Allergies and Hay Fever
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity: Adults aged 18 and over
- Number with diagnosed hay fever in the past 12 months: 19.2 million
- Percent with diagnosed hay fever in the past 12 months: 7.7%
Morbidity: Children under age 18 years
- Number with reported hay fever in the past 12 months: 5.2 million
- Percent with reported hay fever in the past 12 months: 7.2%
- Number with reported respiratory allergies in the past 12 months: 7.1 million
- Percent with reported respiratory allergies in the past 12 months: 9.6%
- Number with reported food allergies in the past 12 months: 4.8 million
- Percent with reported food allergies in the past 12 months: 6.5%
- Number with reported skin allergies in the past 12 months: 9.2 million
- Percent with reported skin allergies in the past 12 months: 12.6%
Physician office visits
- Number of physician office visits with allergic rhinitis as the primary diagnosis: 7 million
Emergency department visits
- Number of emergency room visits with contact dermatitis or other eczema as the primary diagnosis: 217,000
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 17pdf icon
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Related Links
- Ambulatory Health Care Data
- National Health Interview Survey
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Food Allergies in Schools
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Asthma and Allergies in the Workplace
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseasesexternal icon
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunologyexternal icon
Page last reviewed: September 13, 2021
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics