QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18 Years or Older Who Walked 10 Minutes or More as a Method of Transportation, by Location of Residence

Overall, the percentage of adults aged 18 years or older that walked as a method of transportation increased from 29.4% in 2005 to 32.5% in 2015.

A similar pattern was observed for adults residing in metropolitan locations (31.2% to 34.1%) but there was no change for those residing in nonmetropolitan locations (22.4% to 22.2%).

Regardless of year, adults residing in metropolitan locations were more likely to have walked as a method of transportation than were adults residing in nonmetropolitan locations.

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6620a9.htm