Arthritis

State Statistics

Arthritis is very common and affects at least 1 in 5 adults in every state. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2009.
13.8-21.0%	21.1-28.0%	28.1-35.3%
Puerto Rico	New Jersey	Indiana
Hawaii	Dist.of Col	Ohio
Minnesota	Iowa	Oklahoma
California	Kansas	Pennsylvania
	Connecticut	Missouri
	Texas	South Carolina
	Arizona	Michigan
	Idaho	Mississippi
	Massachusetts	Arkansas
	South Dakota	West Virginia
	Utah	Alabama
	Wisconsin	Kentucky
	Florida
	Nevada
	Colorado
	Georgia
	New York
	Nebraska
	New Mexico
	Montana
	Alaska
	Maryland
	Tennessee
	New Hampshire
	Louisiana
	Virginia
	Wyoming
	Washington
	North Dakota
	Delaware
	Oregon
	Illinois
	Vermont
	North Carolina
	Rhode Island
	Maine

Arthritis is very common in every state, and more women have arthritis compared with men. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2009.
Men		Women
	%		%
Alabama	27.7	Alabama	34.1
Alaska	22.3	Alaska	27.5
Arizona	20.0	Arizona	26.2
Arkansas	25.1	Arkansas	33.6
California	17.4	California	23.3
Colorado	21.9	Colorado	26.0
Connecticut	19.3	Connecticut	26.5
Delaware	22.9	Delaware	28.3
Dist.of Col	17.9	Dist.of Col	24.9
Florida	21.8	Florida	25.9
Georgia	21.0	Georgia	26.8
Hawaii	18.9	Hawaii	20.3
Idaho	19.3	Idaho	27.2
Illinois	22.8	Illinois	28.7
Indiana	24.4	Indiana	31.5
Iowa	20.5	Iowa	24.9
Kansas	20.4	Kansas	25.1
Kentucky	32.6	Kentucky	35.3
Louisiana	21.3	Louisiana	28.5
Maine	25.1	Maine	29.9
Maryland	21.8	Maryland	27.6
Massachusetts	19.1	Massachusetts	27.0
Michigan	25.5	Michigan	32.7
Minnesota	17.1	Minnesota	22.8
Mississippi	25.7	Mississippi	32.5
Missouri	25.0	Missouri	32.4
Montana	23.0	Montana	26.2
Nebraska	22.5	Nebraska	26.3
Nevada	22.9	Nevada	24.9
New Hampshire	22.0	New Hampshire	27.7
New Jersey	17.5	New Jersey	24.7
New Mexico	22.1	New Mexico	26.8
New York	20.8	New York	27.4
North Carolina	22.5	North Carolina	30.0
North Dakota	23.3	North Dakota	27.8
Ohio	25.2	Ohio	31.8
Oklahoma	25.4	Oklahoma	31.8
Oregon	21.9	Oregon	29.3
Pennsylvania	26.2	Pennsylvania	30.8
Puerto Rico	13.8	Puerto Rico	21.6
Rhode Island	23.5	Rhode Island	31.0
South Carolina	25.6	South Carolina	32.1
South Dakota	21.5	South Dakota	25.3
Tennessee	22.8	Tennessee	26.6
Texas	19.2	Texas	27.0
Utah	19.7	Utah	27.2
Vermont	24.2	Vermont	28.0
Virginia	23.2	Virginia	27.5
Washington	22.0	Washington	29.0
West Virginia	28.2	West Virginia	33.1
Wisconsin	21.7	Wisconsin	25.7
Wyoming	23.1	Wyoming	27.7

The percent of adults with arthritis is expected to increase in all 50 states between 2005 and 2030. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2009.
	% change		% change
Alabama	24	Montana	42
Alaska	46	Nebraska	20
Arizona	134	Nevada	120
Arkansas	32	New Hampshire	48
California	61	New Jersey	34
Colorado	42	New Mexico	53
Connecticut	23	New York	19
Delaware	50	North Carolina	57
Dist.of Col	-24	North Dakota	17
Florida	101	Ohio	14
Georgia	56	Oklahoma	22
Hawaii	32	Oregon	49
Idaho	70	Pennsylvania	16
Illinois	20	Rhode Island	25
Indiana	21	South Carolina	46
Iowa	18	South Dakota	23
Kansas	22	Tennessee	37
Kentucky	27	Texas	72
Louisiana	46	Utah	68
Maine	33	Vermont	37
Maryland	40	Virginia	50
Massachusetts	28	Washington	56
Michigan	22	West Virginia	10
Minnesota	41	Wisconsin	34
Mississippi	30	Wyoming	34
Missouri	25

Arthritis-Attributable work limitations affect at least 1 in 25 working-age adults in every state. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2009.
4.0-5.5%	5.6-6.9%	7.0-12.6%
New Jersey	Maryland	Indiana
Connecticut	Rhode Island	Michigan
Dist.of Col	Arizona	North Carolina
Hawaii	Virginia	Pennsylvania
Massachusetts	Florida	New Mexico
California	Illinois	Tennessee
Puerto Rico	Nebraska	Missouri
Delaware	Texas	Ohio
Colorado	Vermont	South Carolina
Iowa	Oregon	Arkansas
Minnesota	Georgia	Oklahoma
Utah	New York	Mississippi
New Hampshire	North Dakota	West Virginia
Wisconsin	Alaska	Alabama
Kansas	Nevada	Kentucky
South Dakota	Washington
	Idaho
	Louisiana
	Wyoming
	Montana
	Maine

