Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2018

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Table 48. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Directly Observed Therapy (DOT): Reporting Areas, 20161

Table 48. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Directly Observed Therapy (DOT): Reporting Areas, 2016
Reporting Area Total Cases Cases with Initial Drug Regimen Prescribed2 Cases with Information on Directly Observed Therapy Percentage of Cases by Directly Observed Therapy3
No. (%) DOT Only Both DOT and Self-Administered
United States 9,253 8,985 8,849 (98.5) (64.0) (30.3)
Alabama 112 109 108 (99.1) (75.9) (23.1)
Alaska 57 56 56 (100.0) (98.2) (0.0)
Arizona 188 185 185 (100.0) (86.5) (11.9)
Arkansas 91 83 76 (91.6) (32.9) (67.1)
California 2,058 2,000 1,968 (98.4) (53.7) (39.2)
Colorado 64 59 59 (100.0) (54.2) (40.7)
Connecticut 52 52 52 (100.0) (21.2) (73.1)
Delaware 16 16 16 (100.0) (62.5) (37.5)
District of Columbia 25 25 25 (100.0) (76.0) (4.0)
Florida 639 620 605 (97.6) (16.2) (82.8)
Georgia 302 289 286 (99.0) (92.0) (7.7)
Hawaii 119 117 117 (100.0) (95.7) (0.9)
Idaho 18 16 16 (100.0) (43.8) (56.3)
Illinois 341 324 320 (98.8) (49.1) (38.1)
Indiana 109 108 108 (100.0) (85.2) (14.8)
Iowa 48 47 45 (95.7) (53.3) (46.7)
Kansas 39 38 37 (97.4) (91.9) (5.4)
Kentucky 91 88 88 (100.0) (97.7) (2.3)
Louisiana 128 125 120 (96.0) (49.2) (29.2)
Maine 23 23 23 (100.0) (21.7) (73.9)
Maryland 221 221 220 (99.5) (82.3) (17.7)
Massachusetts 190 183 182 (99.5) (61.5) (32.4)
Michigan 133 132 127 (96.2) (74.0) (26.0)
Minnesota 168 168 168 (100.0) (35.1) (63.1)
Mississippi 61 59 56 (94.9) (69.6) (30.4)
Missouri 99 96 88 (91.7) (21.6) (77.3)
Montana 4 4 4 (100.0) (100.0) (0.0)
Nebraska 28 28 19 (67.9) (47.4) (36.8)
Nevada 55 54 54 (100.0) (72.2) (20.4)
New Hampshire 15 15 15 (100.0) (100.0) (0.0)
New Jersey 294 282 278 (98.6) (54.3) (28.1)
New Mexico 39 38 38 (100.0) (97.4) (2.6)
New York State4 202 199 199 (100.0) (15.6) (83.4)
New York City 556 541 527 (97.4) (56.9) (18.8)
North Carolina 219 212 212 (100.0) (94.8) (5.2)
North Dakota 22 22 22 (100.0) (77.3) (18.2)
Ohio 142 134 132 (98.5) (80.3) (9.8)
Oklahoma 78 71 69 (97.2) (8.7) (91.3)
Oregon 70 69 68 (98.6) (80.9) (14.7)
Pennsylvania 173 167 167 (100.0) (72.5) (24.0)
Rhode Island 12 12 12 (100.0) (8.3) (91.7)
South Carolina 102 98 98 (100.0) (60.2) (38.8)
South Dakota 12 10 10 (100.0) (70.0) (30.0)
Tennessee 103 100 100 (100.0) (95.0) (5.0)
Texas 1,247 1,217 1,207 (99.2) (95.0) (4.1)
Utah 20 20 20 (100.0) (95.0) (5.0)
Vermont 6 6 6 (100.0) (83.3) (0.0)
Virginia 203 198 197 (99.5) (89.3) (10.7)
Washington 204 197 193 (98.0) (72.5) (14.0)
West Virginia 14 13 12 (92.3) (100.0) (0.0)
Wisconsin 40 38 38 (100.0) (57.9) (39.5)
Wyoming 1 1 1 (100.0) (0.0) (100.0)
American Samoa5 1 1
Fed. States of Micronesia5 134 134 133 (99.3) (91.7) (7.5)
Guam5 73 71 70 (98.6) (28.6) (71.4)
Marshall Islands 178 173 112 (64.7) (94.6) (5.4)
N. Mariana Islands5 28 27 27 (100.0) (33.3) (66.7)
Puerto Rico5 69 64 64 (100.0) (64.1) (3.1)
Republic of Palau5 23 23 21 (91.3) (14.3) (85.7)
U.S. Virgin Islands5 0 0

1Most recent year for which data are available.
2Includes persons alive at diagnosis with an initial drug regimen of one or more drugs prescribed.
3Percentage for U.S. based on 52 reporting areas (50 states, New York City, and the District of Columbia).
4Excludes New York City.
5Not included in U.S. totals.

Note:
Ellipses (…) indicate that the percentage cannot be calculated, and the denominator is 0.