# US states by physical inactivity in adults, 2025

All 48 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2025, so the places are comparable. 3 states have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `adult_physical_inactivity_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who did no physical activity or exercise outside their regular job in the past month, such as running, golf, gardening or walking for exercise. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data, 2011 to present (dttw-5yxu), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, overall (https://data.cdc.gov/resource/dttw-5yxu.json?%24order=%3Aid&%24limit=50000&%24where=questionid+in+%28%27_TOTINDA%27%29+AND+responseid+in+%28%27RESP054%27%29+AND+breakoutid%3D%27BO1%27+AND+data_value_type%3D%27Crude+Prevalence%27)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data, 2011 to present (dttw-5yxu), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, overall. https://data.cdc.gov/resource/dttw-5yxu.json?%24order=%3Aid&%24limit=50000&%24where=questionid+in+%28%27_TOTINDA%27%29+AND+responseid+in+%28%27RESP054%27%29+AND+breakoutid%3D%27BO1%27+AND+data_value_type%3D%27Crude+Prevalence%27. 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate/us-states

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | West Virginia | 29.3 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 28.3 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 28.1 |
| 4 | Louisiana | 26.4 |
| 5 | Alabama | 25.8 |
| 6 | Indiana | 25.5 |
| 7 | Florida | 25.4 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 25.3 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 25.3 |
| 10 | New York | 24.2 |
| 11 | Missouri | 24 |
| 12 | Texas | 23.7 |
| 13 | Delaware | 23.6 |
| 14 | Illinois | 23.4 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 23.4 |
| 16 | Georgia | 23.1 |
| 17 | Iowa | 22.9 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 22.9 |
| 19 | North Dakota | 22.9 |
| 20 | South Dakota | 22.8 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 22.2 |
| 22 | Maine | 22 |
| 23 | Wyoming | 21.9 |
| 24 | Ohio | 21.8 |
| 25 | Michigan | 21.6 |
| 26 | Rhode Island | 21.4 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | 20.9 |
| 28 | New Jersey | 20.8 |
| 29 | Kansas | 20.6 |
| 29 | Nebraska | 20.6 |
| 31 | Arizona | 20.5 |
| 32 | Virginia | 20 |
| 33 | Massachusetts | 19.9 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 19.7 |
| 35 | Connecticut | 19.5 |
| 36 | Alaska | 19.5 |
| 37 | Oregon | 19.4 |
| 38 | Maryland | 18.9 |
| 39 | Hawaii | 18.4 |
| 40 | Minnesota | 18.2 |
| 41 | Washington | 17.9 |
| 42 | Idaho | 17.9 |
| 43 | New Hampshire | 17.5 |
| 44 | Vermont | 16.8 |
| 45 | Montana | 16.4 |
| 46 | Colorado | 15.5 |
| 47 | Utah | 15.5 |
| 48 | District of Columbia | 13 |