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

Wahkiakum County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 39 counties in 2023, at 43.4%. Whitman County had the lowest, at 27.5%. The median was 36.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest43.4Wahkiakum County
Lowest27.5Whitman County
Median36.439 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 34.1 %Asotin County: 37.6 %Benton County: 36.4 %Chelan County: 35.7 %Clallam County: 41.3 %Clark County: 33.5 %Columbia County: 39.2 %Cowlitz County: 34.6 %Douglas County: 34 %Ferry County: 41.2 %Franklin County: 31.3 %Garfield County: 38.5 %Grant County: 34 %Grays Harbor County: 39.1 %Island County: 36.8 %Jefferson County: 43.2 %King County: 34 %Kitsap County: 34.1 %Kittitas County: 32.4 %Klickitat County: 36.3 %Lewis County: 38.8 %Lincoln County: 39.3 %Mason County: 39 %Okanogan County: 36.9 %Pacific County: 42.7 %Pend Oreille County: 39.6 %Pierce County: 35.5 %San Juan County: 39.2 %Skagit County: 34.4 %Skamania County: 36.9 %Snohomish County: 35.3 %Spokane County: 34.7 %Stevens County: 38.2 %Thurston County: 36.5 %Wahkiakum County: 43.4 %Walla Walla County: 35 %Whatcom County: 33.1 %Whitman County: 27.5 %Yakima County: 34.7 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Wahkiakum County: 43.4 %Wahkiakum County43.4Jefferson County: 43.2 %Jefferson County43.2Pacific County: 42.7 %Pacific County42.7Clallam County: 41.3 %Clallam County41.3Ferry County: 41.2 %Ferry County41.2Pend Oreille County: 39.6 %Pend Oreille County39.6Lincoln County: 39.3 %Lincoln County39.3Columbia County: 39.2 %Columbia County39.2San Juan County: 39.2 %San Juan County39.2Grays Harbor County: 39.1 %Grays Harbor County39.1Mason County: 39 %Mason County39Lewis County: 38.8 %Lewis County38.8Garfield County: 38.5 %Garfield County38.5Stevens County: 38.2 %Stevens County38.2Asotin County: 37.6 %Asotin County37.6Okanogan County: 36.9 %Okanogan County36.9Skamania County: 36.9 %Skamania County36.9Island County: 36.8 %Island County36.8Thurston County: 36.5 %Thurston County36.5Benton County: 36.4 %Benton County36.4Klickitat County: 36.3 %Klickitat County36.3Chelan County: 35.7 %Chelan County35.7Pierce County: 35.5 %Pierce County35.5Snohomish County: 35.3 %Snohomish County35.3Walla Walla County: 35 %Walla Walla County35Spokane County: 34.7 %Spokane County34.7Yakima County: 34.7 %Yakima County34.7Cowlitz County: 34.6 %Cowlitz County34.6Skagit County: 34.4 %Skagit County34.4Adams County: 34.1 %Adams County34.1Kitsap County: 34.1 %Kitsap County34.1Douglas County: 34 %Douglas County34Grant County: 34 %Grant County34King County: 34 %King County34Clark County: 33.5 %Clark County33.5Whatcom County: 33.1 %Whatcom County33.1Kittitas County: 32.4 %Kittitas County32.4Franklin County: 31.3 %Franklin County31.3Whitman County: 27.5 %Whitman County27.5Wahkiakum County: 43.4 %Wahkiakum County43.4Jefferson County: 43.2 %Jefferson County43.2Pacific County: 42.7 %Pacific County42.7Clallam County: 41.3 %Clallam County41.3Ferry County: 41.2 %Ferry County41.2Pend Oreille County: 39.6 %Pend Oreille County39.6Lincoln County: 39.3 %Lincoln County39.3Columbia County: 39.2 %Columbia County39.2San Juan County: 39.2 %San Juan County39.2Grays Harbor County: 39.1 %Grays Harbor County39.1Mason County: 39 %Mason County39Lewis County: 38.8 %Lewis County38.8Garfield County: 38.5 %Garfield County38.5Stevens County: 38.2 %Stevens County38.2Asotin County: 37.6 %Asotin County37.6Okanogan County: 36.9 %Okanogan County36.9Skamania County: 36.9 %Skamania County36.9Island County: 36.8 %Island County36.8Thurston County: 36.5 %Thurston County36.5Benton County: 36.4 %Benton County36.4Klickitat County: 36.3 %Klickitat County36.3Chelan County: 35.7 %Chelan County35.7Pierce County: 35.5 %Pierce County35.5Snohomish County: 35.3 %Snohomish County35.3Walla Walla County: 35 %Walla Walla County35Spokane County: 34.7 %Spokane County34.7Yakima County: 34.7 %Yakima County34.7Cowlitz County: 34.6 %Cowlitz County34.6Skagit County: 34.4 %Skagit County34.4Adams County: 34.1 %Adams County34.1Kitsap County: 34.1 %Kitsap County34.1Douglas County: 34 %Douglas County34Grant County: 34 %Grant County34King County: 34 %King County34Clark County: 33.5 %Clark County33.5Whatcom County: 33.1 %Whatcom County33.1Kittitas County: 32.4 %Kittitas County32.4Franklin County: 31.3 %Franklin County31.3Whitman County: 27.5 %Whitman County27.5
%. 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 (%)
1Wahkiakum County43.4
2Jefferson County43.2
3Pacific County42.7
4Clallam County41.3
5Ferry County41.2
6Pend Oreille County39.6
7Lincoln County39.3
8Columbia County39.2
8San Juan County39.2
10Grays Harbor County39.1
11Mason County39
12Lewis County38.8
13Garfield County38.5
14Stevens County38.2
15Asotin County37.6
16Okanogan County36.9
16Skamania County36.9
18Island County36.8
19Thurston County36.5
20Benton County36.4
21Klickitat County36.3
22Chelan County35.7
23Pierce County35.5
24Snohomish County35.3
25Walla Walla County35
26Spokane County34.7
26Yakima County34.7
28Cowlitz County34.6
29Skagit County34.4
30Adams County34.1
30Kitsap County34.1
32Douglas County34
32Grant County34
32King County34
35Clark County33.5
36Whatcom County33.1
37Kittitas County32.4
38Franklin County31.3
39Whitman County27.5

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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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-counties. 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 Washington 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/washington-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Wahkiakum County, with 43.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Whitman County, with 27.5% 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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