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

McDowell County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 55 counties in 2021, at 43.6%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 22.7%. The median was 32.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest43.6McDowell County
Lowest22.7Monongalia County
Median32.155 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 33.6 %Berkeley County: 26.6 %Boone County: 33.7 %Braxton County: 36.2 %Brooke County: 29.1 %Cabell County: 30.1 %Calhoun County: 38.7 %Clay County: 35.9 %Doddridge County: 31.7 %Fayette County: 34.8 %Gilmer County: 30.3 %Grant County: 34.3 %Greenbrier County: 32.7 %Hampshire County: 31.1 %Hancock County: 29.9 %Hardy County: 32.6 %Harrison County: 31.6 %Jackson County: 31.5 %Jefferson County: 24.4 %Kanawha County: 32.1 %Lewis County: 31.9 %Lincoln County: 36.6 %Logan County: 37.5 %McDowell County: 43.6 %Marion County: 28.1 %Marshall County: 30.5 %Mason County: 33.4 %Mercer County: 34.4 %Mineral County: 26.8 %Mingo County: 38.8 %Monongalia County: 22.7 %Monroe County: 32 %Morgan County: 29.3 %Nicholas County: 32.2 %Ohio County: 27 %Pendleton County: 33.9 %Pleasants County: 30 %Pocahontas County: 34.4 %Preston County: 29.7 %Putnam County: 28.1 %Raleigh County: 33.2 %Randolph County: 31.3 %Ritchie County: 34.6 %Roane County: 35 %Summers County: 33.8 %Taylor County: 32 %Tucker County: 29.9 %Tyler County: 30.6 %Upshur County: 33 %Wayne County: 34.7 %Webster County: 38.5 %Wetzel County: 31.9 %Wirt County: 32.9 %Wood County: 29.5 %Wyoming County: 35.6 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

