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

Dimmit County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 2956 counties in 2023, at 49.5%. Boulder County had the lowest, at 12.1%. The median was 28.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest49.5Dimmit County
Lowest12.1Boulder County
Median28.12956 counties

Map of counties, 2023

%, 2023. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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

Dimmit County: 49.5 %Dimmit County49.5Zavala County: 48.4 %Zavala County48.4Humphreys County: 47.9 %Humphreys County47.9Jim Hogg County: 47.7 %Jim Hogg County47.7Zapata County: 47.1 %Zapata County47.1Starr County: 47 %Starr County47Sharkey County: 46.6 %Sharkey County46.6Desha County: 46.2 %Desha County46.2Quitman County: 45.1 %Quitman County45.1Tunica County: 45.1 %Tunica County45.1Holmes County: 45 %Holmes County45Jefferson County: 45 %Jefferson County45McDowell County: 45 %McDowell County45Greene County: 44.7 %Greene County44.7East Carroll Parish: 44.3 %East Carroll Parish44.3Bullock County: 44.2 %Bullock County44.2Phillips County: 44.1 %Phillips County44.1Willacy County: 44.1 %Willacy County44.1Mingo County: 44 %Mingo County44Madison Parish: 43.8 %Madison Parish43.8Presidio County: 43.7 %Presidio County43.7Claiborne Parish: 43.6 %Claiborne Parish43.6Lafayette County: 43.5 %Lafayette County43.5Tensas Parish: 43.1 %Tensas Parish43.1Lee County: 42.9 %Lee County42.9Brooks County: 42.8 %Brooks County42.8Coahoma County: 42.8 %Coahoma County42.8Randolph County: 42.6 %Randolph County42.6Yazoo County: 42.6 %Yazoo County42.6St. Francis County: 42.5 %St. Francis County42.5Bienville Parish: 42.4 %Bienville Parish42.4Dunklin County: 42.4 %Dunklin County42.4Bolivar County: 42.3 %Bolivar County42.3Chicot County: 42.2 %Chicot County42.2Noxubee County: 42.1 %Noxubee County42.1Pemiscot County: 42.1 %Pemiscot County42.1Perry County: 42.1 %Perry County42.1Ashley County: 41.9 %Ashley County41.9Sunflower County: 41.8 %Sunflower County41.8Wilkinson County: 41.8 %Wilkinson County41.8Dimmit County: 49.5 %Dimmit County49.5Zavala County: 48.4 %Zavala County48.4Humphreys County: 47.9 %Humphreys County47.9Jim Hogg County: 47.7 %Jim Hogg County47.7Zapata County: 47.1 %Zapata County47.1Starr County: 47 %Starr County47Sharkey County: 46.6 %Sharkey County46.6Desha County: 46.2 %Desha County46.2Quitman County: 45.1 %Quitman County45.1Tunica County: 45.1 %Tunica County45.1Holmes County: 45 %Holmes County45Jefferson County: 45 %Jefferson County45McDowell County: 45 %McDowell County45Greene County: 44.7 %Greene County44.7East Carroll Parish: 44.3 %East Carroll Parish44.3Bullock County: 44.2 %Bullock County44.2Phillips County: 44.1 %Phillips County44.1Willacy County: 44.1 %Willacy County44.1Mingo County: 44 %Mingo County44Madison Parish: 43.8 %Madison Parish43.8Presidio County: 43.7 %Presidio County43.7Claiborne Parish: 43.6 %Claiborne Parish43.6Lafayette County: 43.5 %Lafayette County43.5Tensas Parish: 43.1 %Tensas Parish43.1Lee County: 42.9 %Lee County42.9Brooks County: 42.8 %Brooks County42.8Coahoma County: 42.8 %Coahoma County42.8Randolph County: 42.6 %Randolph County42.6Yazoo County: 42.6 %Yazoo County42.6St. Francis County: 42.5 %St. Francis County42.5Bienville Parish: 42.4 %Bienville Parish42.4Dunklin County: 42.4 %Dunklin County42.4Bolivar County: 42.3 %Bolivar County42.3Chicot County: 42.2 %Chicot County42.2Noxubee County: 42.1 %Noxubee County42.1Pemiscot County: 42.1 %Pemiscot County42.1Perry County: 42.1 %Perry County42.1Ashley County: 41.9 %Ashley County41.9Sunflower County: 41.8 %Sunflower County41.8Wilkinson County: 41.8 %Wilkinson County41.8
%. 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
3Humphreys County47.9+2.3 pts
