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Counties in Tennessee by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023

Cumberland County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2023, at 46.1%. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 33%. The median was 41%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest46.1Cumberland County
Lowest33Montgomery County
Median4195 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Cumberland County: 46.1 %Cumberland County46.1Pickett County: 45.9 %Pickett County45.9Hancock County: 44.4 %Hancock County44.4Carter County: 44.1 %Carter County44.1Clay County: 44.1 %Clay County44.1Jackson County: 44.1 %Jackson County44.1Cocke County: 43.8 %Cocke County43.8Fentress County: 43.6 %Fentress County43.6Loudon County: 43.6 %Loudon County43.6Decatur County: 43.5 %Decatur County43.5Unicoi County: 43.5 %Unicoi County43.5Van Buren County: 43.5 %Van Buren County43.5Johnson County: 43.4 %Johnson County43.4Grainger County: 43.3 %Grainger County43.3Hawkins County: 43.1 %Hawkins County43.1Benton County: 43 %Benton County43Hardin County: 42.9 %Hardin County42.9Monroe County: 42.8 %Monroe County42.8Henry County: 42.5 %Henry County42.5Meigs County: 42.5 %Meigs County42.5Grundy County: 42.3 %Grundy County42.3DeKalb County: 42.2 %DeKalb County42.2Polk County: 42.1 %Polk County42.1Sequatchie County: 42.1 %Sequatchie County42.1Bledsoe County: 42 %Bledsoe County42Campbell County: 42 %Campbell County42Overton County: 41.9 %Overton County41.9Perry County: 41.9 %Perry County41.9Roane County: 41.9 %Roane County41.9McMinn County: 41.8 %McMinn County41.8Fayette County: 41.7 %Fayette County41.7McNairy County: 41.7 %McNairy County41.7Moore County: 41.7 %Moore County41.7Scott County: 41.7 %Scott County41.7Claiborne County: 41.6 %Claiborne County41.6Sevier County: 41.6 %Sevier County41.6Anderson County: 41.5 %Anderson County41.5Henderson County: 41.4 %Henderson County41.4Marion County: 41.4 %Marion County41.4Wayne County: 41.4 %Wayne County41.4
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)
1Cumberland County46.1
2Pickett County45.9
3Hancock County44.4
4Carter County44.1
4Clay County44.1
4Jackson County44.1
7Cocke County43.8
8Fentress County43.6
8Loudon County43.6
10Decatur County43.5
10Unicoi County43.5
10Van Buren County43.5
13Johnson County43.4
14Grainger County43.3
15Hawkins County43.1
16Benton County43
17Hardin County42.9
18Monroe County42.8
19Henry County42.5
19Meigs County42.5
21Grundy County42.3
22DeKalb County42.2
23Polk County42.1
23Sequatchie County42.1
25Bledsoe County42
25Campbell County42
27Overton County41.9
27Perry County41.9
27Roane County41.9
30McMinn County41.8
31Fayette County41.7
31McNairy County41.7
31Moore County41.7
31Scott County41.7
35Claiborne County41.6
35Sevier County41.6
37Anderson County41.5
38Henderson County41.4
38Marion County41.4
38Wayne County41.4
38White County41.4
42Giles County41.2
42Haywood County41.2
42Lincoln County41.2
45Lewis County41.1
45Union County41.1
47Cannon County41
47Greene County41
47Humphreys County41
47Obion County41
47Rhea County41
47Stewart County41
53Hamblen County40.9
53Houston County40.9
53Lawrence County40.9
56Morgan County40.8
57Carroll County40.6
58Blount County40.5
58Coffee County40.5
60Hickman County40.4
61Franklin County40.3
62Lake County40.1
63Dyer County39.9
64Warren County39.7
65Crockett County39.6
65Gibson County39.6
67Jefferson County39.4
67Sullivan County39.4
67Sumner County39.4
70Lauderdale County39.2
70Macon County39.2
70Smith County39.2
70Tipton County39.2
74Chester County39
74Hardeman County39
76Bedford County38.8
77Bradley County38.7
77Marshall County38.7
79Dickson County38.6
79Robertson County38.6
81Wilson County38.2
82Maury County38.1
82Putnam County38.1
82Williamson County38.1
85Cheatham County38
86Shelby County37.8
86Weakley County37.8
88Hamilton County36.8
88Madison County36.8
88Washington County36.8
91Knox County36.1
92Trousdale County35.5
93Rutherford County34.4
94Davidson County34.3
95Montgomery County33

Other periods

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 Tennessee by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023) [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 Tennessee by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023. 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/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Tennessee by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties.

Harvard

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 Tennessee by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cumberland County, with 46.1% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Montgomery County, with 33% in 2023.

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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