# Cities in Delaware by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 6 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 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/delaware-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Milford, DE | 43.5 |
| 2 | Wilmington, DE | 37.2 |
| 3 | Smyrna, DE | 37.1 |
| 4 | Dover, DE | 36.6 |
| 4 | Middletown, DE | 36.6 |
| 6 | Newark, DE | 30.8 |