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This table describes the number and percentage of tuberculosis cases among non-U.S.–born persons by the top 30 countries of birth in the United States from 2020 to 2024.
Key Highlights
- Consistent with the past 5 years, the top 4 countries of birth among non-U.S.–born persons with TB in the United States in 2024 were Mexico, Philippines, India, and Vietnam.
- In 2024, Haiti replaced China as the 5th most common country of birth among non-U.S.-born persons.
Data Table
Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages Among Non-U.S.–Born1 Persons by the Top 30 Countries2 of Birth: United States, 2020–2024
| Country of birth3 | Year | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | |
| Total cases | 8,016 | 7,330 | 6,193 | 5,642 | 5,105 | |||||
| Mexico | 1,307 | (16.3) | 1,272 | (17.4) | 1,161 | (18.7) | 1,052 | (18.6) | 925 | (18.1) |
| Philippines | 783 | (9.8) | 838 | (11.4) | 679 | (11.0) | 694 | (12.3) | 639 | (12.5) |
| India | 592 | (7.4) | 581 | (7.9) | 541 | (8.7) | 570 | (10.1) | 527 | (10.3) |
| Vietnam | 483 | (6.0) | 462 | (6.3) | 509 | (8.2) | 424 | (7.5) | 420 | (8.2) |
| Haiti | 471 | (5.9) | 294 | (4.0) | 163 | (2.6) | 149 | (2.6) | 128 | (2.5) |
| Guatemala | 371 | (4.6) | 332 | (4.5) | 283 | (4.6) | 218 | (3.9) | 169 | (3.3) |
| China | 349 | (4.4) | 337 | (4.6) | 371 | (6.0) | 315 | (5.6) | 258 | (5.1) |
| Venezuela | 343 | (4.3) | 235 | (3.2) | 66 | (1.1) | 24 | (0.4) | 17 | (0.3) |
| Honduras | 242 | (3.0) | 218 | (3.0) | 183 | (3.0) | 135 | (2.4) | 129 | (2.5) |
| Ecuador | 204 | (2.5) | 167 | (2.3) | 106 | (1.7) | 87 | (1.5) | 59 | (1.2) |
| Peru | 165 | (2.1) | 187 | (2.6) | 129 | (2.1) | 64 | (1.1) | 62 | (1.2) |
| El Salvador | 146 | (1.8) | 122 | (1.7) | 105 | (1.7) | 73 | (1.3) | 98 | (1.9) |
| Colombia | 132 | (1.6) | 106 | (1.4) | 73 | (1.2) | 46 | (0.8) | 30 | (0.6) |
| Ethiopia | 114 | (1.4) | 108 | (1.5) | 78 | (1.3) | 124 | (2.2) | 105 | (2.1) |
| Myanmar | 110 | (1.4) | 102 | (1.4) | 84 | (1.4) | 104 | (1.8) | 77 | (1.5) |
| Nicaragua | 105 | (1.3) | 84 | (1.1) | 54 | (0.9) | 15 | (0.3) | 19 | (0.4) |
| Nepal | 102 | (1.3) | 81 | (1.1) | 97 | (1.6) | 86 | (1.5) | 81 | (1.6) |
| Pakistan | 101 | (1.3) | 105 | (1.4) | 83 | (1.3) | 79 | (1.4) | 72 | (1.4) |
| Afghanistan | 87 | (1.1) | 81 | (1.1) | 124 | (2.0) | 80 | (1.4) | 32 | (0.6) |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | 83 | (1.0) | 50 | (0.7) | 69 | (1.1) | 51 | (0.9) | 44 | (0.9) |
| Dominican Republic | 79 | (1.0) | 91 | (1.2) | 65 | (1.0) | 55 | (1.0) | 56 | (1.1) |
| Cambodia | 76 | (0.9) | 55 | (0.8) | 67 | (1.1) | 63 | (1.1) | 56 | (1.1) |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 76 | (0.9) | 49 | (0.7) | 29 | (0.5) | 20 | (0.4) | 19 | (0.4) |
| Republic of Korea | 76 | (0.9) | 82 | (1.1) | 71 | (1.1) | 87 | (1.5) | 68 | (1.3) |
| Bangladesh | 69 | (0.9) | 73 | (1.0) | 59 | (1.0) | 74 | (1.3) | 67 | (1.3) |
| Somalia | 62 | (0.8) | 44 | (0.6) | 40 | (0.6) | 43 | (0.8) | 67 | (1.3) |
| Nigeria | 54 | (0.7) | 45 | (0.6) | 53 | (0.9) | 51 | (0.9) | 47 | (0.9) |
| Laos | 51 | (0.6) | 60 | (0.8) | 47 | (0.8) | 61 | (1.1) | 43 | (0.8) |
| Kenya | 47 | (0.6) | 61 | (0.8) | 52 | (0.8) | 39 | (0.7) | 36 | (0.7) |
| Cuba | 41 | (0.5) | 52 | (0.7) | 38 | (0.6) | 34 | (0.6) | 22 | (0.4) |
| Other4 | 1,095 | (13.7) | 956 | (13.0) | 714 | (11.5) | 725 | (12.9) | 733 | (14.4) |
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.
2The top 30 countries were selected based on their ranked 5-year average number of TB cases.
3Countries are in descending order by total case count for all years combined.
4Includes persons for whom country of birth is "missing" or "not specified."
Notes
Data for all years updated through July 10, 2025.