4Jim Hogg County47.7+5.3 pts
5Zapata County47.1+0.4 pts
6Starr County47+3.7 pts
7Sharkey County46.6+1.1 pts
8Desha County46.2+3.8 pts
9Quitman County45.1+4.2 pts
9Tunica County45.1+2.8 pts
11Holmes County45+2.2 pts
11Jefferson County45+5.4 pts
11McDowell County45+3.3 pts
14Greene County44.7+2.6 pts
15East Carroll Parish44.3+2.3 pts
16Bullock County44.2+3.2 pts
17Phillips County44.1+0.5 pts
17Willacy County44.1+4.3 pts
19Mingo County44+4 pts
20Madison Parish43.8+3.5 pts
21Presidio County43.7-1.8 pts
22Claiborne Parish43.6+1.8 pts
23Lafayette County43.5+1.4 pts
24Tensas Parish43.1-1.6 pts
25Lee County42.9+2 pts
26Brooks County42.8+3.4 pts
26Coahoma County42.8+0.3 pts
28Randolph County42.6-1.7 pts
28Yazoo County42.6+4.3 pts
30St. Francis County42.5+1.7 pts
31Bienville Parish42.4+2.7 pts
31Dunklin County42.4+8.3 pts
33Bolivar County42.3+9.2 pts
34Chicot County42.2+1 pts
35Noxubee County42.1+3.7 pts
35Pemiscot County42.1+6.6 pts
35Perry County42.1+2.6 pts
38Ashley County41.9+3.5 pts
39Sunflower County41.8+2.4 pts
39Wilkinson County41.8+2.7 pts
41Cochran County41.7+0.8 pts
41Maverick County41.7+0.8 pts
43Adams County41.6+5.9 pts
43Jefferson Davis County41.6+4 pts
43Leflore County41.6-1.6 pts
46Amite County41.5+2.3 pts
46Claiborne County41.5+4.1 pts
46Reeves County41.5+4.2 pts
49Lowndes County41.4+2.7 pts
49Macon County41.4-1 pts
49Mississippi County41.4+2.1 pts
52Calhoun County41.2+0.3 pts
52Webster County41.2+4.8 pts
52Wilcox County41.2-1.4 pts
55Duval County41.1+1.6 pts
55Hickory County41.1+5.3 pts
57Issaquena County41+4.6 pts
58Scott County40.9+2.5 pts
59Adair County40.8+3.1 pts
59Culberson County40.8+1.9 pts
59Lawrence County40.8+3.4 pts
59Nevada County40.8+3.6 pts
59Todd County40.8+5.3 pts
59Washington County40.8+5.4 pts
65Tallahatchie County40.7+2.3 pts
65Woodruff County40.7+2.8 pts
67Sevier County40.6+5.3 pts
67Telfair County40.6+2.7 pts
69Bradley County40.3+3.3 pts
70Jasper County40.2+5.4 pts
70Jim Wells County40.2+3.5 pts
70Kenedy County40.2-9.1 pts
73Montgomery County40.1-0.7 pts
73Oglala Lakota County40.1+6.3 pts
75Hancock County40+2.2 pts
76Atkinson County39.9+4.6 pts
76Red River Parish39.9+2.9 pts
76Wyoming County39.9-0.4 pts
79Deaf Smith County39.8-0.3 pts
79La Salle County39.8-0.5 pts
79McIntosh County39.8+3.1 pts
79Yalobusha County39.8+3.4 pts
83Hempstead County39.7+5.4 pts
83Panola County39.7+1.5 pts
83Terrell County39.7+2.4 pts
86Lake County39.6+2.9 pts
86Monroe County39.6-1.7 pts
86Pushmataha County39.6+0.5 pts
86Roane County39.6+2.9 pts
90Jackson County39.5+1.9 pts
91Conecuh County39.4+3.4 pts
92Harmon County39.3+4 pts
92Logan County39.3+0.1 pts
94Coal County39.2+1.2 pts
94Ozark County39.2+1.2 pts
94Quitman County39.2+4.3 pts
94San Augustine County39.2+2 pts
94St. Helena Parish39.2+3.1 pts
94Stewart County39.2+2.7 pts
94Webb County39.2+6.2 pts
101Clay County39.1+4.3 pts
101Concordia Parish39.1+1.2 pts
101Meigs County39.1+6.1 pts
101Sioux County39.1-3.6 pts
101Wayne County39.1+5.7 pts
106Hancock County39-0.7 pts
106New Madrid County39+5.4 pts
106Okfuskee County39+0.2 pts
106Webster Parish39+2.2 pts
110Carroll County38.9+0.4 pts
110Chickasaw County38.9+0.1 pts
110Summers County38.9+3.7 pts
113Baker County38.8+4.1 pts
113Clay County38.8+2.2 pts
113Marlboro County38.8+0.3 pts
116Crittenden County38.7+2.9 pts
116Haywood County38.7+0.7 pts
116Morehouse Parish38.7-0.6 pts
116Pike County38.7+1.8 pts
116Poinsett County38.7+1 pts
121Choctaw County38.6+2 pts
121Cross County38.6+4.2 pts
121DeSoto County38.6+3.9 pts
121Frio County38.6+1.1 pts
121Searcy County38.6-0.2 pts
126Braxton County38.5+3.1 pts
126Hudspeth County38.5-3.5 pts
126McDonald County38.5+4.7 pts
126Mellette County38.5+6.4 pts
130Allendale County38.4+2.9 pts
131Jefferson County38.3+1.4 pts
