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

Catron County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 33 counties in 2023, at 43.7%. Curry County had the lowest, at 32.1%. The median was 35.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest43.7Catron County
Lowest32.1Curry County
Median35.733 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Bernalillo County: 35.6 %Catron County: 43.7 %Chaves County: 35.4 %Cibola County: 33.9 %Colfax County: 38 %Curry County: 32.1 %De Baca County: 39.3 %Doña Ana County: 33.1 %Eddy County: 33.3 %Grant County: 39.5 %Guadalupe County: 35.9 %Harding County: 43.3 %Hidalgo County: 37.6 %Lea County: 32.7 %Lincoln County: 38.6 %Los Alamos County: 32.7 %Luna County: 38.1 %McKinley County: 34.3 %Mora County: 40.2 %Otero County: 34.8 %Quay County: 39.7 %Rio Arriba County: 35.6 %Roosevelt County: 33.8 %Sandoval County: 35.3 %San Juan County: 32.4 %San Miguel County: 37.1 %Santa Fe County: 35.6 %Sierra County: 42.8 %Socorro County: 35.3 %Taos County: 37.3 %Torrance County: 38.4 %Union County: 36.9 %Valencia County: 35.7 %
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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

Catron County: 43.7 %Catron County43.7Harding County: 43.3 %Harding County43.3Sierra County: 42.8 %Sierra County42.8Mora County: 40.2 %Mora County40.2Quay County: 39.7 %Quay County39.7Grant County: 39.5 %Grant County39.5De Baca County: 39.3 %De Baca County39.3Lincoln County: 38.6 %Lincoln County38.6Torrance County: 38.4 %Torrance County38.4Luna County: 38.1 %Luna County38.1Colfax County: 38 %Colfax County38Hidalgo County: 37.6 %Hidalgo County37.6Taos County: 37.3 %Taos County37.3San Miguel County: 37.1 %San Miguel County37.1Union County: 36.9 %Union County36.9Guadalupe County: 35.9 %Guadalupe County35.9Valencia County: 35.7 %Valencia County35.7Bernalillo County: 35.6 %Bernalillo County35.6Rio Arriba County: 35.6 %Rio Arriba County35.6Santa Fe County: 35.6 %Santa Fe County35.6Chaves County: 35.4 %Chaves County35.4Sandoval County: 35.3 %Sandoval County35.3Socorro County: 35.3 %Socorro County35.3Otero County: 34.8 %Otero County34.8McKinley County: 34.3 %McKinley County34.3Cibola County: 33.9 %Cibola County33.9Roosevelt County: 33.8 %Roosevelt County33.8Eddy County: 33.3 %Eddy County33.3Doña Ana County: 33.1 %Doña Ana County33.1Lea County: 32.7 %Lea County32.7Los Alamos County: 32.7 %Los Alamos County32.7San Juan County: 32.4 %San Juan County32.4Curry County: 32.1 %Curry County32.1Catron County: 43.7 %Catron County43.7Harding County: 43.3 %Harding County43.3Sierra County: 42.8 %Sierra County42.8Mora County: 40.2 %Mora County40.2Quay County: 39.7 %Quay County39.7Grant County: 39.5 %Grant County39.5De Baca County: 39.3 %De Baca County39.3Lincoln County: 38.6 %Lincoln County38.6Torrance County: 38.4 %Torrance County38.4Luna County: 38.1 %Luna County38.1Colfax County: 38 %Colfax County38Hidalgo County: 37.6 %Hidalgo County37.6Taos County: 37.3 %Taos County37.3San Miguel County: 37.1 %San Miguel County37.1Union County: 36.9 %Union County36.9Guadalupe County: 35.9 %Guadalupe County35.9Valencia County: 35.7 %Valencia County35.7Bernalillo County: 35.6 %Bernalillo County35.6Rio Arriba County: 35.6 %Rio Arriba County35.6Santa Fe County: 35.6 %Santa Fe County35.6Chaves County: 35.4 %Chaves County35.4Sandoval County: 35.3 %Sandoval County35.3Socorro County: 35.3 %Socorro County35.3Otero County: 34.8 %Otero County34.8McKinley County: 34.3 %McKinley County34.3Cibola County: 33.9 %Cibola County33.9Roosevelt County: 33.8 %Roosevelt County33.8Eddy County: 33.3 %Eddy County33.3Doña Ana County: 33.1 %Doña Ana County33.1Lea County: 32.7 %Lea County32.7Los Alamos County: 32.7 %Los Alamos County32.7San Juan County: 32.4 %San Juan County32.4Curry County: 32.1 %Curry County32.1
%. 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 (%)
1Catron County43.7
2Harding County43.3
3Sierra County42.8
4Mora County40.2
5Quay County39.7
6Grant County39.5
7De Baca County39.3
8Lincoln County38.6
9Torrance County38.4
10Luna County38.1
11Colfax County38
12Hidalgo County37.6
13Taos County37.3
14San Miguel County37.1
15Union County36.9
16Guadalupe County35.9
17Valencia County35.7
18Bernalillo County35.6
18Rio Arriba County35.6
18Santa Fe County35.6
21Chaves County35.4
22Sandoval County35.3
22Socorro County35.3
24Otero County34.8
25McKinley County34.3
26Cibola County33.9
27Roosevelt County33.8
28Eddy County33.3
29Doña Ana County33.1
30Lea County32.7
30Los Alamos County32.7
32San Juan County32.4
33Curry County32.1

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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.

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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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico 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/new-mexico-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 New Mexico 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/new-mexico-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 New Mexico 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/new-mexico-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Catron County, with 43.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Curry County, with 32.1% 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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