Most Active States

Many Americans do not get enough physical activity according to a report recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Only 46.8% of people meet the government’s minimum amount of physical activity, which is at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise at least 5 days per week, or at least 20 minutes of vigorous exercise at least 3 days per week. Of adults with disabilities, only 38% meet the minimum requirements.

Check the list below for the states that are the most active, and see where your state falls:

1. Alaska: 56.7%
2. Vermont: 55.9%
3. Wisconsin: 55.6%
4. Wyoming: 54.8%
5. Montana: 54.7%
6. New Hampshire: 54.4%
7. Oregon: 54.3%
8. Washington: 52.9%
9. Maine and Utah: 52.8%
10. California: 52.7%
11. Colorado: 52.5%
12. Arizona and Idaho: 52.3%
13. Hawaii: 52%
14. Massachusetts: 51.3%
15. Washington, D.C.: 50.7%
16. Connecticut: 50%
17. New Mexico and Rhode Island: 49.6%
18. Minnesota and Nevada: 49.5%
19. Virginia: 48.8%
20. Michigan: 48%
21. Kansas: 47.8%
22. Maryland and Ohio: 47.6%
23. Pennsylvania: 47.5%
24. North Dakota: 47.1%
25. South Dakota: 46.9%
26. New York: 46.4%
27. Indiana: 46.1%
28. Illinois and Missouri: 45.8%
29. Nebraska: 45.3%
30. Iowa: 45.2%
31. Texas: 44.8%
32. Arkansas and Delaware: 44.7%
33. New Jersey: 44.5%
34. Florida: 44.4%
35. South Carolina: 43.7%
36. Alabama: 41.9%
37. Oklahoma: 41.3%
38. North Carolina: 41.1%
39. U.S. Virgin Islands: 40.4%
40. Georgia: 40.2%
41. West Virginia: 39.6%
42. Mississippi: 38.6%
43. Louisiana: 36.5%
44. Tennessee: 35.4%
45. Kentucky: 32.9%
46. Puerto Rico: 32.2%

*States that had the same percentages are grouped together.