2004 Adult Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables and Maps

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Table C4
Adult Self-Reported Current Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Race and State or Territory: BRFSS 2004
State Race Sample
Size
Prevalence
(percent)
Standard
Error
95% CI*
(percent)
Prevalence
(number)
95% CI*
(number)
U.S. Total** White 245,552 8.0 0.11 (7.8 – 8.3) 13,667,582 (13,297,259 – 14,037,904)
U.S. Total** Black 24,968 9.0 0.33 (8.4 – 9.7) 2,041,186 (1,888,707 – 2,193,665)
U.S. Total** Other 17,643 6.9 0.35 (6.2 – 7.6) 1,301,114 (1,167,718 – 1,434,511)
U.S. Total** Multi 4,416 12.8 1.09 (10.7 – 15.0) 448,973 (368,404 – 529,541)
AL White 2,553 8.6 0.60 (7.4 – 9.7) 209,449 (180,397 – 238,501)
AL Black 892 8.9 1.21 (6.5 – 11.3) 71,670 (51,726 – 91,615)
AL Other 84 8.1 3.22 (1.7 – 14.5) 7,713 (1,428 – 13,998)
AL Multi 37 9.5 3,738
AK White 1,824 8.9 0.99 (7.0 – 10.9) 30,134 (23,489 – 36,780)
AK Black 43 9.2 891
AK Other 652 9.5 1.94 (5.7 – 13.3) 8,273 (4,761 – 11,785)
AK Multi 93 10.1 3.18 (3.8 – 16.4) 1,560 (601 – 2,519)
AZ White 3,517 8.5 0.83 (6.8 – 10.1) 260,959 (209,573 – 312,344)
AZ Black 69 5.4 5,201
AZ Other 961 3.0 0.73 (1.6 – 4.4) 25,223 (13,396 – 37,050)
AZ Multi 54 13.1 6.73 (0.0 – 26.6) 5,852 (0 – 11,980)
AR White 3,432 7.1 0.51 (6.1 – 8.1) 121,829 (104,434 – 139,224)
AR Black 397 8.7 1.76 (5.3 – 12.2) 16,277 (9,552 – 23,003)
AR Other 108 8.6 2.79 (3.1 – 14.1) 6,350 (2,259 – 10,441)
AR Multi 98 10.8 3.32 (4.2 – 17.4) 5,959 (2,205 – 9,714)
CA White 3,727 7.8 0.57 (6.7 – 8.9) 1,606,775 (1,372,281 – 1,841,270)
CA Black 254 8.3 1.71 (4.9 – 11.6) 136,802 (80,466 – 193,138)
CA Other 391 5.7 1.14 (3.5 – 7.9) 181,860 (109,849 – 253,870)
CA Multi 89 11.7 4.64 (2.5 – 20.9) 69,183 (10,544 – 127,821)
CO White 4,988 8.7 0.53 (7.7 – 9.7) 253,050 (222,614 – 283,485)
CO Black 334 7.8 2.07 (3.8 – 11.9) 6,701 (3,193 – 10,208)
CO Other 447 10.0 1.90 (6.3 – 13.7) 31,683 (19,357 – 44,008)
CO Multi 90 4.1 2,301
CT White 5,260 9.5 0.50 (8.6 – 10.5) 211,879 (189,703 – 234,055)
CT Black 310 12.8 2.21 (8.5 – 17.2) 18,647 (12,016 – 25,278)
CT Other 323 9.6 1.91 (5.8 – 13.3) 19,232 (11,387 – 27,076)
CT Multi 26 9.5 1,138
DE White 3,277 9.2 0.75 (7.7 – 10.6) 45,860 (38,348 – 53,372)
DE Black 542 13.8 2.40 (9.1 – 18.5) 12,275 (7,720 – 16,829)
DE Other 145 11.5 5.23 (1.2 – 21.8) 3,201 (47 – 6,355)
DE Multi 51 13.6 6.42 (0.7 – 26.5) 1,400 (0 – 2,807)
DC White 1,458 7.1 0.86 (5.4 – 8.8) 10,510 (7,943 – 13,078)
DC Black 1,242 9.6 1.02 (7.6 – 11.6) 23,758 (18,645 – 28,871)
