Condition
Frequent physical distress among adults
Condition ID: PHLTH · Category: Health Status
National Average Prevalence
National Average
14.4%
Category
Health Status
Counties Reporting
5,914
Prevalence Range
Top 10 Highest-Prevalence Counties
| Rank | County | State | Prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oglala Lakota | SD | 23.6% |
| 2 | Kusilvak | AK | 23.2% |
| 3 | Hancock | TN | 22.7% |
| 4 | Todd | SD | 22.7% |
| 5 | Oglala Lakota | SD | 22.5% |
| 6 | Mingo | WV | 22.4% |
| 7 | Kusilvak | AK | 22.4% |
| 8 | McDowell | WV | 22.2% |
| 9 | McKinley | NM | 22.2% |
| 10 | Calhoun | WV | 22.0% |
Top 10 Lowest-Prevalence Counties
| Rank | County | State | Prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falls Church | VA | 8.7% |
| 2 | Arlington | VA | 8.8% |
| 3 | Howard | MD | 8.9% |
| 4 | Los Alamos | NM | 9.0% |
| 5 | Arlington | VA | 9.0% |
| 6 | Douglas | CO | 9.1% |
| 7 | Hamilton | IN | 9.1% |
| 8 | Johnson | KS | 9.1% |
| 9 | District of Columbia | DC | 9.2% |
| 10 | Carver | MN | 9.2% |
Related Entities
Methodology
Data source: CDC PLACES County-Level Data
(dataset ID: cdc-places).
Vintage: 2026.
Downloaded: 2026-04-13.
Rows in source: 229,298.
CDC PLACES provides county-level prevalence estimates for chronic diseases, health behaviors, and preventive services from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Values represent model-based estimates of age-adjusted prevalence.