Current Asthma by State, 2018
| Child | Adult | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Count | Percent | Year | Count | Percent |
| Alabama | 141,500 | 13.2% | 2014 | 394,600 | 10.5% |
| Alaska | --- | --- | 50,700 | 9.2% | |
| Arizona | 129,200 | 8.1% | 2016 | 545,100 | 10.0% |
| Arkansas | --- | --- | 225,900 | 9.8% | |
| California | 542,700 | 6.2% | 2,607,600 | 8.5% | |
| Colorado | --- | --- | 399,400 | 9.1% | |
| Connecticut | 62,400 | 9.7% | 290,300 | 10.3% | |
| Delaware | --- | --- | 77,000 | 10.1% | |
| District of Columbia | 12,700 | 10.9% | 66,400 | 11.6% | |
| Florida | 302,100 | 7.5% | 1,495,600 | 8.7% | |
| Georgia | 177,900 | 7.6% | 714,600 | 8.9% | |
| Hawaii | 30,000 | 10.2% | 104,400 | 9.3% | |
| Idaho | --- | --- | 112,000 | 8.6% | |
| Illinois | 163,900 | 6.0% | 860,000 | 8.7% | |
| Indiana | 115,600 | 8.7% | 509,700 | 10.0% | |
| Iowa | 41,600 | 5.8% | 2011 | 191,000 | 7.9% |
| Kansas | 51,700 | 7.6% | 214,700 | 9.8% | |
| Kentucky | 57,000 | 5.9% | 395,300 | 11.5% | |
| Louisiana | 94,100 | 8.8% | 2015 | 316,400 | 8.9% |
| Maine | 17,200 | 7.4% | 132,100 | 12.3% | |
| Maryland | 92,000 | 7.6% | 439,900 | 9.3% | |
| Massachusetts | 79,600 | 6.4% | 558,400 | 10.2% | |
| Michigan | 177,000 | 8.6% | 872,500 | 11.2% | |
| Minnesota | 66,700 | 5.3% | 357,200 | 8.3% | |
| Mississippi | 43,200 | 6.5% | 218,200 | 9.7% | |
| Missouri | 108,200 | 8.4% | 444,300 | 9.4% | |
| Montana | 11,700 | 5.3% | 82,700 | 10.0% | |
| Nebraska | 23,600 | 5.0% | 128,800 | 8.9% | |
| Nevada | 45,900 | 7.0% | 186,800 | 8.0% | |
| New Hampshire | 19,500 | 8.5% | 128,300 | 11.8% | |
| New Jersey | 133,100 | 7.2% | 593,200 | 8.4% | |
| New Mexico | 35,200 | 7.5% | 157,200 | 9.9% | |
| New York | 207,900 | 6.2% | 1,578,000 | 10.1% | |
| North Carolina | 250,600 | 11.5% | 2014 | 757,800 | 9.4% |
| North Dakota | 10,000 | 6.5% | 2012 | 47,000 | 8.2% |
| Ohio | 189,400 | 7.8% | 854,200 | 9.4% | |
| Oklahoma | 88,700 | 9.8% | 2016 | 307,600 | 10.3% |
| Oregon | 58,700 | 7.3% | 383,300 | 11.6% | |
| Pennsylvania | 242,200 | 9.7% | 1,012,600 | 10.0% | |
| Rhode Island | 14,700 | 7.9% | 101,300 | 11.9% | |
| South Carolina | --- | --- | 360,400 | 9.1% | |
| South Dakota | --- | --- | 51,700 | 7.9% | |
| Tennessee | 139,200 | 9.7% | 2014 | 513,100 | 9.8% |
| Texas | 541,800 | 7.9% | 2015 | 1,572,800 | 7.4% |
| Utah | 49,700 | 5.5% | 206,400 | 9.3% | |
| Vermont | 8,800 | 8.8% | 60,200 | 12.0% | |
| Virginia | --- | --- | 563,500 | 8.5% | |
| Washington | 115,900 | 7.3% | 2016 | 559,000 | 9.6% |
| West Virginia | 34,600 | 9.4% | 2014 | 175,400 | 12.3% |
| Wisconsin | 103,000 | 8.4% | 408,300 | 9.0% | |
| Wyoming | 11,700 | 8.6% | 2012 | 38,100 | 8.7% |
| United States* | --- | 7.2% | 23,420,800 | 9.2% | |
| State | Count | Percent | Year | Count | Percent |
Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2011-2018. Analysis by the American Lung Association Epidemiology and Statistics Unit.
- * National child asthma prevalence is based on data from 31 states and Washington, D.C.
- Child asthma data is from 2018 unless an earlier year is noted, in which case that is the most recent year of data available. If a state has not collected child asthma data since 2011, no rate is listed.
Page last updated: April 18, 2024
