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Table C6
Adult* Self-Reported Current Asthma Prevalence
and Number by Education and State or Territory: BRFSS 2019
State Education Sample
Size§		 Prevalence
(percent)		 Standard
Error		 95% CI
(percent)		 ||
||		 Weighted
Number		 95% CI
(Weighted Number)
U.S. Total** HS Nongrad 28,623 10.4 0.32 (9.8–11.0) || 3,281,865 (3,073,392–3,490,337)
U.S. Total** HS Grad 108,513 8.8 0.16 (8.5–9.1) || 6,050,307 (5,826,687–6,273,927)
U.S. Total** Some Coll 113,568 9.7 0.17 (9.4–10.0) || 7,411,168 (7,152,906–7,669,430)
U.S. Total** Coll Grad 154,146 7.7 0.13 (7.5–8.0) || 5,421,312 (5,245,236–5,597,388)
AL HS Nongrad 633 14.8 1.81 (11.2–18.3) || 80,951 (60,003–101,898)
AL HS Grad 2,082 9.7 0.90 (7.9–11.5) || 114,097 (92,205–135,990)
AL Some Coll 2,006 9.1 0.83 (7.5–10.8) || 109,727 (89,317–130,136)
AL Coll Grad 2,266 6.5 0.65 (5.2–7.8) || 55,041 (43,990–66,092)
AK HS Nongrad 120 11.3 3.59 (4.2–18.4) || 5,319 (1,833–8,805)
AK HS Grad 824 6.8 1.20 (4.4–9.1) || 10,640 (6,863–14,417)
AK Some Coll 839 12.6 1.95 (8.8–16.5) || 25,022 (16,880–33,164)
AK Coll Grad 1,145 9.2 1.24 (6.7–11.6) || 13,206 (9,610–16,802)
AZ HS Nongrad 645 9.1 1.64 (5.9–12.4) || 71,361 (45,431–97,291)
AZ HS Grad 2,126 8.4 0.89 (6.7–10.2) || 118,914 (93,819–144,010)
AZ Some Coll 2,841 11.1 1.02 (9.1–13.1) || 217,620 (176,413–258,826)
AZ Coll Grad 3,215 9.5 0.80 (7.9–11.1) || 136,025 (112,752–159,297)
AR HS Nongrad 497 12.4 1.89 (8.6–16.1) || 38,995 (26,759–51,231)
AR HS Grad 1,788 8.1 0.91 (6.3–9.9) || 63,868 (49,290–78,447)
AR Some Coll 1,407 9.9 1.19 (7.5–12.2) || 71,137 (53,464–88,810)
AR Coll Grad 1,591 8.4 0.95 (6.5–10.2) || 39,093 (30,139–48,047)
CA HS Nongrad 1,749 5.3 0.60 (4.2–6.5) || 275,162 (213,701–336,623)
CA HS Grad 2,100 6.9 0.64 (5.6–8.2) || 464,429 (377,604–551,255)
CA Some Coll 2,809 9.7 0.73 (8.3–11.2) || 933,796 (790,214–1,077,379)
CA Coll Grad 4,857 7.9 0.47 (7.0–8.8) || 719,542 (634,415–804,669)
CO HS Nongrad 623 8.5 1.27 (6.0–10.9) || 34,590 (23,962–45,218)
CO HS Grad 1,886 8.3 0.77 (6.8–9.8) || 84,389 (68,442–100,335)
CO Some Coll 2,433 11.5 0.78 (10.0–13.0) || 161,444 (138,852–184,037)
CO Coll Grad 4,245 9.4 0.56 (8.3–10.5) || 153,608 (135,140–172,077)
CT HS Nongrad 435 12.1 1.66 (8.8–15.3) || 34,273 (24,668–43,878)
CT HS Grad 2,086 11.8 1.00 (9.9–13.8) || 92,703 (76,355–109,050)
CT Some Coll 2,192 12.0 1.02 (10.0–14.0) || 90,080 (74,042–106,118)
