Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Stroke Hospitalization Rates, Blacks Ages 65+

Stroke Hospitalization Rates for 2013 through 2015 for Blacks Aged 65 Years and Older by County. The map shows that concentrations of counties with the highest stroke hospitalization rates - meaning the top quintile - are located primarily in eastern Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, south Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan. There is also a small concentration in the northern California region including Tehema and Butte Counties, eastern Washington state, and eastern Nevada.

View Larger Download Image

Click here to download this map [PDF–1M].
Click here to view the data table for this map [Excel-100K].
Click here to view this map within the Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke so that you can add additional information to the map or make comparisons with other maps.

Page last reviewed: May 21, 2018

Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion , Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention