Share of U.S. adults with age-related macular degeneration 2019, by stage & ethnicity
In 2019, approximately one percent of the adult population older than 40 in the U.S. had vision-threatening macular degeneration. This eye disorder associated with aging was more prevalent among non-Hispanic white adults than any other race/ethnic group. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in 2019, by stage and race/ethnicity.