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

Punta Gorda, FL had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 176 cities in 2023, at 50.8%. Gainesville, FL had the lowest, at 30.2%. The median was 38.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest50.8Punta Gorda, FL
Lowest30.2Gainesville, FL
Median38.5176 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Punta Gorda, FL: 50.8 %Punta Gorda, FL50.8Venice, FL: 50.5 %Venice, FL50.5Wildwood, FL: 49.3 %Wildwood, FL49.3Lady Lake, FL: 48.6 %Lady Lake, FL48.6Marco Island, FL: 47.8 %Marco Island, FL47.8Naples, FL: 47.7 %Naples, FL47.7Fernandina Beach, FL: 46.1 %Fernandina Beach, FL46.1Bonita Springs, FL: 45.6 %Bonita Springs, FL45.6Estero, FL: 45.6 %Estero, FL45.6Cocoa Beach, FL: 45.3 %Cocoa Beach, FL45.3Gulfport, FL: 44.8 %Gulfport, FL44.8New Smyrna Beach, FL: 44.6 %New Smyrna Beach, FL44.6Dunedin, FL: 44.5 %Dunedin, FL44.5Seminole, FL: 44.5 %Seminole, FL44.5Stuart, FL: 44.4 %Stuart, FL44.4Palm Coast, FL: 44.3 %Palm Coast, FL44.3Avon Park, FL: 44.1 %Avon Park, FL44.1New Port Richey, FL: 43.9 %New Port Richey, FL43.9Lake Wales, FL: 43.8 %Lake Wales, FL43.8Zephyrhills, FL: 43.7 %Zephyrhills, FL43.7Sebring, FL: 43.5 %Sebring, FL43.5Tarpon Springs, FL: 43.5 %Tarpon Springs, FL43.5Ormond Beach, FL: 43.3 %Ormond Beach, FL43.3Palmetto, FL: 43.1 %Palmetto, FL43.1Sebastian, FL: 43.1 %Sebastian, FL43.1Edgewater, FL: 42.9 %Edgewater, FL42.9Tavares, FL: 42.8 %Tavares, FL42.8Brooksville, FL: 42.6 %Brooksville, FL42.6Safety Harbor, FL: 42.6 %Safety Harbor, FL42.6Largo, FL: 42.5 %Largo, FL42.5Wilton Manors, FL: 42.4 %Wilton Manors, FL42.4Vero Beach, FL: 42.2 %Vero Beach, FL42.2Bradenton, FL: 42.1 %Bradenton, FL42.1Orange City, FL: 42.1 %Orange City, FL42.1Lighthouse Point, FL: 41.9 %Lighthouse Point, FL41.9Mount Dora, FL: 41.9 %Mount Dora, FL41.9North Port, FL: 41.8 %North Port, FL41.8Winter Haven, FL: 41.8 %Winter Haven, FL41.8Holly Hill, FL: 41.5 %Holly Hill, FL41.5Pinellas Park, FL: 41.3 %Pinellas Park, FL41.3Punta Gorda, FL: 50.8 %Punta Gorda, FL50.8Venice, FL: 50.5 %Venice, FL50.5Wildwood, FL: 49.3 %Wildwood, FL49.3Lady Lake, FL: 48.6 %Lady Lake, FL48.6Marco Island, FL: 47.8 %Marco Island, FL47.8Naples, FL: 47.7 %Naples, FL47.7Fernandina Beach, FL: 46.1 %Fernandina Beach, FL46.1Bonita Springs, FL: 45.6 %Bonita Springs, FL45.6Estero, FL: 45.6 %Estero, FL45.6Cocoa Beach, FL: 45.3 %Cocoa Beach, FL45.3Gulfport, FL: 44.8 %Gulfport, FL44.8New Smyrna Beach, FL: 44.6 %New Smyrna Beach, FL44.6Dunedin, FL: 44.5 %Dunedin, FL44.5Seminole, FL: 44.5 %Seminole, FL44.5Stuart, FL: 44.4 %Stuart, FL44.4Palm Coast, FL: 44.3 %Palm Coast, FL44.3Avon Park, FL: 44.1 %Avon Park, FL44.1New Port Richey, FL: 43.9 %New Port Richey, FL43.9Lake Wales, FL: 43.8 %Lake Wales, FL43.8Zephyrhills, FL: 43.7 %Zephyrhills, FL43.7Sebring, FL: 43.5 %Sebring, FL43.5Tarpon Springs, FL: 43.5 %Tarpon Springs, FL43.5Ormond Beach, FL: 43.3 %Ormond Beach, FL43.3Palmetto, FL: 43.1 %Palmetto, FL43.1Sebastian, FL: 43.1 %Sebastian, FL43.1Edgewater, FL: 42.9 %Edgewater, FL42.9Tavares, FL: 42.8 %Tavares, FL42.8Brooksville, FL: 42.6 %Brooksville, FL42.6Safety Harbor, FL: 42.6 %Safety Harbor, FL42.6Largo, FL: 42.5 %Largo, FL42.5Wilton Manors, FL: 42.4 %Wilton Manors, FL42.4Vero Beach, FL: 42.2 %Vero Beach, FL42.2Bradenton, FL: 42.1 %Bradenton, FL42.1Orange City, FL: 42.1 %Orange City, FL42.1Lighthouse Point, FL: 41.9 %Lighthouse Point, FL41.9Mount Dora, FL: 41.9 %Mount Dora, FL41.9North Port, FL: 41.8 %North Port, FL41.8Winter Haven, FL: 41.8 %Winter Haven, FL41.8Holly Hill, FL: 41.5 %Holly Hill, FL41.5Pinellas Park, FL: 41.3 %Pinellas Park, FL41.3
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)
1Punta Gorda, FL50.8
2Venice, FL50.5
3Wildwood, FL49.3
4Lady Lake, FL48.6
5Marco Island, FL47.8
6Naples, FL47.7
7Fernandina Beach, FL46.1
8Bonita Springs, FL45.6
8Estero, FL45.6
10Cocoa Beach, FL45.3
11Gulfport, FL44.8
12New Smyrna Beach, FL44.6
13Dunedin, FL44.5
13Seminole, FL44.5
15Stuart, FL44.4
16Palm Coast, FL44.3
17Avon Park, FL44.1
18New Port Richey, FL43.9
19Lake Wales, FL43.8
20Zephyrhills, FL43.7
21Sebring, FL43.5
21Tarpon Springs, FL43.5
23Ormond Beach, FL43.3
24Palmetto, FL43.1
24Sebastian, FL43.1
26Edgewater, FL42.9
27Tavares, FL42.8
28Brooksville, FL42.6
28Safety Harbor, FL42.6
30Largo, FL42.5
31Wilton Manors, FL42.4
32Vero Beach, FL42.2
33Bradenton, FL42.1
33Orange City, FL42.1
35Lighthouse Point, FL41.9
35Mount Dora, FL41.9
37North Port, FL41.8
37Winter Haven, FL41.8
39Holly Hill, FL41.5
40Pinellas Park, FL41.3
40Port Orange, FL41.3
40Sarasota, FL41.3
43South Daytona, FL41.2
44Hallandale Beach, FL41.1
44Leesburg, FL41.1
46DeBary, FL41
47Clearwater, FL40.9
47Marathon, FL40.9
49Tamarac, FL40.8
50Auburndale, FL40.6
51Dade City, FL40.5
51North Palm Beach, FL40.5
53Lake Alfred, FL40.4
53Titusville, FL40.4
55Panama City Beach, FL40.3
56Green Cove Springs, FL40.2
56Panama City, FL40.2
58Palm Beach Gardens, FL40.1
59Plant City, FL40
60Cape Coral, FL39.9
60Lakeland, FL39.9
62Satellite Beach, FL39.7
63Fort Pierce, FL39.6
63Haines City, FL39.6
63Palatka, FL39.6
63Rockledge, FL39.6
67Deerfield Beach, FL39.5
67Eustis, FL39.5
69Margate, FL39.4
70Cocoa, FL39.3
70Melbourne, FL39.3
72Bartow, FL39.2
72Clermont, FL39.2
72Pompano Beach, FL39.2
72Port St. Lucie, FL39.2
76Callaway, FL39.1
76Winter Park, FL39.1
78DeLand, FL39
78Palm Bay, FL39
78Pensacola, FL39
81Lake City, FL38.9
82Oldsmar, FL38.8
83Alachua, FL38.7
83Hialeah, FL38.7
85Fort Myers, FL38.6
85Hollywood, FL38.6
87Aventura, FL38.5
87St. Augustine, FL38.5
87St. Petersburg, FL38.5
87Temple Terrace, FL38.5
91Dania Beach, FL38.4
91Fort Lauderdale, FL38.4
93Sweetwater, FL38.2
