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

Ontonagon County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 83 counties in 2021, at 43.9%. Washtenaw County had the lowest, at 28.4%. The median was 37.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest43.9Ontonagon County
Lowest28.4Washtenaw County
Median37.683 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 43.6 %Alger County: 38.6 %Allegan County: 37.4 %Alpena County: 38.5 %Antrim County: 40.6 %Arenac County: 40.2 %Baraga County: 38.2 %Barry County: 37 %Bay County: 37.1 %Benzie County: 38.6 %Berrien County: 35.5 %Branch County: 39.7 %Calhoun County: 36.2 %Cass County: 36.7 %Charlevoix County: 39.8 %Cheboygan County: 40.2 %Chippewa County: 34.5 %Clare County: 40 %Clinton County: 34.3 %Crawford County: 39.6 %Delta County: 38.8 %Dickinson County: 36.7 %Eaton County: 35.8 %Emmet County: 37.3 %Genesee County: 38.6 %Gladwin County: 40.7 %Gogebic County: 39.9 %Grand Traverse County: 32.9 %Gratiot County: 33.7 %Hillsdale County: 38.5 %Houghton County: 32.2 %Huron County: 39 %Ingham County: 32.2 %Ionia County: 33.7 %Iosco County: 42 %Iron County: 41.8 %Isabella County: 29.7 %Jackson County: 34.5 %Kalamazoo County: 31.6 %Kalkaska County: 38.4 %Kent County: 34.4 %Keweenaw County: 41.3 %Lake County: 40.8 %Lapeer County: 36.5 %Leelanau County: 39.1 %Lenawee County: 35.7 %Livingston County: 36.8 %Luce County: 40.7 %Mackinac County: 39.7 %Macomb County: 36.7 %Manistee County: 37.6 %Marquette County: 33.3 %Mason County: 38.9 %Mecosta County: 35.5 %Menominee County: 41 %Midland County: 36 %Missaukee County: 38.3 %Monroe County: 34 %Montcalm County: 37 %Montmorency County: 43.7 %Muskegon County: 37.2 %Newaygo County: 36.5 %Oakland County: 32.3 %Oceana County: 38.5 %Ogemaw County: 41.4 %Ontonagon County: 43.9 %Osceola County: 38.6 %Oscoda County: 42.6 %Otsego County: 38.4 %Ottawa County: 30.5 %Presque Isle County: 43 %Roscommon County: 43.5 %Saginaw County: 34.7 %St. Clair County: 37.7 %St. Joseph County: 36 %Sanilac County: 38.3 %Schoolcraft County: 41 %Shiawassee County: 37 %Tuscola County: 37.1 %Van Buren County: 37.3 %Washtenaw County: 28.4 %Wayne County: 35 %Wexford County: 36.3 %
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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

