2016 Adult Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables and Maps

Table C1
Adult* Self-Reported Current Asthma Prevalence
and Number by State or Territory, BRFSS 2016
State Sample Size § Prevalence
(Percent)
Standard
Error
95% CI *
(Percent)
||
||
||
Weighted
Number
95% CI *
(Weighted Number)
U.S. Total** 474,486 8.9 0.08 (8.7–9.1) || 22,187,067 (21,774,462–22,599,673)
AL 6,980 9.7 0.50 (8.7–10.7) || 365,041 (327,188–402,894)
AK 2,895 8.8 0.86 (7.1–10.5) || 48,398 (38,958–57,839)
AZ 10,850 9.4 0.46 (8.5–10.3) || 491,794 (443,977–539,611)
AR 5,257 8.5 0.66 (7.2–9.8) || 193,863 (164,247–223,478)
CA 11,340 7.8 0.31 (7.2–8.4) || 2,366,008 (2,178,768–2,553,248)
CO 14,825 8.8 0.32 (8.2–9.4) || 374,598 (347,901–401,294)
CT 10,959 10.5 0.43 (9.7–11.4) || 295,601 (270,904–320,299)
DE 4,031 8.5 0.57 (7.4–9.6) || 63,617 (55,154–72,079)
DC 3,825 9.9 0.65 (8.6–11.2) || 55,365 (48,094–62,635)
FL 36,742 6.7 0.26 (6.2–7.2) || 1,109,768 (1,025,447–1,194,089)
GA 5,340 8.5 0.53 (7.5–9.6) || 666,285 (584,328–748,242)
HI 8,045 10.7 0.51 (9.7–11.7) || 120,293 (108,777–131,809)
ID 5,237 9.3 0.59 (8.1–10.4) || 115,109 (100,485–129,732)
IL 4,749 8.9 0.53 (7.8–9.9) || 879,704 (774,525–984,883)
IN 11,023 10.2 0.42 (9.3–11.0) || 514,349 (471,804–556,894)
IA 7,225 7.8 0.43 (7.0–8.6) || 187,872 (167,544–208,200)
KS 12,099 8.8 0.33 (8.2–9.5) || 193,078 (178,700–207,456)
KY 10,186 11.6 0.48 (10.6–12.5) || 394,686 (362,076–427,295)
LA 5,218 8.4 0.65 (7.1–9.6) || 297,349 (251,320–343,377)
ME 9,987 12.2 0.53 (11.2–13.2) || 130,992 (119,487–142,497)
MD 18,287 9.4 0.34 (8.8–10.1) || 439,666 (408,519–470,812)
MA 8,356 10.3 0.47 (9.4–11.2) || 560,739 (509,503–611,976)
MI 11,922 10.9 0.38 (10.2–11.7) || 841,111 (783,086–899,135)
MN 16,715 7.6 0.26 (7.1–8.1) || 321,439 (300,026–342,853)
MS 5,105 8.0 0.52 (7.0–9.0) || 181,044 (157,669–204,420)
MO 7,072 9.9 0.58 (8.7–11.0) || 463,150 (408,392–517,909)
MT 5,925 8.5 0.51 (7.6–9.5) || 69,403 (61,331–77,476)
NE 15,116 8.3 0.39 (7.5–9.0) || 118,932 (107,680–130,184)
NV 4,315 7.9 0.63 (6.7–9.2) || 179,986 (151,403–208,570)
NH 6,356 11.4 0.62 (10.2–12.6) || 121,566 (108,103–135,030)
NJ 7,614 8.2 0.53 (7.2–9.2) || 573,506 (499,568–647,444)
NM 5,988 11.8 0.67 (10.5–13.1) || 185,678 (164,505–206,850)
NY 34,025 9.5 0.31 (8.9–10.1) || 1,474,062 (1,379,832–1,568,293)
NC 6,501 8.0 0.42 (7.2–8.9) || 630,864 (565,026–696,702)
ND 5,720 9.0 0.52 (8.0–10.0) || 53,028 (46,833–59,222)
OH 12,316 9.7 0.43 (8.9–10.6) || 873,284 (795,135–951,433)
OK 6,831 10.0 0.52 (9.0–11.0) || 293,910 (263,352–324,469)
OR 5,381 10.5 0.50 (9.5–11.5) || 335,445 (303,236–367,654)
PA 6,768 10.6 0.51 (9.6–11.6) || 1,070,258 (967,668–1,172,849)
RI 5,421 10.7 0.59 (9.6–11.9) || 90,375 (80,462–100,288)
SC 11,166 8.8 0.38 (8.1–9.6) || 340,518 (311,199–369,838)
SD 5,735 6.2 0.53 (5.1–7.2) || 40,253 (33,368–47,139)
TN 6,110 10.9 0.62 (9.7–12.1) || 559,423 (496,014–622,832)
TX 11,658 7.6 0.47 (6.7–8.6) || 1,584,264 (1,393,565–1,774,963)
UT 10,904 8.3 0.36 (7.6–9.0) || 175,360 (160,352–190,368)
VT 6,488 10.2 0.50 (9.2–11.1) || 51,211 (46,241–56,181)
VA 8,928 8.6 0.40 (7.8–9.4) || 560,419 (508,298–612,540)
WA 14,109 9.6 0.33 (9.0–10.2) || 538,758 (502,466–575,050)
WV 7,108 11.8 0.47 (10.9–12.7) || 171,816 (157,978–185,654)
WI 5,254 8.5 0.53 (7.4–9.5) || 381,108 (333,859–428,358)
WY 4,479 9.5 0.74 (8.1–11.0) || 42,717 (36,013–49,421)
Territories
GU 1,573 5.1 0.84 (3.5–6.8) || 5,486 (3,696–7,275)
PR 5,791 10.7 0.61 (9.5–11.9) || 298,918 (263,964–333,872)
VI 1,258 6.3 1.20 (4.0–8.7) || 5,011 (3,100–6,923)

Notes:
* Aged 18+ years
** U.S. Total includes 50 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the three territories.
CI denotes confidence interval.
§ Sample size is the number of respondents reported current asthma
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.

Asthma and Community Health Branch, National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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