2020 Child Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables

Table C5
Childa Current Asthmab Prevalence
and Weighted Numberc by Race/Ethnicity and State or Territory: BRFSS 2020
State Race/Ethnicityg Sample Sized Prevalence (Percent) Standard Error 95% CIe (Percent) Weighted Numberc 95% CIc Weighted Numberc
Totalf White NH *** 30,551 6.2 0.32 (5.6–6.8) 1,311,436 (1,175,464–1,447,408)
Totalf Black NH 3,869 13.1 1.08 (11.1–15.4) 828,598 (687,522–969,674)
Totalf Other NH 5,228 6.5 1.05 (4.7–8.9) 388,051 (260,024–516,077)
Totalf Hispanic 7,558 7.2 0.68 (6.0–8.7) 1,047,759 (850,584–1,244,933)
CA White NH 229 6.0 2.16 (2.9–11.9) 117,593 (33,196–201,990)
CA Black NH 43 15.6 5.81 (7.2–30.5) 54,699 (13,071–96,328)
CA Other NH 158 5.8 3.01 (2.0–15.3) 99,832 (0–206,141)
CA Hispanic 477 6.9 1.46 (4.5–10.4) 326,237 (188,057–464,417)
CT White NH 1,064 10.7 1.68 (7.8–14.4) 36,756 (25,028–48,483)
CT Black NH 185 11.7 3.32 (6.6–19.9) 9,678 (4,175–15,181)
CT Other NH 185 12.3 4.31 (6.0–23.5) 9,067 (2,419–15,715)
CT Hispanic 417 13.7 3.09 (8.7–20.9) 25,145 (13,045–37,246)
DC White NH 209 3.3 1.32 (1.5–7.1) 929 (181–1,676)
DC Black NH 217 15.4 2.83 (10.7–21.8) 10,796 (6,689–14,903)
DC Other NH 57 (.–.) 362 (.–.)
DC Hispanic 60 (.–.) 275 (.–.)
FL White NH 968 5.8 1.38 (3.6–9.1) 86,716 (45,092–128,339)
FL Black NH 173 9.9 3.52 (4.8–19.2) 85,947 (23,358–148,537)
FL Other NH 140 (.–.) 6,098 (.–.)
FL Hispanic 440 4.4 1.39 (2.4–8.1) 61,039 (23,347–98,731)
GA White NH 883 7.6 1.38 (5.3–10.8) 70,603 (44,597–96,608)
GA Black NH 484 14.5 2.83 (9.8–20.9) 121,825 (71,190–172,461)
GA Other NH 141 5.2 3.16 (1.6–16.1) 12,225 (0–27,042)
GA Hispanic 213 7.4 2.65 (3.6–14.6) 26,792 (7,567–46,017)
HI White NH 243 (.–.) 515 (.–.)
HI Black NH 13 (.–.) 170 (.–.)
HI Other NH 1,082 7.2 1.04 (5.4–9.5) 13,856 (9,874–17,837)
HI Hispanic 229 13.5 2.96 (8.6–20.4) 7,820 (4,224–11,417)
IN White NH 1,273 5.0 0.67 (3.8–6.5) 48,999 (36,121–61,876)
IN Black NH 165 8.4 2.26 (4.9–14.0) 14,991 (6,975–23,006)
IN Other NH 111 5.1 1.87 (2.4–10.3) 6,047 (1,720–10,374)
IN Hispanic 163 7.7 2.80 (3.7–15.3) 14,506 (3,667–25,344)
KS White NH 1,752 6.9 0.76 (5.5–8.5) 28,336 (22,111–34,561)
KS Black NH 86 9.6 3.25 (4.9–18.1) 3,963 (1,281–6,645)
KS Other NH 188 9.2 2.64 (5.2–15.8) 6,984 (2,908–11,060)
KS Hispanic 304 7.6 1.74 (4.8–11.8) 10,434 (5,566–15,302)
KY White NH 681 6.3 1.16 (4.4–9.0) 45,076 (28,746–61,407)
KY Black NH 36 (.–.) 2,924 (.–.)
