U.S. sedentary lifestyle among adults by ethnicity 2019

As of 2019, the prevalence of a sedentary lifestyle was highest among Hispanic adults, with a total of almost 32 percent. Asian Americans were the most active of all ethnic groups that year.

Motionless states

People from Mississippi were considered the least physically active Americans in 2019. About 37.7 percent of Mississippian adults stated that they did not partake in any physical activity or exercise besides their job within the last thirty days. Utah, Colorado, and Delaware were among the most physically active states that year.

Watch your diet

In 2020, approximately 100 million people in the United States stated that they watched their diet in order to lose weight. Other common reasons for watching weight included keeping cholesterol and blood sugar levels under control. Roughly half of U.S. college students were trying to lose weight in 2020. A larger percentage of female students were trying to lose weight than male college students.