DC Other 163 13.9 3.64 (6.7 – 21.1) 5,212 (2,280 – 8,145)
DC Multi 34 11.7 595
FL White 5,837 7.2 0.49 (6.2 – 8.2) 721,937 (624,406 – 819,468)
FL Black 728 6.4 1.07 (4.3 – 8.5) 97,799 (65,365 – 130,233)
FL Other 443 9.2 1.69 (5.9 – 12.5) 125,474 (79,053 – 171,895)
FL Multi 45 8.7 6,214
GA White 3,535 7.0 0.59 (5.9 – 8.2) 290,522 (241,280 – 339,765)
GA Black 1,226 8.5 1.46 (5.6 – 11.3) 153,643 (98,814 – 208,472)
GA Other 193 6.7 1.99 (2.8 – 10.7) 27,905 (11,383 – 44,427)
GA Multi 44 12.0 5.46 (1.0 – 23.1) 7,642 (374 – 14,910)
ID White 4,910 7.7 0.47 (6.8 – 8.6) 70,368 (61,923 – 78,813)
ID Black 9 0.0 0
ID Other 205 11.4 2.54 (6.4 – 16.4) 5,577 (3,044 – 8,111)
ID Multi 66 14.8 6.03 (2.8 – 26.9) 2,368 (301 – 4,436)
IL White 3,346 8.1 0.56 (7.0 – 9.2) 587,818 (507,100 – 668,536)
IL Black 501 11.5 1.83 (7.9 – 15.1) 166,608 (111,200 – 222,016)
IL Other 167 4.2 1.50 (1.2 – 7.2) 25,775 (7,386 – 44,165)
IL Multi 28 19.3 9.02 (0.7 – 37.8) 16,194 (0 – 33,894)
IN White 5,731 8.2 0.41 (7.4 – 9.0) 330,384 (298,021 – 362,748)
IN Black 380 10.7 1.90 (7.0 – 14.5) 29,594 (18,811 – 40,377)
IN Other 172 8.5 2.62 (3.3 – 13.7) 13,209 (4,751 – 21,668)
IN Multi 96 15.7 3.72 (8.4 – 23.1) 10,789 (5,551 – 16,027)
IA White 4,799 6.6 0.40 (5.8 – 7.3) 139,051 (122,280 – 155,821)
IA Black 79 10.9 3.22 (4.4 – 17.3) 3,440 (1,440 – 5,440)
IA Other 112 5.0 2.53 (0.0 – 10.0) 3,504 (0 – 7,112)
IA Multi 30 13.2 2,466
KS White 7,808 7.6 0.35 (6.9 – 8.3) 137,059 (124,522 – 149,596)
KS Black 278 9.7 1.96 (5.9 – 13.6) 5,948 (3,493 – 8,403)
KS Other 422 4.5 1.06 (2.4 – 6.6) 6,033 (3,203 – 8,862)
KS Multi 84 6.0 2.64 (0.7 – 11.2) 1,189 (127 – 2,251)
KY White 6,212 7.9 0.56 (6.8 – 9.0) 231,227 (198,594 – 263,861)
KY Black 244 13.7 3.54 (6.7 – 20.7) 24,589 (11,226 – 37,952)
KY Other 79 4.2 2,010
KY Multi 46 19.5 7.58 (4.2 – 34.7) 4,988 (1,000 – 8,976)
LA White 6,312 5.4 0.35 (4.7 – 6.1) 116,685 (101,819 – 131,552)
LA Black 2,260 7.4 0.73 (6.0 – 8.8) 71,957 (57,634 – 86,280)
LA Other 286 8.9 2.07 (4.8 – 13.0) 11,552 (6,096 – 17,008)
LA Multi 86 8.2 3.53 (1.2 – 15.2) 2,392 (250 – 4,533)
ME White 3,385 9.2 0.60 (8.0 – 10.4) 91,024 (79,287 – 102,762)
ME Black 9 0.0 0
ME Other 64 21.5 5.80 (9.9 – 33.1) 3,995 (1,564 – 6,427)
ME Multi 31 27.8 9.00 (9.4 – 46.2) 2,460 (718 – 4,203)
MD White 3,362 7.8 0.55 (6.7 – 8.8) 204,723 (176,086 – 233,361)
MD Black 764 8.9 1.34 (6.3 – 11.5) 98,508 (68,222 – 128,793)
MD Other 193 4.9 1.65 (1.6 – 8.1) 13,994 (4,466 – 23,523)
MD Multi 35 4.5 1,836
MA White 6,859 9.8 0.47 (8.9 – 10.7) 417,681 (377,876 – 457,487)
