State-Specific Incidence of Diabetes Among Adults

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of new diabetes cases in the United States nearly doubled over the last decade.

CDC published its first state-by-state review of new diabetes diagnoses in an October 2008 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The study analyzes diabetes incidence data from surveys of more than 260,000 adults in 33 states.

The rate was lowest in Minnesota at five new cases per 1,000 people. The incidence rate was highest in West Virgina at 12.7 new cases per 1,000 people, followed by South Carolina at 11.5 cases per 1,000 people and Georgia at 11.2 cases per 1,000 people. New York’s incidence rate is among states with a higher than average rates. The rate per 1,000 people is now 9.4, which is higher than the average of 8.2 in Northeastern States.

Read the report.