Prevalence of antihypertensive medication use among adults U.S. 2021

The age-standardized prevalence of current antihypertensive medication use among U.S. adults with hypertension in the state of Alabama was 70.8 percent in 2021. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2021, by state.

Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2021, by state*

Characteristic	Prevalence among adults with hypertension
Mississippi	72.8%
Alabama	70.8%
Tennessee	70.3%
South Carolina	70.2%
Louisiana	70%
West Virginia	69.6%
Georgia	69.5%
Kentucky	69.3%
North Carolina	68%
Illinois	67.1%
Arkansas	66.9%
Indiana	66.5%
Rhode Island	66.2%
Kansas	65.8%
Michigan	65.1%
Oklahoma	64.4%
North Dakota	64.3%
Missouri	64.3%
New Jersey	64.3%
Maryland	63.9%
Ohio	63.8%
Connecticut	63.2%
Nebraska	63.1%
Virginia	63%
Total	62.9%
Hawaii	62.6%
Iowa	62.4%
New York	62.3%
Delaware	62.1%
Pennsylvania	62%
Wisconsin	61.5%
Minnesota	61.4%
New Mexico	61.2%
Texas	60.9%
New Hampshire	60.8%
Montana	60.5%
South Dakota	59%
Maine	58.5%
Nevada	57.4%
California	57.3%
Arizona	57.1%
Idaho	57%
Wyoming	56.3%
Massachusetts	55.8%
Oregon	55.3%
Alaska	54.3%
Colorado	54.3%
District of Columbia	54.1%
Vermont	53.3%
Washington	53.2%
Utah	52.2%

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Release date

March 2024

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2021

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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