As of 2021, there were around 8.7 million adults in the U.S. with diabetes who had not yet been diagnosed. All together, there were some 29.4 million adults living with diabetes in the United States. This statistic shows the estimated number of adults with diabetes in the United States as of 2021.
Number of adults with diabetes in the U.S. as of 2021
(in millions)
Estimated numbers for 2021 were derived from percentages for 2017–March 2020 applied to July 1, 2021, US resident population estimates from the US Census Bureau. Diagnosed diabetes was based on self-report. Undiagnosed diabetes was based on fasting plasma glucose and A1C levels among people self-reporting no diabetes.
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CDC. (November 29, 2023). Number of adults with diabetes in the U.S. as of 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/218612/number-of-diabetes-sufferers-in-the-us/
CDC. "Number of adults with diabetes in the U.S. as of 2021 (in millions)." Chart. November 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/218612/number-of-diabetes-sufferers-in-the-us/
CDC. (2023). Number of adults with diabetes in the U.S. as of 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/218612/number-of-diabetes-sufferers-in-the-us/
CDC. "Number of Adults with Diabetes in The U.S. as of 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/218612/number-of-diabetes-sufferers-in-the-us/
CDC, Number of adults with diabetes in the U.S. as of 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/218612/number-of-diabetes-sufferers-in-the-us/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Number of adults with diabetes in the U.S. as of 2021 (in millions) [Graph], CDC, November 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/218612/number-of-diabetes-sufferers-in-the-us/
