Table. Unadjusted, State-Specific Prevalence of Arthritisa Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years and, Prevalence Among Those Adults With Arthritis With Physical Inactivityb, Fair/Poor Self-Rated Health Statusc, and Severe Joint Paind, in 49 Statese, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2019f .
| State or area | Prevalence of arthritis |
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| Weighted numberg | Unadjusted % (95% CI) | % Reporting physical inactivity, unadjusted (95% CI) | % Reporting fair/poor self-rated health status, unadjusted (95% CI) | % Reporting severe joint pain, unadjusted (95% CI) | |
| Alabama | 1,273,000 | 33.9 (32.5–35.3) | 39.9 (37.6–42.3) | 40.6 (38.3–42.9) | 41.3 (39.0–43.6) |
| Alaska | 116,000 | 21.4 (19.4–23.5) | 27.0 (22.2–32.4) | 31.3 (27.0–36.1) | 25.1 (20.7–30.0) |
| Arizona | 1,301,000 | 23.6 (22.2–24.9) | 32.6 (29.7–35.7) | 36.2 (33.3–39.2) | 32.2 (29.3–35.2) |
| Arkansas | 715,000 | 31.2 (29.6–32.9) | 41.5 (38.6–44.5) | 44.5 (41.6–47.5) | 41.2 (38.3–44.2) |
| California | 6,007,000 | 19.8 (18.9–20.7) | 26.3 (24.1–28.6) | 31.9 (29.6–34.3) | 30.2 (27.9–32.6) |
| Colorado | 990,000 | 22.3 (21.4–23.2) | 22.4 (20.5–24.4) | 26.9 (24.9–29.0) | 25.7 (23.7–27.8) |
| Connecticut | 653,000 | 23.5 (22.5–24.6) | 29.9 (27.7–32.3) | 27.9 (25.7–30.2) | 26.4 (24.3–28.7) |
| Delaware | 208,000 | 27.4 (25.6–29.3) | 36.7 (33.0–40.5) | 29.4 (25.9–33.1) | 31.7 (28.0–35.7) |
| District of Columbia | 97,000 | 17.2 (15.7–18.9) | 32.8 (28.1–37.9) | 34.1 (29.7–38.7) | 36.5 (31.8–41.4) |
| Florida | 4,325,000 | 25.4 (24.1–26.7) | 32.8 (30.2–35.5) | 35.2 (32.5–37.9) | 36.5 (33.8–39.2) |
| Georgia | 1,902,000 | 23.8 (22.4–25.2) | 36.2 (33.2–39.2) | 37.1 (34.1–40.2) | 35.2 (32.3–38.1) |
| Hawaii | 230,000 | 20.9 (19.8–22.1) | 27.4 (24.7–30.2) | 28.0 (25.4–30.7) | 23.4 (20.9–26.0) |
| Idaho | 329,000 | 25.1 (23.4–26.8) | 29.6 (26.2–33.1) | 35.2 (31.6–38.9) | 30.1 (26.7–33.9) |
| Illinois | 2,409,000 | 24.7 (23.5–26.0) | 31.6 (28.9–34.3) | 32.2 (29.5–35.0) | 30.0 (27.3–32.7) |
| Indiana | 1,358,000 | 26.9 (25.9–28.0) | 39.8 (37.5–42.1) | 39.7 (37.5–41.9) | 32.8 (30.7–35.0) |
| Iowa | 618,000 | 25.7 (24.7–26.6) | 31.7 (29.8–33.7) | 27.5 (25.6–29.4) | 23.8 (22.1–25.7) |
| Kansas | 555,000 | 25.6 (24.7–26.5) | 33.7 (31.7–35.7) | 33.9 (31.9–35.9) | 30.2 (28.2–32.2) |
| Kentucky | 1,176,000 | 34.3 (32.7–35.9) | 42.8 (40.0–45.7) | 40.2 (37.5–43.0) | 37.2 (34.5–40.0) |
| Louisiana | 968,000 | 27.6 (26.1–29.2) | 39.0 (35.9–42.1) | 42.1 (39.0–45.2) | 43.5 (40.4–46.7) |
| Maine | 340,000 | 31.8 (30.5–33.1) | 37.1 (34.8–39.4) | 32.9 (30.6–35.2) | 27.6 (25.5–29.8) |
| Maryland | 1,107,000 | 23.9 (23.1–24.8) | 29.4 (27.7–31.1) | 26.5 (24.9–28.2) | 30.1 (28.3–31.9) |
| Massachusetts | 1,316,000 | 24.5 (23.3–25.7) | 31.7 (29.2–34.3) | 28.6 (26.2–31.2) | 26.8 (24.4–29.4) |
| Michigan | 2,373,000 | 30.8 (29.6–31.9) | 33.1 (31.1–35.2) | 32.3 (30.2–34.3) | 31.3 (29.2–33.3) |
| Minnesota | 928,000 | 21.7 (20.9–22.4) | 24.8 (23.2–26.5) | 26.7 (25.0–28.4) | 23.2 (21.6–24.9) |
| Mississippi | 650,000 | 28.8 (27.3–30.4) | 47.5 (44.5–50.4) | 44.5 (41.6–47.4) | 44.0 (41.1–47.0) |
| Missouri | 1,270,000 | 27.1 (25.8–28.4) | 36.6 (34.1–39.2) | 36.3 (33.8–38.9) | 33.4 (30.9–36.0) |
| Montana | 241,000 | 28.9 (27.7–30.2) | 25.8 (23.6–28.0) | 29.9 (27.6–32.3) | 23.4 (21.3–25.7) |
| Nebraska | 335,000 | 23.1 (22.3–24.0) | 33.4 (31.5–35.3) | 28.5 (26.7–30.3) | 23.5 (21.8–25.3) |
| Nevada | 531,000 | 22.7 (20.6–25.0) | 29.4 (24.6–34.7) | 36.2 (30.9–41.8) | 32.2 (27.4–37.6) |
| New Hampshire | 287,000 | 26.4 (25.0–27.9) | 28.1 (25.4–31.0) | 27.7 (25.1–30.4) | 27.0 (24.3–29.8) |
