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

Adams County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 72 counties in 2021, at 26.9%. Dane County had the lowest, at 15.3%. The median was 22.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest26.9Adams County
Lowest15.3Dane County
Median22.472 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 26.9 %Ashland County: 22.5 %Barron County: 23.9 %Bayfield County: 21.3 %Brown County: 19.9 %Buffalo County: 22.4 %Burnett County: 25.1 %Calumet County: 19.8 %Chippewa County: 20.8 %Clark County: 26 %Columbia County: 19.9 %Crawford County: 23.5 %Dane County: 15.3 %Dodge County: 22.4 %Door County: 20.7 %Douglas County: 21.3 %Dunn County: 19.5 %Eau Claire County: 18.9 %Florence County: 24.3 %Fond du Lac County: 21.9 %Forest County: 24.2 %Grant County: 21.5 %Green County: 21.6 %Green Lake County: 24 %Iowa County: 19.9 %Iron County: 24.2 %Jackson County: 24.8 %Jefferson County: 19.3 %Juneau County: 24.8 %Kenosha County: 21.9 %Kewaunee County: 21.1 %La Crosse County: 18.5 %Lafayette County: 23.5 %Langlade County: 25.9 %Lincoln County: 23.4 %Manitowoc County: 22.2 %Marathon County: 22.3 %Marinette County: 24.1 %Marquette County: 24.5 %Menominee County: 26.1 %Milwaukee County: 22.1 %Monroe County: 23.9 %Oconto County: 22.4 %Oneida County: 21.8 %Outagamie County: 19.1 %Ozaukee County: 16.1 %Pepin County: 22.6 %Pierce County: 18.5 %Polk County: 21.5 %Portage County: 20.5 %Price County: 23.7 %Racine County: 23.1 %Richland County: 25.2 %Rock County: 22 %Rusk County: 25.4 %St. Croix County: 19 %Sauk County: 21 %Sawyer County: 25.3 %Shawano County: 24.6 %Sheboygan County: 20.2 %Taylor County: 24.2 %Trempealeau County: 22.1 %Vernon County: 23.5 %Vilas County: 22.6 %Walworth County: 20.9 %Washburn County: 23.6 %Washington County: 18.9 %Waukesha County: 16.9 %Waupaca County: 22.9 %Waushara County: 24.3 %Winnebago County: 20.5 %Wood County: 23.4 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Adams County: 26.9 %Adams County26.9Menominee County: 26.1 %Menominee County26.1Clark County: 26 %Clark County26Langlade County: 25.9 %Langlade County25.9Rusk County: 25.4 %Rusk County25.4Sawyer County: 25.3 %Sawyer County25.3Richland County: 25.2 %Richland County25.2Burnett County: 25.1 %Burnett County25.1Jackson County: 24.8 %Jackson County24.8Juneau County: 24.8 %Juneau County24.8Shawano County: 24.6 %Shawano County24.6Marquette County: 24.5 %Marquette County24.5Florence County: 24.3 %Florence County24.3Waushara County: 24.3 %Waushara County24.3Forest County: 24.2 %Forest County24.2Iron County: 24.2 %Iron County24.2Taylor County: 24.2 %Taylor County24.2Marinette County: 24.1 %Marinette County24.1Green Lake County: 24 %Green Lake County24Barron County: 23.9 %Barron County23.9Monroe County: 23.9 %Monroe County23.9Price County: 23.7 %Price County23.7Washburn County: 23.6 %Washburn County23.6Crawford County: 23.5 %Crawford County23.5Lafayette County: 23.5 %Lafayette County23.5Vernon County: 23.5 %Vernon County23.5Lincoln County: 23.4 %Lincoln County23.4Wood County: 23.4 %Wood County23.4Racine County: 23.1 %Racine County23.1Waupaca County: 22.9 %Waupaca County22.9Pepin County: 22.6 %Pepin County22.6Vilas County: 22.6 %Vilas County22.6Ashland County: 22.5 %Ashland County22.5Buffalo County: 22.4 %Buffalo County22.4Dodge County: 22.4 %Dodge County22.4Oconto County: 22.4 %Oconto County22.4Marathon County: 22.3 %Marathon County22.3Manitowoc County: 22.2 %Manitowoc County22.2Milwaukee County: 22.1 %Milwaukee County22.1Trempealeau County: 22.1 %Trempealeau County22.1Adams County: 