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

All 100 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/north-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Cherokee County | 43.4 |
| 2 | Clay County | 42.8 |
| 3 | Alleghany County | 42.4 |
| 4 | Polk County | 42.2 |
| 5 | Brunswick County | 42.1 |
| 6 | Macon County | 41.8 |
| 7 | Ashe County | 41.7 |
| 7 | Washington County | 41.7 |
| 9 | Pamlico County | 41.4 |
| 10 | Northampton County | 41.3 |
| 11 | Perquimans County | 41 |
| 12 | Chowan County | 40.9 |
| 12 | Transylvania County | 40.9 |
| 14 | Warren County | 40.7 |
| 15 | Beaufort County | 40.5 |
| 15 | Martin County | 40.5 |
| 17 | Jones County | 40.4 |
| 17 | Stokes County | 40.4 |
| 19 | Carteret County | 40.3 |
| 19 | Yancey County | 40.3 |
| 21 | Wilkes County | 40.2 |
| 22 | Tyrrell County | 40.1 |
| 23 | Hyde County | 40 |
| 23 | Surry County | 40 |
| 25 | Bladen County | 39.8 |
| 25 | McDowell County | 39.8 |
| 25 | Mitchell County | 39.8 |
| 28 | Halifax County | 39.7 |
| 28 | Henderson County | 39.7 |
| 30 | Bertie County | 39.6 |
| 30 | Gates County | 39.6 |
| 30 | Graham County | 39.6 |
| 30 | Haywood County | 39.6 |
| 34 | Chatham County | 39.4 |
| 34 | Montgomery County | 39.4 |
| 36 | Yadkin County | 39.3 |
| 37 | Swain County | 39.2 |
| 38 | Caldwell County | 39 |
| 38 | Dare County | 39 |
| 38 | Lenoir County | 39 |
| 38 | Rutherford County | 39 |
| 42 | Avery County | 38.9 |
| 42 | Hertford County | 38.9 |
| 42 | Rockingham County | 38.9 |
| 45 | Caswell County | 38.8 |
| 46 | Moore County | 38.5 |
| 47 | Alexander County | 38.4 |
| 47 | Columbus County | 38.4 |
| 47 | Davie County | 38.4 |
| 47 | Duplin County | 38.4 |
| 47 | Randolph County | 38.4 |
| 47 | Robeson County | 38.4 |
| 53 | Burke County | 38.3 |
| 53 | Person County | 38.3 |
| 55 | Cleveland County | 38.1 |
| 55 | Sampson County | 38.1 |
| 55 | Scotland County | 38.1 |
| 58 | Catawba County | 38 |
| 58 | Nash County | 38 |
| 60 | Madison County | 37.9 |
| 61 | Lee County | 37.8 |
| 62 | Lincoln County | 37.7 |
| 62 | Richmond County | 37.7 |
| 62 | Vance County | 37.7 |
| 65 | Anson County | 37.5 |
| 65 | Edgecombe County | 37.5 |
| 65 | Stanly County | 37.5 |
| 65 | Wilson County | 37.5 |
| 69 | Granville County | 37.3 |
| 70 | Davidson County | 37.2 |
| 71 | New Hanover County | 37.1 |
| 72 | Franklin County | 36.7 |
| 72 | Rowan County | 36.7 |
| 74 | Currituck County | 36.6 |
| 74 | Iredell County | 36.6 |
| 76 | Camden County | 36.5 |
| 76 | Gaston County | 36.5 |
| 76 | Greene County | 36.5 |
| 79 | Craven County | 36.1 |
| 80 | Jackson County | 36 |
| 80 | Pasquotank County | 36 |
| 82 | Wayne County | 35.9 |
| 83 | Pender County | 35.8 |
| 83 | Union County | 35.8 |
| 85 | Buncombe County | 35.5 |
| 86 | Alamance County | 35 |
| 87 | Johnston County | 34.9 |
| 88 | Harnett County | 34.5 |
| 89 | Guilford County | 34.4 |
| 90 | Cabarrus County | 34.2 |
| 91 | Forsyth County | 33.9 |
| 91 | Wake County | 33.9 |
| 93 | Hoke County | 33.5 |
| 94 | Orange County | 33.1 |
| 95 | Pitt County | 32.8 |
| 95 | Watauga County | 32.8 |
| 97 | Cumberland County | 32.4 |
| 98 | Durham County | 32.3 |
| 99 | Mecklenburg County | 31.8 |
| 100 | Onslow County | 28.3 |