During 2023, the national rate of reported cases of acute hepatitis C was 1.5 per 100,000 population, which remained stable from 2021. The highest rates (per 100,000 population) were reported in West Virginia (6.4) and Florida (6.3).
Numbers and rates* of reported cases† of acute hepatitis C, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2019–2023
Data regarding reported cases of acute hepatitis C by state or jurisdiction during 2019–2023. The first column lists the state or jurisdiction. Each year has two columns of data; the first column displays the number of reported acute hepatitis C cases, and the second column lists the rates of reported acute hepatitis C cases per 100,000 population in that state or jurisdiction.
Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.
* Rates per 100,000 population.
† Reported confirmed cases. For the case definition, see .
—: No reported cases. The reporting jurisdiction did not submit any cases to CDC.
N: Not reportable. The disease or condition was not reportable by law, statute, or regulation in the reporting jurisdiction.
U: Unavailable. The data were unavailable.