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

Northampton County had the highest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate of 100 counties in 2023, at 52%. Onslow County had the lowest, at 28.8%. The median was 40.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest52Northampton County
Lowest28.8Onslow County
Median40.6100 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Northampton County: 52 %Northampton County52Washington County: 51.8 %Washington County51.8Warren County: 50.4 %Warren County50.4Bertie County: 50 %Bertie County50Halifax County: 49.7 %Halifax County49.7Hertford County: 48.1 %Hertford County48.1Edgecombe County: 47.6 %Edgecombe County47.6Martin County: 47.5 %Martin County47.5Chowan County: 47.1 %Chowan County47.1Lenoir County: 46.9 %Lenoir County46.9Anson County: 46.6 %Anson County46.6Hyde County: 46.5 %Hyde County46.5Bladen County: 46.3 %Bladen County46.3Jones County: 46.3 %Jones County46.3Tyrrell County: 46.2 %Tyrrell County46.2Scotland County: 46.1 %Scotland County46.1Pamlico County: 46 %Pamlico County46Robeson County: 45.6 %Robeson County45.6Vance County: 45.1 %Vance County45.1Beaufort County: 45 %Beaufort County45Alleghany County: 44.9 %Alleghany County44.9Perquimans County: 44.9 %Perquimans County44.9Cherokee County: 44.8 %Cherokee County44.8Wilson County: 44.7 %Wilson County44.7Columbus County: 44.6 %Columbus County44.6Gates County: 44.6 %Gates County44.6Clay County: 44.3 %Clay County44.3Caswell County: 44.1 %Caswell County44.1Richmond County: 43.9 %Richmond County43.9Polk County: 43.8 %Polk County43.8Macon County: 43.5 %Macon County43.5Person County: 43.2 %Person County43.2Greene County: 43 %Greene County43Ashe County: 42.9 %Ashe County42.9Duplin County: 42.9 %Duplin County42.9Montgomery County: 42.8 %Montgomery County42.8Sampson County: 42.6 %Sampson County42.6Nash County: 42.5 %Nash County42.5Rockingham County: 42.5 %Rockingham County42.5Transylvania County: 42.3 %Transylvania County42.3
%. 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 (%)
1Northampton County52
2Washington County51.8
3Warren County50.4
4Bertie County50
5Halifax County49.7
6Hertford County48.1
7Edgecombe County47.6
8Martin County47.5
9Chowan County47.1
10Lenoir County46.9
11Anson County46.6
12Hyde County46.5
13Bladen County46.3
13Jones County46.3
15Tyrrell County46.2
16Scotland County46.1
17Pamlico County46
18Robeson County45.6
19Vance County45.1
20Beaufort County45
21Alleghany County44.9
21Perquimans County44.9
23Cherokee County44.8
24Wilson County44.7
25Columbus County44.6
25Gates County44.6
27Clay County44.3
28Caswell County44.1
29Richmond County43.9
30Polk County43.8
31Macon County43.5
32Person County43.2
33Greene County43
34Ashe County42.9
34Duplin County42.9
36Montgomery County42.8
37Sampson County42.6
38Nash County42.5
38Rockingham County42.5
40Transylvania County42.3
41Rutherford County41.7
41Swain County41.7
43Brunswick County41.6
44Wilkes County41.5
45Yancey County41.4
46Cleveland County41.1
46Wayne County41.1
48Stokes County41
49Granville County40.7
50Yadkin County40.6
51Carteret County40.5
51Graham County40.5
53Burke County40.4
53Surry County40.4
55Mitchell County40.3
56Haywood County40.2
57Avery County39.9
57Chatham County39.9
59Caldwell County39.8
59McDowell County39.8
61Craven County39.5
62Pasquotank County39.3
63Alexander County39.1
63Davie County39.1
63Randolph County39.1
66Henderson County38.8
67Davidson County38.6
67Franklin County38.6
69Lee County38.4
69Stanly County38.4
71Madison County38.3
71Moore County38.3
73Hoke County38.2
74Dare County38
75Harnett County37.7
75Rowan County37.7
77Cumberland County37.6
77Lincoln County37.6
79Catawba County37.4
80Pender County37.3
81Gaston County37.1
82Guilford County36.9
83Forsyth County36.7
84Alamance County36.5
85Iredell County36.4
86Buncombe County36.1
87Camden County35.6
88Jackson County35.5
89Currituck County35.2
90Johnston County35.1
91Cabarrus County34.7
91New Hanover County34.7
91Pitt County34.7
94Union County33.6
95Durham County32.9
96Wake County32.2
97Watauga County31.3
98Mecklenburg County31
99Orange County30.2
100Onslow County28.8

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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Northampton County, with 52% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Onslow County, with 28.8% 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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