Health
Physically Inactive Adults
Source: Arkansas Department of Health
Physically Inactive Adults
2023
Arkansas County38%
Ashley County39%
Baxter County30%
Benton County24%
Boone County26%
Bradley County36%
Calhoun County36%
Carroll County29%
Chicot County48%
Clark County30%
Clay County46%
Cleburne County31%
Cleveland County33%
Columbia County34%
Conway County31%
Craighead County33%
Crawford County24%
Crittenden County39%
Cross County45%
Dallas County35%
Desha County47%
Drew County38%
Faulkner County23%
Franklin County29%
Fulton County31%
Garland County28%
Grant County26%
Greene County37%
Hempstead County40%
Hot Spring County29%
Howard County39%
Independence County37%
Izard County34%
Jackson County36%
Jefferson County26%
Johnson County35%
Lafayette County39%
Lawrence County37%
Lee County40%
Lincoln County37%
Little River County42%
Logan County32%
Lonoke County25%
Madison County26%
Marion County25%
Miller County40%
Mississippi County32%
Monroe County42%
Montgomery County30%
Nevada County35%
Newton County35%
Ouachita County35%
Perry County26%
Phillips County47%
Pike County35%
Poinsett County36%
Polk County39%
Pope County34%
Prairie County34%
Pulaski County24%
Randolph County45%
Saline County26%
Scott County31%
Searcy County29%
Sebastian County28%
Sevier County39%
Sharp County40%
St. Francis County41%
Stone County34%
Union County36%
Van Buren County31%
Washington County21%
White County30%
Woodruff County38%
Yell County31%

Source: Arkansas Department of Health







NATIONAL RANKING
48
OUT OF 50
2024

STATE TREND

Decreasing

29%
2024

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 2024, 29% of adults in Arkansas were not active, 7 points higher than the national rate but a 2 percentage point decrease since 2014. Arkansas was 48th in the nation on this indicator (including the 50 states and Washington D.C.). Women were less active (33%) than men (24%), and Hispanic adults (37%) less active than Black, non-Hispanics (31%) and White, non-Hispanics (28%).

Rates varied across the state in 2023, the latest year for which county comparable data was available. Chicot (48%), Phillips and Desha (both 47%) counties had the highest rates of inactivity. Benton County had the lowest rate of inactivity at 21%.

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
20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Arkansas31%32%34%31%34%33%33%31%31%30%31%31%33%29%
United States26%23%26%23%26%23%26%24%26%23%24%24%25%22%

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
Arkansas24%31%37%24%28%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention





Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Physically Inactive Adults by Sex
FemaleMale
Arkansas33%24%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention





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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Increasing
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Increasing
Education: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Education: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Increasing
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 Maintaining
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
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 Maintaining
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
Equity: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Equity: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Equity: Graduation Rate Increasing
Equity: Remediation Rate Increasing
Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Equity: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Equity: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Equity: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Equity: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Equity: Volunteering Increasing
Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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