CT Coll Grad 4,331 8.0 0.54 (7.0–9.1) || 79,498 (68,649–90,347)
DE HS Nongrad 405 11.9 2.10 (7.8–16.0) || 9,975 (6,370–13,580)
DE HS Grad 1,047 9.5 1.27 (7.0–12.0) || 23,158 (16,785–29,531)
DE Some Coll 942 11.9 1.61 (8.7–15.1) || 25,602 (18,315–32,889)
DE Coll Grad 1,445 7.5 0.99 (5.5–9.4) || 16,299 (11,938–20,659)
DC HS Nongrad 134 22.2 4.22 (13.8–30.6) || 12,117 (7,057–17,178)
DC HS Grad 427 10.0 1.67 (6.7–13.3) || 10,080 (6,670–13,490)
DC Some Coll 441 12.7 2.21 (8.4–17.0) || 13,156 (8,343–17,969)
DC Coll Grad 1,573 9.5 0.99 (7.5–11.4) || 29,486 (23,206–35,766)
FL HS Nongrad 1,723 10.0 1.35 (7.3–12.6) || 219,579 (159,584–279,575)
FL HS Grad 4,877 7.4 0.87 (5.7–9.1) || 370,735 (282,159–459,310)
FL Some Coll 4,980 7.6 0.70 (6.2–9.0) || 411,213 (335,518–486,907)
FL Coll Grad 5,174 6.0 0.66 (4.7–7.3) || 276,897 (216,538–337,256)
GA HS Nongrad 874 8.2 1.17 (5.9–10.5) || 92,636 (66,404–118,868)
GA HS Grad 1,935 7.5 0.86 (5.8–9.1) || 172,720 (132,957–212,482)
GA Some Coll 1,966 8.4 1.06 (6.3–10.5) || 203,065 (150,733–255,398)
GA Coll Grad 2,490 6.8 0.84 (5.1–8.4) || 149,727 (112,261–187,193)
HI HS Nongrad 298 11.8 2.20 (7.5–16.2) || 10,818 (6,691–14,944)
HI HS Grad 2,008 9.7 0.81 (8.1–11.3) || 30,880 (25,586–36,173)
HI Some Coll 2,072 10.7 0.94 (8.8–12.5) || 38,566 (31,560–45,573)
HI Coll Grad 3,235 7.8 0.62 (6.6–9.0) || 25,810 (21,684–29,935)
ID HS Nongrad 358 18.3 3.06 (12.3–24.4) || 24,241 (15,445–33,038)
ID HS Grad 1,462 9.1 1.15 (6.8–11.3) || 34,365 (25,455–43,276)
ID Some Coll 1,799 8.3 0.84 (6.7–10.0) || 40,739 (32,607–48,872)
ID Coll Grad 1,770 9.8 1.20 (7.5–12.2) || 31,094 (23,332–38,856)
IL HS Nongrad 399 8.0 1.57 (4.9–11.1) || 91,553 (55,064–128,042)
IL HS Grad 1,243 7.8 0.86 (6.1–9.5) || 204,174 (158,813–249,535)
IL Some Coll 1,388 9.2 0.89 (7.4–10.9) || 274,480 (220,300–328,660)
IL Coll Grad 2,445 7.7 0.62 (6.5–8.9) || 235,414 (197,379–273,448)
IN HS Nongrad 631 12.1 1.53 (9.1–15.1) || 74,795 (55,286–94,305)
IN HS Grad 2,825 10.1 0.73 (8.7–11.5) || 171,527 (146,076–196,978)
IN Some Coll 2,266 9.6 0.74 (8.2–11.0) || 150,040 (126,582–173,498)
IN Coll Grad 3,020 8.5 0.60 (7.3–9.7) || 102,331 (87,666–116,997)
IA HS Nongrad 531 10.7 1.69 (7.4–14.1) || 22,059 (14,766–29,351)
IA HS Grad 3,027 8.2 0.61 (7.0–9.4) || 60,888 (51,719–70,058)
IA Some Coll 3,022 8.7 0.61 (7.5–9.9) || 73,568 (62,998–84,138)
IA Coll Grad 3,130 6.0 0.48 (5.1–7.0) || 37,896 (31,826–43,966)
KS HS Nongrad 476 12.8 1.82 (9.2–16.3) || 27,816 (19,514–36,118)
