High cholesterol (most recent) by state

Rank	States	Amount
# 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%
= 7	Florida:	35.1%
= 9	New York:	34.9%
= 9	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%
= 17	Ohio:	33.9%
# 19	New Jersey:	33.8%
= 20	Illinois:	33.6%
= 20	Missouri:	33.6%
= 20	Maine:	33.6%
= 23	New Hampshire:	33.4%
= 23	South Carolina:	33.4%
# 25	Washington:	33.3%
# 26	Georgia:	33.2%
= 27	Rhode Island:	33.1%
= 27	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	Minnesota:	30.8%
= 41	Louisiana:	30.8%
= 41	Connecticut:	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%
	Weighted average:	32.6%

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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