2020 Child Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables

Table L5
Childa Lifetime 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% CIe Weighted Numberc
Totalf White NH *** 30,647 9.5 0.40 (8.8–10.3) 2,023,440 (1,853,081–2,193,800)
Totalf Black NH 3,886 19.0 1.35 (16.5–21.8) 1,205,041 (1,021,292–1,388,790)
Totalf Other NH 5,249 11.0 1.26 (8.8–13.7) 659,375 (502,324–816,427)
Totalf Hispanic 7,574 10.6 0.76 (9.2–12.2) 1,533,095 (1,310,745–1,755,446)
CA White NH 229 8.7 2.40 (5.0–14.7) 171,363 (76,989–265,737)
CA Black NH 43 18.6 6.36 (9.1–34.2) 64,966 (18,748–111,185)
CA Other NH 159 10.9 3.61 (5.6–20.2) 189,356 (58,465–320,246)
CA Hispanic 478 9.5 1.59 (6.8–13.1) 449,643 (299,078–600,208)
CT White NH 1,066 15.3 1.96 (11.9–19.6) 52,865 (38,837–66,894)
CT Black NH 185 15.8 3.76 (9.7–24.6) 13,082 (6,811–19,353)
CT Other NH 186 18.2 4.71 (10.7–29.3) 13,463 (6,088–20,838)
CT Hispanic 418 24.0 4.04 (17.0–32.8) 45,006 (27,427–62,585)
DC White NH 209 5.9 1.64 (3.4–10.0) 1,679 (754–2,605)
DC Black NH 219 19.6 3.05 (14.3–26.2) 13,765 (9,268–18,262)
DC Other NH 57 (.–.) 783 (.–.)
DC Hispanic 60 (.–.) 670 (.–.)
FL White NH 969 8.7 1.55 (6.1–12.3) 131,592 (85,153–178,031)
FL Black NH 175 15.8 4.33 (9.0–26.2) 137,609 (58,824–216,393)
FL Other NH 140 (.–.) 7,801 (.–.)
FL Hispanic 442 9.6 2.17 (6.1–14.8) 131,995 (73,074–190,916)
GA White NH 889 13.5 2.00 (10.0–17.9) 125,677 (86,792–164,562)
GA Black NH 485 23.4 3.45 (17.4–30.9) 197,399 (131,271–263,526)
GA Other NH 141 9.5 3.76 (4.3–19.9) 22,182 (4,421–39,943)
GA Hispanic 214 13.3 3.38 (8.0–21.4) 49,002 (23,987–74,016)
HI White NH 243 3.4 1.18 (1.7–6.6) 1,177 (371–1,984)
HI Black NH 13 (.–.) 170 (.–.)
HI Other NH 1,085 13.7 1.44 (11.1–16.8) 26,513 (20,791–32,236)
HI Hispanic 231 19.8 3.32 (14.1–27.1) 11,564 (7,448–15,680)
IN White NH 1,278 7.3 0.79 (5.9–9.0) 72,088 (56,684–87,492)
IN Black NH 165 11.4 2.71 (7.0–17.8) 20,329 (10,595–30,064)
IN Other NH 112 9.6 3.01 (5.1–17.3) 11,516 (4,325–18,706)
IN Hispanic 163 12.3 3.10 (7.4–19.8) 23,147 (10,978–35,315)
KS White NH 1,763 9.9 0.86 (8.3–11.7) 40,844 (33,776–47,912)
KS Black NH 87 12.3 3.71 (6.7–21.6) 5,078 (1,974–8,182)
KS Other NH 188 13.4 2.95 (8.6–20.3) 10,185 (5,605–14,764)
KS Hispanic 304 11.0 2.08 (7.6–15.8) 15,223 (9,314–21,132)
KY White NH 684 10.0 1.46 (7.5–13.3) 71,888 (51,091–92,684)
KY Black NH 36 (.–.) 4,192 (.–.)
KY Other NH 45 11.3 5.97 (3.8–29.1) 9,072 (0–19,054)
KY Hispanic 25 (.–.) 8,397 (.–.)
