| Variable | Heart Attack Death Rate | High Blood Pressure Death Rate | Heart Disease Death Rate | Percentage without 4+ Years College | Poverty | Black Population (%) | Hispanic Population (%) |
| Heart Attack Death Rate | 1.00 | ||||||
| High Blood Pressure Death Rate | 0.12 | 1.00 | |||||
| Heart Disease Death Rate | 0.58 | 0.31 | 1.00 | ||||
| Percentage without 4+ Years College | 0.40 | 0.23 | 0.50 | 1.00 | |||
| Poverty | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.58 | 0.42 | 1.00 | ||
| Black Population (%) | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.10 | 0.51 | 1.00 | |
| Hispanic Population (%) | −0.08 | 0.09 | −0.32 | 0.01 | −0.21 | −0.14 | 1.00 |
| White Population (%) | 0.06 | −0.26 | 0.11 | 0.06 | −0.17 | −0.46 | −0.71 |