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Using electronic health record data from adults tested for coccidioidomycosis between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2022, we analyzed differences in baseline demographics (age, sex, race\/ethnicity, birth country, comorbidities, residence, and Charlson Comorbidity Index score) between 4204 coccidioidomycosis-test-positive and 63,322 test-negative Veterans. Log-binomial regression models with adjusted risk ratios (aRRs) were used to evaluate risk factors associated with coccidioidomycosis including dissemination, hospitalization, and mortality. Case counts and incidence rates were highest in select counties in Arizona and California where Coccidioides is endemic. Coccidioidomycosis-positive Veterans were younger, more likely to be male, and Philippine-born. The risk factors most highly associated with being coccidioidomycosis-positive included Native Hawaiian\/Pacific Islander (aRR 1.068 [95%CI: 1.039\u20131.098]), Asian (aRR 1.060 [95%CI: 1.037\u20131.083]), Black (aRR 1.029 [95%CI: 1.022\u20131.036]), American Indian\/Alaska Native (aRR 1.026 [95%CI: 1.004\u20131.048]) race, and Hispanic\/Latino ethnicity (aRR 1.021 [95%CI: 1.013\u20131.028]). Black race (aRR: 1.058 [95%CI: 1.037\u20131.081]) and Hispanic\/Latino ethnicity (aRR 1.018 [95%CI: 1.0003\u20131.036]) were also associated with disseminated coccidioidomycosis, strengthening the evidence for the association of coccidioidomycosis, including severe infections, with specific racial and ethnic groups. There were no statistically significant differences in hospitalization within 45 days of testing or 30-day all-cause mortality. 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