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Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2020						Print
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Table 36. Primary Reason for Tuberculosis Evaluation:1 Reporting Areas, 2020
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**
**7,174**
**4,066**
**(56.7)**
**1,350**
**(18.8)**
**307**
**(4.3)**
**249**
**(3.5)**
**16**
**(0.2)**
**26**
**(0.4)**
**82**
**(1.1)**
**709**
**(9.9)**
**369**
**(5.1)**Alabama
73
38
(52.1)
8
(11.0)
6
(8.2)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.4)
20
(27.4)
0
(0.0)Alaska
58
18
(31.0)
14
(24.1)
16
(27.6)
8
(13.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.7)
1
(1.7)
0
(0.0)Arizona
136
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
136
(100.0)Arkansas
59
19
(32.2)
24
(40.7)
8
(13.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
8
(13.6)
0
(0.0)California
1,705
1076
(63.1)
352
(20.6)
32
(1.9)
32
(1.9)
2
(0.1)
7
(0.4)
25
(1.5)
172
(10.1)
7
(0.4)Colorado
52
39
(75.0)
8
(15.4)
3
(5.8)
1
(1.9)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.9)
0
(0.0)Connecticut
54
46
(85.2)
1
(1.9)
2
(3.7)
3
(5.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(3.7)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Delaware
17
10
(58.8)
3
(17.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(5.9)
3
(17.6)
0
(0.0)District of Columbia
19
15
(78.9)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(5.3)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
3
(15.8)
0
(0.0)Florida
412
246
(59.7)
102
(24.8)
10
(2.4)
6
(1.5)
1
(0.2)
1
(0.2)
3
(0.7)
43
(10.4)
0
(0.0)Georgia
221
105
(47.5)
62
(28.1)
10
(4.5)
4
(1.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(0.9)
35
(15.8)
3
(1.4)Hawaii
92
50
(54.3)
6
(6.5)
9
(9.8)
1
(1.1)
1
(1.1)
2
(2.2)
2
(2.2)
21
(22.8)
0
(0.0)Idaho
8
3
(37.5)
2
(25.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(25.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(12.5)
0
(0.0)Illinois
216
157
(72.7)
30
(13.9)
4
(1.9)
3
(1.4)
1
(0.5)
0
(0.0)
2
(0.9)
19
(8.8)
0
(0.0)Indiana
92
76
(82.6)
2
(2.2)
9
(9.8)
1
(1.1)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.1)
1
(1.1)
2
(2.2)
0
(0.0)Iowa
39
33
(84.6)
3
(7.7)
3
(7.7)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Kansas
37
22
(59.5)
4
(10.8)
1
(2.7)
10
(27.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Kentucky
67
44
(65.7)
9
(13.4)
6
(9.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(3.0)
6
(9.0)
0
(0.0)Louisiana
99
49
(49.5)
22
(22.2)
16
(16.2)
2
(2.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.0)
8
(8.1)
1
(1.0)Maine
17
12
(70.6)
2
(11.8)
0
(0.0)
2
(11.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(5.9)
0
(0.0)Maryland
149
97
(65.1)
32
(21.5)
6
(4.0)
2
(1.3)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.7)
2
(1.3)
6
(4.0)
3
(2.0)Massachusetts
142
107
(75.4)
30
(21.1)
3
(2.1)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.7)
1
(0.7)
0
(0.0)Michigan
101
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
101
(100.0)Minnesota
117
103
(88.0)
4
(3.4)
6
(5.1)
3
(2.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.9)
0
(0.0)Mississippi
41
7
(17.1)
16
(39.0)
4
(9.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
14
(34.1)
0
(0.0)Missouri
72
45
(62.5)
1
(1.4)
7
(9.7)
2
(2.8)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.4)
2
(2.8)
3
(4.2)
11
(15.3)Montana
4
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
4
(100.0)
0
(0.0)Nebraska
36
20
(55.6)
2
(5.6)
4
(11.1)
2
(5.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
3
(8.3)
5
(13.9)Nevada
57
37
(64.9)
12
(21.1)
4
(7.0)
1
(1.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.8)
2
(3.5)
0
(0.0)New Hampshire
12
7
(58.3)
2
