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Table 1 Top and bottom 10 counties, by sex, for percent reporting any physical activity, percent reporting sufficient physical activity, and obesity prevalence (BMI ≥30 kg/m 2 ), 2011

From: Prevalence of physical activity and obesity in US counties, 2001–2011: a road map for action

Top 10, Males

Bottom 10, males

Top 10, females

Bottom 10, females

Percent reporting any physical activity

Douglas, CO

89.9 (88.0, 91.7)

Wolfe, KY

54.7 (45.8, 62.9)

Marin, CA

89.5 (87.2, 91.3)

McDowell, WV

50.9 (45.6, 56.5)

Teton, WY

87.9 (84.6, 90.5)

McDowell, WV

54.9 (47.6, 61.8)

San Juan, WA

88.0 (85.8, 89.9)

Issaquena, MS

51.3 (44.0, 58.3)

Los Alamos, NM

87.7 (84.1, 90.6)

Owsley, KY

55.2 (46.1, 63.4)

Pitkin, CO

87.8 (84.9, 90.4)

Dunklin, MO

52.4 (46.0, 58.3)

Routt, CO

87.1 (83.7, 89.7)

Issaquena, MS

57.0 (48.1, 65.1)

Routt, CO

87.5 (84.5, 89.8)

Wolfe, KY

53.8 (46.3, 60.6)

Marin, CA

86.9 (83.7, 89.7)

Clinton, KY

57.6 (48.8, 65.8)

Teton, WY

86.9 (84.4, 89.1)

Owsley, KY

54.0 (46.6, 61.2)

Kauai, HI

86.8 (84.0, 89.1)

Dickenson, VA

57.7 (49.7, 65.6)

Douglas, CO

86.3 (84.5, 88.1)

East Carroll, LA

54.0 (47.2, 61.0)

Summit, UT

86.7 (84.1, 89.0)

Mingo, WV

57.9 (51.7, 64.3)

Santa Cruz, CA

85.7 (82.9, 88.2)

Pemiscot, MO

54.0 (47.7, 60.5)

San Juan, WA

86.6 (83.6, 89.2)

Holmes, OH

58.2 (49.7, 67.0)

Island, WA

85.7 (83.3, 87.7)

Lee, AR

54.1 (47.5, 60.8)

Orange, NC

86.5 (83.7, 88.8)

Leslie, KY

58.6 (49.7, 66.8)

Summit, UT

85.5 (83.1, 87.5)

Mississippi, MO

54.2 (46.8, 61.0)

Island, WA

86.4 (83.7, 89.0)

Starr, TX

58.8 (50.1, 66.6)

Summit, CO

85.5 (81.6, 88.3)

La Salle, TX

54.3 (47.0, 61.1)

Percent reporting sufficient physical activity

Teton, WY

77.5 (72.0, 82.4)

Owsley, KY

33.1 (24.8, 42.6)

Routt, CO

74.7 (70.2, 78.7)

Issaquena, MS

28.4 (22.5, 35.0)

Summit, UT

73.2 (68.0, 77.3)

Holmes, OH

33.7 (25.4, 42.6)

Marin, CA

74.2 (69.8, 78.3)

Noxubee, MS

29.0 (22.6, 35.9)

Routt, CO

72.9 (66.9, 78.4)

Wolfe, KY

34.2 (25.6, 44.3)

Teton, WY

72.7 (67.9, 76.7)

Quitman, MS

29.1 (22.7, 35.5)

Summit, CO

72.7 (65.2, 79.0)

Issaquena, MS

34.6 (26.1, 44.2)

Pitkin, CO

72.4 (66.8, 77.7)

Tallahatchie, MS

30.7 (24.8, 37.7)

Jefferson, WA

72.2 (66.0, 77.8)

McDowell, WV

34.7 (27.0, 43.2)

San Juan, WA

71.6 (67.5, 75.5)

Haywood, TN

30.7 (24.3, 37.5)

Nevada, CA

71.9 (64.9, 78.0)

Casey, KY

34.8 (27.7, 43.2)

Summit, UT

69.6 (65.6, 73.5)

Tunica, MS

30.7 (24.2, 37.6)

La Plata, CO

71.9 (66.2, 76.9)

Clay, KY

35.8 (27.9, 45.3)

Eagle, CO

69.6 (64.6, 75.0)

McDowell, WV

30.8 (25.4, 37.1)

Wasatch, UT

71.7 (67.0, 76.1)

Mingo, WV

36.0 (29.3, 43.9)

Barnstable, MA

69.2 (65.4, 72.7)

Humphreys, MS

30.9 (24.7, 38.4)

Kauai, HI

71.6 (66.9, 75.8)

Clinton, KY

36.1 (27.2, 45.8)

Benton, OR

69.1 (63.8, 74.3)

East Carroll, LA

31.2 (25.2, 38.7)

Los Alamos, NM

71.4 (64.2, 77.3)

Taliaferro, GA

36.4 (27.7, 46.3)

Rio Blanco, CO

68.8 (61.3, 75.1)

Taliaferro, GA

31.3 (25.0, 38.2)

Percent obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m 2 )

San Francisco, CA

18.3 (16.4, 22.2)

Owsley, KY

46.9 (41.0, 53.4)

Falls Church City, VA

17.6 (13.8, 21.3)

Issaquena, MS

59.3 (52.5, 64.9)

New York, NY

19.1 (16.8, 22.2)

Issaquena, MS

46.7 (40.4, 53.4)

Pitkin, CO

18.5 (15.1, 21.9)

Humphreys, MS

59.1 (52.7, 64.4)

Falls Church City, VA

19.5 (15.6, 23.7)

East Carroll, LA

46.6 (40.5, 52.8)

Douglas, CO

18.6 (16.5, 20.9)

East Carroll, LA

58.9 (52.1, 64.2)

Santa Fe, NM

21.0 (18.9, 24.1)

Holmes, OH

46.4 (40.2, 52.8)

Routt, CO

19.0 (15.9, 22.0)

Quitman, MS

58.1 (51.8, 63.8)

Pitkin, CO

21.3 (17.9, 26.0)

Starr, TX

46.2 (39.6, 52.5)

Teton, WY

19.6 (16.7, 22.5)

Greene, AL

58.0 (51.0, 63.7)

Teton, WY

21.6 (18.6, 25.1)

Lewis, KY

46.1 (41.7, 51.7)

Summit, UT

20.0 (17.4, 22.7)

Allendale, SC

58.0 (51.6, 63.9)

Eagle, CO

22.0 (18.9, 26.5)

McDowell, WV

46.0 (40.4, 51.5)

San Francisco, CA

20.9 (17.8, 23.7)

Wilcox, AL

57.8 (51.0, 63.5)

Fairfax City, VA

22.0 (17.7, 26.4)

Lincoln, WV

45.9 (40.3, 51.8)

Eagle, CO

20.9 (17.3, 24.0)

Shannon, SD

57.7 (50.2, 64.0)

District of Columbia

22.4 (20.6, 24.8)

Allen, LA

45.6 (39.8, 50.9)

Marin, CA

21.1 (17.5, 23.7)

Jefferson, MS

57.7 (51.0, 63.7)

Summit, UT

22.4 (20.0, 26.5)

Union, FL

45.5 (41.3, 50.3)

Gallatin County Yellowstone Park, MT

21.9 (19.5, 24.4)

Holmes, MS

57.6 (52.2, 62.0)