The data displays the percentage of adults with a lot of trouble hearing or deafness from 1997 to 2015, by location of residence. In 2015, some 1.9% of adults living in metropolitan statistical areas in the United States had hearing limitations.
1997 | 2.9 | 4.5 |
1998 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1999 | 2.8 | 4.6 |
2000 | 3 | 3.9 |
2001 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
2002 | 3 | 3.8 |
2003 | 2.7 | 4.4 |
2004 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
2005 | 3.1 | 4.9 |
2006 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
2007 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
2008 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
2009 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
2010 | 1.9 | 3 |
2011 | 2 | 3 |
2012 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
2013 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
2014 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
2015 | 1.9 | 2.6 |