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

Pendleton County had the highest high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate of 55 counties in 2023, at 47.2%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 34.6%. The median was 44.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest47.2Pendleton County
Lowest34.6Monongalia County
Median44.455 counties

All counties, 2023

Pendleton County: 47.2 %Pendleton County47.2Webster County: 47.1 %Webster County47.1Calhoun County: 46.8 %Calhoun County46.8Pocahontas County: 46.6 %Pocahontas County46.6Ritchie County: 46.6 %Ritchie County46.6Tyler County: 46.5 %Tyler County46.5Mingo County: 46.3 %Mingo County46.3Monroe County: 46.3 %Monroe County46.3Wyoming County: 46.3 %Wyoming County46.3Tucker County: 45.9 %Tucker County45.9Roane County: 45.7 %Roane County45.7Wirt County: 45.7 %Wirt County45.7Fayette County: 45.6 %Fayette County45.6Clay County: 45.5 %Clay County45.5Summers County: 45.5 %Summers County45.5Hardy County: 45.4 %Hardy County45.4Wetzel County: 45.4 %Wetzel County45.4Hampshire County: 45.2 %Hampshire County45.2Logan County: 45.2 %Logan County45.2Boone County: 45.1 %Boone County45.1Mason County: 45.1 %Mason County45.1Mercer County: 45 %Mercer County45Morgan County: 44.9 %Morgan County44.9McDowell County: 44.8 %McDowell County44.8Braxton County: 44.7 %Braxton County44.7Jackson County: 44.7 %Jackson County44.7Nicholas County: 44.6 %Nicholas County44.6Raleigh County: 44.4 %Raleigh County44.4Taylor County: 44.3 %Taylor County44.3Grant County: 44.1 %Grant County44.1Upshur County: 44.1 %Upshur County44.1Barbour County: 43.8 %Barbour County43.8Greenbrier County: 43.7 %Greenbrier County43.7Wayne County: 43.7 %Wayne County43.7Doddridge County: 43.6 %Doddridge County43.6Kanawha County: 43.6 %Kanawha County43.6Harrison County: 43.4 %Harrison County43.4Lincoln County: 43.4 %Lincoln County43.4Brooke County: 43.2 %Brooke County43.2Hancock County: 43.2 %Hancock County43.2Lewis County: 43.2 %Lewis County43.2Putnam County: 43.1 %Putnam County43.1Wood County: 43 %Wood County43Marshall County: 42.7 %Marshall County42.7Pleasants County: 42.7 %Pleasants County42.7Preston County: 42.6 %Preston County42.6Randolph County: 42.4 %Randolph County42.4Marion County: 41.7 %Marion County41.7Ohio County: 41.5 %Ohio County41.5Gilmer County: 41.3 %Gilmer County41.3Mineral County: 41.2 %Mineral County41.2Cabell County: 40.5 %Cabell County40.5Jefferson County: 40.4 %Jefferson County40.4Berkeley County: 39.8 %Berkeley County39.8Monongalia County: 34.6 %Monongalia County34.6
%. 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 (%)
1Pendleton County47.2
2Webster County47.1
3Calhoun County46.8
4Pocahontas County46.6
4Ritchie County46.6
6Tyler County46.5
7Mingo County46.3
7Monroe County46.3
7Wyoming County46.3
10Tucker County45.9
11Roane County45.7
11Wirt County45.7
13Fayette County45.6
14Clay County45.5
14Summers County45.5
16Hardy County45.4
16Wetzel County45.4
18Hampshire County45.2
18Logan County45.2
20Boone County45.1
20Mason County45.1
22Mercer County45
23Morgan County44.9
24McDowell County44.8
25Braxton County44.7
25Jackson County44.7
27Nicholas County44.6
28Raleigh County44.4
29Taylor County44.3
30Grant County44.1
30Upshur County44.1
32Barbour County43.8
33Greenbrier County43.7
33Wayne County43.7
35Doddridge County43.6
35Kanawha County43.6
37Harrison County43.4
37Lincoln County43.4
39Brooke County43.2
39Hancock County43.2
39Lewis County43.2
42Putnam County43.1
43Wood County43
44Marshall County42.7
44Pleasants County42.7
46Preston County42.6
47Randolph County42.4
48Marion County41.7
49Ohio County41.5
50Gilmer County41.3
51Mineral County41.2
52Cabell County40.5
53Jefferson County40.4
54Berkeley County39.8
55Monongalia County34.6

Other periods

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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-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 West Virginia by high cholesterol in screened adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-cholesterol-rate-county-estimate/west-virginia-counties.

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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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pendleton County, with 47.2% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Monongalia County, with 34.6% 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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