In one Louisiana parish, more than half of adults reported high blood pressure. See the data.

In the United States, nearly half of adults have high blood pressure — approximately 119.9 million Americans.

Louisiana had the fourth-highest rate of high blood pressure in the U.S., with 39.9% of adults reporting the condition diagnosis by a health professional in 2023, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -based data says.

Louisiana has the fourth highest rate for high blood pressure in the nation, data says

High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, which are the leading and fifth-leading causes of death in the United States.

These parishes had the highest percent of adults who were told by a practitioner in 2022 that they have high blood pressure, in descending order:

East Carroll Parish with 51.4% ,

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