Children current asthma prevalence by state U.S. 2022

The highest prevalence of current asthma among U.S. children was reported in Connecticut, where 10.6 percent of all children were estimated to currently suffer from asthma. This statistic represents the prevalence of current asthma among children in the United States in 2022, by state.

Prevalence of current asthma among children in the United States as of 2022, by state

Characteristic	Prevalence rate
Connecticut	10.6%
Arizona	9.4%
Vermont	9.3%
Missouri	8.9%
Michigan	8.6%
Pennsylvania	8.6%
West Virginia	8.5%
Wyoming	8.4%
District of Columbia	8.1%
Maine	8.1%
Rhode Island	8%
Arkansas	7.4%
Delaware	7.4%
Montana	7.4%
Idaho	7.3%
North Carolina	7.3%
Louisiana	7.2%
Massachusetts	7.2%
Florida	7.1%
Ohio	6.9%
Georgia	6.8%
Mississippi	6.7%
Alaska	6.5%
Maryland	6.5%
New Mexico	6.5%
Total	6.5%
Virginia	6.5%
New Hampshire	6.4%
New York	6.4%
Oklahoma	6.4%
California	6.2%
Wisconsin	6.2%
Colorado	6%
Kansas	6%
Tennessee	5.9%
Texas	5.9%
Alabama	5.7%
Hawaii	5.7%
Illinois	5.7%
Indiana	5.5%
New Jersey	5.4%
South Carolina	5.4%
Minnesota	5.3%
Kentucky	5.1%
Oregon	5.1%
North Dakota	5%
South Dakota	5%
Washington	5%
Nebraska	4.9%
Nevada	4.8%
Utah	4.8%
Iowa	4%

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Release date

September 2024

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

54,103 respondents

Age group

under 18 years

Supplementary notes

"Has a doctor or other health care provider EVER told you that this child has...Asthma? If yes, does this child CURRENTLY have the condition?"

"The 2022 NSCH sample design includes a sample of approximately 360,000 addresses. Respondents completed 67,269 screener questionnaires and 54,103 topical questionnaires. One child from each household with children was randomly selected for the survey."

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