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

Choctaw County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 67 counties in 2021, at 41.7%. Lee County had the lowest, at 32.4%. The median was 38.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest41.7Choctaw County
Lowest32.4Lee County
Median38.967 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 35.9 %Baldwin County: 38.9 %Barbour County: 39.4 %Bibb County: 38.6 %Blount County: 40 %Bullock County: 37.9 %Butler County: 39.8 %Calhoun County: 37.4 %Chambers County: 39.5 %Cherokee County: 40.9 %Chilton County: 38.3 %Choctaw County: 41.7 %Clarke County: 38.8 %Clay County: 40.6 %Cleburne County: 40.1 %Coffee County: 34.7 %Colbert County: 38.7 %Conecuh County: 40.5 %Coosa County: 41.3 %Covington County: 38.8 %Crenshaw County: 39.7 %Cullman County: 39.2 %Dale County: 38.4 %Dallas County: 38.3 %DeKalb County: 40 %Elmore County: 35.2 %Escambia County: 37.1 %Etowah County: 39.1 %Fayette County: 41.1 %Franklin County: 38.5 %Geneva County: 41.3 %Greene County: 41.1 %Hale County: 38.9 %Henry County: 40.5 %Houston County: 36.7 %Jackson County: 40.7 %Jefferson County: 35.4 %Lamar County: 40.1 %Lauderdale County: 38.7 %Lawrence County: 39.2 %Lee County: 32.4 %Limestone County: 36.9 %Lowndes County: 38.3 %Macon County: 36.1 %Madison County: 35.1 %Marengo County: 39.7 %Marion County: 40.5 %Marshall County: 37.9 %Mobile County: 37.8 %Monroe County: 40.5 %Montgomery County: 34.9 %Morgan County: 39.6 %Perry County: 40.1 %Pickens County: 38.4 %Pike County: 33.6 %Randolph County: 39.1 %Russell County: 36.6 %St. Clair County: 38.4 %Shelby County: 35.5 %Sumter County: 37.3 %Talladega County: 39.5 %Tallapoosa County: 41.4 %Tuscaloosa County: 34.3 %Walker County: 39.7 %Washington County: 40.6 %Wilcox County: 39.6 %Winston County: 40.5 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Choctaw County: 41.7 %Choctaw County41.7Tallapoosa County: 41.4 %Tallapoosa County41.4Coosa County: 41.3 %Coosa County41.3Geneva County: 41.3 %Geneva County41.3Fayette County: 41.1 %Fayette County41.1Greene County: 41.1 %Greene County41.1Cherokee County: 40.9 %Cherokee County40.9Jackson County: 40.7 %Jackson County40.7Clay County: 40.6 %Clay County40.6Washington County: 40.6 %Washington County40.6Conecuh County: 40.5 %Conecuh County40.5Henry County: 40.5 %Henry County40.5Marion County: 40.5 %Marion County40.5Monroe County: 40.5 %Monroe County40.5Winston County: 40.5 %Winston County40.5Cleburne County: 40.1 %Cleburne County40.1Lamar County: 40.1 %Lamar County40.1Perry County: 40.1 %Perry County40.1Blount County: 40 %Blount County40DeKalb County: 40 %DeKalb County40Butler County: 39.8 %Butler County39.8Crenshaw County: 39.7 %Crenshaw County39.7Marengo County: 39.7 %Marengo County39.7Walker County: 39.7 %Walker County39.7Morgan County: 39.6 %Morgan County39.6Wilcox County: 39.6 %Wilcox County39.6Chambers County: 39.5 %Chambers County39.5Talladega County: 39.5 %Talladega County39.5Barbour County: 39.4 %Barbour County39.4Cullman County: 39.2 %Cullman County39.2Lawrence County: 39.2 %Lawrence County39.2Etowah County: 39.1 %Etowah County39.1Randolph County: 39.1 %Randolph County39.1Baldwin County: 38.9 %Baldwin County38.9Hale County: 38.9 %Hale County38.9Clarke County: 38.8 %Clarke County38.8Covington County: 38.8 %Covington County38.8Colbert County: 38.7 %Colbert County38.7Lauderdale County: 38.7 %Lauderdale County38.7Bibb County: 38.6 %Bibb County38.6Choctaw County: 41.7 %Choctaw County41.7Tallapoosa County: 41.4 %Tallapoosa County41.4Coosa County: 41.3 %Coosa County41.3Geneva County: 41.3 %Geneva County41.3Fayette County: 41.1 %Fayette