Rates* of reported cases† of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2020

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Rates* of reported cases† of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2020
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Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.

* Rates per 100,000 population.

† Reported cases that met the classification criteria for a confirmed case. For the case definition, see Acute Hepatitis C.

The state-specific rates of reported acute hepatitis C varied throughout the country during 2020. The states in the lowest rate category of 0.0-0.3 cases per 100,000 population include (in increasing order) New Mexico, California, Idaho, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, and Virginia. The states in the highest rate category of 2.4-11.9 cases per 100,000 population include (in increasing rate order) Tennessee, Kentucky, Utah, Indiana, Delaware, West Virginia, Louisiana, Florida, and Maine. Aside from Utah (3.2 cases per 100,000 population), the states with the highest rates of acute hepatitis C are located in the eastern and southern parts of the country, particularly in or near the Appalachian region.

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