U.S. Measles cases at record since 2000

Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, per the CDC.

Measles cases in the United States have reached a record high since the infection was eliminated in 2000.

Data published by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Outbreak Response Innovation (CORI) state that 1,285 measles cases have been reported in the U.S. in 2025.

Of those cases, 792 were reported in Texas, while 95 were in New Mexico and 86 in Kansas.

Cases have also been reported in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York City, New York State, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC).

According to The Washington Post and CNN, the U.S. has surpassed infections reported in 2019, when there were 1,274 cases. Before, the highest number of reported measles cases was over 2,100 people in 1992.

Worldwide, CORI stated, there was a "significant increase" in measles cases in 2019, with 869,770 cases.

Prior to the vaccine, between 3 million and 4 million people were infected with measles in the U.S. each year, and 400 to 500 people died annually, according to the CDC.

Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, per the CDC, meaning there were no new cases reported for over 12 months.