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

Hickory County had the highest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate of 115 counties in 2023, at 50.1%. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 28.5%. The median was 39.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest50.1Hickory County
Lowest28.5Pulaski County
Median39.8115 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 30.3 %Andrew County: 38.3 %Atchison County: 43.5 %Audrain County: 39.6 %Barry County: 40.9 %Barton County: 41.8 %Bates County: 40.2 %Benton County: 45.5 %Bollinger County: 41.7 %Boone County: 30.1 %Buchanan County: 37.9 %Butler County: 42.5 %Caldwell County: 39.1 %Callaway County: 37 %Camden County: 42.3 %Cape Girardeau County: 35.4 %Carroll County: 39.9 %Carter County: 43.3 %Cass County: 35.3 %Cedar County: 42.6 %Chariton County: 41 %Christian County: 35 %Clark County: 42 %Clay County: 34.9 %Clinton County: 38.3 %Cole County: 36.9 %Cooper County: 37.5 %Crawford County: 39.2 %Dade County: 43.8 %Dallas County: 41 %Daviess County: 41.1 %DeKalb County: 39.2 %Dent County: 41.7 %Douglas County: 42.9 %Dunklin County: 44.1 %Franklin County: 37.4 %Gasconade County: 40.7 %Gentry County: 38.9 %Greene County: 33.1 %Grundy County: 41 %Harrison County: 41.3 %Henry County: 41.3 %Hickory County: 50.1 %Holt County: 41.3 %Howard County: 36.7 %Howell County: 40.7 %Iron County: 42.5 %Jackson County: 35.7 %Jasper County: 37.3 %Jefferson County: 35.5 %Johnson County: 30.1 %Knox County: 42 %Laclede County: 39.8 %Lafayette County: 37 %Lawrence County: 39.1 %Lewis County: 37.2 %Lincoln County: 34.3 %Linn County: 39.3 %Livingston County: 38.3 %McDonald County: 41 %Macon County: 39.1 %Madison County: 38.6 %Maries County: 40.1 %Marion County: 38.2 %Mercer County: 43.4 %Miller County: 38.8 %Mississippi County: 44.4 %Moniteau County: 36.3 %Monroe County: 42.2 %Montgomery County: 40.4 %Morgan County: 43 %New Madrid County: 43.6 %Newton County: 38.4 %Nodaway County: 33 %Oregon County: 43.8 %Osage County: 35.9 %Ozark County: 47.7 %Pemiscot County: 45 %Perry County: 38.4 %Pettis County: 36.3 %Phelps County: 35.4 %Pike County: 40.3 %Platte County: 33.9 %Polk County: 38 %Pulaski County: 28.5 %Putnam County: 40.8 %Ralls County: 41.8 %Randolph County: 37.8 %Ray County: 39.8 %Reynolds County: 43.2 %Ripley County: 41.8 %St. Charles County: 31.9 %St. Clair County: 45 %Ste. Genevieve County: 39.4 %St. Francois County: 39.2 %St. Louis County: 36.9 %Saline County: 35.3 %Schuyler County: 38.2 %Scotland County: 38.3 %Scott County: 39.8 %Shannon County: 42.5 %Shelby County: 42.6 %Stoddard County: 40.2 %Stone County: 45.5 %Sullivan County: 41.1 %Taney County: 39.4 %Texas County: 43.8 %Vernon County: 40.5 %Warren County: 37.8 %Washington County: 41 %Wayne County: 45.4 %Webster County: 37.1 %Worth County: 43.8 %Wright County: 41.3 %St. Louis city: 37.5 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Hickory County: 50.1 %Hickory County50.1Ozark County: 47.7 %Ozark County47.7Benton County: 45.5 %Benton County45.5Stone County: 45.5 %Stone County45.5Wayne County: 45.4 %Wayne County45.4Pemiscot County: 45 %Pemiscot County45St. Clair County: 45 %St. Clair County45Mississippi County: 44.4 %Mississippi County44.4Dunklin County: 44.1 %Dunklin County44.1Dade County: 43.8 %Dade County43.8Oregon County: 43.8 %Oregon County43.8Texas County: 43.8 %Texas County43.8Worth County: 43.8 %Worth County43.8New Madrid County: 43.6 %New Madrid County43.6Atchison County: 43.5 %Atchison County43.5Mercer County: 43.4 %Mercer County43.4Carter County: 43.3 %Carter County43.3Reynolds County: 43.2 %Reynolds County43.2Morgan County: 43 %Morgan County43Douglas County: 42.9 %Douglas County42.9Cedar County: 42.6 %Cedar County42.6Shelby County: 42.6 %Shelby County42.6Butler County: 42.5 %Butler County42.5Iron County: 42.5 %Iron County42.5Shannon County: 42.5 %Shannon County42.5Camden County: 42.3 %Camden County42.3Monroe County: 42.2 %Monroe County42.2Clark County: 42 %Clark County42Knox County: 42 %Knox County42Barton County: 41.8 %Barton County41.8Ralls County: 41.8 %Ralls County41.8Ripley County: 41.8 %Ripley County41.8Bollinger County: 41.7 %Bollinger County41.7Dent County: 41.7 %Dent County41.7Harrison County: 41.3 %Harrison County41.3Henry County: 41.3 %Henry County41.3Holt County: 41.3 %Holt County41.3Wright County: 41.3 %Wright County41.3Daviess County: 41.1 %Daviess County41.1Sullivan County: 41.1 %Sullivan County41.1Hickory County: 50.1 %Hickory County50.1Ozark