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

Cumberland County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2021, at 45.6%. Davidson County had the lowest, at 30.9%. The median was 39.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest45.6Cumberland County
Lowest30.9Davidson County
Median39.795 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 39.6 %Bedford County: 36.9 %Benton County: 43.3 %Bledsoe County: 40.4 %Blount County: 38.4 %Bradley County: 37.8 %Campbell County: 40.1 %Cannon County: 38.7 %Carroll County: 40.2 %Carter County: 41.3 %Cheatham County: 37.7 %Chester County: 37.8 %Claiborne County: 40.2 %Clay County: 43.2 %Cocke County: 41.7 %Coffee County: 37.6 %Crockett County: 39.2 %Cumberland County: 45.6 %Davidson County: 30.9 %Decatur County: 42.7 %DeKalb County: 40.3 %Dickson County: 36.3 %Dyer County: 37.9 %Fayette County: 39.7 %Fentress County: 42.6 %Franklin County: 39 %Gibson County: 38.9 %Giles County: 40.6 %Grainger County: 41 %Greene County: 39.9 %Grundy County: 39.5 %Hamblen County: 37.9 %Hamilton County: 35.2 %Hancock County: 42.8 %Hardeman County: 38.7 %Hardin County: 43.2 %Hawkins County: 41.3 %Haywood County: 40.7 %Henderson County: 39.8 %Henry County: 42.6 %Hickman County: 37.3 %Houston County: 39.6 %Humphreys County: 39.1 %Jackson County: 42 %Jefferson County: 37.9 %Johnson County: 41.8 %Knox County: 36.4 %Lake County: 37.6 %Lauderdale County: 37.1 %Lawrence County: 40 %Lewis County: 40.7 %Lincoln County: 40.9 %Loudon County: 42.1 %McMinn County: 38.1 %McNairy County: 40.7 %Macon County: 38.5 %Madison County: 37.2 %Marion County: 40.5 %Marshall County: 37.2 %Maury County: 38.4 %Meigs County: 40.8 %Monroe County: 42.8 %Montgomery County: 32.6 %Moore County: 40.5 %Morgan County: 39.7 %Obion County: 41 %Overton County: 41 %Perry County: 41 %Pickett County: 43.8 %Polk County: 40 %Putnam County: 36.7 %Rhea County: 39.3 %Roane County: 41.4 %Robertson County: 36.1 %Rutherford County: 33.7 %Scott County: 40.5 %Sequatchie County: 42.5 %Sevier County: 39.8 %Shelby County: 33.2 %Smith County: 38.9 %Stewart County: 40.4 %Sullivan County: 40.5 %Sumner County: 36.3 %Tipton County: 36.7 %Trousdale County: 34 %Unicoi County: 41.9 %Union County: 40 %Van Buren County: 43.3 %Warren County: 38.9 %Washington County: 36.1 %Wayne County: 39.5 %Weakley County: 38 %White County: 40.7 %Williamson County: 33.6 %Wilson County: 36.4 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Cumberland County: 45.6 %Cumberland County45.6Pickett County: 43.8 %Pickett County43.8Benton County: 43.3 %Benton County43.3Van Buren County: 43.3 %Van Buren County43.3Clay County: 43.2 %Clay County43.2Hardin County: 43.2 %Hardin County43.2Hancock County: 42.8 %Hancock County42.8Monroe County: 42.8 %Monroe County42.8Decatur County: 42.7 %Decatur County42.7Fentress County: 42.6 %Fentress County42.6Henry County: 42.6 %Henry County42.6Sequatchie County: 42.5 %Sequatchie County42.5Loudon County: 42.1 %Loudon County42.1Jackson County: 42 %Jackson County42Unicoi County: 41.9 %Unicoi County41.9Johnson County: 41.8 %Johnson County41.8Cocke County: 41.7 %Cocke County41.7Roane County: 41.4 %Roane County41.4Carter County: 41.3 %Carter County41.3Hawkins County: 41.3 %Hawkins County41.3Grainger County: 41 %Grainger County41Obion County: 41 %Obion County41Overton County: 41 %Overton County41Perry County: 41 %Perry County41Lincoln County: 40.9 %Lincoln County40.9Meigs County: 40.8 %Meigs County40.8Haywood County: 40.7 %Haywood County40.7Lewis County: 40.7 %Lewis County40.7McNairy County: 40.7 %McNairy County40.7White County: 40.7 %White County40.7Giles County: 40.6 %Giles County40.6Marion County: 40.5 %Marion County40.5Moore County: 40.5 %Moore County40.5Scott County: 40.5 %Scott County40.5Sullivan County: 40.5 %Sullivan County40.5Bledsoe County: 40.4 %Bledsoe County40.4Stewart County: 40.4 %Stewart County40.4DeKalb County: 40.3 %DeKalb County40.3Carroll County: 40.2 %Carroll County40.2Claiborne County: 40.2 %Claiborne County40.2Cumberland County: 45.6 %Cumberland County45.6Pickett County: 43.8 %Pickett County43.8Benton County: 43.3 %Benton County43.3Van Buren County: 43.3 %Van Buren County43.3Clay County: 43.2 %Clay County43.2Hardin County: 43.2 %Hardin County43.2Hancock County: 42.8 %Hancock County42.8Monroe County: 42.8 %Monroe County42.8Decatur County: 42.7 %Decatur County42.7Fentress County: 42.6 %Fentress County42.6Henry County: 42.6 %Henry County42.6Sequatchie County: 42.5 %Sequatchie County42.5Loudon County: 42.1 %Loudon County42.1Jackson County: 42 %Jackson County42Unicoi County: 41.9 %Unicoi County41.9Johnson County: 41.8 %Johnson County41.8Cocke County: 41.7 %Cocke County41.7Roane County: 41.4 %Roane County41.4Carter County: 41.3 %Carter County41.3Hawkins County: 41.3 %Hawkins County41.3Grainger County: 41 %Grainger County41Obion County: 41 %Obion County41Overton County: 41 %Overton County41Perry County: 41 %Perry County41Lincoln County: 40.9 %Lincoln County40.9Meigs County: 40.8 %Meigs County40.8Haywood County: 40.7 %Haywood County40.7Lewis County: 40.7 %Lewis County40.7McNairy County: 40.7 %McNairy County40.7White County: 40.7 %White County40.7Giles County: 40.6 %Giles County40.6Marion County: 40.5 %Marion County40.5Moore County: 40.5 %Moore County40.5Scott County: 40.5 %Scott County40.5Sullivan County: 40.5 %Sullivan County40.5Bledsoe County: 40.4 %Bledsoe County40.4Stewart County: 40.4 %Stewart County40.4DeKalb County: 40.3 %DeKalb County40.3Carroll County: 40.2 %Carroll County40.2Claiborne County: 40.2 %Claiborne County40.2
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Cumberland County45.6
2Pickett County43.8
3Benton County43.3
3Van Buren County43.3
5Clay County43.2
5Hardin County43.2
7Hancock County42.8
7Monroe County42.8
9Decatur County42.7
10Fentress County42.6
10Henry County42.6
12Sequatchie County42.5
13Loudon County42.1
14Jackson County42
15Unicoi County41.9
16Johnson County41.8
17Cocke County41.7
18Roane County41.4
19Carter County41.3
19Hawkins County41.3
21Grainger County41
21Obion County41
21Overton County41
21Perry County41
25Lincoln County40.9
26Meigs County40.8
27Haywood County40.7
27Lewis County40.7
27McNairy County40.7
27White County40.7
31Giles County40.6
32Marion County40.5
32Moore County40.5
32Scott County40.5
32Sullivan County40.5
36Bledsoe County40.4
36Stewart County40.4
38DeKalb County40.3
39Carroll County40.2
39Claiborne County40.2
41Campbell County40.1
42Lawrence County40
42Polk County40
42Union County40
45Greene County39.9
46Henderson County39.8
46Sevier County39.8
48Fayette County39.7
48Morgan County39.7
50Anderson County39.6
50Houston County39.6
52Grundy County39.5
52Wayne County39.5
54Rhea County39.3
55Crockett County39.2
56Humphreys County39.1
57Franklin County39
58Gibson County38.9
58Smith County38.9
58Warren County38.9
61Cannon County38.7
61Hardeman County38.7
63Macon County38.5
64Blount County38.4
64Maury County38.4
66McMinn County38.1
67Weakley County38
68Dyer County37.9
68Hamblen County37.9
68Jefferson County37.9
71Bradley County37.8
71Chester County37.8
73Cheatham County37.7
74Coffee County37.6
74Lake County37.6
76Hickman County37.3
77Madison County37.2
77Marshall County37.2
79Lauderdale County37.1
80Bedford County36.9
81Putnam County36.7
81Tipton County36.7
83Knox County36.4
83Wilson County36.4
85Dickson County36.3
85Sumner County36.3
87Robertson County36.1
87Washington County36.1
89Hamilton County35.2
90Trousdale County34
91Rutherford County33.7
92Williamson County33.6
93Shelby County33.2
94Montgomery County32.6
95Davidson County30.9

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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.

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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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2021. 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?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cumberland County, with 45.6% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Davidson County, with 30.9% 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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