Table C4
Adult Self-Reported Current Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Race and State or Territory, BRFSS 2014
State
Race
Sample
Size
Prevalence
(percent)
Standard
Error
95% CI*
(percent)
||
||
||
Prevalence
(number)
95% CI*
(number)
U.S. Total**
White
374,006
8.8
0.09
(8.6 – 9.0)
||
15,816,015
(15,493,452 – 16,138,578)
U.S. Total**
Black
36,161
11.2
0.30
(10.6 – 11.8)
||
3,381,318
(3,193,963 – 3,568,674)
U.S. Total**
Other
24,716
6.9
0.36
(6.2 – 7.7)
||
1,588,053
(1,421,965 – 1,754,142)
U.S. Total**
Multi
9,237
13.6
0.70
(12.2 – 15.0)
||
505,266
(451,244 – 559,288)
AL
White
6,023
9.5
0.54
(8.4 – 10.5)
||
240,675
(212,775 – 268,574)
AL
Black
2,181
10.5
0.94
(8.6 – 12.3)
||
98,705
(80,489 – 116,922)
AL
Other
218
5.9
1.65
(2.7 – 9.2)
||
8,430
(3,936 – 12,924)
AL
Multi
100
11.1
4.11
(2.9 – 19.2)
||
4,871
(1,124 – 8,618)
AK
White
3,353
8.0
0.64
(6.7 – 9.2)
||
29,637
(24,861 – 34,413)
AK
Black
60
12.5
5.15
(2.2 – 22.8)
||
3,276
(372 – 6,179)
AK
Other
654
8.0
1.32
(5.4 – 10.6)
||
9,067
(6,069 – 12,065)
AK
Multi
174
8.4
3.10
(2.3 – 14.5)
||
2,381
(555 – 4,207)
AZ
White
12,404
9.9
0.46
(9.0 – 10.8)
||
372,286
(337,191 – 407,382)
AZ
Black
436
11.6
2.28
(7.1 – 16.1)
||
25,343
(14,940 – 35,746)
AZ
Other
1,314
7.6
1.03
(5.6 – 9.6)
||
63,515
(46,164 – 80,866)
AZ
Multi
183
12.0
3.95
(4.2 – 19.8)
||
5,551
(1,664 – 9,439)
AR
White
4,073
8.7
0.68
(7.3 – 10.0)
||
151,072
(127,209 – 174,935)
AR
Black
797
8.5
1.56
(5.4 – 11.6)
||
27,217
(17,053 – 37,381)
AR
Other
183
10.1
3.25
(3.7 – 16.5)
||
12,324
(4,134 – 20,514)
AR
Multi
99
27.5
6.60
(14.4 – 40.6)
||
6,205
(2,719 – 9,691)
CA
White
6,653
7.7
0.40
(6.9 – 8.4)
||
1,521,087
(1,364,114 – 1,678,061)
CA
Black
551
13.4
1.70
(10.0 – 16.7)
||
276,723
(203,080 – 350,365)
CA
Other
1,325
6.1
0.90
(4.3 – 7.8)
||
412,706
(289,638 – 535,774)
CA
Multi
222
10.5
2.80
(5.0 – 16.0)
||
53,317
(23,448 – 83,187)
CO
White
11,620
8.4
0.35
(7.7 – 9.1)
||
282,440
(258,563 – 306,317)
CO
Black
337
6.7
1.42
(3.9 – 9.5)
||
11,159
(6,381 – 15,937)
CO
Other
724
8.4
1.22
(6.0 – 10.8)
||
27,728
(19,576 – 35,880)
CO
Multi
234
15.3
3.05
(9.3 – 21.3)
||
12,372
(7,120 – 17,624)
CT
White
6,493
9.1
0.51
(8.1 – 10.1)
||
194,147
(172,178 – 216,116)
CT
Black
615
12.5
2.06
(8.4 – 16.5)
||
34,474
(22,317 – 46,630)
CT
Other
524
6.6
1.33
(4.0 – 9.2)
||
18,516
