Estimated number of persons living with chronic Hepatitis C (HCV). These estimates are modeled for people currently living with HCV at the time indicated. This would exclude those who have received treatment and been cured of HCV as well as the 15-25% of people infected with HCV that spontaneously clear the virus without treatment. HCV surveillance data are not routinely collected by the CDC. Data for 2010 come from HepVu. Data cited here as 2016 were reported in JAMA, Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in US States and the District of Columbia, 2013 to 2016 and covers the timeframe of 2013-2016. Data are not available for Puerto Rico.

Methodology Change: Prior to January 2, 2019 this indicator tracked cases of people testing positive for HCV antibodies. A positive Hepatitis C antibody test means that a person has ever been exposed to the virus but may no longer be infected. This likely overestimated the actual current prevalence rate.

Data Source: 2010: HepVu. Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health.
2016: JAMA, Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in US States and the District of Columbia, 2013 to 2016

Available at: https://hepvu.org