Table 2b. Incidence per 100,000 population of acute, symptomatic hepatitis B, by state/area and year – United States, 1996-2008

State/Area 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Alabama
1.8
1.9
1.7
2
1.6
2
2.3
2.1
1.8
2
2.1
2.8
2.3
Alaska
2.6
2.5
2.1
2.9
2.1
1.6
1.9
1.2
1.7
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.5
Arizona
5.3
4.4
4
2.9
4.2
3.1
4.6
5.1
5
6.3
1.3
1.2
Arkansas
3.7
4.2
4.5
3.8
4.1
4
4.4
3.3
4.3
2.6
3.1
2.5
2.3
California
5.4
5.1
4.4
3.7
3.2
2.5
1.8
1.9
1.4
1.1
1.2
1.1
0.8
Colorado
3.5
3.8
2.6
2.4
2.5
2.3
1.8
1.8
1.2
1.3
0.7
0.7
0.7
Connecticut
2.5
1.7
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.4
2
2.8
3.1
1.4
1.4
1.1
0.9
Delaware
1.2
1
0.5
0.1
1.9
3.6
1.7
1.7
6.4
4.4
5.5
1.7
District of Columbia
5.9
5.7
3.6
4.8
6.1
2.3
3.9
2.3
3.4
2.4
1.5
Florida
4.6
4.4
3.5
3.9
3.8
3.1
3.3
3.7
2.9
2.7
2.3
1.8
1.9
Georgia
0.8
3
2.7
3
4.3
5.2
5.7
7.7
1.2
2.2
2.2
1.6
1.9
Hawaii
1.2
0.9
1.5
1.3
1
1.8
1
2.2
0.9
0.8
0.6
1.3
0.5
Idaho
7.4
4.5
4
2.3
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.6
1
1
1
1
0.8
Illinois
2.8
2.4
1.9
1.7
1.4
1.7
1.5
1
0.9
1.2
1
1
1.4
Indiana
2.5
1.7
2
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.4
1.1
1.3
0.9
1.3
1
1.1
Iowa
2.6
1.5
1.9
1.5
1.3
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
1.1
0.7
0.9
0.8
Kansas
1.2
1.2
1.1
0.6
1
0.5
0.9
0.7
0.7
1.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
Kentucky
2
1.1
1.2
1.3
2
1.6
1.6
2.3
2.1
1.6
1.6
1.8
2.4
Louisiana
4.8
4.8
5
3.9
3.5
2.8
3
2.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
2.3
2.1
Maine
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.5
1.1
0.5
0.9
1.1
2
1.4
1.1
Maryland
3.3
3.4
2.8
2.9
2.5
2.6
2.4
2.4
2.8
2.9
2.6
2
1.5
Massachusetts
1.8
1.3
1.3
0.7
0.2
0.6
2.6
3.3
3.1
0.8
0.3
0.7
0.3
Michigan
4.3
4.7
4.8
5.2
4.3
6.2
3.3
2.2
2.4
1.7
1.4
1.2
1.5
Minnesota
2
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.2
0.9
1
1.1
1.3
0.8
0.6
0.5
0.5
Mississippi
9
6.6
3.4
4.7
3.9
3.3
3.2
3.9
3.5
1.8
0.4
1.3
1.7
Missouri
6.1
6.7
4.6
4.2
2.7
2.3
2.1
4.3
2.5
1.3
1.1
0.7
0.6
Montana
2.4
1.4
0.9
2.4
0.9
0.3
1.1
1.7
1.5
1.1
0.5
0.1
0.2
Nebraska
2.4
1.6
1.4
1.3
2.6
2
1.8
1.8
2.5
1
1.1
0.7
0.5
Nevada
6
4.8
4.6
3.3
2.7
2.5
3.3
3.9
3.3
2
1.7
1.9
1.7
New Hampshire
1.8
1.5
1.8
1.4
1.5
1.3
2
1.9
3.3
2.2
0.8
0.4
0.6
New Jersey
3.5
3.1
2.5
1.7
2.1
3.4
4
2.1
2.5
2.7
1.9
1.9
1.4
New Mexico
24.4
14.9
17.9
12.4
7.9
7.4
7.9
1.9
1.1
1
1.2
0.7
0.6
New York
4.7
4.5
3.8
2.7
3.7
4.3
4.6
1.6
1.3
1.2
1
1.1
0.9
North Carolina
4.6
3.6
3.2
2.9
3.2
2.7
2.8
1.9
2.1
1.9
1.8
1.4
0.9
North Dakota
0.3
1.1
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.3
1.3
0.3
0.6
0
0.2
0.3
0.3
Ohio
1.1
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.8
1
1.4
1
1.2
1.1
1.1
1
Oklahoma
1.7
2
5.2
5.5
5.2
3.3
3.2
2.2
2.3
1.7
2.7
4.2
3.5
Oregon
4
3.7
6.1
3.5
3.6
4.8
3.6
3.4
3.1
2.6
2.2
1.6
1.1
Pennsylvania
2.4
2.9
3
2.4
2.2
2.7
2.8
2.4
2.4
1.7
1.4
1.5
1.3
Rhode Island
1.9
2.2
7.6
4.3
4.4
3.1
3.4
2
0.6
0.5
1
1.5
0.4
South Carolina
2.7
2.6
1.7
1.6
0.6
1.8
3.3
4.8
3.5
3.1
2.2
1.5
1.6
South Dakota
0.7
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.1
1
0.6
0.9
Tennessee
9.7
8.4
5.4
3.8
4.2
4.8
2.5
3.9
3.7
2.7
2.6
2.3
2.4
Texas
6.6
6.4
9.9
4.3
5.1
3.3
5.1
4.4
3.1
3.3
3.5
3.1
2.3
Utah
6.4
4.5
3.1
1.8
1.6
1.1
2.3
2.2
2.1
1.6
1
0.6
0.5
Vermont
2.4
1.9
1.7
0.8
1
0.8
1.1
0.6
1
1
0.6
0.8
0.5
Virginia
2.4
2
1.6
1.5
2.4
3
3.1
3.1
4.1
1.9
1
1.9
1.7
Washington
2.9
2.1
2.4
1.9
2.2
2.9
1.4
1.5
1
1
1.2
1
0.9
West Virginia
2
0.9
0.8
1.6
1.7
1.9
1.4
2.4
2.9
3.8
4.1
4.5
4.6
Wisconsin
1.7
10.9
9.8
0.6
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.6
0.4
0.3
Wyoming
9.4
5.2
2.3
2.9
0.6
0.6
3.4
6.2
1.8
0.6
0.2
1
1.1

† No cases were reported.

Rates of hepatitis B virus vary geographically. In 2008, the incidence rate for acute, symptomatic hepatitis B ranged from 0.2 per 100,000 population in Montana to 4.6 per 100,000 population in West Virginia.