Share of adults with hypertension in the U.S. in 2017-2020, by gender and education
For U.S. adults, level of education was associated with the prevalence of hypertension, with college graduates having a significantly lower prevalence than adults with less than a high school diploma. Across all categories of education, men had a higher prevalence of hypertension than women. This statistic shows the prevalence of hypertension among adults in the U.S. from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and education level.