Current Asthma Prevalence by Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MMSAs)
Table contains weighted asthma prevalence with 95% confidence interval among adults for metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (MMSAs) with 500 or more survey respondents from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) SMART data. More information can be found on the BRFSS SMART data website: https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/annual_data/2017/pdf/2017_SMART_BRFSS_MMSA_Methodology-508.pdf pdf icon[PDF – 234 KB]
| Current Asthma | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MMSAs with 500 or more survey respondents | Sample size | Percent | 95% CI |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 150 | 10.3 | 8.3 – 12.3 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 54 | 9.1 | 6.2 – 12.0 |
| Anchorage, AK | 92 | 9.4 | 6.6 – 12.2 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 922 | 9.9 | 9.1 – 10.6 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 62 | 5.9 | 3.1 – 8.6 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 106 | 9.5 | 6.7 – 12.2 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 159 | 7.5 | 5.9 – 9.1 |
| Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA | 68 | 9.1 | 6.4 – 11.8 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 64 | 5.5 | 3.8 – 7.2 |
| Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA | 121 | 11.2 | 8.8 – 13.7 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 123 | 10.5 | 8.4 – 12.6 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 423 | 9.1 | 8.0 – 10.1 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 365 | 11.4 | 9.8 – 12.9 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 778 | 7.8 | 6.9 – 8.6 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 48 | 6.6 | 4.0 – 9.2 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 72 | 9.4 | 6.3 – 12.5 |
| Gainesville, FL | 43 | 6.4 | 2.9 – 9.9 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 171 | 12.7 | 8.9 – 16.6 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 85 | 5.8 | 3.9 – 7.7 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | 57 | 6.0 | 3.8 – 8.2 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 128 | 7.8 | 5.7 – 10.0 |
| Panama City, FL | 62 | 8.1 | 4.6 – 11.6 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 46 | 6.4 | 3.6 – 9.2 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 47 | 5.5 | 3.3 – 7.7 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 65 | 6.9 | 3.7 – 10.2 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 144 | 8.7 | 6.3 – 11.0 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 216 | 7.7 | 6.5 – 9.0 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 63 | 7.8 | 4.7 – 10.8 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI | 147 | 10.9 | 8.8 – 13.0 |
| Boise City, ID | 117 | 8.0 | 6.1 – 9.9 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 415 | 7.8 | 6.8 – 8.8 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 61 | 10.6 | 7.5 – 13.8 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 92 | 10.7 | 8.0 – 13.4 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 435 | 10.0 | 8.7 – 11.2 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 28 | 3.3 | 1.7 – 4.8 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 45 | 7.5 | 5.2 – 9.9 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 114 | 9.0 | 7.0 – 10.9 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 260 | 7.9 | 6.7 – 9.1 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 62 | 7.2 | 4.3 – 10.0 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 662 | 8.5 | 7.4 – 9.6 |
| Manhattan, KS | 74 | 8.5 | 6.1 – 10.9 |
| Salina, KS | 54 | 8.8 | 6.0 – 11.6 |
| Topeka, KS | 165 | 10.3 | 8.4 – 12.2 |
| Wichita, KS | 347 | 9.0 | 7.9 – 10.1 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 171 | 15.0 | 12.4 – 17.6 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 54 | 12.1 | 8.2 – 16.1 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 229 | 11.1 | 8.3 – 13.8 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 60 | 9.3 | 6.4 – 12.1 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 74 | 9.1 | 6.3 – 11.9 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 246 | 9.3 | 7.7 – 10.8 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 470 | 10.3 | 9.0 – 11.6 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 97 | 14.4 | 10.5 – 18.4 |
| Salisbury, MD-DE | 183 | 9.0 | 7.1 – 10.9 |
| Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD | 180 | 6.8 | 5.4 – 8.1 |
| Boston, MA | 204 | 12.2 | 9.2 – 15.2 |
| Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA | 248 | 10.2 | 8.3 – 12.2 |
| Springfield, MA | 80 | 11.5 | 7.4 – 15.6 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 203 | 15.0 | 11.4 – 18.6 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 94 | 10.0 | 7.6 – 12.4 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 52 | 9.3 | 6.2 – 12.4 |
| Warren-Troy Farmington Hills, MI | 259 | 9.9 | 8.4 – 11.4 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 88 | 8.8 | 5.9 – 11.7 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 603 | 7.2 | 6.5 – 7.9 |
