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Table 36. Primary Reason for Tuberculosis Evaluation1: Reporting Areas, 2019
Table 36. Primary Reason for Tuberculosis Evaluation1: Reporting Areas, 2019
**Reporting Area**
**Total Cases**
**TB Symptoms**
**Abnormal Chest Radiograph**
**Contact Investigation**
**Targeted Testing**
**Healthcare Worker**
**Administrative Testing**
**Immigrant Medical Exam**
**Incidental Lab Result**
**Unknown/****Missing****No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)****United States**
**8,916**
**4,976**
**(55.8)**
**1,814**
**(20.3)**
**362**
**(4.1)**
**416**
**(4.7)**
**20**
**(0.2)**
**47**
**(0.5)**
**178**
**(2.0)**
**965**
**(10.8)**
**138**
**(1.5)**Alabama
87
42
(48.3)
20
(23.0)
4
(4.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(2.3)
19
(21.8)
0
(0.0)Alaska
58
32
(55.2)
10
(17.2)
8
(13.8)
4
(6.9)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
4
(6.9)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Arizona
183
101
(55.2)
19
(10.4)
12
(6.6)
41
(22.4)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(1.1)
8
(4.4)
0
(0.0)Arkansas
64
10
(15.6)
33
(51.6)
8
(12.5)
3
(4.7)
1
(1.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
9
(14.1)
0
(0.0)California
2,113
1342
(63.5)
416
(19.7)
45
(2.1)
53
(2.5)
2
(0.1)
10
(0.5)
38
(1.8)
189
(8.9)
18
(0.9)Colorado
66
47
(71.2)
6
(9.1)
7
(10.6)
2
(3.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.5)
3
(4.5)
0
(0.0)Connecticut
67
61
(91.0)
3
(4.5)
1
(1.5)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(3.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Delaware
19
7
(36.8)
5
(26.3)
3
(15.8)
1
(5.3)
1
(5.3)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(5.3)
1
(5.3)District of Columbia
24
14
(58.3)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(4.2)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
9
(37.5)
0
(0.0)Florida
558
274
(49.1)
175
(31.4)
21
(3.8)
10
(1.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
10
(1.8)
66
(11.8)
2
(0.4)Georgia
299
123
(41.1)
91
(30.4)
21
(7.0)
15
(5.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.3)
7
(2.3)
39
(13.0)
2
(0.7)Hawaii
99
56
(56.6)
18
(18.2)
3
(3.0)
1
(1.0)
0
(0.0)
3
(3.0)
4
(4.0)
13
(13.1)
1
(1.0)Idaho
7
3
(42.9)
1
(14.3)
1
(14.3)
1
(14.3)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(14.3)Illinois
326
213
(65.3)
61
(18.7)
8
(2.5)
3
(0.9)
1
(0.3)
2
(0.6)
12
(3.7)
26
(8.0)
0
(0.0)Indiana
108
66
(61.1)
22
(20.4)
7
(6.5)
3
(2.8)
1
(0.9)
2
(1.9)
2
(1.9)
5
(4.6)
0
(0.0)Iowa
52
40
(76.9)
5
(9.6)
4
(7.7)
1
(1.9)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.9)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.9)
0
(0.0)Kansas
38
23
(60.5)
2
(5.3)
1
(2.6)
3
(7.9)
0
(0.0)
1
(2.6)
1
(2.6)
7
(18.4)
0
(0.0)Kentucky
66
39
(59.1)
12
(18.2)
2
(3.0)
1
(1.5)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.5)
1
(1.5)
10
(15.2)
0
(0.0)Louisiana
89
53
(59.6)
14
(15.7)
8
(9.0)
4
(4.5)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
10
(11.2)
0
(0.0)Maine
18
13
(72.2)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(5.6)
1
(5.6)
2
(11.1)
1
(5.6)Maryland
210
132
(62.9)
47
(22.4)
3
(1.4)
7
(3.3)
1
(0.5)
1
(0.5)
5
(2.4)
14
(6.7)
0
(0.0)Massachusetts
178
114
(64.0)
45
(25.3)
4
(2.2)
1
(0.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
11
(6.2)
3
(1.7)Michigan
131
69
(52.7)
34
(26.0)
6
(4.6)
4
(3.1)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.8)
2
(1.5)
15
(11.5)
0
(0.0)Minnesota
148
126
(85.1)
4
(2.7)
9
(6.1)
3
(2.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.7)
3
(2.0)
2
(1.4)
0
(0.0)Mississippi
56
7
(12.5)
28
(50.0)
8
(14.3)
1
(1.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
12
(21.4)
0
(0.0)Missouri
70
17
(24.3)
3
(4.3)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
50
(71.4)Montana
2
1
(50.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(50.0)
0
(0.0)Nebraska
17
