Introduction
Cancer is a major health concern in the United States, with millions of people living with some form of cancer and thousands of new cases being diagnosed every day. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 1.9 million Americans were diagnosed with cancer in 2022, and over 600,000 people died from it. The most commonly diagnosed cancers include breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and colorectal cancer. Unfortunately, the rates of all four cancers have been increasing over the past few decades due to lifestyle factors such as smoking and obesity. Despite recent advances in detection methods and treatments for specific types of cancers, much work remains to be done in order to reduce the burden of this disease on individuals and society as a whole. Programs that focus on prevention by promoting healthy lifestyles can help reduce risk factors that lead to higher cancer rates, while more research is being conducted to improve treatment outcomes for those who are already afflicted by this devastating disease.
| # | State | Cancer Rate | Cancer Mortality | Cancer Mortality Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 504.9 per 100k | 10,181 | 153.1 per 100k |
| 2 | Iowa | 494.1 per 100k | 6,304 | 128.4 per 100k |
| 3 | Louisiana | 490 per 100k | 9,195 | 133 per 100k |
| 4 | Arkansas | 487.6 per 100k | 6,496 | 135.2 per 100k |
| 5 | New York | 484.9 per 100k | 32,955 | 115.1 per 100k |
| 6 | New Jersey | 483.7 per 100k | 15,576 | 120 per 100k |
| 7 | West Virginia | 480.5 per 100k | 4,725 | 147.9 per 100k |
| 8 | Maine | 478.1 per 100k | 3,432 | 135.6 per 100k |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 475.8 per 100k | 2,826 | 123.7 per 100k |
| 10 | Rhode Island | 473.7 per 100k | 2,076 | 119.5 per 100k |
| 11 | Mississippi | 469.6 per 100k | 6,582 | 147.9 per 100k |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 468.7 per 100k | 11,654 | 127.1 per 100k |
| 13 | Connecticut | 468.3 per 100k | 6,638 | 116.9 per 100k |
| 14 | Ohio | 468 per 100k | 24,863 | 135.6 per 100k |
| 15 | North Carolina | 460.8 per 100k | 19,996 | 126.2 per 100k |
| 16 | Georgia | 458.8 per 100k | 17,827 | 126.2 per 100k |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | 457.5 per 100k | 27,955 | 132.4 per 100k |
| 18 | Nebraska | 457.3 per 100k | 3,541 | 131.7 per 100k |
| 19 | Delaware | 455.9 per 100k | 2,141 | 126.5 per 100k |
| 20 | Illinois | 453.6 per 100k | 24,015 | 131.8 per 100k |
| 21 | Maryland | 453.6 per 100k | 10,799 | 125.4 per 100k |
| 22 | Kansas | 452.2 per 100k | 5,538 | 129.3 per 100k |
| 23 | Vermont | 450.5 per 100k | 1,400 | 130.3 per 100k |
| 24 | Montana | 449.6 per 100k | 2,138 | 121.8 per 100k |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 446.6 per 100k | 8,368 | 149.2 per 100k |
| 26 | Tennessee | 446.5 per 100k | 14,436 | 137.8 per 100k |
| 27 | Alabama | 443.4 per 100k | 10,456 | 132.1 per 100k |
| 28 | Minnesota | 442.8 per 100k | 9,944 | 123 per 100k |
| 29 | Missouri | 442.5 per 100k | 12,907 | 135 per 100k |
| 30 | Idaho | 440.9 per 100k | 3,004 | 117.2 per 100k |
| 31 | North Dakota | 440.6 per 100k | 1,308 | 125.8 per 100k |
| 32 | Florida | 434.1 per 100k | 45,800 | 117.4 per 100k |
| 33 | Massachusetts | 433.2 per 100k | 12,376 | 116.3 per 100k |
| 34 | Michigan | 432.7 per 100k | 21,158 | 135.8 per 100k |
| 35 | South Dakota | 428.6 per 100k | 1,730 | 130.7 per 100k |
| 36 | Washington | 428.6 per 100k | 12,796 | 120.3 per 100k |
| 37 | South Carolina | 419.4 per 100k | 10,786 | 128.5 per 100k |
| 38 | Alaska | 418.5 per 100k | 1,043 | 123.7 per 100k |
| 39 | Wyoming | 415.3 per 100k | 1,029 | 120 per 100k |
| 40 | Hawaii | 413.5 per 100k | 2,519 | 101.8 per 100k |
| 41 | Texas | 412.4 per 100k | 42,142 | 119.1 per 100k |
| 42 | Oregon | 411.3 per 100k | 8,283 | 128.1 per 100k |
| 43 | Indiana | 410 per 100k | 13,664 | 140.8 per 100k |
| 44 | Utah | 406.5 per 100k | 3,460 | 106.8 per 100k |
| 45 | District of Columbia | 403.5 per 100k | 126.9 per 100k | |
| 46 | Virginia | 401.8 per 100k | 15,499 | 126 per 100k |
| 47 | California | 397 per 100k | 59,778 | 114.1 per 100k |
| 48 | Colorado | 392.4 per 100k | 8,252 | 110.4 per 100k |
| 49 | New Mexico | 366.5 per 100k | 3,649 | 114.4 per 100k |
| 50 | Arizona | 358.7 per 100k | 12,676 | 111.3 per 100k |
Cancer Rate by State
Alabama
Cancer Rate
443.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#27
Cancer Mortality
10,456
Ranked in the US
#22
Cancer Mortality Rate
132.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#14
Alaska
Cancer Rate
418.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#38
Cancer Mortality
1,043
Ranked in the US
#49
Cancer Mortality Rate
123.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#32
Arizona
Cancer Rate
358.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#50
Cancer Mortality
12,676
Ranked in the US
#17
Cancer Mortality Rate
111.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#48
Arkansas
Cancer Rate
487.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#4
Cancer Mortality
6,496
Ranked in the US
#31
Cancer Mortality Rate
135.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#10
California
Cancer Rate
397 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#47
Cancer Mortality
59,778
Ranked in the US
#1
Cancer Mortality Rate
114.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#47
Colorado
Cancer Rate
392.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#48
Cancer Mortality
8,252
Ranked in the US
#28
Cancer Mortality Rate
110.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#49
Connecticut
Cancer Rate
468.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#13
Cancer Mortality
6,638
Ranked in the US
#29
Cancer Mortality Rate
116.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#43
Delaware
Cancer Rate
455.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#19
Cancer Mortality
2,141
Ranked in the US
#43
Cancer Mortality Rate
126.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#26
District of Columbia
Cancer Rate
403.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#45
Cancer Mortality Rate
