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

All 62 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-york-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hamilton County | 43.9 |
| 2 | Columbia County | 41.9 |
| 3 | Queens County | 41.2 |
| 3 | Richmond County | 41.2 |
| 5 | Washington County | 40.7 |
| 6 | Greene County | 40.1 |
| 7 | Cattaraugus County | 40 |
| 8 | Essex County | 39.6 |
| 8 | Tioga County | 39.6 |
| 10 | Lewis County | 39.5 |
| 11 | Suffolk County | 39.4 |
| 12 | Cayuga County | 39.3 |
| 12 | Nassau County | 39.3 |
| 12 | Schoharie County | 39.3 |
| 15 | Delaware County | 39.2 |
| 16 | Chenango County | 38.9 |
| 16 | Schuyler County | 38.9 |
| 18 | Chautauqua County | 38.8 |
| 19 | Steuben County | 38.7 |
| 19 | Yates County | 38.7 |
| 21 | Herkimer County | 38.5 |
| 22 | Seneca County | 38.4 |
| 22 | Wyoming County | 38.4 |
| 24 | Warren County | 38.3 |
| 25 | Fulton County | 38.2 |
| 25 | Madison County | 38.2 |
| 25 | Saratoga County | 38.2 |
| 28 | Chemung County | 38 |
| 28 | Oneida County | 38 |
| 28 | Wayne County | 38 |
| 31 | Allegany County | 37.8 |
| 31 | Genesee County | 37.8 |
| 31 | Orleans County | 37.8 |
| 34 | Livingston County | 37.7 |
| 34 | Putnam County | 37.7 |
| 36 | Sullivan County | 37.6 |
| 37 | Bronx County | 37.4 |
| 37 | Ulster County | 37.4 |
| 39 | Franklin County | 37.3 |
| 40 | Kings County | 37.2 |
| 41 | Erie County | 37 |
| 41 | Otsego County | 37 |
| 43 | New York County | 36.8 |
| 43 | Ontario County | 36.8 |
| 45 | Oswego County | 36.7 |
| 46 | St. Lawrence County | 36.6 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 36.5 |
| 47 | Westchester County | 36.5 |
| 49 | Dutchess County | 36.1 |
| 49 | Niagara County | 36.1 |
| 49 | Rensselaer County | 36.1 |
| 52 | Rockland County | 36 |
| 53 | Clinton County | 35.7 |
| 53 | Schenectady County | 35.7 |
| 55 | Onondaga County | 35.3 |
| 56 | Cortland County | 35.1 |
| 57 | Albany County | 34.9 |
| 58 | Broome County | 34.4 |
| 59 | Monroe County | 34.3 |
| 59 | Orange County | 34.3 |
| 61 | Jefferson County | 32.3 |
| 62 | Tompkins County | 29.7 |