Prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. from 2017-2020, by income

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Jan 25, 2023
From 2017 to March 2020, the prevalence of diabetes was highest among those with lower incomes, with around 20 percent of those who earned 130 percent or less of the federal poverty level suffering from diabetes. This statistic shows the prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. from 2017 to March 2020, by family income relative to the federal poverty level (FPL).

Percentage of adults in the U.S. with diabetes from 2017 to March 2020, by family income relative to federal poverty level

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Statistic: Percentage of adults in the U.S. with diabetes from 2017 to March 2020, by family income relative to federal poverty level

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Release date

June 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2017 to March 2020

Age group

20 years and older

Supplementary notes

FPL- Federal poverty level.
Diabetes is defined as having answered “yes” to a question asking if they have been told they have diabetes, have a fasting plasma glucose greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL, or have a hemoglobin A1c greater than or equal to 6.5%. Fasting weights were used.

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