MA Black 418 9.2 1.66 (6.0 – 12.5) 17,587 (11,355 – 23,820)
MA Other 706 7.5 1.25 (5.0 – 9.9) 31,120 (20,808 – 41,432)
MA Multi 57 22.1 8.44 (5.2 – 39.0) 8,427 (1,426 – 15,427)
MI White 4,199 8.0 0.48 (7.0 – 8.9) 481,030 (424,230 – 537,829)
MI Black 419 8.7 1.73 (5.3 – 12.1) 75,164 (44,275 – 106,052)
MI Other 163 10.4 2.69 (5.1 – 15.7) 39,935 (18,575 – 61,294)
MI Multi 96 11.9 3.71 (4.6 – 19.3) 20,371 (7,254 – 33,489)
MN White 4,114 7.4 0.48 (6.4 – 8.3) 256,521 (222,977 – 290,065)
MN Black 106 8.8 3.04 (2.8 – 14.8) 8,783 (2,523 – 15,044)
MN Other 144 6.0 2.36 (1.4 – 10.7) 9,579 (1,984 – 17,174)
MN Multi 29 25.7 11.06 (3.1 – 48.4) 8,082 (0 – 16,852)
MS White 3,493 6.6 0.47 (5.7 – 7.6) 90,094 (77,298 – 102,890)
MS Black 1,587 8.0 0.80 (6.4 – 9.6) 55,574 (44,356 – 66,792)
MS Other 100 5.6 3.08 (0.0 – 11.8) 2,921 (0 – 6,194)
MS Multi 29 12.0 1,644
MO White 4,300 9.0 0.62 (7.8 – 10.2) 333,765 (287,733 – 379,797)
MO Black 344 9.0 1.95 (5.2 – 12.9) 30,641 (17,105 – 44,177)
MO Other 141 12.0 3.62 (4.9 – 19.2) 19,957 (7,419 – 32,495)
MO Multi 92 7.5 2.93 (1.6 – 13.3) 5,910 (1,231 – 10,589)
MT White 4,422 8.4 0.53 (7.3 – 9.4) 53,442 (46,779 – 60,105)
MT Black 11 11.8 232
MT Other 456 13.1 2.45 (8.3 – 17.9) 5,851 (3,529 – 8,173)
MT Multi 61 7.1 530
NE White 8,204 6.7 0.38 (6.0 – 7.5) 78,998 (70,236 – 87,760)
NE Black 109 10.0 4.02 (2.0 – 17.9) 2,996 (466 – 5,527)
NE Other 391 7.5 1.77 (4.0 – 11.0) 6,251 (3,271 – 9,231)
NE Multi 59 13.1 4.54 (4.1 – 22.2) 1,169 (346 – 1,991)
NV White 2,254 7.6 0.84 (6.0 – 9.3) 93,836 (73,352 – 114,320)
NV Black 80 6.6 3.00 (0.6 – 12.5) 4,328 (299 – 8,357)
NV Other 277 4.1 1.32 (1.5 – 6.7) 8,946 (3,302 – 14,590)
NV Multi 234 7.5 2.33 (2.9 – 12.1) 11,281 (4,177 – 18,384)
NH White 4,800 10.1 0.52 (9.1 – 11.1) 93,842 (84,180 – 103,504)
NH Black 24 0.0 0
NH Other 143 14.5 3.72 (7.1 – 21.8) 4,826 (2,152 – 7,500)
NH Multi 36 26.9 8.62 (9.3 – 44.4) 2,080 (467 – 3,692)
NJ White 9,417 8.6 0.35 (8.0 – 9.3) 391,690 (359,760 – 423,620)
NJ Black 1,046 11.5 1.17 (9.2 – 13.8) 84,431 (66,643 – 102,219)
NJ Other 1,206 6.6 0.81 (5.0 – 8.2) 73,263 (55,017 – 91,510)
NJ Multi 55 16.4 5.77 (4.9 – 28.0) 5,363 (1,284 – 9,443)
NM White 5,065 9.5 0.51 (8.5 – 10.5) 99,986 (89,231 – 110,741)
NM Black 89 8.7 3.70 (1.4 – 16.1) 1,803 (205 – 3,401)
NM Other 1,011 8.5 1.13 (6.2 – 10.7) 22,470 (16,339 – 28,601)
NM Multi 139 9.6 2.92 (3.9 – 15.4) 2,855 (1,063 – 4,647)
NY White 4,597 9.0 0.51 (8.0 – 10.0) 888,251 (787,565 – 988,938)
NY Black 595 8.7 1.33 (6.1 – 11.3) 172,025 (118,228 – 225,821)