(10,990 – 26,043)
CT
Multi
78
12.6
4.85
(2.9 – 22.2)
||
3,869
(702 – 7,035)
DE
White
3,005
8.4
0.69
(7.0 – 9.7)
||
41,827
(34,887 – 48,768)
DE
Black
621
11.5
1.54
(8.4 – 14.5)
||
16,854
(12,331 – 21,376)
DE
Other
191
4.8
1.76
(1.3 – 8.3)
||
2,232
(594 – 3,871)
DE
Multi
334
12.2
2.73
(6.9 – 17.6)
||
1,410
(748 – 2,071)
DC
White
1,777
7.2
1.10
(5.1 – 9.4)
||
17,166
(11,876 – 22,455)
DC
Black
1,894
15.2
1.56
(12.2 – 18.3)
||
35,560
(27,769 – 43,350)
DC
Other
198
14.7
4.32
(6.1 – 23.2)
||
6,568
(2,414 – 10,722)
DC
Multi
89
24.8
12.64
(0.0 – 49.9)
||
2,360
(0 – 5,384)
FL
White
8,034
8.1
0.40
(7.3 – 8.9)
||
951,385
(856,723 – 1,046,047)
FL
Black
944
8.0
1.24
(5.6 – 10.5)
||
189,765
(129,337 – 250,192)
FL
Other
386
8.3
2.13
(4.1 – 12.5)
||
78,857
(36,866 – 120,848)
FL
Multi
158
9.4
3.01
(3.5 – 15.4)
||
18,868
(6,425 – 31,311)
GA
White
4,297
8.0
0.56
(6.9 – 9.1)
||
363,924
(312,736 – 415,112)
GA
Black
1,574
9.6
0.95
(7.7 – 11.4)
||
216,492
(172,957 – 260,028)
GA
Other
209
7.0
2.39
(2.3 – 11.7)
||
34,998
(10,470 – 59,527)
GA
Multi
110
9.3
3.45
(2.4 – 16.1)
||
8,006
(1,965 – 14,048)
HI
White
2,449
6.9
0.71
(5.5 – 8.3)
||
21,120
(16,821 – 25,418)
HI
Black
73
2.5
||
648
HI
Other
2,502
7.5
0.68
(6.2 – 8.9)
||
36,181
(29,634 – 42,727)
HI
Multi
2,111
15.4
1.14
(13.2 – 17.7)
||
43,854
(36,967 – 50,740)
ID
White
5,125
8.5
0.56
(7.4 – 9.6)
||
92,268
(80,218 – 104,317)
ID
Black
26
4.3
||
636
ID
Other
113
14.9
4.48
(6.0 – 23.8)
||
5,493
(2,012 – 8,973)
ID
Multi
72
17.8
5.78
(6.2 – 29.3)
||
3,101
(999 – 5,204)
IL
White
4,134
8.8
0.56
(7.7 – 9.9)
||
661,808
(579,147 – 744,469)
IL
Black
538
13.9
2.05
(9.9 – 17.9)
||
193,169
(132,683 – 253,655)
IL
Other
251
2.9
1.63
(0.0 – 6.1)
||
21,391
(0 – 45,157)
IL
Multi
66
15.1
5.63
(3.8 – 26.3)
||
18,164
(3,446 – 32,882)
IN
White
10,242
10.5
0.43
(9.7 – 11.3)
||
448,858
(412,145 – 485,570)
IN
Black
645
14.0
1.66
(10.7 – 17.2)
||
60,432
(45,503 – 75,361)
IN
Other
250
8.5
2.29
(4.0 – 13.1)
||
10,002
(4,505 – 15,499)
IN
Multi
137
14.5
3.80
(7.0 – 22.0)
||
8,446
(3,756 – 13,135)
IA
White
7,621
8.3
0.45
(7.5 – 9.2)
||
179,719
(160,356 – 199,083)
IA
Black
118
18.7
4.76
(9.3 – 28.1)
||
10,883
(4,783 – 16,983)
IA
Other
206
6.0
2.09
(1.8 – 10.1)
||
6,830
(1,988 – 11,672)
IA
Multi
62
9.7
4.91
(0.0 – 19.5)
||
2,015
(0 – 4,170)
KS
White
12,111
8.6
0.31
(8.0 – 9.2)
||
