No exercise in free time by state

Share of adults who did no physical activity in their free time in the past month (BRFSS).

In % of adults. The latest year differs by state, so compare the year too.

Source: CDC open data, No exercise in free time (% of adults). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All states, highest first

% of adults, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1Mississippi202430.6
  2. 2West Virginia202529.3
  3. 3Arkansas202528.3
  4. 4Kentucky202528.1
  5. 5Louisiana202526.4
  6. 6Alabama202525.8
  7. 7Indiana202525.5
  8. 8Florida202525.4
  9. 9Oklahoma202525.3
  10. 10Tennessee202525.3
  11. 11New York202524.2
  12. 12Missouri202524.0
  13. 13Texas202523.7
  14. 14Delaware202523.6
  15. 15Illinois202523.4
  16. 16New Mexico202523.4
  17. 17Nevada202423.2
  18. 18Georgia202523.1
  19. 19Iowa202522.9
  20. 20North Dakota202522.9
  21. 21South Carolina202522.9
  22. 22South Dakota202522.8
  23. 23Wisconsin202522.2
  24. 24Maine202522.0
  25. 25Wyoming202521.9
  26. 26Ohio202521.8
  27. 27Michigan202521.6
  28. 28Rhode Island202521.4
  29. 29Pennsylvania202520.9
  30. 30New Jersey202520.8
  31. 31California202420.7
  32. 32Kansas202520.6
  33. 33Nebraska202520.6
  34. 34Arizona202520.5
  35. 35Virginia202520.0
  36. 36Massachusetts202519.9
  37. 37North Carolina202519.7
  38. 38Alaska202519.5
  39. 39Connecticut202519.5
  40. 40Oregon202519.4
  41. 41Maryland202518.9
  42. 42Hawaii202518.4
  43. 43Minnesota202518.2
  44. 44Idaho202517.9
  45. 45Washington202517.9
  46. 46New Hampshire202517.5
  47. 47Vermont202516.8
  48. 48Montana202516.4
  49. 49Colorado202515.5
  50. 50Utah202515.5
  51. 51District of Columbia202513.0

Source: CDC open data, No exercise in free time (% of adults), latest year for each state. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. No exercise in free time by state, latest year. Data: CDC. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/us-no-exercise

About our sources. Values are the latest the source publishes for each place; nothing is filled in or estimated.