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Stroke among adults
Stroke among adults in the United States stood at 2.9%, CDC’s age-adjusted model estimate, in 2023, according to CDC’s PLACES.
CDC’s measure
- Measure
- Stroke among adults
- Short name
- Stroke
- Category
- Health Outcomes
- Value types
- Age-adjusted prevalence; Crude prevalence
- Data source
- BRFSS, 2023
CDC’s definition of each measure is in its PLACES methodology; how the age-adjusted and crude values differ is on the methodology page.
The United States
- 2.9%
- United States, age-adjusted prevalence
- 2023
- 95% interval 2.8% to 3.0%.
- 3.4%
- United States, crude prevalence
- 2023
- 95% interval 3.3% to 3.5%.
About these figures
- United States, age-adjusted prevalence
- 95% interval 2.8% to 3.0%.
- United States, crude prevalence
- 95% interval 3.3% to 3.5%.
Across 2,956 counties
- 1.9%
- Lowest county
- Age-adjusted prevalence, 2023
- 3.1%
- Median county
- Age-adjusted prevalence, 2023
- At least half the counties CDC published are at or below it.
- 7.4%
- Highest county
- Age-adjusted prevalence, 2023
About these figures
- Median county
- At least half the counties CDC published are at or below it.
Every county with a published estimate is ranked on the ranking of counties by stroke, nationally and within its own state.
By state
Each state’s counties on this measure, age-adjusted; each state links to its counties ranked on it.
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| State | Median county | Highest |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3.8% | Bullock 6.2% (5.6% to 6.8%) |
| Alaska | 3.2% | Kusilvak 6.2% (5.5% to 6.9%) |
| Arizona | 3.3% | Apache 5.2% (4.6% to 5.8%) |
| Arkansas | 3.7% | Desha 5.2% (4.7% to 5.9%), Lee 5.2% (4.7% to 5.8%), Phillips 5.2% (4.7% to 5.9%) |
| California | 3.0% | Imperial 3.6% (3.1% to 4.0%), Kern 3.6% (3.2% to 4.0%), Madera 3.6% (3.3% to 4.1%), Trinity 3.6% (3.2% to 4.1%) |
| Colorado | 2.8% | Bent 4.2% (3.8% to 4.7%) |
| Connecticut | 2.8% | Greater Bridgeport 3.0% (2.8% to 3.2%) |
| Delaware | 2.9% | Kent 3.3% (2.9% to 3.6%) |
| District of Columbia | 3.0% | District of Columbia 3.0% (2.6% to 3.4%) |
| Florida | 3.2% | Gadsden 4.7% (4.2% to 5.2%) |
| Georgia | 3.8% | Randolph 5.5% (4.9% to 6.1%) |
| Hawaii | 3.0% | Kalawao 3.9% (3.4% to 4.4%) |
| Idaho | 3.0% | Butte 3.8% (3.4% to 4.4%) |
| Illinois | 3.0% | Pulaski 4.4% (3.9% to 4.8%) |
| Indiana | 3.1% | Crawford 3.9% (3.4% to 4.4%) |
| Iowa | 2.9% | Appanoose 3.5% (3.0% to 4.0%) |
| Kansas | 3.0% | Wyandotte 3.7% (3.3% to 4.1%) |
| Kentucky | not published | |
| Louisiana | 4.0% | East Carroll 6.5% (5.8% to 7.2%) |
| Maine | 2.9% | Somerset 3.3% (2.9% to 3.7%) |
| Maryland | 2.9% | Baltimore 4.1% (3.7% to 4.7%) |
| Massachusetts | 2.5% | Hampden 3.1% (2.7% to 3.5%) |
| Michigan | 3.2% | Lake 4.0% (3.5% to 4.4%) |
| Minnesota | 2.8% | Mahnomen 4.3% (3.9% to 4.7%) |
| Mississippi | 4.3% | Holmes 6.2% (5.5% to 6.9%), Humphreys 6.2% (5.5% to 7.0%) |
| Missouri | 3.4% | Pemiscot 4.6% (4.1% to 5.1%) |
| Montana | 3.0% | Glacier 5.0% (4.4% to 5.5%) |
| Nebraska | 2.8% | Thurston 3.8% (3.4% to 4.2%) |
| Nevada | 3.1% | Mineral 4.1% (3.7% to 4.5%) |
| New Hampshire | 2.5% | Coos 3.1% (2.7% to 3.5%) |
| New Jersey | 2.6% | Cumberland 3.6% (3.2% to 3.9%) |
| New Mexico | 3.5% | McKinley 5.7% (5.1% to 6.3%) |
| New York | 2.9% | Bronx 4.0% (3.6% to 4.5%) |
| North Carolina | 3.3% | Robeson 5.2% (4.7% to 5.7%) |
| North Dakota | 2.9% | Sioux 6.1% (5.5% to 6.8%) |
| Ohio | 3.1% | Pike 3.9% (3.4% to 4.4%) |
| Oklahoma | 3.5% | Adair 4.6% (4.2% to 5.0%) |
| Oregon | 3.1% | Malheur 3.6% (3.1% to 4.0%), Morrow 3.6% (3.2% to 4.0%) |
| Pennsylvania | not published | |
| Rhode Island | 2.4% | Providence 2.9% (2.6% to 3.3%) |
| South Carolina | 3.7% | Allendale 5.2% (4.6% to 5.7%) |
| South Dakota | 3.0% | Oglala Lakota 7.4% (6.6% to 8.2%) |
| Tennessee | 3.5% | Lake 5.2% (4.6% to 5.8%) |
| Texas | 3.3% | Dimmit 4.8% (4.3% to 5.4%) |
| Utah | 2.8% | San Juan 4.2% (3.8% to 4.7%) |
| Vermont | 2.7% | Essex 3.3% (2.9% to 3.8%) |
| Virginia | 3.2% | Petersburg 4.7% (4.2% to 5.3%) |
| Washington | 2.9% | Adams 3.7% (3.3% to 4.2%) |
| West Virginia | 3.4% | McDowell 4.7% (4.2% to 5.3%) |
| Wisconsin | 2.8% | Menominee 4.2% (3.8% to 4.6%) |
| Wyoming | 2.9% | Niobrara 3.2% (2.8% to 3.6%) |
Counties with no estimate
By state, with CDC’s reason, and never filled in from another year or source. Which states have which measures is on the methodology page.
| State | Counties | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 120 | Not published for Kentucky in this release |
| Pennsylvania | 67 | Not published for Pennsylvania in this release |
| Texas | 1 | Estimates suppressed for population less than 50 |
Sources
- PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data, 2025 release — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health · Public Domain · retrieved November 4, 2026
- PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data, 2025 release
- PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data, 2025 release
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