US cities by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate

Prichard, AL had the highest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate of 3035 cities in 2021, at 55.6%. Vineyard, UT had the lowest, at 13.8%. The median was 31.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest55.6Prichard, AL

Lowest13.8Vineyard, UT

Median31.93035 cities

Top 40 cities, 2021

%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 (%)
1	Prichard, AL	55.6
2	Clarksdale, MS	54.9
2	East Cleveland, OH	54.9
2	Moss Point, MS	54.9
5	Greenville, MS	54
6	McComb, MS	52.9
7	Greenwood, MS	52.7
7	Minden, LA	52.7
9	Jennings, MO	52.5
10	Selma, AL	52.4
11	Brunswick, GA	51.8
12	Forrest City, AR	51.6
12	Gary, IN	51.6
14	Canton, MS	51.1
14	Laurel, MS	51.1
16	Bessemer, AL	50.9
16	East St. Louis, IL	50.9
16	Laguna Woods, CA	50.9
19	Natchez, MS	50.7
19	Vicksburg, MS	50.7
21	Meridian, MS	50.4
22	Brookhaven, MS	50.3
22	Dublin, GA	50.3
24	Grenada, MS	50.2
24	Opelousas, LA	50.2
26	Pine Bluff, AR	50
27	Kinston, NC	49.9
28	Camden, AR	49.7
29	West Memphis, AR	49.5
30	Bogalusa, LA	49.2
30	Columbus, MS	49.2
30	Trotwood, OH	49.2
33	Anniston, AL	48.8
33	Eufaula, AL	48.8
35	Waycross, GA	48.6
36	Crowley, LA	48.5
37	Center Point, AL	48.4
38	Petersburg, VA	48.2
39	Ozark, AL	47.8
40	Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO	47.6
41	Sylacauga, AL	47.4
42	Danville, VA	47.3
42	Lumberton, NC	47.3
44	Warrensville Heights, OH	47.2
45	Albany, GA	47.1
45	Flint, MI	47.1
47	Inkster, MI	47
47	Talladega, AL	47
49	Beckley, WV	46.9
49	Jackson, MS	46.9
51	Henderson, NC	46.8
51	Martinsville, VA	46.8
53	Abbeville, LA	46.6
53	Bay St. Louis, MS	46.6
53	Laurinburg, NC	46.6
56	Alexander City, AL	46.5
56	New Iberia, LA	46.5
58	Alexandria, LA	46.3
59	Picayune, MS	46.2
60	Detroit, MI	46.1
60	Gadsden, AL	46.1
62	Douglas, GA	46
63	Birmingham, AL	45.9
63	Cleveland, MS	45.9
65	North Myrtle Beach, SC	45.8
65	Tarboro, NC	45.8
67	Muskogee, OK	45.7
68	Blytheville, AR	45.6
68	Glasgow, KY	45.6
68	Moultrie, GA	45.6
71	Baker, LA	45.4
71	Cairo, GA	45.4
73	Martinsburg, WV	45.3
73	Paris, TN	45.3
75	Mountain Home, AR	45.2
76	Bedford Heights, OH	45.1
76	Hopkinsville, KY	45.1
76	Parkersburg, WV	45.1
79	Hardeeville, SC	45
80	El Dorado, AR	44.9
80	Mesquite, NV	44.9
80	Paducah, KY	44.9
80	Riverdale, IL	44.9
80	Shively, KY	44.9
85	Gulfport, MS	44.8
85	Ironton, OH	44.8
85	LaGrange, GA	44.8
88	Ferguson, MO	44.7
88	Jesup, GA	44.7
88	Rocky Mount, NC	44.7
91	Corinth, MS	44.6
91	Maple Heights, OH	44.6
91	Warren, OH	44.6
94	Conyers, GA	44.5
95	Duncan, OK	44.3
95	Union City, TN	44.3
95	Valley, AL	44.3
98	Goldsboro, NC	44.2
99	Texarkana, AR	44.1
100	Rancho Mirage, CA	44
100	Vidalia, GA	44
102	Darby, PA	43.9
102	Monroe, GA	43.9
104	Florence, SC	43.8
104	Hot Springs, AR	43.8
104	Montgomery, AL	43.8
104	Wilson, NC	43.8
104	Youngstown, OH	43.8
109	Dothan, AL	43.7
109	Smithfield, NC	43.7
111	Dolton, IL	43.6
111	Euclid, OH	43.6
111	Pascagoula, MS	43.6
111	Somerset, KY	43.6
115	Chester, PA	43.5
115	Covington, GA	43.5
115	Madisonville, KY	43.5
115	Monroe, LA	43.5
115	Okmulgee, OK	43.5
115	Portsmouth, OH	43.5
115	Reidsville, NC	43.5
115	Richmond Heights, OH	43.5
115	Shreveport, LA	43.5
124	Atlantic City, NJ	43.4
124	Bainbridge, GA	43.4
124	North Little Rock, AR	43.4
124	St. Albans, WV	43.4
128	Thomasville, GA	43.3
129	Americus, GA	43.2
129	Ardmore, OK	43.2
129	Clarksburg, WV	43.2
129	Hueytown, AL	43.2
129	York, SC	43.2
134	Malvern, AR	43.1
135	Decatur, AL	43
135	Griffin, GA	43
135	Houma, LA	43
135	Mount Airy, NC	43
135	Weirton, WV	43
140	Saginaw, MI	42.9
140	Yeadon, PA	42.9
142	Aiken, SC	42.8
142	Dyersburg, TN	42.8
142	Guthrie, OK	42.8
142	Jackson, TN	42.8
142	Kennett, MO	42.8
142	Lima, OH	42.8
142	Phenix City, AL	42.8
149	Wheeling, WV	42.7
