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

Marquette County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 72 counties in 2022, at 30.6%. St. Croix County had the lowest, at 17.6%. The median was 23.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest30.6Marquette County
Median23.872 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 28.9 %Ashland County: 25.2 %Barron County: 25.7 %Bayfield County: 22.4 %Brown County: 22.4 %Buffalo County: 23.6 %Burnett County: 25.1 %Calumet County: 21.2 %Chippewa County: 22.6 %Clark County: 25.9 %Columbia County: 23.3 %Crawford County: 26.1 %Dane County: 17.7 %Dodge County: 26.4 %Door County: 23.1 %Douglas County: 20 %Dunn County: 22.8 %Eau Claire County: 22.3 %Florence County: 28.7 %Fond du Lac County: 24.1 %Forest County: 29.4 %Grant County: 24.9 %Green County: 21.7 %Green Lake County: 27.9 %Iowa County: 20.2 %Iron County: 23.9 %Jackson County: 26.1 %Jefferson County: 20.6 %Juneau County: 25.1 %Kenosha County: 24.6 %Kewaunee County: 22.7 %La Crosse County: 18.5 %Lafayette County: 24.4 %Langlade County: 25.1 %Lincoln County: 25.8 %Manitowoc County: 22.4 %Marathon County: 21.4 %Marinette County: 28.5 %Marquette County: 30.6 %Menominee County: 28 %Milwaukee County: 23.3 %Monroe County: 23.7 %Oconto County: 26.6 %Oneida County: 22.7 %Outagamie County: 22.1 %Ozaukee County: 17.8 %Pepin County: 23.6 %Pierce County: 20.6 %Polk County: 23.5 %Portage County: 22 %Price County: 25 %Racine County: 25 %Richland County: 23.9 %Rock County: 24.8 %Rusk County: 26.4 %St. Croix County: 17.6 %Sauk County: 23.4 %Sawyer County: 24.3 %Shawano County: 24.4 %Sheboygan County: 20.3 %Taylor County: 26.6 %Trempealeau County: 22.6 %Vernon County: 24.5 %Vilas County: 23.8 %Walworth County: 19.8 %Washburn County: 23.3 %Washington County: 20.7 %Waukesha County: 18.9 %Waupaca County: 24.1 %Waushara County: 28 %Winnebago County: 20.6 %Wood County: 26.3 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Marquette County: 30.6 %Marquette County30.6Forest County: 29.4 %Forest County29.4Adams County: 28.9 %Adams County28.9Florence County: 28.7 %Florence County28.7Marinette County: 28.5 %Marinette County28.5Menominee County: 28 %Menominee County28Waushara County: 28 %Waushara County28Green Lake County: 27.9 %Green Lake County27.9Oconto County: 26.6 %Oconto County26.6Taylor County: 26.6 %Taylor County26.6Dodge County: 26.4 %Dodge County26.4Rusk County: 26.4 %Rusk County26.4Wood County: 26.3 %Wood County26.3Crawford County: 26.1 %Crawford County26.1Jackson County: 26.1 %Jackson County26.1Clark County: 25.9 %Clark County25.9Lincoln County: 25.8 %Lincoln County25.8Barron County: 25.7 %Barron County25.7Ashland County: 25.2 %Ashland County25.2Burnett County: 25.1 %Burnett County25.1Juneau County: 25.1 %Juneau County25.1Langlade County: 25.1 %Langlade County25.1Price County: 25 %Price County25Racine County: 25 %Racine County25Grant County: 24.9 %Grant County24.9Rock County: 24.8 %Rock County24.8Kenosha County: 24.6 %Kenosha County24.6Vernon County: 24.5 %Vernon County24.5Lafayette County: 24.4 %Lafayette County24.4Shawano County: 24.4 %Shawano County24.4Sawyer County: 24.3 %Sawyer County24.3Fond du Lac County: 24.1 %Fond du Lac County24.1Waupaca County: 24.1 %Waupaca County24.1Iron County: 23.9 %Iron County23.9Richland County: 23.9 %Richland County23.9Vilas County: 23.8 %Vilas County23.8Monroe County: 23.7 %Monroe County23.7Buffalo County: 23.6 %Buffalo County23.6Pepin County: 23.6 %Pepin County23.6Polk County: 23.5 %Polk County23.5Marquette County: 30.6 %Marquette County30.6Forest County: 29.4 %Forest County29.4Adams County: 28.9 %Adams County28.9Florence County: 28.7 %Florence County28.7Marinette County: 28.5 %Marinette County28.5Menominee County: 28 %Menominee County28Waushara County: 28 %Waushara