The Couch Potato Capital of Every State

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The Couch Potato Capital of Every State

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Obesity is a public health problem in the U.S. and for years one of the most frequently mentioned recommendations to address the country’s growing weight problem has been for people to exercise more. And most of them seem to have listened.

In 2018, 53.3% of adult Americans met the U.S. government’s weekly exercise recommendation, the highest on record and up from 41.4% in 2006, according to the National Center for Health Statistics’ National Health Interview Survey.

The Department of Health and Human Services recommends adults do at least 150 minutes a week of moderate to intense exercise — about 20 minutes a day. 

About 22.7% of Americans don’t engage in regular physical activity during their leisure time. Of course, exercise habits vary widely from state to state, and even more so from city to city. 

To identify the cities where residents are getting the least amount of exercise, 24/7 Tempo reviewed the percentage of adults who are not physically active in all 382 metro areas in the United States. The measure came from the 2021 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

For the most part, even the laziest cities are representative of their state. The laziest cities in states with the highest rates of physical inactivity tend to rank among the least active cities nationwide. And while most cities on this list have a higher inactivity rate than their respective state,  four cities have a lower share of adults who do not exercise in their leisure time than their respective state. 

Exercise habits are related to a variety of factors. One of them appears to be income. Metro areas where residents have lower incomes frequently have lower levels of physical activity and worse health outcomes overall, including higher rates of adult obesity and diabetes. 

Regular physical activity has been shown to be an important  factor in maintaining a healthy weight as it helps the body lose fat and build muscle tissue. Of the 50 metro areas on the list, only seven have an adult obesity rate that is lower than the adult obesity rate of their state. Ten cities have a lower diabetes rate than their respective states. 

All but eight cities on this list have a higher share of the adult population who report being in poor or fair health compared to their home state. 

In addition to living longer, regular physical activity is also linked to better quality of life. Some research shows that even just 15 minutes a day provide benefits, including lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, and some common types of cancer. These are the states where life expectancy was declining even before the pandemic.

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To identify the cities where residents are getting the least amount of exercise, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data about the share of adults who are not physically active in all 382 metro areas in the United States. The measure came from the 2021 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

Obesity rates — the share of adult residents who report a body mass index of 30 or greater — as well as the share of adults who have access to exercise facilities and the share of the population reporting to be in fair or poor health also came from the 2021 CHR.

Population figures, median household income, and poverty rate came from the American Community Survey 2019 5-Year Estimates.

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Alabama: Gadsden
> Adults who don’t exercise: 33.6% (state: 29.3%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 49.5% (state: 61.1%)
> Adult obesity rate: 36.2% (state: 36.1%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 17.3% (state: 14.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 22.0% (state: 21.4%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.8 per month (state: 4.4 per month)
> Median household income: $41,447 (state: $51,734)
> Population: 102,268

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Alaska: Fairbanks
> Adults who don’t exercise: 18.2% (state: 19.3%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 100.0% (state: 100.0%)
> Adult obesity rate: 31.0% (state: 31.9%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 7.1% (state: 8.3%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 14.0% (state: 15.6%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.0 per month (state: 4.1 per month)
> Median household income: $72,065 (state: $75,463)
> Population: 96,849

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Arizona: Lake Havasu City-Kingman
> Adults who don’t exercise: 32.2% (state: 21.2%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 58.6% (state: 85.1%)
> Adult obesity rate: 30.7% (state: 27.9%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 14.0% (state: 9.6%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 22.5% (state: 18.6%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 5.0 per month (state: 4.2 per month)
> Median household income: $50,179 (state: $62,055)
> Population: 212,181

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Arkansas: Pine Bluff
> Adults who don’t exercise: 33.9% (state: 30.4%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 46.7% (state: 63.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 42.4% (state: 35.0%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 14.7% (state: 13.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 28.0% (state: 23.3%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 5.5 per month (state: 4.8 per month)
> Median household income: $41,541 (state: $48,952)
> Population: 89,437

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California: Yuba City
> Adults who don’t exercise: 30.5% (state: 17.7%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 76.1% (state: 93.1%)
> Adult obesity rate: 29.6% (state: 24.3%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 12.9% (state: 8.8%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 21.7% (state: 17.6%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.9 per month (state: 3.9 per month)
> Median household income: $61,307 (state: $80,440)
> Population: 175,639

