Distribution of TB Cases in Nebraska
by Race and Ethnicity -2004
Attack Rates Calculated Using year 2000 U.S. Census Figures
Source: NE HHS R & L TB Control Program
Race and
Ethnicity |
2000 Nebraska
Population |
# of Cases |
Case
Rate per 100,000 |
| Race |
|
|
|
| White |
1,533,261 |
20 |
1.26 |
| Asians |
21,767 |
4 |
12.09 |
Native Hawaiian or
Pacific Islander |
836 |
1 |
49.43 |
| Native Americans |
14,896 |
1 |
4.3 |
| Blacks |
68,541 |
11 |
13.57 |
| Other |
71,798 |
2 |
10.83 |
| Total by Race |
1,711,263 |
39 |
- |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
| Hispanics |
94,425 |
14 |
12.92 |
| Non-Hispanic |
1,616,838 |
25 |
1.53 |
| Total by Ethnicity |
1,711,263 |
39 |
- |
*All Hispanics are part of the White race.
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