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

Towns County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 159 counties in 2021, at 44.9%. Chattahoochee County had the lowest, at 24.4%. The median was 38.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest44.9Towns County
Lowest24.4Chattahoochee County
Median38.7159 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 39.6 %Atkinson County: 38.4 %Bacon County: 40.1 %Baker County: 42.6 %Baldwin County: 35.8 %Banks County: 39.5 %Barrow County: 36.1 %Bartow County: 35.1 %Ben Hill County: 39 %Berrien County: 39.6 %Bibb County: 36.1 %Bleckley County: 37.7 %Brantley County: 40.4 %Brooks County: 40.6 %Bryan County: 34 %Bulloch County: 32.8 %Burke County: 37.6 %Butts County: 37 %Calhoun County: 37 %Camden County: 34.4 %Candler County: 39.9 %Carroll County: 35.8 %Catoosa County: 38.6 %Charlton County: 36.7 %Chatham County: 36.7 %Chattahoochee County: 24.4 %Chattooga County: 40.1 %Cherokee County: 38.1 %Clarke County: 31.9 %Clay County: 42.4 %Clayton County: 34 %Clinch County: 40.2 %Cobb County: 33.1 %Coffee County: 37.9 %Colquitt County: 36.4 %Columbia County: 35.7 %Cook County: 39.3 %Coweta County: 36.7 %Crawford County: 41.8 %Crisp County: 39.7 %Dade County: 39.7 %Dawson County: 38.8 %Decatur County: 37.4 %DeKalb County: 35.1 %Dodge County: 39.7 %Dooly County: 40 %Dougherty County: 36.4 %Douglas County: 35.2 %Early County: 39.9 %Echols County: 36.8 %Effingham County: 33.5 %Elbert County: 40.4 %Emanuel County: 38.1 %Evans County: 38.7 %Fannin County: 43.3 %Fayette County: 39.6 %Floyd County: 38.1 %Forsyth County: 35.3 %Franklin County: 39.4 %Fulton County: 30 %Gilmer County: 43.3 %Glascock County: 39.4 %Glynn County: 37.1 %Gordon County: 37.4 %Grady County: 39.8 %Greene County: 43 %Gwinnett County: 32.2 %Habersham County: 37.9 %Hall County: 37.9 %Hancock County: 40.4 %Haralson County: 37.6 %Harris County: 38.1 %Hart County: 41.1 %Heard County: 39.3 %Henry County: 34.6 %Houston County: 36.7 %Irwin County: 39.3 %Jackson County: 35.1 %Jasper County: 39.8 %Jeff Davis County: 38.7 %Jefferson County: 38.7 %Jenkins County: 37.5 %Johnson County: 39.8 %Jones County: 36.7 %Lamar County: 36.8 %Lanier County: 37.9 %Laurens County: 39.1 %Lee County: 34.9 %Liberty County: 29.2 %Lincoln County: 42.1 %Long County: 34.1 %Lowndes County: 33.4 %Lumpkin County: 37.6 %McDuffie County: 38 %McIntosh County: 42.9 %Macon County: 39.4 %Madison County: 38.8 %Marion County: 42.1 %Meriwether County: 39.8 %Miller County: 40.8 %Mitchell County: 38.8 %Monroe County: 38.3 %Montgomery County: 38.8 %Morgan County: 37.2 %Murray County: 38.7 %Muscogee County: 34.7 %Newton County: 35.5 %Oconee County: 36.5 %Oglethorpe County: 39.6 %Paulding County: 34.5 %Peach County: 37.4 %Pickens County: 39.9 %Pierce County: 40.5 %Pike County: 36.3 %Polk County: 37.7 %Pulaski County: 39.8 %Putnam County: 42.6 %Quitman County: 44.3 %Rabun County: 42.6 %Randolph County: 43 %Richmond County: 34.1 %Rockdale County: 35.5 %Schley County: 39.1 %Screven County: 39.8 %Seminole County: 41.9 %Spalding County: 37.4 %Stephens County: 40.5 %Stewart County: 33.9 %Sumter County: 37 %Talbot County: 42.8 %Taliaferro County: 42.8 %Tattnall County: 37.7 %Taylor County: 41.9 %Telfair County: 39 %Terrell County: 40.6 %Thomas County: 37.8 %Tift County: 38.4 %Toombs County: 38.6 %Towns County: 44.9 %Treutlen County: 39.3 %Troup County: 37.4 %Turner County: 40.4 %Twiggs County: 41.2 %Union County: 43.9 %Upson County: 40.3 %Walker County: 38.3 %Walton County: 