County: 47.7 %Ozark County47.7Benton County: 45.5 %Benton County45.5Stone County: 45.5 %Stone County45.5Wayne County: 45.4 %Wayne County45.4Pemiscot County: 45 %Pemiscot County45St. Clair County: 45 %St. Clair County45Mississippi County: 44.4 %Mississippi County44.4Dunklin County: 44.1 %Dunklin County44.1Dade County: 43.8 %Dade County43.8Oregon County: 43.8 %Oregon County43.8Texas County: 43.8 %Texas County43.8Worth County: 43.8 %Worth County43.8New Madrid County: 43.6 %New Madrid County43.6Atchison County: 43.5 %Atchison County43.5Mercer County: 43.4 %Mercer County43.4Carter County: 43.3 %Carter County43.3Reynolds County: 43.2 %Reynolds County43.2Morgan County: 43 %Morgan County43Douglas County: 42.9 %Douglas County42.9Cedar County: 42.6 %Cedar County42.6Shelby County: 42.6 %Shelby County42.6Butler County: 42.5 %Butler County42.5Iron County: 42.5 %Iron County42.5Shannon County: 42.5 %Shannon County42.5Camden County: 42.3 %Camden County42.3Monroe County: 42.2 %Monroe County42.2Clark County: 42 %Clark County42Knox County: 42 %Knox County42Barton County: 41.8 %Barton County41.8Ralls County: 41.8 %Ralls County41.8Ripley County: 41.8 %Ripley County41.8Bollinger County: 41.7 %Bollinger County41.7Dent County: 41.7 %Dent County41.7Harrison County: 41.3 %Harrison County41.3Henry County: 41.3 %Henry County41.3Holt County: 41.3 %Holt County41.3Wright County: 41.3 %Wright County41.3Daviess County: 41.1 %Daviess County41.1Sullivan County: 41.1 %Sullivan County41.1
%. 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 (%)
1Hickory County50.1
2Ozark County47.7
3Benton County45.5
3Stone County45.5
5Wayne County45.4
6Pemiscot County45
6St. Clair County45
8Mississippi County44.4
9Dunklin County44.1
10Dade County43.8
10Oregon County43.8
10Texas County43.8
10Worth County43.8
14New Madrid County43.6
15Atchison County43.5
16Mercer County43.4
17Carter County43.3
18Reynolds County43.2
19Morgan County43
20Douglas County42.9
21Cedar County42.6
21Shelby County42.6
23Butler County42.5
23Iron County42.5
23Shannon County42.5
26Camden County42.3
27Monroe County42.2
28Clark County42
28Knox County42
30Barton County41.8
30Ralls County41.8
30Ripley County41.8
33Bollinger County41.7
33Dent County41.7
35Harrison County41.3
35Henry County41.3
35Holt County41.3
35Wright County41.3
39Daviess County41.1
39Sullivan County41.1
41Chariton County41
41Dallas County41
41Grundy County41
41McDonald County41
41Washington County41
46Barry County40.9
47Putnam County40.8
48Gasconade County40.7
48Howell County40.7
50Vernon County40.5
51Montgomery County40.4
52Pike County40.3
53Bates County40.2
53Stoddard County40.2
55Maries County40.1
56Carroll County39.9
57Laclede County39.8
57Ray County39.8
57Scott County39.8
60Audrain County39.6
61Ste. Genevieve County39.4
61Taney County39.4
63Linn County39.3
64Crawford County39.2
64DeKalb County39.2
64St. Francois County39.2
67Caldwell County39.1
67Lawrence County39.1
67Macon County39.1
70Gentry County38.9
71Miller County38.8
72Madison County38.6
73Newton County38.4
73Perry County38.4
75Andrew County38.3
75Clinton County38.3
75Livingston County38.3
75Scotland County38.3
79Marion County38.2
79Schuyler County38.2
81Polk County38
82Buchanan County37.9
83Randolph County37.8
83Warren County37.8
85Cooper County37.5
85St. Louis city37.5
87Franklin County37.4
88Jasper County37.3
89Lewis County37.2
90Webster County37.1
91Callaway County37
91Lafayette County37
93Cole County36.9
93St. Louis County36.9
95Howard County36.7
96Moniteau County36.3
96Pettis County36.3
98Osage County35.9
99Jackson County35.7
100Jefferson County35.5
101Cape Girardeau County35.4
101Phelps County35.4
103Cass County35.3
103Saline County35.3
105Christian County35
106Clay County34.9
107Lincoln County34.3
108Platte County33.9
109Greene County33.1
110Nodaway County33
111St. Charles County31.9
112Adair County30.3
113Boone County30.1
113Johnson County30.1
115Pulaski County28.5

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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.

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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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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Hickory County, with 50.1% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Pulaski County, with 28.5% in 2023.

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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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