KS HS Grad 2,917 9.5 0.65 (8.2–10.7) || 55,097 (47,380–62,813)
KS Some Coll 3,517 9.9 0.61 (8.7–11.1) || 72,853 (63,723–81,983)
KS Coll Grad 4,293 9.3 0.53 (8.2–10.3) || 59,486 (52,521–66,452)
KY HS Nongrad 661 16.7 2.27 (12.3–21.2) || 81,926 (58,034–105,818)
KY HS Grad 2,444 8.2 0.75 (6.7–9.6) || 93,157 (75,966–110,348)
KY Some Coll 2,225 9.5 0.89 (7.8–11.2) || 100,868 (81,899–119,837)
KY Coll Grad 2,547 6.8 0.74 (5.3–8.2) || 50,617 (39,607–61,628)
LA HS Nongrad 472 10.5 1.58 (7.4–13.6) || 58,108 (40,234–75,982)
LA HS Grad 1,477 7.0 0.74 (5.6–8.5) || 84,616 (66,703–102,529)
LA Some Coll 1,218 8.4 0.90 (6.7–10.2) || 86,331 (67,769–104,893)
LA Coll Grad 1,509 6.8 0.72 (5.4–8.2) || 51,566 (40,763–62,370)
ME HS Nongrad 512 20.5 3.16 (14.3–26.8) || 17,306 (11,423–23,189)
ME HS Grad 3,314 11.0 0.98 (9.0–12.9) || 37,278 (30,255–44,301)
ME Some Coll 3,112 13.3 1.07 (11.2–15.4) || 45,005 (37,351–52,659)
ME Coll Grad 4,289 8.9 0.65 (7.7–10.2) || 28,015 (23,914–32,116)
MD HS Nongrad 989 9.6 1.45 (6.7–12.4) || 46,518 (32,002–61,034)
MD HS Grad 4,371 8.8 0.67 (7.5–10.1) || 106,120 (89,714–122,527)
MD Some Coll 3,911 10.4 0.72 (9.0–11.8) || 134,984 (115,939–154,030)
MD Coll Grad 7,930 8.0 0.44 (7.2–8.9) || 135,871 (120,874–150,868)
MA HS Nongrad 408 13.8 2.04 (9.8–17.9) || 77,547 (53,612–101,481)
MA HS Grad 1,545 9.6 0.90 (7.8–11.3) || 130,511 (105,526–155,497)
MA Some Coll 1,808 12.0 0.98 (10.1–13.9) || 171,876 (142,920–200,831)
MA Coll Grad 3,839 8.7 0.56 (7.6–9.9) || 187,639 (163,250–212,029)
MI HS Nongrad 409 17.6 2.38 (12.9–22.3) || 135,702 (95,871–175,534)
MI HS Grad 2,673 10.4 0.74 (9.0–11.8) || 236,641 (202,415–270,867)
MI Some Coll 3,243 11.8 0.74 (10.3–13.2) || 315,467 (274,621–356,313)
MI Coll Grad 4,058 8.7 0.53 (7.6–9.7) || 176,552 (154,721–198,383)
MN HS Nongrad 640 8.5 1.28 (6.0–11.0) || 28,851 (19,920–37,783)
MN HS Grad 3,511 8.2 0.54 (7.2–9.3) || 90,650 (78,535–102,765)
MN Some Coll 4,818 9.0 0.49 (8.0–9.9) || 132,253 (117,492–147,013)
MN Coll Grad 6,423 7.6 0.38 (6.9–8.4) || 106,539 (95,833–117,245)
MS HS Nongrad 655 15.8 2.14 (11.6–20.0) || 56,715 (40,104–73,325)
MS HS Grad 1,536 9.2 0.99 (7.3–11.1) || 63,367 (49,459–77,275)
MS Some Coll 1,441 9.5 0.97 (7.6–11.4) || 73,002 (57,875–88,129)
MS Coll Grad 1,445 7.0 0.80 (5.4–8.5) || 31,169 (23,992–38,346)
MO HS Nongrad 527 17.0 2.35 (12.4–21.6) || 87,305 (61,216–113,394)
MO HS Grad 2,357 9.2 0.82 (7.6–10.8) || 132,500 (108,544–156,456)
