Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2021

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Table 6. Tuberculosis Cases, Percentages, and Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population Among U.S.-Born Persons1 by Age Group: United States, 1993–2021

See Surveillance Slides #30, #31, #37 and #38.

Tuberculosis cases, percentages, and incidence rates among U.S.-born persons by age group.
Year Total cases 0─4 5─14 15─24 25─44 45─64 ≥65 Unknown or missing
No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%)
2021 2,223 153 (6.9) 0.8 102 (4.6) 0.3 234 (10.5) 0.6 545 (24.5) 0.8 670 (30.1) 1.0 519 (23.3) 1.1 0 (0.0)
2020 2,007 152 (7.6) 0.8 103 (5.1) 0.3 213 (10.6) 0.6 483 (24.1) 0.7 603 (30.0) 0.9 453 (22.6) 1.0 0 (0.0)
2019 2,520 197 (7.8) 1.0 96 (3.8) 0.2 255 (10.1) 0.7 600 (23.8) 0.9 778 (30.9) 1.2 594 (23.6) 1.3 0 (0.0)
2018 2,640 167 (6.3) 0.9 122 (4.6) 0.3 255 (9.7) 0.7 581 (22.0) 0.9 857 (32.5) 1.3 657 (24.9) 1.5 1 (0.0)
2017 2,661 206 (7.7) 1.1 128 (4.8) 0.3 253 (9.5) 0.7 603 (22.7) 0.9 846 (31.8) 1.2 625 (23.5) 1.4 0 (0.0)
2016 2,882 190 (6.6) 1.0 95 (3.3) 0.2 276 (9.6) 0.7 620 (21.5) 0.9 1,002 (34.8) 1.4 698 (24.2) 1.7 1 (0.0)
2015 3,126 210 (6.7) 1.1 130 (4.2) 0.3 287 (9.2) 0.7 639 (20.4) 1.0 1,125 (36.0) 1.6 735 (23.5) 1.8 0 (0.0)
2014 3,110 224 (7.2) 1.1 123 (4.0) 0.3 290 (9.3) 0.7 657 (21.1) 1.0 1,124 (36.1) 1.6 692 (22.3) 1.8 0 (0.0)
2013 3,319 262 (7.9) 1.3 120 (3.6) 0.3 318 (9.6) 0.8 678 (20.4) 1.0 1,215 (36.6) 1.8 726 (21.9) 1.9 0 (0.0)
2012 3,615 218 (6.0) 1.1 132 (3.7) 0.3 345 (9.5) 0.9 744 (20.6) 1.2 1,335 (36.9) 1.9 841 (23.3) 2.3 0 (0.0)
2011 3,915 317 (8.1) 1.5 138 (3.5) 0.3 311 (7.9) 0.8 834 (21.3) 1.3 1,453 (37.1) 2.1 862 (22.0) 2.5 0 (0.0)
2010 4,303 321 (7.5) 1.5 156 (3.6) 0.4 357 (8.3) 0.9 976 (22.7) 1.5 1,529 (35.5) 2.2 964 (22.4) 2.8 0 (0.0)
2009 4,485 351 (7.8) 1.7 149 (3.3) 0.4 375 (8.4) 1.0 1,014 (22.6) 1.6 1,615 (36.0) 2.4 981 (21.9) 2.9 0 (0.0)
2008 5,245 428 (8.2) 2.1 148 (2.8) 0.4 407 (7.8) 1.1 1,168 (22.3) 1.8 1,933 (36.9) 2.9 1,161 (22.1) 3.5 0 (0.0)
2007 5,426 390 (7.2) 1.9 169 (3.1) 0.4 407 (7.5) 1.1 1,269 (23.4) 1.9 1,975 (36.4) 3.0 1,215 (22.4) 3.8 1 (0.0)
2006 5,852 409 (7.0) 2.0 191 (3.3) 0.5 423 (7.2) 1.2 1,414 (24.2) 2.1 2,058 (35.2) 3.2 1,357 (23.2) 4.3 0 (0.0)
2005 6,286 401 (6.4) 2.0 205 (3.3) 0.5 434 (6.9) 1.2 1,530 (24.3) 2.3 2,259 (35.9) 3.6 1,457 (23.2) 4.6 0 (0.0)
2004 6,592 448 (6.8) 2.3 220 (3.3) 0.6 440 (6.7) 1.2 1,639 (24.9) 2.4 2,283 (34.6) 3.7 1,562 (23.7) 5.0 0 (0.0)
2003 6,832 445 (6.5) 2.3 196 (2.9) 0.5 403 (5.9) 1.1 1,764 (25.8) 2.6 2,325 (34.0) 3.9 1,699 (24.9) 5.5 0 (0.0)
2002 7,259 470 (6.5) 2.4 218 (3.0) 0.6 380 (5.2) 1.1 1,987 (27.4) 2.9 2,380 (32.8) 4.2 1,824 (25.1) 6.2 0 (0.0)
2001 7,838 442 (5.6) 2.3 210 (2.7) 0.5 411 (5.2) 1.2 2,189 (27.9) 3.2 2,617 (33.4) 4.8 1,969 (25.1) 6.6 0 (0.0)
2000 8,627 453 (5.3) 2.3 251 (2.9) 0.6 460 (5.3) 1.3 2,477 (28.7) 3.6 2,781 (32.2) 5.2 2,205 (25.6) 7.5 0 (0.0)
1999 9,776 503 (5.1) 2.6 254 (2.6) 0.7 447 (4.6) 1.3 2,939 (30.1) 4.2 3,014 (30.8) 5.8 2,617 (26.8) 8.9 2 (0.0)
1998 10,606 541 (5.1) 2.8 276 (2.6) 0.7 466 (4.4) 1.4 3,177 (30.0) 4.4 3,149 (29.7) 6.3 2,997 (28.3) 10.3 0 (0.0)
1997 11,920 628 (5.3) 3.2 331 (2.8) 0.9 563 (4.7) 1.7 3,783 (31.7) 5.2 3,410 (28.6) 7.0 3,205 (26.9) 11.1 0 (0.0)
1996 13,375 666 (5.0) 3.4 373 (2.8) 1.0 581 (4.3) 1.8 4,390 (32.8) 6.0 3,714 (27.8) 7.8 3,648 (27.3) 12.7 3 (0.0)
1995 14,652 767 (5.2) 3.8 413 (2.8) 1.1 656 (4.5) 2.0 4,986 (34.0) 6.7 3,977 (27.1) 8.6 3,849 (26.3) 13.3 4 (0.0)
1994 16,170 847 (5.2) 4.2 401 (2.5) 1.1 720 (4.5) 2.2 5,859 (36.2) 8.0 4,261 (26.4) 9.4 4,077 (25.2) 14.2 5 (0.0)
1993 17,423 834 (4.8) –– 397 (2.3) –– 790 (4.5) –– 6,475 (37.2) –– 4,526 (26.0) –– 4,386 (25.2) –– 15 (0.1)

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: Incidence rates were created using 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 are not available.

Zero % (0.0) denotes <0.05%.

See Technical Notes.