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SOURCE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.
DEFINITION
Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure.
Health Statistics > High blood pressure (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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West Virginia: |
33.6% |
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# 2
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Mississippi: |
33.4% |
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# 3
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Alabama: |
33.1% |
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# 4
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Arkansas: |
30.5% |
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# 5
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Tennessee: |
30.3% |
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# 6
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Kentucky: |
29.8% |
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# 7
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Florida: |
29.3% |
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# 8
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Louisiana: |
29% |
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# 9
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Rhode Island: |
28.9% |
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# 10
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South Carolina: |
28.8% |
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# 11
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North Carolina: |
28.6% |
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= 12
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Georgia: |
28% |
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= 12
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Oklahoma: |
28% |
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# 14
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Delaware: |
27.7% |
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# 15
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Missouri: |
27.5% |
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# 16
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Puerto Rico: |
27.3% |
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# 17
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Indiana: |
27% |
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# 18
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Michigan: |
26.8% |
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# 19
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Pennsylvania: |
26.5% |
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# 20
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Ohio: |
26.3% |
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# 21
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Maine: |
26% |
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# 22
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New Jersey: |
25.6% |
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# 23
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New York: |
25.3% |
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# 24
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District of Columbia: |
25.2% |
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# 25
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Iowa: |
25.1% |
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# 26
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Maryland: |
25% |
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= 27
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US Virgin Islands: |
24.8% |
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= 27
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South Dakota: |
24.8% |
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# 29
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Texas: |
24.6% |
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# 30
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Virginia: |
24.4% |
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# 31
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Wisconsin: |
24.3% |
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# 32
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Connecticut: |
24.2% |
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# 33
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Illinois: |
24.1% |
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= 34
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Oregon: |
24% |
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= 34
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North Dakota: |
24% |
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= 36
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Washington: |
23.8% |
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= 36
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Wyoming: |
23.8% |
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# 38
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Nevada: |
23.6% |
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# 39
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Nebraska: |
23.5% |
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# 40
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California: |
23.4% |
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# 41
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Kansas: |
23.3% |
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# 42
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Hawaii: |
23.2% |
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= 43
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Vermont: |
23.1% |
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= 43
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Idaho: |
23.1% |
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= 43
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Massachusetts: |
23.1% |
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# 46
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Arizona: |
22.7% |
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# 47
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New Hampshire: |
22.5% |
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# 48
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Minnesota: |
22.2% |
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# 49
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Guam: |
22.1% |
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# 50
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Montana: |
21.3% |
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# 51
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New Mexico: |
21.1% |
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# 52
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Alaska: |
20.8% |
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# 53
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Colorado: |
19.8% |
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# 54
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Utah: |
18.8% |
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Weighted average: |
25.5% |
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DEFINITION: Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.
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