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Most active towns in Kansas

Ranked by the share of adults who get no exercise outside of work, as estimated by the CDC. 157 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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Independence’s spot

T#90of 157

28%of adults get no exercise (CDC estimate)

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Fairway15% · Likely range 13–18%

Mission Hills15% · Likely range 13–18%

Baldwin City16% · Likely range 13–20%

The race around Independence

Just behind Hoisington, just ahead of Abilene

T90Washington28%T90Hoisington28%T90Independence28%T90Abilene28%T90Holcomb28%

All 157 towns

Get no exercise, lowest first. Towns next door to Independence are tagged.

#TownGet no exerciseLikely rangePopulation

T1 Fairway4,159 people 15% 13–18%4,159

T1 Mission Hills3,548 people 15% 13–18%3,548

T3 Baldwin City4,911 people 16% 13–20%4,911

T3 Leawood33,809 people 16% 14–19%33,809

5 Prairie Village22,874 people 17% 15–19%22,874

6 AubryJohnson County · 4,663 people 18% 16–21%4,663

T7 Andover15,965 people 19% 16–22%15,965

T7 Roeland Park6,763 people 19% 16–21%6,763

T7 Overland Park200,306 people 19% 17–21%200,306

T7 PalmyraDouglas County · 7,758 people 19% 16–22%7,758

T7 Lenexa58,384 people 19% 17–22%58,384

T7 Goddard6,030 people 19% 17–22%6,030

T7 Rose Hill4,246 people 19% 16–23%4,246

T7 Spring Hill9,120 people 19% 17–22%9,120

T7 AtticaSedgwick County · 7,910 people 19% 17–22%7,910

T7 Maize6,824 people 19% 16–23%6,824

T17 UnionSedgwick County · 2,651 people 20% 17–23%2,651

T17 Lawrence96,051 people 20% 17–23%96,051

T17 BrunoButler County · 17,665 people 20% 17–23%17,665

T17 Kechi2,901 people 20% 17–23%2,901

T17 MissionShawnee County · 9,915 people 20% 18–23%9,915

T17 Shawnee68,542 people 20% 18–23%68,542

T17 Valley Center8,590 people 20% 18–23%8,590

T17 ParkSedgwick County · 7,531 people 20% 18–23%7,531

T17 MinnehaSedgwick County · 3,396 people 20% 18–23%3,396

T17 MonmouthShawnee County · 3,168 people 20% 17–24%3,168

T27 Eudora6,119 people 21% 17–25%6,119

T27 WilliamsportShawnee County · 4,285 people 21% 18–24%4,285

T27 EudoraDouglas County · 7,823 people 21% 18–24%7,823

T27 PleasantButler County · 5,425 people 21% 18–24%5,425

T27 Olathe145,057 people 21% 19–23%145,057

T27 Derby26,062 people 21% 19–24%26,062

T27 GrantSedgwick County · 5,489 people 21% 19–24%5,489

T27 AuburnShawnee County · 3,299 people 21% 18–25%3,299

T27 RichlandButler County · 2,617 people 21% 18–25%2,617

T36 GardnerJohnson County · 2,540 people 22% 19–25%2,540

T36 Fort Riley8,606 people 22% 18–26%8,606

T36 St. GeorgePottawatomie County · 4,787 people 22% 18–26%4,787

T36 RockfordSedgwick County · 24,132 people 22% 20–25%24,132

T36 Bel Aire9,043 people 22% 19–25%9,043

T36 Valley CenterSedgwick County · 4,843 people 22% 19–25%4,843

T36 NinnescahSedgwick County · 3,398 people 22% 20–26%3,398

T36 Basehor7,491 people 22% 19–26%7,491

T36 De Soto6,414 people 22% 19–26%6,414

T45 Gardner24,526 people 23% 20–25%24,526

T45 WamegoPottawatomie County · 5,751 people 23% 19–27%5,751

T45 StrangerLeavenworth County · 5,286 people 23% 19–26%5,286

T45 Wamego4,386 people 23% 18–27%4,386

T45 Merriam11,085 people 23% 20–25%11,085

T45 Lansing11,246 people 23% 19–27%11,246

T45 Mulvane6,171 people 23% 20–26%6,171

T45 SoldierShawnee County · 15,103 people 23% 20–26%15,103

T45 TonganoxieLeavenworth County · 5,891 people 23% 19–27%5,891

T45 Manhattan54,239 people 23% 20–27%54,239

T45 Louisburg5,094 people 23% 19–28%5,094

T45 ShermanLeavenworth County · 2,851 people 23% 20–27%2,851

T45 Clearwater2,716 people 23% 20–27%2,716

T45 FairmountLeavenworth County · 11,960 people 23% 20–27%11,960

T45 Hays21,143 people 23% 20–27%21,143

T60 Lindsborg3,792 people 24% 19–28%3,792

T60 MortonSedgwick County · 2,792 people 24% 21–26%2,792

T60 Big CreekEllis County · 2,593 people 24% 20–28%2,593

T60 Frontenac3,392 people 24% 20–28%3,392

T60 Cheney2,580 people 24% 20–28%2,580

T60 GypsumSedgwick County · 10,158 people 24% 21–27%10,158

T60 TecumsehShawnee County · 7,744 people 24% 21–27%7,744

T60 Belle PlaineSumner County · 3,054 people 24% 21–28%3,054

T60 SalemSedgwick County · 9,499 people 24% 21–27%9,499

T60 BluePottawatomie County · 5,173 people 24% 21–28%5,173

T60 Park City7,673 people 24% 22–28%7,673

