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

Wolfe County had the highest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate of 120 counties in 2021, at 48.7%. Warren County had the lowest, at 32.8%. The median was 42%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest48.7Wolfe County
Lowest32.8Warren County
Median42120 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 41.9 %Allen County: 41.2 %Anderson County: 37.1 %Ballard County: 43.4 %Barren County: 43.4 %Bath County: 41.3 %Bell County: 46.1 %Boone County: 34.5 %Bourbon County: 40.6 %Boyd County: 41.2 %Boyle County: 37.5 %Bracken County: 41.1 %Breathitt County: 44.1 %Breckinridge County: 43.5 %Bullitt County: 36.9 %Butler County: 41.4 %Caldwell County: 42.2 %Calloway County: 35.1 %Campbell County: 36.4 %Carlisle County: 43.1 %Carroll County: 41.1 %Carter County: 43.4 %Casey County: 43.7 %Christian County: 36.9 %Clark County: 40.5 %Clay County: 44.4 %Clinton County: 44.5 %Crittenden County: 43 %Cumberland County: 47.4 %Daviess County: 37.9 %Edmonson County: 42.7 %Elliott County: 45.4 %Estill County: 44 %Fayette County: 35.2 %Fleming County: 40.9 %Floyd County: 46 %Franklin County: 37.8 %Fulton County: 46.8 %Gallatin County: 39 %Garrard County: 41.9 %Grant County: 39.2 %Graves County: 42.7 %Grayson County: 43.2 %Green County: 45.2 %Greenup County: 40.5 %Hancock County: 38.3 %Hardin County: 37.1 %Harlan County: 46.9 %Harrison County: 40.8 %Hart County: 43 %Henderson County: 40.4 %Henry County: 41.1 %Hickman County: 47.3 %Hopkins County: 43.3 %Jackson County: 44.9 %Jefferson County: 37 %Jessamine County: 36.4 %Johnson County: 43.2 %Kenton County: 35.8 %Knott County: 45.7 %Knox County: 45.4 %Larue County: 39.7 %Laurel County: 42.3 %Lawrence County: 44.1 %Lee County: 45.4 %Leslie County: 46.7 %Letcher County: 47.1 %Lewis County: 46.8 %Lincoln County: 43.1 %Livingston County: 43.2 %Logan County: 42.6 %Lyon County: 43.1 %McCracken County: 42.2 %McCreary County: 44.7 %McLean County: 41.3 %Madison County: 33.8 %Magoffin County: 46.3 %Marion County: 41.2 %Marshall County: 41.5 %Martin County: 42 %Mason County: 42.3 %Meade County: 37.3 %Menifee County: 44.4 %Mercer County: 39.6 %Metcalfe County: 42.3 %Monroe County: 43.2 %Montgomery County: 40.3 %Morgan County: 42.8 %Muhlenberg County: 42.6 %Nelson County: 37.7 %Nicholas County: 41.7 %Ohio County: 40.9 %Oldham County: 34.1 %Owen County: 40.6 %Owsley County: 45.3 %Pendleton County: 40.8 %Perry County: 45 %Pike County: 45.1 %Powell County: 39.1 %Pulaski County: 41.8 %Robertson County: 45.3 %Rockcastle County: 43.3 %Rowan County: 34.3 %Russell County: 43.4 %Scott County: 34.8 %Shelby County: 36.5 %Simpson County: 38.9 %Spencer County: 37.6 %Taylor County: 38 %Todd County: 41.7 %Trigg County: 45.4 %Trimble County: 40.4 %Union County: 42.5 %Warren County: 32.8 %Washington County: 42 %Wayne County: 44.9 %Webster County: 41.5 %Whitley County: 40.1 %Wolfe County: 48.7 %Woodford County: 37.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Wolfe County: 48.7 %Wolfe County48.7Cumberland County: 47.4 %Cumberland County47.4Hickman County: 47.3 %Hickman County47.3Letcher County: 47.1 %Letcher County47.1Harlan County: 46.9 %Harlan County46.9Fulton County: 46.8 %Fulton County46.8Lewis County: 46.8 %Lewis County46.8Leslie County: 46.7 %Leslie County46.7Magoffin County: 46.3 %Magoffin County46.3Bell County: 46.1 %Bell County46.1Floyd County: 46 %Floyd County46Knott County: 45.7 %Knott County45.7Elliott County: 45.4 %Elliott County45.4Knox County: 45.4 %Knox County45.4Lee County: 45.4 %Lee County45.4Trigg County: 45.4 %Trigg County45.4Owsley County: 45.3 %Owsley County45.3Robertson County: 45.3 %Robertson County45.3Green County: 45.2 %Green County45.2Pike County: 45.1 %Pike County45.1Perry County: 45 %Perry County45Jackson County: 44.9 %Jackson County44.9Wayne County: 44.9 %Wayne County44.9McCreary County: 44.7 %McCreary County44.7Clinton County: 44.5 %Clinton County44.5Clay County: 44.4 %Clay County44.4Menifee County: 44.4 %Menifee County44.4Breathitt County: 44.1 %Breathitt County44.1Lawrence County: 44.1 %Lawrence County44.1Estill County: 44 %Estill County44Casey County: 43.7 %Casey County43.7Breckinridge County: 43.5 %Breckinridge County43.5Ballard County: 43.4 %Ballard County43.4Barren County: 43.4 %Barren County43.4Carter County: 43.4 %Carter County43.4Russell County: 43.4 %Russell County43.4Hopkins County: 43.3 %Hopkins County43.3Rockcastle County: 