Using data from 2015 to 2018, 93.9 million, or 38.1%, of US adults had total cholesterol of
200 mg/dL or higher. The race and gender breakdown was:
o 35.0% of NH White males
o 41.8% of NH White females
o 31.0% of NH Black males
o 33.4% of NH Black females
o 37.7% of Hispanic males
o 37.3% of Hispanic females
o 38.6% of NH Asian males
o 38.6% of NH Asian females

Cholesterol (continued) • Using data from 2015-2018 about 28.0 million, or 11.5%, of US adults had total
cholesterol of 240 mg/dL or higher. The race and gender breakdown were:
o 10.1% of NH White males
o 13.1% of NH White females
o 9.2% of NH Black males
o 10.5% of NH Black females
o 12.4% of Hispanic males
o 9.2% of Hispanic females
o 13.0% of NH Asian males
o 10.3% of NH Asian females
• Using data from 2013 to 2016, 28.9% of American adults had high levels of LDL
cholesterol (the “bad” kind; 130 mg/dL or higher).
• Using data from 2015 to 2018, 17.2% of American adults had low levels of HDL cholesterol
(the “good” kind; less than 40 mg/dL).