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This table describes the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) disease and percentages by site of disease in the United States from 2010 to 2024.
Key Highlights
- In 2024, 71% of TB cases in the United States were characterized as pulmonary only, while 17% were extrapulmonary only, and 12% were designated as both pulmonary and extrapulmonary.
- Among persons with extrapulmonary TB disease, the most common sites of disease were lymphatic (28%) and pleural (24%).
Data Table
Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Site of Disease: United States, 2010–2024
| Total extrapulmonary sites4 | Extrapulmonary site of disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total pulmonary only cases1 | Total pulmonary and extrapulmonary cases2 | Total extrapulmonary only cases3 | Pleural | Lymphatic5 | Bone or joint | Genitourinary | Meningeal | Peritoneal | Laryngeal | Other | ||||||||||||
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||
| 2024 | 7,362 | (70.9) | 1,226 | (11.8) | 1,747 | (16.8) | 3,375 | 812 | (24.1) | 950 | (28.1) | 252 | (7.5) | 115 | (3.4) | 163 | (4.8) | 187 | (5.5) | 28 | (0.8) | 868 | (25.7) |
| 2023 | 6,732 | (69.9) | 1,135 | (11.8) | 1,728 | (18.0) | 3,223 | 743 | (23.1) | 861 | (26.7) | 282 | (8.7) | 132 | (4.1) | 182 | (5.6) | 184 | (5.7) | 17 | (0.5) | 822 | (25.5) |
| 2022 | 5,832 | (70.0) | 909 | (10.9) | 1,591 | (19.1) | 2,822 | 617 | (21.9) | 736 | (26.1) | 267 | (9.5) | 114 | (4.0) | 167 | (5.9) | 174 | (6.2) | 33 | (1.2) | 714 | (25.3) |
| 2021 | 5,190 | (66.0) | 994 | (12.6) | 1,682 | (21.4) | 3,002 | 586 | (19.5) | 818 | (27.2) | 368 | (12.3) | 120 | (4.0) | 157 | (5.2) | 210 | (7.0) | 25 | (0.8) | 718 | (23.9) |
| 2020 | 4,779 | (66.7) | 878 | (12.2) | 1,513 | (21.1) | 2,640 | 559 | (21.2) | 814 | (30.8) | 215 | (8.1) | 107 | (4.1) | 132 | (5.0) | 196 | (7.4) | 15 | (0.6) | 602 | (22.8) |
| 2019 | 6,073 | (68.3) | 1,006 | (11.3) | 1,813 | (20.4) | 3,126 | 675 | (21.6) | 1,008 | (32.2) | 269 | (8.6) | 115 | (3.7) | 164 | (5.2) | 187 | (6.0) | 27 | (0.9) | 681 | (21.8) |
| 2018 | 6,155 | (68.4) | 1,039 | (11.5) | 1,801 | (20.0) | 3,116 | 673 | (21.6) | 1,015 | (32.6) | 281 | (9.0) | 145 | (4.7) | 148 | (4.7) | 167 | (5.4) | 23 | (0.7) | 664 | (21.3) |
| 2017 | 6,214 | (68.5) | 966 | (10.7) | 1,883 | (20.8) | 3,138 | 635 | (20.2) | 1,054 | (33.6) | 279 | (8.9) | 137 | (4.4) | 150 | (4.8) | 183 | (5.8) | 21 | (0.7) | 679 | (21.6) |
| 2016 | 6,425 | (69.5) | 939 | (10.2) | 1,867 | (20.2) | 3,067 | 593 | (19.3) | 958 | (31.2) | 270 | (8.8) | 161 | (5.2) | 160 | (5.2) | 194 | (6.3) | 25 | (0.8) | 706 | (23.0) |
| 2015 | 6,624 | (69.4) | 1,007 | (10.6) | 1,904 | (20.0) | 3,167 | 697 | (22.0) | 994 | (31.4) | 302 | (9.5) | 142 | (4.5) | 168 | (5.3) | 191 | (6.0) | 16 | (0.5) | 657 | (20.7) |
| 2014 | 6,459 | (68.8) | 1,001 | (10.7) | 1,922 | (20.5) | 3,193 | 692 | (21.7) | 1,077 | (33.7) | 310 | (9.7) | 152 | (4.8) | 176 | (5.5) | 179 | (5.6) | 18 | (0.6) | 589 | (18.4) |
| 2013 | 6,657 | (69.7) | 926 | (9.7) | 1,972 | (20.6) | 3,125 | 648 | (20.7) | 1,032 | (33.0) | 325 | (10.4) | 156 | (5.0) | 181 | (5.8) | 171 | (5.5) | 19 | (0.6) | 593 | (19.0) |
| 2012 | 6,803 | (68.5) | 1,043 | (10.5) | 2,082 | (21.0) | 3,377 | 698 | (20.7) | 1,141 | (33.8) | 343 | (10.2) | 169 | (5.0) | 181 | (5.4) | 189 | (5.6) | 29 | (0.9) | 627 | (18.6) |
| 2011 | 7,272 | (69.3) | 1,052 | (10.0) | 2,169 | (20.7) | 3,476 | 758 | (21.8) | 1,134 | (32.6) | 355 | (10.2) | 178 | (5.1) | 226 | (6.5) | 186 | (5.4) | 26 | (0.7) | 613 | (17.6) |
| 2010 | 7,750 | (69.5) | 972 | (8.7) | 2,425 | (21.8) | 3,611 | 701 | (19.4) | 1,317 | (36.5) | 353 | (9.8) | 186 | (5.2) | 207 | (5.7) | 192 | (5.3) | 20 | (0.6) | 635 | (17.6) |
1Persons with pulmonary as the only site of disease.
2Persons with both pulmonary and extrapulmonary sites of disease.
3Persons with extrapulmonary TB disease only.
4Total extrapulmonary sites among all cases with extrapulmonary disease. Persons might have more than one extrapulmonary site of disease.
5Persons with multiple lymphatic sites of disease are counted once.
Notes
Data for all years are updated through July 10, 2025.
See Technical Notes.