The Couch Potato Capital of Every State

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New Mexico: Farmington
> Adults who don’t exercise: 22.6% (state: 19.0%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 55.6% (state: 76.9%)
> Adult obesity rate: 34.6% (state: 27.3%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 13.5% (state: 9.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 23.5% (state: 20.3%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 5.0 per month (state: 4.3 per month)
> Median household income: $44,321 (state: $51,945)
> Population: 123,958

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New York: Elmira
> Adults who don’t exercise: 29.6% (state: 23.4%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 82.6% (state: 93.2%)
> Adult obesity rate: 35.1% (state: 26.4%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 12.7% (state: 10.1%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 17.6% (state: 16.3%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.3 per month (state: 3.6 per month)
> Median household income: $60,782 (state: $72,108)
> Population: 83,456

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North Carolina: Goldsboro
> Adults who don’t exercise: 28.6% (state: 23.3%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 45.2% (state: 73.5%)
> Adult obesity rate: 39.7% (state: 32.3%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 16.0% (state: 11.5%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 23.6% (state: 18.0%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.5 per month (state: 3.6 per month)
> Median household income: $44,596 (state: $57,341)
> Population: 123,131

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North Dakota: Grand Forks
> Adults who don’t exercise: 23.7% (state: 23.1%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 77.5% (state: 74.0%)
> Adult obesity rate: 33.6% (state: 33.9%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 9.2% (state: 9.4%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 15.7% (state: 13.6%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 3.5 per month (state: 3.2 per month)
> Median household income: $57,301 (state: $64,577)
> Population: 100,815

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Ohio: Mansfield
> Adults who don’t exercise: 32.0% (state: 26.1%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 67.3% (state: 83.9%)
> Adult obesity rate: 35.6% (state: 33.5%)
> Pop. over 20 with diabetes: 14.2% (state: 12.2%)
> Adults in poor or fair health: 20.6% (state: 17.8%)
> Physically unhealthy days: 4.6 per month (state: 4.1 per month)
> Median household income: $51,783 (state: $58,642)
> Population: 121,154

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