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Colorado: Pueblo
> Adults who don’t exercise: 23.2% (state: 14.8%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 64.5% (state: 90.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 31.0% (state: 22.4%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 10.0% (state: 6.6%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 20.1% (state: 13.8%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.2 per month (state: 3.3 per month)
> Median household income: $51,276 (state: $77,127)
> Population: 168,424

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Connecticut: New Haven
> Adults who don’t exercise: 21.6% (state: 19.9%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 95.4% (state: 94.0%)
> Adult obesity rate: 28.8% (state: 26.3%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 10.2% (state: 9.2%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 15.3% (state: 13.0%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 3.8 per month (state: 3.3 per month)
> Median household income: $69,751 (state: $78,833)
> Population: 854,757

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Delaware: Dover
> Adults who don’t exercise: 30.9% (state: 27.3%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 66.8% (state: 86.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 38.4% (state: 32.4%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 13.9% (state: 11.8%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 21.0% (state: 16.3%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.5 per month (state: 3.7 per month)
> Median household income: $58,001 (state: $70,176)
> Population: 180,786

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Florida: Homosassa Springs
> Adults who don’t exercise: 35.7% (state: 25.8%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 73.3% (state: 88.7%)
> Adult obesity rate: 28.7% (state: 27.2%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 13.3% (state: 10.8%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 19.8% (state: 19.5%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.8 per month (state: 4.0 per month)
> Median household income: $50,751 (state: $59,227)
> Population: 149,657

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Georgia: Hinesville
> Adults who don’t exercise: 34.3% (state: 26.4%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 58.6% (state: 75.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 36.4% (state: 32.3%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 12.3% (state: 12.0%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 22.3% (state: 18.4%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.6 per month (state: 3.9 per month)
> Median household income: $53,060 (state: $61,980)
> Population: 81,344

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Hawaii: Urban Honolulu
> Adults who don’t exercise: 20.0% (state: 19.6%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 96.7% (state: 92.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 24.4% (state: 24.6%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 11.3% (state: 11.1%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 17.0% (state: 15.4%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 3.6 per month (state: 3.2 per month)
> Median household income: $87,470 (state: $83,102)
> Population: 974,563

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Idaho: Pocatello
> Adults who don’t exercise: 21.7% (state: 20.4%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 74.7% (state: 78.9%)
> Adult obesity rate: 31.2% (state: 29.0%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 10.9% (state: 9.3%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 17.0% (state: 15.1%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.1 per month (state: 3.7 per month)
> Median household income: $51,612 (state: $60,999)
> Population: 94,588

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Illinois: Kankakee
> Adults who don’t exercise: 33.0% (state: 21.6%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 80.0% (state: 90.8%)
> Adult obesity rate: 38.0% (state: 29.7%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 13.2% (state: 9.9%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 19.2% (state: 15.9%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.3 per month (state: 3.6 per month)
> Median household income: $60,923 (state: $69,187)
> Population: 109,862

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Indiana: Kokomo
> Adults who don’t exercise: 34.1% (state: 26.7%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 68.6% (state: 75.2%)
> Adult obesity rate: 35.2% (state: 33.9%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 14.8% (state: 12.1%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 20.2% (state: 18.2%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.4 per month (state: 4.0 per month)
> Median household income: $53,440 (state: $57,603)
> Population: 82,544

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Iowa: Sioux City
> Adults who don’t exercise: 28.4% (state: 22.6%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 88.0% (state: 82.9%)
> Adult obesity rate: 35.1% (state: 34.3%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 10.9% (state: 9.9%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 16.7% (state: 13.5%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 3.4 per month (state: 3.1 per month)
> Median household income: $60,132 (state: $61,691)
> Population: 144,670

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Kansas: Wichita
> Adults who don’t exercise: 25.2% (state: 23.9%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 81.8% (state: 80.1%)
> Adult obesity rate: 33.4% (state: 33.0%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 11.3% (state: 10.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 17.3% (state: 16.3%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.0 per month (state: 3.6 per month)
> Median household income: $59,779 (state: $62,087)
> Population: 640,218

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Kentucky: Elizabethtown-Fort Knox
> Adults who don’t exercise: 30.2% (state: 28.7%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 53.3% (state: 71.1%)
> Adult obesity rate: 38.9% (state: 34.6%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 12.1% (state: 12.7%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 21.7% (state: 21.8%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 5.0 per month (state: 4.6 per month)
> Median household income: $55,246 (state: $52,295)
> Population: 154,713

