Diabetes Statistics

Data from the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet (released Jan.26, 2011)

Total prevalence of diabetes

Total:  25.8 million children and adults in the United States - 8.3% of the population - have diabetes.

Diagnosed:  18.8 million people

Undiagnosed:  7.0 million people

Prediabetes:  79 million people

Men

    13.0 million, or 11.8% of all men aged 20 years or older have diabetes.

Women

     12.6 million, or 10.8% of all women aged 20 years or older have diabetes.

Race and ethnic difference in prevalence of diagnosed diabetes

After adjusting for population age differences, 2007-2009 national survey data for people diagnosed with diabetes, aged 20 years or older include the following prevalence by race/ethnicity:

   7.1% of non-Hispanic whites
    8.4% of Asian Americans
    12.6% of non-Hispanic blacks
    11.8% Hispanics

Among Hispanics rates were:

    7.6% for Cubans
    13.3% for Mexican Americans
    13.8% for Puerto Ricans

 ^{_{Sources:
American Diabetes Association
January 26, 2011
www.diabetes.org}}