2020 Child Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables

Table C4
Childa Current Asthmab Prevalence
and Weighted Numberc by Race and State or Territory: BRFSS 2020
State Raceg Sample Sized Prevalence (Percent) Standard Error 95% CIe (Percent) Weighted Numberc 95% CIe Weighted Numberc
Totalf White 35,200 6.6 0.35 (6.0–7.4) 2,013,595 (1,803,484–2,223,707)
Totalf Black 4,244 12.6 0.98 (10.8–14.6) 906,366 (761,419–1,051,312)
Totalf Other 7,762 6.3 0.79 (4.9–8.0) 655,882 (487,940–823,824)
CA White 585 7.3 1.42 (5.0–10.6) 390,477 (238,117–542,837)
CA Black 63 9.6 3.71 (4.4–19.7) 54,699 (13,071–96,328)
CA Other 259 5.4 2.06 (2.5–11.2) 153,185 (34,118–272,252)
CT White 1,279 11.0 1.49 (8.4–14.3) 48,688 (35,256–62,119)
CT Black 230 13.1 3.68 (7.4–22.2) 13,736 (5,766–21,705)
CT Other 342 13.3 3.63 (7.6–22.1) 18,223 (7,608–28,837)
DC White 240 2.9 1.09 (1.4–6.0) 1,079 (277–1,881)
DC Black 228 15.0 2.73 (10.4–21.1) 10,921 (6,809–15,033)
DC Other 75 (.–.) 362 (.–.)
FL White 1,240 5.1 1.05 (3.3–7.6) 118,982 (70,007–167,958)
FL Black 207 9.7 3.10 (5.1–17.7) 99,349 (35,050–163,648)
FL Other 274 3.2 1.78 (1.1–9.2) 21,469 (0–45,016)
GA White 1,006 7.7 1.34 (5.5–10.8) 87,951 (57,188–118,715)
GA Black 502 14.6 2.77 (9.9–20.9) 126,953 (75,632–178,275)
GA Other 213 4.6 2.15 (1.8–11.2) 16,540 (1,180–31,900)
HI White 278 3.7 1.72 (1.5–9.0) 1,573 (109–3,037)
HI Black 13 (.–.) 170 (.–.)
HI Other 1,276 8.5 1.06 (6.6–10.8) 20,618 (15,487–25,748)
IN White 1,372 5.5 0.75 (4.2–7.2) 60,666 (44,206–77,126)
IN Black 171 8.0 2.17 (4.7–13.4) 14,991 (6,975–23,006)
IN Other 169 4.8 1.52 (2.6–8.9) 8,886 (3,437–14,334)
KS White 1,962 7.2 0.76 (5.8–8.8) 36,225 (28,607–43,843)
KS Black 97 9.9 3.14 (5.2–17.9) 4,481 (1,616–7,346)
KS Other 271 7.9 1.90 (4.9–12.5) 9,011 (4,619–13,403)
KY White 700 6.5 1.17 (4.5–9.2) 47,952 (30,677–65,227)
KY Black 37 (.–.) 7,312 (.–.)
KY Other 50 (.–.) 9,072 (.–.)
ME White 1,415 8.3 1.04 (6.5–10.6) 16,517 (12,463–20,571)
ME Black 25 (.–.) 50 (.–.)
ME Other 74 7.4 3.80 (2.7–19.2) 1,260 (0–2,556)
MA White 418 8.6 1.85 (5.6–13.0) 63,226 (36,029–90,424)
MA Black 48 (.–.) 9,332 (.–.)
MA Other 125 5.7 3.15 (1.9–16.0) 19,399 (0–41,151)
MI White 1,091 7.4 0.90 (5.8–9.3) 103,030 (78,495–127,565)
MI Black 183 13.6 3.06 (8.6–20.8) 47,927 (25,717–70,136)
MI Other 173 7.2 1.99 (4.2–12.2) 18,033 (8,323–27,743)
MN White 2,868 4.3 0.52 (3.3–5.4) 37,124 (28,246–46,003)
MN Black 223 4.1 1.43 (2.1–8.1) 5,716 (1,811–9,621)
MN Other 572 4.3 0.99 (2.7–6.7) 10,474 (5,704–15,244)
MS White 670 7.6 2.00 (4.5–12.6) 23,642 (10,788–36,495)
MS Black 621 12.2 1.77 (9.1–16.1) 37,947 (26,664–49,229)
MS Other 62 (.–.) 1,113 (.–.)
MO White 1,461 6.7 0.87 (5.2–8.7) 62,942 (46,640–79,243)
MO Black 222 18.2 3.26 (12.7–25.5) 36,532 (22,629–50,436)
MO Other 146 10.1 3.50 (5.0–19.3) 15,417 (4,313–26,522)
MT White 1,101 4.9 0.67 (3.8–6.4) 8,676 (6,386–10,967)
MT Black 4 (.–.) 128 (.–.)