MO Some Coll 2,011 9.6 0.85 (7.9–11.2) || 146,318 (120,159–172,477)
MO Coll Grad 2,326 9.0 0.83 (7.4–10.6) || 111,411 (90,532–132,290)
MT HS Nongrad 323 13.5 2.32 (8.9–18.1) || 8,999 (5,737–12,261)
MT HS Grad 1,759 10.5 0.88 (8.8–12.2) || 26,276 (21,763–30,789)
MT Some Coll 2,002 9.7 0.78 (8.1–11.2) || 27,689 (23,166–32,212)
MT Coll Grad 2,347 8.6 0.69 (7.3–10.0) || 20,008 (16,780–23,237)
NE HS Nongrad 983 6.8 1.16 (4.6–9.1) || 9,446 (6,188–12,704)
NE HS Grad 4,959 8.8 0.66 (7.5–10.1) || 34,371 (29,085–39,657)
NE Some Coll 4,935 8.7 0.59 (7.6–9.9) || 44,751 (38,655–50,847)
NE Coll Grad 4,861 6.7 0.50 (5.7–7.7) || 27,706 (23,519–31,894)
NV HS Nongrad 277 9.8 2.23 (5.4–14.2) || 34,193 (18,124–50,262)
NV HS Grad 673 8.7 1.33 (6.1–11.4) || 60,426 (41,801–79,050)
NV Some Coll 866 10.8 1.42 (8.0–13.6) || 88,204 (64,342–112,065)
NV Coll Grad 936 7.9 1.24 (5.5–10.4) || 40,890 (27,961–53,819)
NH HS Nongrad 244 16.4 3.13 (10.2–22.5) || 13,488 (8,032–18,944)
NH HS Grad 1,537 12.3 1.10 (10.2–14.5) || 38,385 (31,411–45,359)
NH Some Coll 1,498 10.0 1.03 (7.9–12.0) || 33,393 (26,407–40,380)
NH Coll Grad 2,513 9.2 0.80 (7.6–10.8) || 33,932 (27,952–39,912)
NM HS Nongrad 655 6.7 1.24 (4.3–9.2) || 16,704 (10,477–22,931)
NM HS Grad 1,537 9.4 1.06 (7.4–11.5) || 40,859 (31,479–50,239)
NM Some Coll 1,620 8.3 0.87 (6.6–10.0) || 44,418 (35,102–53,734)
NM Coll Grad 2,094 8.6 0.80 (7.0–10.2) || 32,734 (26,555–38,913)
NY HS Nongrad 1,071 11.1 1.21 (8.8–13.5) || 230,699 (179,071–282,328)
NY HS Grad 3,515 9.3 0.68 (7.9–10.6) || 371,035 (315,618–426,453)
NY Some Coll 3,457 10.6 0.73 (9.2–12.0) || 431,969 (371,706–492,231)
NY Coll Grad 5,950 7.5 0.46 (6.6–8.4) || 375,866 (330,011–421,721)
NC HS Nongrad 408 8.0 1.53 (5.0–11.0) || 85,451 (52,188–118,714)
NC HS Grad 1,009 7.3 0.86 (5.6–8.9) || 158,347 (120,834–195,861)
NC Some Coll 1,270 9.9 0.94 (8.0–11.7) || 263,506 (212,432–314,580)
NC Coll Grad 1,573 7.7 0.77 (6.2–9.2) || 174,384 (139,575–209,194)
ND HS Nongrad 240 9.4 2.22 (5.1–13.8) || 4,365 (2,313–6,417)
ND HS Grad 1,504 8.6 1.04 (6.6–10.6) || 13,190 (9,949–16,430)
ND Some Coll 1,752 7.9 1.00 (5.9–9.8) || 17,796 (13,151–22,441)
ND Coll Grad 1,979 7.7 0.86 (6.0–9.4) || 11,816 (9,130–14,502)
OH HS Nongrad 872 15.4 1.94 (11.6–19.2) || 145,553 (106,836–184,269)
OH HS Grad 4,745 12.1 0.87 (10.4–13.8) || 364,907 (309,834–419,981)
OH Some Coll 3,667 10.6 0.76 (9.1–12.1) || 293,437 (250,729–336,145)
OH Coll Grad 4,092 8.9 0.66 (7.6–10.2) || 204,348 (173,431–235,265)
