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

All 95 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/tennessee-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Cumberland County | 46.1 |
| 2 | Pickett County | 45.9 |
| 3 | Hancock County | 44.4 |
| 4 | Carter County | 44.1 |
| 4 | Clay County | 44.1 |
| 4 | Jackson County | 44.1 |
| 7 | Cocke County | 43.8 |
| 8 | Fentress County | 43.6 |
| 8 | Loudon County | 43.6 |
| 10 | Decatur County | 43.5 |
| 10 | Unicoi County | 43.5 |
| 10 | Van Buren County | 43.5 |
| 13 | Johnson County | 43.4 |
| 14 | Grainger County | 43.3 |
| 15 | Hawkins County | 43.1 |
| 16 | Benton County | 43 |
| 17 | Hardin County | 42.9 |
| 18 | Monroe County | 42.8 |
| 19 | Henry County | 42.5 |
| 19 | Meigs County | 42.5 |
| 21 | Grundy County | 42.3 |
| 22 | DeKalb County | 42.2 |
| 23 | Polk County | 42.1 |
| 23 | Sequatchie County | 42.1 |
| 25 | Bledsoe County | 42 |
| 25 | Campbell County | 42 |
| 27 | Overton County | 41.9 |
| 27 | Perry County | 41.9 |
| 27 | Roane County | 41.9 |
| 30 | McMinn County | 41.8 |
| 31 | Fayette County | 41.7 |
| 31 | McNairy County | 41.7 |
| 31 | Moore County | 41.7 |
| 31 | Scott County | 41.7 |
| 35 | Claiborne County | 41.6 |
| 35 | Sevier County | 41.6 |
| 37 | Anderson County | 41.5 |
| 38 | Henderson County | 41.4 |
| 38 | Marion County | 41.4 |
| 38 | Wayne County | 41.4 |
| 38 | White County | 41.4 |
| 42 | Giles County | 41.2 |
| 42 | Haywood County | 41.2 |
| 42 | Lincoln County | 41.2 |
| 45 | Lewis County | 41.1 |
| 45 | Union County | 41.1 |
| 47 | Cannon County | 41 |
| 47 | Greene County | 41 |
| 47 | Humphreys County | 41 |
| 47 | Obion County | 41 |
| 47 | Rhea County | 41 |
| 47 | Stewart County | 41 |
| 53 | Hamblen County | 40.9 |
| 53 | Houston County | 40.9 |
| 53 | Lawrence County | 40.9 |
| 56 | Morgan County | 40.8 |
| 57 | Carroll County | 40.6 |
| 58 | Blount County | 40.5 |
| 58 | Coffee County | 40.5 |
| 60 | Hickman County | 40.4 |
| 61 | Franklin County | 40.3 |
| 62 | Lake County | 40.1 |
| 63 | Dyer County | 39.9 |
| 64 | Warren County | 39.7 |
| 65 | Crockett County | 39.6 |
| 65 | Gibson County | 39.6 |
| 67 | Jefferson County | 39.4 |
| 67 | Sullivan County | 39.4 |
| 67 | Sumner County | 39.4 |
| 70 | Lauderdale County | 39.2 |
| 70 | Macon County | 39.2 |
| 70 | Smith County | 39.2 |
| 70 | Tipton County | 39.2 |
| 74 | Chester County | 39 |
| 74 | Hardeman County | 39 |
| 76 | Bedford County | 38.8 |
| 77 | Bradley County | 38.7 |
| 77 | Marshall County | 38.7 |
| 79 | Dickson County | 38.6 |
| 79 | Robertson County | 38.6 |
| 81 | Wilson County | 38.2 |
| 82 | Maury County | 38.1 |
| 82 | Putnam County | 38.1 |
| 82 | Williamson County | 38.1 |
| 85 | Cheatham County | 38 |
| 86 | Shelby County | 37.8 |
| 86 | Weakley County | 37.8 |
| 88 | Hamilton County | 36.8 |
| 88 | Madison County | 36.8 |
| 88 | Washington County | 36.8 |
| 91 | Knox County | 36.1 |
| 92 | Trousdale County | 35.5 |
| 93 | Rutherford County | 34.4 |
| 94 | Davidson County | 34.3 |
| 95 | Montgomery County | 33 |