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

Quitman County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 159 counties in 2023, at 46%. Chattahoochee County had the lowest, at 26.2%. The median was 39.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest46Quitman County
Lowest26.2Chattahoochee County
Median39.4159 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 41.7 %Atkinson County: 39.5 %Bacon County: 39.7 %Baker County: 43.9 %Baldwin County: 37.5 %Banks County: 39.6 %Barrow County: 37.1 %Bartow County: 36.2 %Ben Hill County: 41 %Berrien County: 39.7 %Bibb County: 37.7 %Bleckley County: 39.5 %Brantley County: 41 %Brooks County: 42.8 %Bryan County: 34.3 %Bulloch County: 34.6 %Burke County: 39.7 %Butts County: 37.2 %Calhoun County: 37.5 %Camden County: 36.4 %Candler County: 40.1 %Carroll County: 36.6 %Catoosa County: 39.2 %Charlton County: 38.1 %Chatham County: 35.4 %Chattahoochee County: 26.2 %Chattooga County: 40.6 %Cherokee County: 37.5 %Clarke County: 31.4 %Clay County: 43.1 %Clayton County: 33.9 %Clinch County: 39.8 %Cobb County: 35.4 %Coffee County: 38.5 %Colquitt County: 39.4 %Columbia County: 37.2 %Cook County: 39.3 %Coweta County: 37.6 %Crawford County: 40.7 %Crisp County: 40.1 %Dade County: 40.2 %Dawson County: 38.7 %Decatur County: 39.9 %DeKalb County: 35.4 %Dodge County: 40.8 %Dooly County: 40 %Dougherty County: 36.6 %Douglas County: 36.1 %Early County: 40.2 %Echols County: 37.6 %Effingham County: 35.8 %Elbert County: 40.6 %Emanuel County: 39.9 %Evans County: 38.7 %Fannin County: 45.8 %Fayette County: 37.9 %Floyd County: 39.4 %Forsyth County: 37.3 %Franklin County: 40 %Fulton County: 33.5 %Gilmer County: 44.2 %Glascock County: 40.4 %Glynn County: 41.3 %Gordon County: 39.1 %Grady County: 39.7 %Greene County: 43.9 %Gwinnett County: 36.2 %Habersham County: 39.5 %Hall County: 38.9 %Hancock County: 42.1 %Haralson County: 37.7 %Harris County: 39.7 %Hart County: 42 %Heard County: 39.5 %Henry County: 35.7 %Houston County: 37.6 %Irwin County: 40.4 %Jackson County: 36.8 %Jasper County: 40.1 %Jeff Davis County: 39 %Jefferson County: 40.2 %Jenkins County: 39.1 %Johnson County: 40.2 %Jones County: 38.9 %Lamar County: 37.5 %Lanier County: 38.7 %Laurens County: 38.1 %Lee County: 36.6 %Liberty County: 32.2 %Lincoln County: 43.5 %Long County: 34 %Lowndes County: 33.9 %Lumpkin County: 36.6 %McDuffie County: 39 %McIntosh County: 44.9 %Macon County: 38.9 %Madison County: 39.9 %Marion County: 42.9 %Meriwether County: 40.1 %Miller County: 42.1 %Mitchell County: 39.1 %Monroe County: 39.1 %Montgomery County: 39.1 %Morgan County: 40 %Murray County: 38.9 %Muscogee County: 35.8 %Newton County: 36.3 %Oconee County: 37.6 %Oglethorpe County: 40.5 %Paulding County: 36.3 %Peach County: 38.2 %Pickens County: 41.7 %Pierce County: 39.7 %Pike County: 38.5 %Polk County: 38.4 %Pulaski County: 40.2 %Putnam County: 42 %Quitman County: 46 %Rabun County: 44.3 %Randolph County: 43.3 %Richmond County: 37.9 %Rockdale County: 37.4 %Schley County: 40.1 %Screven County: 40.8 %Seminole County: 42.6 %Spalding County: 39 %Stephens County: 40.4 %Stewart County: 36.8 %Sumter County: 38.5 %Talbot County: 43.4 %Taliaferro County: 43.1 %Tattnall County: 39.1 %Taylor County: 41.9 %Telfair County: 41.3 %Terrell County: 41.3 %Thomas County: 40.2 %Tift County: 38.4 %Toombs County: 39 %Towns County: 45.4 %Treutlen County: 40.8 %Troup County: 36.5 %Turner County: 40.9 %Twiggs County: 43 %Union County: 45.1 %Upson County: 39.2 %Walker County: 40.1 %Walton County: 37.7 %Ware County: 39.4 %Warren County: 41.2 %Washington County: 39.6 %Wayne County: 39.3 %Webster County: 43.1 %Wheeler County: 38.4 %White County: 41.1 %Whitfield County: 39.3 %Wilcox County: 39.8 %Wilkes County: 42.5 %Wilkinson County: 40.9 %Worth County: 40.6 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Quitman County: 46 %Quitman County46Fannin County: 45.8 %Fannin County45.8Towns County: 45.4 %Towns County45.4Union County: 45.1 %Union County45.1McIntosh County: 44.9 %McIntosh County44.9Rabun County: 44.3 %Rabun County44.3Gilmer County: 44.2 %Gilmer County44.2Baker County: 43.9 %Baker County43.9Greene County: 43.9 %Greene County43.9Lincoln County: 43.5 %Lincoln County43.5Talbot County: 43.4 %Talbot County43.4Randolph County: 43.3 %Randolph County43.3Clay County: 43.1 %Clay County43.1Taliaferro County: 43.1 %Taliaferro County43.1Webster County: 43.1 %Webster County43.1Twiggs County: 43 %Twiggs County43Marion County: 42.9 %Marion County42.9Brooks County: 42.8 %Brooks County42.8Seminole County: 42.6 %Seminole County42.6Wilkes County: 42.5 %Wilkes County42.5Hancock County: 42.1 %Hancock County42.1Miller County: 42.1 %Miller County42.1Hart County: 42 %Hart County42Putnam County: 42 %Putnam County42Taylor County: 41.9 %Taylor County41.9Appling County: 41.7 %Appling County41.7Pickens County: 41.7 %Pickens County41.7Glynn County: 41.3 %Glynn County41.3Telfair County: 41.3 %Telfair County41.3Terrell County: 41.3 %Terrell County41.3Warren County: 41.2 %Warren County41.2White County: 41.1 %White County41.1Ben Hill County: 41 %Ben Hill County41Brantley County: 41 %Brantley County41Turner County: 40.9 %Turner County40.9Wilkinson County: 40.9 %Wilkinson County40.9Dodge County: 40.8 %Dodge County40.8Screven County: 40.8 %Screven County40.8Treutlen County: 40.8 %Treutlen County40.8Crawford County: 40.7 %Crawford County40.7Quitman County: 46 %Quitman County46Fannin County: 45.8 %Fannin County45.8Towns County: 45.4 %Towns County45.4Union County: 45.1 %Union County45.1McIntosh County: 44.9 %McIntosh County44.9Rabun County: 44.3 %Rabun County44.3Gilmer County: 44.2 %Gilmer County44.2Baker County: 43.9 %Baker County43.9Greene County: 43.9 %Greene County43.9Lincoln County: 43.5 %Lincoln County43.5Talbot County: 43.4 %Talbot County43.4Randolph County: 43.3 %Randolph County43.3Clay County: 43.1 %Clay County43.1Taliaferro County: 43.1 %Taliaferro County43.1Webster County: 43.1 %Webster County43.1Twiggs County: 43 %Twiggs County43Marion County: 42.9 %Marion County42.9Brooks County: 42.8 %Brooks County42.8Seminole County: 42.6 %Seminole County42.6Wilkes County: 42.5 %Wilkes County42.5Hancock County: 42.1 %Hancock County42.1Miller County: 42.1 %Miller County42.1Hart County: 42 %Hart County42Putnam County: 42 %Putnam County42Taylor County: 41.9 %Taylor County41.9Appling County: 41.7 %Appling County41.7Pickens County: 41.7 %Pickens County41.7Glynn County: 41.3 %Glynn County41.3Telfair County: 41.3 %Telfair County41.3Terrell County: 41.3 %Terrell County41.3Warren County: 41.2 %Warren County41.2White County: 41.1 %White County41.1Ben Hill County: 41 %Ben Hill County41Brantley County: 41 %Brantley County41Turner County: 40.9 %Turner County40.9Wilkinson County: 40.9 %Wilkinson County40.9Dodge County: 40.8 %Dodge County40.8Screven County: 40.8 %Screven County40.8Treutlen County: 40.8 %Treutlen County40.8Crawford County: 40.7 %Crawford County40.7
%. 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 (%)
1Quitman County46
