Counties in North Dakota by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate

McIntosh County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 53 counties in 2021, at 40.6%. Williams County had the lowest, at 26.8%. The median was 35.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest40.6McIntosh County
Lowest26.8Williams County
Median35.753 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 37.5 %Barnes County: 34.1 %Benson County: 34 %Billings County: 35.3 %Bottineau County: 36.3 %Bowman County: 35.8 %Burke County: 36.1 %Burleigh County: 34.2 %Cass County: 29.2 %Cavalier County: 37.3 %Dickey County: 34.7 %Divide County: 37.7 %Dunn County: 34.8 %Eddy County: 36.5 %Emmons County: 37.1 %Foster County: 35.6 %Golden Valley County: 36.7 %Grand Forks County: 29.5 %Grant County: 36.3 %Griggs County: 37.9 %Hettinger County: 35.8 %Kidder County: 37.9 %LaMoure County: 37.8 %Logan County: 37.9 %McHenry County: 34.5 %McIntosh County: 40.6 %McKenzie County: 30.7 %McLean County: 38.7 %Mercer County: 37.3 %Morton County: 33.7 %Mountrail County: 32 %Nelson County: 35.4 %Oliver County: 37 %Pembina County: 34.9 %Pierce County: 33.6 %Ramsey County: 35.7 %Ransom County: 36.3 %Renville County: 36.7 %Richland County: 32.3 %Rolette County: 32.9 %Sargent County: 33.9 %Sheridan County: 38.2 %Sioux County: 30.6 %Slope County: 36.9 %Stark County: 31.8 %Steele County: 36.5 %Stutsman County: 33.9 %Towner County: 38.6 %Traill County: 34.7 %Walsh County: 35.4 %Ward County: 31.2 %Wells County: 38.8 %Williams County: 26.8 %
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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

McIntosh County: 40.6 %McIntosh County40.6Wells County: 38.8 %Wells County38.8McLean County: 38.7 %McLean County38.7Towner County: 38.6 %Towner County38.6Sheridan County: 38.2 %Sheridan County38.2Griggs County: 37.9 %Griggs County37.9Kidder County: 37.9 %Kidder County37.9Logan County: 37.9 %Logan County37.9LaMoure County: 37.8 %LaMoure County37.8Divide County: 37.7 %Divide County37.7Adams County: 37.5 %Adams County37.5Cavalier County: 37.3 %Cavalier County37.3Mercer County: 37.3 %Mercer County37.3Emmons County: 37.1 %Emmons County37.1Oliver County: 37 %Oliver County37Slope County: 36.9 %Slope County36.9Golden Valley County: 36.7 %Golden Valley County36.7Renville County: 36.7 %Renville County36.7Eddy County: 36.5 %Eddy County36.5Steele County: 36.5 %Steele County36.5Bottineau County: 36.3 %Bottineau County36.3Grant County: 36.3 %Grant County36.3Ransom County: 36.3 %Ransom County36.3Burke County: 36.1 %Burke County36.1Bowman County: 35.8 %Bowman County35.8Hettinger County: 35.8 %Hettinger County35.8Ramsey County: 35.7 %Ramsey County35.7Foster County: 35.6 %Foster County35.6Nelson County: 35.4 %Nelson County35.4Walsh County: 35.4 %Walsh County35.4Billings County: 35.3 %Billings County35.3Pembina County: 34.9 %Pembina County34.9Dunn County: 34.8 %Dunn County34.8Dickey County: 34.7 %Dickey County34.7Traill County: 34.7 %Traill County34.7McHenry County: 34.5 %McHenry County34.5Burleigh County: 34.2 %Burleigh County34.2Barnes County: 34.1 %Barnes County34.1Benson County: 34 %Benson County34Sargent County: 33.9 %Sargent County33.9Stutsman County: 33.9 %Stutsman County33.9Morton County: 33.7 %Morton County33.7Pierce County: 33.6 %Pierce County33.6Rolette County: 32.9 %Rolette County32.9Richland County: 32.3 %Richland County32.3Mountrail County: 32 %Mountrail County32Stark County: 31.8 %Stark County31.8Ward County: 31.2 %Ward County31.2McKenzie County: 30.7 %McKenzie County30.7Sioux County: 30.6 %Sioux County30.6Grand Forks County: 29.5 %Grand Forks County29.5Cass County: 29.2 %Cass County29.2Williams County: 26.8 %Williams County26.8McIntosh County: 40.6 %McIntosh County40.6Wells County: 38.8 %Wells County38.8McLean County: 38.7 %McLean County38.7Towner County: 38.6 %Towner County38.6Sheridan County: 38.2 %Sheridan County38.2Griggs County: 37.9 %Griggs County37.9Kidder County: 37.9 %Kidder County37.9Logan County: 37.9 %Logan County37.9LaMoure County: 37.8 %LaMoure County37.8Divide County: 37.7 %Divide County37.7Adams County: 37.5 %Adams County37.5Cavalier County: 37.3 %Cavalier County37.3Mercer County: 37.3 %Mercer County37.3Emmons County: 37.1 %Emmons County37.1Oliver County: 37 %Oliver County37Slope County: 36.9 %Slope County36.9Golden Valley County: 36.7 %Golden Valley County36.7Renville County: 36.7 %Renville County36.7Eddy County: 36.5 %Eddy County36.5Steele County: 36.5 %Steele County36.5Bottineau County: 36.3 %Bottineau County36.3Grant County: 36.3 %Grant County36.3Ransom County: 36.3 %Ransom County36.3Burke County: 36.1 %Burke County36.1Bowman County: 35.8 %Bowman County35.8Hettinger County: 35.8 %Hettinger County35.8Ramsey County: 35.7 %Ramsey County35.7Foster County: 35.6 %Foster County35.6Nelson County: 35.4 %Nelson County35.4Walsh County: 35.4 %Walsh County35.4Billings County: 35.3 %Billings County35.3Pembina County: 34.9 %Pembina County34.9Dunn County: 34.8 %Dunn County34.8Dickey County: 34.7 %Dickey County34.7Traill County: 34.7 %Traill County34.7McHenry County: 34.5 %McHenry County34.5Burleigh County: 34.2 %Burleigh County34.2Barnes County: 34.1 %Barnes County34.1Benson County: 34 %Benson County34Sargent County: 33.9 %Sargent County33.9Stutsman County: 33.9 %Stutsman County33.9Morton County: 33.7 %Morton County33.7Pierce County: 33.6 %Pierce County33.6Rolette County: 32.9 %Rolette County32.9Richland County: 32.3 %Richland County32.3Mountrail County: 32 %Mountrail County32Stark County: 31.8 %Stark County31.8Ward County: 31.2 %Ward County31.2McKenzie County: 30.7 %McKenzie County30.7Sioux County: 30.6 %Sioux County30.6Grand Forks County: 29.5 %Grand Forks County29.5Cass County: 29.2 %Cass County29.2Williams County: 26.8 %Williams County26.8
%. 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.

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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.

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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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

McIntosh County, with 40.6% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Williams County, with 26.8% in 2021.

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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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