Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2017
Table 22. Tuberculosis Cases Among Non-U.S.–Born Persons1, by Hispanic Ethnicity and Non-Hispanic Race, Sex, and Age Group: United States, 2017
| Race/Ethnicity and Sex | Age Group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 5 | 5–14 | 15–24 | 25–44 | 45–64 | ≥65 | Unknown | |
| Total Cases | 6,384 | 22 | 72 | 589 | 2,136 | 1,905 | 1,655 | 5 |
| Male | 3,866 | 13 | 38 | 360 | 1,203 | 1,200 | 1,052 | 0 |
| Female | 2,515 | 9 | 34 | 229 | 933 | 705 | 603 | 2 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino2 | 1,967 | 6 | 21 | 194 | 672 | 638 | 435 | 1 |
| Male | 1,284 | 3 | 11 | 143 | 440 | 431 | 256 | 0 |
| Female | 683 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 232 | 207 | 179 | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 3,115 | 8 | 18 | 251 | 866 | 946 | 1,024 | 2 |
| Male | 1,860 | 4 | 9 | 143 | 443 | 585 | 676 | 0 |
| Female | 1,254 | 4 | 9 | 108 | 423 | 361 | 348 | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Black/African American | 900 | 7 | 27 | 114 | 464 | 204 | 83 | 1 |
| Male | 475 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 244 | 106 | 49 | 0 |
| Female | 424 | 2 | 13 | 57 | 220 | 98 | 34 | 0 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 65 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| Male | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Female | 32 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 270 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 78 | 83 | 96 | 0 |
| Male | 165 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 0 |
| Female | 105 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 36 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multiple Race3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Male | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Female | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Male | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Female | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1 Includes persons born outside the United States (including the U.S. territories), except persons born to a U.S. citizen parent.
2 Persons of Hispanic ethnicity may be of any race or multiple race.
3 Indicates two or more races reported for a person and does not include persons of Hispanic/Latino origin.
Note: Case counts for race categories (American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, black/African American, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, and white) are mutually exclusive and do not include persons of Hispanic ethnicity or multiple race.
See Technical Notes.
Page last reviewed: October 22, 2018