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Louisiana: Hammond
> Adults who don’t exercise: 33.1% (state: 28.0%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 67.9% (state: 75.0%)
> Adult obesity rate: 40.3% (state: 36.3%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 11.7% (state: 13.0%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 23.1% (state: 21.4%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.7 per month (state: 4.3 per month)
> Median household income: $47,825 (state: $51,073)
> Population: 134,758

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Maine: Bangor
> Adults who don’t exercise: 23.5% (state: 20.8%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 63.4% (state: 70.0%)
> Adult obesity rate: 34.2% (state: 29.8%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 12.3% (state: 10.4%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 19.1% (state: 17.1%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.5 per month (state: 4.2 per month)
> Median household income: $50,449 (state: $58,924)
> Population: 152,148

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Maryland: Salisbury
> Adults who don’t exercise: 29.1% (state: 21.9%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 76.1% (state: 92.6%)
> Adult obesity rate: 34.9% (state: 31.6%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 13.1% (state: 11.1%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 18.6% (state: 15.2%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.2 per month (state: 3.4 per month)
> Median household income: $61,283 (state: $86,738)
> Population: 415,726

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Massachusetts: Springfield
> Adults who don’t exercise: 23.7% (state: 20.0%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 92.6% (state: 94.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 28.2% (state: 25.0%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 9.2% (state: 8.7%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 17.7% (state: 13.5%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.3 per month (state: 3.5 per month)
> Median household income: $62,346 (state: $85,843)
> Population: 697,382

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Michigan: Battle Creek
> Adults who don’t exercise: 27.2% (state: 23.1%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 76.7% (state: 85.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 36.8% (state: 32.4%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 14.7% (state: 11.0%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 18.9% (state: 18.3%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.4 per month (state: 4.3 per month)
> Median household income: $49,055 (state: $59,584)
> Population: 134,159

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Minnesota: Mankato-North Mankato
> Adults who don’t exercise: 21.3% (state: 19.6%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 83.0% (state: 86.9%)
> Adult obesity rate: 32.6% (state: 29.0%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 8.2% (state: 8.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 14.1% (state: 12.9%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 3.4 per month (state: 3.1 per month)
> Median household income: $63,126 (state: $74,593)
> Population: 101,927

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Mississippi: Jackson
> Adults who don’t exercise: 29.1% (state: 30.4%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 65.1% (state: 54.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 40.1% (state: 39.1%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 12.5% (state: 14.6%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 21.4% (state: 22.1%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.1 per month (state: 4.5 per month)
> Median household income: $52,426 (state: $45,792)
> Population: 594,800

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Missouri: St. Joseph
> Adults who don’t exercise: 31.4% (state: 25.5%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 74.9% (state: 76.7%)
> Adult obesity rate: 37.0% (state: 32.5%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 12.4% (state: 11.4%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 20.9% (state: 19.5%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.7 per month (state: 4.2 per month)
> Median household income: $50,425 (state: $57,409)
> Population: 125,411

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Montana: Great Falls
> Adults who don’t exercise: 24.0% (state: 21.7%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 83.5% (state: 75.2%)
> Adult obesity rate: 31.1% (state: 27.1%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 9.8% (state: 8.9%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 16.8% (state: 14.1%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.1 per month (state: 3.6 per month)
> Median household income: $51,227 (state: $57,153)
> Population: 81,366

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Nebraska: Grand Island
> Adults who don’t exercise: 27.6% (state: 22.7%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 79.4% (state: 83.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 37.3% (state: 33.4%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 11.5% (state: 10.0%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 16.0% (state: 13.8%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 3.4 per month (state: 3.2 per month)
> Median household income: $55,907 (state: $63,229)
> Population: 75,553

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Nevada: Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise
> Adults who don’t exercise: 23.4% (state: 22.5%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 97.1% (state: 93.0%)
> Adult obesity rate: 27.3% (state: 27.1%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 10.9% (state: 10.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 21.6% (state: 19.1%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.4 per month (state: 4.2 per month)
> Median household income: $62,107 (state: $63,276)
> Population: 2,266,715

