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Counties in Iowa by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Appanoose County had the highest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate of 99 counties in 2023, at 43.3%. Story County had the lowest, at 26.4%. The median was 37.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest43.3Appanoose County
Lowest26.4Story County
Median37.399 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Appanoose County: 43.3 %Appanoose County43.3Clayton County: 41.3 %Clayton County41.3Page County: 40.8 %Page County40.8Cherokee County: 40.3 %Cherokee County40.3Audubon County: 40.2 %Audubon County40.2Van Buren County: 40.2 %Van Buren County40.2Adams County: 39.8 %Adams County39.8Cass County: 39.8 %Cass County39.8Lucas County: 39.7 %Lucas County39.7Adair County: 39.6 %Adair County39.6Allamakee County: 39.6 %Allamakee County39.6Keokuk County: 39.6 %Keokuk County39.6Monona County: 39.5 %Monona County39.5Osceola County: 39.4 %Osceola County39.4Jefferson County: 39.1 %Jefferson County39.1Taylor County: 39.1 %Taylor County39.1Franklin County: 39 %Franklin County39Butler County: 38.8 %Butler County38.8Fayette County: 38.8 %Fayette County38.8Humboldt County: 38.8 %Humboldt County38.8Wayne County: 38.8 %Wayne County38.8Montgomery County: 38.7 %Montgomery County38.7Pocahontas County: 38.7 %Pocahontas County38.7Chickasaw County: 38.6 %Chickasaw County38.6Fremont County: 38.6 %Fremont County38.6Greene County: 38.6 %Greene County38.6Dickinson County: 38.5 %Dickinson County38.5Hardin County: 38.5 %Hardin County38.5Jackson County: 38.5 %Jackson County38.5Clinton County: 38.4 %Clinton County38.4Emmet County: 38.4 %Emmet County38.4Wright County: 38.4 %Wright County38.4Clarke County: 38.2 %Clarke County38.2Worth County: 38.1 %Worth County38.1Hancock County: 38 %Hancock County38Kossuth County: 38 %Kossuth County38Floyd County: 37.9 %Floyd County37.9Ringgold County: 37.9 %Ringgold County37.9Sac County: 37.9 %Sac County37.9Guthrie County: 37.8 %Guthrie County37.8
%. 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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)
1Appanoose County43.3
2Clayton County41.3
3Page County40.8
4Cherokee County40.3
5Audubon County40.2
5Van Buren County40.2
7Adams County39.8
7Cass County39.8
9Lucas County39.7
10Adair County39.6
10Allamakee County39.6
10Keokuk County39.6
13Monona County39.5
14Osceola County39.4
15Jefferson County39.1
15Taylor County39.1
17Franklin County39
18Butler County38.8
18Fayette County38.8
18Humboldt County38.8
18Wayne County38.8
22Montgomery County38.7
22Pocahontas County38.7
24Chickasaw County38.6
24Fremont County38.6
24Greene County38.6
27Dickinson County38.5
27Hardin County38.5
27Jackson County38.5
30Clinton County38.4
30Emmet County38.4
30Wright County38.4
33Clarke County38.2
34Worth County38.1
35Hancock County38
35Kossuth County38
37Floyd County37.9
37Ringgold County37.9
37Sac County37.9
40Guthrie County37.8
40Mitchell County37.8
42Crawford County37.7
42Delaware County37.7
42Lee County37.7
42Tama County37.7
46Cerro Gordo County37.6
47Ida County37.4
47Shelby County37.4
49Henry County37.3
49Lyon County37.3
49Palo Alto County37.3
49Washington County37.3
53Carroll County37.2
53Howard County37.2
53Union County37.2
56Calhoun County37.1
57Clay County37
57Davis County37
57Harrison County37
60Hamilton County36.9
60O'Brien County36.9
60Webster County36.9
63Iowa County36.8
63Jasper County36.8
65Monroe County36.7
66Cedar County36.6
67Boone County36.4
67Jones County36.4
67Winnebago County36.4
70Louisa County36.3
71Benton County36.2
72Mahaska County36
73Mills County35.9
74Wapello County35.8
75Buchanan County35.6
76Des Moines County35.5
77Grundy County35.4
77Muscatine County35.4
79Decatur County35.3
79Pottawattamie County35.3
81Poweshiek County35.2
82Plymouth County35
83Marshall County34.7
84Marion County34.5
84Woodbury County34.5
86Buena Vista County34.3
87Winneshiek County34.1
88Black Hawk County33.9
89Madison County33.5
90Bremer County33.4
91Scott County32.8
92Sioux County32.5
93Warren County32.3
94Linn County31.3
95Dubuque County31.2
95Polk County31.2
97Dallas County29.4
98Johnson County28.1
99Story County26.4

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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 have high blood pressure. 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 2021; its eight former counties are not served. The question is asked in odd years only.

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.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure 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 and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Iowa by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [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 and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Iowa by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-blood-pressure-rate-county-estimate/iowa-counties. 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 and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Iowa by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-blood-pressure-rate-county-estimate/iowa-counties.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Iowa by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-blood-pressure-rate-county-estimate/iowa-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate?

Appanoose County, with 43.3% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate?

Story County, with 26.4% in 2023.

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 and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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