Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2019

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Table 43. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Primary Occupation, Ages ≥15 Years: Reporting Areas, 2019

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Table 43. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Primary Occupation, Ages ≥15 Years: Reporting Areas, 2019
Reporting Area       Total Cases Cases with Information on Occupation Percentage of Cases by Occupation1
No. (%) Unemployed Healthcare Worker Correctional Employee Migrant worker Retired Not Seeking Employment Other
United States 8,549 8,082 (94.5) (21.8) (3.9) (0.0) (1.2) (18.8) (14.7) (39.5)
Alabama 86 86 (100.0) (14.0) (3.5) (0.0) (0.0) (9.3) (34.9) (38.4)
Alaska 50 50 (100.0) (48.0) (4.0) (0.0) (4.0) (6.0) (14.0) (24.0)
Arizona 170 51 (30.0) (11.8) (17.6) (0.0) (2.0) (13.7) (11.8) (43.1)
Arkansas 55 55 (100.0) (14.5) (1.8) (0.0) (0.0) (23.6) (16.4) (43.6)
California 2,058 1,999 (97.1) (15.5) (4.1) (0.0) (2.0) (27.2) (16.7) (34.5)
Colorado 60 59 (98.3) (6.8) (0.0) (0.0) (1.7) (15.3) (28.8) (47.5)
Connecticut 66 66 (100.0) (16.7) (4.5) (0.0) (0.0) (27.3) (13.6) (37.9)
Delaware 16 15 (93.8) (13.3) (6.7) (0.0) (13.3) (13.3) (6.7) (46.7)
District of Columbia 24 24 (100.0) (75.0) (4.2) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (20.8)
Florida 537 516 (96.1) (48.1) (2.5) (0.0) (1.9) (4.7) (0.4) (42.4)
Georgia 278 248 (89.2) (28.6) (1.2) (0.0) (0.8) (14.5) (13.7) (41.1)
Hawaii 95 94 (98.9) (21.3) (2.1) (0.0) (0.0) (26.6) (6.4) (43.6)
Idaho 7 5 (71.4) (40.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (20.0) (0.0) (40.0)
Illinois 308 307 (99.7) (10.4) (7.2) (0.0) (0.3) (23.8) (20.2) (38.1)
Indiana 106 106 (100.0) (18.9) (3.8) (0.0) (0.9) (9.4) (22.6) (44.3)
Iowa 49 49 (100.0) (2.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (4.1) (24.5) (69.4)
Kansas 35 35 (100.0) (14.3) (8.6) (0.0) (0.0) (28.6) (14.3) (34.3)
Kentucky 65 65 (100.0) (9.2) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (13.8) (29.2) (47.7)
Louisiana 83 74 (89.2) (8.1) (0.0) (0.0) (6.8) (16.2) (33.8) (35.1)
Maine 18 14 (77.8) (42.9) (14.3) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (7.1) (35.7)
Maryland 203 203 (100.0) (15.8) (9.9) (0.0) (0.0) (10.3) (19.2) (44.8)
Massachusetts 173 163 (94.2) (25.8) (3.7) (0.0) (0.0) (19.6) (9.2) (41.7)
Michigan 123 123 (100.0) (59.3) (4.1) (0.0) (0.8) (0.0) (0.0) (35.8)
Minnesota 141 141 (100.0) (7.8) (6.4) (0.0) (0.7) (6.4) (27.0) (51.8)
Mississippi 52 52 (100.0) (28.8) (1.9) (0.0) (0.0) (17.3) (11.5) (40.4)
Missouri 68 10 (14.7) (20.0) (10.0) (0.0) (0.0) (30.0) (0.0) (40.0)
