Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2021
Table 40. Primary Reason for Tuberculosis Evaluation:1 Reporting Areas, 2021
| Reporting area | Total cases | TB symptoms | Contact investigation | Screening | Other | Unknown or missing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||
| United States2 | 7,882 | 4,389 | (55.7) | 420 | (5.3) | 670 | (8.5) | 2,281 | (28.9) | 122 | (1.5) |
| Alabama | 92 | 50 | (54.3) | 7 | (7.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 35 | (38.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Alaska | 58 | 24 | (41.4) | 20 | (34.5) | 2 | (3.4) | 12 | (20.7) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Arizona | 129 | 85 | (65.9) | 13 | (10.1) | 14 | (10.9) | 17 | (13.2) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Arkansas | 69 | 28 | (40.6) | 11 | (15.9) | 6 | (8.7) | 24 | (34.8) | 0 | (0.0) |
| California | 1,752 | 1,079 | (61.6) | 44 | (2.5) | 73 | (4.2) | 543 | (31.0) | 13 | (0.7) |
| Colorado | 58 | 42 | (72.4) | 5 | (8.6) | 2 | (3.4) | 9 | (15.5) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Connecticut | 54 | 48 | (88.9) | 1 | (1.9) | 2 | (3.7) | 3 | (5.6) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Delaware | 41 | 16 | (39.0) | 22 | (53.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (7.3) | 0 | (0.0) |
| District of Columbia | 18 | 16 | (88.9) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (11.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Florida | 500 | 235 | (47.0) | 17 | (3.4) | 207 | (41.4) | 41 | (8.2) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Georgia | 223 | 86 | (38.6) | 14 | (6.3) | 15 | (6.7) | 105 | (47.1) | 3 | (1.3) |
| Hawaii | 106 | 54 | (50.9) | 10 | (9.4) | 6 | (5.7) | 36 | (34.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Idaho | 5 | 3 | (60.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (40.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Illinois | 254 | 166 | (65.4) | 9 | (3.5) | 12 | (4.7) | 67 | (26.4) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Indiana | 127 | 74 | (58.3) | 31 | (24.4) | 10 | (7.9) | 12 | (9.4) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Iowa | 49 | 40 | (81.6) | 2 | (4.1) | 5 | (10.2) | 1 | (2.0) | 1 | (2.0) |
| Kansas | 43 | 34 | (79.1) | 4 | (9.3) | 5 | (11.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Kentucky | 57 | 28 | (49.1) | 6 | (10.5) | 3 | (5.3) | 20 | (35.1) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Louisiana | 86 | 55 | (64.0) | 1 | (1.2) | 3 | (3.5) | 26 | (30.2) | 1 | (1.2) |
| Maine | 14 | 12 | (85.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (14.3) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Maryland | 195 | 90 | (46.2) | 9 | (4.6) | 6 | (3.1) | 35 | (17.9) | 55 | (28.2) |
| Massachusetts | 151 | 123 | (81.5) | 2 | (1.3) | 1 | (0.7) | 23 | (15.2) | 2 | (1.3) |
| Michigan | 137 | 74 | (54.0) | 14 | (10.2) | 7 | (5.1) | 42 | (30.7) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Minnesota | 134 | 106 | (79.1) | 12 | (9.0) | 11 | (8.2) | 5 | (3.7) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Mississippi | 46 | 7 | (15.2) | 5 | (10.9) | 6 | (13.0) | 27 | (58.7) | 1 | (2.2) |
| Missouri | 78 | 45 | (57.7) | 3 | (3.8) | 10 | (12.8) | 20 | (25.6) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Montana | 3 | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (100.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Nebraska | 22 | 14 | (63.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (9.1) | 3 | (13.6) | 3 | (13.6) |
| Nevada | 61 | 46 | (75.4) | 2 | (3.3) | 2 | (3.3) | 11 | (18.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 9 | (75.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (25.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| New Jersey | 292 | 173 | (59.2) | 6 | (2.1) | 20 | (6.8) | 92 | (31.5) | 1 | (0.3) |
| New Mexico | 24 | 12 | (50.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (8.3) | 10 | (41.7) | 0 | (0.0) |
| New York State3 | 154 | 76 | (49.4) | 7 | (4.5) | 3 | (1.9) | 50 | (32.5) | 18 | (11.7) |
| New York City | 529 | 296 | (56.0) | 9 | (1.7) | 29 | (5.5) | 195 | (36.9) | 0 | (0.0) |
| North Carolina | 178 | 72 | (40.4) | 14 | (7.9) | 9 | (5.1) | 83 | (46.6) | 0 | (0.0) |
| North Dakota | 15 | 9 | (60.0) | 1 | (6.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (33.3) |
| Ohio | 150 | 78 | (52.0) | 9 | (6.0) | 12 | (8.0) | 48 | (32.0) | 3 | (2.0) |
| Oklahoma | 69 | 27 | (39.1) | 14 | (20.3) | 10 | (14.5) | 18 | (26.1) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Oregon | 76 | 49 | (64.5) | 5 | (6.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 22 | (28.9) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Pennsylvania | 166 | 66 | (39.8) | 1 | (0.6) | 8 | (4.8) | 91 | (54.8) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Rhode Island | 17 | 9 | (52.9) | 3 | (17.6) | 1 | (5.9) | 4 | (23.5) | 0 | (0.0) |
| South Carolina | 87 | 31 | (35.6) | 7 | (8.0) | 2 | (2.3) | 47 | (54.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| South Dakota | 12 | 7 | (58.3) | 1 | (8.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (33.3) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Tennessee | 84 | 43 | (51.2) | 3 | (3.6) | 3 | (3.6) | 35 | (41.7) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Texas | 1,000 | 465 | (46.5) | 68 | (6.8) | 131 | (13.1) | 326 | (32.6) | 10 | (1.0) |
| Utah | 17 | 12 | (70.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (29.4) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Vermont | 3 | 3 | (100.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Virginia | 161 | 89 | (55.3) | 3 | (1.9) | 12 | (7.5) | 56 | (34.8) | 1 | (0.6) |
| Washington | 199 | 135 | (67.8) | 4 | (2.0) | 3 | (1.5) | 52 | (26.1) | 5 | (2.5) |
| West Virginia | 6 | 6 | (100.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Wisconsin | 66 | 41 | (62.1) | 1 | (1.5) | 8 | (12.1) | 16 | (24.2) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Wyoming | 3 | 1 | (33.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (66.7) | 0 | (0.0) |
| American Samoa | 4 | 3 | (75.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (25.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 71 | 47 | (66.2) | 19 | (26.8) | 5 | (7.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Guam | 58 | 28 | (48.3) | 9 | (15.5) | 2 | (3.4) | 19 | (32.8) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | 118 | 77 | (65.3) | 28 | (23.7) | 7 | (5.9) | 6 | (5.1) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 35 | 23 | (65.7) | 2 | (5.7) | 1 | (2.9) | 9 | (25.7) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Puerto Rico | 18 | 11 | (61.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 7 | (38.9) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Republic of Palau | 6 | 5 | (83.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (16.7) | 0 | (0.0) |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | 1 | (50.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (50.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
1Each person with TB has only one primary reason for TB evaluation.
2American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Republic of Palau, and U.S. Virgin Islands are not included in the U.S. totals and percentages.
3Excludes New York City.