Ontonagon County: 43.9 %Ontonagon County43.9Montmorency County: 43.7 %Montmorency County43.7Alcona County: 43.6 %Alcona County43.6Roscommon County: 43.5 %Roscommon County43.5Presque Isle County: 43 %Presque Isle County43Oscoda County: 42.6 %Oscoda County42.6Iosco County: 42 %Iosco County42Iron County: 41.8 %Iron County41.8Ogemaw County: 41.4 %Ogemaw County41.4Keweenaw County: 41.3 %Keweenaw County41.3Menominee County: 41 %Menominee County41Schoolcraft County: 41 %Schoolcraft County41Lake County: 40.8 %Lake County40.8Gladwin County: 40.7 %Gladwin County40.7Luce County: 40.7 %Luce County40.7Antrim County: 40.6 %Antrim County40.6Arenac County: 40.2 %Arenac County40.2Cheboygan County: 40.2 %Cheboygan County40.2Clare County: 40 %Clare County40Gogebic County: 39.9 %Gogebic County39.9Charlevoix County: 39.8 %Charlevoix County39.8Branch County: 39.7 %Branch County39.7Mackinac County: 39.7 %Mackinac County39.7Crawford County: 39.6 %Crawford County39.6Leelanau County: 39.1 %Leelanau County39.1Huron County: 39 %Huron County39Mason County: 38.9 %Mason County38.9Delta County: 38.8 %Delta County38.8Alger County: 38.6 %Alger County38.6Benzie County: 38.6 %Benzie County38.6Genesee County: 38.6 %Genesee County38.6Osceola County: 38.6 %Osceola County38.6Alpena County: 38.5 %Alpena County38.5Hillsdale County: 38.5 %Hillsdale County38.5Oceana County: 38.5 %Oceana County38.5Kalkaska County: 38.4 %Kalkaska County38.4Otsego County: 38.4 %Otsego County38.4Missaukee County: 38.3 %Missaukee County38.3Sanilac County: 38.3 %Sanilac County38.3Baraga County: 38.2 %Baraga County38.2Ontonagon County: 43.9 %Ontonagon County43.9Montmorency County: 43.7 %Montmorency County43.7Alcona County: 43.6 %Alcona County43.6Roscommon County: 43.5 %Roscommon County43.5Presque Isle County: 43 %Presque Isle County43Oscoda County: 42.6 %Oscoda County42.6Iosco County: 42 %Iosco County42Iron County: 41.8 %Iron County41.8Ogemaw County: 41.4 %Ogemaw County41.4Keweenaw County: 41.3 %Keweenaw County41.3Menominee County: 41 %Menominee County41Schoolcraft County: 41 %Schoolcraft County41Lake County: 40.8 %Lake County40.8Gladwin County: 40.7 %Gladwin County40.7Luce County: 40.7 %Luce County40.7Antrim County: 40.6 %Antrim County40.6Arenac County: 40.2 %Arenac County40.2Cheboygan County: 40.2 %Cheboygan County40.2Clare County: 40 %Clare County40Gogebic County: 39.9 %Gogebic County39.9Charlevoix County: 39.8 %Charlevoix County39.8Branch County: 39.7 %Branch County39.7Mackinac County: 39.7 %Mackinac County39.7Crawford County: 39.6 %Crawford County39.6Leelanau County: 39.1 %Leelanau County39.1Huron County: 39 %Huron County39Mason County: 38.9 %Mason County38.9Delta County: 38.8 %Delta County38.8Alger County: 38.6 %Alger County38.6Benzie County: 38.6 %Benzie County38.6Genesee County: 38.6 %Genesee County38.6Osceola County: 38.6 %Osceola County38.6Alpena County: 38.5 %Alpena County38.5Hillsdale County: 38.5 %Hillsdale County38.5Oceana County: 38.5 %Oceana County38.5Kalkaska County: 38.4 %Kalkaska County38.4Otsego County: 38.4 %Otsego County38.4Missaukee County: 38.3 %Missaukee County38.3Sanilac County: 38.3 %Sanilac County38.3Baraga County: 38.2 %Baraga County38.2
%. 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 (%)
1Ontonagon County43.9
2Montmorency County43.7
3Alcona County43.6
4Roscommon County43.5
5Presque Isle County43
6Oscoda County42.6
7Iosco County42
8Iron County41.8
9Ogemaw County41.4
10Keweenaw County41.3
11Menominee County41
11Schoolcraft County41
13Lake County40.8
14Gladwin County40.7
14Luce County40.7
16Antrim County40.6
17Arenac County40.2
17Cheboygan County40.2
19Clare County40
20Gogebic County39.9
21Charlevoix County39.8
22Branch County39.7
22Mackinac County39.7
24Crawford County39.6
25Leelanau County39.1
26Huron County39
27Mason County38.9
28Delta County38.8
29Alger County38.6
29Benzie County38.6
29Genesee County38.6
29Osceola County38.6
33Alpena County38.5
33Hillsdale County38.5
33Oceana County38.5
36Kalkaska County38.4
36Otsego County38.4
38Missaukee County38.3
38Sanilac County38.3
40Baraga County38.2
41St. Clair County37.7
42Manistee County37.6
43Allegan County37.4
44Emmet County37.3
44Van Buren County37.3
46Muskegon County37.2
47Bay County37.1
47Tuscola County37.1
49Barry County37
49Montcalm County37
49Shiawassee County37
52Livingston County36.8
53Cass County36.7
53Dickinson County36.7
53Macomb County36.7
56Lapeer County36.5
56Newaygo County36.5
58Wexford County36.3
59Calhoun County36.2
60Midland County36
60St. Joseph County36
62Eaton County35.8
63Lenawee County35.7
64Berrien County35.5
64Mecosta County35.5
66Wayne County35
67Saginaw County34.7
68Chippewa County34.5
68Jackson County34.5
70Kent County34.4
71Clinton County34.3
72Monroe County34
73Gratiot County33.7
73Ionia County33.7
75Marquette County33.3
76Grand Traverse County32.9
77Oakland County32.3
78Houghton County32.2
78Ingham County32.2
80Kalamazoo County31.6
81Ottawa County30.5
82Isabella County29.7
83Washtenaw County28.4

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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.

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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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ontonagon County, with 43.9% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Washtenaw County, with 28.4% in 2021.

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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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