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Most active towns in Idaho

Ranked by the share of adults who get no exercise outside of work, as estimated by the CDC. 63 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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Weiser’s spot

T#55of 63

31%of adults get no exercise (CDC estimate)

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Hidden Springs15% · Likely range 12–18%

Mountain Home AFB15% · Likely range 12–19%

Victor16% · Likely range 13–20%

The race around Weiser

Just behind Aberdeen, just ahead of Buhl

54St. Maries30%T55Aberdeen31%T55Weiser31%T57Buhl32%T57Homedale32%

All 63 towns

Get no exercise, lowest first.

#TownGet no exerciseLikely rangePopulation

T1 Hidden Springs3,378 people 15% 12–18%3,378

T1 Mountain Home AFB3,219 people 15% 12–19%3,219

3 Victor3,067 people 16% 13–20%3,067

T4 Ketchum3,594 people 17% 13–20%3,594

T4 Eagle32,855 people 17% 15–20%32,855

T6 Moscow26,286 people 18% 15–21%26,286

T6 Meridian130,138 people 18% 16–20%130,138

T6 Kuna27,158 people 18% 16–21%27,158

T6 Iona2,984 people 18% 15–22%2,984

T6 Lincoln4,002 people 18% 15–22%4,002

T11 Boise City237,242 people 19% 16–21%237,242

T11 Ammon19,064 people 19% 16–22%19,064

T11 Driggs2,925 people 19% 15–23%2,925

T11 Coeur d'Alene56,447 people 19% 17–22%56,447

T11 Hayden16,338 people 19% 16–22%16,338

T16 Rathdrum10,874 people 20% 17–23%10,874

T16 Hailey9,665 people 20% 16–23%9,665

T16 Star14,745 people 20% 17–23%14,745

T16 Rigby5,404 people 20% 16–24%5,404

T16 Bellevue2,588 people 20% 16–24%2,588

21 Chubbuck16,126 people 21% 18–24%16,126

T22 Post Falls43,391 people 22% 19–25%43,391

T22 Garden City12,654 people 22% 19–25%12,654

T22 Shelley5,092 people 22% 18–26%5,092

T22 Sandpoint9,637 people 22% 18–26%9,637

T22 Pocatello57,635 people 22% 19–26%57,635

T22 Middleton10,649 people 22% 19–26%10,649

T28 Grangeville3,515 people 23% 19–27%3,515

T28 Malad City2,601 people 23% 18–28%2,601

T28 McCall3,946 people 23% 19–28%3,946

T28 Rexburg40,543 people 23% 19–27%40,543

T28 Preston5,928 people 23% 19–28%5,928

T33 Idaho Falls67,725 people 24% 20–27%67,725

T33 Soda Springs3,158 people 24% 20–28%3,158

T33 Nampa110,319 people 24% 22–28%110,319

T36 Kimberly5,111 people 25% 21–29%5,111

T36 St. Anthony3,911 people 25% 20–29%3,911

T36 Filer2,925 people 25% 21–29%2,925

T36 Lewiston34,651 people 25% 22–28%34,651

T36 Mountain Home16,493 people 25% 21–29%16,493

T36 Emmett8,275 people 25% 21–30%8,275

T42 Montpelier2,694 people 26% 21–31%2,694

T42 Orofino3,260 people 26% 21–31%3,260

T42 Heyburn3,693 people 26% 22–31%3,693

T42 Blackfoot12,782 people 26% 23–30%12,782

T42 Bonners Ferry2,669 people 26% 22–31%2,669

T47 Salmon3,203 people 27% 22–31%3,203

T47 Fruitland6,663 people 27% 23–33%6,663

T49 Twin Falls54,164 people 28% 25–32%54,164

T49 Caldwell66,516 people 28% 25–32%66,516

T51 Payette8,536 people 29% 24–34%8,536

T51 American Falls4,712 people 29% 24–34%4,712

T51 Burley11,958 people 29% 25–34%11,958

54 St. Maries2,915 people 30% 25–35%2,915

T55 Aberdeen2,564 people 31% 26–36%2,564

T55 Weiser5,935 people 31% 26–36%5,935

T57 Buhl4,673 people 32% 27–36%4,673

T57 Homedale3,069 people 32% 27–37%3,069

T59 Jerome12,930 people 33% 28–37%12,930

T59 Fort Hall2,654 people 33% 29–36%2,654

T59 Wendell2,981 people 33% 28–39%2,981

T59 Rupert6,190 people 33% 28–38%6,190

63 Gooding3,778 people 36% 30–41%3,778

How it works

How this ranking works

The ID list, with the map →

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 Idaho 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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