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US counties by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate

Kenedy County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 3144 counties in 2022, at 49.3%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 12.2%. The median was 27.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest49.3Kenedy County
Lowest12.2Douglas County
Median27.43144 counties

Map of counties, 2022

%, 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

Kenedy County: 49.3 %Kenedy County49.3Dimmit County: 47.5 %Dimmit County47.5Zapata County: 46.7 %Zapata County46.7Humphreys County: 45.6 %Humphreys County45.6Presidio County: 45.5 %Presidio County45.5Sharkey County: 45.5 %Sharkey County45.5Tensas Parish: 44.7 %Tensas Parish44.7Randolph County: 44.3 %Randolph County44.3Phillips County: 43.6 %Phillips County43.6Starr County: 43.3 %Starr County43.3Leflore County: 43.2 %Leflore County43.2Zavala County: 43 %Zavala County43Holmes County: 42.8 %Holmes County42.8Sioux County: 42.7 %Sioux County42.7Wilcox County: 42.6 %Wilcox County42.6Coahoma County: 42.5 %Coahoma County42.5Desha County: 42.4 %Desha County42.4Jim Hogg County: 42.4 %Jim Hogg County42.4Macon County: 42.4 %Macon County42.4Tunica County: 42.3 %Tunica County42.3Greene County: 42.1 %Greene County42.1Lafayette County: 42.1 %Lafayette County42.1East Carroll Parish: 42 %East Carroll Parish42Hudspeth County: 42 %Hudspeth County42Claiborne Parish: 41.8 %Claiborne Parish41.8McDowell County: 41.7 %McDowell County41.7Fulton County: 41.4 %Fulton County41.4Monroe County: 41.3 %Monroe County41.3Cameron County: 41.2 %Cameron County41.2Chicot County: 41.2 %Chicot County41.2Bullock County: 41 %Bullock County41Calhoun County: 40.9 %Calhoun County40.9Cochran County: 40.9 %Cochran County40.9Lee County: 40.9 %Lee County40.9Maverick County: 40.9 %Maverick County40.9Quitman County: 40.9 %Quitman County40.9Montgomery County: 40.8 %Montgomery County40.8St. Francis County: 40.8 %St. Francis County40.8La Salle County: 40.3 %La Salle County40.3Madison Parish: 40.3 %Madison Parish40.3Kenedy County: 49.3 %Kenedy County49.3Dimmit County: 47.5 %Dimmit County47.5Zapata County: 46.7 %Zapata County46.7Humphreys County: 45.6 %Humphreys County45.6Presidio County: 45.5 %Presidio County45.5Sharkey County: 45.5 %Sharkey County45.5Tensas Parish: 44.7 %Tensas Parish44.7Randolph County: 44.3 %Randolph County44.3Phillips County: 43.6 %Phillips County43.6Starr County: 43.3 %Starr County43.3Leflore County: 43.2 %Leflore County43.2Zavala County: 43 %Zavala County43Holmes County: 42.8 %Holmes County42.8Sioux County: 42.7 %Sioux County42.7Wilcox County: 42.6 %Wilcox County42.6Coahoma County: 42.5 %Coahoma County42.5Desha County: 42.4 %Desha County42.4Jim Hogg County: 42.4 %Jim Hogg County42.4Macon County: 42.4 %Macon County42.4Tunica County: 42.3 %Tunica County42.3Greene County: 42.1 %Greene County42.1Lafayette County: 42.1 %Lafayette County42.1East Carroll Parish: 42 %East Carroll Parish42Hudspeth County: 42 %Hudspeth County42Claiborne Parish: 41.8 %Claiborne Parish41.8McDowell County: 41.7 %McDowell County41.7Fulton County: 41.4 %Fulton County41.4Monroe County: 41.3 %Monroe County41.3Cameron County: 41.2 %Cameron County41.2Chicot County: 41.2 %Chicot County41.2Bullock County: 41 %Bullock County41Calhoun County: 40.9 %Calhoun County40.9Cochran County: 40.9 %Cochran County40.9Lee County: 40.9 %Lee County40.9Maverick County: 40.9 %Maverick County40.9Quitman County: 40.9 %Quitman County40.9Montgomery County: 40.8 %Montgomery County40.8St. Francis County: 40.8 %St. Francis County40.8La Salle County: 40.3 %La Salle County40.3Madison Parish: 40.3 %Madison Parish40.3
%. 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