T60 TowandaButler County · 2,588 people 24% 21–28%2,588

T72 Leavenworth37,195 people 25% 21–29%37,195

T72 Hesston3,582 people 25% 20–30%3,582

T72 Rock CreekJefferson County · 2,778 people 25% 21–29%2,778

T72 Colby5,387 people 25% 20–31%5,387

T76 FranklinFranklin County · 3,094 people 26% 22–30%3,094

T76 Hillsboro2,700 people 26% 21–31%2,700

T76 Haysville11,117 people 26% 23–29%11,117

T76 Paola5,770 people 26% 21–31%5,770

T76 KechiSedgwick County · 10,177 people 26% 23–29%10,177

T76 Augusta9,216 people 26% 22–30%9,216

T76 EmmaHarvey County · 4,043 people 26% 22–31%4,043

T76 McPherson13,995 people 26% 22–31%13,995

T84 Scott City3,800 people 27% 22–32%3,800

T84 Winfield11,711 people 27% 23–32%11,711

T84 ProspectButler County · 2,561 people 27% 23–31%2,561

T84 Ottawa12,678 people 27% 23–32%12,678

T84 Ellsworth3,108 people 27% 22–33%3,108

T84 IndependenceMontgomery County · 3,027 people · next door 27% 23–32%3,027

T90 Atchison10,785 people 28% 23–32%10,785

T90 WashingtonDoniphan County · 2,922 people 28% 23–33%2,922

T90 Hoisington2,643 people 28% 23–32%2,643

T90 Independence8,422 people 28% 23–32%8,422

T90 Abilene6,449 people 28% 23–33%6,449

T90 Holcomb2,577 people 28% 24–33%2,577

T90 Wichita397,945 people 28% 25–31%397,945

T90 El Dorado12,769 people 28% 24–32%12,769

T90 St. MarysPottawatomie County · 3,932 people 28% 23–33%3,932

T90 Topeka125,786 people 28% 25–31%125,786

T90 Girard2,777 people 28% 23–33%2,777

T90 BakerCrawford County · 3,470 people 28% 24–32%3,470

T90 Hiawatha3,197 people 28% 23–34%3,197

T90 Bonner Springs7,839 people 28% 25–33%7,839

T90 WashingtonCrawford County · 3,537 people 28% 24–33%3,537

T90 Holton3,387 people 28% 24–34%3,387

T106 Pittsburg20,637 people 29% 24–33%20,637

T106 St. Marys2,788 people 29% 24–34%2,788

T106 Edwardsville4,724 people 29% 25–33%4,724

T106 Osawatomie4,182 people 29% 24–34%4,182

T106 LincolnLinn County · 2,621 people 29% 25–33%2,621

T106 Smoky HillGeary County · 8,996 people 29% 25–33%8,996

T106 Pratt6,577 people 29% 24–34%6,577

T106 Iola5,348 people 29% 25–34%5,348

T106 RiversideSedgwick County · 13,323 people 29% 26–32%13,323

T106 Garnett3,202 people 29% 24–34%3,202

T106 Salina46,307 people 29% 26–33%46,307

T117 Clay Center4,132 people 30% 24–35%4,132

T117 Newton18,397 people 30% 26–34%18,397

T117 Neodesha2,503 people 30% 24–35%2,503

T117 Concordia5,015 people 30% 25–35%5,015

T117 SherlockFinney County · 3,344 people 30% 26–35%3,344

T117 Burlington2,605 people 30% 25–36%2,605

T117 Marysville3,422 people 30% 24–36%3,422

T117 Chanute8,598 people 30% 26–35%8,598

T117 Goodland4,121 people 30% 25–36%4,121

T117 Junction City22,331 people 30% 26–35%22,331

T117 Ulysses5,476 people 30% 25–36%5,476

T117 Lyons3,553 people 30% 25–36%3,553

T129 Larned3,423 people 31% 26–36%3,423

T129 GardenCherokee County · 2,721 people 31% 26–35%2,721

T129 Halstead2,516 people 31% 25–36%2,516

T129 Hutchinson39,709 people 31% 27–35%39,709

T129 Kingman2,957 people 31% 25–36%2,957

T129 Columbus2,881 people 31% 26–36%2,881

T129 Norton2,689 people 31% 26–37%2,689

T129 Emporia24,131 people 31% 27–36%24,131

T129 ScottBourbon County · 2,705 people 31% 27–36%2,705

T129 Wellington7,615 people 31% 26–36%7,615

T129 Fort Scott7,555 people 31% 27–36%7,555

T129 RenoReno County · 4,337 people 31% 28–35%4,337

T129 Galena2,754 people 31% 26–37%2,754

T142 Arkansas City11,884 people 32% 27–36%11,884

T142 Great Bend14,479 people 32% 28–36%14,479

T142 Beloit3,029 people 32% 26–37%3,029

T142 Russell4,217 people 32% 26–38%4,217

T142 Osage City2,828 people 32% 27–38%2,828

T142 Parsons9,425 people 32% 28–37%9,425

T148 Garden City27,819 people 33% 29–37%27,819

T148 Garden CityFinney County · 5,738 people 33% 29–38%5,738

T150 Coffeyville8,662 people 34% 29–39%8,662

T150 South Hutchinson2,751 people 34% 29–39%2,751

T150 Baxter Springs3,855 people 34% 29–40%3,855

T153 Dodge City27,613 people 35% 30–39%27,613

T153 Kansas City155,135 people 35% 32–39%155,135

155 Hugoton3,974 people 38% 32–44%3,974

T156 Liberal19,316 people 39% 34–44%19,316

T156 Oaklawn-Sunview2,789 people 39% 36–43%2,789

How it works

How this ranking works

The KS 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 Kansas it’s 26%.

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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