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Counties in Alabama by COPD in adults, local model estimate

Greene County had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 67 counties in 2021, at 13.2%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 5.9%. The median was 10%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest13.2Greene County
Lowest5.9Shelby County
Median1067 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 7.6 %Baldwin County: 8.1 %Barbour County: 11.4 %Bibb County: 9.7 %Blount County: 9.2 %Bullock County: 11.1 %Butler County: 10 %Calhoun County: 9.4 %Chambers County: 9.6 %Cherokee County: 11.3 %Chilton County: 9.7 %Choctaw County: 11.3 %Clarke County: 10.3 %Clay County: 10.7 %Cleburne County: 10.3 %Coffee County: 8.3 %Colbert County: 9 %Conecuh County: 10.9 %Coosa County: 9.9 %Covington County: 10.5 %Crenshaw County: 10 %Cullman County: 9.2 %Dale County: 8.9 %Dallas County: 10.1 %DeKalb County: 11 %Elmore County: 7.6 %Escambia County: 11.3 %Etowah County: 9.5 %Fayette County: 11.4 %Franklin County: 10.5 %Geneva County: 11.4 %Greene County: 13.2 %Hale County: 10.8 %Henry County: 9.9 %Houston County: 9 %Jackson County: 10.8 %Jefferson County: 6.8 %Lamar County: 10.8 %Lauderdale County: 8.6 %Lawrence County: 10.3 %Lee County: 6.6 %Limestone County: 7.5 %Lowndes County: 10.9 %Macon County: 8.7 %Madison County: 6.3 %Marengo County: 10.1 %Marion County: 11 %Marshall County: 9.3 %Mobile County: 8.6 %Monroe County: 11.4 %Montgomery County: 7.4 %Morgan County: 9 %Perry County: 12.1 %Pickens County: 10.2 %Pike County: 7.7 %Randolph County: 10.2 %Russell County: 8.7 %St. Clair County: 8.5 %Shelby County: 5.9 %Sumter County: 9.8 %Talladega County: 9.9 %Tallapoosa County: 10.3 %Tuscaloosa County: 7 %Walker County: 10.6 %Washington County: 10.6 %Wilcox County: 12 %Winston County: 11.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Greene County: 13.2 %Greene County13.2Perry County: 12.1 %Perry County12.1Wilcox County: 12 %Wilcox County12Winston County: 11.8 %Winston County11.8Barbour County: 11.4 %Barbour County11.4Fayette County: 11.4 %Fayette County11.4Geneva County: 11.4 %Geneva County11.4Monroe County: 11.4 %Monroe County11.4Cherokee County: 11.3 %Cherokee County11.3Choctaw County: 11.3 %Choctaw County11.3Escambia County: 11.3 %Escambia County11.3Bullock County: 11.1 %Bullock County11.1DeKalb County: 11 %DeKalb County11Marion County: 11 %Marion County11Conecuh County: 10.9 %Conecuh County10.9Lowndes County: 10.9 %Lowndes County10.9Hale County: 10.8 %Hale County10.8Jackson County: 10.8 %Jackson County10.8Lamar County: 10.8 %Lamar County10.8Clay County: 10.7 %Clay County10.7Walker County: 10.6 %Walker County10.6Washington County: 10.6 %Washington County10.6Covington County: 10.5 %Covington County10.5Franklin County: 10.5 %Franklin County10.5Clarke County: 10.3 %Clarke County10.3Cleburne County: 10.3 %Cleburne County10.3Lawrence County: 10.3 %Lawrence County10.3Tallapoosa County: 10.3 %Tallapoosa County10.3Pickens County: 10.2 %Pickens County10.2Randolph County: 10.2 %Randolph County10.2Dallas County: 10.1 %Dallas County10.1Marengo County: 10.1 %Marengo County10.1Butler County: 10 %Butler County10Crenshaw County: 10 %Crenshaw County10Coosa County: 9.9 %Coosa County9.9Henry County: 9.9 %Henry County9.9Talladega County: 9.9 %Talladega County9.9Sumter County: 9.8 %Sumter County9.8Bibb County: 9.7 %Bibb County9.7Chilton County: 9.7 %Chilton County9.7Greene County: 13.2 %Greene County13.2Perry County: 12.1 %Perry County12.1Wilcox County: 12 %Wilcox County12Winston County: 11.8 %Winston County11.8Barbour County: 11.4 %Barbour County11.4Fayette County: 11.4 %Fayette County11.4Geneva County: 11.4 %Geneva County11.4Monroe County: 11.4 %Monroe County11.4Cherokee County: 11.3 %Cherokee County11.3Choctaw County: 11.3 %Choctaw County11.3Escambia County: 11.3 %Escambia County11.3Bullock County: 11.1 %Bullock County11.1DeKalb County: 11 %DeKalb County11Marion County: 11 %Marion County11Conecuh County: 10.9 %Conecuh County10.9Lowndes County: 10.9 %Lowndes County10.9Hale County: 10.8 %Hale County10.8Jackson County: 10.8 %Jackson County10.8Lamar County: 10.8 %Lamar County10.8Clay County: 10.7 %Clay County10.7Walker County: 10.6 %Walker County10.6Washington County: 10.6 %Washington County10.6Covington County: 10.5 %Covington County10.5Franklin County: 10.5 %Franklin County10.5Clarke County: 10.3 %Clarke County10.3Cleburne County: 10.3 %Cleburne County10.3Lawrence County: 10.3 %Lawrence County10.3Tallapoosa County: 10.3 %Tallapoosa County10.3Pickens County: 10.2 %Pickens County10.2Randolph County: 10.2 %Randolph County10.2Dallas County: 10.1 %Dallas County10.1Marengo County: 10.1 %Marengo County10.1Butler County: 10 %Butler County10Crenshaw County: 10 %Crenshaw County10Coosa County: 9.9 %Coosa County9.9Henry County: 9.9 %Henry County9.9Talladega County: 9.9 %Talladega County9.9Sumter County: 9.8 %Sumter County9.8Bibb County: 9.7 %Bibb County9.7Chilton County: 9.7 %Chilton County9.7
%. 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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Greene County13.2
2Perry County12.1
3Wilcox County12
4Winston County11.8
5Barbour County11.4
5Fayette County11.4
5Geneva County11.4
5Monroe County11.4
9Cherokee County11.3
9Choctaw County11.3
9Escambia County11.3
12Bullock County11.1
13DeKalb County11
13Marion County11
15Conecuh County10.9
15Lowndes County10.9
17Hale County10.8
17Jackson County10.8
17Lamar County10.8
20Clay County10.7
21Walker County10.6
21Washington County10.6
23Covington County10.5
23Franklin County10.5
25Clarke County10.3
25Cleburne County10.3
25Lawrence County10.3
25Tallapoosa County10.3
29Pickens County10.2
29Randolph County10.2
31Dallas County10.1
31Marengo County10.1
33Butler County10
33Crenshaw County10
35Coosa County9.9
35Henry County9.9
35Talladega County9.9
38Sumter County9.8
39Bibb County9.7
39Chilton County9.7
41Chambers County9.6
42Etowah County9.5
43Calhoun County9.4
44Marshall County9.3
45Blount County9.2
45Cullman County9.2
47Colbert County9
47Houston County9
47Morgan County9
50Dale County8.9
51Macon County8.7
51Russell County8.7
53Lauderdale County8.6
53Mobile County8.6
55St. Clair County8.5
56Coffee County8.3
57Baldwin County8.1
58Pike County7.7
59Autauga County7.6
59Elmore County7.6
61Limestone County7.5
62Montgomery County7.4
63Tuscaloosa County7
64Jefferson County6.8
65Lee County6.6
66Madison County6.3
67Shelby County5.9

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About this ranking

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 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 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Alabama by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Alabama by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/alabama-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Alabama by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/alabama-counties?period=2021.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Alabama by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/alabama-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Greene County, with 13.2% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Shelby County, with 5.9% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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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