Allergies and Hay Fever
(Data are for the U.S.)
Morbidity: Adults
- Number with diagnosed hay fever in the past 12 months: 17.9 million
- Percent with diagnosed hay fever in the past 12 months: 7.8%
Morbidity: Children
- Number with reported hay fever in the past 12 months: 7.1 million
- Percent with reported hay fever in the past 12 months: 9.5%
- Number with reported respiratory allergies in the past 12 months: 8.6 million
- Percent with reported respiratory allergies in the past 12 months: 11.5%
- Number with reported food allergies in the past 12 months: 3.4 million
- Percent with reported food allergies in the past 12 months: 4.6%
- Number with reported skin allergies in the past 12 months: 9.4 million
- Percent with reported skin allergies in the past 12 months: 12.6%
Health Care Use
Ambulatory care
- Number of ambulatory care visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and emergency departments) with a primary diagnosis of allergic rhinitis: 13.4 million
Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2007: table 6 [PDF - 797 KB]
More data
- Food Allergy Among U.S. Children: Trends in Prevalence and Hospitalizations [PDF - 313 KB]
- National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2008 Summary Tables [PDF - 478 KB]
- Search Tables for Allergies in Health Data Interactive
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