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

Wahkiakum County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 39 counties in 2021, at 42.7%. Whitman County had the lowest, at 25.5%. The median was 35%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest42.7Wahkiakum County
Lowest25.5Whitman County
Median3539 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 31.6 %Asotin County: 36.4 %Benton County: 35.9 %Chelan County: 34 %Clallam County: 38.5 %Clark County: 31.3 %Columbia County: 37.6 %Cowlitz County: 35 %Douglas County: 33.4 %Ferry County: 39.2 %Franklin County: 30.3 %Garfield County: 39.7 %Grant County: 33.4 %Grays Harbor County: 39.1 %Island County: 36.2 %Jefferson County: 40.2 %King County: 32.1 %Kitsap County: 32.8 %Kittitas County: 30.7 %Klickitat County: 34.6 %Lewis County: 36.6 %Lincoln County: 35.6 %Mason County: 35.7 %Okanogan County: 37.1 %Pacific County: 39.8 %Pend Oreille County: 37.4 %Pierce County: 32.7 %San Juan County: 37.3 %Skagit County: 34 %Skamania County: 35.3 %Snohomish County: 34 %Spokane County: 33.8 %Stevens County: 36.1 %Thurston County: 33.5 %Wahkiakum County: 42.7 %Walla Walla County: 32 %Whatcom County: 32.3 %Whitman County: 25.5 %Yakima County: 33.1 %
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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.

All counties, 2021

Wahkiakum County: 42.7 %Wahkiakum County42.7Jefferson County: 40.2 %Jefferson County40.2Pacific County: 39.8 %Pacific County39.8Garfield County: 39.7 %Garfield County39.7Ferry County: 39.2 %Ferry County39.2Grays Harbor County: 39.1 %Grays Harbor County39.1Clallam County: 38.5 %Clallam County38.5Columbia County: 37.6 %Columbia County37.6Pend Oreille County: 37.4 %Pend Oreille County37.4San Juan County: 37.3 %San Juan County37.3Okanogan County: 37.1 %Okanogan County37.1Lewis County: 36.6 %Lewis County36.6Asotin County: 36.4 %Asotin County36.4Island County: 36.2 %Island County36.2Stevens County: 36.1 %Stevens County36.1Benton County: 35.9 %Benton County35.9Mason County: 35.7 %Mason County35.7Lincoln County: 35.6 %Lincoln County35.6Skamania County: 35.3 %Skamania County35.3Cowlitz County: 35 %Cowlitz County35Klickitat County: 34.6 %Klickitat County34.6Chelan County: 34 %Chelan County34Skagit County: 34 %Skagit County34Snohomish County: 34 %Snohomish County34Spokane County: 33.8 %Spokane County33.8Thurston County: 33.5 %Thurston County33.5Douglas County: 33.4 %Douglas County33.4Grant County: 33.4 %Grant County33.4Yakima County: 33.1 %Yakima County33.1Kitsap County: 32.8 %Kitsap County32.8Pierce County: 32.7 %Pierce County32.7Whatcom County: 32.3 %Whatcom County32.3King County: 32.1 %King County32.1Walla Walla County: 32 %Walla Walla County32Adams County: 31.6 %Adams County31.6Clark County: 31.3 %Clark County31.3Kittitas County: 30.7 %Kittitas County30.7Franklin County: 30.3 %Franklin County30.3Whitman County: 25.5 %Whitman County25.5Wahkiakum County: 42.7 %Wahkiakum County42.7Jefferson County: 40.2 %Jefferson County40.2Pacific County: 39.8 %Pacific County39.8Garfield County: 39.7 %Garfield County39.7Ferry County: 39.2 %Ferry County39.2Grays Harbor County: 39.1 %Grays Harbor County39.1Clallam County: 38.5 %Clallam County38.5Columbia County: 37.6 %Columbia County37.6Pend Oreille County: 37.4 %Pend Oreille County37.4San Juan County: 37.3 %San Juan County37.3Okanogan County: 37.1 %Okanogan County37.1Lewis County: 36.6 %Lewis County36.6Asotin County: 36.4 %Asotin County36.4Island County: 36.2 %Island County36.2Stevens County: 36.1 %Stevens County36.1Benton County: 35.9 %Benton County35.9Mason County: 35.7 %Mason County35.7Lincoln County: 35.6 %Lincoln County35.6Skamania County: 35.3 %Skamania County35.3Cowlitz County: 35 %Cowlitz County35Klickitat County: 34.6 %Klickitat County34.6Chelan County: 34 %Chelan County34Skagit County: 34 %Skagit County34Snohomish County: 34 %Snohomish County34Spokane County: 33.8 %Spokane County33.8Thurston County: 33.5 %Thurston County33.5Douglas County: 33.4 %Douglas County33.4Grant County: 33.4 %Grant County33.4Yakima County: 33.1 %Yakima County33.1Kitsap County: 32.8 %Kitsap County32.8Pierce County: 32.7 %Pierce County32.7Whatcom County: 32.3 %Whatcom County32.3King County: 32.1 %King County32.1Walla Walla County: 32 %Walla Walla County32Adams County: 31.6 %Adams County31.6Clark County: 31.3 %Clark County31.3Kittitas County: 30.7 %Kittitas County30.7Franklin County: 30.3 %Franklin County30.3Whitman County: 25.5 %Whitman County25.5
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Wahkiakum County42.7
2Jefferson County40.2
3Pacific County39.8
4Garfield County39.7
5Ferry County39.2
6Grays Harbor County39.1
7Clallam County38.5
8Columbia County37.6
9Pend Oreille County37.4
10San Juan County37.3
11Okanogan County37.1
12Lewis County36.6
13Asotin County36.4
14Island County36.2
15Stevens County36.1
16Benton County35.9
17Mason County35.7
18Lincoln County35.6
19Skamania County35.3
20Cowlitz County35
21Klickitat County34.6
22Chelan County34
22Skagit County34
22Snohomish County34
25Spokane County33.8
26Thurston County33.5
27Douglas County33.4
27Grant County33.4
29Yakima County33.1
30Kitsap County32.8
31Pierce County32.7
32Whatcom County32.3
33King County32.1
34Walla Walla County32
35Adams County31.6
36Clark County31.3
37Kittitas County30.7
38Franklin County30.3
39Whitman County25.5

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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, 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Wahkiakum County, with 42.7% in 2021, 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 25.5% in 2021.

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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