County28Green Lake County: 27.9 %Green Lake County27.9Oconto County: 26.6 %Oconto County26.6Taylor County: 26.6 %Taylor County26.6Dodge County: 26.4 %Dodge County26.4Rusk County: 26.4 %Rusk County26.4Wood County: 26.3 %Wood County26.3Crawford County: 26.1 %Crawford County26.1Jackson County: 26.1 %Jackson County26.1Clark County: 25.9 %Clark County25.9Lincoln County: 25.8 %Lincoln County25.8Barron County: 25.7 %Barron County25.7Ashland County: 25.2 %Ashland County25.2Burnett County: 25.1 %Burnett County25.1Juneau County: 25.1 %Juneau County25.1Langlade County: 25.1 %Langlade County25.1Price County: 25 %Price County25Racine County: 25 %Racine County25Grant County: 24.9 %Grant County24.9Rock County: 24.8 %Rock County24.8Kenosha County: 24.6 %Kenosha County24.6Vernon County: 24.5 %Vernon County24.5Lafayette County: 24.4 %Lafayette County24.4Shawano County: 24.4 %Shawano County24.4Sawyer County: 24.3 %Sawyer County24.3Fond du Lac County: 24.1 %Fond du Lac County24.1Waupaca County: 24.1 %Waupaca County24.1Iron County: 23.9 %Iron County23.9Richland County: 23.9 %Richland County23.9Vilas County: 23.8 %Vilas County23.8Monroe County: 23.7 %Monroe County23.7Buffalo County: 23.6 %Buffalo County23.6Pepin County: 23.6 %Pepin County23.6Polk County: 23.5 %Polk County23.5
%. 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
1Marquette County30.6+6.1 pts
2Forest County29.4+5.2 pts
3Adams County28.9+2 pts
4Florence County28.7+4.4 pts
5Marinette County28.5+4.4 pts
6Menominee County28+1.9 pts
6Waushara County28+3.7 pts
8Green Lake County27.9+3.9 pts
9Oconto County26.6+4.2 pts
9Taylor County26.6+2.4 pts
11Dodge County26.4+4 pts
11Rusk County26.4+1 pts
13Wood County26.3+2.9 pts
14Crawford County26.1+2.6 pts
14Jackson County26.1+1.3 pts
16Clark County25.9-0.1 pts
17Lincoln County25.8+2.4 pts
18Barron County25.7+1.8 pts
19Ashland County25.2+2.7 pts
20Burnett County25.10 pts
20Juneau County25.1+0.3 pts
20Langlade County25.1-0.8 pts
23Price County25+1.3 pts
23Racine County25+1.9 pts
25Grant County24.9+3.4 pts
26Rock County24.8+2.8 pts
27Kenosha County24.6+2.7 pts
28Vernon County24.5+1 pts
29Lafayette County24.4+0.9 pts
29Shawano County24.4-0.2 pts
31Sawyer County24.3-1 pts
32Fond du Lac County24.1+2.2 pts
32Waupaca County24.1+1.2 pts
34Iron County23.9-0.3 pts
34Richland County23.9-1.3 pts
36Vilas County23.8+1.2 pts
37Monroe County23.7-0.2 pts
38Buffalo County23.6+1.2 pts
38Pepin County23.6+1 pts
40Polk County23.5+2 pts
41Sauk County23.4+2.4 pts
42Columbia County23.3+3.4 pts
42Milwaukee County23.3+1.2 pts
42Washburn County23.3-0.3 pts
45Door County23.1+2.4 pts
46Dunn County22.8+3.3 pts
47Kewaunee County22.7+1.6 pts
47Oneida County22.7+0.9 pts
49Chippewa County22.6+1.8 pts
49Trempealeau County22.6+0.5 pts
51Bayfield County22.4+1.1 pts
51Brown County22.4+2.5 pts
51Manitowoc County22.4+0.2 pts
54Eau Claire County22.3+3.4 pts
55Outagamie County22.1+3 pts
56Portage County22+1.5 pts
57Green County21.7+0.1 pts
58Marathon County21.4-0.9 pts
59Calumet County21.2+1.4 pts
60Washington County20.7+1.8 pts
61Jefferson County20.6+1.3 pts
61Pierce County20.6+2.1 pts
61Winnebago County20.6+0.1 pts
64Sheboygan County20.3+0.1 pts
65Iowa County20.2+0.3 pts
66Douglas County20-1.3 pts
67Walworth County19.8-1.1 pts
68Waukesha County18.9+2 pts
69La Crosse County18.50 pts
70Ozaukee County17.8+1.7 pts
71Dane County17.7+2.4 pts
72St. Croix County17.6-1.4 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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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, 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Marquette County, with 30.6% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

St. Croix County, with 17.6% 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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