Kentucky had the highest share of adults who reported ever being told by a physician that they had a stroke in 2025, according to KFF data.
KFF used 2025 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data to determine the number of adults who report ever being told by a physician that they had a stroke. The percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics. Three states — California, Mississippi and Nevada — did not have enough data to meet the survey’s minimum requirements in 2025.
Nationally, 3.7% of adults reported ever having a stroke.
Kentucky had the highest share, at 5.1%, followed by Alabama and Louisiana, which tied at 5%.
The District of Columbia, Colorado and Utah tied at the lowest percentage of 2.5%.
Here are the states and District of Columbia with their percentages.
- Alabama: 5%
- Alaska: 2.7%
- Arizona: 3.6%
- Arkansas: 4.8%
- California: N/A
- Colorado: 2.5%
- Connecticut: 3%
- Delaware: 3.9%
- District of Columbia: 2.5%
- Florida: 3.9%
- Georgia: 3.9%
- Hawaii: 3.5%
- Idaho: 3.7%
- Illinois: 3.5%
- Indiana: 4%
- Iowa: 3.2%
- Kansas: 3.4%
- Kentucky: 5.1%
- Louisiana: 5%
- Maine: 3.5%
- Maryland: 3.3%
- Massachusetts: 3%
- Michigan: 3.9%
- Minnesota: 3%
- Mississippi: N/A
- Missouri: 4.7%
- Montana: 3.2%
- Nebraska: 3.2%
- Nevada: N/A
- New Hampshire: 2.8%
- New Jersey: 2.8%
- New Mexico: 3.3%
- New York: 3.2%
- North Carolina: 4.1%
- North Dakota: 3%
- Ohio: 4.3%
- Oklahoma: 4.7%
- Oregon: 3.8%
- Pennsylvania: 3.9%
- Rhode Island: 2.7%
- South Carolina: 4.3%
- South Dakota: 3%
- Tennessee: 4.1%
- Texas: 3.6%
- Utah: 2.5%
- Vermont: 3%
- Virginia: 3%
- Washington: 3.1%
- West Virginia: 4.9%
- Wisconsin: 3.5%
- Wyoming: 3.2%
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