37.7 %Ware County: 40.6 %Warren County: 41.2 %Washington County: 38.9 %Wayne County: 39.5 %Webster County: 41.8 %Wheeler County: 36.2 %White County: 40.5 %Whitfield County: 38.5 %Wilcox County: 39.8 %Wilkes County: 41.4 %Wilkinson County: 40.6 %Worth County: 40.1 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Towns County: 44.9 %Towns County44.9Quitman County: 44.3 %Quitman County44.3Union County: 43.9 %Union County43.9Fannin County: 43.3 %Fannin County43.3Gilmer County: 43.3 %Gilmer County43.3Greene County: 43 %Greene County43Randolph County: 43 %Randolph County43McIntosh County: 42.9 %McIntosh County42.9Talbot County: 42.8 %Talbot County42.8Taliaferro County: 42.8 %Taliaferro County42.8Baker County: 42.6 %Baker County42.6Putnam County: 42.6 %Putnam County42.6Rabun County: 42.6 %Rabun County42.6Clay County: 42.4 %Clay County42.4Lincoln County: 42.1 %Lincoln County42.1Marion County: 42.1 %Marion County42.1Seminole County: 41.9 %Seminole County41.9Taylor County: 41.9 %Taylor County41.9Crawford County: 41.8 %Crawford County41.8Webster County: 41.8 %Webster County41.8Wilkes County: 41.4 %Wilkes County41.4Twiggs County: 41.2 %Twiggs County41.2Warren County: 41.2 %Warren County41.2Hart County: 41.1 %Hart County41.1Miller County: 40.8 %Miller County40.8Brooks County: 40.6 %Brooks County40.6Terrell County: 40.6 %Terrell County40.6Ware County: 40.6 %Ware County40.6Wilkinson County: 40.6 %Wilkinson County40.6Pierce County: 40.5 %Pierce County40.5Stephens County: 40.5 %Stephens County40.5White County: 40.5 %White County40.5Brantley County: 40.4 %Brantley County40.4Elbert County: 40.4 %Elbert County40.4Hancock County: 40.4 %Hancock County40.4Turner County: 40.4 %Turner County40.4Upson County: 40.3 %Upson County40.3Clinch County: 40.2 %Clinch County40.2Bacon County: 40.1 %Bacon County40.1Chattooga County: 40.1 %Chattooga County40.1Towns County: 44.9 %Towns County44.9Quitman County: 44.3 %Quitman County44.3Union County: 43.9 %Union County43.9Fannin County: 43.3 %Fannin County43.3Gilmer County: 43.3 %Gilmer County43.3Greene County: 43 %Greene County43Randolph County: 43 %Randolph County43McIntosh County: 42.9 %McIntosh County42.9Talbot County: 42.8 %Talbot County42.8Taliaferro County: 42.8 %Taliaferro County42.8Baker County: 42.6 %Baker County42.6Putnam County: 42.6 %Putnam County42.6Rabun County: 42.6 %Rabun County42.6Clay County: 42.4 %Clay County42.4Lincoln County: 42.1 %Lincoln County42.1Marion County: 42.1 %Marion County42.1Seminole County: 41.9 %Seminole County41.9Taylor County: 41.9 %Taylor County41.9Crawford County: 41.8 %Crawford County41.8Webster County: 41.8 %Webster County41.8Wilkes County: 41.4 %Wilkes County41.4Twiggs County: 41.2 %Twiggs County41.2Warren County: 41.2 %Warren County41.2Hart County: 41.1 %Hart County41.1Miller County: 40.8 %Miller County40.8Brooks County: 40.6 %Brooks County40.6Terrell County: 40.6 %Terrell County40.6Ware County: 40.6 %Ware County40.6Wilkinson County: 40.6 %Wilkinson County40.6Pierce County: 40.5 %Pierce County40.5Stephens County: 40.5 %Stephens County40.5White County: 40.5 %White County40.5Brantley County: 40.4 %Brantley County40.4Elbert County: 40.4 %Elbert County40.4Hancock County: 40.4 %Hancock County40.4Turner County: 40.4 %Turner County40.4Upson County: 40.3 %Upson County40.3Clinch County: 40.2 %Clinch County40.2Bacon County: 40.1 %Bacon County40.1Chattooga County: 40.1 %Chattooga County40.1
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Towns County44.9
2Quitman County44.3
3Union County43.9
