At a glance
States with highest rates of hepatitis A were primarily located in the Southern United States and the East Coast.
Rates* of reported cases† of hepatitis A, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2021
Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.
* Rates per 100,000 population.
† Reported confirmed cases. For the case definition, see Acute Hepatitis A.
State or jurisdiction listed in order of increasing rate and then alphabetical order.
Summary
States and jurisdictions are grouped by quintiles of the distribution of the rate of reported acute hepatitis A cases per 100,000 population. The highest rate category of 2.7-15.5 cases per 100,000 population included (in order of increasing rate) Georgia, Maine, Missouri, Louisiana, South Carolina, Alabama, Kansas, North Carolina, Mississippi, and Arkansas. States with highest rates of hepatitis A were primarily located in the Southern United States and the East Coast.
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