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

Yakima County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 39 counties in 2022, at 29.2%. King County had the lowest, at 13.2%. The median was 20.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest29.2Yakima County
Lowest13.2King County
Median20.839 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 27 %Asotin County: 20.8 %Benton County: 21.3 %Chelan County: 18.8 %Clallam County: 19.9 %Clark County: 15.4 %Columbia County: 21.8 %Cowlitz County: 22.4 %Douglas County: 22.1 %Ferry County: 25.1 %Franklin County: 24.9 %Garfield County: 23.7 %Grant County: 27 %Grays Harbor County: 24.8 %Island County: 15.6 %Jefferson County: 16.8 %King County: 13.2 %Kitsap County: 16.5 %Kittitas County: 19.7 %Klickitat County: 22.9 %Lewis County: 21.5 %Lincoln County: 22.9 %Mason County: 21.1 %Okanogan County: 25.6 %Pacific County: 22.5 %Pend Oreille County: 20.9 %Pierce County: 18.4 %San Juan County: 17.3 %Skagit County: 18.7 %Skamania County: 18.6 %Snohomish County: 17.7 %Spokane County: 20.8 %Stevens County: 20.5 %Thurston County: 16 %Wahkiakum County: 21.5 %Walla Walla County: 18.5 %Whatcom County: 16.3 %Whitman County: 18.3 %Yakima County: 29.2 %
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%, 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.

All counties, 2022

Yakima County: 29.2 %Yakima County29.2Adams County: 27 %Adams County27Grant County: 27 %Grant County27Okanogan County: 25.6 %Okanogan County25.6Ferry County: 25.1 %Ferry County25.1Franklin County: 24.9 %Franklin County24.9Grays Harbor County: 24.8 %Grays Harbor County24.8Garfield County: 23.7 %Garfield County23.7Klickitat County: 22.9 %Klickitat County22.9Lincoln County: 22.9 %Lincoln County22.9Pacific County: 22.5 %Pacific County22.5Cowlitz County: 22.4 %Cowlitz County22.4Douglas County: 22.1 %Douglas County22.1Columbia County: 21.8 %Columbia County21.8Lewis County: 21.5 %Lewis County21.5Wahkiakum County: 21.5 %Wahkiakum County21.5Benton County: 21.3 %Benton County21.3Mason County: 21.1 %Mason County21.1Pend Oreille County: 20.9 %Pend Oreille County20.9Asotin County: 20.8 %Asotin County20.8Spokane County: 20.8 %Spokane County20.8Stevens County: 20.5 %Stevens County20.5Clallam County: 19.9 %Clallam County19.9Kittitas County: 19.7 %Kittitas County19.7Chelan County: 18.8 %Chelan County18.8Skagit County: 18.7 %Skagit County18.7Skamania County: 18.6 %Skamania County18.6Walla Walla County: 18.5 %Walla Walla County18.5Pierce County: 18.4 %Pierce County18.4Whitman County: 18.3 %Whitman County18.3Snohomish County: 17.7 %Snohomish County17.7San Juan County: 17.3 %San Juan County17.3Jefferson County: 16.8 %Jefferson County16.8Kitsap County: 16.5 %Kitsap County16.5Whatcom County: 16.3 %Whatcom County16.3Thurston County: 16 %Thurston County16Island County: 15.6 %Island County15.6Clark County: 15.4 %Clark County15.4King County: 13.2 %King County13.2Yakima County: 29.2 %Yakima County29.2Adams County: 27 %Adams County27Grant County: 27 %Grant County27Okanogan County: 25.6 %Okanogan County25.6Ferry County: 25.1 %Ferry County25.1Franklin County: 24.9 %Franklin County24.9Grays Harbor County: 24.8 %Grays Harbor County24.8Garfield County: 23.7 %Garfield County23.7Klickitat County: 22.9 %Klickitat County22.9Lincoln County: 22.9 %Lincoln County22.9Pacific County: 22.5 %Pacific County22.5Cowlitz County: 22.4 %Cowlitz County22.4Douglas County: 22.1 %Douglas County22.1Columbia County: 21.8 %Columbia County21.8Lewis County: 21.5 %Lewis County21.5Wahkiakum County: 21.5 %Wahkiakum County21.5Benton County: 21.3 %Benton County21.3Mason County: 21.1 %Mason County21.1Pend Oreille County: 20.9 %Pend Oreille County20.9Asotin County: 20.8 %Asotin County20.8Spokane County: 20.8 %Spokane County20.8Stevens County: 20.5 %Stevens County20.5Clallam County: 19.9 %Clallam County19.9Kittitas County: 19.7 %Kittitas County19.7Chelan County: 18.8 %Chelan County18.8Skagit County: 18.7 %Skagit County18.7Skamania County: 18.6 %Skamania County18.6Walla Walla County: 18.5 %Walla Walla County18.5Pierce County: 18.4 %Pierce County18.4Whitman County: 18.3 %Whitman County18.3Snohomish County: 17.7 %Snohomish County17.7San Juan County: 17.3 %San Juan County17.3Jefferson County: 16.8 %Jefferson County16.8Kitsap County: 16.5 %Kitsap County16.5Whatcom County: 16.3 %Whatcom County16.3Thurston County: 16 %Thurston County16Island County: 15.6 %Island County15.6Clark County: 15.4 %Clark County15.4King County: 13.2 %King County13.2
%. 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
1Yakima County29.2+1.2 pts
2Adams County27-2.1 pts
2Grant County27+1.7 pts
4Okanogan County25.6+2.2 pts
5Ferry County25.10 pts
6Franklin County24.9+1.1 pts
7Grays Harbor County24.8-0.2 pts
8Garfield County23.7+2.2 pts
9Klickitat County22.9+1.4 pts
9Lincoln County22.9+1 pts
11Pacific County22.50 pts
12Cowlitz County22.4+1.4 pts
13Douglas County22.1-0.4 pts
14Columbia County21.8+1 pts
15Lewis County21.5-1.5 pts
15Wahkiakum County21.5-0.7 pts
17Benton County21.3+1.2 pts
18Mason County21.1-0.5 pts
19Pend Oreille County20.9-1.2 pts
20Asotin County20.8-0.7 pts
20Spokane County20.8+2 pts
22Stevens County20.5-1.2 pts
23Clallam County19.9-0.6 pts
24Kittitas County19.7-0.5 pts
25Chelan County18.8-0.8 pts
26Skagit County18.7+0.7 pts
27Skamania County18.6-1.2 pts
28Walla Walla County18.5-3.1 pts
29Pierce County18.4-0.5 pts
30Whitman County18.3-1.1 pts
31Snohomish County17.7-0.7 pts
32San Juan County17.3+1 pts
33Jefferson County16.8-1.4 pts
34Kitsap County16.5+0.2 pts
35Whatcom County16.3-0.8 pts
36Thurston County16-1.4 pts
37Island County15.6-3.1 pts
38Clark County15.4-2 pts
39King County13.2-1.2 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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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/washington-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Yakima County, with 29.2% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

King County, with 13.2% in 2022.

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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.

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