Prevalence of antihypertensive medication use among adults U.S. 2017

The age-standardized prevalence of current antihypertensive medication use among U.S. adults with hypertension in the state of Alabama was 70.5 percent. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by state.

Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by state*

Characteristic	Prevalence among adults with hypertension
Mississippi	71.2%
Alabama	70.5%
Arkansas	69.3%
Louisiana	69%
South Carolina	68.5%
Kentucky	67.5%
Rhode Island	65.5%
Tennessee	65%
South Dakota	64.8%
North Carolina	64.1%
Missouri	64%
Oklahoma	64%
North Dakota	63.2%
Georgia	62.7%
Maryland	62.6%
New Hampshire	62.2%
District of Columbia	61.7%
West Virginia	61.7%
Ohio	61.5%
Nebraska	61.5%
Pennsylvania	60.9%
Iowa	60.7%
Indiana	60.4%
Illinois	59.8%
Massachusetts	59.7%
Michigan	59.4%
Median	59.4%
Kansas	59.2%
Delaware	58.8%
Virginia	58.3%
Florida	58.3%
New Jersey	58.3%
Minnesota	58%
Hawaii	57.9%
Texas	57.5%
New York	57.4%
Connecticut	57.3%
New Mexico	57.1%
Wisconsin	57%
Maine	56.5%
Arizona	56%
Nevada	55.1%
Washington	54.5%
Wyoming	53.5%
Oregon	53.3%
Alaska	53%
California	53%
Colorado	52.7%
Utah	52.3%
Montana	51.7%
Vermont	51.7%
Idaho	50.2%

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Release date

April 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

* Current antihypertensive medication use was defined as affirmative response to “Are you currently taking medicine prescribed by a doctor or other health professional for your high blood pressure?”
Age-standardized prevalence.

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