US Counties With the Highest Stroke

2,956 US counties ranked by stroke, from highest to lowest. First are Oglala Lakota County, SD (7.4%), Todd County, SD (7%) and East Carroll Parish, LA (6.5%). The middle one of the 2,956 has 3.2%.

What this measures

The estimated percentage of adults who have ever been told they had a stroke. It is adjusted so places with older or younger populations can be compared fairly. It is an estimate from a statistical model, not a direct count from a local survey. Source: CDC PLACES.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 highest counties

Rank	County	%
1	Oglala Lakota County, SD	7.4%
2	Todd County, SD	7%
3	East Carroll Parish, LA	6.5%
4	Holmes County, MS	6.2%
5	Humphreys County, MS	6.2%
6	Bullock County, AL	6.2%
7	Kusilvak Census Area, AK	6.2%
8	Sioux County, ND	6.1%
9	Greene County, AL	6.1%
10	Madison Parish, LA	5.9%
11	Quitman County, MS	5.9%
12	Sharkey County, MS	5.9%
13	Tunica County, MS	5.9%
14	Jefferson County, MS	5.8%
15	Perry County, AL	5.8%
16	Claiborne County, MS	5.7%
17	Coahoma County, MS	5.7%
18	McKinley County, NM	5.7%
19	Claiborne Parish, LA	5.6%
20	Leflore County, MS	5.6%
21	Mellette County, SD	5.6%
22	Lowndes County, AL	5.6%
23	Randolph County, GA	5.5%
24	Sunflower County, MS	5.5%
25	Buffalo County, SD	5.5%
26	Corson County, SD	5.5%
27	Wilcox County, AL	5.5%
28	Hancock County, GA	5.4%
29	Macon County, GA	5.4%
30	Tensas Parish, LA	5.4%
31	Issaquena County, MS	5.4%
32	Noxubee County, MS	5.4%
33	Washington County, MS	5.4%
34	Jackson County, SD	5.4%
35	Ziebach County, SD	5.4%
36	Bethel Census Area, AK	5.4%
37	Yazoo County, MS	5.3%
38	Stewart County, GA	5.2%
39	Bolivar County, MS	5.2%
40	Wilkinson County, MS	5.2%
41	Robeson County, NC	5.2%
42	Allendale County, SC	5.2%
43	Dewey County, SD	5.2%
44	Lake County, TN	5.2%
45	Dallas County, AL	5.2%
46	Apache County, AZ	5.2%
47	Desha County, AR	5.2%
48	Lee County, AR	5.2%
49	Phillips County, AR	5.2%
50	Bienville Parish, LA	5.1%
51	Bennett County, SD	5.1%
52	Sumter County, AL	5.1%
53	Telfair County, GA	5%
54	Terrell County, GA	5%
55	Morehouse Parish, LA	5%
56	Jefferson Davis County, MS	5%
57	Tallahatchie County, MS	5%
58	Glacier County, MT	5%
59	Dillon County, SC	5%
60	Marion County, SC	5%
61	Marlboro County, SC	5%
62	St. Francis County, AR	5%
63	Baker County, GA	4.9%
64	Calhoun County, GA	4.9%
65	Concordia Parish, LA	4.9%
66	Adams County, MS	4.9%
67	Dougherty County, GA	4.8%
68	Jenkins County, GA	4.8%
69	Taylor County, GA	4.8%
70	Treutlen County, GA	4.8%
71	St. Helena Parish, LA	4.8%
72	Pike County, MS	4.8%
73	Halifax County, NC	4.8%
74	Scotland County, NC	4.8%
75	Lee County, SC	4.8%
76	Hancock County, TN	4.8%
77	Dimmit County, TX	4.8%
78	Conecuh County, AL	4.8%
79	Macon County, AL	4.8%
80	Nome Census Area, AK	4.8%
81	Northwest Arctic Borough, AK	4.8%
82	Chicot County, AR	4.8%
83	Gadsden County, FL	4.7%
84	Atkinson County, GA	4.7%
85	Red River Parish, LA	4.7%
86	St. Landry Parish, LA	4.7%
87	Webster Parish, LA	4.7%
88	Clay County, MS	4.7%
89	Panola County, MS	4.7%
90	Rolette County, ND	4.7%
91	Barnwell County, SC	4.7%
92	Petersburg city, VA	4.7%
93	McDowell County, WV	4.7%
94	Barbour County, AL	4.7%
95	Hale County, AL	4.7%
96	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK	4.7%
97	Lafayette County, AR	4.7%
98	Ben Hill County, GA	4.6%
99	Clay County, GA	4.6%
100	Crisp County, GA	4.6%

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