Table 1.1. Lifetime Asthma Prevalence for Adults (Number of Cases Per 100 Population), by State, 2000-2004
| State |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Nationwide |
10.5 |
11.2 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
13.3 |
| Alabama |
9.1 |
9.7 |
11.0 |
11.6 |
14.0 |
| Alaska |
11.3 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
13.3 |
13.0 |
| Arizona |
11.1 |
12.4 |
13.9 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
| Arkansas |
9.9 |
10.6 |
12.1 |
11.3 |
12.0 |
| California |
11.5 |
12.4 |
12.7 |
13.4 |
14.0 |
| Colorado |
9.5 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
13.5 |
| Connecticut |
10.8 |
12.3 |
13.2 |
12.2 |
15.3 |
| Delaware |
10.4 |
12.0 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
14.4 |
| District of Columbia |
11.0 |
12.0 |
14.2 |
12.7 |
15.3 |
| Florida |
9.1 |
9.9 |
10.5 |
10.1 |
12.3 |
| Georgia |
9.6 |
11.0 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
12.3 |
| Guam |
— |
7.5 |
12.0 |
10.3 |
— |
| Hawaii |
11.4 |
12.2 |
13.4 |
11.6 |
— |
| Idaho |
10.8 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
13.1 |
| Illinois |
10.5 |
11.3 |
10.7 |
11.1 |
13.1 |
| Indiana |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
12.0 |
13.3 |
| Iowa |
8.5 |
9.7 |
9.0 |
10.3 |
10.5 |
| Kansas |
10.9 |
11.7 |
11.2 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
| Kentucky |
10.7 |
10.9 |
12.8 |
12.6 |
13.9 |
| Louisiana |
8.0 |
9.1 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
11.8 |
| Maine |
12.5 |
12.6 |
13.6 |
13.4 |
14.7 |
| Maryland |
10.6 |
11.1 |
12.7 |
12.3 |
13.9 |
| Massachusetts |
11.9 |
13.1 |
12.9 |
14.4 |
14.9 |
| Michigan |
10.3 |
12.4 |
12.8 |
13.6 |
13.4 |
| Minnesota |
9.5 |
10.1 |
11.3 |
10.5 |
11.6 |
| Mississippi |
9.8 |
9.2 |
10.6 |
10.9 |
11.8 |
| Missouri |
10.6 |
12.0 |
12.5 |
11.9 |
13.4 |
| Montana |
11.4 |
11.8 |
14.5 |
11.1 |
13.0 |
| Nebraska |
8.7 |
8.4 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
10.6 |
| Nevada |
13.4 |
13.3 |
12.4 |
11.4 |
12.6 |
| New Hampshire |
12.0 |
12.5 |
13.9 |
12.9 |
15.0 |
| New Jersey |
8.7 |
9.4 |
11.8 |
10.9 |
13.6 |
| New Mexico |
10.0 |
10.8 |
11.7 |
10.5 |
14.7 |
| New York |
10.7 |
11.1 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
14.2 |
| North Carolina |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
13.2 |
| North Dakota |
9.2 |
9.1 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
11.0 |
| Ohio |
10.9 |
9.8 |
10.3 |
10.8 |
12.3 |
| Oklahoma |
9.2 |
10.1 |
11.2 |
11.8 |
13.4 |
| Oregon |
12.1 |
13.0 |
14.0 |
14.7 |
16.3 |
| Pennsylvania |
9.3 |
10.7 |
11.5 |
11.9 |
13.1 |
| Puerto Rico |
15.9 |
19.6 |
19.6 |
20.7 |
18.8 |
| Rhode Island |
11.7 |
12.1 |
12.8 |
14.4 |
14.6 |
| South Carolina |
10.4 |
10.8 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
11.8 |
| South Dakota |
8.0 |
7.7 |
8.6 |
10.7 |
10.3 |
| Tennessee |
10.4 |
9.3 |
12.2 |
11.8 |
14.7 |
| Texas |
10.5 |
9.6 |
11.6 |
11.3 |
12.9 |
| Utah |
10.3 |
10.7 |
12.3 |
11.3 |
13.1 |
| Vermont |
9.7 |
12.1 |
12.7 |
12.2 |
15.0 |
| Virginia |
10.5 |
11.4 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
13.3 |
| Virgin Islands |
— |
9.2 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
10.3 |
| Washington |
11.9 |
12.0 |
14.3 |
13.8 |
15.5 |
| West Virginia |
11.7 |
12.5 |
12.8 |
11.8 |
15.5 |
| Wisconsin |
10.6 |
10.9 |
11.7 |
11.0 |
12.4 |
| Wyoming |
11.8 |
11.6 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
12.7 |
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Prevalence Data, 2000-2004. http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss/index.asp
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