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

Haywood County had the highest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2021, at 48.5%. Davidson County had the lowest, at 31.2%. The median was 41.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest48.5Haywood County
Lowest31.2Davidson County
Median41.295 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 41 %Bedford County: 37 %Benton County: 46 %Bledsoe County: 41.4 %Blount County: 39.7 %Bradley County: 38.2 %Campbell County: 41.6 %Cannon County: 39.3 %Carroll County: 42.2 %Carter County: 42.1 %Cheatham County: 36.7 %Chester County: 38.4 %Claiborne County: 40.5 %Clay County: 46.8 %Cocke County: 42.9 %Coffee County: 38.4 %Crockett County: 41.2 %Cumberland County: 46.1 %Davidson County: 31.2 %Decatur County: 45 %DeKalb County: 41.3 %Dickson County: 36.5 %Dyer County: 41.1 %Fayette County: 42.6 %Fentress County: 45.9 %Franklin County: 39.7 %Gibson County: 42.8 %Giles County: 40.5 %Grainger County: 42.5 %Greene County: 41.1 %Grundy County: 42.1 %Hamblen County: 39.5 %Hamilton County: 35.7 %Hancock County: 45.6 %Hardeman County: 46.5 %Hardin County: 44.5 %Hawkins County: 42.2 %Haywood County: 48.5 %Henderson County: 42.1 %Henry County: 44.8 %Hickman County: 39.7 %Houston County: 40.6 %Humphreys County: 40.1 %Jackson County: 44.2 %Jefferson County: 38.1 %Johnson County: 44.2 %Knox County: 33 %Lake County: 42.5 %Lauderdale County: 43.5 %Lawrence County: 40 %Lewis County: 42.7 %Lincoln County: 41 %Loudon County: 41.3 %McMinn County: 39.6 %McNairy County: 43.2 %Macon County: 38.5 %Madison County: 42.5 %Marion County: 42.5 %Marshall County: 39.1 %Maury County: 36.8 %Meigs County: 41.5 %Monroe County: 43.9 %Montgomery County: 32.4 %Moore County: 41 %Morgan County: 41.4 %Obion County: 43.2 %Overton County: 42.6 %Perry County: 43.9 %Pickett County: 46.1 %Polk County: 41.3 %Putnam County: 36.5 %Rhea County: 41.2 %Roane County: 40.3 %Robertson County: 35.9 %Rutherford County: 31.8 %Scott County: 42.1 %Sequatchie County: 44.3 %Sevier County: 40.3 %Shelby County: 41.5 %Smith County: 38.4 %Stewart County: 40.3 %Sullivan County: 40.5 %Sumner County: 34.8 %Tipton County: 40.2 %Trousdale County: 34.4 %Unicoi County: 42.8 %Union County: 41.8 %Van Buren County: 45.7 %Warren County: 40.5 %Washington County: 37.4 %Wayne County: 41.6 %Weakley County: 37.1 %White County: 42.9 %Williamson County: 32.1 %Wilson County: 36.1 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Haywood County: 48.5 %Haywood County48.5Clay County: 46.8 %Clay County46.8Hardeman County: 46.5 %Hardeman County46.5Cumberland County: 46.1 %Cumberland County46.1Pickett County: 46.1 %Pickett County46.1Benton County: 46 %Benton County46Fentress County: 45.9 %Fentress County45.9Van Buren County: 45.7 %Van Buren County45.7Hancock County: 45.6 %Hancock County45.6Decatur County: 45 %Decatur County45Henry County: 44.8 %Henry County44.8Hardin County: 44.5 %Hardin County44.5Sequatchie County: 44.3 %Sequatchie County44.3Jackson County: 44.2 %Jackson County44.2Johnson County: 44.2 %Johnson County44.2Monroe County: 43.9 %Monroe County43.9Perry County: 43.9 %Perry County43.9Lauderdale County: 43.5 %Lauderdale County43.5McNairy County: 43.2 %McNairy County43.2Obion County: 43.2 %Obion County43.2Cocke County: 42.9 %Cocke County42.9White County: 42.9 %White County42.9Gibson County: 42.8 %Gibson County42.8Unicoi County: 42.8 %Unicoi County42.8Lewis County: 42.7 %Lewis County42.7Fayette County: 42.6 %Fayette County42.6Overton County: 42.6 %Overton County42.6Grainger County: 42.5 %Grainger County42.5Lake County: 42.5 %Lake County42.5Madison County: 42.5 %Madison County42.5Marion County: 42.5 %Marion County42.5Carroll County: 42.2 %Carroll County42.2Hawkins County: 42.2 %Hawkins County42.2Carter County: 42.1 %Carter County42.1Grundy County: 42.1 %Grundy County42.1Henderson County: 42.1 %Henderson County42.1Scott County: 42.1 %Scott County42.1Union County: 41.8 %Union County41.8Campbell County: 41.6 %Campbell County41.6Wayne County: 41.6 %Wayne County41.6Haywood County: 48.5 %Haywood County48.5Clay County: 46.8 %Clay County46.8Hardeman County: 46.5 %Hardeman County46.5Cumberland County: 46.1 %Cumberland County46.1Pickett County: 46.1 %Pickett County46.1Benton County: 46 %Benton County46Fentress County: 45.9 %Fentress County45.9Van Buren County: 45.7 %Van Buren County45.7Hancock County: 45.6 %Hancock County45.6Decatur County: 45 %Decatur County45Henry County: 44.8 %Henry County44.8Hardin County: 44.5 %Hardin County44.5Sequatchie County: 44.3 %Sequatchie County44.3Jackson County: 44.2 %Jackson County44.2Johnson County: 44.2 %Johnson County44.2Monroe County: 43.9 %Monroe County43.9Perry County: 43.9 %Perry County43.9Lauderdale County: 43.5 %Lauderdale County43.5McNairy County: 43.2 %McNairy County43.2Obion County: 43.2 %Obion County43.2Cocke County: 42.9 %Cocke County42.9White County: 42.9 %White County42.9Gibson County: 42.8 %Gibson County42.8Unicoi County: 42.8 %Unicoi County42.8Lewis County: 42.7 %Lewis County42.7Fayette County: 42.6 %Fayette County42.6Overton County: 42.6 %Overton County42.6Grainger County: 42.5 %Grainger County42.5Lake County: 42.5 %Lake County42.5Madison County: 42.5 %Madison County42.5Marion County: 42.5 %Marion County42.5Carroll County: 42.2 %Carroll County42.2Hawkins County: 42.2 %Hawkins County42.2Carter County: 42.1 %Carter County42.1Grundy County: 42.1 %Grundy County42.1Henderson County: 42.1 %Henderson County42.1Scott County: 42.1 %Scott County42.1Union County: 41.8 %Union County41.8Campbell County: 41.6 %Campbell County41.6Wayne County: 41.6 %Wayne County41.6
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Haywood County48.5
2Clay County46.8
3Hardeman County46.5
4Cumberland County46.1
4Pickett County46.1
6Benton County46
7Fentress County45.9
8Van Buren County45.7
9Hancock County45.6
10Decatur County45
11Henry County44.8
12Hardin County44.5
13Sequatchie County44.3
14Jackson County44.2
14Johnson County44.2
16Monroe County43.9
16Perry County43.9
18Lauderdale County43.5
19McNairy County43.2
19Obion County43.2
21Cocke County42.9
21White County42.9
23Gibson County42.8
23Unicoi County42.8
25Lewis County42.7
26Fayette County42.6
26Overton County42.6
28Grainger County42.5
28Lake County42.5
28Madison County42.5
28Marion County42.5
32Carroll County42.2
32Hawkins County42.2
34Carter County42.1
34Grundy County42.1
34Henderson County42.1
34Scott County42.1
38Union County41.8
39Campbell County41.6
39Wayne County41.6
41Meigs County41.5
41Shelby County41.5
43Bledsoe County41.4
43Morgan County41.4
45DeKalb County41.3
45Loudon County41.3
45Polk County41.3
48Crockett County41.2
48Rhea County41.2
50Dyer County41.1
50Greene County41.1
52Anderson County41
52Lincoln County41
52Moore County41
55Houston County40.6
56Claiborne County40.5
56Giles County40.5
56Sullivan County40.5
56Warren County40.5
60Roane County40.3
60Sevier County40.3
60Stewart County40.3
63Tipton County40.2
64Humphreys County40.1
65Lawrence County40
66Blount County39.7
66Franklin County39.7
66Hickman County39.7
69McMinn County39.6
70Hamblen County39.5
71Cannon County39.3
72Marshall County39.1
73Macon County38.5
74Chester County38.4
74Coffee County38.4
74Smith County38.4
77Bradley County38.2
78Jefferson County38.1
79Washington County37.4
80Weakley County37.1
81Bedford County37
82Maury County36.8
83Cheatham County36.7
84Dickson County36.5
84Putnam County36.5
86Wilson County36.1
87Robertson County35.9
88Hamilton County35.7
89Sumner County34.8
90Trousdale County34.4
91Knox County33
92Montgomery County32.4
93Williamson County32.1
94Rutherford County31.8
95Davidson County31.2

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Haywood County, with 48.5% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Davidson County, with 31.2% in 2021.

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