# Counties in Virginia by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 133 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_physical_inactivity_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Emporia city | 36.4 |
| 2 | Danville city | 35.6 |
| 2 | Hopewell city | 35.6 |
| 4 | Buchanan County | 34.4 |
| 5 | Petersburg city | 34.2 |
| 6 | Dickenson County | 34 |
| 6 | Lee County | 34 |
| 6 | Martinsville city | 34 |
| 9 | Brunswick County | 33.9 |
| 9 | Grayson County | 33.9 |
| 11 | Halifax County | 33.7 |
| 12 | Lunenburg County | 33.6 |
| 13 | Charlotte County | 33.5 |
| 14 | Accomack County | 33.4 |
| 15 | Pittsylvania County | 33.3 |
| 16 | Bath County | 33.1 |
| 16 | Galax city | 33.1 |
| 16 | Henry County | 33.1 |
| 16 | Westmoreland County | 33.1 |
| 20 | Covington city | 32.9 |
| 21 | Franklin city | 32.7 |
| 22 | Charles City County | 31.9 |
| 23 | Greensville County | 31.6 |
| 24 | Scott County | 31.4 |
| 24 | Wise County | 31.4 |
| 26 | Mecklenburg County | 31.3 |
| 26 | Norton city | 31.3 |
| 26 | Russell County | 31.3 |
| 29 | Essex County | 31.2 |
| 29 | Northampton County | 31.2 |
| 31 | Tazewell County | 31 |
| 32 | Buckingham County | 30.9 |
| 32 | Nottoway County | 30.9 |
| 32 | Sussex County | 30.9 |
| 35 | Manassas Park city | 30.8 |
| 36 | Smyth County | 30.7 |
| 37 | Carroll County | 30.5 |
| 38 | Amelia County | 30.3 |
| 38 | Patrick County | 30.3 |
| 40 | Portsmouth city | 30 |
| 40 | Richmond County | 30 |
| 40 | Roanoke city | 30 |
| 43 | King and Queen County | 29.8 |
| 44 | Bristol city | 29.6 |
| 45 | Lancaster County | 29.2 |
| 45 | Surry County | 29.2 |
| 47 | Page County | 29.1 |
| 48 | Amherst County | 29 |
| 49 | Winchester city | 28.9 |
| 50 | Shenandoah County | 28.8 |
| 51 | Cumberland County | 28.6 |
| 52 | Alleghany County | 28.4 |
| 53 | Appomattox County | 28.3 |
| 54 | Wythe County | 28.2 |
| 55 | Newport News city | 28.1 |
| 56 | Caroline County | 27.9 |
| 56 | Dinwiddie County | 27.9 |
| 56 | Pulaski County | 27.9 |
| 59 | Buena Vista city | 27.8 |
| 60 | Prince Edward County | 27.7 |
| 61 | Waynesboro city | 27.4 |
| 62 | Franklin County | 27.3 |
| 62 | Nelson County | 27.3 |
| 64 | Middlesex County | 27.2 |
| 64 | Southampton County | 27.2 |
| 66 | Giles County | 27.1 |
| 67 | Campbell County | 27 |
| 67 | Washington County | 27 |
| 69 | Craig County | 26.6 |
| 70 | Bedford County | 26.5 |
| 70 | Bland County | 26.5 |
| 72 | Hampton city | 26.4 |
| 73 | Floyd County | 26.2 |
| 73 | Manassas city | 26.2 |
| 73 | Northumberland County | 26.2 |
| 76 | Mathews County | 26.1 |
| 76 | Norfolk city | 26.1 |
| 78 | Culpeper County | 25.9 |
| 78 | Harrisonburg city | 25.9 |
| 78 | Rockbridge County | 25.9 |
| 78 | Rockingham County | 25.9 |
| 78 | Suffolk city | 25.9 |
| 83 | Greene County | 25.8 |
| 84 | Augusta County | 25.7 |
| 84 | Warren County | 25.7 |
| 86 | Highland County | 25.6 |
| 86 | Madison County | 25.6 |
| 88 | Louisa County | 25.4 |
| 88 | Richmond city | 25.4 |
| 90 | Rappahannock County | 25.3 |
| 91 | Colonial Heights city | 25.1 |
| 91 | Staunton city | 25.1 |
| 93 | Orange County | 25 |
| 94 | Prince George County | 24.9 |
| 95 | Radford city | 24.8 |
| 96 | Spotsylvania County | 24.6 |
| 97 | Frederick County | 24.1 |
| 98 | Botetourt County | 24 |
| 98 | Isle of Wight County | 24 |
| 98 | Salem city | 24 |
| 101 | Gloucester County | 23.8 |
| 101 | King William County | 23.8 |
| 103 | Lynchburg city | 23.6 |
| 104 | King George County | 23.1 |
| 104 | Prince William County | 23.1 |
| 106 | Clarke County | 22.9 |
| 106 | Fluvanna County | 22.9 |
| 108 | Fredericksburg city | 22.8 |
| 109 | Chesapeake city | 22.7 |
| 109 | Roanoke County | 22.7 |
| 111 | Chesterfield County | 22.6 |
| 111 | Powhatan County | 22.6 |
| 113 | Virginia Beach city | 22.3 |
| 114 | Stafford County | 22.1 |
| 115 | Charlottesville city | 21.9 |
| 116 | New Kent County | 21.5 |
| 117 | Hanover County | 21.4 |
| 117 | Henrico County | 21.4 |
| 117 | Montgomery County | 21.4 |
| 120 | Fauquier County | 21.2 |
| 121 | James City County | 21.1 |
| 122 | Williamsburg city | 21 |
| 123 | Goochland County | 20.9 |
| 124 | Fairfax city | 20.7 |
| 125 | Poquoson city | 20.6 |
| 126 | Alexandria city | 19.5 |
| 126 | Lexington city | 19.5 |
| 128 | Albemarle County | 19.4 |
| 128 | Fairfax County | 19.4 |
| 130 | York County | 19.2 |
| 131 | Loudoun County | 19 |
| 132 | Falls Church city | 15.8 |
| 133 | Arlington County | 14.8 |