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It defined hypertension as a blood pressure at or above 130/80 mmHg. Stage 2 hypertension is defined as a blood pressure at or above 140/90 mmHg.<span class="cdc-references-cite"><a class="cdc-references-cite__link" href="#cdcreference_1" aria-label="Reference link 1">1</a></span></p> <div class="dfe-block dfe-block--cdcmodule dfe-block--width-standard"><div class="dfe-block__inner"><div class="cdc-dfe-content-table"> <div class="cdc-content-table header-column" role="table" aria-label="table"> <div role="rowgroup"> <div class="row" role="row"> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p><strong>Blood Pressure Category</strong></p> </div></div> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p><strong>Systolic Blood Pressure</strong></p> </div></div> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p><strong>Diastolic Blood Pressure</strong></p> </div></div> </div> <div class="row" role="row"> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p>Normal</p> </div></div> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p><120 mmHg</p> </div></div> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p>and <80 mmHg</p> </div></div> </div> <div class="row" role="row"> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p>Elevated</p> </div></div> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p>120-129 mmHg</p> </div></div> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p>and <80 mmHg</p> </div></div> </div> <div class="row" role="row"> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p>Stage 1 Hypertension</p> </div></div> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p>130-139 mmHg</p> </div></div> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p>or 80-89 mmHg</p> </div></div> </div> <div class="row" role="row"> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p>Stage 2 Hypertension</p> </div></div> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p>≥140 mmHg</p> </div></div> <div class="col-4"> <div role="cell"> <p>or ≥90 mmHg</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">Having high blood pressure puts you at risk for <a href="/heart-disease/about/index.html" class="">heart disease</a> and <a href="/stroke/about/index.html" class="">stroke</a>, which are leading causes of death in the United States.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">In 2022, high blood pressure was a primary or contributing cause of 685,875 deaths in the United States.<span class="cdc-references-cite"><a class="cdc-references-cite__link" href="#cdcreference_2" aria-label="Reference link 2">2</a></span><ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Nearly half of adults have high blood pressure (48.1%, 119.9 million). This is defined as a systolic blood pressure greater than 130 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 80 mmHg or are taking medication for high blood pressure.<span class="cdc-references-cite"><a class="cdc-references-cite__link" href="#cdcreference_3" aria-label="Reference link 3">3</a></span><ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">About 1 in 4 adults with high blood pressure has their blood pressure under control (22.5%, 27.0 million).<span class="cdc-references-cite"><a class="cdc-references-cite__link" href="#cdcreference_3" aria-label="Reference link 3">3</a></span><ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">About half of adults (45%) with uncontrolled high blood pressure have a blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or higher. This includes 37 million U.S. adults.<span class="cdc-references-cite"><a class="cdc-references-cite__link" href="#cdcreference_3" aria-label="Reference link 3">3</a></span><ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">About 34 million adults who should be taking medication according to hypertension guidelines may need a prescription or to fill their prescription and start taking it. Almost two out of three of this group (19 million) have a blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or higher.<span class="cdc-references-cite"><a class="cdc-references-cite__link" href="#cdcreference_3" aria-label="Reference link 3">3</a></span><ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">High blood pressure costs the United States about $131 billion each year, averaged over 12 years from 2003 to 2014.<span class="cdc-references-cite"><a class="cdc-references-cite__link" href="#cdcreference_4" aria-label="Reference link 4">4</a></span><ul> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="dfe-section" data-section="cdc_facts_stats_high"> <a class="onThisPageAnchor" id="cdc_facts_stats_high-blood-pressure-control-varies-by-sex-and-race" name="Blood%20pressure%20control%20varies%20by%20sex%20and%20race" title="Blood pressure control varies by sex and race"></a><h2>Blood pressure control varies by sex and race</h2> <p>Uncontrolled high blood pressure is common, but some groups of people are more likely to have control over their high blood pressure than others.</p> <ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">A higher percentage of men (50%) have high blood pressure than women (44%).<span class="cdc-references-cite"><a class="cdc-references-cite__link" href="#cdcreference_3" aria-label="Reference link 3">3</a></span><ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">High blood pressure is more common in non-Hispanic black adults (56%) than in non-Hispanic white adults (48%), non-Hispanic Asian adults (46%), or Hispanic adults (39%).<span class="cdc-references-cite"><a class="cdc-references-cite__link" href="#cdcreference_3" aria-label="Reference link 3">3</a></span><ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Among those recommended to take blood pressure medication, blood pressure control is higher among non-Hispanic white adults (32%) than in non-Hispanic black adults (25%), non-Hispanic Asian adults (19%), or Hispanic adults (25%).<span class="cdc-references-cite"><a class="cdc-references-cite__link" href="#cdcreference_3" aria-label="Reference link 3">3</a></span><sup></sup><ul> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="dfe-section" data-section="cdc_facts_stats_trends"> <a class="onThisPageAnchor" id="cdc_facts_stats_trends-rates-of-high-blood-pressure-vary-by-geography" name="Rates%20of%20high%20blood%20pressure%20vary%20by%20geography" title="Rates of high blood pressure vary by geography"></a><h2>Rates of high blood pressure vary by geography</h2> <figure class="dfe-image dfe-image__large"><div class="links-options"><span class="file-view d-none d-sm-inline image-modal"><a href="#">View Larger</a></span></div><div class="image-container calculated-ratio-16-9 aspect-ratio-16-9"><img src="/high-blood-pressure/images/fs_blood_pressure.jpg" alt="Hypertension prevalence in adults aged 18 and older in the US by county, 2018-2020"></div> <div class="dfe-image-caption-container"><figcaption class="dfe-image-caption" id="caption-125-6699463d53671">The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest hypertension prevalence – meaning the top quintile – are located primarily in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maine, and Michigan. Pockets of high-rate counties also were found in Florida, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Missouri.</figcaption><div class="see-more-container"><a href="javascript:void(0)" data-content-chars="250" data-toggle-content="caption-125-6699463d53671" class="see-more closed" data-text-open="Show More" data-text-close="Show Less"><span class="cdc-icon cdc-fa-light cdc-fa-angle-down"></span>Show More</a></div></div></figure> <p>High blood pressure is more common in some areas of the United States. Below is a map showing the self-reported rate of hypertension by county. 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