NY Other 468 7.1 1.24 (4.6 – 9.5) 143,011 (93,064 – 192,958)
NY Multi 92 20.5 4.78 (11.0 – 30.0) 54,745 (26,762 – 82,727)
NC White 11,132 7.7 0.34 (7.0 – 8.3) 347,432 (316,234 – 378,630)
NC Black 2,628 8.7 0.77 (7.2 – 10.2) 98,535 (80,772 – 116,297)
NC Other 962 5.0 0.84 (3.3 – 6.6) 29,882 (19,883 – 39,882)
NC Multi 154 5.4 2.06 (1.4 – 9.5) 3,596 (864 – 6,328)
ND White 2,869 7.7 0.58 (6.5 – 8.8) 34,757 (29,523 – 39,990)
ND Black 10 3.1 71
ND Other 106 7.3 2.68 (2.0 – 12.6) 1,659 (445 – 2,872)
ND Multi 31 13.8 761
OH White 4,783 7.9 0.68 (6.6 – 9.2) 575,075 (478,593 – 671,556)
OH Black 1,896 11.4 2.34 (6.8 – 16.0) 79,722 (45,759 – 113,686)
OH Other 375 10.9 4.11 (2.9 – 19.0) 48,287 (10,123 – 86,451)
OH Multi 138 19.9 7.49 (5.1 – 34.8) 18,832 (3,009 – 34,656)
OK White 5,417 8.4 0.45 (7.6 – 9.3) 167,584 (149,898 – 185,269)
OK Black 401 6.5 1.29 (4.0 – 9.0) 10,835 (6,573 – 15,097)
OK Other 712 6.9 1.11 (4.8 – 9.1) 25,527 (17,276 – 33,778)
OK Multi 290 12.6 2.15 (8.3 – 16.8) 13,683 (8,865 – 18,501)
OR White 4,429 9.8 0.52 (8.8 – 10.9) 224,277 (200,860 – 247,695)
OR Black 53 16.2 7.11 (1.9 – 30.5) 5,151 (46 – 10,256)
OR Other 330 8.5 2.45 (3.7 – 13.4) 21,125 (8,440 – 33,809)
OR Multi 166 8.8 2.24 (4.4 – 13.2) 8,802 (4,277 – 13,327)
PA White 5,427 8.2 0.45 (7.4 – 9.1) 666,518 (594,415 – 738,622)
PA Black 370 11.9 2.29 (7.4 – 16.4) 98,879 (58,681 – 139,077)
PA Other 134 14.2 4.15 (6.0 – 22.4) 45,530 (16,632 – 74,429)
PA Multi 71 10.1 3.49 (3.1 – 17.1) 15,195 (4,420 – 25,970)
RI White 3,462 9.7 0.62 (8.5 – 11.0) 70,741 (61,701 – 79,781)
RI Black 134 9.0 2.38 (4.3 – 13.7) 2,440 (1,179 – 3,701)
RI Other 295 8.1 1.79 (4.6 – 11.7) 5,722 (3,213 – 8,231)
RI Multi 30 21.5 9.36 (2.4 – 40.7) 1,485 (0 – 2,989)
SC White 5,384 7.1 0.41 (6.3 – 7.9) 153,766 (136,063 – 171,470)
SC Black 1,376 9.0 1.05 (6.9 – 11.1) 73,495 (55,766 – 91,225)
SC Other 162 4.8 1.75 (1.4 – 8.3) 5,665 (1,582 – 9,748)
SC Multi 113 12.4 4.56 (3.4 – 21.4) 8,302 (1,761 – 14,843)
SD White 5,518 6.5 0.44 (5.7 – 7.4) 34,223 (29,657 – 38,788)
SD Black 13 2.3 33
SD Other 511 9.0 1.79 (5.5 – 12.5) 3,132 (1,858 – 4,406)
SD Multi 62 7.8 382
TN White 3,236 8.8 0.63 (7.5 – 10.0) 316,122 (271,055 – 361,188)
TN Black 399 10.0 2.25 (5.6 – 14.4) 63,591 (33,654 – 93,529)
TN Other 75 9.5 3.67 (2.2 – 16.9) 11,626 (2,914 – 20,339)
TN Multi 31 12.0 5,671
TX White 4,715 7.3 0.46 (6.4 – 8.2) 850,197 (743,094 – 957,299)
TX Black 522 7.5 1.46 (4.6 – 10.4) 104,362 (62,914 – 145,809)
TX Other 699 6.0 1.18 (3.7 – 8.4) 129,456 (78,305 – 180,607)
