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US counties by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate

Greene County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 3068 counties in 2021, at 48.2%. Boulder County had the lowest, at 11.9%. The median was 27.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest48.2Greene County
Lowest11.9Boulder County
Median27.83068 counties

Map of counties, 2021

%, 2021. 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, 2021

Greene County: 48.2 %Greene County48.2East Carroll Parish: 47.6 %East Carroll Parish47.6Perry County: 46.5 %Perry County46.5Dimmit County: 46 %Dimmit County46Wilcox County: 46 %Wilcox County46Presidio County: 45.9 %Presidio County45.9Bullock County: 44.9 %Bullock County44.9Humphreys County: 43.7 %Humphreys County43.7Quitman County: 43.7 %Quitman County43.7Lowndes County: 43.6 %Lowndes County43.6McDowell County: 43.6 %McDowell County43.6Wolfe County: 43.5 %Wolfe County43.5Desha County: 42.8 %Desha County42.8Lafayette County: 42.6 %Lafayette County42.6Starr County: 42.6 %Starr County42.6Zapata County: 42.4 %Zapata County42.4Lee County: 42.3 %Lee County42.3Randolph County: 42.2 %Randolph County42.2Holmes County: 42.1 %Holmes County42.1Hudspeth County: 42.1 %Hudspeth County42.1St. Francis County: 42.1 %St. Francis County42.1Tensas Parish: 42.1 %Tensas Parish42.1Phillips County: 42 %Phillips County42Chicot County: 41.9 %Chicot County41.9Concordia Parish: 41.8 %Concordia Parish41.8Barbour County: 41.7 %Barbour County41.7Zavala County: 41.4 %Zavala County41.4Brooks County: 41.3 %Brooks County41.3Hale County: 41.3 %Hale County41.3Lee County: 41.3 %Lee County41.3Leflore County: 41.2 %Leflore County41.2Culberson County: 41 %Culberson County41Knott County: 40.8 %Knott County40.8Monroe County: 40.8 %Monroe County40.8Wilkinson County: 40.8 %Wilkinson County40.8Sumter County: 40.7 %Sumter County40.7Claiborne Parish: 40.6 %Claiborne Parish40.6Escambia County: 40.5 %Escambia County40.5Magoffin County: 40.5 %Magoffin County40.5Sharkey County: 40.5 %Sharkey County40.5Greene County: 48.2 %Greene County48.2East Carroll Parish: 47.6 %East Carroll Parish47.6Perry County: 46.5 %Perry County46.5Dimmit County: 46 %Dimmit County46Wilcox County: 46 %Wilcox County46Presidio County: 45.9 %Presidio County45.9Bullock County: 44.9 %Bullock County44.9Humphreys County: 43.7 %Humphreys County43.7Quitman County: 43.7 %Quitman County43.7Lowndes County: 43.6 %Lowndes County43.6McDowell County: 43.6 %McDowell County43.6Wolfe County: 43.5 %Wolfe County43.5Desha County: 42.8 %Desha County42.8Lafayette County: 42.6 %Lafayette County42.6Starr County: 42.6 %Starr County42.6Zapata County: 42.4 %Zapata County42.4Lee County: 42.3 %Lee County42.3Randolph County: 42.2 %Randolph County42.2Holmes County: 42.1 %Holmes County42.1Hudspeth County: 42.1 %Hudspeth County42.1St. Francis County: 42.1 %St. Francis County42.1Tensas Parish: 42.1 %Tensas Parish42.1Phillips County: 42 %Phillips County42Chicot County: 41.9 %Chicot County41.9Concordia Parish: 41.8 %Concordia Parish41.8Barbour County: 41.7 %Barbour County41.7Zavala County: 41.4 %Zavala County41.4Brooks County: 41.3 %Brooks County41.3Hale County: 41.3 %Hale County41.3Lee County: 41.3 %Lee County41.3Leflore County: 41.2 %Leflore County41.2Culberson County: 41 %Culberson County41Knott County: 40.8 %Knott County40.8Monroe County: 40.8 %Monroe County40.8Wilkinson County: 40.8 %Wilkinson County40.8Sumter County: 40.7 %Sumter County40.7Claiborne Parish: 40.6 %Claiborne Parish40.6Escambia County: 40.5 %Escambia County40.5Magoffin County: 40.5 %Magoffin County40.5Sharkey County: 40.5 %Sharkey County40.5
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Greene County48.2
2East Carroll Parish47.6
3Perry County46.5
4Dimmit County46
4Wilcox County46
6Presidio County45.9
7Bullock County44.9
8Humphreys County43.7
8Quitman County43.7
10Lowndes County43.6
10McDowell County43.6
12Wolfe County43.5
13Desha County42.8
14Lafayette County42.6
14Starr County42.6
16Zapata County42.4
17Lee County42.3
18Randolph County42.2
19Holmes County42.1
19Hudspeth County42.1
19St. Francis County42.1
19Tensas Parish42.1
23Phillips County42
24Chicot County41.9
25Concordia Parish41.8
26Barbour County41.7
27Zavala County41.4
28Brooks County41.3
28Hale County41.3
28Lee County41.3
31Leflore County41.2
32Culberson County41
33Knott County40.8
33Monroe County40.8
33Wilkinson County40.8
36Sumter County40.7
37Claiborne Parish40.6
38Escambia County40.5
38Magoffin County40.5
38Sharkey County40.5
38Sioux County40.5
42Issaquena County40.4
43Conecuh County40.3
44Clarke County40.2
44Cochran County40.2
44Lewis County40.2
44Monroe County40.2
48Jim Hogg County40.1
48Willacy County40.1
50Ashley County40
