Child Prevalence

Percentage of children with current asthma by race and state/territory

Percentage of children with current asthma by race and state/territory
NACP grantee	Race group	Percentage	95% CI
Total
	White	7.7	(7.2 – 8.3)
	Black	14.5	(12.5 – 16.9)
	Other	7.7	(6.6 – 8.9)
California
	White	7.4	(6.2 – 8.8)
	Black	11.9	(7.0 – 19.4)
	Other	5.6	(4.0 – 7.8)
Connecticut
	White	9.8	(8.0 – 11.8)
	Black	20.2	(13.1 – 29.8)
	Other	11.4	(7.4 – 17.0)
Florida
	White	ND	ND
	Black	ND	ND
	Other	ND	ND
Georgia
	White	10.3	(7.0 – 14.9)
	Black	14.1	(7.0 – 14.9)
	Other	**	**
Hawaii
	White	4.4	(2.5 – 7.7)
	Black	**	**
	Other	11.3	(9.0 – 14.1
Illinois
	White	6.5	(4.8 – 8.7)
	Black	11	(6.7 – 17.7)
	Other	8.1*	(3.3 – 18.3)
Indiana
	White	6.7	(4.5 – 9.9)
	Black	14.5*	(6.8 – 28.4)
	Other	**	**
Maine
	White	9.9	(7.6 – 12.7)
	Black	0.0	(0.0 – 0.0)
	Other	**	**
Massachusetts
	White	9.9	(6.8 – 14.1)
	Black	24.3*	(11.4 – 44.3)
	Other	8.4*	(3.5 – 19.2)
Michigan
	White	7.1	(5.8 – 8.8)
	Black	11.8	(8.0 – 17.0)
	Other	6.0*	(3.2 – 10.8)
Minnesota
	White	5.8	(4.9 – 6.8)
	Black	10.3	(6.2 – 16.8)
	Other	6.5	(4.3 – 9.7)
Mississippi
	White	6.7	(4.5 – 9.7)
	Black	10.8	(7.8 – 14.7)
	Other	**	**
Missouri
	White	6.9	(5.2 – 9.1
	Black	15.9	(9.6 – 25.1)
	Other	9.4*	(4.8 – 17.6)
Montana
	White	5.9	(4.1 – 8.2)
	Black	0.0	(0.0 – 0.0)
	Other	8.8	(5.0 – 14.9)
New Hampshire
	White	7.3	(5.6 – 9.4)
	Black	**	**
	Other	6.5*	(3.1 – 13.2)
New Mexico
	White	8.8	(6.8 – 11.3)
	Black	**	**
	Other	7.6	(4.7 – 12.0)
New York
	White	6.5	(4.8 – 8.7)
	Black	19.3	(13.0 – 27.7)
	Other	6.9*	(3.8 – 12.3)
Ohio
	White	5.2	(3.9 – 7.1)
	Black	15.1*	(7.5 – 28.1)
	Other	8.8	(4.2 – 17.5)
Oregon
	White	9.5	(7.3 – 12.2)
	Black	**	**
	Other	8.7*	(4.4 – 16.7)
Pennsylvania
	White	10.1	(7.7 – 13.2)
	Black	14.2	(8.4 – 23.1)
	Other	13.9	(7.5 – 24.1)
Puerto Rico
	White	18.6	(15.3 – 22.3)
	Black	22.2*	(9.4 – 44.1)
	Other	16.5	(12.4 – 21.5)
Rhode Island
	White	9	(6.8 – 11.9)
	Black	15.2*	(6.2 – 32.8)
	Other	11.2	(6.4 – 18.9)
Utah
	White	6.8	(6.0 – 7.8)
	Black	13.4*	(5.1 – 31.1)
	Other	8.7*	(4.7 – 15.7)
Vermont
	White	10.4	(8.4 – 12.8)
	Black	**	**
	Other	**	**
Wisconsin
	White	6.2	(4.4 – 8.6)
	Black	19.8*	(9.7 – 36.2)
	Other	5.8*	(2.8 – 11.5)

Data Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2015

CI, Confidence interval; ND, no data.

*Relative standard error (RSE) of the estimate is 30%–50%; the estimate is unreliable.

**Relative standard error (RSE) of the estimate exceeds 50%; the estimate is suppressed.