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Rates* of reported cases† of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2019-2020
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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 C.
Only states with rates for 2019 and 2020 are shown. State/jurisdiction and year for no reported cases: Hawaii (2020), North Dakota (2019, 2020), Wyoming (2020); for not reportable condition: Alaska (2019, 2020); for unavailable data: Arizona (2019, 2020), Delaware (2019), District of Columbia (2019, 2020), Mississippi (2019), Rhode Island (2019, 2020).
State or jurisdiction ranked in decreasing order by the 2020 rate, 2019 rate, and then alphabetical order by name.
During 2020, the rates of reported acute hepatitis C ranged from a high of 11.9 cases per 100,000 population in Maine to a low of ≤0.1 cases per 100,000 population in California, Idaho, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Texas. The largest absolute increase in rates was observed in Maine, with a rate during 2020 (11.6 cases per 100,000 population) more than 3 times the rate reported during 2019 (3.2 cases per 100,000 population).
In contrast, the largest absolute decrease was observed in South Dakota, where the rate decreased 75% during 2020 (0.8 cases per 100,000 population), compared with 2019 (3.2 cases per 100,000 population). Because of the relatively smaller number of acute hepatitis C cases reported in certain jurisdictions, wide fluctuations in annual rates might occur.
- Figure 3.1. Number of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection and estimated infections — United States, 2013-2020
- Figure 3.2. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2019-2020
- Figure 3.3. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2020
- Figure 3.4. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by age group — United States, 2005-2020
- Figure 3.5. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by sex — United States, 2005-2020
- Figure 3.6. Rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by race/ethnicity — United States, 2005-2020
- Figure 3.7. Availability of information on risk behaviors or exposures associated with reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection — United States, 2020
- Figure 3.8. Number of newly reported chronic hepatitis C virus infection cases by sex and age — United States, 2020
- Figure 3.9. Rates of death with hepatitis C virus infection listed as a cause of death among residents, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2020
- Table 3.1. Numbers and rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2016-2020
- Table 3.2. Numbers and rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection, by demographic characteristics — United States 2016-2020
- Table 3.3. Reported risk behaviors or exposures among reported cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection — United States, 2020
- Table 3.4. Number of newly reported cases of perinatal hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2020
- Table 3.5. Number and rate of newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2020
- Table 3.6. Number and rate of newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C virus infection, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2020
- Table 3.7. Numbers and rates of deaths with hepatitis C listed as a cause of death among residents, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2016-2020
- Table 3.8. Numbers and rates of deaths with hepatitis C virus infection listed as a cause of death among residents, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2016-2020