Percentage of physically inactive U.S. adults by state 2017

Percentage of adults that are physically inactive in the United States as of 2017, by state

The data describes the percentage of adults in the U.S. that have done no physical activity or exercise within the preceding 30 days, as of 2017. As of that year, Arkansas had the highest rate of physical inactivity in the U.S. with 32.5% of adults reporting no physical activity or exercise besides their job.

Physical inactivity Arkansas has the highest rates of adult physical inactivity in the U.S. with nearly 33% of adults reporting no activity besides their job within the last 30 days. Colorado had one of the lowest rates at some 16% of adults.

Utah 15.7
Colorado 15.8
District of Columbia 16.2
Oregon 17.2
Washington 17.6
Minnesota 18
South Dakota 18.9
Alaska 19.1
New Hampshire 19.3
Vermont 19.5
Montana 19.9
Wisconsin 20
Massachusetts 20
Idaho 20.2
New Mexico 20.3
California 20.5
Maine 20.6
Hawaii 20.8
Connecticut 21.3
North Dakota 22.2
Nebraska 22.4
Iowa 22.7
Pennsylvania 22.9
Arizona 23.1
Wyoming 23.1
Maryland 23.1
United States 23.1
North Carolina 23.3
Virginia 23.3
Kansas 23.5
Michigan 23.9
Illinois 23.9
Rhode Island 24.4
Nevada 24.7
Missouri 24.9
Texas 25.2
Ohio 25.9
New York 26.3
Delaware 26.6
Indiana 26.8
South Carolina 26.9
Tennessee 28.4
Oklahoma 28.5
West Virginia 28.5
Louisiana 29.1
Georgia 29.4
Alabama 29.4
Florida 29.8
New Jersey 29.8
Kentucky 29.8
Mississippi 30.3
Arkansas 32.5