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

Amite County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 82 counties in 2023, at 43.4%. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 30.5%. The median was 40%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest43.4Amite County
Lowest30.5Oktibbeha County
Median4082 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 40.8 %Alcorn County: 42.3 %Amite County: 43.4 %Attala County: 40 %Benton County: 41.4 %Bolivar County: 40.4 %Calhoun County: 40.8 %Carroll County: 42.6 %Chickasaw County: 41.4 %Choctaw County: 42.2 %Claiborne County: 37.4 %Clarke County: 41.4 %Clay County: 40.3 %Coahoma County: 40.6 %Copiah County: 39.2 %Covington County: 38.9 %DeSoto County: 36.5 %Forrest County: 34 %Franklin County: 42.7 %George County: 38.4 %Greene County: 37.8 %Grenada County: 39.9 %Hancock County: 42.3 %Harrison County: 39.6 %Hinds County: 37.9 %Holmes County: 39.8 %Humphreys County: 41.3 %Issaquena County: 35.7 %Itawamba County: 39.5 %Jackson County: 38.7 %Jasper County: 40.8 %Jefferson County: 41 %Jefferson Davis County: 42.7 %Jones County: 40.2 %Kemper County: 39.6 %Lafayette County: 34.5 %Lamar County: 38.4 %Lauderdale County: 38.9 %Lawrence County: 40.5 %Leake County: 39.5 %Lee County: 39 %Leflore County: 39.1 %Lincoln County: 40 %Lowndes County: 37.3 %Madison County: 35.7 %Marion County: 40.3 %Marshall County: 40.7 %Monroe County: 41.7 %Montgomery County: 42.5 %Neshoba County: 39.4 %Newton County: 38.6 %Noxubee County: 39.1 %Oktibbeha County: 30.5 %Panola County: 39.8 %Pearl River County: 40.2 %Perry County: 41.9 %Pike County: 39.5 %Pontotoc County: 38.5 %Prentiss County: 39.2 %Quitman County: 40.2 %Rankin County: 38.8 %Scott County: 40.2 %Sharkey County: 42.7 %Simpson County: 40.6 %Smith County: 42.2 %Stone County: 39 %Sunflower County: 37.3 %Tallahatchie County: 40 %Tate County: 39.3 %Tippah County: 40.1 %Tishomingo County: 42.2 %Tunica County: 38.1 %Union County: 41.6 %Walthall County: 41.7 %Warren County: 38.8 %Washington County: 39 %Wayne County: 40.1 %Webster County: 41.3 %Wilkinson County: 40.1 %Winston County: 41.2 %Yalobusha County: 42.3 %Yazoo County: 38.3 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Amite County: 43.4 %Amite County43.4Franklin County: 42.7 %Franklin County42.7Jefferson Davis County: 42.7 %Jefferson Davis County42.7Sharkey County: 42.7 %Sharkey County42.7Carroll County: 42.6 %Carroll County42.6Montgomery County: 42.5 %Montgomery County42.5Alcorn County: 42.3 %Alcorn County42.3Hancock County: 42.3 %Hancock County42.3Yalobusha County: 42.3 %Yalobusha County42.3Choctaw County: 42.2 %Choctaw County42.2Smith County: 42.2 %Smith County42.2Tishomingo County: 42.2 %Tishomingo County42.2Perry County: 41.9 %Perry County41.9Monroe County: 41.7 %Monroe County41.7Walthall County: 41.7 %Walthall County41.7Union County: 41.6 %Union County41.6Benton County: 41.4 %Benton County41.4Chickasaw County: 41.4 %Chickasaw County41.4Clarke County: 41.4 %Clarke County41.4Humphreys County: 41.3 %Humphreys County41.3Webster County: 41.3 %Webster County41.3Winston County: 41.2 %Winston County41.2Jefferson County: 41 %Jefferson County41Adams County: 40.8 %Adams County40.8Calhoun County: 40.8 %Calhoun County40.8Jasper County: 40.8 %Jasper County40.8Marshall County: 40.7 %Marshall County40.7Coahoma County: 40.6 %Coahoma County40.6Simpson County: 40.6 %Simpson County40.6Lawrence County: 40.5 %Lawrence County40.5Bolivar County: 40.4 %Bolivar County40.4Clay County: 40.3 %Clay County40.3Marion County: 40.3 %Marion County40.3Jones County: 40.2 %Jones County40.2Pearl River County: 40.2 %Pearl River County40.2Quitman County: 40.2 %Quitman County40.2Scott County: 40.2 %Scott County40.2Tippah County: 40.1 %Tippah County40.1Wayne County: 40.1 %Wayne County40.1Wilkinson County: 40.1 %Wilkinson County40.1Amite County: 43.4 %Amite County43.4Franklin County: 42.7 %Franklin County42.7Jefferson Davis County: 42.7 %Jefferson Davis