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

Trinity County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 58 counties in 2023, at 42.5%. Yolo County had the lowest, at 31.2%. The median was 35.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest42.5Trinity County
Lowest31.2Yolo County
Median35.658 counties

All counties, 2023

Trinity County: 42.5 %Trinity County42.5Sierra County: 42.2 %Sierra County42.2Plumas County: 41.4 %Plumas County41.4Modoc County: 41.1 %Modoc County41.1Calaveras County: 40.7 %Calaveras County40.7Mariposa County: 40.6 %Mariposa County40.6Siskiyou County: 40.1 %Siskiyou County40.1Mendocino County: 39 %Mendocino County39Shasta County: 39 %Shasta County39Tuolumne County: 39 %Tuolumne County39Amador County: 38.9 %Amador County38.9Lake County: 38.9 %Lake County38.9Alpine County: 38.5 %Alpine County38.5Nevada County: 38.5 %Nevada County38.5San Mateo County: 37.4 %San Mateo County37.4Inyo County: 37.3 %Inyo County37.3Marin County: 37.3 %Marin County37.3Del Norte County: 37.1 %Del Norte County37.1Los Angeles County: 36.9 %Los Angeles County36.9Riverside County: 36.7 %Riverside County36.7Orange County: 36.6 %Orange County36.6Tehama County: 36.5 %Tehama County36.5Napa County: 36.4 %Napa County36.4Placer County: 36.4 %Placer County36.4El Dorado County: 36.3 %El Dorado County36.3Contra Costa County: 36.1 %Contra Costa County36.1Sutter County: 36.1 %Sutter County36.1Ventura County: 36.1 %Ventura County36.1Solano County: 35.6 %Solano County35.6Humboldt County: 35.5 %Humboldt County35.5Glenn County: 35.3 %Glenn County35.3Monterey County: 35.2 %Monterey County35.2San Francisco County: 35.2 %San Francisco County35.2Mono County: 35.1 %Mono County35.1Imperial County: 35 %Imperial County35Merced County: 35 %Merced County35Colusa County: 34.9 %Colusa County34.9Santa Cruz County: 34.9 %Santa Cruz County34.9Sonoma County: 34.9 %Sonoma County34.9Stanislaus County: 34.6 %Stanislaus County34.6Lassen County: 34.5 %Lassen County34.5Madera County: 34.4 %Madera County34.4Santa Clara County: 34.2 %Santa Clara County34.2San Benito County: 34.1 %San Benito County34.1San Luis Obispo County: 34.1 %San Luis Obispo County34.1San Bernardino County: 34 %San Bernardino County34Tulare County: 34 %Tulare County34Butte County: 33.9 %Butte County33.9Sacramento County: 33.8 %Sacramento County33.8San Joaquin County: 33.7 %San Joaquin County33.7Yuba County: 33.5 %Yuba County33.5Alameda County: 33.4 %Alameda County33.4San Diego County: 33.4 %San Diego County33.4Kern County: 33 %Kern County33Fresno County: 32.7 %Fresno County32.7Santa Barbara County: 32.4 %Santa Barbara County32.4Kings County: 31.8 %Kings County31.8Yolo County: 31.2 %Yolo County31.2
%. 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 (%)
1Trinity County42.5
2Sierra County42.2
3Plumas County41.4
4Modoc County41.1
5Calaveras County40.7
6Mariposa County40.6
7Siskiyou County40.1
8Mendocino County39
8Shasta County39
8Tuolumne County39
11Amador County38.9
11Lake County38.9
13Alpine County38.5
13Nevada County38.5
15San Mateo County37.4
16Inyo County37.3
16Marin County37.3
18Del Norte County37.1
19Los Angeles County36.9
20Riverside County36.7
21Orange County36.6
22Tehama County36.5
23Napa County36.4
23Placer County36.4
25El Dorado County36.3
26Contra Costa County36.1
26Sutter County36.1
26Ventura County36.1
29Solano County35.6
30Humboldt County35.5
31Glenn County35.3
32Monterey County35.2
32San Francisco County35.2
34Mono County35.1
35Imperial County35
35Merced County35
37Colusa County34.9
37Santa Cruz County34.9
37Sonoma County34.9
40Stanislaus County34.6
41Lassen County34.5
42Madera County34.4
43Santa Clara County34.2
44San Benito County34.1
44San Luis Obispo County34.1
46San Bernardino County34
46Tulare County34
48Butte County33.9
49Sacramento County33.8
50San Joaquin County33.7
51Yuba County33.5
52Alameda County33.4
52San Diego County33.4
54Kern County33
55Fresno County32.7
56Santa Barbara County32.4
57Kings County31.8
58Yolo County31.2

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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 California 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 California 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/california-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 California 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/california-counties.

Harvard

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 California 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/california-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Trinity County, with 42.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Yolo County, with 31.2% 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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