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New Hampshire: Manchester
> Adults who don’t exercise: 21.7% (state: 20.8%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 91.7% (state: 88.2%)
> Adult obesity rate: 28.5% (state: 28.6%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 9.7% (state: 9.6%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 12.2% (state: 12.8%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 3.4 per month (state: 3.5 per month)
> Median household income: $83,626 (state: $77,933)
> Population: 417,025

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New Jersey: Atlantic City-Hammonton
> Adults who don’t exercise: 32.4% (state: 26.6%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 91.4% (state: 94.7%)
> Adult obesity rate: 32.5% (state: 27.0%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 13.2% (state: 9.9%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 18.7% (state: 15.5%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.3 per month (state: 3.7 per month)
> Median household income: $63,389 (state: $85,751)
> Population: 263,670

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New Mexico: Farmington
> Adults who don’t exercise: 22.6% (state: 19.0%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 55.6% (state: 76.9%)
> Adult obesity rate: 34.6% (state: 27.3%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 13.5% (state: 9.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 23.5% (state: 20.3%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 5.0 per month (state: 4.3 per month)
> Median household income: $44,321 (state: $51,945)
> Population: 123,958

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New York: Elmira
> Adults who don’t exercise: 29.6% (state: 23.4%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 82.6% (state: 93.2%)
> Adult obesity rate: 35.1% (state: 26.4%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 12.7% (state: 10.1%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 17.6% (state: 16.3%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.3 per month (state: 3.6 per month)
> Median household income: $60,782 (state: $72,108)
> Population: 83,456

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North Carolina: Goldsboro
> Adults who don’t exercise: 28.6% (state: 23.3%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 45.2% (state: 73.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 39.7% (state: 32.3%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 16.0% (state: 11.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 23.6% (state: 18.0%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.5 per month (state: 3.6 per month)
> Median household income: $44,596 (state: $57,341)
> Population: 123,131

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North Dakota: Grand Forks
> Adults who don’t exercise: 23.7% (state: 23.1%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 77.5% (state: 74.0%)
> Adult obesity rate: 33.6% (state: 33.9%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 9.2% (state: 9.4%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 15.7% (state: 13.6%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 3.5 per month (state: 3.2 per month)
> Median household income: $57,301 (state: $64,577)
> Population: 100,815

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Ohio: Mansfield
> Adults who don’t exercise: 32.0% (state: 26.1%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 67.3% (state: 83.9%)
> Adult obesity rate: 35.6% (state: 33.5%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 14.2% (state: 12.2%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 20.6% (state: 17.8%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.6 per month (state: 4.1 per month)
> Median household income: $51,783 (state: $58,642)
> Population: 121,154

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Oklahoma: Enid
> Adults who don’t exercise: 29.2% (state: 27.8%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 66.8% (state: 71.3%)
> Adult obesity rate: 35.1% (state: 34.5%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 10.1% (state: 12.3%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 20.5% (state: 20.9%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.7 per month (state: 4.5 per month)
> Median household income: $64,929 (state: $54,449)
> Population: 61,056

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Oregon: Grants Pass
> Adults who don’t exercise: 22.5% (state: 17.3%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 81.9% (state: 87.9%)
> Adult obesity rate: 32.0% (state: 29.3%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 12.5% (state: 9.7%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 21.9% (state: 18.2%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 5.2 per month (state: 4.7 per month)
> Median household income: $47,573 (state: $67,058)
> Population: 87,487

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Pennsylvania: Bloomsburg-Berwick
> Adults who don’t exercise: 33.0% (state: 22.0%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 73.6% (state: 84.4%)
> Adult obesity rate: 35.3% (state: 30.8%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 12.7% (state: 11.0%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 18.0% (state: 17.6%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.2 per month (state: 4.0 per month)
> Median household income: $56,672 (state: $63,463)
> Population: 83,194

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Rhode Island: Providence-Warwick
> Adults who don’t exercise: 23.8% (state: 23.5%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 95.1% (state: 94.9%)
> Adult obesity rate: 28.6% (state: 28.5%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 10.1% (state: 10.1%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 16.8% (state: 16.5%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.2 per month (state: 3.9 per month)
> Median household income: $70,967 (state: $71,169)
> Population: 1,624,578

