# Cities in Kentucky by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2021

All 42 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2021, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_high_blood_pressure_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-blood-pressure-rate-county-estimate/kentucky-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Glasgow, KY | 45.6 |
| 2 | Hopkinsville, KY | 45.1 |
| 3 | Paducah, KY | 44.9 |
| 3 | Shively, KY | 44.9 |
| 5 | Somerset, KY | 43.6 |
| 6 | Madisonville, KY | 43.5 |
| 7 | Henderson, KY | 41.5 |
| 8 | Ashland, KY | 40.7 |
| 9 | Radcliff, KY | 39.7 |
| 10 | Owensboro, KY | 39.1 |
| 10 | Winchester, KY | 39.1 |
| 12 | Paris, KY | 39 |
| 13 | Danville, KY | 38.6 |
| 14 | Covington, KY | 38.2 |
| 14 | Franklin, KY | 38.2 |
| 16 | Frankfort, KY | 37.8 |
| 17 | Elizabethtown, KY | 37.5 |
| 17 | Nicholasville, KY | 37.5 |
| 19 | Versailles, KY | 37.4 |
| 20 | Bardstown, KY | 37.1 |
| 20 | Newport, KY | 37.1 |
| 22 | Florence, KY | 37 |
| 23 | Erlanger, KY | 36.7 |
| 23 | Louisville, KY | 36.7 |
| 25 | Campbellsville, KY | 36.3 |
| 25 | Lawrenceburg, KY | 36.3 |
| 27 | Shelbyville, KY | 35.9 |
| 28 | Alexandria, KY | 35.6 |
| 29 | Berea, KY | 35.5 |
| 30 | Jeffersontown, KY | 34.8 |
| 31 | Lexington, KY | 34.6 |
| 32 | La Grange, KY | 34.3 |
| 33 | Mount Washington, KY | 34 |
| 34 | Fort Thomas, KY | 33.8 |
| 35 | Shepherdsville, KY | 33.7 |
| 36 | Georgetown, KY | 33 |
| 37 | Murray, KY | 32.6 |
| 38 | Bowling Green, KY | 31.9 |
| 38 | Independence, KY | 31.9 |
| 40 | Richmond, KY | 31.8 |
| 41 | Lyndon, KY | 31.6 |
| 42 | St. Matthews, KY | 31 |