150	Gaffney, SC	42.6
150	Lake Charles, LA	42.6
150	Memphis, TN	42.6
150	Rome, GA	42.6
150	Scottsboro, AL	42.6
150	South Charleston, WV	42.6
156	Hopewell, VA	42.5
156	Shelby, NC	42.5
158	Foley, AL	42.4
158	Horn Lake, MS	42.4
158	Markham, IL	42.4
161	Cambridge, OH	42.3
161	Canton, OH	42.3
161	Crossville, TN	42.3
161	Gautier, MS	42.3
161	Harrison, AR	42.3
161	Morgan City, LA	42.3
161	Roanoke Rapids, NC	42.3
161	Tupelo, MS	42.3
169	Charleston, WV	42.2
169	Clay, AL	42.2
169	Macon, GA	42.2
169	Natchitoches, LA	42.2
169	Roma, TX	42.2
169	Winchester, TN	42.2
169	Zanesville, OH	42.2
176	Cambridge, MD	42.1
176	Gretna, LA	42.1
176	Miami, OK	42.1
176	Mobile, AL	42.1
176	Rio Vista, CA	42.1
176	Riverdale, GA	42.1
176	Rockport, TX	42.1
183	Greeneville, TN	42
183	Harvey, IL	42
183	New Castle, PA	42
183	Oxford, AL	42
183	Portsmouth, VA	42
188	Augusta, GA	41.9
188	Bucyrus, OH	41.9
188	Cumberland, MD	41.9
188	Garfield Heights, OH	41.9
188	Myrtle Beach, SC	41.9
188	Opelika, AL	41.9
188	Ponca City, OK	41.9
195	Ashtabula, OH	41.8
195	Athens, AL	41.8
195	Conneaut, OH	41.8
195	Hazel Crest, IL	41.8
195	Johnstown, PA	41.8
195	Mansfield, OH	41.8
195	McDonough, GA	41.8
195	Richmond, IN	41.8
195	Texarkana, TX	41.8
204	Freeport, IL	41.7
204	Greenville, OH	41.7
204	Kingsport, TN	41.7
204	Lufkin, TX	41.7
204	Port Arthur, TX	41.7
204	South Holland, IL	41.7
204	Springfield, OH	41.7
211	Bristol, VA	41.6
211	McKeesport, PA	41.6
211	Sikeston, MO	41.6
211	Southfield, MI	41.6
211	Stonecrest, GA	41.6
216	Danville, IL	41.5
216	Henderson, KY	41.5
216	McAlester, OK	41.5
216	Paris, TX	41.5
220	Bedford, IN	41.4
220	Clinton, TN	41.4
220	College Park, GA	41.4
220	DeSoto, TX	41.4
220	Millington, TN	41.4
225	Del City, OK	41.3
225	Harper Woods, MI	41.3
227	Fairhope, AL	41.2
227	Fort Oglethorpe, GA	41.2
227	McMinnville, TN	41.2
227	Mexico, MO	41.2
231	Bullhead City, AZ	41.1
231	Cleveland, OH	41.1
231	Connersville, IN	41.1
231	Greenwood, SC	41.1
231	Hendersonville, NC	41.1
231	Jasper, AL	41.1
231	Lawrenceburg, TN	41.1
231	Sumter, SC	41.1
231	Washington Court House, OH	41.1
240	Beaumont, TX	41
240	Bella Vista, AR	41
240	East Point, GA	41
240	Florence, AL	41
240	Lorain, OH	41
240	Olive Branch, MS	41
240	Poplar Bluff, MO	41
240	South Fulton, GA	41
248	Anderson, IN	40.9
248	Carencro, LA	40.9
248	Columbus, GA	40.9

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Other periods

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 176 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence (US cities 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence, US cities by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-blood-pressure-rate-county-estimate/us-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence. US cities by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2021. 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/us-cities?period=2021.

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  title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence: US cities by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2021}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-blood-pressure-rate-county-estimate/us-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 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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Which city has the highest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate?

Prichard, AL, with 55.6% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Vineyard, UT, with 13.8% in 2021.

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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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 176 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.