County41.1Greene County: 41.1 %Greene County41.1Cherokee County: 40.9 %Cherokee County40.9Jackson County: 40.7 %Jackson County40.7Clay County: 40.6 %Clay County40.6Washington County: 40.6 %Washington County40.6Conecuh County: 40.5 %Conecuh County40.5Henry County: 40.5 %Henry County40.5Marion County: 40.5 %Marion County40.5Monroe County: 40.5 %Monroe County40.5Winston County: 40.5 %Winston County40.5Cleburne County: 40.1 %Cleburne County40.1Lamar County: 40.1 %Lamar County40.1Perry County: 40.1 %Perry County40.1Blount County: 40 %Blount County40DeKalb County: 40 %DeKalb County40Butler County: 39.8 %Butler County39.8Crenshaw County: 39.7 %Crenshaw County39.7Marengo County: 39.7 %Marengo County39.7Walker County: 39.7 %Walker County39.7Morgan County: 39.6 %Morgan County39.6Wilcox County: 39.6 %Wilcox County39.6Chambers County: 39.5 %Chambers County39.5Talladega County: 39.5 %Talladega County39.5Barbour County: 39.4 %Barbour County39.4Cullman County: 39.2 %Cullman County39.2Lawrence County: 39.2 %Lawrence County39.2Etowah County: 39.1 %Etowah County39.1Randolph County: 39.1 %Randolph County39.1Baldwin County: 38.9 %Baldwin County38.9Hale County: 38.9 %Hale County38.9Clarke County: 38.8 %Clarke County38.8Covington County: 38.8 %Covington County38.8Colbert County: 38.7 %Colbert County38.7Lauderdale County: 38.7 %Lauderdale County38.7Bibb County: 38.6 %Bibb County38.6
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Choctaw County41.7
2Tallapoosa County41.4
3Coosa County41.3
3Geneva County41.3
5Fayette County41.1
5Greene County41.1
7Cherokee County40.9
8Jackson County40.7
9Clay County40.6
9Washington County40.6
11Conecuh County40.5
11Henry County40.5
11Marion County40.5
11Monroe County40.5
11Winston County40.5
16Cleburne County40.1
16Lamar County40.1
16Perry County40.1
19Blount County40
19DeKalb County40
21Butler County39.8
22Crenshaw County39.7
22Marengo County39.7
22Walker County39.7
25Morgan County39.6
25Wilcox County39.6
27Chambers County39.5
27Talladega County39.5
29Barbour County39.4
30Cullman County39.2
30Lawrence County39.2
32Etowah County39.1
32Randolph County39.1
34Baldwin County38.9
34Hale County38.9
36Clarke County38.8
36Covington County38.8
38Colbert County38.7
38Lauderdale County38.7
40Bibb County38.6
41Franklin County38.5
42Dale County38.4
42Pickens County38.4
42St. Clair County38.4
45Chilton County38.3
45Dallas County38.3
45Lowndes County38.3
48Bullock County37.9
48Marshall County37.9
50Mobile County37.8
51Calhoun County37.4
52Sumter County37.3
53Escambia County37.1
54Limestone County36.9
55Houston County36.7
56Russell County36.6
57Macon County36.1
58Autauga County35.9
59Shelby County35.5
60Jefferson County35.4
61Elmore County35.2
62Madison County35.1
63Montgomery County34.9
64Coffee County34.7
65Tuscaloosa County34.3
66Pike County33.6
67Lee County32.4

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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, 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 cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Alabama by high cholesterol in screened 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-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/alabama-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. 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?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/alabama-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Choctaw County, with 41.7% in 2021, 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 32.4% in 2021.

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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