# Counties in Kentucky by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2021

All 120 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2021, 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/kentucky-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Letcher County | 42.6 |
| 2 | Pike County | 42.3 |
| 3 | Owsley County | 41.9 |
| 3 | Robertson County | 41.9 |
| 5 | Magoffin County | 41.8 |
| 6 | Hickman County | 41.7 |
| 6 | Wolfe County | 41.7 |
| 8 | Trigg County | 41.3 |
| 9 | Crittenden County | 41.2 |
| 9 | Floyd County | 41.2 |
| 9 | Green County | 41.2 |
| 12 | Bell County | 41.1 |
| 12 | Cumberland County | 41.1 |
| 12 | Leslie County | 41.1 |
| 12 | Lewis County | 41.1 |
| 16 | Jackson County | 41 |
| 17 | Grayson County | 40.9 |
| 17 | Pulaski County | 40.9 |
| 19 | Breathitt County | 40.8 |
| 19 | Knott County | 40.8 |
| 19 | Livingston County | 40.8 |
| 22 | Menifee County | 40.7 |
| 23 | Elliott County | 40.6 |
| 23 | Knox County | 40.6 |
| 25 | Wayne County | 40.5 |
| 26 | Laurel County | 40.4 |
| 27 | Harlan County | 40.3 |
| 28 | Estill County | 40.2 |
| 28 | Russell County | 40.2 |
| 30 | Breckinridge County | 40.1 |
| 30 | Lee County | 40.1 |
| 30 | McCreary County | 40.1 |
| 33 | Casey County | 39.9 |
| 34 | Barren County | 39.8 |
| 34 | Carlisle County | 39.8 |
| 34 | Hart County | 39.8 |
| 34 | Johnson County | 39.8 |
| 34 | Lawrence County | 39.8 |
| 39 | Clay County | 39.7 |
| 40 | Ballard County | 39.6 |
| 40 | Carter County | 39.6 |
| 42 | Rockcastle County | 39.5 |
| 43 | Lyon County | 39.4 |
| 44 | Carroll County | 39.2 |
| 44 | Graves County | 39.2 |
| 44 | Marshall County | 39.2 |
| 44 | Metcalfe County | 39.2 |
| 44 | Monroe County | 39.2 |
| 44 | Perry County | 39.2 |
| 50 | Owen County | 39.1 |
| 51 | Edmonson County | 38.9 |
| 51 | Fulton County | 38.9 |
| 51 | Washington County | 38.9 |
| 54 | Adair County | 38.8 |
| 54 | Caldwell County | 38.8 |
| 54 | Nicholas County | 38.8 |
| 54 | Trimble County | 38.8 |
| 58 | Clinton County | 38.7 |
| 58 | Hopkins County | 38.7 |
| 58 | Lincoln County | 38.7 |
| 61 | Garrard County | 38.6 |
| 62 | Logan County | 38.5 |
| 63 | Henry County | 38.4 |
| 63 | Mason County | 38.4 |
| 63 | McCracken County | 38.4 |
| 63 | Union County | 38.4 |
| 63 | Webster County | 38.4 |
| 68 | Boyd County | 38.3 |
| 69 | Bath County | 38.2 |
| 69 | McLean County | 38.2 |
| 69 | Mercer County | 38.2 |
| 69 | Muhlenberg County | 38.2 |
| 73 | Greenup County | 38 |
| 73 | Harrison County | 38 |
| 73 | Pendleton County | 38 |
| 76 | Daviess County | 37.9 |
| 76 | Todd County | 37.9 |
| 78 | Allen County | 37.8 |
| 78 | Butler County | 37.8 |
| 78 | Montgomery County | 37.8 |
| 81 | Fleming County | 37.7 |
| 81 | Henderson County | 37.7 |
| 81 | Marion County | 37.7 |
| 84 | Ohio County | 37.6 |
| 85 | Bourbon County | 37.5 |
| 85 | Bracken County | 37.5 |
| 85 | Clark County | 37.5 |
| 88 | Hancock County | 37.4 |
| 88 | Larue County | 37.4 |
| 88 | Martin County | 37.4 |
| 91 | Woodford County | 37.3 |
| 92 | Spencer County | 37.2 |
| 93 | Powell County | 37 |
| 94 | Bullitt County | 36.9 |
| 94 | Taylor County | 36.9 |
| 96 | Jefferson County | 36.8 |
| 97 | Simpson County | 36.7 |
| 98 | Kenton County | 36.6 |
| 98 | Whitley County | 36.6 |
| 100 | Gallatin County | 36.5 |
| 101 | Morgan County | 36.4 |
| 102 | Boyle County | 36.3 |
| 102 | Calloway County | 36.3 |
| 104 | Grant County | 35.8 |
| 105 | Meade County | 35.7 |
| 105 | Nelson County | 35.7 |
| 107 | Jessamine County | 35.6 |
| 108 | Hardin County | 35.3 |
| 109 | Anderson County | 35.2 |
| 110 | Scott County | 35.1 |
| 111 | Shelby County | 34.8 |
| 112 | Franklin County | 34.7 |
| 113 | Campbell County | 34.4 |
| 114 | Boone County | 34.1 |
| 115 | Madison County | 34 |
| 116 | Oldham County | 33.8 |
| 117 | Rowan County | 33.6 |
| 117 | Warren County | 33.6 |
| 119 | Christian County | 32.8 |
| 120 | Fayette County | 31.1 |