Arthritis-Attributable work limitations affect at least 1 in 4 working-age adults with arthritis in every state. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2009.
25.7-32.0%	32.1-34.9%	35.0-46.6%
Delaware	Hawaii	Nevada
Rhode Island	Michigan	Georgia
Dist.of Col	Missouri	Florida
New Jersey	Wisconsin	Arkansas
Utah	Illinois	New York
Alaska	Oregon	Tennessee
Massachusetts	Kansas	Texas
South Dakota	Maine	Ohio
Connecticut	Arizona	Montana
New Hampshire	Nebraska	North Carolina
Vermont	Washington	Puerto Rico
Virginia	Wyoming	Idaho
Colorado	Maryland	South Carolina
North Dakota	California	New Mexico
	Louisiana	Oklahoma
	Indiana	West Virginia
	Pennsylvania	Mississippi
	Iowa	Alabama
	Minnesota	Kentucky

Arthritis-Attributable activity limitations affect at least 1 in 14 adults in every state. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2009.
7.3-10.3%	10.4-11.4%	11.5-16.7%
Hawaii	Georgia	Idaho
New Jersey	North Dakota	Pennsylvania
Minnesota	Florida	Louisiana
California	Texas	Maine
Dist.of Col	Maryland	Missouri
Connecticut	Illinois	New Mexico
Delaware	South Dakota	Washington
Puerto Rico	Utah	Indiana
Iowa	Nevada	Michigan
Wisconsin	New York	North Carolina
Massachusetts	Rhode Island	Ohio
Colorado	Montana	Alaska
New Hampshire	Oregon	Tennessee
Arizona	Vermont	South Carolina
Kansas		Arkansas
Nebraska		Oklahoma
Virginia		Mississippi
Wyoming		Alabama
		West Virginia
		Kentucky

Arthritis-Attributable activity limitations affect at least 1 in 3 adults with arthritis in every state. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2009.
37.3-42.5%	42.6-45.9%	46.0-54.7%
Hawaii	Wisconsin	South Carolina
Wyoming	Maryland	California
Missouri	Connecticut	Florida
North Dakota	Utah	South Dakota
Iowa	Michigan	Oregon
Delaware	Maine	Arkansas
Nebraska	Massachusetts	Washington
Virginia	Minnesota	New Mexico
Illinois	Indiana	North Carolina
Rhode Island	Montana	Alabama
Georgia	Alaska	Mississippi
New Hampshire	Ohio	Kentucky
Dist.of Col	Kansas	West Virginia
Pennsylvania	Nevada	Oklahoma
New Jersey	Louisiana	Idaho
Colorado	Vermont	Tennessee
	Texas
	New York
	Arizona

Arthritis-Attributable social participation restriction affects at least 1 in 12 adults with arthritis in every state. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2009.
8.9-13.9%	14.0-16.9%	17.0-31.2%
Alaska	Nevada	New Hampshire
Nebraska	Illinois	Wisconsin
Dist.of Col	Massachusetts	New York
Vermont	Michigan	North Carolina
Utah	Maine	South Carolina
Colorado	Virginia	Texas
South Dakota	Oregon	Ohio
Hawaii	Montana	Arkansas
Minnesota	Rhode Island	Oklahoma
North Dakota	New Jersey	Louisiana
Missouri	Washington	Alabama
Wyoming	Georgia	Kentucky
Delaware	Pennsylvania	Puerto Rico
Maryland	California	Mississippi
Kansas	Iowa	West Virginia
Arizona	Connecticut	Tennessee
	Indiana
	Idaho
	New Mexico
	Florida

Arthritis-Attributable severe joint pain affects at least 1 in 7 adults with arthritis in every state. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2009.
14.5-22.9%	23.0-25.9%	26.0-41.1%
Alaska	New Hampshire	Montana
Vermont	Wisconsin	Indiana
South Dakota	California	Nevada
Arizona	Dist.of Col	New Jersey
Colorado	Delaware	New Mexico
Oregon	Idaho	Oklahoma
Iowa	Minnesota	Ohio
Maine	Virginia	Arkansas
North Dakota	Massachusetts	Florida
Nebraska	Pennsylvania	Georgia
Washington	Michigan	South Carolina
Wyoming	Illinois	Kentucky
Connecticut	Maryland	Louisiana
Missouri	New York	North Carolina
Utah	Texas	West Virginia
Rhode Island		Alabama
Hawaii		Tennessee
Kansas		Mississippi
		Puerto Rico

Percent of state GDP spent on arthritis. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2003 and BRFSS 2003.
0.3-0.9%	1.0-1.4%	1.5-2.6%
Alaska	Arizona	Alabama
California	Colorado	Arkansas
Connecticut	Florida	District of Columbia
Delaware	Georgia	Idaho
Hawaii	Iowa	Indiana
Illinois	Kansas	Kentucky
Massachusetts	Louisiana	Maine
New Jersey	Maryland	Michigan
	Minnesota	Mississippi
	Nebraska	Missouri
	Nevada	Montana
	New Hampshire	Oklahoma
	New Mexico	Pennsylvania
	New York	South Carolina
	North Carolina	Tennessee
	North Dakota	West Virginia
	Ohio
	Oregon
	Rhode Island
	South Dakota
	Texas
	Utah
	Vermont
	Virginia
	Washington
	Wisconsin
	Wyoming