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Counties in Alabama by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023

Cherokee County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 67 counties in 2023, at 45.9%. Lee County had the lowest, at 36.5%. The median was 42.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest45.9Cherokee County
Lowest36.5Lee County
Median42.767 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 41.3 %Baldwin County: 42.8 %Barbour County: 43 %Bibb County: 42.4 %Blount County: 42.2 %Bullock County: 43.2 %Butler County: 43.4 %Calhoun County: 40.4 %Chambers County: 41.8 %Cherokee County: 45.9 %Chilton County: 43.3 %Choctaw County: 45.3 %Clarke County: 42 %Clay County: 44.5 %Cleburne County: 43.2 %Coffee County: 40.4 %Colbert County: 42.7 %Conecuh County: 45 %Coosa County: 44.8 %Covington County: 44.5 %Crenshaw County: 42.5 %Cullman County: 41.5 %Dale County: 42.1 %Dallas County: 44.1 %DeKalb County: 42.6 %Elmore County: 40.6 %Escambia County: 42.8 %Etowah County: 42.5 %Fayette County: 43.4 %Franklin County: 43.7 %Geneva County: 43.6 %Greene County: 45.1 %Hale County: 42.1 %Henry County: 43.9 %Houston County: 40.2 %Jackson County: 43.2 %Jefferson County: 39.5 %Lamar County: 45.1 %Lauderdale County: 40.3 %Lawrence County: 42.7 %Lee County: 36.5 %Limestone County: 40.4 %Lowndes County: 43 %Macon County: 39.4 %Madison County: 38.7 %Marengo County: 44.3 %Marion County: 44.2 %Marshall County: 42.5 %Mobile County: 40.2 %Monroe County: 43.2 %Montgomery County: 38.1 %Morgan County: 41.8 %Perry County: 43.5 %Pickens County: 42.6 %Pike County: 36.6 %Randolph County: 44.4 %Russell County: 41.1 %St. Clair County: 42.7 %Shelby County: 40.4 %Sumter County: 39.9 %Talladega County: 42.1 %Tallapoosa County: 45.1 %Tuscaloosa County: 38 %Walker County: 41.9 %Washington County: 43.3 %Wilcox County: 43.9 %Winston County: 45.9 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Cherokee County: 45.9 %Cherokee County45.9Winston County: 45.9 %Winston County45.9Choctaw County: 45.3 %Choctaw County45.3Greene County: 45.1 %Greene County45.1Lamar County: 45.1 %Lamar County45.1Tallapoosa County: 45.1 %Tallapoosa County45.1Conecuh County: 45 %Conecuh County45Coosa County: 44.8 %Coosa County44.8Clay County: 44.5 %Clay County44.5Covington County: 44.5 %Covington County44.5Randolph County: 44.4 %Randolph County44.4Marengo County: 44.3 %Marengo County44.3Marion County: 44.2 %Marion County44.2Dallas County: 44.1 %Dallas County44.1Henry County: 43.9 %Henry County43.9Wilcox County: 43.9 %Wilcox County43.9Franklin County: 43.7 %Franklin County43.7Geneva County: 43.6 %Geneva County43.6Perry County: 43.5 %Perry County43.5Butler County: 43.4 %Butler County43.4Fayette County: 43.4 %Fayette County43.4Chilton County: 43.3 %Chilton County43.3Washington County: 43.3 %Washington County43.3Bullock County: 43.2 %Bullock County43.2Cleburne County: 43.2 %Cleburne County43.2Jackson County: 43.2 %Jackson County43.2Monroe County: 43.2 %Monroe County43.2Barbour County: 43 %Barbour County43Lowndes County: 43 %Lowndes County43Baldwin County: 42.8 %Baldwin County42.8Escambia County: 42.8 %Escambia County42.8Colbert County: 42.7 %Colbert County42.7Lawrence County: 42.7 %Lawrence County42.7St. Clair County: 42.7 %St. Clair County42.7DeKalb County: 42.6 %DeKalb County42.6Pickens County: 42.6 %Pickens County42.6Crenshaw County: 42.5 %Crenshaw County42.5Etowah County: 42.5 %Etowah County42.5Marshall County: 42.5 %Marshall County42.5Bibb County: 42.4 %Bibb County42.4Cherokee County: 45.9 %Cherokee County45.9Winston County: 45.9 %Winston County45.9Choctaw County: 45.3 %Choctaw County45.3Greene County: 45.1 %Greene County45.1Lamar County: 45.1 %Lamar County45.1Tallapoosa County: 45.1 %Tallapoosa County45.1Conecuh County: 45 %Conecuh County45Coosa County: 44.8 %Coosa County44.8Clay County: 44.5 %Clay County44.5Covington County: 44.5 %Covington County44.5Randolph County: 44.4 %Randolph County44.4Marengo County: 44.3 %Marengo County44.3Marion County: 