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

Elk County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 105 counties in 2021, at 44.1%. Riley County had the lowest, at 26.6%. The median was 39.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest44.1Elk County
Lowest26.6Riley County
Median39.5105 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 40.3 %Anderson County: 40.8 %Atchison County: 37.2 %Barber County: 40.4 %Barton County: 38.7 %Bourbon County: 37.7 %Brown County: 40.5 %Butler County: 40.3 %Chase County: 40.2 %Chautauqua County: 42.2 %Cherokee County: 40.5 %Cheyenne County: 40.6 %Clark County: 38.7 %Clay County: 41.2 %Cloud County: 37.6 %Coffey County: 38.4 %Comanche County: 39.7 %Cowley County: 38.3 %Crawford County: 36.4 %Decatur County: 40.4 %Dickinson County: 35.5 %Doniphan County: 39.9 %Douglas County: 32.3 %Edwards County: 40.4 %Elk County: 44.1 %Ellis County: 33.2 %Ellsworth County: 40.9 %Finney County: 33.1 %Ford County: 35.6 %Franklin County: 37.9 %Geary County: 29.2 %Gove County: 40 %Graham County: 43.1 %Grant County: 35.5 %Gray County: 36 %Greeley County: 38.2 %Greenwood County: 41.3 %Hamilton County: 36.3 %Harper County: 40.9 %Harvey County: 38 %Haskell County: 36.4 %Hodgeman County: 39.5 %Jackson County: 40.4 %Jefferson County: 39.3 %Jewell County: 42.9 %Johnson County: 37.8 %Kearny County: 37.1 %Kingman County: 40.2 %Kiowa County: 39.6 %Labette County: 39.9 %Lane County: 40.9 %Leavenworth County: 36.2 %Lincoln County: 39.9 %Linn County: 39.6 %Logan County: 39.8 %Lyon County: 37 %McPherson County: 37.9 %Marion County: 40.7 %Marshall County: 39.5 %Meade County: 39.5 %Miami County: 39.7 %Mitchell County: 38.7 %Montgomery County: 38.4 %Morris County: 38 %Morton County: 41.3 %Nemaha County: 37.2 %Neosho County: 38.6 %Ness County: 41.7 %Norton County: 37 %Osage County: 40.1 %Osborne County: 41.7 %Ottawa County: 40 %Pawnee County: 40.2 %Phillips County: 39.8 %Pottawatomie County: 33.1 %Pratt County: 36.8 %Rawlins County: 41.4 %Reno County: 40.1 %Republic County: 41.6 %Rice County: 38.5 %Riley County: 26.6 %Rooks County: 40 %Rush County: 42.5 %Russell County: 39.2 %Saline County: 39.2 %Scott County: 39.3 %Sedgwick County: 37.2 %Seward County: 34.4 %Shawnee County: 40.5 %Sheridan County: 40.9 %Sherman County: 38.3 %Smith County: 42.2 %Stafford County: 40.5 %Stanton County: 38.8 %Stevens County: 37.3 %Sumner County: 37 %Thomas County: 34.2 %Trego County: 40.8 %Wabaunsee County: 39.4 %Wallace County: 39 %Washington County: 41.5 %Wichita County: 39.4 %Wilson County: 39.7 %Woodson County: 41.8 %Wyandotte County: 37.4 %
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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

