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

Haywood County had the highest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2023, at 51.2%. Davidson County had the lowest, at 33.3%. The median was 42.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest51.2Haywood County
Lowest33.3Davidson County
Median42.795 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 41.8 %Bedford County: 39.4 %Benton County: 46 %Bledsoe County: 45.7 %Blount County: 40.8 %Bradley County: 40.8 %Campbell County: 43.5 %Cannon County: 41.5 %Carroll County: 42 %Carter County: 44.7 %Cheatham County: 38.1 %Chester County: 39.8 %Claiborne County: 42.6 %Clay County: 47.4 %Cocke County: 45.5 %Coffee County: 41.6 %Crockett County: 42.7 %Cumberland County: 49 %Davidson County: 33.3 %Decatur County: 46.5 %DeKalb County: 43.6 %Dickson County: 37.6 %Dyer County: 42.6 %Fayette County: 45.1 %Fentress County: 45.6 %Franklin County: 40.7 %Gibson County: 41.5 %Giles County: 43.1 %Grainger County: 43.3 %Greene County: 42.3 %Grundy County: 44.5 %Hamblen County: 41.4 %Hamilton County: 38.3 %Hancock County: 49.5 %Hardeman County: 45.9 %Hardin County: 45.7 %Hawkins County: 43.9 %Haywood County: 51.2 %Henderson County: 43 %Henry County: 45.1 %Hickman County: 41.4 %Houston County: 42.4 %Humphreys County: 42.4 %Jackson County: 44.8 %Jefferson County: 40.9 %Johnson County: 46.2 %Knox County: 36.5 %Lake County: 48.3 %Lauderdale County: 45.5 %Lawrence County: 42 %Lewis County: 42 %Lincoln County: 42.1 %Loudon County: 44.8 %McMinn County: 43.3 %McNairy County: 44.3 %Macon County: 39.4 %Madison County: 43.7 %Marion County: 44 %Marshall County: 39.9 %Maury County: 39 %Meigs County: 44.9 %Monroe County: 45.2 %Montgomery County: 33.9 %Moore County: 42.7 %Morgan County: 42.4 %Obion County: 43.7 %Overton County: 43.5 %Perry County: 44.6 %Pickett County: 49 %Polk County: 43.8 %Putnam County: 37 %Rhea County: 43.2 %Roane County: 43.3 %Robertson County: 38.2 %Rutherford County: 34 %Scott County: 44.1 %Sequatchie County: 44.7 %Sevier County: 40.8 %Shelby County: 43 %Smith County: 39.1 %Stewart County: 41.4 %Sullivan County: 42 %Sumner County: 37 %Tipton County: 42.1 %Trousdale County: 35.9 %Unicoi County: 45.2 %Union County: 41.2 %Van Buren County: 45.1 %Warren County: 42.1 %Washington County: 36.9 %Wayne County: 42.7 %Weakley County: 38.3 %White County: 43.3 %Williamson County: 35 %Wilson County: 35.7 %
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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

