Map Details – US Stroke Death Rates 2000-2006, by County

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Impact Statement

The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke death rates – meaning the top quintile – are located primarily in the Southeast, with heavy concentrations of high-rate counties in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Pockets of high-rate counties also are found in Tennessee, Oklahoma, parts of Texas, and along the coastal plains of North Carolina and South Carolina.

Stroke Death Rates, 2000-2006, Adults Ages 35+, by County