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

All 33 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/new-mexico-counties

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