Epidemiology of mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) in United States: challenges and opportunities

Table 2 Incidence rates of MPS by state in the United States per 100,000 live births (1995–2015) based on the National MPS Society membership

State	Number of patients	Number live births total	Incidence per 100,000
Alabama	12	1,191,832	1.01
Alaska	1	227,511	0.44
Arizona	13	1,724,510	0.75
Arkansas	6	818,434	0.73
California	77	10,160,112	0.76
Colorado	7	1,324,305	0.53
Connecticut	7	743,272	0.94
Delaware	2	222,737	0.90
Washington DC	1	184,676	0.54
Florida	38	4,383,704	0.87
Georgia	15	2,662,971	0.56
Hawaii	1	379,247	0.26
Idaho	1	458,475	0.22
Illinois	38	3,237,954	1.17
Indiana	22	1,687,025	1.30
Iowa	6	786,264	0.76
Kansas	11	792,446	1.39
Kentucky	16	1,125,145	1.42
Louisiana	9	1,271,230	0.71
Maine	1	259,668	0.39
Maryland	14	1,466,742	0.95
Massachusetts	25	1,459,220	1.71
Michigan	13	2,308,863	0.56
Minnesota	14	1,396,608	1.00
Mississippi	7	801,068	0.87
Missouri	17	1,530,183	1.11
Montana	4	247,212	1.62
Nebraska	5	525,692	0.95
Nevada	4	721,957	0.55
New Hampshire	8	254,781	3.14
New Jersey	19	2,105,921	0.90
New Mexico	5	543,696	0.92
New York	37	4,811,483	0.77
North Carolina	21	2,429,993	0.86
North Dakota	5	203,408	2.46
Ohio	35	2,817,693	1.24
Oklahoma	15	1,070,197	1.40
Oregon	10	917,976	1.09
Pennsylvania	21	2,857,974	0.73
Rhode Island	1	113,926	0.39
South Carolina	11	1,162,144	0.95
South Dakota	3	243,296	1.23
Tennessee	14	1,621,494	0.86
Texas	48	7,825,179	0.61
Utah	16	1,035,564	1.55
Vermont	1	121,549	0.82
Virginia	23	2,067,341	1.11
Washington	21	1,746,394	1.20
West Virginia	6	416,892	1.44
Wisconsin	12	1,359,168	0.88
Wyoming	2	153,559	1.30

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