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

Jeff Davis County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 254 counties in 2021, at 46.9%. Brazos County had the lowest, at 28.7%. The median was 38.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest46.9Jeff Davis County
Lowest28.7Brazos County
Median38.4254 counties

Top 40 counties, 2021

Jeff Davis County: 46.9 %Jeff Davis County46.9Sabine County: 44.9 %Sabine County44.9Edwards County: 44.7 %Edwards County44.7Real County: 44.7 %Real County44.7Terrell County: 44.7 %Terrell County44.7Menard County: 44.4 %Menard County44.4Kimble County: 43.4 %Kimble County43.4Presidio County: 43.4 %Presidio County43.4Foard County: 43.2 %Foard County43.2Llano County: 43.2 %Llano County43.2San Augustine County: 43 %San Augustine County43Marion County: 42.8 %Marion County42.8Dickens County: 42.7 %Dickens County42.7Bandera County: 42.6 %Bandera County42.6Briscoe County: 42.6 %Briscoe County42.6Cottle County: 42.6 %Cottle County42.6Aransas County: 42.4 %Aransas County42.4Motley County: 42.4 %Motley County42.4Trinity County: 42.4 %Trinity County42.4Newton County: 42.3 %Newton County42.3Kerr County: 42.2 %Kerr County42.2King County: 42.2 %King County42.2Throckmorton County: 42.2 %Throckmorton County42.2Coleman County: 42 %Coleman County42Hamilton County: 42 %Hamilton County42Leon County: 42 %Leon County42Red River County: 42 %Red River County42Coke County: 41.8 %Coke County41.8Concho County: 41.8 %Concho County41.8Culberson County: 41.8 %Culberson County41.8Wood County: 41.8 %Wood County41.8Fayette County: 41.7 %Fayette County41.7Rains County: 41.7 %Rains County41.7Jasper County: 41.6 %Jasper County41.6McMullen County: 41.6 %McMullen County41.6Stonewall County: 41.6 %Stonewall County41.6Kenedy County: 41.5 %Kenedy County41.5Mason County: 41.4 %Mason County41.4Mills County: 41.4 %Mills County41.4Blanco County: 41.3 %Blanco County41.3
%. 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 (%)
1Jeff Davis County46.9
2Sabine County44.9
3Edwards County44.7
3Real County44.7
3Terrell County44.7
6Menard County44.4
7Kimble County43.4
7Presidio County43.4
9Foard County43.2
9Llano County43.2
11San Augustine County43
12Marion County42.8
13Dickens County42.7
14Bandera County42.6
14Briscoe County42.6
14Cottle County42.6
17Aransas County42.4
17Motley County42.4
17Trinity County42.4
20Newton County42.3
21Kerr County42.2
21King County42.2
21Throckmorton County42.2
24Coleman County42
24Hamilton County42
24Leon County42
24Red River County42
28Coke County41.8
28Concho County41.8
28Culberson County41.8
28Wood County41.8
32Fayette County41.7
32Rains County41.7
34Jasper County41.6
34McMullen County41.6
34Stonewall County41.6
37Kenedy County41.5
38Mason County41.4
38Mills County41.4
40Blanco County41.3
41Cass County41.2
42Bosque County41.1
42Gillespie County41.1
42Lavaca County41.1
42San Jacinto County41.1
46Hall County41
47Comanche County40.9
47Jim Hogg County40.9
49Baylor County40.8
49McCulloch County40.8
49Refugio County40.8
52Eastland County40.7
52Henderson County40.7
54Clay County40.5
54Fisher County40.5
54Kent County40.5
54Van Zandt County40.5
58Wheeler County40.4
59Goliad County40.3
60DeWitt County40.2
60Dimmit County40.2
62Hood County40.1
62Tyler County40.1
64Borden County40
65Colorado County39.9
65Houston County39.9
65Knox County39.9
65Montague County39.9
69Angelina County39.8
69Collingsworth County39.8
69Milam County39.8
69Polk County39.8
69Sutton County39.8
74Haskell County39.7
74Kinney County39.7
74Lee County39.7
77Hardin County39.6
77Irion County39.6
77Limestone County39.6
77Robertson County39.6
81Brewster County39.5
81Brooks County39.5
81Lynn County39.5
81Palo Pinto County39.5
81Runnels County39.5
86Armstrong County39.4
86Delta County39.4
88Cochran County39.3
88Hardeman County39.3
88Hill County39.3
88Nolan County39.3
92Camp County39.2
92Donley County39.2
92Morris County39.2
92Shelby County39.2
96Live Oak County39.1
97Archer County39
97Freestone County39
97Jackson County39
97Panola County39
97San Saba County39
97Wilbarger County39
97Zavala County39
104Brown County38.9
104Burleson County38.9
104Gonzales County38.9
104Shackelford County38.9
104Somervell County38.9
104Young County38.9
110Crosby County38.8
110Grimes County38.8
110Orange County38.8
110Roberts County38.8
114Burnet County38.7
114Floyd County38.7
114Lamb County38.7
114Lipscomb County38.7
118Duval County38.6
118Lamar County38.6
118Lampasas County38.6
121Calhoun County38.5
121Franklin County38.5
121Jim Wells County38.5
121Matagorda County38.5
125Carson County38.4
125Cooke County38.4
125Falls County38.4
125Schleicher County38.4
129Callahan County38.3
129Comal County38.3
129Crockett County38.3
129Hansford County38.3
129Hopkins County38.3
129Navarro County38.3
129Stephens County38.3
129Terry County38.3
129Upshur County38.3
138Hunt County38.2
138Wharton County38.2
140Cherokee County38.1
140Hutchinson County38.1
140Potter County38.1
143Gray County38
143Kendall County38
143Titus County38
146Parker County37.9
147Parmer County37.8
147Swisher County37.8
147Victoria County37.8
147Willacy County37.8
147Wise County37.8
152Austin County37.7
152Sherman County37.7
152Smith County37.7
155Jack County37.6
155Washington County37.6
157Bowie County37.5
158Castro County37.4
158Fannin County37.4
160Bastrop County37.3
160Wilson County37.3
162Zapata County37.2
163Grayson County37.1
163Harrison County37.1
163Oldham County37.1
166Upton County37
166Uvalde County37
168Hemphill County36.9
168Ward County36.9
170Atascosa County36.8
170Dallam County36.8
172Hockley County36.7
172Liberty County36.7
172Rusk County36.7
175Bailey County36.6
175Glasscock County36.6
175Howard County36.6
175Tarrant County36.6
179Anderson County36.5
179Hidalgo County36.5
179Scurry County36.5
179Starr County36.5
183Cameron County36.4
183Dawson County36.4
183Medina County36.4
183San Patricio County36.4
187Deaf Smith County36.3
188Gregg County36.2
188Maverick County36.2
188Ochiltree County36.2
188Pecos County36.2
188Wichita County36.2
188Winkler County36.2
194Brazoria County36.1
195Hale County36
195Moore County36
195Webb County36
198Reeves County35.9
199Caldwell County35.8
199Johnson County35.8
199Nueces County35.8
202Sterling County35.7
202Val Verde County35.7
204Karnes County35.6
204Randall County35.6
206Crane County35.4
206Hartley County35.4
206Tom Green County35.4
206Yoakum County35.4
210Bexar County35.3
210Martin County35.3
210McLennan County35.3
213Fort Bend County35.2
213Jones County35.2
213Lubbock County35.2
213Mitchell County35.2
213Nacogdoches County35.2
218Frio County35.1
218Jefferson County35.1
218Rockwall County35.1
221Ellis County35
222Bee County34.9
223Childress County34.8
223Hudspeth County34.8
223Montgomery County34.8
226Andrews County34.7
226Guadalupe County34.7
226Madison County34.7
229Erath County34.6
230Denton County34.5
231Reagan County34.4
231Williamson County34.4
233Gaines County34.3
234Chambers County34.2
234Kleberg County34.2
234Walker County34.2
237Galveston County33.9
237Harris County33.9
239Collin County33.8
240Hays County33.7
240Taylor County33.7
242El Paso County33.6
243Dallas County33.5
243La Salle County33.5
243Loving County33.5
246Garza County33.4
246Kaufman County33.4
248Ector County33.2
249Midland County33
250Bell County32.4

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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.

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.

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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 Texas 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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Jeff Davis County, with 46.9% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Brazos County, with 28.7% 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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