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

Sharkey County had the highest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate of 82 counties in 2023, at 58.4%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 34.1%. The median was 47.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest58.4Sharkey County
Lowest34.1Lafayette County
Median47.982 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Sharkey County: 58.4 %Sharkey County58.4Humphreys County: 57.3 %Humphreys County57.3Jefferson County: 57.1 %Jefferson County57.1Holmes County: 55.3 %Holmes County55.3Jefferson Davis County: 54.8 %Jefferson Davis County54.8Quitman County: 54.8 %Quitman County54.8Washington County: 53.9 %Washington County53.9Coahoma County: 53.4 %Coahoma County53.4Wilkinson County: 52.9 %Wilkinson County52.9Tunica County: 52.8 %Tunica County52.8Amite County: 52.4 %Amite County52.4Noxubee County: 52.2 %Noxubee County52.2Bolivar County: 51.9 %Bolivar County51.9Adams County: 51.7 %Adams County51.7Leflore County: 51.5 %Leflore County51.5Claiborne County: 51.2 %Claiborne County51.2Montgomery County: 51.2 %Montgomery County51.2Winston County: 50.8 %Winston County50.8Tallahatchie County: 50.7 %Tallahatchie County50.7Yalobusha County: 50.7 %Yalobusha County50.7Jasper County: 50.6 %Jasper County50.6Clay County: 50.5 %Clay County50.5Sunflower County: 50.4 %Sunflower County50.4Franklin County: 50.3 %Franklin County50.3Lawrence County: 50.2 %Lawrence County50.2Pike County: 50.2 %Pike County50.2Carroll County: 50.1 %Carroll County50.1Kemper County: 49.9 %Kemper County49.9Walthall County: 49.6 %Walthall County49.6Clarke County: 49.5 %Clarke County49.5Yazoo County: 49.5 %Yazoo County49.5Marshall County: 49.3 %Marshall County49.3Calhoun County: 49 %Calhoun County49Copiah County: 48.6 %Copiah County48.6Panola County: 48.6 %Panola County48.6Smith County: 48.5 %Smith County48.5Attala County: 48.4 %Attala County48.4Benton County: 48.3 %Benton County48.3Grenada County: 48.2 %Grenada County48.2Marion County: 48 %Marion County48
%. 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 (%)
1Sharkey County58.4
2Humphreys County57.3
3Jefferson County57.1
4Holmes County55.3
5Jefferson Davis County54.8
5Quitman County54.8
7Washington County53.9
8Coahoma County53.4
9Wilkinson County52.9
10Tunica County52.8
11Amite County52.4
12Noxubee County52.2
13Bolivar County51.9
14Adams County51.7
15Leflore County51.5
16Claiborne County51.2
16Montgomery County51.2
18Winston County50.8
19Tallahatchie County50.7
19Yalobusha County50.7
21Jasper County50.6
22Clay County50.5
23Sunflower County50.4
24Franklin County50.3
25Lawrence County50.2
25Pike County50.2
27Carroll County50.1
28Kemper County49.9
29Walthall County49.6
30Clarke County49.5
30Yazoo County49.5
32Marshall County49.3
33Calhoun County49
34Copiah County48.6
34Panola County48.6
36Smith County48.5
37Attala County48.4
38Benton County48.3
39Grenada County48.2
40Marion County48
41Choctaw County47.9
41Hinds County47.9
41Leake County47.9
41Monroe County47.9
45Chickasaw County47.8
46Wayne County47.7
47Lauderdale County47.5
48Perry County46.7
48Scott County46.7
50Jones County46.5
51Warren County46.4
52Covington County46.3
53Simpson County46.2
54Issaquena County46.1
55Alcorn County45.7
56Lincoln County45.3
57Lowndes County45.1
58Jackson County45
59Newton County44.6
60Tishomingo County44.5
61Neshoba County44.4
62Lee County44.3
63Tippah County43.5
64Hancock County43.3
65Webster County43.2
66Greene County43.1
67Stone County43
67Union County43
69Pearl River County42.8
70Harrison County42.3
71Pontotoc County42
72Prentiss County41.9
73Tate County41.8
74Rankin County40.7
75Lamar County40.5
76Madison County40.3
77DeSoto County40
77Itawamba County40
79George County39.8
80Forrest County39.5
81Oktibbeha County34.6
82Lafayette County34.1

Other periods

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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sharkey County, with 58.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Lafayette County, with 34.1% 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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