Haywood County: 51.2 %Haywood County51.2Hancock County: 49.5 %Hancock County49.5Cumberland County: 49 %Cumberland County49Pickett County: 49 %Pickett County49Lake County: 48.3 %Lake County48.3Clay County: 47.4 %Clay County47.4Decatur County: 46.5 %Decatur County46.5Johnson County: 46.2 %Johnson County46.2Benton County: 46 %Benton County46Hardeman County: 45.9 %Hardeman County45.9Bledsoe County: 45.7 %Bledsoe County45.7Hardin County: 45.7 %Hardin County45.7Fentress County: 45.6 %Fentress County45.6Cocke County: 45.5 %Cocke County45.5Lauderdale County: 45.5 %Lauderdale County45.5Monroe County: 45.2 %Monroe County45.2Unicoi County: 45.2 %Unicoi County45.2Fayette County: 45.1 %Fayette County45.1Henry County: 45.1 %Henry County45.1Van Buren County: 45.1 %Van Buren County45.1Meigs County: 44.9 %Meigs County44.9Jackson County: 44.8 %Jackson County44.8Loudon County: 44.8 %Loudon County44.8Carter County: 44.7 %Carter County44.7Sequatchie County: 44.7 %Sequatchie County44.7Perry County: 44.6 %Perry County44.6Grundy County: 44.5 %Grundy County44.5McNairy County: 44.3 %McNairy County44.3Scott County: 44.1 %Scott County44.1Marion County: 44 %Marion County44Hawkins County: 43.9 %Hawkins County43.9Polk County: 43.8 %Polk County43.8Madison County: 43.7 %Madison County43.7Obion County: 43.7 %Obion County43.7DeKalb County: 43.6 %DeKalb County43.6Campbell County: 43.5 %Campbell County43.5Overton County: 43.5 %Overton County43.5Grainger County: 43.3 %Grainger County43.3McMinn County: 43.3 %McMinn County43.3Roane County: 43.3 %Roane County43.3Haywood County: 51.2 %Haywood County51.2Hancock County: 49.5 %Hancock County49.5Cumberland County: 49 %Cumberland County49Pickett County: 49 %Pickett County49Lake County: 48.3 %Lake County48.3Clay County: 47.4 %Clay County47.4Decatur County: 46.5 %Decatur County46.5Johnson County: 46.2 %Johnson County46.2Benton County: 46 %Benton County46Hardeman County: 45.9 %Hardeman County45.9Bledsoe County: 45.7 %Bledsoe County45.7Hardin County: 45.7 %Hardin County45.7Fentress County: 45.6 %Fentress County45.6Cocke County: 45.5 %Cocke County45.5Lauderdale County: 45.5 %Lauderdale County45.5Monroe County: 45.2 %Monroe County45.2Unicoi County: 45.2 %Unicoi County45.2Fayette County: 45.1 %Fayette County45.1Henry County: 45.1 %Henry County45.1Van Buren County: 45.1 %Van Buren County45.1Meigs County: 44.9 %Meigs County44.9Jackson County: 44.8 %Jackson County44.8Loudon County: 44.8 %Loudon County44.8Carter County: 44.7 %Carter County44.7Sequatchie County: 44.7 %Sequatchie County44.7Perry County: 44.6 %Perry County44.6Grundy County: 44.5 %Grundy County44.5McNairy County: 44.3 %McNairy County44.3Scott County: 44.1 %Scott County44.1Marion County: 44 %Marion County44Hawkins County: 43.9 %Hawkins County43.9Polk County: 43.8 %Polk County43.8Madison County: 43.7 %Madison County43.7Obion County: 43.7 %Obion County43.7DeKalb County: 43.6 %DeKalb County43.6Campbell County: 43.5 %Campbell County43.5Overton County: 43.5 %Overton County43.5Grainger County: 43.3 %Grainger County43.3McMinn County: 43.3 %McMinn County43.3Roane County: 43.3 %Roane County43.3
%. 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 (%)
1Haywood County51.2
2Hancock County49.5
3Cumberland County49
3Pickett County49
5Lake County48.3
6Clay County47.4
7Decatur County46.5
8Johnson County46.2
9Benton County46
10Hardeman County45.9
11Bledsoe County45.7
11Hardin County45.7
13Fentress County45.6
14Cocke County45.5
14Lauderdale County45.5
16Monroe County45.2
16Unicoi County45.2
18Fayette County45.1
18Henry County45.1
18Van Buren County45.1
21Meigs County44.9
22Jackson County44.8
22Loudon County44.8
24Carter County44.7
24Sequatchie County44.7
26Perry County44.6
27Grundy County44.5
28McNairy County44.3
29Scott County44.1
30Marion County44
31Hawkins County43.9
32Polk County43.8
33Madison County43.7
33Obion County43.7
35DeKalb County43.6
36Campbell County43.5
36Overton County43.5
38Grainger County43.3
38McMinn County43.3
38Roane County43.3
38White County43.3
42Rhea County43.2
43Giles County43.1
44Henderson County43
44Shelby County43
46Crockett County42.7
46Moore County42.7
46Wayne County42.7
49Claiborne County42.6
49Dyer County42.6
51Houston County42.4
51Humphreys County42.4
51Morgan County42.4
54Greene County42.3
55Lincoln County42.1
55Tipton County42.1
55Warren County42.1
58Carroll County42
58Lawrence County42
58Lewis County42
58Sullivan County42
62Anderson County41.8
63Coffee County41.6
64Cannon County41.5
64Gibson County41.5
66Hamblen County41.4
66Hickman County41.4
66Stewart County41.4
69Union County41.2
70Jefferson County40.9
71Blount County40.8
71Bradley County40.8
71Sevier County40.8
74Franklin County40.7
75Marshall County39.9
76Chester County39.8
77Bedford County39.4
77Macon County39.4
79Smith County39.1
80Maury County39
81Hamilton County38.3
81Weakley County38.3
83Robertson County38.2
84Cheatham County38.1
85Dickson County37.6
86Putnam County37
86Sumner County37
88Washington County36.9
89Knox County36.5
90Trousdale County35.9
91Wilson County35.7
92Williamson County35
93Rutherford County34
94Montgomery County33.9
95Davidson County33.3

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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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Haywood County, with 51.2% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Davidson County, with 33.3% in 2023.

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