# Cities in Massachusetts by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 54 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83 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/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Gloucester, MA | 38.6 |
| 2 | Barnstable Town, MA | 38 |
| 3 | Newburyport, MA | 37.9 |
| 4 | Winthrop Town, MA | 37.4 |
| 5 | Peabody, MA | 37.1 |
| 6 | Braintree Town, MA | 37 |
| 7 | Fall River, MA | 36.7 |
| 8 | Gardner, MA | 36.6 |
| 8 | Greenfield, MA | 36.6 |
| 10 | New Bedford, MA | 36.5 |
| 11 | Agawam Town, MA | 36.4 |
| 12 | Taunton, MA | 36.3 |
| 13 | Attleboro, MA | 36.2 |
| 13 | Holyoke, MA | 36.2 |
| 13 | Weymouth Town, MA | 36.2 |
| 16 | Newton, MA | 35.9 |
| 16 | Palmer Town, MA | 35.9 |
| 18 | Pittsfield, MA | 35.8 |
| 18 | Southbridge Town, MA | 35.8 |
| 18 | Woburn, MA | 35.8 |
| 21 | Brockton, MA | 35.7 |
| 22 | Chicopee, MA | 35.6 |
| 22 | North Adams, MA | 35.6 |
| 22 | Quincy, MA | 35.6 |
| 22 | Randolph Town, MA | 35.6 |
| 26 | Franklin Town, MA | 35.4 |
| 26 | West Springfield Town, MA | 35.4 |
| 28 | Leominster, MA | 35.3 |
| 28 | Marlborough, MA | 35.3 |
| 28 | Melrose, MA | 35.3 |
| 28 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 35.3 |
| 32 | Revere, MA | 35.2 |
| 33 | Framingham, MA | 34.8 |
| 34 | Haverhill, MA | 34.7 |
| 35 | Lowell, MA | 34.4 |
| 35 | Westfield, MA | 34.4 |
| 37 | Fitchburg, MA | 34.1 |
| 38 | Lynn, MA | 34 |
| 39 | Beverly, MA | 33.8 |
| 40 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 33.7 |
| 40 | Springfield, MA | 33.7 |
| 42 | Chelsea, MA | 33.6 |
| 43 | Malden, MA | 33.5 |
| 44 | Lawrence, MA | 33.4 |
| 45 | Everett, MA | 33.2 |
| 45 | Salem, MA | 33.2 |
| 47 | Worcester, MA | 32.7 |
| 48 | Medford, MA | 32.1 |
| 48 | Northampton, MA | 32.1 |
| 50 | Waltham, MA | 31.6 |
| 51 | Boston, MA | 30.7 |
| 52 | Cambridge, MA | 27.8 |
| 53 | Somerville, MA | 27 |
| 54 | Amherst Town, MA | 21.6 |