1Kenedy County49.3+11.8 pts
2Dimmit County47.5+1.5 pts
3Zapata County46.7+4.3 pts
4Humphreys County45.6+1.9 pts
5Presidio County45.5-0.4 pts
5Sharkey County45.5+5 pts
7Tensas Parish44.7+2.6 pts
8Randolph County44.3+2.1 pts
9Phillips County43.6+1.6 pts
10Starr County43.3+0.7 pts
11Leflore County43.2+2 pts
12Zavala County43+1.6 pts
13Holmes County42.8+0.7 pts
14Sioux County42.7+2.2 pts
15Wilcox County42.6-3.4 pts
16Coahoma County42.5+2.6 pts
17Desha County42.4-0.4 pts
17Jim Hogg County42.4+2.3 pts
17Macon County42.4+6.1 pts
20Tunica County42.3+2.3 pts
21Greene County42.1-6.1 pts
21Lafayette County42.1-0.5 pts
23East Carroll Parish42-5.6 pts
23Hudspeth County42-0.1 pts
25Claiborne Parish41.8+1.2 pts
26McDowell County41.7-1.9 pts
27Fulton County41.4+4.1 pts
28Monroe County41.3+0.5 pts
29Cameron County41.2+5.7 pts
29Chicot County41.2-0.7 pts
31Bullock County41-3.9 pts
32Calhoun County40.9+2.2 pts
32Cochran County40.9+0.7 pts
32Lee County40.9-1.4 pts
32Maverick County40.9+1.7 pts
32Quitman County40.9-2.8 pts
37Montgomery County40.8+3 pts
37St. Francis County40.8-1.3 pts
39La Salle County40.3+4.8 pts
39Madison Parish40.3+0.4 pts
39Wyoming County40.3+4.7 pts
42Wolfe County40.2-3.3 pts
43Deaf Smith County40.1+5.6 pts
44Mingo County40+1.2 pts
45Willacy County39.8-0.3 pts
46Bienville Parish39.7-0.1 pts
46Dillon County39.7+3.3 pts
46Hancock County39.7+0.5 pts
46Pocahontas County39.7+5.3 pts
50Jefferson County39.6+0.2 pts
51Duval County39.5+1.6 pts
51Edwards County39.5+2.5 pts
51Perry County39.5-7 pts
54Brooks County39.4-1.9 pts
54Sunflower County39.4+1.4 pts
56Le Flore County39.3+4 pts
56Mississippi County39.3+1.6 pts
56Morehouse Parish39.3+0.5 pts
59Amite County39.2+0.4 pts
59Logan County39.2+1.7 pts
59McCurtain County39.2+2.3 pts
62Briscoe County39.1+5.7 pts
62Pushmataha County39.1+4 pts
62Wilkinson County39.1-1.7 pts
65Hidalgo County39+5.6 pts
66Culberson County38.9-2.1 pts
66Wirt County38.9+6 pts
68Chickasaw County38.8+1.2 pts
68Kusilvak Census Area38.8-0.4 pts
68Okfuskee County38.8+0.9 pts
68Ritchie County38.8+4.2 pts
68Searcy County38.8+1.2 pts
73Lowndes County38.7-4.9 pts
74Kiowa County38.6+5 pts
74Mississippi County38.6+2.4 pts
76Carroll County38.5+4.1 pts
76Marlboro County38.5-0.1 pts
78Ashley County38.4-1.6 pts
78Evangeline Parish38.4-0.5 pts
78Johnson County38.4+0.9 pts
78Noxubee County38.4-1.2 pts
78Scott County38.4+0.4 pts
78Tallahatchie County38.4+0.9 pts
84Magoffin County38.3-2.2 pts
84Yazoo County38.3-0.5 pts
86Arkansas County38.2+4 pts
86Floyd County38.2+6.2 pts
86Madison County38.2n/a
86Panola County38.2+2.3 pts
86Van Buren County38.2+1.8 pts
91Craig County38.1+4.4 pts
92Calhoun County38+2.5 pts
92Coal County38+1.8 pts
92Grant County38+7.4 pts
92Haywood County38-1.3 pts
92Ozark County38+0.6 pts
92Sequoyah County38+2 pts
98Concordia Parish37.9-3.9 pts
98Dallas County37.9+1.6 pts
98Jenkins County37.9+1.4 pts
98Perry County37.9+3.4 pts
98Telfair County37.9-1.2 pts
98Woodruff County37.9+0.5 pts
104Grenada County37.8+4.4 pts
104Hancock County37.8-1 pts
104Hughes County37.8+2.8 pts
104Latimer County37.8+3.7 pts
108Adair County37.7-1 pts
108Avoyelles Parish37.7+0.3 pts
108Cleveland County37.7+4.4 pts
108Lee County37.7-3.6 pts
108Neshoba County37.7+0.5 pts
108Poinsett County37.7+0.2 pts
114Jackson County37.6+0.3 pts
114Jefferson County37.6+2.6 pts
114Jefferson Davis County37.6-0.3 pts
114Newton County37.6+3.4 pts
118Frio County37.5+0.9 pts
118Lincoln County37.5+0.9 pts
118Martin County37.5+1 pts
121Claiborne County37.4-2.3 pts
121King County37.4+3.5 pts
121Lawrence County37.4+1.8 pts
121McMullen County37.4+2.9 pts
125Clinch County37.3-0.7 pts
125Reeves County37.3+1.7 pts
125Terrell County37.30 pts
128Nevada County37.2+0.1 pts
128San Augustine County37.2+1.4 pts
