190	Danville, VA	36.1	+1.5 pts
190	Duncan, OK	36.1	-0.1 pts
190	Haltom City, TX	36.1	+2.3 pts
190	Harvey, IL	36.1	+2.3 pts
190	Hempstead, NY	36.1	+3 pts
190	Paragould, AR	36.1	+3.2 pts
190	Worthington, MN	36.1	+5.3 pts
197	Fort Pierce, FL	36	-1.9 pts
197	Hidalgo, TX	36	+0.4 pts
197	Lake Charles, LA	36	+2.9 pts
197	Lima, OH	36	-0.7 pts
201	Alexandria, LA	35.9	+1.4 pts
201	Beeville, TX	35.9	+0.7 pts
201	El Centro, CA	35.9	+1.7 pts
201	Shafter, CA	35.9	+3 pts
205	New Britain, CT	35.8	+0.9 pts
205	Ozark, AL	35.8	+1.4 pts
205	Warr Acres, OK	35.8	+4.6 pts
208	Bay City, TX	35.7	-0.1 pts
208	El Monte, CA	35.7	+2.1 pts
208	Hopewell, VA	35.7	+3.4 pts
208	Sebring, FL	35.7	-0.2 pts
212	Albany, GA	35.6	+1.5 pts
212	Brawley, CA	35.6	+0.7 pts
212	Kingsville, TX	35.6	+1.1 pts
212	Martinsville, VA	35.6	+2.9 pts
216	Farmington, MO	35.5	+5.8 pts
216	Greenfield, CA	35.5	+3.4 pts
216	Guthrie, OK	35.5	+1.9 pts
216	Lynwood, CA	35.5	+3 pts
216	Marion, OH	35.5	+5.2 pts
216	Miami Gardens, FL	35.5	+2.5 pts
216	New Brunswick, NJ	35.5	+4.7 pts
216	Sylacauga, AL	35.5	-0.1 pts
224	Galena Park, TX	35.4	-2.6 pts
224	Lebanon, MO	35.4	+2.5 pts
224	Morgan City, LA	35.4	+0.5 pts
224	Newburgh, NY	35.4	+0.7 pts
228	Batesville, AR	35.3	+3.3 pts
228	Jacksonville, TX	35.3	-1.5 pts
228	Kansas City, KS	35.3	-0.5 pts
228	Laurinburg, NC	35.3	+2.6 pts
228	Lilburn, GA	35.3	+6.1 pts
233	Bainbridge, GA	35.2	+2.3 pts
233	Balch Springs, TX	35.2	+0.6 pts
233	Blythe, CA	35.2	+2.8 pts
233	Elizabeth, NJ	35.2	+0.9 pts
233	Fort Smith, AR	35.2	-0.7 pts
233	Grandview, WA	35.2	+2.5 pts
233	North Miami, FL	35.2	+1.8 pts
233	Selma, CA	35.2	+5.7 pts
241	Altus, OK	35.1	+2.8 pts
241	Jackson, MI	35.1	+3.3 pts
241	Mexico, MO	35.1	+3.9 pts
241	Riverdale, IL	35.1	+1.2 pts
241	Sandusky, OH	35.1	+0.4 pts
246	Big Spring, TX	35	+1.6 pts
246	Dodge City, KS	35	+3.1 pts
246	Henderson, NC	35	+3.2 pts
246	Levelland, TX	35	+0.5 pts
246	Lufkin, TX	35	+2.4 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 cities are compared on one definition. 110 cities 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, 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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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, US cities 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/us-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Roma, TX, with 51.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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