50Tunica County40
52Choctaw County39.9
52Coahoma County39.9
52Harlan County39.9
52Madison Parish39.9
56Bienville Parish39.8
56Clay County39.8
58Bell County39.7
58Claiborne County39.7
58Dallas County39.7
58Leslie County39.7
62Knox County39.6
62Noxubee County39.6
64Owsley County39.5
65Jefferson County39.4
65McCreary County39.4
67Alexander County39.3
67Haywood County39.3
67Jackson County39.3
67Ouachita County39.3
71Hancock County39.2
71Kusilvak Census Area39.2
71Maverick County39.2
74Dunklin County39.1
74Letcher County39.1
74Mellette County39.1
74Talladega County39.1
74Telfair County39.1
74Todd County39.1
80Casey County38.9
80Evangeline Parish38.9
82Amite County38.8
82Hancock County38.8
82Mingo County38.8
82Morehouse Parish38.8
82Stone County38.8
82Yazoo County38.8
88Adair County38.7
88Calhoun County38.7
90Marlboro County38.6
91Pickens County38.5
91Webster County38.5
93Adams County38.4
93Butler County38.4
93Geneva County38.4
93Macon County38.4
93Marengo County38.4
93Oregon County38.4
99Webster Parish38.3
100Allendale County38.2
100Cumberland County38.2
100Pemiscot County38.2
100St. Helena Parish38.2
100Yell County38.2
105Bolivar County38.1
105Clinton County38.1
105Elliott County38.1
105Franklin Parish38.1
105Oglala Lakota County38.1
105Washington Parish38.1
111Bradley County38
111Clinch County38
111Estill County38
111Lake County38
111Lauderdale County38
111Menifee County38
111Scott County38
111Sunflower County38
111Washington County38
120Atkinson County37.9
120Duval County37.9
120Jefferson Davis County37.9
120Okfuskee County37.9
120Wayne County37.9
125Emporia city37.8
125Lawrence County37.8
125Montgomery County37.8
128Mississippi County37.7
128Sevier County37.7
130Breathitt County37.6
130Chickasaw County37.6
130Crenshaw County37.6
130Dawson County37.6
130Fulton County37.6
130Marion County37.6
130Searcy County37.6
137Franklin County37.5
137Johnson County37.5
137Kenedy County37.5
137Logan County37.5
137Poinsett County37.5
137Tallahatchie County37.5
137Taylor County37.5
137Van Buren County37.5
145Avoyelles Parish37.4
145Clay County37.4
145Hempstead County37.4
145Ozark County37.4
145Warren County37.4
145Woodruff County37.4
151Fulton County37.3
151Jackson County37.3
151Pike County37.3
151Sharp County37.3
151Terrell County37.3
156Choctaw County37.2
156Clay County37.2
156Neshoba County37.2
156Texas County37.2
160Fayette County37.1
160Franklin County37.1
160Hardeman County37.1
160Nevada County37.1
160Washington County37.1
165Bibb County37
165Edwards County37
165Floyd County37
165Lamar County37
165Scott County37
170Benton County36.9
170McCurtain County36.9
170Winston County36.9
173Chambers County36.8
173Pike County36.8
173Richland Parish36.8
176Meigs County36.7
176Taliaferro County36.7
178Clay County36.6
178Frio County36.6
178Harmon County36.6
178Jefferson County36.6
178Lincoln County36.6
178Tillman County36.6
184Clay County36.5
184Jenkins County36.5
184Martin County36.5
184Randolph County36.5
188Caldwell Parish36.4
188Dillon County36.4
188Green County36.4
188Hampton County36.4
188Jefferson County36.4
188St. Mary Parish36.4
188Van Buren County36.4
188Walker County36.4
196Dallas County36.3
196Macon County36.3
198Assumption Parish36.2
198Braxton County36.2
198Coal County36.2
198DeKalb County36.2
198Mississippi County36.2
198Quitman County36.2
198Red River Parish36.2
205Baker County36.1
205Bronx County36.1
205Buffalo County36.1
205Corson County36.1
205McDonald County36.1
205McIntosh County36.1
205Rockcastle County36.1
205Treutlen County36.1
213Barnwell County36
213Calhoun County36
213Colquitt County36
213Coosa County36
213Cross County36
213Franklin County36
213Jim Wells County36
213Johnson County36
213Johnson County36
213Randolph County36
213Seminole County36
213Sequoyah County36
213Swisher County36
213Terry County36
227Clay County35.9
227Crittenden County35.9
227Lewis County35.9
227Panola County35.9
227Rolette County35.9
227St. Landry Parish35.9
227Union County35.9
234Campbell County35.8
234Crosby County35.8
234Dewey County35.8
234Grayson County35.8
234Hart County35.8
234Marion County35.8
234Mobile County35.8
234Perry County35.8
234Pulaski County35.8
234San Augustine County35.8
244Cocke County35.7
244Cumberland County35.7
244Fentress County35.7
244Mitchell County35.7
244Pickett County35.7
244Vinton County35.7
250Hickory County35.6

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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?

Greene County, with 48.2% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Boulder County, with 11.9% in 2021.

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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. 76 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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