US States With the Lowest Meets Aerobic Guidelines

49 US states ranked by meets aerobic guidelines, from lowest to highest. First are Oklahoma (51.5), Mississippi (51.9) and Arkansas (53.3). The middle one of the 49 has 59.7.

What this measures

Adults who get the recommended amount of aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, each week. Source: .

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.

Every state

Rank	State	% of adults
1	Oklahoma	51.5
2	Mississippi	51.9
3	Arkansas	53.3
4	Missouri	54.3
5	West Virginia	54.6
6	Louisiana	55
7	Texas	56.4
8	Connecticut	56.6
9	Alabama	57.2
10	Rhode Island	57.3
11	Wisconsin	57.9
12	New York	58.1
13	Nevada	58.2
14	Tennessee	58.3
15	New Jersey	58.5
16	Ohio	58.6
17	Georgia	58.9
18	Iowa	58.9
19	Kansas	58.9
20	Florida	58.9
21	South Carolina	59.1
22	Michigan	59.2
23	South Dakota	59.5
24	Maryland	59.7
25	Nebraska	59.7
26	North Carolina	59.9
27	Delaware	60
28	Illinois	60.7
29	Wyoming	61.6
30	California	61.9
31	Indiana	62.1
32	New Mexico	62.1
33	Minnesota	62.3
34	Arizona	62.9
35	New Hampshire	63.1
36	North Dakota	63.4
37	Hawaii	63.6
38	Virginia	63.6
39	Massachusetts	63.6
40	Idaho	64.7
41	Alaska	65.1
42	Utah	65.2
43	Washington	65.9
44	Vermont	66.3
45	Maine	66.3
46	Montana	66.7
47	Colorado	66.7
48	Oregon	66.8
49	District of Columbia	67.8

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A ranking describes places, not the people in them, and a high or low place does not by itself say why. All US rankings.