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

All 100 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/north-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Northampton County | 52 |
| 2 | Washington County | 51.8 |
| 3 | Warren County | 50.4 |
| 4 | Bertie County | 50 |
| 5 | Halifax County | 49.7 |
| 6 | Hertford County | 48.1 |
| 7 | Edgecombe County | 47.6 |
| 8 | Martin County | 47.5 |
| 9 | Chowan County | 47.1 |
| 10 | Lenoir County | 46.9 |
| 11 | Anson County | 46.6 |
| 12 | Hyde County | 46.5 |
| 13 | Bladen County | 46.3 |
| 13 | Jones County | 46.3 |
| 15 | Tyrrell County | 46.2 |
| 16 | Scotland County | 46.1 |
| 17 | Pamlico County | 46 |
| 18 | Robeson County | 45.6 |
| 19 | Vance County | 45.1 |
| 20 | Beaufort County | 45 |
| 21 | Alleghany County | 44.9 |
| 21 | Perquimans County | 44.9 |
| 23 | Cherokee County | 44.8 |
| 24 | Wilson County | 44.7 |
| 25 | Columbus County | 44.6 |
| 25 | Gates County | 44.6 |
| 27 | Clay County | 44.3 |
| 28 | Caswell County | 44.1 |
| 29 | Richmond County | 43.9 |
| 30 | Polk County | 43.8 |
| 31 | Macon County | 43.5 |
| 32 | Person County | 43.2 |
| 33 | Greene County | 43 |
| 34 | Ashe County | 42.9 |
| 34 | Duplin County | 42.9 |
| 36 | Montgomery County | 42.8 |
| 37 | Sampson County | 42.6 |
| 38 | Nash County | 42.5 |
| 38 | Rockingham County | 42.5 |
| 40 | Transylvania County | 42.3 |
| 41 | Rutherford County | 41.7 |
| 41 | Swain County | 41.7 |
| 43 | Brunswick County | 41.6 |
| 44 | Wilkes County | 41.5 |
| 45 | Yancey County | 41.4 |
| 46 | Cleveland County | 41.1 |
| 46 | Wayne County | 41.1 |
| 48 | Stokes County | 41 |
| 49 | Granville County | 40.7 |
| 50 | Yadkin County | 40.6 |
| 51 | Carteret County | 40.5 |
| 51 | Graham County | 40.5 |
| 53 | Burke County | 40.4 |
| 53 | Surry County | 40.4 |
| 55 | Mitchell County | 40.3 |
| 56 | Haywood County | 40.2 |
| 57 | Avery County | 39.9 |
| 57 | Chatham County | 39.9 |
| 59 | Caldwell County | 39.8 |
| 59 | McDowell County | 39.8 |
| 61 | Craven County | 39.5 |
| 62 | Pasquotank County | 39.3 |
| 63 | Alexander County | 39.1 |
| 63 | Davie County | 39.1 |
| 63 | Randolph County | 39.1 |
| 66 | Henderson County | 38.8 |
| 67 | Davidson County | 38.6 |
| 67 | Franklin County | 38.6 |
| 69 | Lee County | 38.4 |
| 69 | Stanly County | 38.4 |
| 71 | Madison County | 38.3 |
| 71 | Moore County | 38.3 |
| 73 | Hoke County | 38.2 |
| 74 | Dare County | 38 |
| 75 | Harnett County | 37.7 |
| 75 | Rowan County | 37.7 |
| 77 | Cumberland County | 37.6 |
| 77 | Lincoln County | 37.6 |
| 79 | Catawba County | 37.4 |
| 80 | Pender County | 37.3 |
| 81 | Gaston County | 37.1 |
| 82 | Guilford County | 36.9 |
| 83 | Forsyth County | 36.7 |
| 84 | Alamance County | 36.5 |
| 85 | Iredell County | 36.4 |
| 86 | Buncombe County | 36.1 |
| 87 | Camden County | 35.6 |
| 88 | Jackson County | 35.5 |
| 89 | Currituck County | 35.2 |
| 90 | Johnston County | 35.1 |
| 91 | Cabarrus County | 34.7 |
| 91 | New Hanover County | 34.7 |
| 91 | Pitt County | 34.7 |
| 94 | Union County | 33.6 |
| 95 | Durham County | 32.9 |
| 96 | Wake County | 32.2 |
| 97 | Watauga County | 31.3 |
| 98 | Mecklenburg County | 31 |
| 99 | Orange County | 30.2 |
| 100 | Onslow County | 28.8 |