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

All 67 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/florida-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Sumter County | 51.4 |
| 2 | Highlands County | 46.5 |
| 3 | Charlotte County | 46.3 |
| 4 | Citrus County | 46.1 |
| 5 | Martin County | 44.8 |
| 6 | Flagler County | 44.6 |
| 7 | DeSoto County | 44.4 |
| 8 | Sarasota County | 44.2 |
| 9 | Hamilton County | 43.2 |
| 9 | Jefferson County | 43.2 |
| 11 | Holmes County | 43.1 |
| 12 | Manatee County | 42.7 |
| 13 | Glades County | 42.6 |
| 13 | Indian River County | 42.6 |
| 15 | Collier County | 42.3 |
| 16 | Levy County | 42.2 |
| 17 | Nassau County | 42 |
| 17 | Putnam County | 42 |
| 19 | Hernando County | 41.8 |
| 19 | Pinellas County | 41.8 |
| 21 | Madison County | 41.6 |
| 22 | Marion County | 41.4 |
| 22 | Washington County | 41.4 |
| 24 | Franklin County | 41.2 |
| 24 | Suwannee County | 41.2 |
| 26 | Gilchrist County | 41.1 |
| 26 | Okeechobee County | 41.1 |
| 28 | Lee County | 41 |
| 29 | Monroe County | 40.9 |
| 30 | Lafayette County | 40.8 |
| 30 | Taylor County | 40.8 |
| 32 | Dixie County | 40.7 |
| 33 | Calhoun County | 40.6 |
| 33 | Columbia County | 40.6 |
| 33 | Lake County | 40.6 |
| 33 | Volusia County | 40.6 |
| 37 | Brevard County | 40.5 |
| 37 | Pasco County | 40.5 |
| 39 | Gulf County | 40.3 |
| 39 | St. Lucie County | 40.3 |
| 41 | Polk County | 40.1 |
| 41 | Walton County | 40.1 |
| 43 | Union County | 39.7 |
| 44 | Hillsborough County | 39.6 |
| 45 | Bay County | 39.5 |
| 46 | Baker County | 38.7 |
| 46 | Hardee County | 38.7 |
| 48 | Gadsden County | 38.6 |
| 48 | Wakulla County | 38.6 |
| 50 | Clay County | 38.5 |
| 50 | Jackson County | 38.5 |
| 52 | Broward County | 38.2 |
| 52 | Liberty County | 38.2 |
| 52 | St. Johns County | 38.2 |
| 55 | Palm Beach County | 38.1 |
| 56 | Bradford County | 37.9 |
| 57 | Osceola County | 37.6 |
| 58 | Escambia County | 37.5 |
| 59 | Santa Rosa County | 37.1 |
| 60 | Hendry County | 36.3 |
| 61 | Miami-Dade County | 35.8 |
| 62 | Orange County | 35.7 |
| 63 | Seminole County | 35.5 |
| 64 | Alachua County | 34.5 |
| 64 | Leon County | 34.5 |
| 66 | Okaloosa County | 34.4 |
| 67 | Duval County | 34.1 |