Table 3.6. Number and rates* of newly reported cases† of chronic hepatitis C virus infection, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2019
| Characteristics | No. | Rate* |
|---|---|---|
| Total § | 123,312 | 56.7 |
| Age (yrs) | ||
| 0-19 | 951 | 1.8 |
| 20-29 | 21,263 | 72.3 |
| 30-39 | 31,383 | 109.1 |
| 40-49 | 19,035 | 72.1 |
| 50-59 | 22,748 | 79.6 |
| ≥60 | 26,142 | 50.8 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 79,012 | 73.9 |
| Female | 43,966 | 39.7 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1,657 | 86.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 755 | 7.1 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 9,566 | 31.0 |
| White, non-Hispanic | 49,814 | 34.0 |
| Hispanic | 3,913 | 14.1 |
| Urbanicity ¶ | ||
| Urban | 96,039 | 52.1 |
| Rural | 23,022 | 67.7 |
| HHS Region: Regional Office # | ||
| Region 1: Boston | 5,863 | 42.5 |
| Region 2: New York | 10,272 | 36.3 |
| Region 3: Philadelphia | 22,943 | 78.6 |
| Region 4: Atlanta | 33,523 | 68.4 |
| Region 5: Chicago | 20,606 | 45.0 |
| Region 6: Dallas | 8,069 | 75.4 |
| Region 7: Kansas City | 7,738 | 54.7 |
| Region 8: Denver | 5,672 | 46.3 |
| Region 9: San Francisco | U | U |
| Region 10: Seattle | 8,626 | 60.1 |
Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.
* Rates per 100,000 population.
† Reported cases that met the classification criteria for a confirmed case. For the case definition, see https://ndc.services.cdc.gov/conditions/hepatitis-c-chronic/.
§ Numbers reported in each category might not add up to the total number of reported cases in a year because of cases with missing data or, in the case of race/ethnicity, cases categorized as “Other.”
¶ Urbanicity was categorized according to the 2013 National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) urban-rural classification scheme for counties and county-equivalent entities (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/urban_rural.htm). Large central metropolitan, large fringe metropolitan, medium metropolitan, and small metropolitan counties were grouped as urban. Micropolitan and noncore counties were grouped as rural.
# US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regions were categorized according to the grouping of states and US territories assigned under each of the 10 HHS regional offices (https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/iea/regional-offices/index.htmlexternal icon). For the purposes of this report, regions with US territories (Regions 2 and 9) contain data from states only.
U: data were unavailable.
* Rates per 100,000 population.
† Reported cases that met the classification criteria for a confirmed case. For the case definition, see https://ndc.services.cdc.gov/conditions/hepatitis-c-chronic/.
§ Numbers reported in each category might not add up to the total number of reported cases in a year because of cases with missing data or, in the case of race/ethnicity, cases categorized as “Other.”
¶ Urbanicity was categorized according to the 2013 National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) urban-rural classification scheme for counties and county-equivalent entities (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/urban_rural.htm). Large central metropolitan, large fringe metropolitan, medium metropolitan, and small metropolitan counties were grouped as urban. Micropolitan and noncore counties were grouped as rural.
# US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regions were categorized according to the grouping of states and US territories assigned under each of the 10 HHS regional offices (https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/iea/regional-offices/index.htmlexternal icon). For the purposes of this report, regions with US territories (Regions 2 and 9) contain data from states only.
U: data were unavailable.
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During 2019, the rates of newly reported chronic hepatitis C were highest among persons aged 30–39 years, males, American Indian/Alaska Native persons, those living in rural areas, and persons in US Department of Health and Human Services Region 3 (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia). Chronic hepatitis C data was unavailable from all states in Health and Human Services Region 9. Among all 123,312 cases of chronic hepatitis C newly reported during 2019, 25% occurred among persons aged 30–39 years; 64% occurred among males; and 78% occurred in urban areas. Race/ethnicity information was only available for 65,705 (53%) cases of newly reported chronic hepatitis C; after excluding cases with missing race/ethnicity information, 76% of cases occurred among non-Hispanic White persons.
Hepatitis C Figures and Tables
- Figure 3.1. Number of reported acute hepatitis C virus infection cases and estimated infections — United States, 2012–2019
- Figure 3.2. Rates of reported acute hepatitis C virus infections, by state — United States, 2018–2019
- Figure 3.3. Rates of reported acute hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2019
- Figure 3.4. Rates of reported acute hepatitis C virus infection, by age group — United States, 2004–2019
- Figure 3.5. Rates of reported acute hepatitis C virus infection, by sex — United States, 2004–2019
- Figure 3.6. Rates of reported acute hepatitis C virus infection, by race/ethnicity — United States, 2004–2019
- Figure 3.7. Availability of information regarding risk behaviors or exposures associated with reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection — United States, 2019
- Figure 3.8. Number of newly reported chronic hepatitis C virus infection cases, by sex and age — United States, 2019
- Figure 3.9. Rates of death with hepatitis C virus infection listed as a cause of death among residents, by jurisdiction — United States, 2019
- Table 3.1. Number and rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2015–2019
- Table 3.2. Number and rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C, by demographic characteristics — United States 2015–2019
- Table 3.3. Reported risk behaviors or exposures among reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection — United States, 2019
- Table 3.4. Number of newly reported cases of perinatal hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2019
- Table 3.5. Number and rates of newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2019
- Table 3.6. Number and rates of newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C virus infection, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2019
- Table 3.7. Number and rates of deaths with hepatitis C listed as a cause of death among residents, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2015–2019
- Table 3.8. Number and rates of deaths with hepatitis C virus infection listed as a cause of death among residents, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2015–2019
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