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Table 2 Top and bottom 10 counties, by sex, for change in percent reporting any physical activity, percent reporting sufficient physical activity, and obesity prevalence (BMI ≥30 kg/m 2 ), 2001-2009

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

Change in percent reporting any physical activity

Concho, TX

16.2 (7.4, 25.1)

Juneau City, AK

−7.5 (−10.3, -4.2)

Concho, TX

13.3 (4.2, 21.9)

Dewey, SD

−9.6 (−18.0, -1.2)

Martin, KY

14.6 (4.9, 24.9)

Fond du Lac, WI

−7.1 (−12.8, -1.5)

Emporia City, VA

12.5 (3.7, 21.2)

Shannon, SD

−7.4 (−16.6, 1.4)

Floyd, KY

12.5 (5.1, 19.4)

Cabell, WV

−7.1 (−12.2, -2.1)

Candler, GA

11.5 (3.3, 19.8)

Cabell, WV

−7.3 (−12.1, -2.6)

Harrisonburg City, VA

11.3 (4.1, 18.8)

Dickenson, VA

−6.9 (−16.3, 2.5)

Banks, GA

11.4 (3.0, 19.9)

Lincoln, WV

−6.7 (−14.1, 1.0)

St. Martin, LA

10.9 (2.8, 18.2)

Carbon, WY

−6.7 (−11.9, -1.3)

Evangeline, LA

11.0 (3.6, 18.5)

Gallia, OH

−6.4 (−14.2, 1.3)

Sheridan, ND

10.7 (1.6, 20.1)

York, NE

−6.7 (−12.0, -1.0)

West Feliciana, LA

10.7 (1.9, 19.6)

Jackson, OH

−6.4 (−14.0, 1.8)

Schleicher, TX

10.6 (2.1, 19.4)

Meade, SD

−6.5 (−11.2, -1.8)

Schleicher, TX

10.7 (2.3, 19.2)

Bristol Bay, AK

−6.2 (−13.2, 0.0)

Candler, GA

10.6 (1.2, 19.3)

Dodge, WI

−6.5 (−12.4, -0.5)

Union, TN

10.6 (1.0, 19.8)

Grant, IN

−6.1 (−12.2, 0.3)

Childress, TX

10.4 (2.8, 17.9)

Lander, NV

−6.4 (−14.9, 1.3)

Hancock, TN

10.3 (0.6, 20.1)

Delaware, IN

−6.0 (−12.0, -0.4)

East Carroll, LA

10.3 (0.1, 19.8)

Chemung, NY

−6.4 (−13.0, -0.2)

Childress, TX

10.1 (1.5, 18.1)

Hill, MT

−5.9 (−9.9, -2.0)

Change in percent reporting sufficient physical activity

Concho, TX

16.7 (5.7, 27.2)

Virginia Beach City, VA

−11.4 (−19.2, -4.0)

Morgan, KY

18.3 (11.6, 25.3)

Cabell, WV

−6.2 (−12.8, 0.3)

Pike, KY

15.9 (9.0, 22.9)

Cowlitz, WA

−10.0 (−16.9, -2.3)

McCreary, KY

18.2 (10.7, 25.6)

Dewey, SD

−6.0 (−15.5, 3.8)

Elliott, KY

15.9 (5.8, 26.1)

Petersburg City, VA

−9.3 (−20.0, 1.8)

Manassas Park City, VA

18.0 (8.5, 28.1)

Camas, ID

−5.7 (−16.1, 5.0)

Faulk, SD

15.0 (4.2, 26.0)

Marion, WV

−8.5 (−16.4, -0.5)

Owen, KY

17.6 (7.6, 26.4)

Monongalia, WV

−5.6 (−13.2, 1.5)

McCreary, KY

14.9 (5.1, 23.8)

Fairfax City, VA

−8.5 (−16.9, 1.6)

Pulaski, KY

17.2 (10.8, 23.3)

Miami, IN

−5.4 (−14.5, 3.8)

Martin, KY

14.8 (5.5, 23.6)

Johnson, IA

−8.4 (−15.2, -1.1)

Perquimans, NC

16.9 (8.1, 25.6)

Mercer, PA

−5.4 (−13.9, 2.3)

Mora, NM

14.3 (4.1, 25.0)

Richland, SC

−8.0 (−13.8, -2.2)

Edmonson, KY

16.7 (7.6, 25.9)

Lawrence, SD

−5.2 (−11.6, 1.3)

Muhlenberg, KY

13.7 (4.3, 22.3)

Bristol, RI

−7.6 (−14.2, 0.1)

Concho, TX

16.5 (7.0, 26.2)

Harrisonburg City, VA

−5.0 (−15.3, 4.7)

Bond, IL

13.3 (2.9, 24.0)

Norfolk City, VA

−7.6 (−15.5, 0.5)

Elliott, KY

16.1 (7.0, 24.9)

Porter, IN

−4.9 (−12.0, 2.8)

Ohio, KY

12.7 (2.8, 22.4)

Columbia, OR

−7.5 (−15.3, 1.0)

Knox, KY

15.5 (8.3, 22.2)

Otero, NM

−4.8 (−11.4, 1.1)

Change in percent obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m 2 )

Buffalo, SD

−2.9 (−11.4, 5.3)

Lewis, KY

15.8 (9.5, 22.0)

Keweenaw, MI

−1.4 (−6.8, 7.1)

Berkeley, SC

16.4 (11.8, 20.2)

Ziebach, SD

−2.8 (−10.9, 5.8)

Webb, TX

14.6 (8.5, 20.5)

Rio Blanco, CO

−1.4 (−6.7, 4.7)

Crowley, CO

14.2 (6.6, 22.2)

Roosevelt, MT

−0.9 (−7.3, 6.2)

Allen, LA

14.2 (6.7, 20.0)

Routt, CO

−0.5 (−4.6, 3.9)

Ionia, MI

14.1 (6.9, 19.9)

Corson, SD

−0.6 (−7.7, 7.4)

Allen, OH

14.1 (7.6, 20.3)

Pitkin, CO

−0.2 (−4.6, 4.4)

Barry, MI

13.9 (7.9, 19.9)

Daniels, MT

0.0 (−6.7, 7.1)

Tazewell, VA

14.1 (7.5, 20.6)

Red Lake, MN

0.1 (−6.8, 7.8)

Hancock, WV

13.8 (7.7, 19.6)

Staunton City, VA

0.2 (−5.3, 8.8)

Zapata, TX

14.0 (5.8, 21.7)

Eagle, CO

0.2 (−4.2, 4.5)

Owsley, KY

13.6 (5.6, 22.0)

Menominee, WI

0.2 (−7.8, 8.7)

Salem, NJ

13.8 (8.1, 19.3)

La Plata, CO

0.4 (−3.8, 4.9)

Lee, SC

13.5 (6.8, 19.7)

McCreary, KY

0.3 (−6.4, 7.8)

Ottawa, OH

13.4 (5.5, 19.3)

Archuleta, CO

0.5 (−4.5, 6.2)

Allen, OH

13.3 (7.3, 19.4)

Glacier, MT

0.5 (−6.1, 7.7)

Dallas, IA

13.2 (8.0, 19.3)

Chaffee, CO

0.6 (−4.4, 5.7)

Calhoun, FL

13.1 (7.6, 17.8)

Apache, AZ

0.5 (−5.8, 7.3)

Cambria, PA

13.2 (6.3, 18.8)

Marion, AL

0.7 (−5.3, 7.1)

Crittenden, AR

13.1 (8.4, 19.5)