COPD in adults, county model estimate

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties only. CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with county population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a county over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut appears as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served.

Key facts

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

Rankings

US counties by COPD in adults, county model estimate, 2023

Top 15. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hancock County: 17.6 %Hancock County17.6McDowell County: 16.5 %McDowell County16.5Calhoun County: 16.2 %Calhoun County16.2Mingo County: 16.1 %Mingo County16.1Hickory County: 16 %Hickory County16Pickett County: 15.2 %Pickett County15.2Ozark County: 14.9 %Ozark County14.9Webster County: 14.8 %Webster County14.8Tensas Parish: 14.6 %Tensas Parish14.6Roane County: 14.4 %Roane County14.4Braxton County: 14.3 %Braxton County14.3Lake County: 14.3 %Lake County14.3Wayne County: 14.3 %Wayne County14.3Claiborne Parish: 14.2 %Claiborne Parish14.2San Augustine County: 14.1 %San Augustine County14.1
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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