15
(88.2)
0
(0.0)
1
(5.9)
1
(5.9)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Nevada
52
37
(71.2)
9
(17.3)
2
(3.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.9)
3
(5.8)
0
(0.0)New Hampshire
6
1
(16.7)
1
(16.7)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
4
(66.7)
0
(0.0)New Jersey
311
172
(55.3)
52
(16.7)
12
(3.9)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
4
(1.3)
5
(1.6)
66
(21.2)
0
(0.0)New Mexico
41
19
(46.3)
10
(24.4)
0
(0.0)
5
(12.2)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(4.9)
5
(12.2)
0
(0.0)New York State2
188
87
(46.3)
46
(24.5)
3
(1.6)
4
(2.1)
1
(0.5)
4
(2.1)
1
(0.5)
39
(20.7)
3
(1.6)New York City
566
345
(61.0)
97
(17.1)
4
(0.7)
27
(4.8)
1
(0.2)
1
(0.2)
7
(1.2)
80
(14.1)
4
(0.7)North Carolina
185
70
(37.8)
60
(32.4)
7
(3.8)
2
(1.1)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.5)
45
(24.3)
0
(0.0)North Dakota
18
9
(50.0)
1
(5.6)
1
(5.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
7
(38.9)
0
(0.0)Ohio
150
86
(57.3)
29
(19.3)
4
(2.7)
1
(0.7)
0
(0.0)
2
(1.3)
2
(1.3)
26
(17.3)
0
(0.0)Oklahoma
73
36
(49.3)
17
(23.3)
4
(5.5)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(2.7)
13
(17.8)
1
(1.4)Oregon
70
40
(57.1)
10
(14.3)
4
(5.7)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(2.9)
1
(1.4)
6
(8.6)
7
(10.0)Pennsylvania
198
103
(52.0)
50
(25.3)
1
(0.5)
5
(2.5)
1
(0.5)
0
(0.0)
9
(4.5)
28
(14.1)
1
(0.5)Rhode Island
14
4
(28.6)
5
(35.7)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(7.1)
0
(0.0)
2
(14.3)
2
(14.3)
0
(0.0)South Carolina
80
21
(26.3)
34
(42.5)
6
(7.5)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.3)
18
(22.5)
0
(0.0)South Dakota
16
9
(56.3)
5
(31.3)
0
(0.0)
1
(6.3)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(6.3)
0
(0.0)Tennessee
128
68
(53.1)
33
(25.8)
9
(7.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.8)
2
(1.6)
13
(10.2)
2
(1.6)Texas
1,159
537
(46.3)
174
(15.0)
82
(7.1)
201
(17.3)
6
(0.5)
2
(0.2)
39
(3.4)
80
(6.9)
38
(3.3)Utah
27
16
(59.3)
4
(14.8)
2
(7.4)
1
(3.7)
0
(0.0)
1
(3.7)
0
(0.0)
3
(11.1)
0
(0.0)Vermont
4
3
(75.0)
1
(25.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Virginia
192
109
(56.8)
38
(19.8)
13
(6.8)
2
(1.0)
1
(0.5)
4
(2.1)
4
(2.1)
20
(10.4)
1
(0.5)Washington
223
142
(63.7)
38
(17.0)
12
(5.4)
4
(1.8)
1
(0.4)
1
(0.4)
2
(0.9)
22
(9.9)
1
(0.4)West Virginia
10
7
(70.0)
3
(30.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Wisconsin
51
14
(27.5)
23
(45.1)
1
(2.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
12
(23.5)
1
(2.0)Wyoming
1
1
(100.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)American Samoa3
1
1
(100.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Fed. States of Micronesia3
91
53
(58.2)
2
(2.2)
32
(35.2)
2
(2.2)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(2.2)Guam3
79
38
(48.1)
23
(29.1)
11
(13.9)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.3)
1
(1.3)
2
(2.5)
3
(3.8)
0
(0.0)Marshall Islands3
226
193
(85.4)
3
(1.3)
9
(4.0)
16
(7.1)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.4)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
4
(1.8)N. Mariana Islands3
51
22
(43.1)
20
(39.2)
6
(11.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
3
(5.9)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Puerto Rico3
36
14
(38.9)
20
(55.6)
1
(2.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(2.8)
0
(0.0)Republic of Palau3
6
6
(100.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)U.S. Virgin Islands3
1
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(100.0)1Each TB patient has only one primary reason for TB evaluation.2Excludes New York City.3Not included in U.S. totals.
Zero % (0.0) denotes <0.05%.Table Printing Tips
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  October 26, 2020						Source: 	Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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