Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2021

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Table 3. Tuberculosis Cases, Percentages, and Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population Among U.S.-Born Persons1 by Hispanic Ethnicity and Non-Hispanic Race:2 United States, 1993–2021

See Surveillance Slides #21, #22, #25, #26  and #27.

Tuberculosis cases, percentages, and incidence rates among U.S.-born persons by Hispanic ethnicity and non-Hispanic race.
Year Total cases Non-Hispanic Hispanic or Latino Unknown or missing
American Indian or Alaska Native Asian3 Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander4 White Multiple race
No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%)
2021 2,223 86 (3.9) 3.8 124 (5.6) 1.5 758 (34.1) 2.1 44 (2.0) 5.7 639 (28.7) 0.3 22 (1.0) 0.3 543 (24.4) 1.3 7 (0.3)
2020 2,007 77 (3.8) 3.5 96 (4.8) 1.2 731 (36.4) 2.0 42 (2.1) 6.2 565 (28.2) 0.3 18 (0.9) 0.3 474 (23.6) 1.2 4 (0.2)
2019 2,520 79 (3.1) 3.4 113 (4.5) 1.5 911 (36.2) 2.6 26 (1.0) 3.9 754 (29.9) 0.4 20 (0.8) 0.3 608 (24.1) 1.5 9 (0.4)
2018 2,640 101 (3.8) 3.9 135 (5.1) 1.9 949 (35.9) 2.7 39 (1.5) 5.2 806 (30.5) 0.4 24 (0.9) 0.4 582 (22.0) 1.5 4 (0.2)
2017 2,661 91 (3.4) 3.8 128 (4.8) 1.8 1,005 (37.8) 2.9 41 (1.5) 5.9 791 (29.7) 0.4 19 (0.7) 0.3 580 (21.8) 1.5 6 (0.2)
2016 2,882 110 (3.8) 5.1 145 (5.0) 2.1 1,071 (37.2) 3.1 29 (1.0) 4.0 913 (31.7) 0.5 13 (0.5) 0.2 599 (20.8) 1.6 2 (0.1)
2015 3,126 144 (4.6) 7.0 138 (4.4) 2.1 1,142 (36.5) 3.3 39 (1.2) 5.6 978 (31.3) 0.5 22 (0.7) 0.4 660 (21.1) 1.8 3 (0.1)
2014 3,110 118 (3.8) 5.2 138 (4.4) 2.1 1,183 (38.0) 3.4 35 (1.1) 5.2 958 (30.8) 0.5 25 (0.8) 0.4 651 (20.9) 1.8 2 (0.1)
2013 3,319 122 (3.7) 5.6 154 (4.6) 2.5 1,251 (37.7) 3.6 16 (0.5) 2.2 1,084 (32.7) 0.6 22 (0.7) 0.4 657 (19.8) 1.9 13 (0.4)
2012 3,615 133 (3.7) 6.2 122 (3.4) 2.1 1,348 (37.3) 4.0 19 (0.5) 3.1 1,257 (34.8) 0.7 21 (0.6) 0.4 692 (19.1) 2.0 23 (0.6)
2011 3,915 130 (3.3) 6.6 131 (3.3) 2.4 1,533 (39.2) 4.5 24 (0.6) 5.4 1,306 (33.4) 0.7 24 (0.6) 0.5 763 (19.5) 2.4 4 (0.1)
2010 4,303 152 (3.5) 7.8 128 (3.0) 2.4 1,764 (41.0) 5.2 31 (0.7) 6.3 1,409 (32.7) 0.7 15 (0.3) 0.3 804 (18.7) 2.6 0 (0.0)
2009 4,485 98 (2.2) 5.6 146 (3.3) 2.9 1,920 (42.8) 5.7 20 (0.4) 4.0 1,432 (31.9) 0.8 15 (0.3) 0.3 846 (18.9) 2.9 8 (0.2)
2008 5,245 133 (2.5) 7.4 149 (2.8) 3.0 2,238 (42.7) 6.7 13 (0.2) 3.0 1,763 (33.6) 0.9 16 (0.3) 0.4 921 (17.6) 3.3 12 (0.2)
2007 5,426 128 (2.4) 7.5 130 (2.4) 2.7 2,461 (45.4) 7.3 18 (0.3) 4.3 1,788 (33.0) 1.0 9 (0.2) 0.2 878 (16.2) 3.3 14 (0.3)