McDowell County: 43.6 %McDowell County43.6Mingo County: 38.8 %Mingo County38.8Calhoun County: 38.7 %Calhoun County38.7Webster County: 38.5 %Webster County38.5Logan County: 37.5 %Logan County37.5Lincoln County: 36.6 %Lincoln County36.6Braxton County: 36.2 %Braxton County36.2Clay County: 35.9 %Clay County35.9Wyoming County: 35.6 %Wyoming County35.6Roane County: 35 %Roane County35Fayette County: 34.8 %Fayette County34.8Wayne County: 34.7 %Wayne County34.7Ritchie County: 34.6 %Ritchie County34.6Mercer County: 34.4 %Mercer County34.4Pocahontas County: 34.4 %Pocahontas County34.4Grant County: 34.3 %Grant County34.3Pendleton County: 33.9 %Pendleton County33.9Summers County: 33.8 %Summers County33.8Boone County: 33.7 %Boone County33.7Barbour County: 33.6 %Barbour County33.6Mason County: 33.4 %Mason County33.4Raleigh County: 33.2 %Raleigh County33.2Upshur County: 33 %Upshur County33Wirt County: 32.9 %Wirt County32.9Greenbrier County: 32.7 %Greenbrier County32.7Hardy County: 32.6 %Hardy County32.6Nicholas County: 32.2 %Nicholas County32.2Kanawha County: 32.1 %Kanawha County32.1Monroe County: 32 %Monroe County32Taylor County: 32 %Taylor County32Lewis County: 31.9 %Lewis County31.9Wetzel County: 31.9 %Wetzel County31.9Doddridge County: 31.7 %Doddridge County31.7Harrison County: 31.6 %Harrison County31.6Jackson County: 31.5 %Jackson County31.5Randolph County: 31.3 %Randolph County31.3Hampshire County: 31.1 %Hampshire County31.1Tyler County: 30.6 %Tyler County30.6Marshall County: 30.5 %Marshall County30.5Gilmer County: 30.3 %Gilmer County30.3Cabell County: 30.1 %Cabell County30.1Pleasants County: 30 %Pleasants County30Hancock County: 29.9 %Hancock County29.9Tucker County: 29.9 %Tucker County29.9Preston County: 29.7 %Preston County29.7Wood County: 29.5 %Wood County29.5Morgan County: 29.3 %Morgan County29.3Brooke County: 29.1 %Brooke County29.1Marion County: 28.1 %Marion County28.1Putnam County: 28.1 %Putnam County28.1Ohio County: 27 %Ohio County27Mineral County: 26.8 %Mineral County26.8Berkeley County: 26.6 %Berkeley County26.6Jefferson County: 24.4 %Jefferson County24.4Monongalia County: 22.7 %Monongalia County22.7McDowell County: 43.6 %McDowell County43.6Mingo County: 38.8 %Mingo County38.8Calhoun County: 38.7 %Calhoun County38.7Webster County: 38.5 %Webster County38.5Logan County: 37.5 %Logan County37.5Lincoln County: 36.6 %Lincoln County36.6Braxton County: 36.2 %Braxton County36.2Clay County: 35.9 %Clay County35.9Wyoming County: 35.6 %Wyoming County35.6Roane County: 35 %Roane County35Fayette County: 34.8 %Fayette County34.8Wayne County: 34.7 %Wayne County34.7Ritchie County: 34.6 %Ritchie County34.6Mercer County: 34.4 %Mercer County34.4Pocahontas County: 34.4 %Pocahontas County34.4Grant County: 34.3 %Grant County34.3Pendleton County: 33.9 %Pendleton County33.9Summers County: 33.8 %Summers County33.8Boone County: 33.7 %Boone County33.7Barbour County: 33.6 %Barbour County33.6Mason County: 33.4 %Mason County33.4Raleigh County: 33.2 %Raleigh County33.2Upshur County: 33 %Upshur County33Wirt County: 32.9 %Wirt County32.9Greenbrier County: 32.7 %Greenbrier County32.7Hardy County: 32.6 %Hardy County32.6Nicholas County: 32.2 %Nicholas County32.2Kanawha County: 32.1 %Kanawha County32.1Monroe County: 32 %Monroe County32Taylor County: 32 %Taylor County32Lewis County: 31.9 %Lewis County31.9Wetzel County: 31.9 %Wetzel County31.9Doddridge County: 31.7 %Doddridge County31.7Harrison County: 31.6 %Harrison County31.6Jackson County: 31.5 %Jackson County31.5Randolph County: 31.3 %Randolph County31.3Hampshire County: 31.1 %Hampshire County31.1Tyler County: 30.6 %Tyler County30.6Marshall County: 30.5 %Marshall County30.5Gilmer County: 30.3 %Gilmer County30.3Cabell County: 30.1 %Cabell County30.1Pleasants County: 30 %Pleasants County30Hancock County: 29.9 %Hancock County29.9Tucker County: 29.9 %Tucker County29.9Preston County: 29.7 %Preston County29.7Wood County: 29.5 %Wood County29.5Morgan County: 29.3 %Morgan County29.3Brooke County: 29.1 %Brooke County29.1Marion County: 28.1 %Marion County28.1Putnam County: 28.1 %Putnam County28.1Ohio County: 27 %Ohio County27Mineral County: 26.8 %Mineral County26.8Berkeley County: 26.6 %Berkeley County26.6Jefferson County: 24.4 %Jefferson County24.4Monongalia County: 22.7 %Monongalia County22.7
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1McDowell County43.6
2Mingo County38.8
3Calhoun County38.7
4Webster County38.5
5Logan County37.5
6Lincoln County36.6
7Braxton County36.2
8Clay County35.9
9Wyoming County35.6
10Roane County35
11Fayette County34.8
12Wayne County34.7
13Ritchie County34.6
14Mercer County34.4
14Pocahontas County34.4
16Grant County34.3
17Pendleton County33.9
18Summers County33.8
19Boone County33.7
20Barbour County33.6
21Mason County33.4
22Raleigh County33.2
23Upshur County33
24Wirt County32.9
25Greenbrier County32.7
26Hardy County32.6
27Nicholas County32.2
28Kanawha County32.1
29Monroe County32
29Taylor County32
31Lewis County31.9
31Wetzel County31.9
33Doddridge County31.7
34Harrison County31.6
35Jackson County31.5
36Randolph County31.3
37Hampshire County31.1
38Tyler County30.6
39Marshall County30.5
40Gilmer County30.3
41Cabell County30.1
42Pleasants County30
43Hancock County29.9
43Tucker County29.9
45Preston County29.7
46Wood County29.5
47Morgan County29.3
48Brooke County29.1
49Marion County28.1
49Putnam County28.1
51Ohio County27
52Mineral County26.8
53Berkeley County26.6
54Jefferson County24.4
55Monongalia County22.7

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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 West Virginia by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [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, 2021. 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?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

McDowell County, with 43.6% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Monongalia County, with 22.7% in 2021.

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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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