44.2 %Marion County44.2Dallas County: 44.1 %Dallas County44.1Henry County: 43.9 %Henry County43.9Wilcox County: 43.9 %Wilcox County43.9Franklin County: 43.7 %Franklin County43.7Geneva County: 43.6 %Geneva County43.6Perry County: 43.5 %Perry County43.5Butler County: 43.4 %Butler County43.4Fayette County: 43.4 %Fayette County43.4Chilton County: 43.3 %Chilton County43.3Washington County: 43.3 %Washington County43.3Bullock County: 43.2 %Bullock County43.2Cleburne County: 43.2 %Cleburne County43.2Jackson County: 43.2 %Jackson County43.2Monroe County: 43.2 %Monroe County43.2Barbour County: 43 %Barbour County43Lowndes County: 43 %Lowndes County43Baldwin County: 42.8 %Baldwin County42.8Escambia County: 42.8 %Escambia County42.8Colbert County: 42.7 %Colbert County42.7Lawrence County: 42.7 %Lawrence County42.7St. Clair County: 42.7 %St. Clair County42.7DeKalb County: 42.6 %DeKalb County42.6Pickens County: 42.6 %Pickens County42.6Crenshaw County: 42.5 %Crenshaw County42.5Etowah County: 42.5 %Etowah County42.5Marshall County: 42.5 %Marshall County42.5Bibb County: 42.4 %Bibb County42.4
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)
1Cherokee County45.9
1Winston County45.9
3Choctaw County45.3
4Greene County45.1
4Lamar County45.1
4Tallapoosa County45.1
7Conecuh County45
8Coosa County44.8
9Clay County44.5
9Covington County44.5
11Randolph County44.4
12Marengo County44.3
13Marion County44.2
14Dallas County44.1
15Henry County43.9
15Wilcox County43.9
17Franklin County43.7
18Geneva County43.6
19Perry County43.5
20Butler County43.4
20Fayette County43.4
22Chilton County43.3
22Washington County43.3
24Bullock County43.2
24Cleburne County43.2
24Jackson County43.2
24Monroe County43.2
28Barbour County43
28Lowndes County43
30Baldwin County42.8
30Escambia County42.8
32Colbert County42.7
32Lawrence County42.7
32St. Clair County42.7
35DeKalb County42.6
35Pickens County42.6
37Crenshaw County42.5
37Etowah County42.5
37Marshall County42.5
40Bibb County42.4
41Blount County42.2
42Dale County42.1
42Hale County42.1
42Talladega County42.1
45Clarke County42
46Walker County41.9
47Chambers County41.8
47Morgan County41.8
49Cullman County41.5
50Autauga County41.3
51Russell County41.1
52Elmore County40.6
53Calhoun County40.4
53Coffee County40.4
53Limestone County40.4
53Shelby County40.4
57Lauderdale County40.3
58Houston County40.2
58Mobile County40.2
60Sumter County39.9
61Jefferson County39.5
62Macon County39.4
63Madison County38.7
64Montgomery County38.1
65Tuscaloosa County38
66Pike County36.6
67Lee County36.5

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have ever had their cholesterol checked and were told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that it was high. 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.

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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 cholesterol in screened 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 cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Alabama by high cholesterol in screened 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 cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Alabama by high cholesterol in screened 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-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/alabama-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 cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Alabama by high cholesterol in screened 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-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/alabama-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 cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Alabama by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate?

Cherokee County, with 45.9% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate?

Lee County, with 36.5% 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 cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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