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

All 16 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh 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, 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-blood-pressure-rate-county-estimate/maine-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Aroostook County | 43.3 |
| 2 | Washington County | 43.1 |
| 3 | Piscataquis County | 40.5 |
| 4 | Somerset County | 39.3 |
| 5 | Lincoln County | 38.8 |
| 6 | Oxford County | 38.1 |
| 7 | Penobscot County | 37.2 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 36.6 |
| 9 | Knox County | 36.2 |
| 10 | Waldo County | 36.1 |
| 11 | Hancock County | 35.8 |
| 12 | York County | 35.3 |
| 13 | Sagadahoc County | 35 |
| 14 | Kennebec County | 34.6 |
| 15 | Androscoggin County | 33.5 |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 32.1 |