Share of U.S. adults with hay fever in the past year as of 2016, by age

Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had hay fever in the last 12 months as of 2016, by age

The data shows the percentage of adults in the United States who were told by a doctor in the past 12 months they had hay fever as of 2016, by age. In that year, 8.9% of those aged 45 to 64 years had hay fever in the past year, the highest prevalence among any age group.

18 to 44 years 4.4
45 to 64 years 8.9
65 to 74 years 8.6
75 years and older 6
Total 6.2