Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2020
Table 6B. Tuberculosis Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population by Country of Birth in the United States by the Top 10 Countries of Birth:1 United States, 2016–2020
See Surveillance Slide #15.
| Country of Birth | Average Annual Number of Cases | Population Estimate2 | U.S. Rate by Country of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Islands | 42.6 | 25,942 | 164.2 |
| Congo | 37.6 | 31,116 | 120.8 |
| Somalia | 80.6 | 99,211 | 81.2 |
| Myanmar | 109.4 | 148,910 | 73.5 |
| Bhutan | 36.2 | 53,548 | 67.6 |
| Nepal | 93.8 | 145,751 | 64.4 |
| Guinea | 11.0 | 17,184 | 64.0 |
| Fed. States of Micronesia | 18.8 | 31,598 | 59.5 |
| Ethiopia | 138.6 | 265,468 | 52.2 |
| Eritrea | 21.4 | 47,153 | 45.4 |
1The top 10 countries were selected based on their ranked 5-year rate of TB cases by country of birth in the United States.
2Population Estimates were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, 2015–2019 multiyear fileexternal icon. At the time of this report, the 2016–2020 had not been published yet.
Note: Data for all years updated through June 14, 2021.
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