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

Barnstable County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 14 counties in 2023, at 40%. Hampshire County had the lowest, at 30.3%. The median was 35.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest40Barnstable County
Lowest30.3Hampshire County
Median35.814 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Barnstable County: 40 %Berkshire County: 36.9 %Bristol County: 36.5 %Dukes County: 37.7 %Essex County: 35.6 %Franklin County: 37.7 %Hampden County: 35.1 %Hampshire County: 30.3 %Middlesex County: 34.9 %Nantucket County: 34.7 %Norfolk County: 35.9 %Plymouth County: 37.9 %Suffolk County: 32.5 %Worcester County: 35.3 %
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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.

All counties, 2023

Barnstable County: 40 %Barnstable County40Plymouth County: 37.9 %Plymouth County37.9Dukes County: 37.7 %Dukes County37.7Franklin County: 37.7 %Franklin County37.7Berkshire County: 36.9 %Berkshire County36.9Bristol County: 36.5 %Bristol County36.5Norfolk County: 35.9 %Norfolk County35.9Essex County: 35.6 %Essex County35.6Worcester County: 35.3 %Worcester County35.3Hampden County: 35.1 %Hampden County35.1Middlesex County: 34.9 %Middlesex County34.9Nantucket County: 34.7 %Nantucket County34.7Suffolk County: 32.5 %Suffolk County32.5Hampshire County: 30.3 %Hampshire County30.3Barnstable County: 40 %Barnstable County40Plymouth County: 37.9 %Plymouth County37.9Dukes County: 37.7 %Dukes County37.7Franklin County: 37.7 %Franklin County37.7Berkshire County: 36.9 %Berkshire County36.9Bristol County: 36.5 %Bristol County36.5Norfolk County: 35.9 %Norfolk County35.9Essex County: 35.6 %Essex County35.6Worcester County: 35.3 %Worcester County35.3Hampden County: 35.1 %Hampden County35.1Middlesex County: 34.9 %Middlesex County34.9Nantucket County: 34.7 %Nantucket County34.7Suffolk County: 32.5 %Suffolk County32.5Hampshire County: 30.3 %Hampshire County30.3
%. 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 (%)
1Barnstable County40
2Plymouth County37.9
3Dukes County37.7
3Franklin County37.7
5Berkshire County36.9
6Bristol County36.5
7Norfolk County35.9
8Essex County35.6
9Worcester County35.3
10Hampden County35.1
11Middlesex County34.9
12Nantucket County34.7
13Suffolk County32.5
14Hampshire County30.3

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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.

How to cite

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 Massachusetts by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023) [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 Massachusetts by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023. 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/massachusetts-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Massachusetts by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-counties.

Harvard

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 Massachusetts by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Barnstable County, with 40% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Hampshire County, with 30.3% in 2023.

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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