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

All 58 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_high_cholesterol_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/california-counties

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