Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2020

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Table 43. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Primary Occupation, Ages ≥15 Years: Reporting Areas, 2020

See Surveillance Slide #63

Table 43. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Primary Occupation, Ages ≥15 Years: Reporting Areas, 2019
Reporting Area       Total Cases Occupation Percentage of Cases by Occupation1
No. (%) Unemployed Healthcare Worker Correctional Employee Migrant worker Retired Not Seeking Employment Other
United States 6,856 6,156 (89.8) (22.8) (4.0) (0.0) (1.1) (18.4) (15.4) (38.2)
Alabama 69 69 (100.0) (18.8) (2.9) (0.0) (1.4) (17.4) (27.5) (31.9)
Alaska 47 44 (93.6) (18.2) (0.0) (0.0) (6.8) (9.1) (29.5) (36.4)
Arizona 128 0 (0.0)
Arkansas 53 53 (100.0) (24.5) (7.5) (0.0) (0.0) (22.6) (15.1) (30.2)
California 1,658 1,607 (96.9) (17.1) (4.2) (0.1) (2.3) (28.0) (17.2) (31.1)
Colorado 47 47 (100.0) (4.3) (2.1) (0.0) (0.0) (17.0) (23.4) (53.2)
Connecticut 52 51 (98.1) (13.7) (11.8) (0.0) (0.0) (13.7) (27.5) (33.3)
Delaware 16 14 (87.5) (14.3) (7.1) (0.0) (0.0) (7.1) (14.3) (57.1)
District of Columbia 19 19 (100.0) (78.9) (5.3) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (15.8)
Florida 399 362 (90.7) (60.2) (2.2) (0.0) (0.8) (3.6) (1.7) (31.5)
Georgia 211 192 (91.0) (34.4) (2.1) (0.0) (2.1) (8.3) (3.6) (49.5)
Hawaii 88 88 (100.0) (28.4) (3.4) (0.0) (0.0) (18.2) (9.1) (40.9)
Idaho 7 5 (71.4) (20.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (20.0) (20.0) (40.0)
Illinois 207 207 (100.0) (7.2) (3.9) (0.0) (0.5) (27.5) (14.0) (46.9)
Indiana 83 83 (100.0) (16.9) (8.4) (0.0) (1.2) (14.5) (18.1) (41.0)
Iowa 34 34 (100.0) (8.8) (2.9) (0.0) (0.0) (8.8) (14.7) (64.7)
Kansas 35 31 (88.6) (19.4) (0.0) (0.0) (3.2) (19.4) (32.3) (25.8)
Kentucky 59 59 (100.0) (10.2) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (13.6) (28.8) (47.5)
Louisiana 88 80 (90.9) (11.3) (2.5) (0.0) (3.8) (7.5) (28.8) (46.3)
Maine 17 14 (82.4) (14.3) (21.4) (0.0) (0.0) (21.4) (28.6) (14.3)
Maryland 138 125 (90.6) (10.4) (7.2) (0.0) (0.0) (8.0) (20.8) (53.6)
Massachusetts 139 137 (98.6) (29.9) (0.7) (0.0) (0.0) (23.4) (5.1) (40.9)
Michigan 91 0 (0.0)
Minnesota 112 112 (100.0) (7.1) (5.4) (0.0) (0.0) (8.9) (38.4) (40.2)
Mississippi 39 39 (100.0) (48.7) (7.7) (0.0) (0.0) (12.8) (2.6) (28.2)
Missouri 70 25 (35.7) (24.0) (16.0) (0.0) (0.0) (20.0) (0.0) (40.0)
Montana 4 4 (100.0) (25.0) (50.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (25.0)
Nebraska 34 31 (91.2) (19.4) (6.5) (0.0) (0.0) (16.1) (16.1) (41.9)
Nevada 54 54 (100.0) (7.4) (1.9) (0.0) (0.0) (31.5) (24.1) (35.2)
New Hampshire 12 12 (100.0) (41.7) (0.0) (0.0) (8.3) (0.0) (0.0) (50.0)
New Jersey 234 231 (98.7) (19.0) (3.9) (0.0) (0.4) (18.6) (15.2) (42.9)
New Mexico 28 27 (96.4) (18.5) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (33.3) (18.5) (29.6)
New York State2 157 142 (90.4) (23.2) (9.9) (0.0) (0.0) (25.4) (3.5) (38.0)
New York City 438 422 (96.3) (28.0) (4.5) (0.0) (0.7) (20.1) (4.5) (42.2)
North Carolina 150 150 (100.0) (27.3) (2.7) (0.0) (2.0) (18.0) (11.3) (38.7)
North Dakota 10 9 (90.0) (22.2) (33.3) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (44.4)
Ohio 125 120 (96.0) (25.0) (5.8) (0.0) (0.0) (10.8) (20.0) (38.3)
Oklahoma 61 58 (95.1) (41.4) (3.4) (0.0) (0.0) (19.0) (6.9) (29.3)
Oregon 62 0 (0.0)
Pennsylvania 154 131 (85.1) (27.5) (3.8) (0.0) (0.0) (15.3) (15.3) (38.2)
Rhode Island 8 8 (100.0) (12.5) (12.5) (0.0) (0.0) (37.5) (0.0) (37.5)
South Carolina 64 62 (96.9) (27.4) (6.5) (0.0) (0.0) (22.6) (8.1) (35.5)
South Dakota 16 16 (100.0) (6.3) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (62.5) (31.3)
Tennessee 109 109 (100.0) (11.9) (2.8) (0.0) (0.9) (10.1) (28.4) (45.9)
Texas 836 694 (83.0) (26.9) (2.6) (0.0) (0.4) (14.3) (16.4) (39.3)
Utah 27 27 (100.0) (40.7) (7.4) (0.0) (0.0) (7.4) (14.8) (29.6)
Vermont 3 3 (100.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (66.7) (33.3)
Virginia 163 158 (96.9) (7.0) (1.9) (0.0) (0.6) (13.9) (27.8) (48.7)
Washington 154 145 (94.2) (16.6) (3.4) (0.7) (0.7) (7.6) (24.1) (46.9)
West Virginia 13 13 (100.0) (30.8) (7.7) (0.0) (0.0) (15.4) (7.7) (38.5)
Wisconsin 34 33 (97.1) (0.0) (6.1) (0.0) (0.0) (12.1) (27.3) (54.5)
Wyoming 0 0
American Samoa3 3 3 (100.0) (33.3) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (33.3) (0.0) (33.3)
Fed. States of Micronesia3 74 74 (100.0) (62.2) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (1.4) (20.3) (16.2)
Guam3 57 56 (98.2) (19.6) (1.8) (0.0) (0.0) (7.1) (26.8) (44.6)
Marshall Islands3 94 92 (97.9) (42.4) (3.3) (1.1) (0.0) (16.3) (12.0) (25.0)
Northern Mariana Islands3 38 23 (60.5) (47.8) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (4.3) (0.0) (47.8)
Puerto Rico3 26 26 (100.0) (19.2) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (26.9) (38.5) (15.4)
Palau3 9 9 (100.0) (22.2) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (11.1) (66.7)
U.S. Virgin Islands3 3 1 (33.3) (100.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0)

1Occupation within past 12 months of TB diagnosis. Percentage based on 52 reporting areas (50 states, New York City, and the District of Columbia).
2Excludes New York City.
3Not included in U.S. totals.
Ellipses (…) indicate that the percentage cannot be calculated, and the denominator is 0.