TABLE 2. Jurisdiction-specific age-standardized* estimated prevalence of diagnosed arthritis† among veterans,§ by sex — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2017–2021.
| State | Men |
Women |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated no.¶ | Age-standardized % (95% CI) | Estimated no.¶ | Age-standardized % (95% CI) | |
| Alabama |
174,000 |
31.0 (28.6–33.4) |
21,000 |
34.2 (29.8–38.9) |
| Alaska |
23,000 |
24.8 (22.4–27.5) |
4,000 |
28.4 (23.0–34.6) |
| Arizona |
198,000 |
25.0 (23.2–27.0) |
25,000 |
30.7 (26.1–35.7) |
| Arkansas |
92,000 |
27.1 (24.3–30.1) |
11,000 |
39.3 (32.0–47.2) |
| California |
667,000 |
22.8 (20.7–25.1) |
66,000 |
23.3 (18.3–29.2) |
| Colorado |
138,000 |
23.6 (22.1–25.1) |
17,000 |
28.4 (24.8–32.3) |
| Connecticut |
75,000 |
22.7 (20.5–25.0) |
6,000 |
25.9 (20.8–31.9) |
| Delaware |
26,000 |
21.8 (19.1–24.7) |
4,000 |
28.0 (22.3–34.5) |
| District of Columbia |
7,000 |
18.1 (15.9–20.4) |
1,000 |
24.0 (18.4–30.7) |
| Florida |
530,000 |
24.7 (22.5–26.9) |
69,000 |
32.8 (28.0–37.9) |
| Georgia |
275,000 |
26.4 (24.4–28.6) |
41,000 |
29.9 (25.8–34.4) |
| Hawaii |
37,000 |
20.6 (19.0–22.4) |
4,000 |
21.8 (18.0–26.1) |
| Idaho |
48,000 |
23.8 (21.3–26.5) |
6,000 |
32.6 (26.4–39.5) |
| Illinois |
230,000 |
22.9 (20.3–25.8) |
24,000 |
30.8 (24.1–38.5) |
| Indiana |
170,000 |
26.0 (24.1–27.9) |
16,000 |
30.3 (25.2–36.0) |
| Iowa |
76,000 |
24.7 (23.0–26.5) |
6,000 |
28.3 (22.8–34.6) |
| Kansas |
74,000 |
25.6 (24.2–27.1) |
8,000 |
33.3 (29.6–37.2) |
| Kentucky |
127,000 |
30.5 (27.8–33.3) |
14,000 |
33.7 (27.6–40.3) |
| Louisiana |
110,000 |
25.5 (23.4–27.8) |
13,000 |
31.8 (26.8–37.1) |
| Maine |
48,000 |
28.9 (26.4–31.4) |
5,000 |
32.8 (27.9–38.2) |
| Maryland |
147,000 |
25.4 (23.7–27.1) |
23,000 |
31.3 (27.6–35.3) |
| Massachusetts |
131,000 |
27.9 (24.6–31.4) |
13,000 |
29.0 (23.4–35.3) |
| Michigan |
264,000 |
28.1 (25.8–30.4) |
25,000 |
36.9 (31.0–43.3) |
| Minnesota |
117,000 |
22.1 (20.6–23.7) |
9,000 |
25.0 (21.5–28.8) |
| Mississippi |
83,000 |
28.4 (25.6–31.4) |
11,000 |
32.9 (26.7–39.8) |
| Missouri |
181,000 |
25.8 (24.0–27.7) |
22,000 |
35.4 (30.5–40.5) |
| Montana |
38,000 |
27.3 (25.2–29.4) |
4,000 |
31.2 (26.2–36.6) |
| Nebraska |
48,000 |
23.6 (21.9–25.3) |
5,000 |
32.4 (28.2–37.0) |
| Nevada |
81,000 |
24.6 (20.9–28.7) |
13,000 |
35.9 (28.0–44.7) |
| New Hampshire |
40,000 |
24.5 (21.9–27.4) |
3,000 |
25.6 (20.5–31.5) |
| New Jersey |
117,000 |
23.1 (19.8–26.8) |
12,000 |
29.2 (21.2–38.6) |
| New Mexico |
54,000 |
25.0 (22.5–27.7) |
7,000 |
34.8 (28.5–41.6) |
| New York |
287,000 |
22.7 (20.9–24.6) |
33,000 |
29.0 (24.9–33.4) |
| North Carolina |
294,000 |
26.0 (24.0–28.1) |
40,000 |
31.2 (26.2–36.8) |
| North Dakota |
20,000 |
25.5 (23.4–27.8) |
2,000 |
27.8 (22.4–34.0) |
| Ohio |
314,000 |
27.8 (25.9–29.8) |
32,000 |
31.9 (27.7–36.4) |
| Oklahoma |
122,000 |
29.1 (26.9–31.4) |
17,000 |
36.1 (31.1–41.3) |
| Oregon |
121,000 |
25.8 (23.7–28.1) |
15,000 |
30.4 (25.6–35.6) |
| Pennsylvania |
331,000 |
25.9 (23.5–28.4) |
39,000 |
35.5 (28.5–43.2) |
| Rhode Island |
29,000 |
27.7 (24.3–31.3) |
3,000 |
37.9 (31.2–45.2) |
| South Carolina |
172,000 |
28.5 (26.2–30.8) |
21,000 |
31.0 (27.0–35.3) |
| South Dakota |
25,000 |
25.5 (22.5–28.8) |
3,000 |
23.8 (18.7–29.7) |
| Tennessee |
203,000 |
27.8 (25.4–30.4) |
29,000 |
38.8 (32.6–45.4) |
| Texas |
610,000 |
23.3 (21.2–25.5) |
90,000 |
28.4 (24.5–32.6) |
| Utah |
56,000 |
26.2 (24.4–28.2) |
5,000 |
31.7 (26.7–37.2) |
| Vermont |
17,000 |
23.1 (21.2–25.2) |
2,000 |
27.6 (22.3–33.6) |
| Virginia |
260,000 |
25.9 (24.4–27.5) |
5,000 |
29.0 (26.0–32.2) |
| Washington |
204,000 |
23.6 (22.2–25.0) |
30,000 |
35.7 (31.8–39.7) |
| West Virginia |
73,000 |
35.8 (33.1–38.5) |
5,000 |
35.3 (29.0–42.2) |
| Wisconsin |
146,000 |
24.4 (21.9–27.2) |
13,000 |
32.2 (25.6–39.5) |
| Wyoming |
17,000 |
25.6 (23.2–28.2) |
2,000 |
24.0 (19.3–29.3) |
|
Median
|
— |
25.5 |
— |
31.2 |
|
U.S. territory
| ||||
| Guam |
3,000 |
23.9 (21.4–26.7) |
<1,000 |
16.2 (11.9–21.7) |
| Puerto Rico |
27,000 |
19.4 (16.4–22.9) |
4,000 |
29.3 (21.4–38.5) |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | <1,000 | 13.8 (6.2–27.9) | <1,000 | 25.0 (16.3–36.4) |
* Age-standardized to the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau projected adult population, using three age groups: 18–44, 45–64, and ≥65 years. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/statnt/statnt20.pdf
† Responded “yes” to the question, “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?”
§ Veterans were defined as respondents who answered “yes” to the question, “Have you ever served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces, either in the regular military or in a National Guard or military reserve unit?”
¶ Represents the estimated number of veterans with diagnosed arthritis, weighted to the noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian population using sampling weights provided in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data.