Figure 2.3 – Acute Hepatitis B: Map of Case Rates

At a glance

States with the highest rates of acute hepatitis B were primarily located in the eastern and southern parts of the country, particularly in or near the Appalachian region.
CDC 2021 Hepatitis B Surveillance Report

Rates* of reported cases† of acute hepatitis B virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2021

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Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.

* Rates per 100,000 population.

† Reported confirmed cases. For the case definition, see Acute Hepatitis B.

State or jurisdiction listed in order of increasing rate and then alphabetical order.

Summary

States or jurisdictions are grouped by quintiles of the distribution of the rate of reported acute hepatitis B cases per 100,000 population. The state-specific rates of reported acute hepatitis B varied throughout the country during 2021. The states in the highest rate category of 1.2-3.0 cases per 100,000 population include (in order of increasing rate) Indiana, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Maine, and West Virginia. States with the highest rates of acute hepatitis B were primarily located in the eastern and southern parts of the country, particularly in or near the Appalachian region.

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