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Key Highlights
- Most TB cases in the United States are among non-U.S.–born persons. Consistent with the trend of the last 5 years, the percentage of cases among non-U.S.–born persons increased to 77% in 2024.
- The TB incidence rate among non-U.S.–born persons (15.7) is nearly 20 times higher than the rate among U.S.-born persons (0.8).
Data Table
Tuberculosis Cases, Percentages, and Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population by Origin of Birth:1 United States, 1993–2024
| Year | Total cases | U.S.-born | Non-U.S.–born | Unknown or missing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | (%) | Rate | No. | (%) | Rate | No. | (%) | ||
| 2024 | 10,388 | 2,298 | (22.1) | 0.8 | 8,016 | (77.2) | 15.7 | 74 | (0.7) |
| 2023 | 9,626 | 2,258 | (23.5) | 0.8 | 7,330 | (76.1) | 15.1 | 38 | (0.4) |
| 2022 | 8,335 | 2,123 | (25.5) | 0.8 | 6,193 | (74.3) | 13.1 | 19 | (0.2) |
| 2021 | 7,866 | 2,166 | (27.5) | 0.8 | 5,642 | (71.7) | 12.6 | 58 | (0.7) |
| 2020 | 7,170 | 2,007 | (28.0) | 0.7 | 5,105 | (71.2) | 11.6 | 58 | (0.8) |
| 2019 | 8,895 | 2,515 | (28.3) | 0.9 | 6,337 | (71.2) | 14.2 | 43 | (0.5) |
| 2018 | 8,997 | 2,642 | (29.4) | 0.9 | 6,352 | (70.6) | 14.3 | 3 | (0.0) |
| 2017 | 9,068 | 2,661 | (29.3) | 1.0 | 6,401 | (70.6) | 14.7 | 6 | (0.1) |
| 2016 | 9,239 | 2,881 | (31.2) | 1.0 | 6,353 | (68.8) | 14.7 | 5 | (0.1) |
| 2015 | 9,539 | 3,127 | (32.8) | 1.1 | 6,406 | (67.2) | 15.2 | 6 | (0.1) |
| 2014 | 9,386 | 3,111 | (33.1) | 1.1 | 6,269 | (66.8) | 15.5 | 6 | (0.1) |
| 2013 | 9,556 | 3,323 | (34.8) | 1.2 | 6,224 | (65.1) | 15.7 | 9 | (0.1) |
| 2012 | 9,934 | 3,619 | (36.4) | 1.3 | 6,312 | (63.5) | 16.0 | 3 | (0.0) |
| 2011 | 10,496 | 3,927 | (37.4) | 1.5 | 6,564 | (62.5) | 17.0 | 5 | (0.0) |
| 2010 | 11,149 | 4,319 | (38.7) | 1.6 | 6,822 | (61.2) | 17.8 | 8 | (0.1) |
| 2009 | 11,513 | 4,488 | (39.0) | 1.7 | 7,008 | (60.9) | 18.8 | 17 | (0.1) |
| 2008 | 12,890 | 5,235 | (40.6) | 2.0 | 7,646 | (59.3) | 20.2 | 9 | (0.1) |
| 2007 | 13,275 | 5,431 | (40.9) | 2.1 | 7,784 | (58.6) | 20.9 | 60 | (0.5) |
| 2006 | 13,726 | 5,853 | (42.6) | 2.3 | 7,849 | (57.2) | 21.7 | 24 | (0.2) |
| 2005 | 14,052 | 6,285 | (44.7) | 2.5 | 7,737 | (55.1) | 22.3 | 30 | (0.2) |
| 2004 | 14,494 | 6,592 | (45.5) | 2.6 | 7,879 | (54.4) | 23.2 | 23 | (0.2) |
| 2003 | 14,828 | 6,830 | (46.1) | 2.7 | 7,952 | (53.6) | 23.9 | 46 | (0.3) |
| 2002 | 15,048 | 7,257 | (48.2) | 2.9 | 7,736 | (51.4) | 25.5 | 55 | (0.4) |
| 2001 | 15,937 | 7,837 | (49.2) | 3.2 | 8,037 | (50.4) | 27.7 | 63 | (0.4) |
| 2000 | 16,305 | 8,626 | (52.9) | 3.5 | 7,637 | (46.8) | 26.5 | 42 | (0.3) |
| 1999 | 17,492 | 9,775 | (55.9) | 4.0 | 7,625 | (43.6) | 28.1 | 92 | (0.5) |
| 1998 | 18,285 | 10,604 | (58.0) | 4.4 | 7,627 | (41.7) | 28.9 | 54 | (0.3) |
| 1997 | 19,751 | 11,918 | (60.3) | 4.9 | 7,759 | (39.3) | 30.9 | 74 | (0.4) |
| 1996 | 21,212 | 13,375 | (63.1) | 5.6 | 7,764 | (36.6) | 32.1 | 73 | (0.3) |
| 1995 | 22,726 | 14,652 | (64.5) | 6.1 | 8,021 | (35.3) | 38.1 | 53 | (0.2) |
| 1994 | 24,206 | 16,169 | (66.8) | 6.8 | 7,773 | (32.1) | 36.1 | 264 | (1.1) |
| 1993 | 25,102 | 17,422 | (69.4) | 7.4 | 7,414 | (29.5) | 34.1 | 266 | (1.1) |
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.
Notes
1) Denominators for computing incidence rates for year 1993 were obtained from Quarterly Estimates of the United States Foreign-Born and Native Resident Populations: April 1, 1990–July 1, 1999;
2) Denominators for computing the 1994–2018 rates are based on the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey via Data Ferrett for 1994–2018. This site has since been disabled by the U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey estimates do not include institutionalized populations; and
3) U.S. Census Bureau’s MDAT tool for 2019–2024; accessed July 21, 2025.
Zero % (0.0) denotes <0.05%.
See Technical Notes.