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

McDowell County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 55 counties in 2023, at 45%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 22.9%. The median was 34.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest45McDowell County
Lowest22.9Monongalia County
Median34.955 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 36.2 %Berkeley County: 31.1 %Boone County: 36.9 %Braxton County: 38.5 %Brooke County: 29.9 %Cabell County: 31.1 %Calhoun County: 41.2 %Clay County: 39.1 %Doddridge County: 34.6 %Fayette County: 35.9 %Gilmer County: 34.8 %Grant County: 33.8 %Greenbrier County: 35 %Hampshire County: 33.9 %Hancock County: 32.2 %Hardy County: 36.3 %Harrison County: 30.4 %Jackson County: 34.5 %Jefferson County: 26.4 %Kanawha County: 32.3 %Lewis County: 34.7 %Lincoln County: 36.2 %Logan County: 39.3 %McDowell County: 45 %Marion County: 29.8 %Marshall County: 33.3 %Mason County: 36.6 %Mercer County: 35 %Mineral County: 30.9 %Mingo County: 44 %Monongalia County: 22.9 %Monroe County: 35.7 %Morgan County: 33.4 %Nicholas County: 35.1 %Ohio County: 29.8 %Pendleton County: 34.6 %Pleasants County: 33 %Pocahontas County: 37.9 %Preston County: 31.9 %Putnam County: 28.6 %Raleigh County: 36.5 %Randolph County: 33.4 %Ritchie County: 38.3 %Roane County: 39.6 %Summers County: 38.9 %Taylor County: 34.7 %Tucker County: 33.3 %Tyler County: 34.9 %Upshur County: 35 %Wayne County: 35.7 %Webster County: 41.2 %Wetzel County: 36.9 %Wirt County: 36 %Wood County: 33.1 %Wyoming County: 39.9 %
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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

