Rates* of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by race/ethnicity — United States, 2005-2020

Rates* of reported cases† of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by race/ethnicity — United States, 2005-2020

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Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.

* Rates per 100,000 population.

† Reported confirmed cases. For the case definition, see Acute Hepatitis C.

Compared with 2010, rates in 2020 were substantially higher among all racial/ethnicity categories; the most notable increases occurred among non-Hispanic Black persons, Hispanic persons, and non-Hispanic White persons.

During 2020, rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C ranged from a low of 0.4 cases per 100,000 population among Asian/Pacific Islander persons to a high of 2.1 cases per 100,000 population among American Indian/Alaska Native persons.

From 2019 to 2020, rates increased in all race/ethnicity categories, except among American Indian/Alaska Native persons where a large drop was observed; however, the relatively smaller number of cases reported among these race/ethnicity categories can result in wider fluctuations in annual rates.

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