TB by Race/Ethnicity, U.S.-Born: 1993–2024

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This table describes the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) disease, percentages, and incidence rates among U.S.-born persons by Hispanic ethnicity and non-Hispanic race in the United States by year from 1993 to 2024.

Key Highlights

  • Among U.S.-born persons in 2024, case counts were highest among persons identifying as Black or African American (769), followed by Hispanic (663), White (513), American Indian or Alaska Native (110), Asian (105), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (85), Multiple race (38), and Other race (8).
  • TB incidence rates were highest among persons identifying as Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (10.0 per 100,000 persons), followed by persons identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native (4.7), Black or African American (2.1), Hispanic or Latino (1.6), Asian (1.3), Multiple race (0.5), Other race (0.3), and White (0.3).

Data Table

Tuberculosis Cases, Percentages, and Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population Among U.S.-Born Persons1 by Hispanic Ethnicity and Non-Hispanic Race: United States, 1993–2024

CDC describes cases of TB disease among U.S.-born persons by race and ethnicity from 1993 to 2024.
Year Total cases Hispanic or Latino Non-Hispanic Unknown or missing
American Indian or Alaska Native Asian3 Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander4 White Multiple race Other race5
No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) Rate No. (%) No. (%)
2024 2,298 663 (28.9) 1.6 110 (4.8) 4.7 105 (4.6) 1.3 769 (33.5) 2.1 85 (3.7) 10.0 513 (22.3) 0.3 38 (1.7) 0.5 8 (0.3) 7 (0.3)
2023 2,258 616 (27.3) 1.5 107 (4.7) 4.1 107 (4.7) 1.3 750 (33.2) 2.1 61 (2.7) 7.6 583 (25.8) 0.3 24 (1.1) 0.3 6 (0.3) 4 (0.2)
2022 2,123 544 (25.6) 1.3 114 (5.4) 4.6 133 (6.3) 1.6 673 (31.7) 1.9 51 (2.4) 6.4 566 (26.7) 0.3 23 (1.1) 0.3 -- -- 19 (0.9)
2021 2,166 537 (24.8) 1.3 86 (4.0) 3.8 110 (5.1) 1.3 738 (34.1) 2.0 39 (1.8) 5.1 630 (29.1) 0.3 21 (1.0) 0.3 -- -- 5 (0.2)
2020 2,007 475 (23.7) 1.2 78 (3.9) 3.5 95 (4.7) 1.2 730 (36.4) 2.0 40 (2.0) 5.9 564 (28.1) 0.3 22 (1.1) 0.3 -- -- 3 (0.1)
2019 2,515 608 (24.2) 1.5 79 (3.1) 3.4 113 (4.5) 1.5 909 (36.1) 2.6 26 (1.0) 3.9 750 (29.8) 0.4 20 (0.8) 0.3 -- -- 10 (0.4)
2018 2,642 583 (22.1) 1.5 100 (3.8) 3.9 135 (5.1) 1.9 949 (35.9) 2.7 41 (1.6) 5.4 806 (30.5) 0.4 25 (0.9) 0.4 -- -- 3 (0.1)
2017 2,661 579 (21.8) 1.5 89 (3.3) 3.7 128 (4.8) 1.8 1,005 (37.8) 2.9 40 (1.5) 5.8 792 (29.8) 0.4 21 (0.8) 0.3 -- -- 7 (0.3)
2016 2,881 600 (20.8) 1.6 110 (3.8) 5.1 145 (5.0) 2.1 1,072 (37.2) 3.1 29 (1.0) 4.0 911 (31.6) 0.5 13 (0.5) 0.2 -- -- 1 (0.0)
2015 3,127 660 (21.1) 1.8 144 (4.6) 7.0 138 (4.4) 2.1 1,141 (36.5) 3.3 39 (1.2) 5.6 979 (31.3) 0.5 23 (0.7) 0.4 -- -- 3 (0.1)
2014 3,111 650 (20.9) 1.8 117 (3.8) 5.2 138 (4.4) 2.1 1,184 (38.1) 3.4 35 (1.1) 5.2 960 (30.9) 0.5 25 (0.8) 0.4 -- -- 2 (0.1)
2013 3,323 657 (19.8) 1.9 122 (3.7) 5.6 154 (4.6) 2.5 1,251 (37.6) 3.6 16 (0.5) 2.2 1,087 (32.7) 0.6 24 (0.7) 0.4 -- -- 12 (0.4)
2012 3,619 692 (19.1) 2.0 132 (3.6) 6.1 122 (3.4) 2.1 1,348 (37.2) 4.0 19 (0.5) 3.1 1,260 (34.8) 0.7 22 (0.6) 0.4 -- -- 24 (0.7)
