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Blood donation in the U.S.

Statistics report on blood donation in the U.S.

This report presents facts and figures on blood donation in the United States. It includes chapters on blood donors, donation deferrals, and blood transfusions.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Distribution of blood types in the U.S. as of 2023
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of blood types in the U.S. as of 2024, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Blood supply in the United States as of January 2025
  • Basic Statistic Blood supply in the United States as of January 2025, by region and days supply
  • Basic Statistic Number of whole blood and red blood cell units collected in the U.S. in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of annual blood plasma collections in the U.S. 2007-2024
  • Basic Statistic Median amount U.S. hospitals paid per unit for donated blood products 2023

Blood donors

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  • Basic Statistic Number of first-time and repeat blood donors in the U.S. in 2021 and 2023
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of blood donations in the U.S. in 2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic Number of blood donations in the U.S. in 2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who donated blood 2001-2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who donated blood in 2021, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who donated blood in 2021, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who donated blood in 2021, by education

Donor deferrals

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  • Premium Statistic Distribution of blood donor deferrals in the U.S. in 2021 and 2023, by reason
  • Basic Statistic Number of blood donor deferrals in the U.S. in 2021 and 2023, by reason
  • Basic Statistic Number of blood donor deferrals in the U.S. in 2019, by reason and gender

Transfusions

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  • Basic Statistic Number of blood transfusions in the U.S. in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of blood transfusions in the U.S. in 2019 and 2021, by location
  • Premium Statistic Blood transfusion-associated adverse reactions in the U.S. in 2021 and 2023
  • Basic Statistic Rate of blood transfusion-associated adverse reactions in the U.S. in 2021 and 2023
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