Table 2b. Incidence per 100,000 population of acute, symptomatic hepatitis B, by state/area and year - United States, 1996-2008
| State/Area | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama |
1.8
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
2
|
1.6
|
2
|
2.3
|
2.1
|
1.8
|
2
|
2.1
|
2.8
|
2.3
|
| Alaska |
2.6
|
2.5
|
2.1
|
2.9
|
2.1
|
1.6
|
1.9
|
1.2
|
1.7
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.3
|
1.5
|
| Arizona |
5.3
|
4.4
|
4
|
2.9
|
4.2
|
3.1
|
4.6
|
5.1
|
5
|
6.3
|
†
|
1.3
|
1.2
|
| Arkansas |
3.7
|
4.2
|
4.5
|
3.8
|
4.1
|
4
|
4.4
|
3.3
|
4.3
|
2.6
|
3.1
|
2.5
|
2.3
|
| California |
5.4
|
5.1
|
4.4
|
3.7
|
3.2
|
2.5
|
1.8
|
1.9
|
1.4
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
1.1
|
0.8
|
| Colorado |
3.5
|
3.8
|
2.6
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
2.3
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
1.2
|
1.3
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
| Connecticut |
2.5
|
1.7
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
2
|
2.8
|
3.1
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
1.1
|
0.9
|
| Delaware |
1.2
|
1
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
1.9
|
3.6
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
6.4
|
4.4
|
5.5
|
1.7
|
†
|
| District of Columbia |
5.9
|
5.7
|
3.6
|
4.8
|
6.1
|
2.3
|
3.9
|
2.3
|
3.4
|
2.4
|
1.5
|
†
|
†
|
| Florida |
4.6
|
4.4
|
3.5
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
3.1
|
3.3
|
3.7
|
2.9
|
2.7
|
2.3
|
1.8
|
1.9
|
| Georgia |
0.8
|
3
|
2.7
|
3
|
4.3
|
5.2
|
5.7
|
7.7
|
1.2
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
1.6
|
1.9
|
| Hawaii |
1.2
|
0.9
|
1.5
|
1.3
|
1
|
1.8
|
1
|
2.2
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.6
|
1.3
|
0.5
|
| Idaho |
7.4
|
4.5
|
4
|
2.3
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0.8
|
| Illinois |
2.8
|
2.4
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
1.4
|
1.7
|
1.5
|
1
|
0.9
|
1.2
|
1
|
1
|
1.4
|
| Indiana |
2.5
|
1.7
|
2
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
1.2
|
1.4
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
0.9
|
1.3
|
1
|
1.1
|
| Iowa |
2.6
|
1.5
|
1.9
|
1.5
|
1.3
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
1.1
|
0.7
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
| Kansas |
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.1
|
0.6
|
1
|
0.5
|
0.9
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
1.2
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
| Kentucky |
2
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
1.3
|
2
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
2.3
|
2.1
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
1.8
|
2.4
|
| Louisiana |
4.8
|
4.8
|
5
|
3.9
|
3.5
|
2.8
|
3
|
2.6
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
2.3
|
2.1
|
| Maine |
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
1.1
|
0.5
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
2
|
1.4
|
1.1
|
| Maryland |
3.3
|
3.4
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.6
|
2
|
1.5
|
| Massachusetts |
1.8
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
0.7
|
0.2
|
0.6
|
2.6
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
0.8
|
0.3
|
0.7
|
0.3
|
| Michigan |
4.3
|
4.7
|
4.8
|
5.2
|
4.3
|
6.2
|
3.3
|
2.2
|
2.4
|
1.7
|
1.4
|
1.2
|
1.5
|
| Minnesota |
2
|
1.3
|
1.5
|
1.7
|
1.2
|
0.9
|
1
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
0.8
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
| Mississippi |
9
|
6.6
|
3.4
|
4.7
|
3.9
|
3.3
|
3.2
|
3.9
|
3.5
|
1.8
|
0.4
|
1.3
|
1.7
|
| Missouri |
6.1
|
6.7
|
4.6
|
4.2
|
2.7
|
2.3
|
2.1
|
4.3
|
2.5
|
1.3
|
1.1
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
| Montana |
2.4
|
1.4
|