TX Multi 111 15.0 4.41 (6.3 – 23.8) 41,214 (14,790 – 67,638)
UT White 4,713 8.2 0.51 (7.2 – 9.2) 121,202 (106,375 – 136,028)
UT Black 20 3.9 256
UT Other 334 6.3 1.59 (3.2 – 9.4) 8,119 (3,979 – 12,259)
UT Multi 40 5.4 736
VT White 6,432 8.2 0.40 (7.4 – 9.0) 37,282 (33,701 – 40,864)
VT Black 20 9.0 146
VT Other 139 11.8 3.06 (5.7 – 17.8) 1,259 (574 – 1,944)
VT Multi 109 17.4 4.67 (8.2 – 26.7) 1,450 (585 – 2,315)
VA White 4,128 7.2 0.49 (6.3 – 8.2) 300,670 (260,404 – 340,937)
VA Black 915 7.9 1.07 (5.8 – 10.0) 61,965 (45,298 – 78,632)
VA Other 241 4.7 1.26 (2.2 – 7.2) 18,961 (9,256 – 28,666)
VA Multi 196 10.9 2.61 (5.7 – 16.0) 23,925 (12,157 – 35,692)
WA White 15,973 9.1 0.29 (8.5 – 9.6) 348,704 (326,413 – 370,995)
WA Black 300 15.5 2.84 (9.9 – 21.1) 14,799 (8,875 – 20,723)
WA Other 1,417 7.6 0.97 (5.7 – 9.5) 36,555 (27,026 – 46,084)
WA Multi 539 14.7 1.99 (10.8 – 18.6) 19,103 (13,639 – 24,567)
WV White 3,222 9.8 0.59 (8.7 – 11.0) 131,724 (116,174 – 147,273)
WV Black 80 11.6 4.72 (2.2 – 20.9) 3,503 (422 – 6,583)
WV Other 40 12.6 6.06 (0.4 – 24.9) 2,015 (0 – 4,114)
WV Multi 75 17.9 4.76 (8.5 – 27.4) 5,662 (2,463 – 8,862)
WI White 3,824 8.3 0.55 (7.2 – 9.4) 309,943 (269,374 – 350,511)
WI Black 430 16.5 2.95 (10.7 – 22.3) 25,451 (15,634 – 35,268)
WI Other 151 6.0 1.92 (2.2 – 9.8) 10,290 (3,696 – 16,884)
WI Multi 54 12.0 6.37 (0.0 – 24.8) 6,547 (0 – 14,010)
WY White 3,891 7.7 0.50 (6.7 – 8.6) 26,983 (23,507 – 30,460)
WY Black 12 5.7 79
WY Other 144 2.7 399
WY Multi 64 13.2 5.24 (2.8 – 23.7) 904 (144 – 1,664)
Territories
PR White 2,688 6.1 0.59 (4.9 – 7.3) 108,874 (87,726 – 130,022)
PR Black 665 4.2 0.79 (2.7 – 5.8) 21,294 (13,510 – 29,078)
PR Other 578 7.7 1.30 (5.1 – 10.2) 30,517 (20,163 – 40,872)
PR Multi 91 11.7 4.11 (3.6 – 19.9) 7,310 (1,960 – 12,661)
VI White 512 5.6 1.18 (3.3 – 7.9) 709 (407 – 1,011)
VI Black 1,846 4.1 0.56 (3.0 – 5.2) 2,065 (1,512 – 2,618)
VI Other 218 6.1 2.54 (1.1 – 11.1) 422 (63 – 780)
VI Multi 58 5.0 93

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Notes:

* CI denotes confidence interval.

** U.S. Total includes 49 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the two territories. Data for Hawaii and Guam not available.

If values for the standard error and the 95% confidence interval are not provided, the normal approximation to the binomial distribution does not apply due to small sample size.

When the sample size is less than 50, estimates are not precise and should be interpreted with caution.

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