156,743
(145,462 – 168,025)
KS
Black
537
12.5
1.68
(9.2 – 15.8)
||
15,606
(11,218 – 19,994)
KS
Other
419
8.0
1.40
(5.3 – 10.8)
||
8,279
(5,371 – 11,187)
KS
Multi
244
19.2
3.19
(12.9 – 25.4)
||
6,440
(4,077 – 8,804)
KY
White
9,672
11.8
0.55
(10.7 – 12.9)
||
351,098
(317,439 – 384,756)
KY
Black
1,020
13.1
2.45
(8.3 – 17.9)
||
33,985
(20,693 – 47,277)
KY
Other
167
13.9
4.17
(5.7 – 22.2)
||
9,667
(3,584 – 15,750)
KY
Multi
173
16.3
4.40
(7.6 – 24.9)
||
4,918
(2,257 – 7,580)
LA
White
4,536
7.4
0.50
(6.4 – 8.4)
||
164,544
(142,275 – 186,813)
LA
Black
1,836
9.1
0.81
(7.5 – 10.7)
||
96,321
(78,763 – 113,878)
LA
Other
224
3.7
1.44
(0.8 – 6.5)
||
6,171
(1,351 – 10,991)
LA
Multi
88
7.9
2.70
(2.5 – 13.3)
||
2,848
(937 – 4,760)
ME
White
8,683
11.4
0.48
(10.5 – 12.4)
||
114,709
(104,985 – 124,433)
ME
Black
34
5.9
||
373
ME
Other
173
15.9
3.80
(8.4 – 23.4)
||
4,022
(1,955 – 6,089)
ME
Multi
80
16.8
4.98
(6.9 – 26.7)
||
2,113
(784 – 3,443)
MD
White
8,961
7.4
0.49
(6.5 – 8.4)
||
196,842
(170,817 – 222,867)
MD
Black
2,541
12.1
1.19
(9.8 – 14.5)
||
159,999
(127,081 – 192,917)
MD
Other
551
3.0
0.90
(1.2 – 4.7)
||
13,916
(5,549 – 22,282)
MD
Multi
186
16.3
4.98
(6.4 – 26.1)
||
9,866
(3,207 – 16,525)
MA
White
13,170
11.7
0.46
(10.8 – 12.6)
||
489,500
(450,171 – 528,829)
MA
Black
853
17.3
2.12
(13.2 – 21.5)
||
61,356
(45,130 – 77,582)
MA
Other
747
10.2
1.49
(7.3 – 13.2)
||
50,228
(35,191 – 65,264)
MA
Multi
296
22.0
3.86
(14.4 – 29.6)
||
21,093
(12,773 – 29,413)
MI
White
7,007
10.3
0.48
(9.4 – 11.2)
||
626,479
(567,928 – 685,030)
MI
Black
842
14.2
1.50
(11.2 – 17.1)
||
144,432
(112,504 – 176,360)
MI
Other
239
8.2
1.90
(4.5 – 12.0)
||
22,422
(11,961 – 32,883)
MI
Multi
187
16.0
3.28
(9.5 – 22.4)
||
25,188
(14,341 – 36,035)
MN
White
14,848
8.3
0.28
(7.7 – 8.8)
||
296,074
(276,003 – 316,145)
MN
Black
441
13.8
2.13
(9.6 – 18.0)
||
27,391
(18,317 – 36,466)
MN
Other
668
6.3
1.05
(4.2 – 8.3)
||
18,577
(12,304 – 24,850)
MN
Multi
161
12.7
3.55
(5.7 – 19.7)
||
5,443
(2,187 – 8,700)
MS
White
2,566
6.8
0.69
(5.4 – 8.1)
||
92,241
(73,332 – 111,150)
MS
Black
1,499
8.8
1.05
(6.7 – 10.9)
||
69,054
(52,225 – 85,883)
MS
Other
70
3.5
||
2,437
MS
Multi
18
10.1
||
1,220
MO
White
5,714
9.5
0.57
(8.4 – 10.6)
||
364,938
(321,446 – 408,430)
MO
Black
925
11.4
1.91
(7.7 – 15.2)
||
58,360
(38,273 – 78,446)
MO
Other
187
9.2
2.80
