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

Benton County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 115 counties in 2021, at 45.4%. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 27.9%. The median was 38.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest45.4Benton County
Lowest27.9Pulaski County
Median38.4115 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 32.1 %Andrew County: 36.7 %Atchison County: 38.9 %Audrain County: 38.4 %Barry County: 38.9 %Barton County: 39.3 %Bates County: 39.2 %Benton County: 45.4 %Bollinger County: 40.4 %Boone County: 32.6 %Buchanan County: 35.3 %Butler County: 38.8 %Caldwell County: 36.6 %Callaway County: 35.6 %Camden County: 40.5 %Cape Girardeau County: 31.4 %Carroll County: 38 %Carter County: 39.6 %Cass County: 37 %Cedar County: 41.3 %Chariton County: 39.9 %Christian County: 36 %Clark County: 40.2 %Clay County: 37.2 %Clinton County: 38.2 %Cole County: 37 %Cooper County: 36.1 %Crawford County: 39.5 %Dade County: 40.6 %Dallas County: 40.6 %Daviess County: 40.8 %DeKalb County: 35.9 %Dent County: 41.6 %Douglas County: 41.5 %Dunklin County: 40 %Franklin County: 37.6 %Gasconade County: 40.2 %Gentry County: 39.8 %Greene County: 33.2 %Grundy County: 39.2 %Harrison County: 40.1 %Henry County: 39.7 %Hickory County: 43.6 %Holt County: 38.1 %Howard County: 36.2 %Howell County: 40.3 %Iron County: 38.2 %Jackson County: 34.4 %Jasper County: 35.5 %Jefferson County: 36.3 %Johnson County: 32.2 %Knox County: 39.7 %Laclede County: 37.9 %Lafayette County: 39.9 %Lawrence County: 36.9 %Lewis County: 37.2 %Lincoln County: 36 %Linn County: 38.6 %Livingston County: 37.4 %McDonald County: 38.2 %Macon County: 37.2 %Madison County: 38.4 %Maries County: 38.7 %Marion County: 36.5 %Mercer County: 41.3 %Miller County: 39.2 %Mississippi County: 38.6 %Moniteau County: 35.9 %Monroe County: 40.2 %Montgomery County: 38.4 %Morgan County: 41.3 %New Madrid County: 41.1 %Newton County: 36.1 %Nodaway County: 34.3 %Oregon County: 41 %Osage County: 36 %Ozark County: 43.8 %Pemiscot County: 40.5 %Perry County: 38 %Pettis County: 37.3 %Phelps County: 35 %Pike County: 36.6 %Platte County: 37.2 %Polk County: 37.5 %Pulaski County: 27.9 %Putnam County: 38 %Ralls County: 39.4 %Randolph County: 37.1 %Ray County: 37.4 %Reynolds County: 42.8 %Ripley County: 41.4 %St. Charles County: 34.1 %St. Clair County: 39.2 %Ste. Genevieve County: 37.2 %St. Francois County: 38.3 %St. Louis County: 32.6 %Saline County: 35.6 %Schuyler County: 40.1 %Scotland County: 38.8 %Scott County: 37.7 %Shannon County: 39.7 %Shelby County: 39.5 %Stoddard County: 38.3 %Stone County: 44 %Sullivan County: 39.6 %Taney County: 38.9 %Texas County: 38.8 %Vernon County: 38.7 %Warren County: 36.6 %Washington County: 40.1 %Wayne County: 41.6 %Webster County: 36 %Worth County: 39.5 %Wright County: 40.2 %St. Louis city: 31.6 %
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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

