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Key Highlights
- TB case counts and rates in 2024 were higher among males than females for most age and sex stratifications.
- In the 5–14 age group, the case count and rate were higher among females, including when stratifying by U.S.–born and non-U.S.–born origin of birth.
Data Table
Tuberculosis Cases and Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population by Origin of Birth,1 Sex, and Age Group: United States, 2024
| Age group | Total cases2 | Total | U.S.-born3,4 | Non-U.S.–born3,5 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | ||||||||||||||
| No. | (%) | Rate | No. | (%) | Rate | No. | (%) | Rate | No. | (%) | Rate | No. | (%) | Rate | No. | (%) | Rate | ||
| Total | 10,327 | 6,392 | (61.9) | 3.9 | 3,935 | (38.1) | 2.3 | 1,391 | (60.8) | 1.0 | 897 | (39.2) | 0.6 | 4,963 | (62.3) | 19.9 | 3,009 | (37.7) | 11.5 |
| 0–4 | 266 | 145 | (54.5) | 1.5 | 121 | (45.5) | 1.3 | 125 | (53.6) | 1.4 | 108 | (46.4) | 1.2 | 20 | (60.6) | 8.3 | 13 | (39.4) | 7.6 |
| 5–14 | 257 | 108 | (42.0) | 0.5 | 149 | (58.0) | 0.8 | 56 | (41.8) | 0.3 | 78 | (58.2) | 0.4 | 51 | (41.8) | 4.8 | 71 | (58.2) | 7.4 |
| 15–24 | 1,144 | 694 | (60.7) | 3.2 | 450 | (39.3) | 2.1 | 155 | (53.4) | 0.8 | 135 | (46.6) | 0.7 | 536 | (63.1) | 25.6 | 313 | (36.9) | 15.0 |
| 25–44 | 3,495 | 2,188 | (62.6) | 5.0 | 1,307 | (37.4) | 2.9 | 341 | (61.2) | 1.0 | 216 | (38.8) | 0.6 | 1,831 | (62.9) | 20.2 | 1,079 | (37.1) | 12.2 |
| 45–64 | 2,669 | 1,711 | (64.1) | 4.3 | 958 | (35.9) | 2.3 | 379 | (66.0) | 1.2 | 195 | (34.0) | 0.6 | 1,323 | (63.6) | 15.2 | 757 | (36.4) | 8.3 |
| ≥65 | 2,496 | 1,546 | (61.9) | 5.7 | 950 | (38.1) | 2.9 | 335 | (67.0) | 1.4 | 165 | (33.0) | 0.6 | 1,202 | (60.8) | 32.1 | 776 | (39.2) | 15.7 |
1Persons born in the United States, certain U.S. territories, or elsewhere to at least one U.S. citizen parent are categorized as U.S.-born. All other persons are categorized as non-U.S.–born.
2Includes persons with known age and sex.
3Origin of birth was unknown for 67 persons.
4Percentages calculated based on the total number of U.S.-born persons in each age group.
5Percentages calculated based on the total number of non-U.S.–born persons in each age group.
Notes
Incidence rates were created using Current Population Survey (CPS) Basic Monthly data set accessed July 21, 2025. The CPS does not include institutionalized persons.
Data for all years are updated through July 10, 2025.