| Rochester, MN | 56 | 8.8 | 6.1 – 11.6 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 47 | 8.0 | 4.4 – 11.7 |
| Jackson, MS | 45 | 6.9 | 4.2 – 9.6 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 213 | 10.1 | 8.4 – 11.9 |
| Billings, MT | 66 | 11.4 | 8.5 – 14.3 |
| Grand Island, NE | 51 | 6.3 | 4.3 – 8.3 |
| Lincoln, NE | 144 | 9.9 | 8.0 – 11.8 |
| North Platte, NE | 55 | 9.3 | 6.5 – 12.1 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 41 | 6.9 | 4.3 – 9.5 |
| Reno, NV | 131 | 10.6 | 8.5 – 12.7 |
| Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT | 203 | 14.0 | 11.2 – 16.7 |
| Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH | 168 | 13.8 | 11.2 – 16.5 |
| Camden, NJ | 156 | 10.0 | 7.7 – 12.2 |
| Newark, NJ-PA | 328 | 9.2 | 7.5 – 11.0 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ | 260 | 11.1 | 9.3 – 12.9 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 168 | 10.0 | 8.1 – 11.9 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 61 | 9.9 | 6.6 – 13.1 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY | 60 | 10.6 | 7.5 – 13.7 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY | 89 | 7.1 | 5.4 – 8.7 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ | 712 | 8.0 | 7.3 – 8.8 |
| Rochester, NY | 60 | 11.6 | 7.0 – 16.2 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 146 | 9.8 | 7.4 – 12.2 |
| Bismarck, ND | 105 | 10.6 | 8.1 – 13.1 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 90 | 6.8 | 5.0 – 8.6 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 43 | 6.9 | 4.2 – 9.6 |
| Minot, ND | 59 | 9.6 | 6.2 – 13.0 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 154 | 8.2 | 6.5 – 9.9 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 110 | 10.7 | 8.2 – 13.3 |
| Columbus, OH | 178 | 9.1 | 7.4 – 10.9 |
| Dayton, OH | 54 | 9.2 | 6.3 – 12.1 |
| Toledo, OH | 67 | 9.6 | 6.7 – 12.5 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 221 | 8.8 | 7.4 – 10.2 |
| Tulsa, OK | 108 | 9.6 | 7.5 – 11.7 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 317 | 10.0 | 8.7 – 11.3 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 87 | 10.6 | 6.8 – 14.4 |
| Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA | 63 | 9.9 | 7.2 – 12.7 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 106 | 10.5 | 8.2 – 12.9 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 108 | 7.5 | 5.8 – 9.3 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 738 | 12.5 | 10.8 – 14.3 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 143 | 9.7 | 7.8 – 11.7 |
| Columbia, SC | 106 | 9.5 | 6.9 – 12.0 |
| Florence, SC | 47 | 7.5 | 4.9 – 10.2 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC | 137 | 9.9 | 7.8 – 12.1 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC | 35 | 5.3 | 3.2 – 7.4 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | 79 | 6.8 | 4.4 – 9.2 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 58 | 8.0 | 5.2 – 10.7 |
| Aberdeen, SD | 39 | 7.1 | 4.0 – 10.1 |
| Rapid City, SD | 80 | 7.3 | 4.8 – 9.7 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 84 | 5.8 | 3.8 – 7.8 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 73 | 14.7 | 10.5 – 18.9 |
| Knoxville, TN | 64 | 11.7 | 8.0 – 15.3 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 82 | 8.1 | 5.6 – 10.5 |
| Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 75 | 8.5 | 5.9 – 11.2 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 134 | 7.5 | 5.4 – 9.7 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 57 | 7.4 | 4.4 – 10.4 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX | 88 | 9.1 | 6.1 – 12.0 |
| El Paso, TX | 32 | 7.2 | 4.1 – 10.6 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 56 | 9.1 | 6.0 – 12.2 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 178 | 5.9 | 3.7 – 8.1 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 54 | 6.5 | 3.8 – 9.3 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 172 | 10.0 | 8.3 – 11.7 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 125 | 7.3 | 5.7 – 8.9 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 317 | 9.3 | 8.1 – 10.5 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 172 | 11.4 | 9.2 – 13.5 |
| Richmond, VA | 123 | 7.2 | 5.4 – 9.1 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 204 | 10.7 | 8.6 – 12.8 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA | 359 | 8.6 | 7.6 – 9.7 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 125 | 11.5 | 9.0 – 14.0 |
| Charleston, WV | 81 | 9.8 | 7.3 – 12.2 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 115 | 9.0 | 6.9 – 11.1 |
| San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR | 345 | 11.7 | 10.1 – 13.2 |
| Median | 9.1 | ||
| Range (Minimum–Maximum) | 3.3%–15.0% | ||
Notes: CI, 95% confidence interval.
SOURCE: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System > Prevalence Data and Analysis Tools > BRFSS Prevalence & Trends Data, available at https://nccd.cdc.gov/BRFSSPrevalence/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=DPH_BRFSS.ExploreByLocation&irbLocationType=MMSA&islLocation=&islClass=&islTopic=&islYear=
Page last reviewed: May 12, 2020
Content source: National Center for Environmental Health