Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2019

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Table 48. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Directly Observed Therapy (DOT): Reporting Areas, 20171

See Surveillance Slide #38

Table 48. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Directly Observed Therapy (DOT): Reporting Areas, 2017
Reporting Area Total Cases Cases with Initial Drug Regimen Prescribed2 Cases with Information on Directly Observed Therapy Percentage of Cases by Directly Observed Therapy
No. (%) DOT Only Both DOT and Self-Administered
United States 9,082 8,839 8,707 (98.5) (61.2) (32.9)
Alabama 120 118 117 (99.2) (47.0) (53.0)
Alaska 53 53 53 (100.0) (98.1) (1.9)
Arizona 188 184 184 (100.0) (81.5) (15.2)
Arkansas 85 84 77 (91.7) (55.8) (44.2)
California 2,057 2,012 1,987 (98.8) (46.6) (47.1)
Colorado 84 82 82 (100.0) (51.2) (46.3)
Connecticut 63 61 61 (100.0) (19.7) (70.5)
Delaware 15 15 15 (100.0) (40.0) (60.0)
District of Columbia 36 34 34 (100.0) (88.2) (0.0)
Florida 549 534 528 (98.9) (15.7) (83.7)
Georgia 293 283 274 (96.8) (87.6) (11.7)
Hawaii 116 114 114 (100.0) (98.2) (0.9)
Idaho 10 10 10 (100.0) (50.0) (30.0)
Illinois 334 322 322 (100.0) (53.7) (36.0)
Indiana 100 100 99 (99.0) (78.8) (21.2)
Iowa 47 46 46 (100.0) (84.8) (15.2)
Kansas 29 28 28 (100.0) (89.3) (10.7)
Kentucky 65 62 62 (100.0) (100.0) (0.0)
Louisiana 141 137 126 (92.0) (47.6) (22.2)
Maine 14 13 13 (100.0) (7.7) (84.6)
Maryland 207 204 202 (99.0) (64.9) (35.1)
Massachusetts 209 209 193 (92.3) (60.6) (36.3)
Michigan 133 130 129 (99.2) (75.2) (24.8)
Minnesota 178 176 176 (100.0) (50.0) (49.4)
Mississippi 52 51 51 (100.0) (62.7) (37.3)
Missouri 87 83 81 (97.6) (24.7) (75.3)
Montana 3 3 3 (100.0) (66.7) (33.3)
Nebraska 22 20 20 (100.0) (0.0) (95.0)
Nevada 80 78 78 (100.0) (60.3) (37.2)
New Hampshire 19 19 19 (100.0) (78.9) (21.1)
New Jersey 283 275 275 (100.0) (60.7) (25.1)
New Mexico 37 32 32 (100.0) (90.6) (6.3)
New York State3 193 191 191 (100.0) (20.9) (72.3)
New York City 608 590 589 (99.8) (58.2) (13.1)
North Carolina 213 207 207 (100.0) (95.7) (4.3)
North Dakota 14 14 14 (100.0) (78.6) (7.1)
Ohio 149 145 144 (99.3) (79.2) (14.6)
Oklahoma 54 53 53 (100.0) (3.8) (96.2)
Oregon 69 69 69 (100.0) (97.1) (1.4)
Pennsylvania 192 181 181 (100.0) (60.8) (36.5)
Rhode Island 13 12 12 (100.0) (16.7) (83.3)
South Carolina 101 98 98 (100.0) (51.0) (49.0)
South Dakota 14 12 12 (100.0) (33.3) (66.7)
Tennessee 124 121 121 (100.0) (94.2) (5.8)
Texas 1,119 1,072 1,024 (95.5) (92.6) (6.5)
Utah 29 29 29 (100.0) (93.1) (6.9)
Vermont 3 3 3 (100.0) (0.0) (100.0)
Virginia 204 202 202 (100.0) (92.1) (6.9)
Washington 207 202 201 (99.5) (68.2) (14.9)
West Virginia 16 15 15 (100.0) (93.3) (6.7)
Wisconsin 49 49 49 (100.0) (40.8) (59.2)
Wyoming 2 2 2 (100.0) (0.0) (100.0)
American Samoa4 2 2 0 (0.0)
Fed. States of Micronesia 143 143 142 (99.3) (90.1) (9.2)
Guam4 84 82 81 (98.8) (7.4) (92.6)
Marshall Islands4   193 189 68 (36.0) (94.1) (2.9)
N. Mariana Islands 41 41 40 (97.6) (7.5) (92.5)
Puerto Rico4 40 37 36 (97.3) (52.8) (5.6)
Republic of Palau4 20 20 19 (95.0) (42.1) (57.9)
U.S. Virgin Islands4 2 2 1 (50.0) (0.0) (100.0)

1Most recent year for which data are available.
2Includes persons alive at diagnosis with an initial drug regimen of one or more drugs prescribed.
3Excludes New York City.
4Not included in U.S. totals.
Ellipses (…) indicate that the percentage cannot be calculated, and the denominator is 0.
Zero % (0.0) denotes <0.05%.