There Are Already More U.S. Measles Cases This Year than in All of Last Year

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) logged 2,318 cases of measles as of Thursday, according to an agency update released on July 24, 2026.

The nation had 2,289 cases in 2025, the worst year for measles in more than three decades. Now, 2026 has easily become the United States' worst year for measles since 1991, as major outbreaks in South Carolina, Utah and Arizona have sickened hundreds and smaller clusters of cases sparked in other states.

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