MT Other 275 9.4 3.23 (4.7–17.9) 4,058 (1,144–6,971)
NE White 2,862 4.3 0.57 (3.3–5.5) 15,647 (11,555–19,740)
NE Black 116 6.8 3.13 (2.7–16.1) 2,312 (279–4,345)
NE Other 393 5.9 1.84 (3.1–10.7) 3,937 (1,451–6,424)
NV White 283 7.4 2.35 (3.9–13.5) 23,673 (8,424–38,922)
NV Black 24 (.–.) 10,563 (.–.)
NV Other 140 4.7 1.64 (2.4–9.2) 12,586 (4,276–20,895)
NH White 856 7.7 1.13 (5.7–10.2) 15,974 (11,280–20,668)
NH Black 11 (.–.) 0 (.–.)
NH Other 67 (.–.) 1,357 (.–.)
NJ White 1,348 7.0 0.79 (5.6–8.7) 67,969 (52,875–83,062)
NJ Black 307 14.9 2.63 (10.4–20.8) 46,281 (29,244–63,317)
NJ Other 539 4.7 0.94 (3.2–7.0) 22,527 (13,745–31,309)
NM White 1,017 8.0 1.43 (5.6–11.3) 25,837 (16,543–35,131)
NM Black 24 (.–.) 1,640 (.–.)
NM Other 427 4.3 1.28 (2.4–7.7) 4,850 (2,044–7,655)
NY White 617 7.0 1.34 (4.8–10.1) 143,014 (88,394–197,634)
NY Black 115 13.9 3.64 (8.2–22.7) 95,258 (45,160–145,355)
NY Other 244 7.0 1.91 (4.0–11.8) 72,726 (32,601–112,851)
OH White 2,346 5.8 0.78 (4.4–7.5) 96,742 (70,748–122,735)
OH Black 236 12.7 2.73 (8.3–19.1) 51,216 (28,630–73,801)
OH Other 272 8.0 2.67 (4.1–15.0) 24,180 (7,625–40,734)
PA White 854 7.4 1.22 (5.4–10.2) 124,796 (84,026–165,565)
PA Black 131 33.7 6.77 (21.9–47.9) 119,941 (55,003–184,879)
PA Other 136 9.0 3.30 (4.3–17.9) 38,643 (9,441–67,846)
RI White 730 8.2 1.33 (5.9–11.2) 10,347 (7,021–13,673)
RI Black 84 9.4 3.68 (4.2–19.5) 1,679 (382–2,976)
RI Other 183 12.8 3.22 (7.7–20.5) 6,370 (3,067–9,674)
TX White 1,807 6.0 1.03 (4.3–8.4) 269,447 (177,734–361,159)
TX Black 208 8.8 2.75 (4.7–15.9) 94,377 (35,953–152,801)
TX Other 471 7.9 2.89 (3.8–15.8) 128,629 (32,382–224,876)
UT White 2,940 6.4 0.57 (5.3–7.6) 49,275 (40,612–57,939)
UT Black 44 (.–.) 641 (.–.)
UT Other 302 5.3 1.61 (2.9–9.5) 6,900 (2,704–11,095)
VT White 1,105 7.7 1.06 (5.9–10.1) 7,425 (5,404–9,446)
VT Black 17 (.–.) 143 (.–.)
VT Other 97 (.–.) 278 (.–.)
WI White 749 6.0 1.26 (4.0–9.0) 54,700 (32,096–77,303)
WI Black 53 (.–.) 12,072 (.–.)
WI Other 135 (.–.) 5,780 (.–.)

Notes: For additional information on methods and variable description, refer to “Technical Information, available at: https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/brfss/2020/child/brfsschildtechinfo.html
aAged 0-17
bCurrent asthma question: Does the child still have asthma?
cWeighted number of respondents who answered the current asthma question
dUnweighted number of respondents who answered the current asthma question
eCI denotes confidence interval
fTotal includes data from 30 states and DC, but excludes Puerto Rico
gOther Race: American Indian Native Alaskan/Asian/Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander/other; Multiracial: reported as Multiracial
‘.–./blank’: Suppressed if the normal approximation to the binomial distribution does not apply due to small sample size or relative standard error (RSE)>30%

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

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