KY Other NH 45 11.3 5.97 (3.8–29.1) 9,072 (0–19,054)
KY Hispanic 25 (.–.) 7,263 (.–.)
ME White NH 1,381 8.2 1.06 (6.3–10.5) 15,478 (11,548–19,408)
ME Black NH 23 (.–.) 50 (.–.)
ME Other NH 58 (.–.) 910 (.–.)
ME Hispanic 52 (.–.) 1,388 (.–.)
MA White NH 383 5.9 1.61 (3.5–10.0) 37,602 (17,409–57,796)
MA Black NH 41 (.–.) 6,025 (.–.)
MA Other NH 75 8.8 5.02 (2.8–24.7) 18,258 (0–39,900)
MA Hispanic 92 12.2 3.86 (6.4–22.0) 30,073 (10,521–49,625)
MI White NH 1,024 7.2 0.93 (5.5–9.2) 89,749 (66,724–112,774)
MI Black NH 174 13.3 3.12 (8.2–20.6) 44,113 (22,714–65,511)
MI Other NH 148 8.1 2.29 (4.6–13.9) 15,870 (7,125–24,615)
MI Hispanic 101 8.7 2.65 (4.7–15.5) 19,259 (7,756–30,761)
MN White NH 2,674 4.5 0.56 (3.5–5.7) 36,244 (27,407–45,081)
MN Black NH 206 4.3 1.50 (2.2–8.4) 5,716 (1,811–9,621)
MN Other NH 380 4.2 1.18 (2.4–7.2) 7,787 (3,427–12,147)
MN Hispanic 403 2.7 0.83 (1.5–4.9) 3,568 (1,429–5,707)
MS White NH 661 7.8 2.03 (4.6–12.8) 23,642 (10,788–36,495)
MS Black NH 619 12.2 1.77 (9.1–16.1) 37,947 (26,664–49,229)
MS Other NH 51 (.–.) 1,113 (.–.)
MS Hispanic 22 (.–.) 0 (.–.)
MO White NH 1,416 6.2 0.79 (4.8–7.9) 54,645 (40,843–68,448)
MO Black NH 216 18.2 3.30 (12.6–25.6) 34,723 (21,258–48,189)
MO Other NH 119 12.5 4.28 (6.2–23.5) 15,417 (4,313–26,522)
MO Hispanic 78 11.1 5.04 (4.4–25.4) 10,105 (567–19,644)
MT White NH 1,059 4.9 0.68 (3.8–6.5) 8,195 (5,991–10,398)
MT Black NH 4 (.–.) 128 (.–.)
MT Other NH 253 10.1 3.58 (4.9–19.6) 3,866 (960–6,772)
MT Hispanic 64 (.–.) 673 (.–.)
NE White NH 2,505 4.0 0.52 (3.1–5.1) 12,091 (9,017–15,165)
NE Black NH 106 6.8 3.24 (2.6–16.6) 2,241 (211–4,271)
NE Other NH 218 6.2 1.88 (3.4–11.1) 2,424 (994–3,854)
NE Hispanic 542 5.6 1.83 (2.9–10.4) 5,141 (1,730–8,553)
NV White NH 200 5.9 2.19 (2.8–12.0) 11,853 (3,128–20,579)
NV Black NH 20 (.–.) 9,377 (.–.)
NV Other NH 51 (.–.) 3,510 (.–.)
NV Hispanic 176 7.8 2.62 (4.0–14.7) 22,081 (7,403–36,759)
NH White NH 827 7.0 0.91 (5.4–9.0) 13,571 (10,127–17,015)
NH Black NH 9 (.–.) 0 (.–.)
NH Other NH 54 (.–.) 1,229 (.–.)
