The rates of emergency department (ED) visits in the United States varied greatly per race and ethnicity. In 2022, ED visit rates were highest among non-Hispanic Black people at 91 visits per 100 people, which is double that compared to 45 visits per 100 among non-Hispanic White persons.
Number of emergency department visits per 100 people in the United States in 2022, by race and ethnicity
The source adds the following information: "Data are based on a sample of 16,025 emergency department visits by patients in 2022, representing about 155 million emergency department visits. Visit rates are based on the July 1, 2022, sets of estimates of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population, as developed by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Population Division"
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CDC. (August 15, 2024). Number of emergency department visits per 100 people in the United States in 2022, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301312/emergency-department-visit-rates-in-the-united-states-by-race-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Number of emergency department visits per 100 people in the United States in 2022, by race and ethnicity." Chart. August 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301312/emergency-department-visit-rates-in-the-united-states-by-race-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2024). Number of emergency department visits per 100 people in the United States in 2022, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301312/emergency-department-visit-rates-in-the-united-states-by-race-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Number of Emergency Department Visits per 100 People in The United States in 2022, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301312/emergency-department-visit-rates-in-the-united-states-by-race-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Number of emergency department visits per 100 people in the United States in 2022, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301312/emergency-department-visit-rates-in-the-united-states-by-race-and-ethnicity/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of emergency department visits per 100 people in the United States in 2022, by race and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, August 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301312/emergency-department-visit-rates-in-the-united-states-by-race-and-ethnicity/