(3.7 – 14.7)
||
14,342
(5,501 – 23,183)
MO
Multi
130
11.0
3.16
(4.8 – 17.3)
||
7,953
(3,527 – 12,378)
MT
White
6,486
9.4
0.53
(8.4 – 10.4)
||
67,222
(59,625 – 74,819)
MT
Black
18
4.2
||
128
MT
Other
729
9.1
1.74
(5.6 – 12.5)
||
5,142
(3,145 – 7,140)
MT
Multi
141
13.5
4.00
(5.6 – 21.4)
||
2,297
(885 – 3,709)
NE
White
20,785
7.6
0.30
(7.0 – 8.2)
||
92,624
(85,285 – 99,963)
NE
Black
409
14.2
2.48
(9.3 – 19.1)
||
8,469
(5,322 – 11,616)
NE
Other
687
4.7
0.95
(2.9 – 6.6)
||
3,883
(2,346 – 5,420)
NE
Multi
193
14.0
3.19
(7.7 – 20.3)
||
3,077
(1,636 – 4,519)
NV
White
2,999
8.1
0.74
(6.7 – 9.6)
||
117,988
(96,652 – 139,325)
NV
Black
169
13.8
3.07
(7.8 – 19.9)
||
24,875
(13,388 – 36,362)
NV
Other
311
6.6
2.05
(2.6 – 10.6)
||
23,077
(8,591 – 37,563)
NV
Multi
139
9.0
3.50
(2.1 – 15.9)
||
4,692
(1,050 – 8,335)
NH
White
5,762
10.4
0.55
(9.3 – 11.4)
||
101,436
(90,717 – 112,154)
NH
Black
42
14.4
6.35
(1.6 – 27.2)
||
1,369
(98 – 2,640)
NH
Other
183
6.7
2.18
(2.4 – 11.0)
||
2,660
(927 – 4,393)
NH
Multi
60
9.9
5.02
(0.0 – 19.9)
||
903
(0 – 1,813)
NJ
White
9,548
8.2
0.43
(7.3 – 9.0)
||
369,672
(330,666 – 408,677)
NJ
Black
1,632
11.2
1.07
(9.1 – 13.3)
||
102,885
(82,737 – 123,033)
NJ
Other
1,125
6.6
1.05
(4.5 – 8.7)
||
69,930
(47,333 – 92,527)
NJ
Multi
137
16.6
4.34
(8.0 – 25.2)
||
8,722
(3,698 – 13,745)
NM
White
6,860
10.1
0.57
(8.9 – 11.2)
||
119,153
(105,500 – 132,807)
NM
Black
120
8.9
3.64
(1.7 – 16.1)
||
3,241
(526 – 5,955)
NM
Other
1,518
8.8
1.03
(6.8 – 10.9)
||
24,573
(18,742 – 30,404)
NM
Multi
114
20.4
7.12
(6.3 – 34.5)
||
4,837
(999 – 8,675)
NY
White
4,919
10.2
0.57
(9.1 – 11.3)
||
1,022,883
(906,797 – 1,138,969)
NY
Black
987
13.0
1.43
(10.2 – 15.8)
||
324,241
(249,846 – 398,635)
NY
Other
470
8.8
1.79
(5.2 – 12.3)
||
151,568
(87,191 – 215,945)
NY
Multi
79
10.1
3.74
(2.7 – 17.5)
||
16,860
(3,998 – 29,722)
NC
White
5,111
7.8
0.47
(6.9 – 8.8)
||
412,180
(362,494 – 461,866)
NC
Black
1,408
8.8
0.94
(6.9 – 10.6)
||
139,868
(109,259 – 170,477)
NC
Other
534
4.9
1.40
(2.2 – 7.6)
||
29,269
(12,347 – 46,190)
NC
Multi
97
9.3
3.71
(1.9 – 16.7)
||
7,379
(1,287 – 13,471)
ND
White
7,260
8.5
0.54
(7.4 – 9.6)
||
44,190
(38,560 – 49,820)
ND
Black
38
6.1
||
479
ND
Other
303
10.1
2.62
(4.9 – 15.2)
||
3,538
(1,652 – 5,424)
ND
Multi
53
22.5
7.57
(7.3 – 37.6)
||
1,775
(451 – 3,099)
OH
White
9,503
10.1
0.48
