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Heart disease death rates–ages 35+

Heart Disease Death Rates for 2019–2021 for Adults Aged 35 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest heart disease death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Guam. Pockets of high-rate counties also were found in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Missouri, Texas, and Nevada.

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Heart Disease Death Rates for 2019–2021 for Black Adults Aged 35 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest heart disease death rates for Blacks—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Nevada, and California. Pockets of high-rate counties also were found in parts of South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

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Heart Disease Death Rates for 2019–2021 for Hispanic Adults Aged 35 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest heart disease death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Hawaii, Texas, New Mexico, California, Utah, Montana, Colorado, Michigan, and New York. Pockets of high-rate counties also were found in parts of Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Kansas, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, and Florida.

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Heart Disease Death Rates for 2019–2021 for White Adults Aged 35 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest heart disease death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, California, and Iowa. Pockets of high-rate counties also were found in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Missouri, Michigan, Kansas, Iowa, Indiana, Washington, and Utah.

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Heart disease death rates—ages 65+

Heart Disease Death Rates for 2019–2021 for Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest heart disease death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Guam. Pockets of high-rate counties also were found in West Virginia, Virginian South Carolina, North Carolina, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Washington, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Alaska and Nevada.

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Heart Disease Death Rates for 2019–2021 for Black Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest heart disease death rates for Blacks—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan. Pockets of high-rate counties also were found in parts of Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, Nevada, California, New Mexico, New Jersey.

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Heart Disease Death Rates for 2019–2021 for Hispanic Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest heart disease death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Hawaii, New Mexico, California, Utah, Colorado, Michigan and Texas. Pockets of high-rate counties also were found in parts of Michigan, Florida, Kansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Pennsylvania, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Kansas, Nebraska, and Florida.

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Heart Disease Death Rates for 2019–2021 for White Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest heart disease death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky, Nevada, Texas, and California. Pockets of high-rate counties also were found in West Virginia, New Jersey, Iowa, Indiana, West Virginia, South Carolina, Missouri, Utah, New Mexico, Alaska, and Ohio.

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Heart disease hospitalization rates—ages 65+

Heart Disease Hospitalization Rates for 2019–2021 for Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest heart disease hospitalization rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Indian, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Texas. Pockets of high-rate counties also were found in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Puerto Rico.

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Heart Disease Hospitalization Rates for 2019–2021 for Black Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that pockets of counties with high heart disease hospitalization rates—meaning the top quintile—are located in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, West Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana. Pockets of high rates are located in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, and Iowa.

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Heart Disease Hospitalization Rates for 2019–2021 for Hispanic Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest heart disease hospitalization rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in parts of Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. With pockets of high rates located in New York, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and New Mexico.

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Heart Disease Hospitalization Rates for 2019–2021 for White Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest heart disease hospitalization rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. With pockets of high concentration located in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Puerto Rico.

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Stroke death rates—ages 35+

Stroke Death Rates for 2019–2021 for Adults Aged 35 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in the Southeast, with heavy concentrations of high-rate counties in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in Alaska, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, Virginia, South Dakota, Montana, California, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Maryland.

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Stroke Death Rates for 2019–2021 for Black Adults Aged 35 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, and Florida. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, California, Oregon, and Oklahoma.

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Stroke Death Rates for 2019–2021 for Hispanic Adults Aged 35 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Hawaii, Texas, Washington, Colorado, New Mexico, Florida and California. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in New York, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, and Michigan.

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Stroke Death Rates for 2019–2021 for White Adults Aged 35 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in the Southeast, with heavy concentrations of high-rate counties in Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky, Florida, Georgia, and Texas. Pockets of high-rate counties also are found in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, California, Oregon, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, North Dakota, and Montana.

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Stroke death rates—ages 65+

Stroke Death Rates for 2019–2021 for Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in the Southeast, with heavy concentrations of high-rate counties in Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alaska, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in Delaware, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Kansas, California, North Dakota, Montana, Missouri, and Illinois.

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Stroke Death Rates for 2019–2021 for Black Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in parts of eastern Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Delaware. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Colorado, Nevada, and California.

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Stroke Death Rates for 2019–2021 for Hispanic Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Hawaii, Washington, Texas, Colorado, Florida and Pennsylvania. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in New York, Minnesota, California, New Mexico, Oregon, and Michigan.

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Stroke Death Rates for 2019–2021 for White Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke death rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in the Southeast, with heavy concentrations of high-rate counties in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Nevada, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Maryland, and Delaware. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Alaska, Arizona, and California.

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Stroke hospitalization rates—ages 65+

Stroke Hospitalization Rates for 2019–2021 for Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke hospitalization rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in the Southeast, with heavy concentrations of high-rate counties in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in New Jersey, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Florida.

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Stroke Hospitalization Rates for 2019–2021 for Black Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke hospitalization rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in Massachusetts, Connecticut, West Virginal, Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Missouri, Tennessee, Florida, and Colorado.

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Stroke Hospitalization Rates for 2019–2021 for Hispanic Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke hospitalization rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Texas, Hawaii, Florida and Puerto Rico. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

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Stroke Hospitalization Rates for 2019–2021 for White Adults Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke hospitalization rates—meaning the top quintile—are located primarily in the Southeast, with heavy concentrations of high-rate counties in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Indian, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carlina, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Florida. Pockets of high-rate counties also are found in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.

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