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YOUTH SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEGISLATION TRACKER

This tool tracks legislation on youth sports and physical activity – highlighting safety, access, and accountability for coaches, educators, program leaders, and policymakers.

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Additional contributors: Susan Crown Exchange and LiFEsports at The Ohio State University

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Section 1: Rates of Physical Activity

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that children and adolescents (6-17 years) should get at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily. This data reflects parents reporting the number of days their child (6-17 years old) had 60 minutes of exercise, sport participation or physical activity in the past week.

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ALABAMA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 12.9
  • 1-3 days %: 40.4
  • 4-6 days %: 26.2
  • Every day %: 20.6

ALASKA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 6.5
  • 1-3 days %: 32.2
  • 4-6 days %: 34.3
  • Every day %: 27.0

ARIZONA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 11.7
  • 1-3 days %: 46.2
  • 4-6 days %: 26.5
  • Every day %: 15.6

ARKANSAS

Rates

  • 0 days %: 13.4
  • 1-3 days %: 41.0
  • 4-6 days %: 23.9
  • Every day %: 21.7

CALIFORNIA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 8.9
  • 1-3 days %: 42.6
  • 4-6 days %: 29.9
  • Every day %: 18.6

COLORADO

Rates

  • 0 days %: 7.8
  • 1-3 days %: 42.2
  • 4-6 days %: 32.0
  • Every day %: 17.9

CONNECTICUT

Rates

  • 0 days %: 11.3
  • 1-3 days %: 42.5
  • 4-6 days %: 27.0
  • Every day %: 19.2

DELAWARE

Rates

  • 0 days %: 11.9
  • 1-3 days %: 43.9
  • 4-6 days %: 27.2
  • Every day %: 17.0

Dist. OF COLUMBIA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 12.2
  • 1-3 days %: 40.8
  • 4-6 days %: 24.1
  • Every day %: 22.9

FLORIDA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 12.0
  • 1-3 days %: 42.2
  • 4-6 days %: 27.2
  • Every day %: 18.6

GEORGIA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 10.3
  • 1-3 days %: 44.8
  • 4-6 days %: 27.0
  • Every day %: 18.0

HAWAII

Rates

  • 0 days %: 9.7
  • 1-3 days %: 45.7
  • 4-6 days %: 28.8
  • Every day %: 15.9

IDAHO

Rates

  • 0 days %: 8.7
  • 1-3 days %: 32.3
  • 4-6 days %: 35.9
  • Every day %: 23.1

ILLINOIS

Rates

  • 0 days %: 8.5
  • 1-3 days %: 38.7
  • 4-6 days %: 29.9
  • Every day %: 22.8

INDIANA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 9.1
  • 1-3 days %: 39.0
  • 4-6 days %: 28.7
  • Every day %: 23.2

IOWA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 5.4
  • 1-3 days %: 40.3
  • 4-6 days %: 30.3
  • Every day %: 24.0

KANSAS

Rates

  • 0 days %: 8.9
  • 1-3 days %: 40.9
  • 4-6 days %: 29.7
  • Every day %: 20.5

KENTUCKY

Rates

  • 0 days %: 10.6
  • 1-3 days %: 43.7
  • 4-6 days %: 27.7
  • Every day %: 18.0

LOUISIANA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 12.9
  • 1-3 days %: 43.3
  • 4-6 days %: 23.1
  • Every day %: 20.7

MAINE

Rates

  • 0 days %: 6.4
  • 1-3 days %: 35.2
  • 4-6 days %: 33.5
  • Every day %: 25.0

MARYLAND

Rates

  • 0 days %: 9.9
  • 1-3 days %: 46.7
  • 4-6 days %: 26.5
  • Every day %: 16.9

MASSACHUSETTS

Rates

  • 0 days %: 9.5
  • 1-3 days %: 40.0
  • 4-6 days %: 30.6
  • Every day %: 19.9

MICHIGAN

Rates

  • 0 days %: 11.5
  • 1-3 days %: 39.6
  • 4-6 days %: 28.4
  • Every day %: 20.5

MINNESOTA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 8.3
  • 1-3 days %: 35.4
  • 4-6 days %: 34.3
  • Every day %: 21.9

MISSISSIPPI

Rates

  • 0 days %: 15.4
  • 1-3 days %: 40.5
  • 4-6 days %: 22.7
  • Every day %: 21.5

MISSOURI

Rates

  • 0 days %: 9.2
  • 1-3 days %: 39.3
  • 4-6 days %: 29.4
  • Every day %: 22.1

MONTANA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 8.2
  • 1-3 days %: 36.7
  • 4-6 days %: 29.1
  • Every day %: 26.1