(9.2 – 11.1)
||
742,086
(671,162 – 813,010)
OH
Black
690
15.7
2.05
(11.7 – 19.7)
||
162,170
(116,794 – 207,547)
OH
Other
324
8.0
2.19
(3.7 – 12.4)
||
23,831
(10,660 – 37,002)
OH
Multi
168
10.0
3.37
(3.4 – 16.7)
||
9,231
(2,882 – 15,580)
OK
White
6,499
9.2
0.45
(8.4 – 10.1)
||
199,770
(180,286 – 219,254)
OK
Black
480
12.0
1.88
(8.3 – 15.7)
||
24,904
(16,718 – 33,091)
OK
Other
855
8.9
1.21
(6.5 – 11.3)
||
34,312
(24,757 – 43,867)
OK
Multi
488
17.4
2.63
(12.2 – 22.5)
||
23,498
(15,896 – 31,099)
OR
White
4,548
9.8
0.58
(8.7 – 11.0)
||
257,523
(226,939 – 288,107)
OR
Black
50
25.4
8.33
(8.7 – 42.2)
||
16,887
(3,259 – 30,515)
OR
Other
200
11.6
3.16
(5.4 – 17.9)
||
25,137
(10,544 – 39,731)
OR
Multi
293
10.5
2.12
(6.3 – 14.6)
||
9,637
(5,770 – 13,504)
PA
White
9,546
9.4
0.41
(8.6 – 10.2)
||
772,963
(704,647 – 841,279)
PA
Black
876
12.5
1.52
(9.5 – 15.4)
||
126,653
(94,584 – 158,723)
PA
Other
242
7.5
1.93
(3.7 – 11.3)
||
34,281
(16,604 – 51,959)
PA
Multi
87
22.1
5.43
(11.3 – 32.9)
||
18,612
(8,692 – 28,531)
RI
White
5,543
10.7
0.59
(9.5 – 11.9)
||
72,236
(64,181 – 80,291)
RI
Black
277
7.3
1.90
(3.6 – 11.0)
||
3,398
(1,615 – 5,181)
RI
Other
351
11.6
2.28
(7.1 – 16.1)
||
8,654
(5,129 – 12,180)
RI
Multi
61
22.2
6.89
(8.4 – 36.0)
||
2,406
(808 – 4,004)
SC
White
7,531
8.1
0.47
(7.2 – 9.0)
||
203,421
(179,605 – 227,238)
SC
Black
2,864
8.3
0.66
(7.0 – 9.6)
||
84,116
(70,679 – 97,554)
SC
Other
217
11.1
2.74
(5.7 – 16.5)
||
8,910
(4,296 – 13,523)
SC
Multi
187
19.1
4.77
(9.7 – 28.6)
||
11,440
(4,974 – 17,907)
SD
White
6,365
7.2
0.53
(6.1 – 8.2)
||
40,054
(34,241 – 45,867)
SD
Black
31
8.9
||
843
SD
Other
796
8.1
1.72
(4.7 – 11.5)
||
4,561
(2,620 – 6,502)
SD
Multi
104
18.9
10.46
(0.0 – 39.7)
||
2,545
(0 – 5,760)
TN
White
4,259
8.8
0.59
(7.6 – 9.9)
||
342,586
(297,174 – 387,998)
TN
Black
626
7.5
1.54
(4.5 – 10.5)
||
59,686
(34,949 – 84,423)
TN
Other
116
9.1
3.00
(3.1 – 15.0)
||
15,915
(5,186 – 26,645)
TN
Multi
51
23.8
8.12
(7.5 – 40.1)
||
23,645
(4,866 – 42,424)
TX
White
12,213
6.3
0.33
(5.7 – 7.0)
||
875,348
(784,669 – 966,026)
TX
Black
1,197
9.2
1.19
(6.9 – 11.6)
||
223,033
(165,130 – 280,935)
TX
Other
602
6.0
1.31
(3.4 – 8.5)
||
83,507
(47,027 – 119,986)
TX
Multi
208
10.5
3.05
(4.5 – 16.6)
||
21,536
(8,813 – 34,258)
UT
White
13,656
8.9
0.30
(8.3 – 9.5)
||
158,672
(148,200 – 169,143)
UT