Elk County: 44.1 %Elk County44.1Graham County: 43.1 %Graham County43.1Jewell County: 42.9 %Jewell County42.9Rush County: 42.5 %Rush County42.5Chautauqua County: 42.2 %Chautauqua County42.2Smith County: 42.2 %Smith County42.2Woodson County: 41.8 %Woodson County41.8Ness County: 41.7 %Ness County41.7Osborne County: 41.7 %Osborne County41.7Republic County: 41.6 %Republic County41.6Washington County: 41.5 %Washington County41.5Rawlins County: 41.4 %Rawlins County41.4Greenwood County: 41.3 %Greenwood County41.3Morton County: 41.3 %Morton County41.3Clay County: 41.2 %Clay County41.2Ellsworth County: 40.9 %Ellsworth County40.9Harper County: 40.9 %Harper County40.9Lane County: 40.9 %Lane County40.9Sheridan County: 40.9 %Sheridan County40.9Anderson County: 40.8 %Anderson County40.8Trego County: 40.8 %Trego County40.8Marion County: 40.7 %Marion County40.7Cheyenne County: 40.6 %Cheyenne County40.6Brown County: 40.5 %Brown County40.5Cherokee County: 40.5 %Cherokee County40.5Shawnee County: 40.5 %Shawnee County40.5Stafford County: 40.5 %Stafford County40.5Barber County: 40.4 %Barber County40.4Decatur County: 40.4 %Decatur County40.4Edwards County: 40.4 %Edwards County40.4Jackson County: 40.4 %Jackson County40.4Allen County: 40.3 %Allen County40.3Butler County: 40.3 %Butler County40.3Chase County: 40.2 %Chase County40.2Kingman County: 40.2 %Kingman County40.2Pawnee County: 40.2 %Pawnee County40.2Osage County: 40.1 %Osage County40.1Reno County: 40.1 %Reno County40.1Gove County: 40 %Gove County40Ottawa County: 40 %Ottawa County40Elk County: 44.1 %Elk County44.1Graham County: 43.1 %Graham County43.1Jewell County: 42.9 %Jewell County42.9Rush County: 42.5 %Rush County42.5Chautauqua County: 42.2 %Chautauqua County42.2Smith County: 42.2 %Smith County42.2Woodson County: 41.8 %Woodson County41.8Ness County: 41.7 %Ness County41.7Osborne County: 41.7 %Osborne County41.7Republic County: 41.6 %Republic County41.6Washington County: 41.5 %Washington County41.5Rawlins County: 41.4 %Rawlins County41.4Greenwood County: 41.3 %Greenwood County41.3Morton County: 41.3 %Morton County41.3Clay County: 41.2 %Clay County41.2Ellsworth County: 40.9 %Ellsworth County40.9Harper County: 40.9 %Harper County40.9Lane County: 40.9 %Lane County40.9Sheridan County: 40.9 %Sheridan County40.9Anderson County: 40.8 %Anderson County40.8Trego County: 40.8 %Trego County40.8Marion County: 40.7 %Marion County40.7Cheyenne County: 40.6 %Cheyenne County40.6Brown County: 40.5 %Brown County40.5Cherokee County: 40.5 %Cherokee County40.5Shawnee County: 40.5 %Shawnee County40.5Stafford County: 40.5 %Stafford County40.5Barber County: 40.4 %Barber County40.4Decatur County: 40.4 %Decatur County40.4Edwards County: 40.4 %Edwards County40.4Jackson County: 40.4 %Jackson County40.4Allen County: 40.3 %Allen County40.3Butler County: 40.3 %Butler County40.3Chase County: 40.2 %Chase County40.2Kingman County: 40.2 %Kingman County40.2Pawnee County: 40.2 %Pawnee County40.2Osage County: 40.1 %Osage County40.1Reno County: 40.1 %Reno County40.1Gove County: 40 %Gove County40Ottawa County: 40 %Ottawa County40
%. 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 (%)
1Elk County44.1
2Graham County43.1
3Jewell County42.9
4Rush County42.5
5Chautauqua County42.2
5Smith County42.2
7Woodson County41.8
8Ness County41.7
8Osborne County41.7
10Republic County41.6
11Washington County41.5
12Rawlins County41.4
13Greenwood County41.3
13Morton County41.3
15Clay County41.2
16Ellsworth County40.9
16Harper County40.9
16Lane County40.9
16Sheridan County40.9
20Anderson County40.8
20Trego County40.8
22Marion County40.7
23Cheyenne County40.6
24Brown County40.5
24Cherokee County40.5
24Shawnee County40.5
24Stafford County40.5
28Barber County40.4
28Decatur County40.4
28Edwards County40.4
28Jackson County40.4
32Allen County40.3
32Butler County40.3
34Chase County40.2
34Kingman County40.2
34Pawnee County40.2
37Osage County40.1
37Reno County40.1
39Gove County40
39Ottawa County40
39Rooks County40
42Doniphan County39.9
42Labette County39.9
42Lincoln County39.9
45Logan County39.8
45Phillips County39.8
47Comanche County39.7
47Miami County39.7
47Wilson County39.7
50Kiowa County39.6
50Linn County39.6
52Hodgeman County39.5
52Marshall County39.5
52Meade County39.5
55Wabaunsee County39.4
55Wichita County39.4
57Jefferson County39.3
57Scott County39.3
59Russell County39.2
59Saline County39.2
61Wallace County39
62Stanton County38.8
63Barton County38.7
63Clark County38.7
63Mitchell County38.7
66Neosho County38.6
67Rice County38.5
68Coffey County38.4
68Montgomery County38.4
70Cowley County38.3
70Sherman County38.3
72Greeley County38.2
73Harvey County38
73Morris County38
75Franklin County37.9
75McPherson County37.9
77Johnson County37.8
78Bourbon County37.7
79Cloud County37.6
80Wyandotte County37.4
81Stevens County37.3
82Atchison County37.2
82Nemaha County37.2
82Sedgwick County37.2
85Kearny County37.1
86Lyon County37
86Norton County37
86Sumner County37
89Pratt County36.8
90Crawford County36.4
90Haskell County36.4
92Hamilton County36.3
93Leavenworth County36.2
94Gray County36
95Ford County35.6
96Dickinson County35.5
96Grant County35.5
98Seward County34.4
99Thomas County34.2
100Ellis County33.2
101Finney County33.1
101Pottawatomie County33.1
103Douglas County32.3
104Geary County29.2
105Riley County26.6

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Kansas by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Kansas by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/kansas-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Kansas by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/kansas-counties?period=2021.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Kansas by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/kansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Elk County, with 44.1% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Riley County, with 26.6% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high cholesterol in screened adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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