| COPD Prevalence Rates and Counts by State and Gender, 2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| State | Percent | Count | Percent | Count | Percent | Count |
| Alabama | 8.6 | 161,900 | 10.1 | 207,500 | 9.4 | 369,400 |
| Alaska | 5.3 | 15,300 | 6.1 | 16,100 | 5.7 | 31,400 |
| Arizona | 5.0 | 137,800 | 6.4 | 180,700 | 5.7 | 318,500 |
| Arkansas | 8.6 | 97,600 | 10.5 | 125,600 | 9.6 | 223,200 |
| California | 4.5 | 680,600 | 4.7 | 733,100 | 4.6 | 1,413,800 |
| Colorado | 4.3 | 98,900 | 5.9 | 135,100 | 5.1 | 233,900 |
| Connecticut | 4.7 | 65,400 | 5.9 | 87,200 | 5.3 | 152,500 |
| Delaware | 5.9 | 22,400 | 6.6 | 27,300 | 6.2 | 49,700 |
| District of Columbia | 4.1 | 10,600 | 5.1 | 15,100 | 4.6 | 25,700 |
| Florida (2020) | 6.8 | 574,600 | 8.2 | 745,500 | 7.5 | 1,320,100 |
| Georgia | 5.3 | 211,000 | 7.9 | 341,100 | 6.6 | 552,100 |
| Hawaii | 3.4 | 19,300 | 3.6 | 20,800 | 3.5 | 40,200 |
| Idaho | 5.0 | 35,400 | 6.4 | 45,800 | 5.7 | 81,200 |
| Illinois | 5.4 | 260,600 | 5.6 | 287,300 | 5.5 | 547,900 |
| Indiana | 7.4 | 188,300 | 9.5 | 256,200 | 8.5 | 444,400 |
| Iowa | 6.0 | 72,500 | 7.1 | 89,000 | 6.6 | 161,600 |
| Kansas | 5.9 | 64,400 | 7.0 | 79,300 | 6.4 | 143,700 |
| Kentucky | 9.8 | 166,800 | 12.0 | 214,900 | 10.9 | 381,700 |
| Louisiana | 8.5 | 144,500 | 8.9 | 163,700 | 8.7 | 308,200 |
| Maine | 8.1 | 43,600 | 9.8 | 56,200 | 9.0 | 99,900 |
| Maryland | 3.7 | 85,000 | 5.9 | 149,000 | 4.8 | 234,000 |
| Massachusetts | 5.0 | 136,300 | 6.7 | 196,200 | 5.9 | 332,500 |
| Michigan | 6.8 | 261,800 | 8.6 | 348,500 | 7.7 | 610,200 |
| Minnesota | 5.0 | 108,600 | 4.4 | 98,700 | 4.7 | 207,400 |
| Mississippi | 7.6 | 82,500 | 10.4 | 122,400 | 9.1 | 204,900 |
| Missouri | 6.6 | 153,500 | 10.4 | 255,600 | 8.5 | 409,000 |
| Montana | 5.2 | 22,800 | 6.6 | 28,400 | 5.9 | 51,200 |
| Nebraska | 5.2 | 38,300 | 6.1 | 45,600 | 5.6 | 83,900 |
| Nevada | 5.7 | 69,200 | 8.0 | 98,600 | 6.8 | 167,800 |
| New Hampshire | 4.7 | 165,200 | 6.3 | 235,000 | 5.5 | 400,100 |
| New Jersey | 6.3 | 35,100 | 8.1 | 46,400 | 7.2 | 81,400 |
| New Mexico | 4.5 | 36,100 | 6.7 | 55,900 | 5.6 | 91,900 |
| New York | 5.0 | 379,600 | 5.9 | 490,200 | 5.5 | 869,900 |
| North Carolina | 6.1 | 241,000 | 9.0 | 386,500 | 7.6 | 627,500 |
| North Dakota | 4.4 | 13,500 | 5.3 | 15,600 | 4.8 | 29,100 |
| Ohio | 7.6 | 340,300 | 9.5 | 452,900 | 8.6 | 793,200 |
| Oklahoma | 6.6 | 98,500 | 8.9 | 136,800 | 7.8 | 235,300 |
| Oregon | 5.1 | 85,200 | 7.0 | 120,300 | 6.1 | 205,500 |
| Pennsylvania | 6.9 | 344,000 | 6.8 | 361,300 | 6.8 | 705,300 |
| Rhode Island | 5.8 | 24,600 | 5.7 | 26,000 | 5.7 | 50,600 |
| South Carolina | 6.7 | 130,600 | 8.3 | 177,200 | 7.5 | 307,800 |
| South Dakota | 5.7 | 19,300 | 6.2 | 20,800 | 6.0 | 40,100 |
| Tennessee | 9.7 | 254,600 | 11.1 | 311,100 | 10.4 | 565,700 |
| Texas | 5.2 | 570,900 | 6.8 | 771,100 | 6.0 | 1,342,000 |
| Utah | 3.9 | 46,500 | 4.7 | 56,300 | 4.3 | 102,800 |
| Vermont | 5.8 | 15,000 | 7.3 | 19,700 | 6.6 | 34,700 |
| Virginia | 5.4 | 179,600 | 7.3 | 254,500 | 6.4 | 434,100 |
| Washington | 4.7 | 143,400 | 5.6 | 172,300 | 5.1 | 315,700 |
| West Virginia | 11.8 | 82,300 | 14.4 | 103,900 | 13.1 | 186,200 |
| Wisconsin | 5.5 | 126,400 | 5.7 | 132,800 | 5.6 | 259,200 |
| Wyoming | 6.2 | 14,100 | 6.9 | 15,100 | 6.5 | 29,200 |
| United States | 5.5 | 6,800,400 | 6.8 | 8,875,100 | 6.2 | 15,587,000 |
Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2021, raw data analysed by the American Lung Association Epidemiology and Statistics Unit.