OK HS Nongrad 503 10.3 1.51 (7.3–13.3) || 39,222 (27,509–50,935)
OK HS Grad 1,811 11.0 0.90 (9.2–12.7) || 102,242 (85,124–119,359)
OK Some Coll 1,903 10.9 0.90 (9.2–12.7) || 105,962 (88,098–123,826)
OK Coll Grad 2,017 8.2 0.71 (6.8–9.5) || 54,871 (45,332–64,409)
OR HS Nongrad 386 14.1 2.32 (9.5–18.7) || 48,458 (31,322–65,593)
OR HS Grad 1,421 10.9 0.92 (9.1–12.7) || 86,491 (71,577–101,405)
OR Some Coll 1,910 11.6 0.85 (9.9–13.2) || 136,983 (116,248–157,718)
OR Coll Grad 2,286 9.7 0.78 (8.2–11.2) || 96,661 (80,899–112,424)
PA HS Nongrad 318 14.9 2.25 (10.4–19.3) || 155,855 (106,734–204,976)
PA HS Grad 1,893 9.9 0.85 (8.3–11.6) || 354,151 (291,911–416,390)
PA Some Coll 1,553 12.4 1.08 (10.3–14.5) || 328,643 (268,781–388,504)
PA Coll Grad 2,789 9.1 0.65 (7.8–10.4) || 258,573 (221,227–295,919)
RI HS Nongrad 426 12.2 2.11 (8.1–16.3) || 12,757 (8,215–17,299)
RI HS Grad 1,478 11.5 1.17 (9.2–13.8) || 27,727 (21,926–33,528)
RI Some Coll 1,461 12.6 1.27 (10.1–15.1) || 30,765 (24,311–37,219)
RI Coll Grad 2,683 9.2 0.78 (7.7–10.7) || 23,489 (19,505–27,472)
SC HS Nongrad 627 17.7 2.33 (13.1–22.2) || 92,837 (65,688–119,987)
SC HS Grad 1,906 9.0 0.82 (7.4–10.6) || 107,749 (87,992–127,506)
SC Some Coll 1,960 8.5 0.80 (6.9–10.0) || 107,348 (86,885–127,810)
SC Coll Grad 2,549 6.7 0.62 (5.5–7.9) || 67,461 (54,960–79,961)
SD HS Nongrad 354 9.7 3.73 (2.4–17.0) || 6,140 (1,199–11,080)
SD HS Grad 1,862 8.5 1.42 (5.7–11.3) || 16,923 (11,110–22,735)
SD Some Coll 2,045 8.7 1.26 (6.2–11.2) || 19,982 (14,056–25,907)
SD Coll Grad 2,286 7.7 1.15 (5.5–10.0) || 13,310 (9,307–17,313)
TN HS Nongrad 587 13.1 1.71 (9.7–16.4) || 90,939 (66,812–115,067)
TN HS Grad 1,931 9.2 0.82 (7.6–10.8) || 159,625 (131,085–188,166)
TN Some Coll 1,630 8.3 0.92 (6.5–10.1) || 127,601 (98,896–156,307)
TN Coll Grad 2,006 6.5 0.75 (5.0–8.0) || 83,473 (64,128–102,818)
TX HS Nongrad 1,420 8.2 1.70 (4.8–11.5) || 296,279 (168,685–423,872)
TX HS Grad 2,999 7.4 0.81 (5.8–9.0) || 421,163 (328,985–513,341)
TX Some Coll 3,312 7.2 0.70 (5.8–8.5) || 471,595 (379,312–563,879)
TX Coll Grad 4,411 6.2 0.66 (4.9–7.5) || 342,325 (269,422–415,229)
UT HS Nongrad 522 10.1 1.59 (7.0–13.3) || 20,232 (13,646–26,819)
UT HS Grad 2,711 9.4 0.73 (8.0–10.8) || 51,113 (43,013–59,212)
UT Some Coll 3,721 10.5 0.62 (9.3–11.7) || 90,757 (79,795–101,718)
UT Coll Grad 4,671 9.4 0.51 (8.4–10.4) || 60,795 (54,052–67,538)
VT HS Nongrad 229 25.8 3.87 (18.2–33.4) || 10,293 (6,687–13,900)