NH Hispanic 44 12.2 7.30 (3.5–34.6) 2,532 (0–5,756)
NJ White NH 1,104 7.4 0.91 (5.8–9.4) 54,923 (41,564–68,283)
NJ Black NH 254 16.7 3.13 (11.4–23.7) 41,898 (25,301–58,494)
NJ Other NH 295 4.0 1.13 (2.3–6.9) 10,274 (4,566–15,982)
NJ Hispanic 541 5.8 1.05 (4.1–8.2) 29,681 (19,140–40,221)
NM White NH 414 9.4 2.75 (5.2–16.3) 8,924 (3,507–14,341)
NM Black NH 9 (.–.) 613 (.–.)
NM Other NH 306 5.1 1.78 (2.5–9.9) 3,321 (1,008–5,634)
NM Hispanic 739 6.9 1.45 (4.6–10.4) 19,469 (11,342–27,596)
NY White NH 536 6.7 1.33 (4.6–9.9) 114,866 (70,215–159,516)
NY Black NH 98 13.9 3.95 (7.8–23.5) 80,958 (34,432–127,484)
NY Other NH 143 5.7 1.93 (2.9–10.9) 31,788 (10,496–53,080)
NY Hispanic 199 8.9 2.62 (4.9–15.6) 83,386 (33,363–133,408)
OH White NH 2,269 5.9 0.81 (4.5–7.7) 94,597 (68,836–120,358)
OH Black NH 221 12.5 2.79 (8.0–19.1) 49,049 (26,557–71,541)
OH Other NH 202 10.2 3.48 (5.1–19.3) 23,344 (6,823–39,865)
OH Hispanic 162 (.–.) 5,148 (.–.)
PA White NH 818 6.7 1.22 (4.7–9.5) 104,441 (66,779–142,104)
PA Black NH 124 33.4 7.07 (21.2–48.3) 112,524 (48,415–176,633)
PA Other NH 91 5.9 2.78 (2.3–14.3) 16,493 (1,046–31,940)
PA Hispanic 88 16.7 4.94 (9.1–28.7) 49,921 (18,734–81,109)
RI White NH 626 5.7 1.08 (3.9–8.2) 5,658 (3,562–7,754)
RI Black NH 66 7.7 3.79 (2.9–19.2) 1,115 (43–2,187)
RI Other NH 106 15.3 4.99 (7.8–27.7) 3,516 (1,047–5,984)
RI Hispanic 199 14.2 3.05 (9.2–21.3) 8,107 (4,621–11,594)
TX White NH 911 4.5 1.13 (2.8–7.3) 91,761 (46,862–136,661)
TX Black NH 171 9.5 3.16 (4.8–17.7) 85,551 (28,348–142,755)
TX Other NH 186 10.0 4.64 (3.9–23.4) 55,608 (1,912–109,305)
TX Hispanic 1,218 7.1 1.53 (4.6–10.8) 259,532 (145,451–373,612)
UT White NH 2,671 5.8 0.54 (4.8–6.9) 37,605 (30,608–44,602)
UT Black NH 41 (.–.) 414 (.–.)
UT Other NH 192 5.1 2.18 (2.1–11.5) 3,839 (491–7,187)
UT Hispanic 382 8.5 1.63 (5.8–12.3) 14,958 (9,139–20,777)
VT White NH 1,071 7.4 1.06 (5.5–9.7) 6,835 (4,895–8,774)
VT Black NH 17 (.–.) 143 (.–.)
VT Other NH 86 (.–.) 278 (.–.)
VT Hispanic 45 13.6 6.61 (5.0–32.2) 590 (0–1,186)
WI White NH 699 6.5 1.38 (4.3–9.8) 53,235 (30,726–75,744)
WI Black NH 48 (.–.) 11,019 (.–.)
WI Other NH 107 (.–.) 5,664 (.–.)
WI Hispanic 83 (.–.) 2,635 (.–.)

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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