ME White NH 1,387 12.2 1.25 (10.0–14.9) 23,105 (18,415–27,796)
ME Black NH 23 (.–.) 163 (.–.)
ME Other NH 58 11.8 5.27 (4.7–26.5) 1,551 (136–2,966)
ME Hispanic 52 17.1 7.97 (6.4–38.3) 2,564 (0–5,183)
MA White NH 385 9.0 1.88 (5.9–13.4) 57,323 (33,484–81,161)
MA Black NH 42 22.8 9.36 (9.5–45.6) 20,860 (1,133–40,586)
MA Other NH 76 14.5 5.53 (6.6–28.9) 30,055 (5,476–54,634)
MA Hispanic 92 18.1 5.00 (10.2–30.0) 44,638 (17,760–71,516)
MI White NH 1,028 10.8 1.13 (8.8–13.2) 135,677 (107,515–163,839)
MI Black NH 178 18.0 3.79 (11.8–26.7) 63,040 (34,598–91,482)
MI Other NH 150 12.5 3.30 (7.3–20.5) 25,052 (11,550–38,555)
MI Hispanic 101 12.5 3.32 (7.3–20.6) 27,610 (12,944–42,275)
MN White NH 2,679 6.5 0.62 (5.3–7.8) 52,173 (42,201–62,144)
MN Black NH 206 8.0 2.13 (4.7–13.3) 10,573 (4,941–16,204)
MN Other NH 380 7.8 1.71 (5.1–11.9) 14,548 (8,135–20,961)
MN Hispanic 403 4.7 1.08 (2.9–7.3) 6,105 (3,303–8,908)
MS White NH 663 12.2 2.13 (8.6–17.0) 37,174 (23,308–51,040)
MS Black NH 621 16.0 1.93 (12.6–20.2) 50,030 (37,588–62,471)
MS Other NH 51 11.3 4.39 (5.1–23.1) 3,284 (766–5,801)
MS Hispanic 22 (.–.) 1,277 (.–.)
MO White NH 1,420 9.3 0.95 (7.6–11.4) 82,541 (65,693–99,388)
MO Black NH 216 24.8 3.72 (18.2–32.8) 47,262 (31,474–63,050)
MO Other NH 119 13.8 4.32 (7.3–24.6) 17,001 (5,764–28,238)
MO Hispanic 78 12.1 5.08 (5.1–26.0) 11,009 (1,379–20,640)
MT White NH 1,064 8.0 0.85 (6.5–9.8) 13,327 (10,585–16,068)
MT Black NH 4 (.–.) 128 (.–.)
MT Other NH 256 15.3 3.80 (9.2–24.3) 5,988 (2,735–9,241)
MT Hispanic 64 8.5 3.44 (3.7–18.1) 1,252 (278–2,225)
NE White NH 2,511 6.5 0.68 (5.3–8.0) 19,840 (15,748–23,932)
NE Black NH 106 8.0 3.37 (3.5–17.6) 2,632 (532–4,732)
NE Other NH 218 10.3 2.58 (6.2–16.5) 3,988 (1,992–5,984)
NE Hispanic 542 8.5 2.00 (5.3–13.3) 7,786 (4,014–11,557)
NV White NH 200 7.6 2.45 (4.0–14.0) 15,237 (5,462–25,012)
NV Black NH 20 (.–.) 9,377 (.–.)
NV Other NH 51 (.–.) 3,510 (.–.)
NV Hispanic 177 9.9 2.76 (5.6–16.7) 27,949 (12,601–43,296)
NH White NH 830 11.4 1.23 (9.2–14.0) 22,207 (17,571–26,843)
NH Black NH 9 (.–.) 0 (.–.)
