Figure 2.3 – Acute – Map of Case Rates

At a glance

States with the highest rates of acute hepatitis B were primarily located in the eastern and southern parts of the country, particularly in or near the Appalachian region.
Hepatitis B Surveillance 2022

Rates* of reported cases† of acute hepatitis B, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2022

Figure 2.3 Data
Rates* of reported cases† of acute hepatitis B, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2022
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Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.

* Rates per 100,000 population.

† Reported confirmed cases. For the case definition, see Acute Hepatitis B.

(N) No reported cases.

State or jurisdiction listed in order of increasing rate and then alphabetical order.

Summary

States or jurisdictions are grouped by quintiles of the distribution of the rate of reported acute hepatitis B cases per 100,000 population. The state-specific rates of reported acute hepatitis B varied throughout the country during 2022. The jurisdictions in the highest rate category of 1.2–3.0 cases per 100,000 population include (in order of increasing rate) Alabama, Indiana, Tennessee, the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maine, Florida, and West Virginia. States with the highest rates of acute hepatitis B were primarily located in the eastern and southern parts of the country, particularly in or near the Appalachian region.

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