At a glance
Number and rate* of newly reported cases† of chronic hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2021
Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.
* Rates per 100,000 population.
† Reported confirmed cases. For case definition, see Chronic Hepatitis C.
N: Not reportable. The disease or condition was not reportable by law, statue, or regulation in the reporting jurisdiction.
U: Unavailable. The data were unavailable.
Summary
This table displays the number and rates of newly reported chronic hepatitis C cases during 2021, by state or jurisdiction. Health departments might not have adequate resources for investigating all cases reported in their jurisdiction. During 2021, chronic hepatitis C was not a reportable condition in four states (Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Texas), and cases were unavailable from four states or jurisdictions (Arizona, District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Rhode Island). Of note, cases of newly reported chronic hepatitis C do not represent all prevalent hepatitis C virus infections, which cannot be captured in the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.
Of the 107,540 newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C in 2021, the highest rate of newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C was in West Virginia (151.4 cases per 100,000 population), followed by Tennessee (99.6 cases per 100,000 population), Alabama (84.8 cases per 100,000 population), Louisiana (78.6 cases per 100,000 population), and Arkansas (72.3 cases per 100,000 population).