94Delray Beach, FL38.1
94Key West, FL38.1
94Lynn Haven, FL38.1
94Sunny Isles Beach, FL38.1
98Daytona Beach, FL38
98Jupiter, FL38
98Kissimmee, FL38
98Tampa, FL38
102Pembroke Pines, FL37.9
102St. Cloud, FL37.9
102West Melbourne, FL37.9
105Atlantic Beach, FL37.8
105Coconut Creek, FL37.8
105Sunrise, FL37.8
108Deltona, FL37.6
109Oakland Park, FL37.5
110Lauderdale Lakes, FL37.4
111Hialeah Gardens, FL37.3
111Longwood, FL37.3
111Milton, FL37.3
111Ocala, FL37.3
111Plantation, FL37.3
116Cooper City, FL37.2
116Lake Mary, FL37.2
118Miami Springs, FL37.1
119Groveland, FL36.8
120Boynton Beach, FL36.5
120Davenport, FL36.5
120Parkland, FL36.5
120Weston, FL36.5
120Winter Springs, FL36.5
125Boca Raton, FL36.4
126Lauderhill, FL36.3
126Winter Garden, FL36.3
128Apopka, FL36.2
128Davie, FL36.2
128Fort Walton Beach, FL36.2
128Key Biscayne, FL36.2
128West Park, FL36.2
133Belle Glade, FL36
133Destin, FL36
133Ocoee, FL36
136Lantana, FL35.9
136Palmetto Bay, FL35.9
138Pinecrest, FL35.8
139Coral Springs, FL35.7
140Greenacres, FL35.6
140Miami Beach, FL35.6
140Wellington, FL35.6
143Niceville, FL35.5
144Opa-locka, FL35.4
144Riviera Beach, FL35.4
146West Palm Beach, FL35.3
147Casselberry, FL35.2
147Jacksonville Beach, FL35.2
149North Miami Beach, FL35
150Lake Worth Beach, FL34.8
150Miami, FL34.8
152Cutler Bay, FL34.7
152Miami Lakes, FL34.7
154Royal Palm Beach, FL34.6
155Coral Gables, FL34.5
156Maitland, FL34.4
157Minneola, FL34.3
157Palm Springs, FL34.3
159Miramar, FL34.2
160Jacksonville, FL34.1
160Miami Gardens, FL34.1
162North Miami, FL34
162Oviedo, FL34
164Altamonte Springs, FL33.7
164North Lauderdale, FL33.7
164Orlando, FL33.7
164South Miami, FL33.7
168Sanford, FL33.6
169Florida City, FL33.4
170Mascotte, FL32.9
171Tallahassee, FL32.2
172Homestead, FL32.1
172Miami Shores, FL32.1
174Crestview, FL31.1
174Doral, FL31.1
176Gainesville, FL30.2

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.

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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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Florida 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Florida by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/florida-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Florida 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/florida-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Florida 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/florida-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Punta Gorda, FL, with 50.8% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Gainesville, FL, with 30.2% in 2023.

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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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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