Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise vs. Poverty Rate by County
Counties with higher Poverty Rate tend to have higher Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise.
Very strong link: a correlation of 0.73 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 →
Each dot in the chart is one of 2,916 counties. The correlation between Poverty Rate and Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise is 0.73, a very strong relationship: about 53% of the differences in Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise from place to place line up with Poverty Rate. Ranked instead of measured, the link is 0.71.
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 13.1% for Poverty Rate.
The biggest exceptions sit furthest from the trend line. Stanton County, KS, Issaquena County, MS and Sutton County, TX have a much higher Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise than their Poverty Rate would predict, while San Juan County, CO, Oglala Lakota County, SD and Whitman County, WA 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. Poverty Rate is from 2024 and Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise from 2023.
Highest Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise
| Place | Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise | Poverty Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Dimmit County, TX | 48.9% | 41.1% |
| Zavala County, TX | 48.2% | 33.9% |
| Starr County, TX | 47.6% | 33.5% |
| Zapata County, TX | 47.1% | 38.4% |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | 46.6% | 31.4% |
Lowest Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise
| Place | Adults with No Leisure-Time Exercise | Poverty Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Boulder County, CO | 12.2% | 11.2% |
| Pitkin County, CO | 12.6% | 7.8% |
| Los Alamos County, NM | 12.7% | 3.53% |
| Jefferson County, CO | 12.8% | 6.68% |
| Hinsdale County, CO | 12.9% | 4.08% |
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