NEBRASKA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 7.8
  • 1-3 days %: 37.2
  • 4-6 days %: 31.1
  • Every day %: 23.9

NEVADA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 12.5
  • 1-3 days %: 50.6
  • 4-6 days %: 23.5
  • Every day %: 13.4

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Rates

  • 0 days %: 6.9
  • 1-3 days %: 40.3
  • 4-6 days %: 29.1
  • Every day %: 23.7

NEW JERSEY

Rates

  • 0 days %: 11.5
  • 1-3 days %: 44.1
  • 4-6 days %: 27.6
  • Every day %: 16.8

NEW MEXICO

Rates

  • 0 days %: 9.6
  • 1-3 days %: 44.1
  • 4-6 days %: 31.1
  • Every day %: 15.1

NEW YORK

Rates

  • 0 days %: 11.5
  • 1-3 days %: 44.3
  • 4-6 days %: 24.3
  • Every day %: 20.0

NORTH CAROLINA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 11.7
  • 1-3 days %: 42.7
  • 4-6 days %: 26.7
  • Every day %: 18.8

NORTH DAKOTA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 7.6
  • 1-3 days %: 36.5
  • 4-6 days %: 30.8
  • Every day %: 25.0

OHIO

Rates

  • 0 days %: 9.6
  • 1-3 days %: 38.8
  • 4-6 days %: 30.5
  • Every day %: 21.1

OKLAHOMA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 13.2
  • 1-3 days %: 39.8
  • 4-6 days %: 27.5
  • Every day %: 19.5

OREGON

Rates

  • 0 days %: 9.3
  • 1-3 days %: 36.9
  • 4-6 days %: 31.4
  • Every day %: 22.3

PENNSYLVANIA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 8.0
  • 1-3 days %: 39.8
  • 4-6 days %: 29.7
  • Every day %: 22.5

RHODE ISLAND

Rates

  • 0 days %: 11.1
  • 1-3 days %: 45.6
  • 4-6 days %: 26.6
  • Every day %: 16.7

SOUTH CAROLINA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 12.0
  • 1-3 days %: 41.7
  • 4-6 days %: 25.3
  • Every day %: 21.0

SOUTH DAKOTA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 5.6
  • 1-3 days %: 34.7
  • 4-6 days %: 35.2
  • Every day %: 24.4

TENNESSEE

Rates

  • 0 days %: 11.8
  • 1-3 days %: 40.7
  • 4-6 days %: 27.4
  • Every day %: 20.1

TEXAS

Rates

  • 0 days %: 16.4
  • 1-3 days %: 42.6
  • 4-6 days %: 23.7
  • Every day %: 17.3

UTAH

Rates

  • 0 days %: 8.9
  • 1-3 days %: 42.6
  • 4-6 days %: 31.9
  • Every day %: 16.6

VERMONT

Rates

  • 0 days %: 4.9
  • 1-3 days %: 33.5
  • 4-6 days %: 37.3
  • Every day %: 24.3

VIRGINIA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 9.3
  • 1-3 days %: 43.5
  • 4-6 days %: 29.5
  • Every day %: 17.6

WASHINGTON

Rates

  • 0 days %: 8.4
  • 1-3 days %: 41.5
  • 4-6 days %: 33.4
  • Every day %: 16.7

WEST VIRGINIA

Rates

  • 0 days %: 9.4
  • 1-3 days %: 41.4
  • 4-6 days %: 26.2
  • Every day %: 23.0

WISCONSIN

Rates

  • 0 days %: 10.1
  • 1-3 days %: 36.0
  • 4-6 days %: 30.6
  • Every day %: 23.3

WYOMING

Rates

  • 0 days %: 8.1
  • 1-3 days %: 36.9
  • 4-6 days %: 30.9
  • Every day %: 24.0
LINK TO DATA

Section 2: Rates of Sport Participation

This data reflects parents reporting whether their child (6-17 years old) participated in a sports team or took sports lessons after school or on weekends in the past 12 months.

This tracker is a work in progress and, due to the ongoing nature of the legislative process, not always a comprehensive record of all legislation. Please check the Last Updated date. If you notice anything missing or have suggestions, please share your feedback at TSIadmin@uw.edu.

For citation purposes: Youth Sports and Physical Activity Legislation Tracker, The Sports Institute, University of Washington, (2025). https://thesportsinstitute.com/youth-sports-and-physical-activity-legislation-tracker/