128Sharp County37.2-0.1 pts
128Taylor County37.2-0.3 pts
132Ben Hill County37.1+2.5 pts
132Fayette County37.1+2.3 pts
132Franklin County37.10 pts
132Pickett County37.1+1.4 pts
132Terry County37.1+1.1 pts
132Wayne County37.1-0.8 pts
138Boone County37+3.3 pts
138Bradley County37-1 pts
138Calhoun County37+1 pts
138Casey County37-1.9 pts
138Fulton County37-0.6 pts
138Harlan County37-2.9 pts
138Red River Parish37+0.8 pts
145Choctaw County36.9-3 pts
145Conway County36.9+2.8 pts
145Jefferson County36.9+0.5 pts
145Marion County36.9-0.7 pts
145Pike County36.9-0.4 pts
145Russell County36.9+3 pts
145Sutton County36.9+4.2 pts
145Yell County36.9-1.3 pts
153Brooks County36.8+1.8 pts
153Webster Parish36.8-1.5 pts
155Franklin Parish36.7-1.4 pts
155Hardee County36.7n/a
155Jim Wells County36.7+0.7 pts
155Lake County36.7-1.3 pts
155Lawrence County36.7+3.5 pts
155McIntosh County36.7+0.6 pts
155Roane County36.7+1.7 pts
155St. Mary Parish36.7+0.3 pts
155Upton County36.7+4.7 pts
164Attala County36.6+1.4 pts
164Bronx County36.6+0.5 pts
164Buffalo County36.6+0.5 pts
164Choctaw County36.6-0.6 pts
164Clay County36.6+0.1 pts
164Decatur County36.6+2.5 pts
164Jackson County36.6-2.7 pts
164Turner County36.6+1 pts
172Glades County36.5n/a
172Macon County36.5-1.9 pts
172Smith County36.5+3.2 pts
172Stewart County36.5+1.6 pts
172Stone County36.5-2.3 pts
177Colquitt County36.4+0.4 pts
177Hinds County36.4+3.8 pts
177Issaquena County36.4-4 pts
177Webster County36.4-2.1 pts
177Yalobusha County36.4+1.5 pts
177Yoakum County36.4+5.7 pts
183Barbour County36.3-5.4 pts
183Caddo County36.3+1.6 pts
183Clay County36.3-1.1 pts
183Cottle County36.3+2.1 pts
183Dallas County36.3-3.4 pts
183Hampton County36.3-0.1 pts
183Lee County36.3+2.8 pts
183Lincoln County36.3+1 pts
183Upshur County36.3+3.3 pts
192Butler County36.2-2.2 pts
192Crosby County36.2+0.4 pts
192Fairfield County36.2+1.2 pts
192Moore County36.2+4 pts
192Tillman County36.2-0.4 pts
197Johnson County36.1+0.7 pts
197Leake County36.1+2.1 pts
197Lewis County36.1-4.1 pts
197Luna County36.1+2.6 pts
197Randolph County36.1+0.1 pts
197Richland Parish36.1-0.7 pts
197St. Helena Parish36.1-2.1 pts
197Treutlen County36.10 pts
205Conecuh County36-4.3 pts
205Dixie County36n/a
205Green County36-0.4 pts
205Knott County36-4.8 pts
205Seminole County360 pts
205Wyandotte County36+0.5 pts
211Breckinridge County35.9+2.7 pts
211Candler County35.9+0.4 pts
211Cocke County35.9+0.2 pts
211Grainger County35.9+1.4 pts
211Hamilton County35.9n/a
211Newton County35.9+3.7 pts
211Sumter County35.9-4.8 pts
211White County35.9+3.9 pts
219Crittenden County35.8-0.1 pts
219DeKalb County35.8-0.4 pts
219Evans County35.8+1.8 pts
219Hickory County35.8+0.2 pts
219Madison County35.8+1.6 pts
219Marshall County35.8+0.9 pts
219Miller County35.8+4.1 pts
219Walker County35.8-0.6 pts
219Williamsburg County35.8+2.6 pts
228Adams County35.7-2.7 pts
228Chambers County35.7-1.1 pts
228Grant County35.7+1.4 pts
228Hendry County35.7n/a
228Jackson Parish35.7+1.7 pts
228McCreary County35.7-3.7 pts
228Mitchell County35.70 pts
228St. Landry Parish35.7-0.2 pts
236Concho County35.6+3.9 pts
236Dawson County35.6-2 pts
236Fayette County35.6+2.6 pts
236Hale County35.6+2.9 pts
236Haskell County35.6+0.9 pts
236Lamb County35.6+0.3 pts
236Lauderdale County35.6-2.4 pts
236Limestone County35.6+4.3 pts
236Marshall County35.6+0.7 pts
236Real County35.6+1.2 pts
236Taliaferro County35.6-1.1 pts
236West Carroll Parish35.6+0.5 pts
248Allendale County35.5-2.7 pts
248Miller County35.5+2.3 pts
248Ottawa County35.5+0.5 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?

Kenedy County, with 49.3% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Douglas County, with 12.2% in 2022.

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