US Counties With the Highest No Leisure-time Physical Activity

2,956 US counties ranked by no leisure-time physical activity, from highest to lowest. First are Dimmit County, TX (48.9%), Zavala County, TX (48.2%) and Starr County, TX (47.6%). The middle one of the 2,956 has 26.5%.

What this measures

The estimated percentage of adults who did no physical activity outside work in the past month. It is adjusted so places with older or younger populations can be compared fairly. It is an estimate from a statistical model, not a direct count from a local survey. Source: CDC PLACES.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 highest counties

Rank	County	%
1	Dimmit County, TX	48.9%
2	Zavala County, TX	48.2%
3	Starr County, TX	47.6%
4	Zapata County, TX	47.1%
5	Jim Hogg County, TX	46.6%
6	Humphreys County, MS	46.2%
7	Tunica County, MS	44.8%
8	Willacy County, TX	44.5%
9	Holmes County, MS	44.4%
10	Sharkey County, MS	44.3%
11	Desha County, AR	44.3%
12	East Carroll Parish, LA	44.1%
13	Quitman County, MS	43.8%
14	Jefferson County, MS	43.3%
15	Bullock County, AL	42.7%
16	McDowell County, WV	42.6%
17	Madison Parish, LA	42.5%
18	Yazoo County, MS	42.3%
19	Todd County, SD	42.3%
20	Maverick County, TX	42.2%
21	Claiborne County, MS	42.1%
22	Coahoma County, MS	42.1%
23	Issaquena County, MS	42.1%
24	Brooks County, TX	42%
25	Greene County, AL	42%
26	Phillips County, AR	41.9%
27	Oglala Lakota County, SD	41.7%
28	Reeves County, TX	41.6%
29	Claiborne Parish, LA	41.5%
30	Sunflower County, MS	41.5%
31	Mingo County, WV	41.5%
32	Bolivar County, MS	41.3%
33	Lee County, AR	41.2%
34	St. Francis County, AR	41.2%
35	Leflore County, MS	41.1%
36	Cochran County, TX	41%
37	Presidio County, TX	41%
38	La Salle County, TX	40.9%
39	Noxubee County, MS	40.6%
40	Dunklin County, MO	40.6%
41	Pemiscot County, MO	40.5%
42	Lafayette County, AR	40.4%
43	Wilkinson County, MS	40.3%
44	Perry County, AL	40.3%
45	Macon County, GA	40.2%
46	Duval County, TX	40.2%
47	Hudspeth County, TX	40.1%
48	Bienville Parish, LA	40%
49	Webb County, TX	40%
50	Sevier County, AR	40%
51	Deaf Smith County, TX	39.9%
52	Tensas Parish, LA	39.8%
53	Adams County, MS	39.8%
54	Scott County, MS	39.8%
55	Tallahatchie County, MS	39.8%
56	Mississippi County, MO	39.8%
57	Chicot County, AR	39.8%
58	Sioux County, ND	39.7%
59	Adair County, OK	39.7%
60	Randolph County, GA	39.5%
61	Frio County, TX	39.5%
62	Atkinson County, GA	39.4%
63	Washington County, MS	39.4%
64	Jim Wells County, TX	39.4%
65	Ashley County, AR	39.4%
66	Lowndes County, AL	39.3%
67	Stewart County, GA	39.2%
68	Wilcox County, AL	39.1%
69	Telfair County, GA	39%
70	Lawrence County, MS	39%
71	Lake County, TN	39%
72	Culberson County, TX	38.9%
73	Jefferson Davis County, MS	38.8%
74	Bradley County, AR	38.6%
75	Kusilvak Census Area, AK	38.5%
76	Jackson County, AR	38.5%
77	Amite County, MS	38.4%
78	Panola County, MS	38.4%
79	Nevada County, AR	38.3%
80	Seward County, KS	38.1%
81	Jasper County, MS	38.1%
82	Red River Parish, LA	38%
83	Hidalgo County, TX	38%
84	Kenedy County, TX	38%
85	Crittenden County, AR	38%
86	Hempstead County, AR	38%
87	Hendry County, FL	37.9%
88	Terrell County, GA	37.9%
89	Ziebach County, SD	37.9%
90	Webster County, WV	37.9%
91	Calhoun County, WV	37.8%
92	Hancock County, GA	37.7%
93	Concordia Parish, LA	37.7%
94	Montgomery County, MS	37.7%
95	Pike County, MS	37.7%
96	Yalobusha County, MS	37.7%
97	Harmon County, OK	37.7%
98	Woodruff County, AR	37.7%
99	Buffalo County, SD	37.6%
100	Chickasaw County, MS	37.5%

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