Montana 2 2 (100.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (50.0) (0.0) (0.0) (50.0)
Nebraska 15 14 (93.3) (14.3) (7.1) (0.0) (0.0) (7.1) (7.1) (64.3)
Nevada 52 52 (100.0) (9.6) (5.8) (0.0) (0.0) (21.2) (23.1) (40.4)
New Hampshire 6 6 (100.0) (16.7) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (16.7) (16.7) (50.0)
New Jersey 300 300 (100.0) (15.0) (3.7) (0.3) (2.7) (13.0) (19.3) (46.0)
New Mexico 41 41 (100.0) (7.3) (2.4) (0.0) (0.0) (17.1) (24.4) (48.8)
New York State2 182 168 (92.3) (28.0) (3.0) (0.0) (1.2) (25.6) (3.6) (38.7)
New York City 554 546 (98.6) (27.1) (4.9) (0.0) (1.3) (24.0) (4.9) (37.7)
North Carolina 179 179 (100.0) (31.3) (2.2) (0.0) (0.0) (15.1) (6.7) (44.7)
North Dakota 18 18 (100.0) (16.7) (11.1) (0.0) (5.6) (16.7) (11.1) (38.9)
Ohio 143 142 (99.3) (18.3) (2.1) (0.0) (0.0) (21.8) (19.0) (38.7)
Oklahoma 70 68 (97.1) (33.8) (1.5) (0.0) (0.0) (25.0) (2.9) (36.8)
Oregon 65 56 (86.2) (21.4) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (23.2) (12.5) (42.9)
Pennsylvania 193 191 (99.0) (14.1) (5.2) (0.0) (0.0) (26.7) (11.0) (42.9)
Rhode Island 14 14 (100.0) (35.7) (21.4) (0.0) (0.0) (14.3) (0.0) (28.6)
South Carolina 78 73 (93.6) (16.4) (2.7) (0.0) (1.4) (17.8) (17.8) (43.8)
South Dakota 16 16 (100.0) (6.3) (0.0) (6.3) (0.0) (12.5) (25.0) (50.0)
Tennessee 121 119 (98.3) (16.0) (1.7) (0.0) (0.8) (10.9) (26.1) (44.5)
Texas 1,090 991 (90.9) (28.1) (2.8) (0.2) (0.3) (14.8) (16.8) (37.0)
Utah 24 24 (100.0) (16.7) (4.2) (0.0) (0.0) (16.7) (8.3) (54.2)
Vermont 4 4 (100.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (50.0) (50.0)
Virginia 180 180 (100.0) (8.9) (5.6) (0.0) (0.6) (17.2) (18.3) (49.4)
Washington 214 208 (97.2) (19.7) (4.8) (0.0) (2.4) (17.3) (13.5) (42.3)
West Virginia 10 10 (100.0) (20.0) (10.0) (0.0) (0.0) (50.0) (10.0) (10.0)
Wisconsin 51 49 (96.1) (2.0) (4.1) (0.0) (0.0) (20.4) (36.7) (36.7)
Wyoming 1 1 (100.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (100.0) (0.0) (0.0)
American Samoa3 1 0 (0.0)
Fed. States of Micronesia3 68 67 (98.5) (61.2) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (23.9) (14.9)
Guam3 70 69 (98.6) (5.8) (2.9) (0.0) (0.0) (10.1) (39.1) (42.0)
Marshall Islands3 123 120 (97.6) (43.3) (0.8) (0.0) (0.0) (9.2) (19.2) (27.5)
N. Mariana Islands3 49 45 (91.8) (24.4) (2.2) (0.0) (0.0) (2.2) (13.3) (57.8)
Puerto Rico3 36 36 (100.0) (27.8) (2.8) (0.0) (0.0) (13.9) (38.9) (16.7)
Republic of Palau3 6 6 (100.0) (16.7) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (33.3) (0.0) (50.0)
U.S. Virgin Islands3 1 0 (0.0)

1Occupation within past 12 months of TB diagnosis.
2Excludes New York City.
3Not included in U.S. totals.
Ellipses (…) indicate that the percentage cannot be calculated, and the denominator is 0.