(16.7)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
3
(25.0)
0
(0.0)New Jersey
245
141
(57.6)
42
(17.1)
12
(4.9)
3
(1.2)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.4)
1
(0.4)
45
(18.4)
0
(0.0)New Mexico
29
12
(41.4)
6
(20.7)
1
(3.4)
3
(10.3)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
7
(24.1)
0
(0.0)New York State2
161
76
(47.2)
44
(27.3)
3
(1.9)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
26
(16.1)
12
(7.5)New York City
445
249
(56.0)
107
(24.0)
9
(2.0)
24
(5.4)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.2)
2
(0.4)
49
(11.0)
4
(0.9)North Carolina
159
63
(39.6)
58
(36.5)
9
(5.7)
1
(0.6)
1
(0.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
27
(17.0)
0
(0.0)North Dakota
10
8
(80.0)
1
(10.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(10.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Ohio
130
82
(63.1)
24
(18.5)
3
(2.3)
2
(1.5)
2
(1.5)
2
(1.5)
2
(1.5)
10
(7.7)
3
(2.3)Oklahoma
67
26
(38.8)
11
(16.4)
7
(10.4)
2
(3.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
21
(31.3)
0
(0.0)Oregon
67
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
67
(100.0)Pennsylvania
157
77
(49.0)
50
(31.8)
2
(1.3)
3
(1.9)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.6)
2
(1.3)
22
(14.0)
0
(0.0)Rhode Island
8
2
(25.0)
4
(50.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(12.5)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(12.5)
0
(0.0)South Carolina
67
26
(38.8)
23
(34.3)
3
(4.5)
1
(1.5)
1
(1.5)
1
(1.5)
0
(0.0)
12
(17.9)
0
(0.0)South Dakota
16
10
(62.5)
6
(37.5)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Tennessee
113
71
(62.8)
18
(15.9)
6
(5.3)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.9)
17
(15.0)
0
(0.0)Texas
884
457
(51.7)
148
(16.7)
63
(7.1)
119
(13.5)
4
(0.5)
2
(0.2)
18
(2.0)
59
(6.7)
14
(1.6)Utah
29
24
(82.8)
0
(0.0)
2
(6.9)
1
(3.4)
1
(3.4)
0
(0.0)
1
(3.4)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Vermont
3
2
(66.7)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(33.3)
0
(0.0)Virginia
169
108
(63.9)
28
(16.6)
9
(5.3)
2
(1.2)
0
(0.0)
3
(1.8)
5
(3.0)
14
(8.3)
0
(0.0)Washington
163
120
(73.6)
18
(11.0)
7
(4.3)
2
(1.2)
1
(0.6)
1
(0.6)
1
(0.6)
12
(7.4)
1
(0.6)West Virginia
13
8
(61.5)
3
(23.1)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(15.4)
0
(0.0)Wisconsin
35
23
(65.7)
6
(17.1)
2
(5.7)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
3
(8.6)
1
(2.9)Wyoming
0
0
—
0
—
0
—
0
—
0
—
0
—
0
—
0
—
0
—American Samoa3
3
1
(33.3)
1
(33.3)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(33.3)
0
(0.0)Fed. States of Micronesia3
84
59
(70.2)
0
(0.0)
21
(25.0)
2
(2.4)
0
(0.0)
2
(2.4)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Guam3
57
30
(52.6)
14
(24.6)
3
(5.3)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
10
(17.5)
0
(0.0)Marshall Islands3
149
117
(78.5)
7
(4.7)
7
(4.7)
17
(11.4)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(0.7)Northern Mariana Islands3
39
23
(59.0)
12
(30.8)
1
(2.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(2.6)
1
(2.6)
0
(0.0)
1
(2.6)Puerto Rico3
27
14
(51.9)
11
(40.7)
2
(7.4)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Palau3
9
8
(88.9)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(11.1)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)U.S. Virgin Islands3
4
2
(50.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(50.0)1Each TB patient has only one primary reason for TB evaluation.2Excludes New York City.3Not included in U.S. totals.
Ellipses (...) indicate that the percentage cannot be calculated, and the denominator is 0.Table Printing Tips
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  October 21, 2021						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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