2011 3,927 765 (19.5) 2.4 130 (3.3) 6.6 131 (3.3) 2.4 1,538 (39.2) 4.5 25 (0.6) 5.6 1,310 (33.4) 0.7 24 (0.6) 0.5 -- -- 4 (0.1)
2010 4,319 807 (18.7) 2.6 150 (3.5) 7.7 129 (3.0) 2.4 1,771 (41.0) 5.2 31 (0.7) 6.3 1,416 (32.8) 0.7 15 (0.3) 0.3 -- -- 0 (0.0)
2009 4,488 847 (18.9) 2.9 98 (2.2) 5.6 146 (3.3) 2.9 1,921 (42.8) 5.7 20 (0.4) 4.0 1,433 (31.9) 0.8 15 (0.3) 0.3 -- -- 8 (0.2)
2008 5,235 921 (17.6) 3.3 134 (2.6) 7.5 148 (2.8) 3.0 2,239 (42.8) 6.7 13 (0.2) 3.0 1,752 (33.5) 0.9 16 (0.3) 0.4 -- -- 12 (0.2)
2007 5,431 878 (16.2) 3.3 129 (2.4) 7.6 134 (2.5) 2.8 2,462 (45.3) 7.3 19 (0.3) 4.5 1,786 (32.9) 0.9 9 (0.2) 0.2 -- -- 14 (0.3)
2006 5,853 983 (16.8) 3.8 161 (2.8) 10.2 130 (2.2) 2.8 2,595 (44.3) 7.9 13 (0.2) 3.7 1,958 (33.5) 1.0 10 (0.2) 0.2 -- -- 3 (0.1)
2005 6,285 955 (15.2) 3.7 148 (2.4) 8.7 120 (1.9) 2.7 2,874 (45.7) 8.8 20 (0.3) 6.2 2,131 (33.9) 1.1 24 (0.4) 0.6 -- -- 13 (0.2)
2004 6,592 1,064 (16.1) 4.2 154 (2.3) 9.1 145 (2.2) 3.4 2,970 (45.1) 9.2 20 (0.3) 7.3 2,211 (33.5) 1.2 14 (0.2) 0.3 -- -- 14 (0.2)
2003 6,830 999 (14.6) 4.1 175 (2.6) 11.6 152 (2.2) 3.7 3,087 (45.2) 9.6 22 (0.3) 6.0 2,368 (34.7) 1.3 9 (0.1) 0.2 -- -- 18 (0.3)
2002 7,257 979 (13.5) 4.5 183 (2.5) 8.3 119 (1.6) 2.6 3,401 (46.9) 10.4 -- -- -- 2,547 (35.1) 1.4 -- -- -- -- -- 28 (0.4)
2001 7,837 1,025 (13.1) 4.8 214 (2.7) 9.6 115 (1.5) 2.6 3,664 (46.8) 11.2 -- -- -- 2,785 (35.5) 1.5 -- -- -- -- -- 34 (0.4)
2000 8,626 1,015 (11.8) 5.0 226 (2.6) 10.6 133 (1.5) 3.2 4,106 (47.6) 12.7 -- -- -- 3,102 (36.0) 1.7 -- -- -- -- -- 44 (0.5)
1999 9,775 1,119 (11.4) 5.6 237 (2.4) 11.2 132 (1.4) 3.1 4,607 (47.1) 14.3 -- -- -- 3,637 (37.2) 2.0 -- -- -- -- -- 43 (0.4)
1998 10,604 1,280 (12.1) 6.6 249 (2.3) 12.6 134 (1.3) 3.3 4,972 (46.9) 15.6 -- -- -- 3,914 (36.9) 2.1 -- -- -- -- -- 55 (0.5)
1997 11,918 1,464 (12.3) 7.8 259 (2.2) 12.6 150 (1.3) 3.9 5,718 (48.0) 18.0 -- -- -- 4,254 (35.7) 2.3 -- -- -- -- -- 73 (0.6)
1996 13,375 1,603 (12.0) 8.8 281 (2.1) 14.5 147 (1.1) 3.9 6,301 (47.1) 19.9 -- -- -- 4,967 (37.1) 2.7 -- -- -- -- -- 76 (0.6)
1995 14,652 1,905 (13.0) 10.7 313 (2.1) 28.7 138 (0.9) 7.1 6,750 (46.1) 21.3 -- -- -- 5,427 (37.0) 2.9 -- -- -- -- -- 119 (0.8)
1994 16,169 1,989 (12.3) 11.8 322 (2.0) 22.1 151 (0.9) 6.2 7,576 (46.9) 24.4 -- -- -- 6,009 (37.2) 3.2 -- -- -- -- -- 122 (0.8)
1993 17,422 2,235 (12.8) -- 263 (1.5) -- 118 (0.7) -- 8,250 (47.4) -- -- -- -- 6,317 (36.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- 239 (1.4)

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.

2Persons who identified as Hispanic or Latino were categorized as "Hispanic," regardless of self-reported race. Persons who did not identify as Hispanic or Latino were categorized by self-reported race; if more than one race was reported, the person was categorized as "Multiple race."

3Includes Pacific Islander persons from 1993–2002.

4Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander race and multiple race first reported separately in 2003.

5Other race first reported separately in 2023; population data are unavailable.

Notes

Incidence rates were created using the Current Population Survey (CPS) Basic Monthly data set. The CPS does not include institutionalized persons. Accessed July 8, 2025.

Double dashes (--) indicate that data are not available.

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