In 2014, 12.0 percent of adults in Massachusetts had asthma, the highest share of any state; in Texas it was 6.7 percent, the lowest. That year 3,651 Americans died of asthma — a rate of 10.6 deaths per million people. These state figures come from CDC's asthma surveillance and were once published on its Most Recent Asthma Data website; they are now kept as an archive.
At a glance
| Most adults with asthma | Fewest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 12.0% | Guam | 5.6% |
| Kentucky | 11.9% | Texas | 6.7% |
| Maine | 11.6% | Mississippi | 7.4% |
| District of Columbia | 11.5% | South Dakota | 7.5% |
| Vermont | 11.3% | Louisiana, Nebraska | 7.7% |
| Highest asthma death rates (per million) | |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 16.7 |
| South Carolina | 14.7 |
| Hawaii | 14.6 |
| Mississippi | 14.5 |
| New York | 14.3 |
The largest numbers of adults with asthma were in the most populous states — California (2,279,568), New York (1,642,598), Texas (1,312,573) and Florida (1,268,162) — and so were the most deaths: California (407), New York (302), Texas (212) and Florida (191).
Adults with current asthma, 2014
"Current asthma" means an adult answered yes both to "Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had asthma?" and to "Do you still have asthma?" Source: 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
| State or territory | Adults with current asthma | Share of adults |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 353,847 | 9.5% |
| Alaska | 44,865 | 8.1% |
| Arizona | 484,115 | 9.6% |
| Arkansas | 197,478 | 8.8% |
| California | 2,279,568 | 7.8% |
| Colorado | 342,994 | 8.4% |
| Connecticut | 257,311 | 9.2% |
| Delaware | 63,855 | 8.8% |
| District of Columbia | 62,346 | 11.5% |
| Florida | 1,268,162 | 8.0% |
| Georgia | 626,931 | 8.3% |
| Hawaii | 102,093 | 9.2% |
| Idaho | 103,201 | 8.6% |
| Illinois | 898,521 | 9.1% |
| Indiana | 532,909 | 10.7% |
| Iowa | 201,266 | 8.5% |
| Kansas | 189,350 | 8.7% |
| Kentucky | 402,690 | 11.9% |
| Louisiana | 270,261 | 7.7% |
| Maine | 122,881 | 11.6% |
| Maryland | 393,571 | 8.5% |
| Massachusetts | 636,176 | 12.0% |
| Michigan | 831,656 | 10.9% |
| Minnesota | 350,818 | 8.4% |
| Mississippi | 166,117 | 7.4% |
| Missouri | 450,530 | 9.7% |
| Montana | 76,683 | 9.6% |
| Nebraska | 108,805 | 7.7% |
| Nevada | 172,343 | 8.1% |
| New Hampshire | 107,371 | 10.2% |
| New Jersey | 570,238 | 8.3% |
| New Mexico | 154,861 | 9.9% |
| New York | 1,642,598 | 10.7% |
| North Carolina | 592,279 | 7.8% |
| North Dakota | 50,533 | 8.7% |
| Ohio | 957,711 | 10.8% |
| Oklahoma | 284,303 | 9.7% |
| Oregon | 314,501 | 10.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 979,527 | 9.8% |
| Rhode Island | 89,462 | 10.8% |
| South Carolina | 309,409 | 8.3% |
| South Dakota | 48,213 | 7.5% |
| Tennessee | 448,189 | 8.9% |
| Texas | 1,312,573 | 6.7% |
| Utah | 178,514 | 8.7% |
| Vermont | 56,644 | 11.3% |
| Virginia | 556,765 | 8.6% |
| Washington | 500,993 | 9.3% |
| West Virginia | 161,534 | 11.0% |
| Wisconsin | 456,134 | 10.3% |
| Wyoming | 37,351 | 8.3% |
| Guam | 5,972 | 5.6% |
| Puerto Rico | 298,155 | 10.6% |
Asthma deaths, 2014
Deaths with asthma as the underlying cause; rates are per million and age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population. Counts of 0–9 deaths are suppressed, and rates based on 10–19 deaths are marked unreliable. Source: CDC WONDER.
| State | Deaths | Rate per million |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 57 | 10.7 |
| Alaska | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Arizona | 86 | 11.7 |
| Arkansas | 33 | 11 |
| California | 407 | 10 |
| Colorado | 41 | 7.8 |
| Connecticut | 36 | 8.7 |
| Delaware | 11 | Unreliable |
| District of Columbia | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Florida | 191 | 8.6 |
| Georgia | 96 | 9.9 |
| Hawaii | 24 | 14.6 |
| Idaho | 22 | 13 |
| Illinois | 167 | 12.2 |
| Indiana | 73 | 10.3 |
| Iowa | 54 | 13.7 |
| Kansas | 27 | 8.4 |
| Kentucky | 35 | 7.5 |
| Louisiana | 61 | 12.4 |
| Maine | 14 | Unreliable |
| Maryland | 87 | 13.6 |
| Massachusetts | 76 | 9.6 |
| Michigan | 94 | 8.7 |
| Minnesota | 66 | 10.9 |
| Mississippi | 48 | 14.5 |
| Missouri | 89 | 13.7 |
| Montana | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Nebraska | 30 | 13.9 |
| Nevada | 25 | 8.2 |
| New Hampshire | 14 | Unreliable |
| New Jersey | 111 | 10.9 |
| New Mexico | 28 | 12.2 |
| New York | 302 | 14.3 |
| North Carolina | 106 | 10 |
| North Dakota | 10 | Unreliable |
| Ohio | 116 | 9.1 |
| Oklahoma | 56 | 13.6 |
| Oregon | 77 | 16.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 149 | 9.9 |
| Rhode Island | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| South Carolina | 74 | 14.7 |
| South Dakota | 10 | Unreliable |
| Tennessee | 64 | 9.3 |
| Texas | 212 | 8.3 |
| Utah | 31 | 12.5 |
| Vermont | 16 | Unreliable |
| Virginia | 103 | 12 |
| Washington | 93 | 12.6 |
| West Virginia | 19 | Unreliable |
| Wisconsin | 77 | 11.9 |
| Wyoming | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Total | 3,651 | 10.6 |
Sources
Based on "2014 Previous Most Recent Asthma State or Territory Data," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (last updated May 2018), a work of the United States government in the public domain.
Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain) · Adapted from www.cdc.gov
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