Black
103
10.3
3.40
(3.5 – 17.0)
||
2,280
(697 – 3,864)
UT
Other
634
6.4
1.13
(4.2 – 8.7)
||
9,375
(6,039 – 12,712)
UT
Multi
135
12.4
2.92
(6.7 – 18.2)
||
3,661
(1,908 – 5,413)
VT
White
6,084
11.2
0.49
(10.2 – 12.2)
||
52,675
(48,036 – 57,315)
VT
Black
39
7.6
||
322
VT
Other
127
14.3
3.74
(6.9 – 21.7)
||
2,090
(929 – 3,251)
VT
Multi
74
16.4
5.16
(6.1 – 26.7)
||
917
(290 – 1,544)
VA
White
7,190
8.3
0.44
(7.5 – 9.2)
||
366,815
(327,660 – 405,971)
VA
Black
1,520
9.8
1.00
(7.9 – 11.8)
||
119,960
(95,087 – 144,832)
VA
Other
408
8.7
1.81
(5.2 – 12.3)
||
47,575
(27,106 – 68,045)
VA
Multi
136
12.6
3.23
(6.2 – 19.0)
||
18,393
(8,594 – 28,192)
WA
White
8,669
9.7
0.44
(8.9 – 10.6)
||
406,802
(370,134 – 443,470)
WA
Black
184
10.8
2.80
(5.3 – 16.3)
||
19,178
(8,816 – 29,539)
WA
Other
712
6.4
1.23
(4.0 – 8.8)
||
47,635
(29,025 – 66,244)
WA
Multi
206
13.2
2.78
(7.7 – 18.6)
||
17,065
(9,555 – 24,575)
WV
White
5,861
10.9
0.50
(10.0 – 11.9)
||
150,698
(137,018 – 164,379)
WV
Black
139
9.9
3.23
(3.5 – 16.3)
||
4,725
(1,491 – 7,960)
WV
Other
60
15.7
6.26
(3.2 – 28.3)
||
2,692
(313 – 5,072)
WV
Multi
83
17.1
4.26
(8.6 – 25.6)
||
2,870
(1,392 – 4,347)
WI
White
6,322
9.6
0.53
(8.6 – 10.7)
||
372,259
(330,895 – 413,624)
WI
Black
293
22.7
4.42
(14.0 – 31.4)
||
58,571
(33,560 – 83,581)
WI
Other
278
8.1
2.14
(3.8 – 12.3)
||
18,790
(8,735 – 28,846)
WI
Multi
74
16.8
5.89
(5.0 – 28.5)
||
5,872
(1,444 – 10,300)
WY
White
5,916
8.1
0.58
(6.9 – 9.2)
||
32,172
(27,518 – 36,826)
WY
Black
31
20.5
11.83
(0.0 – 44.6)
||
825
(0 – 1,962)
WY
Other
241
7.1
2.23
(2.7 – 11.5)
||
2,248
(831 – 3,665)
WY
Multi
77
21.6
8.72
(4.2 – 39.0)
||
1,521
(131 – 2,911)
Territories
GU
White
227
4.0
1.66
(0.7 – 7.3)
||
288
(49 – 527)
GU
Black
15
0.0
||
0
GU
Other
1,862
5.5
0.75
(4.1 – 7.0)
||
4,494
(3,275 – 5,714)
GU
Multi
394
6.8
1.55
(3.7 – 9.8)
||
1,190
(651 – 1,729)
PR
White
3,453
10.5
0.65
(9.2 – 11.8)
||
161,162
(141,049 – 181,275)
PR
Black
264
10.1
2.43
(5.3 – 14.8)
||
13,649
(6,782 – 20,517)
PR
Other
2,205
10.9
0.83
(9.3 – 12.6)
||
122,120
(103,242 – 140,998)
PR
Multi
37
7.8
||
1,224
Notes:
*CI denotes confidence interval.
**U.S. Total includes 50 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the three territories.
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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