Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise vs. Homes with Broadband Internet by County

Counties with higher Homes with Broadband Internet tend to have lower Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise.

Strong link: a correlation of −0.61 across 2,916 counties.CorrelationHow closely two metrics move together, from −1 to +1. Near +1: both rise together. Near −1: one rises as the other falls. Near 0: no clear link.More in the glossary →

20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%Homes with Broadband Internet (%)Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise (%)Dimmit County, TXZavala County, TXBoulder County, COPitkin County, COApache County, AZ
Each dot is one place. The dashed line is the trend; circled places are named in the text.

Each dot in the chart is one of 2,916 counties. The correlation between Homes with Broadband Internet and Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise is -0.61, a strong relationship: about 37% of the differences in Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise from place to place line up with Homes with Broadband Internet. Ranked instead of measured, the link is -0.61.

The highest Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise is in Dimmit County, TX (48.9%), Zavala County, TX (48.2%) and Starr County, TX (47.6%); the lowest is in Boulder County, CO (12.2%), Pitkin County, CO (12.6%) and Los Alamos County, NM (12.7%). The median place has 26.5% for Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise and 87.1% for Homes with Broadband Internet.

The biggest exceptions sit furthest from the trend line. Zavala County, TX, Jefferson County, MS and Starr County, TX have a much higher Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise than their Homes with Broadband Internet would predict, while Apache County, AZ, San Miguel County, CO and Garfield County, UT have a much lower one.

This is a comparison across places, not proof that one causes the other: both can follow from something else, such as income, age or how urban a place is. Homes with Broadband Internet is from 2024 and Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise from 2023.

Highest Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise

PlaceAdults with No Leisure-Time ExerciseHomes with Broadband Internet
Dimmit County, TX48.9%73.9%
Zavala County, TX48.2%83.3%
Starr County, TX47.6%78.6%
Zapata County, TX47.1%79.4%
Jim Hogg County, TX46.6%76.3%

Lowest Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise

PlaceAdults with No Leisure-Time ExerciseHomes with Broadband Internet
Boulder County, CO12.2%95.7%
Pitkin County, CO12.6%92.8%
Los Alamos County, NM12.7%93.4%
Jefferson County, CO12.8%95.1%
Hinsdale County, CO12.9%94.1%

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