TB Incidence in the United States, 1953-2020
TB Incidence in the United States, 1953-2020 TB Cases and Case Rates per 100,000 Population
| Year | Number of Cases | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,174 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 8,904 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 9,006 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 9,071 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 9,242 | 2.9 |
| 2015 | 9,536 | 3 |
| 2014 | 9,383 | 2.9 |
| 2013 | 9,545 | 3 |
| 2012 | 9,925 | 3.2 |
| 2011 | 10,480 | 3.4 |
| 2010 | 11,076 | 3.6 |
| 2009 | 11,499 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | 12,893 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | 13,288 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | 13,730 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | 14,063 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 14,502 | 5 |
| 2003 | 14,838 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | 15,060 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | 15,949 | 5.6 |
| 2000 | 16,308 | 5.8 |
| 1999 | 17,500 | 6.3 |
| 1998 | 18,288 | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 19,753 | 7.2 |
| 1996 | 21,212 | 7.9 |
| 1995 | 22,727 | 8.5 |
| 1994 | 24,208 | 9.2 |
| 1993 | 25,105 | 9.7 |
| 1992 | 26,673 | 10.4 |
| 1991 | 26,283 | 10.4 |
| 1990 | 25,701 | 10.3 |
| 1989 | 23,495 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 22,436 | 9.2 |
| 1987 | 22,517 | 9.3 |
| 1986 | 22,768 | 9.5 |
| 1985 | 22,201 | 9.3 |
| 1984 | 22,255 | 9.4 |
| 1983 | 23,846 | 10.2 |
| 1982 | 25,520 | 11 |
| 1981 | 27,373 | 11.9 |
| 1980 | 27,749 | 12.2 |
| 1979 3 | 27,669 | 12.3 |
| 1978 | 28,521 | 12.8 |
| 1977 | 30,145 | 13.7 |
| 1976 | 32,105 | 14.7 |
| 1975 | 33,989 | 15.7 |
| 1974 2 | 30,122 | 14.1 |
| 1973 | 30,998 | 14.6 |
| 1972 | 32,882 | 15.7 |
| 1971 | 35,217 | 17 |
| 1970 | 37,137 | 18.1 |
| 1969 | 39,120 | 19.3 |
| 1968 | 42,623 | 21.2 |
| 1967 | 45,647 | 23 |
| 1966 | 47,767 | 24.3 |
| 1965 | 49,016 | 25.2 |
| 1964 | 50,874 | 26.5 |
| 1963 | 54,042 | 28.6 |
| 1962 | 53,315 | 28.6 |
| 1961 | 53,726 | 29.2 |
| 1960 | 55,494 | 30.7 |
| 1959 | 57,535 | 32.4 |
| 1958 | 63,534 | 36.3 |
| 1957 | 67,149 | 39 |
| 1956 | 69,895 | 41.4 |
| 1955 | 77,368 | 46.6 |
| 1954 | 79,775 | 48.9 |
| 1953 | 84,304 | 52.6 |
1Case data after 1974 are not comparable to prior years due to changes in the surveillance case definition that became effective in 1975.
Note: The 1993 to 2020 tuberculosis case counts and incidence rates were updated using the following sources: Bridged-Race 1990–1999 Intercensal Population Estimates for July 1, 1990–July 1, 1999, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2010 and Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2020; accessed June 22, 2021.
Page last reviewed: October 5, 2021
