National Ranking % Population

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Florida has the highest percentage of state population with PD.

Florida PD Populaiton
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National Ranking Total Population

2

Florida has the second highest number of people with PD.

Florida leads the nation in PD population

Florida has the second highest number of people with PD in the nation.

California

.21

Percent of population with PD. Based on 39.51 million population/85,100 with PD.

Florida National Ranking

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Highest percent of population with PD.

Florida

.29

Percent of population with PD. Based on 21.48 million population/64,000 with PD.

Florida and California have the highest populations of people with PD in the nation.
Florida's rate of PD adjusted for population is 38% higher than California.

Reference:

1. Based on P4 study of Parkinson prevalence by state level using 2016 US Census data. Marras, C., Beck, J. C., Bower, J. H., Roberts, E., Ritz, B., Ross, G. W., Abbott, R. D., Savica, R., Van Den Eeden, S. K., Willis, A. W., Tanner, CM, on behalf of the Parkinson’s Foundation P4 Group (2018). Prevalence of Parkinson’s disease across North America. Npj Parkinson’s Disease, 4(1), 1–7. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-018-0058-0 and 2016 Est. U.S. Census https://www.census.gov
Florida Population with PD 64,000.00         Total Population Florida 21,480,000.00        Percent of Population with PD .29%
(38% higher than CA)
California Population with PD 85,100.00      Total population California 39,510,000.00   Percentage of Population with PD .21%