The report set the threshold for a normal blood pressure reading lower than ever before, at 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), and it also established a new diagnostic category of prehypertension (see table).
Of the approximate 4.4 million people that make up the population of Kentucky, about 89% is considered to be white (including Hispanic or Latino). But, only 3% of that 89% identify as Hispanic or Latino.
Mercer County, Kentucky (KY) County population in 2014: 21,319 (41% urban, 59% rural); it was 20,817 in 2000. County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,111. County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,288. County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,272.