Health
Physically Inactive Adults
Source: Arkansas Department of Health
Physically Inactive Adults
2019
Arkansas County33%
Ashley County33%
Baxter County27%
Benton County22%
Boone County35%
Bradley County36%
Calhoun County37%
Carroll County28%
Chicot County31%
Clark County32%
Clay County45%
Cleburne County34%
Cleveland County41%
Columbia County37%
Conway County33%
Craighead County36%
Crawford County26%
Crittenden County40%
Cross County43%
Dallas County35%
Desha County33%
Drew County35%
Faulkner County32%
Franklin County33%
Fulton County31%
Garland County31%
Grant County29%
Greene County41%
Hempstead County42%
Hot Spring County27%
Howard County32%
Independence County32%
Izard County31%
Jackson County34%
Jefferson County32%
Johnson County36%
Lafayette County41%
Lawrence County38%
Lee County41%
Lincoln County37%
Little River County40%
Logan County34%
Lonoke County31%
Madison County25%
Marion County30%
Miller County44%
Mississippi County38%
Monroe County37%
Montgomery County33%
Nevada County42%
Newton County32%
Ouachita County39%
Perry County32%
Phillips County37%
Pike County37%
Poinsett County39%
Polk County29%
Pope County31%
Prairie County30%
Pulaski County30%
Randolph County40%
Saline County30%
Scott County33%
Searcy County30%
Sebastian County30%
Sevier County29%
Sharp County36%
St. Francis County41%
Stone County30%
Union County35%
Van Buren County34%
Washington County20%
White County31%
Woodruff County33%
Yell County34%

Source: Arkansas Department of Health







NATIONAL RANKING
50
OUT OF 51
2022

STATE TREND

Maintaining

31%
2022

What does this measure?

The percentage of adults who did not engage in leisure-time physical activity within the past 30 days, such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking, as reported through a national survey.

Why is this important?

Active adults are likely to be healthier than their inactive counterparts, leading to a higher quality of life and lower long-term health costs. Exercise can control weight, improve physical strength and mental health, and reduce risk for cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancers.

How is Arkansas doing?

In 2022, 31% of adults were not active, the same rate as in 2011 and 7 points higher than the national rate. Arkansas was 50th in the nation on this indicator (including the 50 states and Washington D.C.). Women were less active (35%) than men (28%), and Hispanic adults (39%) less active than Black, non-Hispanics (33%) and White, non-Hispanics (31%).

Rates varied across the state in 2019, the latest year for which county comparable data was available. Cross (43%), Miller (44%) and Clay (45%) counties had the highest rates of inactivity. Benton County (22%) and Washington County (20%) were the only counties with rates of inactivity below 25%.

Notes about the data

National data comes from a federal government survey designed to collect scientific data on health risks and behaviors.




Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Adults with No Leisure-time Physical Activity
201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Arkansas31%32%34%31%34%33%33%31%31%30%31%31%
United States26%23%26%23%26%23%26%24%26%23%24%24%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notes: Rates are not age adjusted






Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Physically Inactive Adults by Race
American Indian or Alaskan Native, non-HispanicBlack, non-HispanicHispanicMultiracial, non-HispanicWhite, non-Hispanic
Arkansas37%33%39%20%31%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention





Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Physically Inactive Adults by Gender
FemaleMale
Arkansas35%28%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention





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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Not Applicable
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Not Applicable
Education: Grade 3 Reading Decreasing
Education: Grade 8 Math Maintaining
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Increasing
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Not Applicable
Families: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Community: Charitable Giving Increasing
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Racial Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Racial Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Racial Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Racial Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Racial Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Racial Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Racial Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Racial Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Racial Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Racial Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Racial Equity: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Racial Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Racial Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Racial Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Racial Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Racial Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Racial Equity: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Racial Equity: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Racial Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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