43.3 %Rockcastle County43.3Grayson County: 43.2 %Grayson County43.2Johnson County: 43.2 %Johnson County43.2Wolfe County: 48.7 %Wolfe County48.7Cumberland County: 47.4 %Cumberland County47.4Hickman County: 47.3 %Hickman County47.3Letcher County: 47.1 %Letcher County47.1Harlan County: 46.9 %Harlan County46.9Fulton County: 46.8 %Fulton County46.8Lewis County: 46.8 %Lewis County46.8Leslie County: 46.7 %Leslie County46.7Magoffin County: 46.3 %Magoffin County46.3Bell County: 46.1 %Bell County46.1Floyd County: 46 %Floyd County46Knott County: 45.7 %Knott County45.7Elliott County: 45.4 %Elliott County45.4Knox County: 45.4 %Knox County45.4Lee County: 45.4 %Lee County45.4Trigg County: 45.4 %Trigg County45.4Owsley County: 45.3 %Owsley County45.3Robertson County: 45.3 %Robertson County45.3Green County: 45.2 %Green County45.2Pike County: 45.1 %Pike County45.1Perry County: 45 %Perry County45Jackson County: 44.9 %Jackson County44.9Wayne County: 44.9 %Wayne County44.9McCreary County: 44.7 %McCreary County44.7Clinton County: 44.5 %Clinton County44.5Clay County: 44.4 %Clay County44.4Menifee County: 44.4 %Menifee County44.4Breathitt County: 44.1 %Breathitt County44.1Lawrence County: 44.1 %Lawrence County44.1Estill County: 44 %Estill County44Casey County: 43.7 %Casey County43.7Breckinridge County: 43.5 %Breckinridge County43.5Ballard County: 43.4 %Ballard County43.4Barren County: 43.4 %Barren County43.4Carter County: 43.4 %Carter County43.4Russell County: 43.4 %Russell County43.4Hopkins County: 43.3 %Hopkins County43.3Rockcastle County: 43.3 %Rockcastle County43.3Grayson County: 43.2 %Grayson County43.2Johnson County: 43.2 %Johnson County43.2
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Wolfe County48.7
2Cumberland County47.4
3Hickman County47.3
4Letcher County47.1
5Harlan County46.9
6Fulton County46.8
6Lewis County46.8
8Leslie County46.7
9Magoffin County46.3
10Bell County46.1
11Floyd County46
12Knott County45.7
13Elliott County45.4
13Knox County45.4
13Lee County45.4
13Trigg County45.4
17Owsley County45.3
17Robertson County45.3
19Green County45.2
20Pike County45.1
21Perry County45
22Jackson County44.9
22Wayne County44.9
24McCreary County44.7
25Clinton County44.5
26Clay County44.4
26Menifee County44.4
28Breathitt County44.1
28Lawrence County44.1
30Estill County44
31Casey County43.7
32Breckinridge County43.5
33Ballard County43.4
33Barren County43.4
33Carter County43.4
33Russell County43.4
37Hopkins County43.3
37Rockcastle County43.3
39Grayson County43.2
39Johnson County43.2
39Livingston County43.2
39Monroe County43.2
43Carlisle County43.1
43Lincoln County43.1
43Lyon County43.1
46Crittenden County43
46Hart County43
48Morgan County42.8
49Edmonson County42.7
49Graves County42.7
51Logan County42.6
51Muhlenberg County42.6
53Union County42.5
54Laurel County42.3
54Mason County42.3
54Metcalfe County42.3
57Caldwell County42.2
57McCracken County42.2
59Martin County42
59Washington County42
61Adair County41.9
61Garrard County41.9
63Pulaski County41.8
64Nicholas County41.7
64Todd County41.7
66Marshall County41.5
66Webster County41.5
68Butler County41.4
69Bath County41.3
69McLean County41.3
71Allen County41.2
71Boyd County41.2
71Marion County41.2
74Bracken County41.1
74Carroll County41.1
74Henry County41.1
77Fleming County40.9
77Ohio County40.9
79Harrison County40.8
79Pendleton County40.8
81Bourbon County40.6
81Owen County40.6
83Clark County40.5
83Greenup County40.5
85Henderson County40.4
85Trimble County40.4
87Montgomery County40.3
88Whitley County40.1
89Larue County39.7
90Mercer County39.6
91Grant County39.2
92Powell County39.1
93Gallatin County39
94Simpson County38.9
95Hancock County38.3
96Taylor County38
97Daviess County37.9
98Franklin County37.8
99Nelson County37.7
100Spencer County37.6
101Boyle County37.5
102Meade County37.3
102Woodford County37.3
104Anderson County37.1
104Hardin County37.1
106Jefferson County37
107Bullitt County36.9
107Christian County36.9
109Shelby County36.5
110Campbell County36.4
110Jessamine County36.4
112Kenton County35.8
113Fayette County35.2
114Calloway County35.1
115Scott County34.8
116Boone County34.5
117Rowan County34.3
118Oldham County34.1
119Madison County33.8
120Warren County32.8

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.

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

Wolfe County, with 48.7% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Warren County, with 32.8% in 2021.

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