Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2021

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Table 43. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Primary Occupation,1 Ages ≥15 Years: Reporting Areas, 2021

See Surveillance Slide #56.

 

Tuberculosis cases and percentages by primary occupation and reporting area.
Reporting area Total cases Occupation data available Unemployed Healthcare worker Correctional employee Migrant worker Retired Not seeking employment Other
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
United States2 7,565 5,795 (76.6) 1,238 (21.4) 242 (4.2) 6 (0.1) 82 (1.4) 1,166 (20.1) 871 (15.0) 2,190 (37.8)
Alabama 86 85 (98.8) 13 (15.3) 2 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 12 (14.1) 24 (28.2) 34 (40.0)
Alaska 46 44 (95.7) 13 (29.5) 1 (2.3) 0 (0.0) 3 (6.8) 3 (6.8) 9 (20.5) 15 (34.1)
Arizona3 118 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arkansas 57 57 (100.0) 14 (24.6) 2 (3.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 9 (15.8) 7 (12.3) 25 (43.9)
California 1,709 1,636 (95.7) 294 (18.0) 62 (3.8) 0 (0.0) 45 (2.8) 438 (26.8) 240 (14.7) 557 (34.0)
Colorado 57 57 (100.0) 8 (14.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 16 (28.1) 6 (10.5) 27 (47.4)
Connecticut 53 53 (100.0) 9 (17.0) 5 (9.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 13 (24.5) 8 (15.1) 18 (34.0)
Delaware3 40 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia3 18 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida3 487 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia 209 199 (95.2) 54 (27.1) 2 (1.0) 0 (0.0) 8 (4.0) 32 (16.1) 22 (11.1) 81 (40.7)
Hawaii3 98 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 5 5 (100.0) 1 (20.0) 2 (40.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (40.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Illinois 246 241 (98.0) 19 (7.9) 7 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.4) 65 (27.0) 41 (17.0) 108 (44.8)
Indiana 121 121 (100.0) 26 (21.5) 3 (2.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 25 (20.7) 18 (14.9) 49 (40.5)
Iowa3 46 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas3 38 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 55 55 (100.0) 2 (3.6) 2 (3.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 9 (16.4) 16 (29.1) 26 (47.3)
Louisiana 82 82 (100.0) 12 (14.6) 5 (6.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (2.4) 9 (11.0) 22 (26.8) 32 (39.0)
Maine 14 13 (92.9) 3 (23.1) 1 (7.7) 0 (0.0) 1 (7.7) 1 (7.7) 3 (23.1) 4 (30.8)
Maryland3 186 129 (69.4) 22 (17.1) 8 (6.2) 1 (0.8) 1 (0.8) 18 (14.0) 19 (14.7) 60 (46.5)
Massachusetts 149 145 (97.3) 34 (23.4) 6 (4.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.7) 36 (24.8) 11 (7.6) 57 (39.3)
Michigan3 128 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 121 121 (100.0) 21 (17.4) 9 (7.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 9 (7.4) 36 (29.8) 46 (38.0)
Mississippi3 42 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Missouri3 76 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montana 3 3 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3)
Nebraska 22 22 (100.0) 5 (22.7) 1 (4.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (13.6) 2 (9.1) 11 (50.0)
Nevada 61 61 (100.0) 12 (19.7) 4 (6.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 17 (27.9) 7 (11.5) 21 (34.4)
New Hampshire3 11 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Jersey3 284 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Mexico 23 22 (95.7) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.5) 11 (50.0) 3 (13.6) 6 (27.3)
New York State4 143 131 (91.6) 36 (27.5) 9 (6.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8) 36 (27.5) 3 (2.3) 46 (35.1)
New York City 527 492 (93.4) 163 (33.1) 21 (4.3) 0 (0.0) 9 (1.8) 98 (19.9) 23 (4.7) 178 (36.2)
North Carolina 173 172 (99.4) 48 (27.9) 7 (4.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (1.2) 23 (13.4) 14 (8.1) 78 (45.3)
North Dakota 14 12 (85.7) 3 (25.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (8.3) 1 (8.3) 7 (58.3)
Ohio 145 139 (95.9) 27 (19.4) 6 (4.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 15 (10.8) 23 (16.5) 68 (48.9)
Oklahoma 59 58 (98.3) 17 (29.3) 3 (5.2) 1 (1.7) 0 (0.0) 10 (17.2) 2 (3.4) 25 (43.1)
Oregon3 73 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pennsylvania 164 163 (99.4) 36 (22.1) 13 (8.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 34 (20.9) 24 (14.7) 56 (34.4)
Rhode Island 16 16 (100.0) 8 (50.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.3) 7 (43.8)
South Carolina 83 77 (92.8) 17 (22.1) 2 (2.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.3) 6 (7.8) 12 (15.6) 39 (50.6)
South Dakota 12 12 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (16.7) 4 (33.3) 6 (50.0)
Tennessee 79 79 (100.0) 6 (7.6) 1 (1.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.3) 10 (12.7) 32 (40.5) 29 (36.7)
Texas 943 871 (92.4) 253 (29.0) 38 (4.4) 3 (0.3) 3 (0.3) 136 (15.6) 133 (15.3) 305 (35.0)
Utah 17 17 (100.0) 5 (29.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (11.8) 3 (17.6) 7 (41.2)
Vermont 3 3 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7)
Virginia 157 147 (93.6) 18 (12.2) 6 (4.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 28 (19.0) 35 (23.8) 60 (40.8)
Washington 193 185 (95.9) 36 (19.5) 12 (6.5) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.5) 20 (10.8) 45 (24.3) 70 (37.8)
West Virginia 6 6 (100.0) 1 (16.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (16.7) 4 (66.7)
Wisconsin 65 62 (95.4) 2 (3.2) 1 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.6) 14 (22.6) 19 (30.6) 25 (40.3)
Wyoming 2 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
American Samoa3 4 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of Micronesia3 63 8 (12.7) 3 (37.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (37.5) 2 (25.0)
Guam 53 53 (100.0) 10 (18.9) 1 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.9) 5 (9.4) 13 (24.5) 23 (43.4)
Republic of the Marshall Islands3 84 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Mariana Islands3 34 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0)
Puerto Rico3 18 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Republic of Palau3 6 0 (0.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Virgin Islands 2 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0)

1Occupation within past 12 months prior to TB diagnosis.
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.
3Occupation within past 12 months of TB diagnosis is discontinued with the 2020 RVCT; cases reported using the 2020 RVCT (select reporting areas) are missing occupation data.
4Excludes New York City.

Note:
Ellipses (…) indicate that the percentage cannot be calculated, and the denominator is 0.