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South Carolina: Florence
> Adults who don’t exercise: 31.8% (state: 26.0%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 52.3% (state: 68.3%)
> Adult obesity rate: 38.4% (state: 34.0%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 16.8% (state: 13.3%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 21.5% (state: 17.8%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.4 per month (state: 4.0 per month)
> Median household income: $48,547 (state: $56,227)
> Population: 204,911

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South Dakota: Rapid City
> Adults who don’t exercise: 21.8% (state: 22.0%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 88.4% (state: 73.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 29.3% (state: 32.4%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 9.7% (state: 10.1%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 14.3% (state: 13.4%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 3.2 per month (state: 3.0 per month)
> Median household income: $58,361 (state: $59,533)
> Population: 142,191

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Tennessee: Morristown
> Adults who don’t exercise: 32.4% (state: 27.2%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 59.5% (state: 70.2%)
> Adult obesity rate: 38.0% (state: 33.3%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 14.9% (state: 12.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 24.1% (state: 21.2%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 5.3 per month (state: 4.7 per month)
> Median household income: $47,326 (state: $56,071)
> Population: 142,749

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Texas: Sherman-Denison
> Adults who don’t exercise: 34.9% (state: 23.2%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 66.6% (state: 80.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 38.1% (state: 31.4%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 11.0% (state: 10.2%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 19.3% (state: 18.7%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.2 per month (state: 3.8 per month)
> Median household income: $57,476 (state: $64,034)
> Population: 136,212

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Utah: St. George
> Adults who don’t exercise: 17.4% (state: 16.7%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 81.4% (state: 85.7%)
> Adult obesity rate: 24.0% (state: 27.0%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 8.6% (state: 7.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 15.9% (state: 14.8%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.0 per month (state: 3.5 per month)
> Median household income: $63,595 (state: $75,780)
> Population: 177,556

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Vermont: Burlington-South Burlington
> Adults who don’t exercise: 16.7% (state: 18.4%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 77.9% (state: 75.8%)
> Adult obesity rate: 25.5% (state: 27.0%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 7.7% (state: 8.8%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 11.9% (state: 12.8%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 3.7 per month (state: 3.7 per month)
> Median household income: $74,909 (state: $63,001)
> Population: 219,433

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Virginia: Roanoke
> Adults who don’t exercise: 27.1% (state: 22.2%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 79.5% (state: 82.4%)
> Adult obesity rate: 33.5% (state: 30.5%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 12.7% (state: 10.7%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 18.4% (state: 16.6%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.2 per month (state: 3.5 per month)
> Median household income: $60,471 (state: $76,456)
> Population: 312,796

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Washington: Longview
> Adults who don’t exercise: 21.7% (state: 16.4%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 73.5% (state: 86.2%)
> Adult obesity rate: 37.7% (state: 28.6%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 13.2% (state: 9.3%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 19.5% (state: 15.0%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.9 per month (state: 3.7 per month)
> Median household income: $55,497 (state: $78,687)
> Population: 110,593

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West Virginia: Weirton-Steubenville
> Adults who don’t exercise: 32.0% (state: 28.0%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 85.2% (state: 59.4%)
> Adult obesity rate: 38.4% (state: 37.8%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 15.3% (state: 15.1%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 20.9% (state: 23.6%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.8 per month (state: 5.3 per month)
> Median household income: $49,510 (state: $48,850)
> Population: 115,816

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Wisconsin: Fond du Lac
> Adults who don’t exercise: 23.0% (state: 20.3%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 84.9% (state: 85.2%)
> Adult obesity rate: 32.0% (state: 31.7%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 8.7% (state: 9.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 14.6% (state: 14.8%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 3.6 per month (state: 3.7 per month)
> Median household income: $65,329 (state: $64,168)
> Population: 103,403

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Wyoming: Casper
> Adults who don’t exercise: 23.6% (state: 23.1%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 85.6% (state: 76.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 31.2% (state: 29.2%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 9.1% (state: 9.0%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 15.6% (state: 15.3%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 3.8 per month (state: 3.5 per month)
> Median household income: $65,034 (state: $65,003)
> Population: 79,858

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Hristina Byrnes is the editor of 247Tempo.com, where she handles the site's assignments and editing. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University, which she earned in 2012, and she specializes in translating complex health data research into engaging, accessible stories for a general audience.

When she's not poring over the latest data sets or brainstorming story ideas, you can find Hristina watching tennis, playing tennis with her son, or trying to get her daughter into tennis.

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