Share of adults with COPD: U.S. states ranked (2024)
Measure: Share of adults with COPD (%). All 49 states and District of Columbia with data in Chronic conditions by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 4 to 5.4 %
- Group 2: 5.4 to 5.9 %
- Group 3: 5.9 to 6.8 %
- Group 4: 6.8 to 8.1 %
- Highest: 8.1 to 12.6 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | West Virginia | 12.6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kentucky | 10.9 |
| 3 | Arkansas | 9.6 |
| 4 | Maine | 9.1 |
| 5 | Alabama | 8.8 |
| 5 | Indiana | 8.8 |
| 5 | Michigan | 8.8 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 8.5 |
| 9 | Mississippi | 8.1 |
| 9 | Missouri | 8.1 |
| 9 | Ohio | 8.1 |
| 12 | Louisiana | 8 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 7.8 |
| 14 | Florida | 7.1 |
| 15 | Wyoming | 6.9 |
| 16 | Kansas | 6.8 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | 6.8 |
| 16 | Oregon | 6.8 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 6.8 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 6.8 |
| 21 | Georgia | 6.7 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 6.7 |
| 23 | Montana | 6.6 |
| 23 | Virginia | 6.6 |
| 25 | Nevada | 6.5 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 6.5 |
| 27 | Rhode Island | 6.3 |
| 28 | Alaska | 6.1 |
| 29 | Illinois | 6 |
| 30 | Delaware | 5.9 |
| 30 | Iowa | 5.9 |
| 30 | Nebraska | 5.9 |
| 33 | Texas | 5.8 |
| 33 | Vermont | 5.8 |
| 35 | Connecticut | 5.7 |
| 36 | Maryland | 5.5 |
| 36 | North Dakota | 5.5 |
| 38 | Arizona | 5.4 |
| 38 | Colorado | 5.4 |
| 38 | New York | 5.4 |
| 41 | New Jersey | 5.2 |
| 42 | South Dakota | 5.1 |
| 43 | Idaho | 5 |
| 44 | Massachusetts | 4.8 |
| 45 | Washington | 4.7 |
| 46 | Hawaii | 4.6 |
| 47 | District of Columbia | 4.4 |
| 48 | Minnesota | 4.2 |
| 49 | California | 4 |
| 49 | Utah | 4 |
Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu. Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by share of adults with COPD (%) (2024). Data: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-copd/