2006 5,852 162 (2.8) 10.2 130 (2.2) 2.8 2,594 (44.3) 7.9 13 (0.2) 3.7 1,957 (33.4) 1.0 10 (0.2) 0.2 983 (16.8) 3.8 3 (0.1)
2005 6,286 148 (2.4) 8.7 120 (1.9) 2.7 2,874 (45.7) 8.8 21 (0.3) 6.5 2,131 (33.9) 1.1 24 (0.4) 0.6 955 (15.2) 3.7 13 (0.2)
2004 6,592 154 (2.3) 9.1 145 (2.2) 3.4 2,970 (45.1) 9.2 20 (0.3) 7.3 2,211 (33.5) 1.2 14 (0.2) 0.3 1,064 (16.1) 4.2 14 (0.2)
2003 6,832 175 (2.6) 11.6 152 (2.2) 3.7 3,087 (45.2) 9.6 22 (0.3) 6.0 2,370 (34.7) 1.3 9 (0.1) 0.2 999 (14.6) 4.1 18 (0.3)
2002 7,259 184 (2.5) 8.3 119 (1.6) 2.6 3,401 (46.9) 10.4 –– –– –– 2,548 (35.1) 1.4 –– –– –– 979 (13.5) 4.5 28 (0.4)
2001 7,838 214 (2.7) 9.6 115 (1.5) 2.6 3,664 (46.7) 11.2 –– –– –– 2,786 (35.5) 1.5 –– –– –– 1,025 (13.1) 4.8 34 (0.4)
2000 8,627 226 (2.6) 10.6 133 (1.5) 3.2 4,106 (47.6) 12.7 –– –– –– 3,103 (36.0) 1.7 –– –– –– 1,015 (11.8) 5.0 44 (0.5)
1999 9,776 237 (2.4) 11.2 132 (1.4) 3.1 4,607 (47.1) 14.3 –– –– –– 3,638 (37.2) 2.0 –– –– –– 1,119 (11.4) 5.6 43 (0.4)
1998 10,606 250 (2.4) 12.7 134 (1.3) 3.3 4,972 (46.9) 15.6 –– –– –– 3,915 (36.9) 2.1 –– –– –– 1,280 (12.1) 6.6 55 (0.5)
1997 11,920 259 (2.2) 12.6 150 (1.3) 3.9 5,719 (48.0) 18.0 –– –– –– 4,255 (35.7) 2.3 –– –– –– 1,464 (12.3) 7.8 73 (0.6)
1996 13,375 281 (2.1) 14.5 147 (1.1) 3.9 6,301 (47.1) 19.9 –– –– –– 4,967 (37.1) 2.7 –– –– –– 1,603 (12.0) 8.8 76 (0.6)
1995 14,652 313 (2.1) 28.7 138 (0.9) 7.1 6,750 (46.1) 21.3 –– –– –– 5,427 (37.0) 2.9 –– –– –– 1,905 (13.0) 10.7 119 (0.8)
1994 16,170 322 (2.0) 22.1 151 (0.9) 6.2 7,576 (46.9) 24.4 –– –– –– 6,010 (37.2) 3.2 –– –– –– 1,989 (12.3) 11.8 122 (0.8)
1993 17,423 263 (1.5) –– 118 (0.7) –– 8,250 (47.4) –– –– –– –– 6,318 (36.3) –– –– –– –– 2,235 (12.8) –– 239 (1.4)

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.
2Persons who identified as Hispanic or Latino were categorized as “Hispanic or Latino,” regardless of self-reported race. Persons who did not identify as Hispanic or Latino were categorized by self-reported race; if more than one race was reported, the person was categorized as “Multiple race.”
3Includes Pacific Islander persons from 1993–2002.
4Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander race first reported separately in 2003.

Note: Incidence rates were created using the Current Population Survey (CPS) Basic Monthly data set, obtained from https://data.census.gov/mdat/#/. The CPS does not include institutionalized persons.

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

Double dashes (––) indicate that data not available.

See Technical Notes.