McDowell County: 45 %McDowell County45Mingo County: 44 %Mingo County44Calhoun County: 41.2 %Calhoun County41.2Webster County: 41.2 %Webster County41.2Wyoming County: 39.9 %Wyoming County39.9Roane County: 39.6 %Roane County39.6Logan County: 39.3 %Logan County39.3Clay County: 39.1 %Clay County39.1Summers County: 38.9 %Summers County38.9Braxton County: 38.5 %Braxton County38.5Ritchie County: 38.3 %Ritchie County38.3Pocahontas County: 37.9 %Pocahontas County37.9Boone County: 36.9 %Boone County36.9Wetzel County: 36.9 %Wetzel County36.9Mason County: 36.6 %Mason County36.6Raleigh County: 36.5 %Raleigh County36.5Hardy County: 36.3 %Hardy County36.3Barbour County: 36.2 %Barbour County36.2Lincoln County: 36.2 %Lincoln County36.2Wirt County: 36 %Wirt County36Fayette County: 35.9 %Fayette County35.9Monroe County: 35.7 %Monroe County35.7Wayne County: 35.7 %Wayne County35.7Nicholas County: 35.1 %Nicholas County35.1Greenbrier County: 35 %Greenbrier County35Mercer County: 35 %Mercer County35Upshur County: 35 %Upshur County35Tyler County: 34.9 %Tyler County34.9Gilmer County: 34.8 %Gilmer County34.8Lewis County: 34.7 %Lewis County34.7Taylor County: 34.7 %Taylor County34.7Doddridge County: 34.6 %Doddridge County34.6Pendleton County: 34.6 %Pendleton County34.6Jackson County: 34.5 %Jackson County34.5Hampshire County: 33.9 %Hampshire County33.9Grant County: 33.8 %Grant County33.8Morgan County: 33.4 %Morgan County33.4Randolph County: 33.4 %Randolph County33.4Marshall County: 33.3 %Marshall County33.3Tucker County: 33.3 %Tucker County33.3Wood County: 33.1 %Wood County33.1Pleasants County: 33 %Pleasants County33Kanawha County: 32.3 %Kanawha County32.3Hancock County: 32.2 %Hancock County32.2Preston County: 31.9 %Preston County31.9Berkeley County: 31.1 %Berkeley County31.1Cabell County: 31.1 %Cabell County31.1Mineral County: 30.9 %Mineral County30.9Harrison County: 30.4 %Harrison County30.4Brooke County: 29.9 %Brooke County29.9Marion County: 29.8 %Marion County29.8Ohio County: 29.8 %Ohio County29.8Putnam County: 28.6 %Putnam County28.6Jefferson County: 26.4 %Jefferson County26.4Monongalia County: 22.9 %Monongalia County22.9McDowell County: 45 %McDowell County45Mingo County: 44 %Mingo County44Calhoun County: 41.2 %Calhoun County41.2Webster County: 41.2 %Webster County41.2Wyoming County: 39.9 %Wyoming County39.9Roane County: 39.6 %Roane County39.6Logan County: 39.3 %Logan County39.3Clay County: 39.1 %Clay County39.1Summers County: 38.9 %Summers County38.9Braxton County: 38.5 %Braxton County38.5Ritchie County: 38.3 %Ritchie County38.3Pocahontas County: 37.9 %Pocahontas County37.9Boone County: 36.9 %Boone County36.9Wetzel County: 36.9 %Wetzel County36.9Mason County: 36.6 %Mason County36.6Raleigh County: 36.5 %Raleigh County36.5Hardy County: 36.3 %Hardy County36.3Barbour County: 36.2 %Barbour County36.2Lincoln County: 36.2 %Lincoln County36.2Wirt County: 36 %Wirt County36Fayette County: 35.9 %Fayette County35.9Monroe County: 35.7 %Monroe County35.7Wayne County: 35.7 %Wayne County35.7Nicholas County: 35.1 %Nicholas County35.1Greenbrier County: 35 %Greenbrier County35Mercer County: 35 %Mercer County35Upshur County: 35 %Upshur County35Tyler County: 34.9 %Tyler County34.9Gilmer County: 34.8 %Gilmer County34.8Lewis County: 34.7 %Lewis County34.7Taylor County: 34.7 %Taylor County34.7Doddridge County: 34.6 %Doddridge County34.6Pendleton County: 34.6 %Pendleton County34.6Jackson County: 34.5 %Jackson County34.5Hampshire County: 33.9 %Hampshire County33.9Grant County: 33.8 %Grant County33.8Morgan County: 33.4 %Morgan County33.4Randolph County: 33.4 %Randolph County33.4Marshall County: 33.3 %Marshall County33.3Tucker County: 33.3 %Tucker County33.3Wood County: 33.1 %Wood County33.1Pleasants County: 33 %Pleasants County33Kanawha County: 32.3 %Kanawha County32.3Hancock County: 32.2 %Hancock County32.2Preston County: 31.9 %Preston County31.9Berkeley County: 31.1 %Berkeley County31.1Cabell County: 31.1 %Cabell County31.1Mineral County: 30.9 %Mineral County30.9Harrison County: 30.4 %Harrison County30.4Brooke County: 29.9 %Brooke County29.9Marion County: 29.8 %Marion County29.8Ohio County: 29.8 %Ohio County29.8Putnam County: 28.6 %Putnam County28.6Jefferson County: 26.4 %Jefferson County26.4Monongalia County: 22.9 %Monongalia County22.9
%. 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
1McDowell County45+3.3 pts
2Mingo County44+4 pts
3Calhoun County41.2+0.3 pts
3Webster County41.2+4.8 pts
5Wyoming County39.9-0.4 pts
6Roane County39.6+2.9 pts
7Logan County39.3+0.1 pts
8Clay County39.1+4.3 pts
9Summers County38.9+3.7 pts
10Braxton County38.5+3.1 pts
11Ritchie County38.3-0.5 pts
12Pocahontas County37.9-1.8 pts
13Boone County36.9-0.1 pts
13Wetzel County36.9+3.6 pts
15Mason County36.6+2.7 pts
16Raleigh County36.5+1.8 pts
17Hardy County36.3+1.4 pts
18Barbour County36.2+2.3 pts
18Lincoln County36.2-1.3 pts
20Wirt County36-2.9 pts
21Fayette County35.9-1.2 pts
22Monroe County35.7+2.2 pts
22Wayne County35.7+2.1 pts
24Nicholas County35.10 pts
25Greenbrier County35+2.9 pts
25Mercer County35+3.7 pts
25Upshur County35-1.3 pts
28Tyler County34.9+3 pts
29Gilmer County34.8+2.9 pts
30Lewis County34.7+1.9 pts
30Taylor County34.7+0.8 pts
32Doddridge County34.6+2 pts
32Pendleton County34.6+2.7 pts
34Jackson County34.5+4 pts
35Hampshire County33.9-0.1 pts
36Grant County33.8-1.9 pts
37Morgan County33.4+2.9 pts
37Randolph County33.4+0.9 pts
39Marshall County33.3+3.3 pts
39Tucker County33.3+4.7 pts
41Wood County33.1+1.4 pts
42Pleasants County33-0.4 pts
43Kanawha County32.3+0.9 pts
44Hancock County32.2-1.1 pts
45Preston County31.9-2.1 pts
46Berkeley County31.1+4.6 pts
46Cabell County31.1-1.2 pts
48Mineral County30.9+0.5 pts
49Harrison County30.4-0.5 pts
50Brooke County29.9-0.3 pts
51Marion County29.8+0.4 pts
51Ohio County29.8+4.1 pts
53Putnam County28.6+2 pts
54Jefferson County26.4+2 pts
55Monongalia County22.9+0.3 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-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 West Virginia by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/west-virginia-counties.

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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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

McDowell County, with 45% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Monongalia County, with 22.9% in 2023.

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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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