Reduce the proportion of adults with high blood pressure — HDS‑04 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

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Most Recent Data:
44.1 percent (2021-23) *

National Target:
41.9 percent ¹ *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
45.0 percent of adults aged 18 years and over had hypertension in 2017-20 ² *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults with hypertension, 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
Total	45.0 CI 42.5 / 47.5 SE 1.125	44.1 CI 41.8 / 46.4 SE 1.074

Adults with hypertension by Sex, 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
Male	48.9 CI 45.2 / 52.6 SE 1.760	48.3 CI 45.8 / 50.9 SE 1.242
Female	40.8 CI 38.4 / 43.3 SE 1.080	39.6 CI 36.8 / 42.5 SE 1.276

Adults with hypertension by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
American Indian or Alaska Native only	DSU	DSU
Asian only	DSU	DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only	DSU	DSU
Black or African American only	DNA	DNA
White only	DNA	DNA
2 or more races	DSU	DSU
Hispanic or Latino	43.6 CI 41.2 / 46.0 SE 1.020	DSU⁵
Mexican American	42.3 CI 38.9 / 45.8 SE 1.492	DSU⁵
Not Hispanic or Latino	DNA	DNA
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino	DSU	DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino	44.5 CI 41.3 / 47.8 SE 1.090	DSU⁵
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino	DSU	DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino	57.1 CI 54.3 / 59.8 SE 1.262	DSU⁵
White only, not Hispanic or Latino	43.2 CI 39.2 / 47.2 SE 1.894	DSU⁵
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	DSU	DSU

Adults with hypertension by Age group, 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^† ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
18-44 years	26.5 CI 23.7 / 29.4 SE 1.345	26.3 CI 23.6 / 29.1 SE 1.251
18-24 years	11.5 CI 9.0 / 14.3 SE 1.260	16.1 CI 12.8 / 19.9 SE 1.624
25-44 years	31.9 CI 28.9 / 35.1 SE 1.482	29.6 CI 26.4 / 33.0 SE 1.519
45-64 years	58.8 CI 55.3 / 62.2 SE 1.633	60.3 CI 57.4 / 63.1 SE 1.327
45-54 years	52.4 CI 47.9 / 56.9 SE 2.133	54.6 CI 51.0 / 58.3 SE 1.630
55-64 years	64.1 CI 60.2 / 68.0 SE 1.868	64.7 CI 61.1 / 68.2 SE 1.630
65 years and over	76.9 CI 73.4 / 80.1 SE 1.584	73.4 CI 70.1 / 76.6 SE 1.508
65-74 years	72.8 CI 69.1 / 76.3 SE 1.704	71.9 CI 68.4 / 75.2 SE 1.572
75-79 years	85.3 CI 78.4 / 90.7 SE 2.841	76.6 CI 71.8 / 81.0 SE 1.997
80 years and over	82.3 CI 77.3 / 86.6 SE 2.187	75.2 CI 70.1 / 79.9 SE 2.201

Adults with hypertension by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
Less than High school	52.9 CI 48.7 / 57.0 SE 1.985	50.8 CI 45.3 / 56.4 SE 2.927
High school (including GED or equivalent)	54.4 CI 50.4 / 58.4 SE 1.979	55.3 CI 51.4 / 59.2 SE 2.056
Some college or Associate degree	53.6 CI 50.9 / 56.3 SE 1.271	50.0 CI 47.5 / 52.4 SE 1.038
4-year college degree or more	41.5 CI 37.0 / 46.0 SE 2.091	42.1 CI 38.7 / 45.6 SE 1.578

Adults with hypertension by Family income (percent poverty guidelines), 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
<100	47.7 CI 44.7 / 50.7 SE 1.346	DSU⁶
100-199	46.5 CI 42.3 / 50.8 SE 1.904	DSU⁶
200-399	47.7 CI 45.0 / 50.5 SE 1.275	DSU⁶
400+	41.2 CI 36.5 / 46.1 SE 2.219	DSU⁶

Adults with hypertension by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
Insured	38.3 CI 35.4 / 41.2 SE 1.362	38.1 CI 35.2 / 41.2 SE 1.388
Private	36.3 CI 32.8 / 40.0 SE 1.679	37.9 CI 34.8 / 41.1 SE 1.450
Public	44.0 CI 39.9 / 48.1 SE 1.961	39.4 CI 35.5 / 43.3 SE 1.849
Uninsured	37.9 CI 34.3 / 41.5 SE 1.666	37.7 CI 32.2 / 43.4 SE 2.469

Adults with hypertension by Geographic location, 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
Geographic location	DNC	DNC

Adults with hypertension by Marital status (20 years and over), 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
Married/Cohabiting partner	46.7 CI 44.1 / 49.2 SE 1.202	44.6 CI 41.7 / 47.5 SE 1.445
Divorced, separated, widowed	48.4 CI 45.1 / 51.7 SE 2.445	43.2 CI 39.7 / 46.9 SE 1.820
Never married	47.4 CI 43.7 / 51.2 SE 2.037	48.4 CI 44.9 / 52.0 SE 1.725

Adults with hypertension by Country of birth, 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
US	45.7 CI 42.8 / 48.6 SE 1.358	45.6 CI 42.9 / 48.3 SE 1.276
Outside US	42.7 CI 39.5 / 45.9 SE 1.423	38.4 CI 34.6 / 42.4 SE 1.680

Adults with hypertension by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
Veteran	DNA	56.1 CI 49.9 / 62.2 SE 4.524
Non-veteran	DNA	45.1 CI 42.7 / 47.6 SE 1.161

Adults with hypertension by Activity limitation (20 years and over), 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
Activity limitation (20 years and over)	DNC	DNC

Adults with hypertension by Sexual orientation, 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
Sexual orientation	DSU	DSU

Adults with hypertension by Gender identity, 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
Gender identity	DNC	DNC

Adults with hypertension by Obesity status (20 years and over), 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
With obesity	58.6 CI 56.0 / 61.2 SE 1.267	60.3 CI 56.5 / 63.9 SE 1.936
Without obesity	37.3 CI 34.6 / 40.1 SE 1.228	35.7 CI 33.2 / 38.4 SE 1.177

Adults with hypertension by Diabetes status, 2017-20 to 2021-23 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population	2017-20³	2021-23⁴
With diabetes	72.0 CI 68.1 / 75.7 SE 3.090	68.9 CI 64.0 / 73.6 SE 4.159
Without diabetes	42.3 CI 39.7 / 45.0 SE 1.184	41.7 CI 39.4 / 44.1 SE 1.080

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Reference rate:

Data Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS

1 Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2 Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

3 Estimates are calculated from 2017-March 2020 prepandemic data files.

4 Estimates are calculated from August 2021-August 2023 data files.

5 In August 2021-August 2023, data by race/ethnicity are suppressed due to lower sample size (no oversampling). See Data Methodology and Measurement for more details.

6 In August 2021-August 2023, data by income are suppressed due to missing data and lower sample size (no oversampling). See Data Methodology and Measurement for more details.

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

*: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "percent, 18+ years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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Reduce the proportion of adults with high blood pressure — HDS‑04 Data

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Adults with hypertension, 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Sex, 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Age group, 2017-20 to 2021-23 † ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Family income (percent poverty guidelines), 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Geographic location, 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Marital status (20 years and over), 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Country of birth, 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Activity limitation (20 years and over), 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Sexual orientation, 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Gender identity, 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Obesity status (20 years and over), 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired

Adults with hypertension by Diabetes status, 2017-20 to 2021-23 * ◊(percent)Decrease desired