US Counties With the Lowest Hearing Disability

2,956 US counties ranked by hearing disability, from lowest to highest. First are District of Columbia, DC (4.1%), Prince George's County, MD (4.2%) and Somerset County, NJ (4.3%). The middle one of the 2,956 has 6.9%.

What this measures

The estimated percentage of adults who report serious difficulty hearing. 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 lowest counties

Rank	County	%
1	District of Columbia, DC	4.1%
2	Prince George's County, MD	4.2%
3	Somerset County, NJ	4.3%
4	New York County, NY	4.3%
5	Westchester County, NY	4.3%
6	Howard County, MD	4.4%
7	Nassau County, NY	4.4%
8	Queens County, NY	4.4%
9	Bergen County, NJ	4.5%
10	Morris County, NJ	4.5%
11	Falls Church city, VA	4.5%
12	Montgomery County, MD	4.6%
13	Hunterdon County, NJ	4.6%
14	Kings County, NY	4.6%
15	Putnam County, NY	4.6%
16	Suffolk County, NY	4.6%
17	King County, WA	4.6%
18	San Francisco County, CA	4.6%
19	San Mateo County, CA	4.6%
20	Santa Clara County, CA	4.6%
21	Fulton County, GA	4.7%
22	Charles County, MD	4.7%
23	Middlesex County, MA	4.7%
24	Nantucket County, MA	4.7%
25	Norfolk County, MA	4.7%
26	Mercer County, NJ	4.7%
27	Middlesex County, NJ	4.7%
28	Monmouth County, NJ	4.7%
29	Albany County, NY	4.7%
30	Dutchess County, NY	4.7%
31	Saratoga County, NY	4.7%
32	Alameda County, CA	4.7%
33	Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT	4.7%
34	DuPage County, IL	4.8%
35	Burlington County, NJ	4.8%
36	Richmond County, NY	4.8%
37	Delaware County, OH	4.8%
38	Arlington County, VA	4.8%
39	Fairfax County, VA	4.8%
40	Loudoun County, VA	4.8%
41	Marin County, CA	4.8%
42	DeKalb County, GA	4.9%
43	Forsyth County, GA	4.9%
44	Baltimore County, MD	4.9%
45	Essex County, NJ	4.9%
46	Union County, NJ	4.9%
47	Monroe County, NY	4.9%
48	Tompkins County, NY	4.9%
49	Collin County, TX	4.9%
50	Fort Bend County, TX	4.9%
51	Alexandria city, VA	4.9%
52	New Castle County, DE	5%
53	Fayette County, GA	5%
54	Henry County, GA	5%
55	Cook County, IL	5%
56	Hamilton County, IN	5%
57	Anne Arundel County, MD	5%
58	Baltimore city, MD	5%
59	Gloucester County, NJ	5%
60	Hudson County, NJ	5%
61	Sussex County, NJ	5%
62	Los Alamos County, NM	5%
63	Erie County, NY	5%
64	Onondaga County, NY	5%
65	Rockland County, NY	5%
66	Contra Costa County, CA	5%
67	Orange County, CA	5%
68	Capitol Planning Region, CT	5%
69	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT	5%
70	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT	5%
71	South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT	5%
72	Cobb County, GA	5.1%
73	Oconee County, GA	5.1%
74	Frederick County, MD	5.1%
75	Suffolk County, MA	5.1%
76	Oakland County, MI	5.1%
77	Camden County, NJ	5.1%
78	Warren County, NJ	5.1%
79	Ontario County, NY	5.1%
80	Orange County, NY	5.1%
81	Rensselaer County, NY	5.1%
82	Schenectady County, NY	5.1%
83	Ulster County, NY	5.1%
84	Bristol County, RI	5.1%
85	Newport County, RI	5.1%
86	Goochland County, VA	5.1%
87	Placer County, CA	5.1%
88	San Diego County, CA	5.1%
89	Douglas County, CO	5.1%
90	Kendall County, IL	5.2%
91	Will County, IL	5.2%
92	Calvert County, MD	5.2%
93	Harford County, MD	5.2%
94	Barnstable County, MA	5.2%
95	Dukes County, MA	5.2%
96	Washington County, MN	5.2%
97	Cape May County, NJ	5.2%
98	Columbia County, NY	5.2%
99	Warren County, NY	5.2%
100	Franklin County, OH	5.2%

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