| New Mexico | 413,000 | 25.8 (24.4–27.3) | 30.9 (28.0–33.9) | 35.5 (32.6–38.6) | 35.4 (32.4–38.5) |
| New York | 3,302,000 | 22.1 (21.2–23.0) | 31.9 (29.8–34.1) | 32.4 (30.3–34.5) | 32.6 (30.5–34.8) |
| North Carolina | 2,172,000 | 27.0 (25.5–28.5) | 33.2 (30.1–36.5) | 35.2 (32.1–38.4) | 36.3 (33.2–39.6) |
| North Dakota | 147,000 | 25.4 (23.9–26.9) | 32.1 (29.2–35.0) | 27.0 (24.3–29.9) | 21.1 (18.6–23.8) |
| Ohio | 2,751,000 | 30.6 (29.5–31.8) | 37.1 (34.9–39.3) | 36.3 (34.2–38.5) | 32.1 (30.1–34.2) |
| Oklahoma | 790,000 | 27.0 (25.7–28.3) | 39.5 (37.0–42.1) | 40.1 (37.5–42.7) | 35.5 (33.0–38.2) |
| Oregon | 863,000 | 26.3 (25.0–27.6) | 26.8 (24.3–29.5) | 31.9 (29.1–34.7) | 25.0 (22.5–27.6) |
| Pennsylvania | 2,910,000 | 29.1 (27.7–30.5) | 32.5 (30.0–35.2) | 32.5 (30.0–35.0) | 30.5 (28.0–33.1) |
| Rhode Island | 224,000 | 26.8 (25.3–28.3) | 31.8 (29.0–34.6) | 29.8 (27.2–32.6) | 32.3 (29.5–35.2) |
| South Carolina | 1,114,000 | 28.2 (26.9–29.5) | 36.4 (33.8–39.1) | 38.1 (35.5–40.7) | 37.3 (34.7–39.9) |
| South Dakota | 176,000 | 26.7 (24.6–28.9) | 39.3 (34.9–43.9) | 32.8 (28.4–37.5) | 23.1 (19.5–27.3) |
| Tennessee | 1,598,000 | 30.6 (29.1–32.2) | 40.1 (37.3–42.9) | 42.1 (39.3–44.8) | 38.5 (35.8–41.3) |
| Texas | 4,398,000 | 20.7 (19.5–22.0) | 33.5 (30.4–36.6) | 37.6 (34.5–40.7) | 36.0 (32.9–39.1) |
| Utah | 519,000 | 23.1 (22.2–24.0) | 22.2 (20.5–24.0) | 26.1 (24.3–28.0) | 22.4 (20.6–24.2) |
| Vermont | 135,000 | 27.0 (25.6–28.6) | 29.3 (26.6–32.1) | 26.5 (23.9–29.3) | 25.5 (22.9–28.2) |
| Virginia | 1,730,000 | 26.3 (25.2–27.4) | 33.0 (30.8–35.2) | 32.3 (30.1–34.5) | 30.1 (28.0–32.4) |
| Washington | 1,439,000 | 24.6 (23.7–25.5) | 23.3 (21.5–25.1) | 29.6 (27.7–31.5) | 23.4 (21.7–25.2) |
| West Virginia | 585,000 | 41.4 (39.7–43.1) | 39.1 (36.8–41.5) | 43.2 (40.8–45.7) | 37.3 (35.0–39.8) |
| Wisconsin | 1,244,000 | 27.8 (26.3–29.3) | 31.0 (28.2–34.1) | 29.2 (26.4–32.2) | 25.4 (22.6–28.4) |
| Wyoming | 109,000 | 25.1 (23.5–26.8) | 30.6 (27.4–34.0) | 33.3 (30.0–36.8) | 26.3 (23.2–29.7) |
| 49 states and District of Columbia median (range) | Not applicable | 26.1 (17.2–41.4) | 32.6 (22.2–47.5) | 32.6 (26.1–44.5) | 30.4 (21.1–44.0) |
| Guam | 17,000 | 16.1 (14.0–18.5) | 39.9 (32.6–47.7) | 43.7 (36.2–51.5) | 35.9 (29.1–43.4) |
| Puerto Rico | 574,000 | 21.2 (20.0–22.4) | 59.7 (56.6–62.8) | 67.7 (64.7–70.5) | 58.2 (55.1–61.3) |
Respondents were classified as having arthritis if they responded yes to the question “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that you have arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?”
Physical inactivity was defined by asking the question, “During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?” to which respondents had answered no.
Respondents were categorized as having fair/poor self-rated health status when answering “fair” or “poor” to the question, “Would you say that in general your health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?”
Respondents were classified as having severe joint pain if they responded with a rating of 7 to 10 to the question, “Please think about the past 30 days, keeping in mind all of your joint pain or aching and whether or not you have taken medication. During the past 30 days, how bad was your joint pain on average on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 is no pain and 10 is pain or aching as bad as it can be?”
In 2019, New Jersey did not collect sufficient data to meet the minimum requirement for inclusion in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System public-use data set.
Data presented are prevalence (95% CI) unless otherwise specified.
Weighted number is the estimated number of adults with arthritis who reported the outcome.