Benton County: 45.4 %Benton County45.4Stone County: 44 %Stone County44Ozark County: 43.8 %Ozark County43.8Hickory County: 43.6 %Hickory County43.6Reynolds County: 42.8 %Reynolds County42.8Dent County: 41.6 %Dent County41.6Wayne County: 41.6 %Wayne County41.6Douglas County: 41.5 %Douglas County41.5Ripley County: 41.4 %Ripley County41.4Cedar County: 41.3 %Cedar County41.3Mercer County: 41.3 %Mercer County41.3Morgan County: 41.3 %Morgan County41.3New Madrid County: 41.1 %New Madrid County41.1Oregon County: 41 %Oregon County41Daviess County: 40.8 %Daviess County40.8Dade County: 40.6 %Dade County40.6Dallas County: 40.6 %Dallas County40.6Camden County: 40.5 %Camden County40.5Pemiscot County: 40.5 %Pemiscot County40.5Bollinger County: 40.4 %Bollinger County40.4Howell County: 40.3 %Howell County40.3Clark County: 40.2 %Clark County40.2Gasconade County: 40.2 %Gasconade County40.2Monroe County: 40.2 %Monroe County40.2Wright County: 40.2 %Wright County40.2Harrison County: 40.1 %Harrison County40.1Schuyler County: 40.1 %Schuyler County40.1Washington County: 40.1 %Washington County40.1Dunklin County: 40 %Dunklin County40Chariton County: 39.9 %Chariton County39.9Lafayette County: 39.9 %Lafayette County39.9Gentry County: 39.8 %Gentry County39.8Henry County: 39.7 %Henry County39.7Knox County: 39.7 %Knox County39.7Shannon County: 39.7 %Shannon County39.7Carter County: 39.6 %Carter County39.6Sullivan County: 39.6 %Sullivan County39.6Crawford County: 39.5 %Crawford County39.5Shelby County: 39.5 %Shelby County39.5Worth County: 39.5 %Worth County39.5Benton County: 45.4 %Benton County45.4Stone County: 44 %Stone County44Ozark County: 43.8 %Ozark County43.8Hickory County: 43.6 %Hickory County43.6Reynolds County: 42.8 %Reynolds County42.8Dent County: 41.6 %Dent County41.6Wayne County: 41.6 %Wayne County41.6Douglas County: 41.5 %Douglas County41.5Ripley County: 41.4 %Ripley County41.4Cedar County: 41.3 %Cedar County41.3Mercer County: 41.3 %Mercer County41.3Morgan County: 41.3 %Morgan County41.3New Madrid County: 41.1 %New Madrid County41.1Oregon County: 41 %Oregon County41Daviess County: 40.8 %Daviess County40.8Dade County: 40.6 %Dade County40.6Dallas County: 40.6 %Dallas County40.6Camden County: 40.5 %Camden County40.5Pemiscot County: 40.5 %Pemiscot County40.5Bollinger County: 40.4 %Bollinger County40.4Howell County: 40.3 %Howell County40.3Clark County: 40.2 %Clark County40.2Gasconade County: 40.2 %Gasconade County40.2Monroe County: 40.2 %Monroe County40.2Wright County: 40.2 %Wright County40.2Harrison County: 40.1 %Harrison County40.1Schuyler County: 40.1 %Schuyler County40.1Washington County: 40.1 %Washington County40.1Dunklin County: 40 %Dunklin County40Chariton County: 39.9 %Chariton County39.9Lafayette County: 39.9 %Lafayette County39.9Gentry County: 39.8 %Gentry County39.8Henry County: 39.7 %Henry County39.7Knox County: 39.7 %Knox County39.7Shannon County: 39.7 %Shannon County39.7Carter County: 39.6 %Carter County39.6Sullivan County: 39.6 %Sullivan County39.6Crawford County: 39.5 %Crawford County39.5Shelby County: 39.5 %Shelby County39.5Worth County: 39.5 %Worth County39.5
%. 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 (%)
1Benton County45.4
2Stone County44
3Ozark County43.8
4Hickory County43.6
5Reynolds County42.8
6Dent County41.6
6Wayne County41.6
8Douglas County41.5
9Ripley County41.4
10Cedar County41.3
10Mercer County41.3
10Morgan County41.3
13New Madrid County41.1
14Oregon County41
15Daviess County40.8
16Dade County40.6
16Dallas County40.6
18Camden County40.5
18Pemiscot County40.5
20Bollinger County40.4
21Howell County40.3
22Clark County40.2
22Gasconade County40.2
22Monroe County40.2
22Wright County40.2
26Harrison County40.1
26Schuyler County40.1
26Washington County40.1
29Dunklin County40
30Chariton County39.9
30Lafayette County39.9
32Gentry County39.8
33Henry County39.7
33Knox County39.7
33Shannon County39.7
36Carter County39.6
36Sullivan County39.6
38Crawford County39.5
38Shelby County39.5
38Worth County39.5
41Ralls County39.4
42Barton County39.3
43Bates County39.2
43Grundy County39.2
43Miller County39.2
43St. Clair County39.2
47Atchison County38.9
47Barry County38.9
47Taney County38.9
50Butler County38.8
50Scotland County38.8
50Texas County38.8
53Maries County38.7
53Vernon County38.7
55Linn County38.6
55Mississippi County38.6
57Audrain County38.4
57Madison County38.4
57Montgomery County38.4
60St. Francois County38.3
60Stoddard County38.3
62Clinton County38.2
62Iron County38.2
62McDonald County38.2
65Holt County38.1
66Carroll County38
66Perry County38
66Putnam County38
69Laclede County37.9
70Scott County37.7
71Franklin County37.6
72Polk County37.5
73Livingston County37.4
73Ray County37.4
75Pettis County37.3
76Clay County37.2
76Lewis County37.2
76Macon County37.2
76Platte County37.2
76Ste. Genevieve County37.2
81Randolph County37.1
82Cass County37
82Cole County37
84Lawrence County36.9
85Andrew County36.7
86Caldwell County36.6
86Pike County36.6
86Warren County36.6
89Marion County36.5
90Jefferson County36.3
91Howard County36.2
92Cooper County36.1
92Newton County36.1
94Christian County36
94Lincoln County36
94Osage County36
94Webster County36
98DeKalb County35.9
98Moniteau County35.9
100Callaway County35.6
100Saline County35.6
102Jasper County35.5
103Buchanan County35.3
104Phelps County35
105Jackson County34.4
106Nodaway County34.3
107St. Charles County34.1
108Greene County33.2
109Boone County32.6
109St. Louis County32.6
111Johnson County32.2
112Adair County32.1
113St. Louis city31.6
114Cape Girardeau County31.4
115Pulaski County27.9

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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Benton County, with 45.4% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Pulaski County, with 27.9% in 2021.

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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