Table 2b. Incidence per 100,000 population of acute, symptomatic hepatitis B, by state/area and year - United States, 1996-2008
| State/Area | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1.8 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
2 |
1.6 |
2 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
| Alaska | 2.6 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
| Arizona | 5.3 |
4.4 |
4 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
5 |
6.3 |
† |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| Arkansas | 3.7 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
| California | 5.4 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
| Colorado | 3.5 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| Connecticut | 2.5 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
| Delaware | 1.2 |
1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
6.4 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
† |
| District of Columbia | 5.9 |
5.7 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
† |
† |
| Florida | 4.6 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
| Georgia | 0.8 |
3 |
2.7 |
3 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
5.7 |
7.7 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
| Hawaii | 1.2 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1 |
1.8 |
1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
| Idaho | 7.4 |
4.5 |
4 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.8 |
| Illinois | 2.8 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1 |
1 |
1.4 |
| Indiana | 2.5 |
1.7 |
2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1 |
1.1 |
| Iowa | 2.6 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
| Kansas | 1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
| Louisiana | 4.8 |
4.8 |
5 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
3 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| Maine | 0.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
| Maryland | 3.3 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2 |
1.5 |
| Massachusetts | 1.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
| Michigan | 4.3 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
| Minnesota | 2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Mississippi | 9 |
6.6 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
| Missouri | 6.1 |
6.7 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
| Montana | 2.4 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Nebraska | 2.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
2 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
| Nevada | 6 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
| New Hampshire | 1.8 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
| New Jersey | 3.5 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
4 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
| New Mexico | 24.4 |
14.9 |
17.9 |
12.4 |
7.9 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
1 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
| New York | 4.7 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
| North Carolina | 4.6 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
| North Dakota | 0.3 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Ohio | 1.1 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1 |
1.4 |
1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1 |
| Oklahoma | 1.7 |
2 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
| Oregon | 4 |
3.7 |
6.1 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.4 |
2.9 |
3 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
| Rhode Island | 1.9 |
2.2 |
7.6 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
2 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
| South Carolina | 2.7 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
| South Dakota | 0.7 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
† |
| Tennessee | 9.7 |
8.4 |
5.4 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
| Texas | 6.6 |
6.4 |
9.9 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
| Utah | 6.4 |
4.5 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| Vermont | 2.4 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
1 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1 |
1 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
| Virginia | 2.4 |
2 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
1.9 |
1 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
| Washington | 2.9 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1 |
1 |
1.2 |
1 |
0.9 |
| West Virginia | 2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
| Wisconsin | 1.7 |
10.9 |
9.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| Wyoming | 9.4 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
6.2 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1 |
1.1 |
Rates of hepatitis B virus vary geographically. In 2008, the incidence rate for acute, symptomatic hepatitis B ranged from 0.2 per 100,000 population in Montana to 4.6 per 100,000 population in West Virginia.


