2018 Child Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables

Table L4
Child Lifetime Asthma Prevalence and Weighted Number by Race and State or Territory: BRFSS 2018
State Race Unweighted Number Prevalence (Percent) Standard Error 95% CI* (Percent) Weighted Number 95% CI* Weighted Number
Total** White 40,115 10.2 0.29 (9.7–10.8) 2,979,575 (2,807,250–3,151,899)
Total** Black 5,085 16.3 0.88 (14.6–18.1) 1,158,035 (1,027,779–1,288,291)
Total** Other 8,838 11.2 0.63 (10.1–12.5) 1,039,580 (921,115–1,158,045)
CA White 1,899 9.9 0.82 (8.5–11.7) 541,605 (451,934–631,276)
CA Black 172 16.7 3.63 (10.7–25.1) 103,846 (55,473–152,219)
CA Other 798 10.7 1.42 (8.2–13.8) 294,920 (214,237–375,603)
CT White 1,465 14.0 1.23 (11.7–16.6) 57,187 (46,861–67,514)
CT Black 216 16.0 2.72 (11.4–22.1) 16,849 (11,033–22,665)
CT Other 308 17.0 2.64 (12.5–22.9) 22,556 (15,134–29,977)
DC White 286 6.5 1.56 (4.0–10.3) 2,465 (1,285–3,644)
DC Black 349 23.0 2.71 (18.1–28.8) 14,025 (10,521–17,529)
DC Other 79 15.2 4.58 (8.2–26.5) 2,697 (983–4,410)
FL White 2,063 11.5 1.33 (9.2–14.4) 286,610 (219,436–353,785)
FL Black 406 15.5 3.23 (10.2–23.0) 148,235 (82,575–213,896)
FL Other 388 12.0 3.07 (7.1–19.4) 74,842 (35,089–114,595)
GA White 1,157 11.1 1.10 (9.1–13.4) 128,733 (103,000–154,465)
GA Black 564 14.3 1.71 (11.3–18.0) 122,390 (92,379–152,402)
GA Other 339 11.0 2.06 (7.6–15.7) 37,130 (23,066–51,194)
HI White 329 13.2 2.74 (8.7–19.6) 6,684 (3,730–9,639)
HI Black 14 35.9 18.02 (10.8–72.2) 1,424 (0–3,202)
HI Other 1,493 18.3 1.25 (16.0–20.9) 44,045 (37,891–50,199)
IL White 872 8.8 1.10 (6.9–11.2) 161,315 (121,607–201,023)
IL Black 181 11.0 2.64 (6.7–17.3) 53,716 (27,430–80,002)
IL Other 199 9.7 2.65 (5.6–16.2) 39,461 (17,195–61,727)
IN White 1,125 10.9 1.11 (8.9–13.3) 105,236 (83,730–126,743)
IN Black 137 22.8 4.32 (15.4–32.3) 42,152 (24,464–59,840)
IN Other 134 13.3 3.27 (8.1–21.1) 24,285 (11,960–36,610)
KS White 2,011 11.2 0.85 (9.7–13.0) 60,593 (51,459–69,727)
KS Black 125 18.4 4.23 (11.5–28.1) 9,168 (4,683–13,653)
KS Other 214 5.9 1.49 (3.6–9.6) 5,300 (2,679–7,921)
KY White 1,605 8.5 0.84 (7.0–10.3) 64,710 (52,619–76,802)
KY Black 126 22.5 6.40 (12.4–37.3) 21,614 (8,758–34,469)
KY Other 133 4.5 1.73 (2.1–9.4) 5,210 (1,456–8,964)
ME White 1,536 10.7 1.09 (8.7–13.0) 22,116 (17,642–26,591)
ME Black 33 38.1 12.86 (17.5–64.2) 2,663 (274–5,052)
ME Other 125 14.4 4.67 (7.4–26.1) 2,877 (883–4,871)
MD White 630 8.9 1.51 (6.3–12.3) 45,443 (29,925–60,961)
MD Black 260 15.5 2.87 (10.7–22.0) 68,856 (42,354–95,358)
MD Other 166 17.9 3.73 (11.7–26.4) 47,781 (26,729–68,833)
MA White 450 13.3 1.95 (9.9–17.6) 113,601 (80,382–146,821)
MA Black 47 16.6 6.43 (7.4–33.1) 24,633 (4,889–44,377)
MA Other 96 10.2 3.07 (5.6–18.0) 25,130 (10,190–40,071)
MI White 1,761 11.4 0.95 (9.7–13.4) 161,358 (134,611–188,106)
MI Black 319 18.1 2.64 (13.4–23.8) 65,664 (45,563–85,765)
MI Other 301 10.8 2.04 (7.4–15.5) 31,323 (19,488–43,158)