2Fannin County45.8
3Towns County45.4
4Union County45.1
5McIntosh County44.9
6Rabun County44.3
7Gilmer County44.2
8Baker County43.9
8Greene County43.9
10Lincoln County43.5
11Talbot County43.4
12Randolph County43.3
13Clay County43.1
13Taliaferro County43.1
13Webster County43.1
16Twiggs County43
17Marion County42.9
18Brooks County42.8
19Seminole County42.6
20Wilkes County42.5
21Hancock County42.1
21Miller County42.1
23Hart County42
23Putnam County42
25Taylor County41.9
26Appling County41.7
26Pickens County41.7
28Glynn County41.3
28Telfair County41.3
28Terrell County41.3
31Warren County41.2
32White County41.1
33Ben Hill County41
33Brantley County41
35Turner County40.9
35Wilkinson County40.9
37Dodge County40.8
37Screven County40.8
37Treutlen County40.8
40Crawford County40.7
41Chattooga County40.6
41Elbert County40.6
41Worth County40.6
44Oglethorpe County40.5
45Glascock County40.4
45Irwin County40.4
45Stephens County40.4
48Dade County40.2
48Early County40.2
48Jefferson County40.2
48Johnson County40.2
48Pulaski County40.2
48Thomas County40.2
54Candler County40.1
54Crisp County40.1
54Jasper County40.1
54Meriwether County40.1
54Schley County40.1
54Walker County40.1
60Dooly County40
60Franklin County40
60Morgan County40
63Decatur County39.9
63Emanuel County39.9
63Madison County39.9
66Clinch County39.8
66Wilcox County39.8
68Bacon County39.7
68Berrien County39.7
68Burke County39.7
68Grady County39.7
68Harris County39.7
68Pierce County39.7
74Banks County39.6
74Washington County39.6
76Atkinson County39.5
76Bleckley County39.5
76Habersham County39.5
76Heard County39.5
80Colquitt County39.4
80Floyd County39.4
80Ware County39.4
83Cook County39.3
83Wayne County39.3
83Whitfield County39.3
86Catoosa County39.2
86Upson County39.2
88Gordon County39.1
88Jenkins County39.1
88Mitchell County39.1
88Monroe County39.1
88Montgomery County39.1
88Tattnall County39.1
94Jeff Davis County39
94McDuffie County39
94Spalding County39
94Toombs County39
98Hall County38.9
98Jones County38.9
98Macon County38.9
98Murray County38.9
102Dawson County38.7
102Evans County38.7
102Lanier County38.7
105Coffee County38.5
105Pike County38.5
105Sumter County38.5
108Polk County38.4
108Tift County38.4
108Wheeler County38.4
111Peach County38.2
112Charlton County38.1
112Laurens County38.1
114Fayette County37.9
114Richmond County37.9
116Bibb County37.7
116Haralson County37.7
116Walton County37.7
119Coweta County37.6
119Echols County37.6
119Houston County37.6
119Oconee County37.6
123Baldwin County37.5
123Calhoun County37.5
123Cherokee County37.5
123Lamar County37.5
127Rockdale County37.4
128Forsyth County37.3
129Butts County37.2
129Columbia County37.2
131Barrow County37.1
132Jackson County36.8
132Stewart County36.8
134Carroll County36.6
134Dougherty County36.6
134Lee County36.6
134Lumpkin County36.6
138Troup County36.5
139Camden County36.4
140Newton County36.3
140Paulding County36.3
142Bartow County36.2
142Gwinnett County36.2
144Douglas County36.1
145Effingham County35.8
145Muscogee County35.8
147Henry County35.7
148Chatham County35.4
148Cobb County35.4
148DeKalb County35.4
151Bulloch County34.6
152Bryan County34.3
153Long County34
154Clayton County33.9
154Lowndes County33.9
156Fulton County33.5
157Liberty County32.2
158Clarke County31.4
159Chattahoochee County26.2

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

Quitman County, with 46% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Chattahoochee County, with 26.2% in 2023.

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