The Couch Potato Capital of Every State

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Alabama: Gadsden
> Adults who don’t exercise: 33.6% (state: 29.3%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 49.5% (state: 61.1%)
> Adult obesity rate: 36.2% (state: 36.1%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 17.3% (state: 14.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 22.0% (state: 21.4%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.8 per month (state: 4.4 per month)
> Median household income: $41,447 (state: $51,734)
> Population: 102,268

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Alaska: Fairbanks
> Adults who don’t exercise: 18.2% (state: 19.3%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 100.0% (state: 100.0%)
> Adult obesity rate: 31.0% (state: 31.9%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 7.1% (state: 8.3%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 14.0% (state: 15.6%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.0 per month (state: 4.1 per month)
> Median household income: $72,065 (state: $75,463)
> Population: 96,849

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Arizona: Lake Havasu City-Kingman
> Adults who don’t exercise: 32.2% (state: 21.2%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 58.6% (state: 85.1%)
> Adult obesity rate: 30.7% (state: 27.9%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 14.0% (state: 9.6%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 22.5% (state: 18.6%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 5.0 per month (state: 4.2 per month)
> Median household income: $50,179 (state: $62,055)
> Population: 212,181

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Arkansas: Pine Bluff
> Adults who don’t exercise: 33.9% (state: 30.4%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 46.7% (state: 63.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 42.4% (state: 35.0%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 14.7% (state: 13.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 28.0% (state: 23.3%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 5.5 per month (state: 4.8 per month)
> Median household income: $41,541 (state: $48,952)
> Population: 89,437

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California: Yuba City
> Adults who don’t exercise: 30.5% (state: 17.7%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 76.1% (state: 93.1%)
> Adult obesity rate: 29.6% (state: 24.3%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 12.9% (state: 8.8%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 21.7% (state: 17.6%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.9 per month (state: 3.9 per month)
> Median household income: $61,307 (state: $80,440)
> Population: 175,639

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