Hypertension prevalence in adults by gender and race/ethnicity U.S. 2017-2020

From 2017 to March 2020, a total of 47 percent of non-Hispanic white males in the United States suffered from hypertension. This statistic shows the prevalence of hypertension among adults in the U.S. from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and race/ethnicity.

Prevalence of hypertension among adults in the U.S. from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and race/ethnicity

Characteristic	Non-Hispanic white	Non-Hispanic black	Non-Hispanic asian	Hispanic
Total	43.5%	56.9%	44.6%	42.7%
Men	46.9%	56%	50.5%	50.2%
Women	39.9%	57.6%	38.7%	34.8%

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Release date

June 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017 to March 2020

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Hypertension is defined based on an average of up to three systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements taken using an oscillometric protocol as a measured systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 130 mm Hg, a measured diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 80 mm Hg, or currently taking a medication to lower high blood pressure.

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