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Most active towns in Alaska

Ranked by the share of adults who get no exercise outside of work, as estimated by the CDC. 41 towns with 2,500+ residents.

CDC PLACES health estimates, 2025 release

Map of Farm Loop
Alaska · Most active

Where Farm Loop lands: #9 of 41

20% of adults get no exercise (CDC estimate) · Visit Farm Loop →

1 Juneau city and 17% Likely range 15–20% Chena Ridge 2 Chena Ridge 18% Likely range 14–21% Seward 2 Seward 18% Likely range 15–21%
#TownGet no exerciseLikely rangePopulation
1 Juneau city and31,794 people 17% 15–20% 31,794
T2 Chena Ridge Chena Ridge5,881 people 18% 14–21% 5,881
T2 Seward Seward2,794 people 18% 15–21% 2,794
T2 Ester Ester2,752 people 18% 15–22% 2,752
T5 Sitka city and8,368 people 19% 16–23% 8,368
T5 Map of Goldstream Goldstream3,294 people 19% 16–22% 3,294
T5 Gateway Gateway6,845 people 19% 16–22% 6,845
T5 Steele Creek5,928 people 19% 16–23% 5,928
T9 Valdez Valdez3,847 people 20% 16–24% 3,847
T9 Eielson AFB Eielson AFB3,155 people 20% 16–24% 3,155
T9 Map of Kalifornsky Kalifornsky8,663 people 20% 17–23% 8,663
T9 Map of Farm Loop Farm Loop2,894 people 20% 17–23% 2,894
T9 Farmers Loop4,954 people 20% 17–23% 4,954
T9 Anchorage288,976 people 20% 18–23% 288,976
T9 Map of Fishhook Fishhook5,819 people 20% 17–23% 5,819
T9 Map of Sterling Sterling6,323 people 20% 17–24% 6,323
T17 Homer Homer5,877 people 21% 17–24% 5,877
T17 Map of College College11,924 people 21% 18–24% 11,924
T17 Mill Bay3,654 people 21% 17–25% 3,654
T17 Nome Nome3,653 people 21% 17–25% 3,653
T17 Badger Badger18,677 people 21% 19–24% 18,677
T17 South Lakes South Lakes6,180 people 21% 18–24% 6,180
T17 Petersburg Petersburg3,227 people 21% 17–26% 3,227
T24 Butte Butte4,085 people 22% 18–26% 4,085
T24 North Lakes North Lakes10,223 people 22% 19–25% 10,223
T24 Kenai7,641 people 22% 18–26% 7,641
T24 Palmer Palmer6,268 people 22% 19–26% 6,268
T28 Map of Knik-Fairview Knik-Fairview19,972 people 23% 20–26% 19,972
T28 Map of Tanaina Tanaina9,646 people 23% 20–26% 9,646
T28 Soldotna Soldotna4,485 people 23% 19–27% 4,485
T28 Fairbanks Fairbanks32,083 people 23% 20–27% 32,083
T32 Kotzebue Kotzebue2,984 people 24% 20–29% 2,984
T32 Map of Meadow Lakes Meadow Lakes8,689 people 24% 21–27% 8,689
T32 Ketchikan8,078 people 24% 20–28% 8,078
T32 Nikiski Nikiski4,773 people 24% 20–28% 4,773
T32 Unalaska Unalaska4,556 people 24% 20–29% 4,556
T32 Kodiak Kodiak5,447 people 24% 21–29% 5,447
T38 Utqiaġvik Utqiaġvik4,778 people 25% 20–29% 4,778
T38 Bethel Bethel6,312 people 25% 21–29% 6,312
T38 Wasilla Wasilla9,720 people 25% 22–28% 9,720
41 Big Lake Big Lake3,585 people 26% 23–30% 3,585

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of adults who get no exercise outside of work, as estimated by the CDC. The lowest share ranks as the most active. The lowest share ranks #1. Across Alaska it’s 22%.

These are the CDC’s modeled estimates, not a count: national survey answers combined with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Each carries a likely range (shown in the table), so we rank on the whole percent and towns at the same figure share a rank (T = tied). Differences of a point or two are within the estimates’ margins.

Cities and villages use the CDC’s own estimate for that place. New England towns and townships, which the CDC doesn’t publish, use the ZIP codes that cover them, weighted by land area.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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