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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, 2004.
DEFINITION
Adults who have had their blood cholesterol checked and have been told it was high. Percent respondents who answered yes.
Health Statistics > High cholesterol (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Michigan: |
38.2% |
|
| #2 |
West Virginia: |
38.1% |
|
| #3 |
Nevada: |
36.8% |
|
| #4 |
Alabama: |
36% |
|
| #5 |
Kentucky: |
35.5% |
|
| #6 |
Pennsylvania: |
35.2% |
|
| #7 |
Indiana: |
35.1% |
|
| #8 |
Florida: |
35.1% |
|
| #9 |
New York: |
34.9% |
|
| #10 |
Wyoming: |
34.9% |
|
| #11 |
Arkansas: |
34.8% |
|
| #12 |
Delaware: |
34.7% |
|
| #13 |
Arizona: |
34.6% |
|
| #14 |
Texas: |
34.3% |
|
| #15 |
Oregon: |
34.1% |
|
| #16 |
North Carolina: |
34% |
|
| #17 |
Maryland: |
33.9% |
|
| #18 |
Ohio: |
33.9% |
|
| #19 |
New Jersey: |
33.8% |
|
| #20 |
Illinois: |
33.6% |
|
| #21 |
Missouri: |
33.6% |
|
| #22 |
Maine: |
33.6% |
|
| #23 |
New Hampshire: |
33.4% |
|
| #24 |
South Carolina: |
33.4% |
|
| #25 |
Washington: |
33.3% |
|
| #26 |
Georgia: |
33.2% |
|
| #27 |
Rhode Island: |
33.1% |
|
| #28 |
Mississippi: |
33.1% |
|
| #29 |
Virginia: |
32.9% |
|
| #30 |
Wisconsin: |
32.8% |
|
| #31 |
California: |
32.7% |
|
| #32 |
North Dakota: |
32.6% |
|
| #33 |
Massachusetts: |
32.4% |
|
| #34 |
Oklahoma: |
32% |
|
| #35 |
Colorado: |
31.9% |
|
| #36 |
Iowa: |
31.7% |
|
| #37 |
US Virgin Islands: |
31.5% |
|
| #38 |
South Dakota: |
31.2% |
|
| #39 |
Idaho: |
31.1% |
|
| #40 |
Vermont: |
30.9% |
|
| #41 |
Louisiana: |
30.8% |
|
| #42 |
Connecticut: |
30.8% |
|
| #43 |
Minnesota: |
30.8% |
|
| #44 |
Nebraska: |
30.5% |
|
| #45 |
Puerto Rico: |
30.3% |
|
| #46 |
Tennessee: |
30.1% |
|
| #47 |
Montana: |
29.8% |
|
| #48 |
Kansas: |
29.4% |
|
| #49 |
District of Columbia: |
29.2% |
|
| #50 |
Guam: |
28.1% |
|
| #51 |
Utah: |
27.8% |
|
| #52 |
Alaska: |
27.6% |
|
| #53 |
New Mexico: |
27.2% |
|
| #54 |
Hawaii: |
27% |
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Weighted average: |
32.6% |
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DEFINITION: Adults who have had their blood cholesterol checked and have been told it was high. Percent respondents who answered yes.
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, 2004.
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