MN White 3,253 7.5 0.59 (6.4–8.7) 67,765 (57,077–78,453)
MN Black 226 8.9 2.09 (5.5–13.9) 11,378 (5,953–16,803)
MN Other 580 6.3 1.17 (4.4–9.1) 14,401 (9,146–19,657)
MS White 718 6.8 0.99 (5.1–9.0) 21,869 (15,629–28,108)
MS Black 633 14.2 1.63 (11.3–17.7) 43,275 (33,205–53,345)
MS Other 64 4.4 1,628
MO White 813 10.3 1.39 (7.8–13.3) 98,012 (71,433–124,592)
MO Black 111 23.1 5.31 (14.3–35.0) 46,303 (22,645–69,961)
MO Other 69 22.2 7.06 (11.3–38.8) 30,287 (8,073–52,501)
MT White 773 6.7 1.13 (4.8–9.3) 11,718 (7,804–15,632)
MT Black 16 6.7 198
MT Other 365 9.0 2.45 (5.2–15.1) 3,826 (1,791–5,861)
NE White 2,903 7.3 0.68 (6.1–8.8) 26,920 (22,019–31,822)
NE Black 101 17.5 4.93 (9.8–29.3) 5,282 (2,072–8,493)
NE Other 438 5.8 1.71 (3.2–10.2) 4,121 (1,667–6,575)
NV White 488 10.9 2.76 (6.6–17.6) 36,260 (17,126–55,393)
NV Black 39 17.9 7.10 (7.8–36.0) 15,500 (2,600–28,400)
NV Other 205 14.8 3.42 (9.3–22.9) 35,921 (18,773–53,068)
NH White 879 11.6 1.26 (9.3–14.3) 22,750 (17,873–27,627)
NH Black 26 10.9 894
NH Other 75 8.7 4.04 (3.4–20.5) 2,164 (108–4,220)
NJ White 237 11.4 2.76 (7.0–18.0) 118,960 (60,447–177,474)
NJ Black 66 19.7 6.96 (9.3–36.7) 64,962 (21,402–108,522)
NJ Other 83 5.5 26,888
NM White 1,101 11.7 1.45 (9.1–14.8) 39,752 (29,738–49,766)
NM Black 48 19.1 9.24 (6.8–43.2) 3,624 (0–7,521)
NM Other 424 10.1 1.85 (7.0–14.4) 11,073 (7,024–15,122)
NY White 1,737 9.8 1.23 (7.6–12.5) 172,119 (128,397–215,840)
NY Black 258 12.1 2.50 (8.0–17.9) 79,345 (46,558–112,132)
NY Other 430 8.4 1.71 (5.6–12.4) 81,589 (48,538–114,641)
OH White 2,110 9.8 0.90 (8.2–11.7) 173,714 (142,011–205,416)
OH Black 212 20.7 3.58 (14.5–28.6) 84,537 (52,777–116,298)
OH Other 194 14.5 3.62 (8.7–23.1) 39,033 (18,460–59,606)
OR White 991 11.1 1.52 (8.5–14.5) 66,790 (48,231–85,349)
OR Black 26 9.2 1,622
OR Other 219 13.0 3.68 (7.3–22.1) 25,758 (10,168–41,348)
PA White 966 10.5 1.55 (7.8–14.0) 185,016 (129,707–240,325)
PA Black 182 21.6 4.62 (13.9–32.0) 85,396 (44,777–126,016)
PA Other 128 15.4 3.76 (9.4–24.3) 51,754 (26,112–77,396)
RI White 788 14.1 2.28 (10.2–19.2) 17,907 (11,786–24,027)
RI Black 81 9.9 3.36 (5.0–18.7) 2,037 (664–3,410)
RI Other 168 16.9 3.86 (10.6–25.8) 6,829 (3,460–10,198)
UT White 3,268 7.9 0.56 (6.9–9.1) 60,803 (52,211–69,395)
UT Black 49 20.7 7.20 (10.0–38.2) 3,030 (710–5,349)
UT Other 382 8.5 1.67 (5.7–12.4) 10,302 (6,195–14,409)
VT White 1,121 12.7 1.36 (10.2–15.6) 11,202 (8,807–13,597)
VT Black 12 21.4 302
VT Other 92 14.8 5.52 (6.9–29.1) 1,519 (324–2,714)
WI White 780 9.8 1.51 (7.2–13.2) 90,360 (62,615–118,105)
WI Black 50 14.6 5.76 (6.5–29.7) 15,114 (2,895–27,333)
WI Other 149 17.3 4.29 (10.5–27.4) 34,930 (17,211–52,650)
Territories

Notes:
*CI denotes confidence interval.
**Total includes data from 31 states and DC, but excludes Puerto Rico.

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

Page last reviewed: April 6, 2020