0.9
|
2.4
|
0.9
|
0.3
|
1.1
|
1.7
|
1.5
|
1.1
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
| Nebraska |
2.4
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
2.6
|
2
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
2.5
|
1
|
1.1
|
0.7
|
0.5
|
| Nevada |
6
|
4.8
|
4.6
|
3.3
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
3.3
|
3.9
|
3.3
|
2
|
1.7
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
| New Hampshire |
1.8
|
1.5
|
1.8
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
1.3
|
2
|
1.9
|
3.3
|
2.2
|
0.8
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
| New Jersey |
3.5
|
3.1
|
2.5
|
1.7
|
2.1
|
3.4
|
4
|
2.1
|
2.5
|
2.7
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.4
|
| New Mexico |
24.4
|
14.9
|
17.9
|
12.4
|
7.9
|
7.4
|
7.9
|
1.9
|
1.1
|
1
|
1.2
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
| New York |
4.7
|
4.5
|
3.8
|
2.7
|
3.7
|
4.3
|
4.6
|
1.6
|
1.3
|
1.2
|
1
|
1.1
|
0.9
|
| North Carolina |
4.6
|
3.6
|
3.2
|
2.9
|
3.2
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
1.9
|
2.1
|
1.9
|
1.8
|
1.4
|
0.9
|
| North Dakota |
0.3
|
1.1
|
0.6
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
1.3
|
0.3
|
0.6
|
0
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
| Ohio |
1.1
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
1
|
1.4
|
1
|
1.2
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1
|
| Oklahoma |
1.7
|
2
|
5.2
|
5.5
|
5.2
|
3.3
|
3.2
|
2.2
|
2.3
|
1.7
|
2.7
|
4.2
|
3.5
|
| Oregon |
4
|
3.7
|
6.1
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
4.8
|
3.6
|
3.4
|
3.1
|
2.6
|
2.2
|
1.6
|
1.1
|
| Pennsylvania |
2.4
|
2.9
|
3
|
2.4
|
2.2
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
1.7
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
1.3
|
| Rhode Island |
1.9
|
2.2
|
7.6
|
4.3
|
4.4
|
3.1
|
3.4
|
2
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
1
|
1.5
|
0.4
|
| South Carolina |
2.7
|
2.6
|
1.7
|
1.6
|
0.6
|
1.8
|
3.3
|
4.8
|
3.5
|
3.1
|
2.2
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
| South Dakota |
0.7
|
0.1
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
1
|
0.6
|
0.9
|
†
|
| Tennessee |
9.7
|
8.4
|
5.4
|
3.8
|
4.2
|
4.8
|
2.5
|
3.9
|
3.7
|
2.7
|
2.6
|
2.3
|
2.4
|
| Texas |
6.6
|
6.4
|
9.9
|
4.3
|
5.1
|
3.3
|
5.1
|
4.4
|
3.1
|
3.3
|
3.5
|
3.1
|
2.3
|
| Utah |
6.4
|
4.5
|
3.1
|
1.8
|
1.6
|
1.1
|
2.3
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
1.6
|
1
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
| Vermont |
2.4
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
0.8
|
1
|
0.8
|
1.1
|
0.6
|
1
|
1
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
0.5
|
| Virginia |
2.4
|
2
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
2.4
|
3
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
4.1
|
1.9
|
1
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
| Washington |
2.9
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
1.9
|
2.2
|
2.9
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
1
|
1
|
1.2
|
1
|
0.9
|
| West Virginia |
2
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
1.6
|
1.7
|
1.9
|
1.4
|
2.4
|
2.9
|
3.8
|
4.1
|
4.5
|
4.6
|
| Wisconsin |
1.7
|
10.9
|
9.8
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
0.9
|
0.9
|
0.7
|
0.9
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
| Wyoming |
9.4
|
5.2
|
2.3
|
2.9
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
3.4
|
6.2
|
1.8
|
0.6
|
0.2
|
1
|
1.1
|
† No cases were reported.
Rates of hepatitis B virus vary geographically. In 2008, the incidence rate for acute, symptomatic hepatitis B ranged from 0.2 per 100,000 population in Montana to 4.6 per 100,000 population in West Virginia.
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