4Fannin County43.3
4Gilmer County43.3
6Greene County43
6Randolph County43
8McIntosh County42.9
9Talbot County42.8
9Taliaferro County42.8
11Baker County42.6
11Putnam County42.6
11Rabun County42.6
14Clay County42.4
15Lincoln County42.1
15Marion County42.1
17Seminole County41.9
17Taylor County41.9
19Crawford County41.8
19Webster County41.8
21Wilkes County41.4
22Twiggs County41.2
22Warren County41.2
24Hart County41.1
25Miller County40.8
26Brooks County40.6
26Terrell County40.6
26Ware County40.6
26Wilkinson County40.6
30Pierce County40.5
30Stephens County40.5
30White County40.5
33Brantley County40.4
33Elbert County40.4
33Hancock County40.4
33Turner County40.4
37Upson County40.3
38Clinch County40.2
39Bacon County40.1
39Chattooga County40.1
39Worth County40.1
42Dooly County40
43Candler County39.9
43Early County39.9
43Pickens County39.9
46Grady County39.8
46Jasper County39.8
46Johnson County39.8
46Meriwether County39.8
46Pulaski County39.8
46Screven County39.8
46Wilcox County39.8
53Crisp County39.7
53Dade County39.7
53Dodge County39.7
56Appling County39.6
56Berrien County39.6
56Fayette County39.6
56Oglethorpe County39.6
60Banks County39.5
60Wayne County39.5
62Franklin County39.4
62Glascock County39.4
62Macon County39.4
65Cook County39.3
65Heard County39.3
65Irwin County39.3
65Treutlen County39.3
69Laurens County39.1
69Schley County39.1
71Ben Hill County39
71Telfair County39
73Washington County38.9
74Dawson County38.8
74Madison County38.8
74Mitchell County38.8
74Montgomery County38.8
78Evans County38.7
78Jeff Davis County38.7
78Jefferson County38.7
78Murray County38.7
82Catoosa County38.6
82Toombs County38.6
84Whitfield County38.5
85Atkinson County38.4
85Tift County38.4
87Monroe County38.3
87Walker County38.3
89Cherokee County38.1
89Emanuel County38.1
89Floyd County38.1
89Harris County38.1
93McDuffie County38
94Coffee County37.9
94Habersham County37.9
94Hall County37.9
94Lanier County37.9
98Thomas County37.8
99Bleckley County37.7
99Polk County37.7
99Tattnall County37.7
99Walton County37.7
103Burke County37.6
103Haralson County37.6
103Lumpkin County37.6
106Jenkins County37.5
107Decatur County37.4
107Gordon County37.4
107Peach County37.4
107Spalding County37.4
107Troup County37.4
112Morgan County37.2
113Glynn County37.1
114Butts County37
114Calhoun County37
114Sumter County37
117Echols County36.8
117Lamar County36.8
119Charlton County36.7
119Chatham County36.7
119Coweta County36.7
119Houston County36.7
119Jones County36.7
124Oconee County36.5
125Colquitt County36.4
125Dougherty County36.4
127Pike County36.3
128Wheeler County36.2
129Barrow County36.1
129Bibb County36.1
131Baldwin County35.8
131Carroll County35.8
133Columbia County35.7
134Newton County35.5
134Rockdale County35.5
136Forsyth County35.3
137Douglas County35.2
138Bartow County35.1
138DeKalb County35.1
138Jackson County35.1
141Lee County34.9
142Muscogee County34.7
143Henry County34.6
144Paulding County34.5
145Camden County34.4
146Long County34.1
146Richmond County34.1
148Bryan County34
148Clayton County34
150Stewart County33.9
151Effingham County33.5
152Lowndes County33.4
153Cobb County33.1
154Bulloch County32.8
155Gwinnett County32.2
156Clarke County31.9
157Fulton County30
158Liberty County29.2
159Chattahoochee County24.4

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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?

Towns County, with 44.9% in 2021, 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 24.4% in 2021.

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