VT HS Grad 1,643 11.3 1.04 (9.2–13.3) || 16,980 (13,820–20,141)
VT Some Coll 1,527 11.7 1.26 (9.3–14.2) || 16,782 (13,053–20,511)
VT Coll Grad 2,992 8.4 0.71 (7.0–9.8) || 14,522 (12,056–16,989)
VA HS Nongrad 697 9.7 1.30 (7.1–12.2) || 70,867 (51,635–90,100)
VA HS Grad 2,308 9.7 0.83 (8.1–11.3) || 162,640 (134,425–190,855)
VA Some Coll 2,593 9.3 0.73 (7.8–10.7) || 180,103 (151,403–208,803)
VA Coll Grad 4,234 7.5 0.53 (6.4–8.5) || 171,832 (147,635–196,029)
WA HS Nongrad 740 10.2 1.36 (7.6–12.9) || 59,164 (42,892–75,437)
WA HS Grad 2,795 11.9 0.80 (10.3–13.4) || 163,766 (140,997–186,534)
WA Some Coll 3,892 10.9 0.66 (9.6–12.2) || 224,632 (196,386–252,879)
WA Coll Grad 5,403 7.5 0.42 (6.6–8.3) || 142,374 (126,323–158,425)
WV HS Nongrad 520 20.3 2.28 (15.8–24.7) || 38,585 (29,106–48,064)
WV HS Grad 1,914 10.4 0.88 (8.7–12.1) || 58,976 (48,762–69,190)
WV Some Coll 1,331 11.8 1.13 (9.6–14.0) || 46,234 (37,087–55,381)
WV Coll Grad 1,482 7.4 0.81 (5.8–9.0) || 20,060 (15,665–24,456)
WI HS Nongrad 199 18.4 3.51 (11.5–25.3) || 71,143 (41,867–100,420)
WI HS Grad 1,487 10.0 1.01 (8.0–12.0) || 142,403 (113,044–171,762)
WI Some Coll 1,381 9.7 1.00 (7.8–11.7) || 144,792 (114,553–175,031)
WI Coll Grad 1,832 8.3 0.82 (6.7–9.9) || 100,956 (80,910–121,002)
WY HS Nongrad 218 11.2 2.87 (5.5–16.8) || 3,975 (1,845–6,105)
WY HS Grad 1,228 10.0 1.29 (7.5–12.6) || 13,057 (9,588–16,526)
WY Some Coll 1,575 9.4 1.10 (7.2–11.6) || 15,616 (11,872–19,360)
WY Coll Grad 1,569 8.6 0.99 (6.6–10.5) || 9,091 (6,958–11,223)
Territories
GU HS Nongrad 159 7.8 3.82 (0.3–15.4) || 1,758 (0–3,554)
GU HS Grad 845 3.6 0.70 (2.3–5.0) || 1,353 (842–1,864)
GU Some Coll 623 6.2 1.38 (3.5–8.9) || 1,395 (762–2,028)
GU Coll Grad 782 4.4 0.83 (2.7–6.0) || 1,050 (657–1,442)
PR HS Nongrad 962 10.5 1.10 (8.3–12.6) || 67,032 (52,752–81,311)
PR HS Grad 1,596 10.5 0.93 (8.6–12.3) || 79,179 (64,777–93,580)
PR Some Coll 1,483 10.9 0.99 (8.9–12.8) || 48,977 (39,875–58,079)
PR Coll Grad 1,956 10.5 0.83 (8.8–12.1) || 92,128 (77,169–107,088)

Notes:
*Aged 18+ years
**U.S. Total includes 49 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the three territories, New Jersey was excluded because of not meeting the minimum data collection requirements.
CI denotes confidence interval.
§Sample size is the number of respondents answered current asthma question
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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