26.9 %Adams County26.9Menominee County: 26.1 %Menominee County26.1Clark County: 26 %Clark County26Langlade County: 25.9 %Langlade County25.9Rusk County: 25.4 %Rusk County25.4Sawyer County: 25.3 %Sawyer County25.3Richland County: 25.2 %Richland County25.2Burnett County: 25.1 %Burnett County25.1Jackson County: 24.8 %Jackson County24.8Juneau County: 24.8 %Juneau County24.8Shawano County: 24.6 %Shawano County24.6Marquette County: 24.5 %Marquette County24.5Florence County: 24.3 %Florence County24.3Waushara County: 24.3 %Waushara County24.3Forest County: 24.2 %Forest County24.2Iron County: 24.2 %Iron County24.2Taylor County: 24.2 %Taylor County24.2Marinette County: 24.1 %Marinette County24.1Green Lake County: 24 %Green Lake County24Barron County: 23.9 %Barron County23.9Monroe County: 23.9 %Monroe County23.9Price County: 23.7 %Price County23.7Washburn County: 23.6 %Washburn County23.6Crawford County: 23.5 %Crawford County23.5Lafayette County: 23.5 %Lafayette County23.5Vernon County: 23.5 %Vernon County23.5Lincoln County: 23.4 %Lincoln County23.4Wood County: 23.4 %Wood County23.4Racine County: 23.1 %Racine County23.1Waupaca County: 22.9 %Waupaca County22.9Pepin County: 22.6 %Pepin County22.6Vilas County: 22.6 %Vilas County22.6Ashland County: 22.5 %Ashland County22.5Buffalo County: 22.4 %Buffalo County22.4Dodge County: 22.4 %Dodge County22.4Oconto County: 22.4 %Oconto County22.4Marathon County: 22.3 %Marathon County22.3Manitowoc County: 22.2 %Manitowoc County22.2Milwaukee County: 22.1 %Milwaukee County22.1Trempealeau County: 22.1 %Trempealeau County22.1
%. 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 (%)
1Adams County26.9
2Menominee County26.1
3Clark County26
4Langlade County25.9
5Rusk County25.4
6Sawyer County25.3
7Richland County25.2
8Burnett County25.1
9Jackson County24.8
9Juneau County24.8
11Shawano County24.6
12Marquette County24.5
13Florence County24.3
13Waushara County24.3
15Forest County24.2
15Iron County24.2
15Taylor County24.2
18Marinette County24.1
19Green Lake County24
20Barron County23.9
20Monroe County23.9
22Price County23.7
23Washburn County23.6
24Crawford County23.5
24Lafayette County23.5
24Vernon County23.5
27Lincoln County23.4
27Wood County23.4
29Racine County23.1
30Waupaca County22.9
31Pepin County22.6
31Vilas County22.6
33Ashland County22.5
34Buffalo County22.4
34Dodge County22.4
34Oconto County22.4
37Marathon County22.3
38Manitowoc County22.2
39Milwaukee County22.1
39Trempealeau County22.1
41Rock County22
42Fond du Lac County21.9
42Kenosha County21.9
44Oneida County21.8
45Green County21.6
46Grant County21.5
46Polk County21.5
48Bayfield County21.3
48Douglas County21.3
50Kewaunee County21.1
51Sauk County21
52Walworth County20.9
53Chippewa County20.8
54Door County20.7
55Portage County20.5
55Winnebago County20.5
57Sheboygan County20.2
58Brown County19.9
58Columbia County19.9
58Iowa County19.9
61Calumet County19.8
62Dunn County19.5
63Jefferson County19.3
64Outagamie County19.1
65St. Croix County19
66Eau Claire County18.9
66Washington County18.9
68La Crosse County18.5
68Pierce County18.5
70Waukesha County16.9
71Ozaukee County16.1
72Dane County15.3

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2021. 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 Wisconsin by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/wisconsin-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Adams County, with 26.9% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Dane County, with 15.3% 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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