Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2021

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Table 10. Tuberculosis Cases, Percentages, and Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population by Origin of Birth:1 United States, 1993–2021

See Surveillance Slides #11, #12, #13, and #14.

Tuberculosis cases, percentages, and incidence rates by origin of birth.
Year Total cases U.S.-born Non-U.S.–born Unknown or missing
No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%)
2021 7,882 2,223 (28.2) 0.8 5,626 (71.4) 12.5 33 (0.4)
2020 7,171 2,007 (28.0) 0.7 5,145 (71.7) 11.7 19 (0.3)
2019 8,898 2,520 (28.3) 0.9 6,371 (71.6) 14.2 7 (0.1)
2018 8,998 2,640 (29.3) 0.9 6,355 (70.6) 14.3 3 (0.0)
2017 9,069 2,661 (29.3) 1.0 6,402 (70.6) 14.7 6 (0.1)
2016 9,240 2,882 (31.2) 1.0 6,353 (68.8) 14.7 5 (0.1)
2015 9,538 3,126 (32.8) 1.1 6,407 (67.2) 15.3 5 (0.1)
2014 9,382 3,110 (33.1) 1.1 6,266 (66.8) 15.5 6 (0.1)
2013 9,539 3,319 (34.8) 1.2 6,211 (65.1) 15.7 9 (0.1)
2012 9,923 3,615 (36.4) 1.3 6,306 (63.5) 16.0 2 (0.0)
2011 10,474 3,915 (37.4) 1.5 6,554 (62.6) 17.0 5 (0.0)
2010 11,071 4,303 (38.9) 1.6 6,760 (61.1) 17.6 8 (0.1)
2009 11,494 4,485 (39.0) 1.7 6,992 (60.8) 18.8 17 (0.1)
2008 12,943 5,245 (40.5) 2.0 7,689 (59.4) 20.3 9 (0.1)
2007 13,274 5,426 (40.9) 2.1 7,788 (58.7) 20.9 60 (0.5)
2006 13,720 5,852 (42.7) 2.3 7,844 (57.2) 21.6 24 (0.2)
2005 14,053 6,286 (44.7) 2.5 7,737 (55.1) 22.3 30 (0.2)
2004 14,498 6,592 (45.5) 2.6 7,883 (54.4) 23.2 23 (0.2)
2003 14,832 6,832 (46.1) 2.7 7,954 (53.6) 23.9 46 (0.3)
2002 15,054 7,259 (48.2) 2.9 7,740 (51.4) 25.5 55 (0.4)
2001 15,943 7,838 (49.2) 3.2 8,042 (50.4) 27.7 63 (0.4)
2000 16,306 8,627 (52.9) 3.5 7,637 (46.8) 26.5 42 (0.3)
1999 17,493 9,776 (55.9) 4.0 7,625 (43.6) 28.1 92 (0.5)
1998 18,288 10,606 (58.0) 4.4 7,628 (41.7) 28.9 54 (0.3)
1997 19,753 11,920 (60.3) 4.9 7,759 (39.3) 30.9 74 (0.4)
1996 21,212 13,375 (63.1) 5.6 7,764 (36.6) 32.1 73 (0.3)
1995 22,727 14,652 (64.5) 6.1 8,022 (35.3) 38.1 53 (0.2)
1994 24,207 16,170 (66.8) 6.8 7,773 (32.1) 36.1 264 (1.1)
1993 25,105 17,423 (69.4) 7.4 7,416 (29.5) 34.1 266 (1.1)

1Persons born in the United States, certain U.S. territories, or elsewhere to at least one U.S. citizen parent are categorized as U.S.-born. All other persons are categorized as non-U.S.–born.

Note: Denominators for computing incidence rates for year 1993 were obtained from Quarterly Estimates of the United States Foreign-Born and Native Resident Populations: April 1, 1990–July 1, 1999; Denominators for computing the 1994–2020 rates are based on the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey via Data Ferrett for 1994–2018 (this site has since been disabled by the U.S. Census Bureau); and U.S. Census Bureau’s MDAT tool for 2019 and 2021; accessed July 13, 2022. Current Population Survey estimates do not include institutionalized populations.

Data for all years are updated through July 8, 2022.

Zero % (0.0) denotes <0.05%.

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