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

All 17 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh 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, 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/nevada-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Esmeralda County | 44.9 |
| 2 | Nye County | 44.8 |
| 3 | Storey County | 43.8 |
| 4 | Mineral County | 43.3 |
| 5 | Douglas County | 42.7 |
| 6 | Eureka County | 42 |
| 7 | Lincoln County | 40.6 |
| 8 | Churchill County | 39.7 |
| 9 | Lyon County | 39.5 |
| 10 | White Pine County | 39.3 |
| 11 | Pershing County | 38.9 |
| 12 | Carson City | 38.5 |
| 13 | Humboldt County | 38.1 |
| 14 | Clark County | 38 |
| 15 | Lander County | 37.9 |
| 16 | Washoe County | 37 |
| 17 | Elko County | 35.8 |