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Counties in Washington by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Adams County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 39 counties in 2023, at 29.8%. King County had the lowest, at 13.9%. The median was 20.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest29.8Adams County
Lowest13.9King County
Median20.539 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 29.8 %Asotin County: 21.6 %Benton County: 20.6 %Chelan County: 20.6 %Clallam County: 20.3 %Clark County: 19.8 %Columbia County: 20.6 %Cowlitz County: 22.5 %Douglas County: 23 %Ferry County: 25.1 %Franklin County: 24.9 %Garfield County: 19.7 %Grant County: 25.3 %Grays Harbor County: 23.8 %Island County: 16.1 %Jefferson County: 17.4 %King County: 13.9 %Kitsap County: 16.7 %Kittitas County: 19.4 %Klickitat County: 20.4 %Lewis County: 22.4 %Lincoln County: 20.5 %Mason County: 21.4 %Okanogan County: 24.8 %Pacific County: 22.2 %Pend Oreille County: 23.1 %Pierce County: 19 %San Juan County: 15.8 %Skagit County: 19.6 %Skamania County: 19.2 %Snohomish County: 17.8 %Spokane County: 19.3 %Stevens County: 21.6 %Thurston County: 17.2 %Wahkiakum County: 21.7 %Walla Walla County: 19.6 %Whatcom County: 16.8 %Whitman County: 16.6 %Yakima County: 27.9 %
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%, 2023. 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.

All counties, 2023

Adams County: 29.8 %Adams County29.8Yakima County: 27.9 %Yakima County27.9Grant County: 25.3 %Grant County25.3Ferry County: 25.1 %Ferry County25.1Franklin County: 24.9 %Franklin County24.9Okanogan County: 24.8 %Okanogan County24.8Grays Harbor County: 23.8 %Grays Harbor County23.8Pend Oreille County: 23.1 %Pend Oreille County23.1Douglas County: 23 %Douglas County23Cowlitz County: 22.5 %Cowlitz County22.5Lewis County: 22.4 %Lewis County22.4Pacific County: 22.2 %Pacific County22.2Wahkiakum County: 21.7 %Wahkiakum County21.7Asotin County: 21.6 %Asotin County21.6Stevens County: 21.6 %Stevens County21.6Mason County: 21.4 %Mason County21.4Benton County: 20.6 %Benton County20.6Chelan County: 20.6 %Chelan County20.6Columbia County: 20.6 %Columbia County20.6Lincoln County: 20.5 %Lincoln County20.5Klickitat County: 20.4 %Klickitat County20.4Clallam County: 20.3 %Clallam County20.3Clark County: 19.8 %Clark County19.8Garfield County: 19.7 %Garfield County19.7Skagit County: 19.6 %Skagit County19.6Walla Walla County: 19.6 %Walla Walla County19.6Kittitas County: 19.4 %Kittitas County19.4Spokane County: 19.3 %Spokane County19.3Skamania County: 19.2 %Skamania County19.2Pierce County: 19 %Pierce County19Snohomish County: 17.8 %Snohomish County17.8Jefferson County: 17.4 %Jefferson County17.4Thurston County: 17.2 %Thurston County17.2Whatcom County: 16.8 %Whatcom County16.8Kitsap County: 16.7 %Kitsap County16.7Whitman County: 16.6 %Whitman County16.6Island County: 16.1 %Island County16.1San Juan County: 15.8 %San Juan County15.8King County: 13.9 %King County13.9Adams County: 29.8 %Adams County29.8Yakima County: 27.9 %Yakima County27.9Grant County: 25.3 %Grant County25.3Ferry County: 25.1 %Ferry County25.1Franklin County: 24.9 %Franklin County24.9Okanogan County: 24.8 %Okanogan County24.8Grays Harbor County: 23.8 %Grays Harbor County23.8Pend Oreille County: 23.1 %Pend Oreille County23.1Douglas County: 23 %Douglas County23Cowlitz County: 22.5 %Cowlitz County22.5Lewis County: 22.4 %Lewis County22.4Pacific County: 22.2 %Pacific County22.2Wahkiakum County: 21.7 %Wahkiakum County21.7Asotin County: 21.6 %Asotin County21.6Stevens County: 21.6 %Stevens County21.6Mason County: 21.4 %Mason County21.4Benton County: 20.6 %Benton County20.6Chelan County: 20.6 %Chelan County20.6Columbia County: 20.6 %Columbia County20.6Lincoln County: 20.5 %Lincoln County20.5Klickitat County: 20.4 %Klickitat County20.4Clallam County: 20.3 %Clallam County20.3Clark County: 19.8 %Clark County19.8Garfield County: 19.7 %Garfield County19.7Skagit County: 19.6 %Skagit County19.6Walla Walla County: 19.6 %Walla Walla County19.6Kittitas County: 19.4 %Kittitas County19.4Spokane County: 19.3 %Spokane County19.3Skamania County: 19.2 %Skamania County19.2Pierce County: 19 %Pierce County19Snohomish County: 17.8 %Snohomish County17.8Jefferson County: 17.4 %Jefferson County17.4Thurston County: 17.2 %Thurston County17.2Whatcom County: 16.8 %Whatcom County16.8Kitsap County: 16.7 %Kitsap County16.7Whitman County: 16.6 %Whitman County16.6Island County: 16.1 %Island County16.1San Juan County: 15.8 %San Juan County15.8King County: 13.9 %King County13.9
%. 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
1Adams County29.8+2.8 pts
2Yakima County27.9-1.3 pts
3Grant County25.3-1.7 pts
4Ferry County25.10 pts
5Franklin County24.90 pts
6Okanogan County24.8-0.8 pts
7Grays Harbor County23.8-1 pts
8Pend Oreille County23.1+2.2 pts
9Douglas County23+0.9 pts
10Cowlitz County22.5+0.1 pts
11Lewis County22.4+0.9 pts
12Pacific County22.2-0.3 pts
13Wahkiakum County21.7+0.2 pts
14Asotin County21.6+0.8 pts
14Stevens County21.6+1.1 pts
16Mason County21.4+0.3 pts
17Benton County20.6-0.7 pts
17Chelan County20.6+1.8 pts
17Columbia County20.6-1.2 pts
20Lincoln County20.5-2.4 pts
21Klickitat County20.4-2.5 pts
22Clallam County20.3+0.4 pts
23Clark County19.8+4.4 pts
24Garfield County19.7-4 pts
25Skagit County19.6+0.9 pts
25Walla Walla County19.6+1.1 pts
27Kittitas County19.4-0.3 pts
28Spokane County19.3-1.5 pts
29Skamania County19.2+0.6 pts
30Pierce County19+0.6 pts
31Snohomish County17.8+0.1 pts
32Jefferson County17.4+0.6 pts
33Thurston County17.2+1.2 pts
34Whatcom County16.8+0.5 pts
35Kitsap County16.7+0.2 pts
36Whitman County16.6-1.7 pts
37Island County16.1+0.5 pts
38San Juan County15.8-1.5 pts
39King County13.9+0.7 pts

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About this ranking

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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Washington by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Washington by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/washington-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Washington by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/washington-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Adams County, with 29.8% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

King County, with 13.9% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

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