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

Catron County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 33 counties in 2021, at 44.3%. McKinley County had the lowest, at 29.8%. The median was 36.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest44.3Catron County
Lowest29.8McKinley County
Median36.133 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Bernalillo County: 34.7 %Catron County: 44.3 %Chaves County: 37.1 %Cibola County: 31.9 %Colfax County: 36.9 %Curry County: 31.1 %De Baca County: 38.8 %Doña Ana County: 33.1 %Eddy County: 33.9 %Grant County: 38.1 %Guadalupe County: 35.5 %Harding County: 43.1 %Hidalgo County: 36.4 %Lea County: 31.8 %Lincoln County: 38.1 %Los Alamos County: 32.6 %Luna County: 38.5 %McKinley County: 29.8 %Mora County: 40 %Otero County: 32.6 %Quay County: 38.5 %Rio Arriba County: 34.8 %Roosevelt County: 32.2 %Sandoval County: 33.5 %San Juan County: 32.3 %San Miguel County: 37.3 %Santa Fe County: 36.1 %Sierra County: 42.5 %Socorro County: 35.9 %Taos County: 36.8 %Torrance County: 38.1 %Union County: 36.7 %Valencia County: 35.8 %
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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.

All counties, 2021

Catron County: 44.3 %Catron County44.3Harding County: 43.1 %Harding County43.1Sierra County: 42.5 %Sierra County42.5Mora County: 40 %Mora County40De Baca County: 38.8 %De Baca County38.8Luna County: 38.5 %Luna County38.5Quay County: 38.5 %Quay County38.5Grant County: 38.1 %Grant County38.1Lincoln County: 38.1 %Lincoln County38.1Torrance County: 38.1 %Torrance County38.1San Miguel County: 37.3 %San Miguel County37.3Chaves County: 37.1 %Chaves County37.1Colfax County: 36.9 %Colfax County36.9Taos County: 36.8 %Taos County36.8Union County: 36.7 %Union County36.7Hidalgo County: 36.4 %Hidalgo County36.4Santa Fe County: 36.1 %Santa Fe County36.1Socorro County: 35.9 %Socorro County35.9Valencia County: 35.8 %Valencia County35.8Guadalupe County: 35.5 %Guadalupe County35.5Rio Arriba County: 34.8 %Rio Arriba County34.8Bernalillo County: 34.7 %Bernalillo County34.7Eddy County: 33.9 %Eddy County33.9Sandoval County: 33.5 %Sandoval County33.5Doña Ana County: 33.1 %Doña Ana County33.1Los Alamos County: 32.6 %Los Alamos County32.6Otero County: 32.6 %Otero County32.6San Juan County: 32.3 %San Juan County32.3Roosevelt County: 32.2 %Roosevelt County32.2Cibola County: 31.9 %Cibola County31.9Lea County: 31.8 %Lea County31.8Curry County: 31.1 %Curry County31.1McKinley County: 29.8 %McKinley County29.8Catron County: 44.3 %Catron County44.3Harding County: 43.1 %Harding County43.1Sierra County: 42.5 %Sierra County42.5Mora County: 40 %Mora County40De Baca County: 38.8 %De Baca County38.8Luna County: 38.5 %Luna County38.5Quay County: 38.5 %Quay County38.5Grant County: 38.1 %Grant County38.1Lincoln County: 38.1 %Lincoln County38.1Torrance County: 38.1 %Torrance County38.1San Miguel County: 37.3 %San Miguel County37.3Chaves County: 37.1 %Chaves County37.1Colfax County: 36.9 %Colfax County36.9Taos County: 36.8 %Taos County36.8Union County: 36.7 %Union County36.7Hidalgo County: 36.4 %Hidalgo County36.4Santa Fe County: 36.1 %Santa Fe County36.1Socorro County: 35.9 %Socorro County35.9Valencia County: 35.8 %Valencia County35.8Guadalupe County: 35.5 %Guadalupe County35.5Rio Arriba County: 34.8 %Rio Arriba County34.8Bernalillo County: 34.7 %Bernalillo County34.7Eddy County: 33.9 %Eddy County33.9Sandoval County: 33.5 %Sandoval County33.5Doña Ana County: 33.1 %Doña Ana County33.1Los Alamos County: 32.6 %Los Alamos County32.6Otero County: 32.6 %Otero County32.6San Juan County: 32.3 %San Juan County32.3Roosevelt County: 32.2 %Roosevelt County32.2Cibola County: 31.9 %Cibola County31.9Lea County: 31.8 %Lea County31.8Curry County: 31.1 %Curry County31.1McKinley County: 29.8 %McKinley County29.8
%. 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 (%)
1Catron County44.3
2Harding County43.1
3Sierra County42.5
4Mora County40
5De Baca County38.8
6Luna County38.5
6Quay County38.5
8Grant County38.1
8Lincoln County38.1
8Torrance County38.1
11San Miguel County37.3
12Chaves County37.1
13Colfax County36.9
14Taos County36.8
15Union County36.7
16Hidalgo County36.4
17Santa Fe County36.1
18Socorro County35.9
19Valencia County35.8
20Guadalupe County35.5
21Rio Arriba County34.8
22Bernalillo County34.7
23Eddy County33.9
24Sandoval County33.5
25Doña Ana County33.1
26Los Alamos County32.6
26Otero County32.6
28San Juan County32.3
29Roosevelt County32.2
30Cibola County31.9
31Lea County31.8
32Curry County31.1
33McKinley County29.8

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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.

How to cite

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, 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 New Mexico 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/new-mexico-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. 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?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Catron County, with 44.3% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

McKinley County, with 29.8% 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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