County42.7Sharkey County: 42.7 %Sharkey County42.7Carroll County: 42.6 %Carroll County42.6Montgomery County: 42.5 %Montgomery County42.5Alcorn County: 42.3 %Alcorn County42.3Hancock County: 42.3 %Hancock County42.3Yalobusha County: 42.3 %Yalobusha County42.3Choctaw County: 42.2 %Choctaw County42.2Smith County: 42.2 %Smith County42.2Tishomingo County: 42.2 %Tishomingo County42.2Perry County: 41.9 %Perry County41.9Monroe County: 41.7 %Monroe County41.7Walthall County: 41.7 %Walthall County41.7Union County: 41.6 %Union County41.6Benton County: 41.4 %Benton County41.4Chickasaw County: 41.4 %Chickasaw County41.4Clarke County: 41.4 %Clarke County41.4Humphreys County: 41.3 %Humphreys County41.3Webster County: 41.3 %Webster County41.3Winston County: 41.2 %Winston County41.2Jefferson County: 41 %Jefferson County41Adams County: 40.8 %Adams County40.8Calhoun County: 40.8 %Calhoun County40.8Jasper County: 40.8 %Jasper County40.8Marshall County: 40.7 %Marshall County40.7Coahoma County: 40.6 %Coahoma County40.6Simpson County: 40.6 %Simpson County40.6Lawrence County: 40.5 %Lawrence County40.5Bolivar County: 40.4 %Bolivar County40.4Clay County: 40.3 %Clay County40.3Marion County: 40.3 %Marion County40.3Jones County: 40.2 %Jones County40.2Pearl River County: 40.2 %Pearl River County40.2Quitman County: 40.2 %Quitman County40.2Scott County: 40.2 %Scott County40.2Tippah County: 40.1 %Tippah County40.1Wayne County: 40.1 %Wayne County40.1Wilkinson County: 40.1 %Wilkinson County40.1
%. 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 (%)
1Amite County43.4
2Franklin County42.7
2Jefferson Davis County42.7
2Sharkey County42.7
5Carroll County42.6
6Montgomery County42.5
7Alcorn County42.3
7Hancock County42.3
7Yalobusha County42.3
10Choctaw County42.2
10Smith County42.2
10Tishomingo County42.2
13Perry County41.9
14Monroe County41.7
14Walthall County41.7
16Union County41.6
17Benton County41.4
17Chickasaw County41.4
17Clarke County41.4
20Humphreys County41.3
20Webster County41.3
22Winston County41.2
23Jefferson County41
24Adams County40.8
24Calhoun County40.8
24Jasper County40.8
27Marshall County40.7
28Coahoma County40.6
28Simpson County40.6
30Lawrence County40.5
31Bolivar County40.4
32Clay County40.3
32Marion County40.3
34Jones County40.2
34Pearl River County40.2
34Quitman County40.2
34Scott County40.2
38Tippah County40.1
38Wayne County40.1
38Wilkinson County40.1
41Attala County40
41Lincoln County40
41Tallahatchie County40
44Grenada County39.9
45Holmes County39.8
45Panola County39.8
47Harrison County39.6
47Kemper County39.6
49Itawamba County39.5
49Leake County39.5
49Pike County39.5
52Neshoba County39.4
53Tate County39.3
54Copiah County39.2
54Prentiss County39.2
56Leflore County39.1
56Noxubee County39.1
58Lee County39
58Stone County39
58Washington County39
61Covington County38.9
61Lauderdale County38.9
63Rankin County38.8
63Warren County38.8
65Jackson County38.7
66Newton County38.6
67Pontotoc County38.5
68George County38.4
68Lamar County38.4
70Yazoo County38.3
71Tunica County38.1
72Hinds County37.9
73Greene County37.8
74Claiborne County37.4
75Lowndes County37.3
75Sunflower County37.3
77DeSoto County36.5
78Issaquena County35.7
78Madison County35.7
80Lafayette County34.5
81Forrest County34
82Oktibbeha County30.5

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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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-counties. 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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-counties.

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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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Amite County, with 43.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Oktibbeha County, with 30.5% in 2023.

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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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