Clinical cases of Candida auris more than doubled nationwide between 2022 and 2024, according to CDC data released in July.
The CDC recorded 6,304 clinical cases across 43 states and Washington, D.C., in 2024 — the most recent year available — up from 2,915 cases in 2022. Clinical cases refer to confirmed infections, as distinct from screening cases, in which the fungus is detected on a patient but has not caused illness.
Case counts have climbed steadily since the CDC began tracking C. auris in 2016, when just 48 clinical cases were reported nationwide.
C. auris is classified as an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat. It resists multiple antifungal treatments and spreads readily in healthcare settings, persisting on patients’ skin and on surfaces.
Below is a state-by-state breakdown of clinical cases reported in 2024:
Editor’s note: To protect patient privacy, the CDC denotes states with single digit case counts as “1 to 10,” rather than providing exact numbers.
| State | Total Clinical Cases |
| California | 961 |
| Texas | 719 |
| Nevada | 690 |
| Illinois | 577 |
| Florida | 544 |
| New York | 460 |
| Georgia | 394 |
| Ohio | 323 |
| Michigan | 184 |
| Tennessee | 170 |
| Indiana | 157 |
| Arizona | 156 |
| Virginia | 140 |
| New Jersey | 109 |
| Maryland | 100 |
| Louisiana | 93 |
| Pennsylvania | 88 |
| Mississippi | 61 |
| District of Columbia | 55 |
| Alabama | 54 |
| Kentucky | 43 |
| Missouri | 40 |
| Oklahoma | 34 |
| Iowa | 21 |
| Delaware | 18 |
| Arkansas | 16 |
| Wisconsin | 13 |
| Connecticut | 12 |
| Massachusetts | 12 |
| North Carolina | 11 |
| Colorado | 1 to 10 |
| Idaho | 1 to 10 |
| Minnesota | 1 to 10 |
| North Dakota | 1 to 10 |
| Nebraska | 1 to 10 |
| New Hampshire | 1 to 10 |
| New Mexico | 1 to 10 |
| South Carolina | 1 to 10 |
| Utah | 1 to 10 |
| Vermont | 1 to 10 |
| Washington | 1 to 10 |
| West Virginia | 1 to 10 |
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