How prevalent is the disease in the population (include statistics)?

Cystic Fibrosis is one of the most common recessive genetic disorders in the United States.  It is estimated that about 30,000 Americans are living with Cystic Fibrosis, and approximately 1,000 new cases are diagnosed every year.  The people that have the highest incidence of Cystic Fibrosis are Caucasians from Northern Europe and Ashkenazi Jews.  These people have a 1 in 20-25 chance in being carriers of Cystic Fibrosis.