NH Other NH 54 10.8 3.96 (5.1–21.3) 2,252 (686–3,818)
NH Hispanic 45 23.2 8.84 (10.2–44.4) 4,946 (618–9,274)
NJ White NH 1,107 10.9 1.18 (8.8–13.5) 81,630 (63,836–99,423)
NJ Black NH 256 23.1 4.12 (16.0–32.1) 58,088 (33,954–82,222)
NJ Other NH 297 7.1 1.60 (4.5–10.9) 18,498 (10,237–26,760)
NJ Hispanic 543 10.6 1.47 (8.1–13.9) 54,586 (39,536–69,636)
NM White NH 414 11.3 2.82 (6.9–18.1) 10,815 (5,212–16,418)
NM Black NH 9 (.–.) 613 (.–.)
NM Other NH 310 9.0 2.60 (5.0–15.5) 5,903 (2,417–9,389)
NM Hispanic 742 10.9 1.78 (7.9–14.9) 31,058 (20,902–41,213)
NY White NH 537 9.7 1.56 (7.0–13.2) 165,387 (112,740–218,033)
NY Black NH 98 18.0 4.75 (10.5–29.2) 105,045 (49,290–160,799)
NY Other NH 143 12.5 3.38 (7.2–20.8) 69,716 (30,566–108,866)
NY Hispanic 200 13.8 2.97 (8.9–20.7) 128,953 (71,310–186,595)
OH White NH 2,278 8.4 0.91 (6.8–10.4) 134,614 (105,769–163,460)
OH Black NH 222 15.4 2.95 (10.5–22.1) 60,828 (36,767–84,888)
OH Other NH 202 13.8 3.89 (7.8–23.3) 31,637 (12,855–50,419)
OH Hispanic 162 9.4 2.92 (5.0–16.9) 16,184 (5,988–26,381)
PA White NH 821 9.5 1.40 (7.1–12.6) 147,682 (104,157–191,208)
PA Black NH 124 36.7 6.95 (24.3–51.0) 123,440 (58,397–188,482)
PA Other NH 92 10.0 3.56 (4.9–19.4) 28,116 (7,852–48,380)
PA Hispanic 88 17.3 4.96 (9.6–29.2) 51,646 (20,296–82,995)
RI White NH 633 11.0 1.76 (8.0–15.0) 11,026 (7,481–14,572)
RI Black NH 66 9.2 4.11 (3.8–21.0) 1,337 (181–2,494)
RI Other NH 106 22.9 5.75 (13.5–36.0) 5,264 (2,251–8,276)
RI Hispanic 199 20.3 3.78 (13.9–28.7) 11,605 (7,109–16,101)
TX White NH 914 9.4 1.95 (6.3–14.0) 192,042 (111,276–272,809)
TX Black NH 171 20.2 5.19 (11.9–32.2) 182,747 (80,929–284,565)
TX Other NH 186 13.7 4.89 (6.6–26.3) 75,792 (18,618–132,966)
TX Hispanic 1,218 9.4 1.69 (6.6–13.3) 345,544 (219,409–471,679)
UT White NH 2,674 8.2 0.65 (7.1–9.6) 53,899 (45,575–62,222)
UT Black NH 41 (.–.) 1,093 (.–.)
UT Other NH 194 9.7 2.89 (5.3–17.0) 7,422 (2,811–12,032)
UT Hispanic 383 10.3 1.74 (7.3–14.2) 18,149 (11,895–24,404)
VT White NH 1,073 11.9 1.28 (9.6–14.7) 11,119 (8,765–13,473)
VT Black NH 18 (.–.) 178 (.–.)
VT Other NH 86 (.–.) 379 (.–.)
VT Hispanic 45 13.6 6.61 (5.0–32.2) 590 (0–1,186)
WI White NH 699 10.7 1.87 (7.6–15.0) 87,450 (56,090–118,809)
WI Black NH 48 (.–.) 11,019 (.–.)
WI Other NH 107 13.8 5.80 (5.8–29.4) 18,550 (2,353–34,746)
WI Hispanic 83 (.–.) 5,000 (.–.)

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
bLifetime question: Has a doctor, nurse or other health professional ever said that the child has asthma?
cWeighted number of respondents who answered the lifetime asthma question
dUnweighted number of respondents who answered the lifetime 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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