131Monroe County38.3+4.9 pts
131Ritchie County38.3-0.5 pts
131Taylor County38.3+1.1 pts
135Franklin County38.2+3.4 pts
135Marshall County38.2+2.6 pts
135Wright County38.2+6.6 pts
138Bronx County38.1+1.5 pts
138Hendry County38.1+2.4 pts
138Jefferson County38.1+2.7 pts
138Leake County38.1+2 pts
142Dallas County38+1.7 pts
142Ouachita County38+2.6 pts
142Wayne County38+3.7 pts
145Avoyelles Parish37.9+0.2 pts
145Kemper County37.9+2.9 pts
145Latimer County37.9+0.1 pts
145Le Flore County37.9-1.4 pts
145Miller County37.9+2.4 pts
145Pocahontas County37.9-1.8 pts
145Randolph County37.9+1.8 pts
145Seminole County37.9+1.9 pts
145Stone County37.9+1.4 pts
145Winston County37.9+3.1 pts
155Ben Hill County37.8+0.7 pts
155Dallas County37.8-0.1 pts
155Fulton County37.8-3.6 pts
155Neshoba County37.8+0.1 pts
155Treutlen County37.8+1.7 pts
155Turner County37.8+1.2 pts
155Ziebach County37.8+4 pts
162Butler County37.7+5.5 pts
162Franklin Parish37.7+1 pts
162Sharp County37.7+0.5 pts
162Talbot County37.7+2.3 pts
162Walthall County37.7+3.9 pts
162Washington Parish37.7+4.6 pts
168Calhoun County37.6-0.4 pts
168Smith County37.6+1.1 pts
168Taliaferro County37.6+2 pts
171Hidalgo County37.5-1.5 pts
171Seward County37.5+3.4 pts
173Caddo County37.4+1.1 pts
173Jenkins County37.4-0.5 pts
173Pecos County37.4+2.9 pts
173Ripley County37.4+2.8 pts
173Sequoyah County37.4-0.6 pts
173Texas County37.4+2 pts
173Tillman County37.4+1.2 pts
180Attala County37.3+0.7 pts
180Clay County37.3+4.6 pts
180Copiah County37.3+2.5 pts
180Corson County37.3+3.3 pts
180Izard County37.3+4.9 pts
180Marion County37.3+3.2 pts
180Marshall County37.3+1.5 pts
180Terry County37.3+0.2 pts
188Okmulgee County37.2+2.7 pts
189Butler County37.1+0.9 pts
189Jackson Parish37.1+1.4 pts
189Newton County37.1-0.5 pts
189Upton County37.1+0.4 pts
193Calhoun County370 pts
193Carter County37+4.7 pts
193Crosby County37+0.8 pts
193Grenada County37-0.8 pts
193Kusilvak Census Area37-1.8 pts
193Oregon County37+3.2 pts
193Van Buren County37-1.2 pts
193Warren County37+2.4 pts
201Boone County36.9-0.1 pts
201Cameron County36.9-4.3 pts
201Catahoula Parish36.9+4.1 pts
201Crisp County36.9+4.8 pts
201Johnston County36.9+1.6 pts
201Little River County36.9+3.3 pts
201McIntosh County36.9+3.5 pts
201Morgan County36.9+5.3 pts
201St. Clair County36.9+5.7 pts
201Swisher County36.9+2.7 pts
201Wetzel County36.9+3.6 pts
212Carroll County36.8+4.4 pts
212Johnson County36.8-1.6 pts
212Marion County36.8-0.1 pts
212Menominee County36.8+8.8 pts
212Monroe County36.8+2.3 pts
217Benton County36.7+2.8 pts
217Brooks County36.7-0.1 pts
217Jefferson County36.7-0.9 pts
217Mississippi County36.7-1.9 pts
217Reynolds County36.7+4 pts
217Scott County36.7+1.4 pts
217Stevens County36.7+4.5 pts
224Barry County36.6+5.2 pts
224Evangeline Parish36.6-1.8 pts
224Mason County36.6+2.7 pts
224Pike County36.6+4.1 pts
224St. Mary Parish36.6-0.1 pts
224Ware County36.6+4.3 pts
230Conway County36.5-0.4 pts
230Dawson County36.5+0.9 pts
230Floyd County36.5-1.7 pts
230Hughes County36.5-1.3 pts
230McCurtain County36.5-2.7 pts
230Raleigh County36.5+1.8 pts
230Texas County36.5+6.9 pts
237Bailey County36.4+5.3 pts
237Buffalo County36.4-0.2 pts
237Choctaw County36.4-0.5 pts
237Edwards County36.4-3.1 pts
237Emporia city36.4+1.6 pts
237Kiowa County36.4-2.2 pts
237Val Verde County36.4+1.2 pts
237Webster County36.4+0.9 pts
245Dewey County36.3+5.2 pts
245Hardy County36.3+1.4 pts
245Haskell County36.3+0.7 pts
245Lawrence County36.3-0.4 pts
245Ottawa County36.3+0.8 pts
245Perry County36.3-1.6 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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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?

Boulder County, with 12.1% in 2023.

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