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High blood pressure in adults, local model estimate

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they have high blood pressure. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

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US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city 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 place 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 counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2021; its eight former counties are not served. The question is asked in odd years only.

Key facts

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

Rankings

US counties by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2023

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

Greene County: 59.8 %Greene County59.8Sharkey County: 58.4 %Sharkey County58.4Humphreys County: 57.3 %Humphreys County57.3Tensas Parish: 57.3 %Tensas Parish57.3Jefferson County: 57.1 %Jefferson County57.1Perry County: 56.9 %Perry County56.9Wilcox County: 56.7 %Wilcox County56.7Bullock County: 56.6 %Bullock County56.6Lowndes County: 56.5 %Lowndes County56.5Phillips County: 55.6 %Phillips County55.6Holmes County: 55.3 %Holmes County55.3Dallas County: 55.2 %Dallas County55.2Jefferson Davis County: 54.8 %Jefferson Davis County54.8Quitman County: 54.8 %Quitman County54.8Conecuh County: 54.7 %Conecuh County54.7Greene County: 59.8 %Greene County59.8Sharkey County: 58.4 %Sharkey County58.4Humphreys County: 57.3 %Humphreys County57.3Tensas Parish: 57.3 %Tensas Parish57.3Jefferson County: 57.1 %Jefferson County57.1Perry County: 56.9 %Perry County56.9Wilcox County: 56.7 %Wilcox County56.7Bullock County: 56.6 %Bullock County56.6Lowndes County: 56.5 %Lowndes County56.5Phillips County: 55.6 %Phillips County55.6Holmes County: 55.3 %Holmes County55.3Dallas County: 55.2 %Dallas County55.2Jefferson Davis County: 54.8 %Jefferson Davis County54.8Quitman County: 54.8 %Quitman County54.8Conecuh County: 54.7 %Conecuh County54.7
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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