2010 U.S. age-specific prevalence rates for blindness by age and race/ethnicity
| Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
| 40-49
| 0.12% |
0.18% |
0.05% |
0.11% |
0.12% |
| 50-54
| 0.10% |
0.34% |
0.11% |
0.20% |
0.13% |
| 55-59
| 0.11% |
0.52% |
0.16% |
0.31% |
0.17% |
| 60-64
| 0.14% |
0.80% |
0.26% |
0.47% |
0.24% |
| 65-69
| 0.23% |
1.24% |
0.40% |
0.72% |
0.36% |
| 70-74
| 0.43% |
1.91% |
0.64% |
1.10% |
0.62% |
| 75-79
| 0.99% |
2.93% |
1.00% |
1.67% |
1.18% |
| 80+
| 9.21% |
6.32% |
2.15% |
3.46% |
8.41% |
| TOTAL
| 1.02% |
0.93% |
0.26% |
0.51% |
0.90% |
2010 prevalence rates of blindness by race
| |
All |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
| Total Population |
142,648,393 |
103,846,437 |
15,190,777 |
14,901,369 |
8,709,810 |
2010 U.S. prevalent cases of blindness (in thousands) by age and race/ethnicity
| Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
| 40-49
| 34 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
52 |
| 50-54
| 16 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
| 55-59
| 16 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
34 |
| 60-64
| 18 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
39 |
| 65-69
| 23 |
14 |
4 |
5 |
46 |
| 70-74
| 32 |
16 |
5 |
5 |
58 |
| 75-79
| 59 |
18 |
5 |
5 |
87 |
| 80+
| 867 |
50 |
14 |
14 |
945 |
| TOTAL
| 1,065 |
141 |
41 |
44 |
1,291 |
2010 U.S. prevalent cases of blindness (in thousands) by age, gender, and race/ethnicity
| Female/Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
| 40-49
| 17 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
26 |
| 50-54
| 8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
| 55-59
| 8 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
18 |
| 60-64
| 9 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
20 |
| 65-69
| 12 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
25 |
| 70-74
| 17 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
32 |
| 75-79
| 33 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
50 |
| 80+
| 606 |
35 |
9 |
9 |
659 |
| TOTAL
| 710 |
86 |
24 |
26 |
846 |
| Male/Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
| 40-49
| 17 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
26 |
| 50-54
| 8 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
| 55-59
| 8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
| 60-64
| 9 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
| 65-69
| 11 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
| 70-74
| 15 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
26 |
| 75-79
| 26 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
37 |
| 80+
| 261 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
286 |
| TOTAL
| 355 |
55 |
17 |
18 |
445 |
Projections for blindness (2010-2030-2050)
| Year |
All |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
| 2010
| 1,288,275 |
1,062,942 |
141,091 |
39,416 |
44,826 |
| 2030
| 2,169,625 |
1,700,413 |
252,473 |
110,894 |
105,846 |
| 2050
| 4,113,472 |
3,224,470 |
423,329 |
250,784 |
214,889 |
| |
All |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
| Prevalence
| 0.009 |
0.010 |
0.009 |
0.003 |
0.005 |
Changes of cases between 2000 and 2010
| Year |
Value |
Short Value |
| 2000
| 936,309 |
936 |
| 2010
| 1,288,275 |
1,288 |
2000 U.S. prevalent cases of blindness (in thousands) by age and race/ethnicity
| Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
| 40-49
| 38 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
51 |
| 50-54
| 14 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
| 55-59
| 12 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
23 |
| 60-64
| 13 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
26 |
| 65-69
| 17 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
33 |
| 70-74
| 31 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
52 |
| 75-79
| 58 |
16 |
3 |
4 |
81 |
| 80+
| 590 |
42 |
8 |
8 |
648 |
| TOTAL
| 773 |
114 |
24 |
27 |
938 |
2000 U.S. prevalent cases of blindness (in thousands) by age, gender, and race/ethnicity
| Female/Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
| 40-49
| 19 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
26 |
| 50-54
| 7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
| 55-59
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
| 60-64
| 7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
| 65-69
| 9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
| 70-74
| 17 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
29 |
| 75-79
| 34 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
48 |
| 80+
| 432 |
30 |
5 |
5 |
472 |
| TOTAL
| 531 |
71 |
14 |
15 |
631 |
| Male/Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
| 40-49
| 19 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
25 |
| 50-54
| 7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
| 55-59
| 6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
| 60-64
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
| 65-69
| 8 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
| 70-74
| 14 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
| 75-79
| 24 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
33 |
| 80+
| 158 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
176 |
| TOTAL
| 242 |
43 |
10 |
12 |
307 |
Last updated: February 7, 2020