126.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#25
Florida
Cancer Rate
434.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#32
Cancer Mortality
45,800
Ranked in the US
#2
Cancer Mortality Rate
117.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#41
Georgia
Cancer Rate
458.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#16
Cancer Mortality
17,827
Ranked in the US
#10
Cancer Mortality Rate
126.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#27
Hawaii
Cancer Rate
413.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#40
Cancer Mortality
2,519
Ranked in the US
#42
Cancer Mortality Rate
101.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#51
Idaho
Cancer Rate
440.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#30
Cancer Mortality
3,004
Ranked in the US
#40
Cancer Mortality Rate
117.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#42
Illinois
Cancer Rate
453.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#20
Cancer Mortality
24,015
Ranked in the US
#7
Cancer Mortality Rate
131.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#15
Indiana
Cancer Rate
410 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#43
Cancer Mortality
13,664
Ranked in the US
#14
Cancer Mortality Rate
140.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#5
Iowa
Cancer Rate
494.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#2
Cancer Mortality
6,304
Ranked in the US
#32
Cancer Mortality Rate
128.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#22
Kansas
Cancer Rate
452.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#22
Cancer Mortality
5,538
Ranked in the US
#33
Cancer Mortality Rate
129.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#19
Kentucky
Cancer Rate
504.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#1
Cancer Mortality
10,181
Ranked in the US
#23
Cancer Mortality Rate
153.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#1
Louisiana
Cancer Rate
490 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#3
Cancer Mortality
9,195
Ranked in the US
#25
Cancer Mortality Rate
133 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#12
Maine
Cancer Rate
478.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#8
Cancer Mortality
3,432
Ranked in the US
#39
Cancer Mortality Rate
135.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#8
Maryland
Cancer Rate
453.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#21
Cancer Mortality
10,799
Ranked in the US
#20
Cancer Mortality Rate
125.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#31
Massachusetts
Cancer Rate
433.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#33
Cancer Mortality
12,376
Ranked in the US
#18
Cancer Mortality Rate
116.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#44
Michigan
Cancer Rate
432.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#34
Cancer Mortality
21,158
Ranked in the US
#8
Cancer Mortality Rate
135.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#7
Minnesota
Cancer Rate
442.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#28
Cancer Mortality
9,944
Ranked in the US
#24
Cancer Mortality Rate
123 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#34
Mississippi
Cancer Rate
469.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#11
Cancer Mortality
6,582
Ranked in the US
#30
Cancer Mortality Rate
147.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#3
Missouri
Cancer Rate
442.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#29
Cancer Mortality
12,907
Ranked in the US
#15
Cancer Mortality Rate
135 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#11
Montana
Cancer Rate
449.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#24
Cancer Mortality
2,138
Ranked in the US
#44
Cancer Mortality Rate
121.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#35
Nebraska
Cancer Rate
457.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#18
Cancer Mortality
3,541
Ranked in the US
#37
Cancer Mortality Rate
131.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#16
New Hampshire
Cancer Rate
475.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#9
Cancer Mortality
2,826
Ranked in the US
#41
Cancer Mortality Rate
123.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#33
New Jersey
Cancer Rate
483.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#6
Cancer Mortality
15,576
Ranked in the US
#11
Cancer Mortality Rate
120 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#37
New Mexico
Cancer Rate
366.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#49
Cancer Mortality
3,649
Ranked in the US
#36
Cancer Mortality Rate
114.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#46
New York
Cancer Rate
484.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#5
Cancer Mortality
32,955
Ranked in the US
#4
Cancer Mortality Rate
115.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#45
North Carolina
Cancer Rate
460.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#15
Cancer Mortality
19,996
Ranked in the US
#9
Cancer Mortality Rate
126.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#28
North Dakota
Cancer Rate
440.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#31
Cancer Mortality
1,308
Ranked in the US
#48
Cancer Mortality Rate
125.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#30
Ohio
Cancer Rate
468 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#14
Cancer Mortality
24,863
Ranked in the US
#6
Cancer Mortality Rate
135.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#9
Oklahoma
Cancer Rate
446.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#25
Cancer Mortality
8,368
Ranked in the US
#26
Cancer Mortality Rate
149.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#2
Oregon
Cancer Rate
411.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#42
Cancer Mortality
8,283
Ranked in the US
#27
Cancer Mortality Rate
128.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#23
Pennsylvania
Cancer Rate
457.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#17
Cancer Mortality
27,955
Ranked in the US
#5
Cancer Mortality Rate
132.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#13
Rhode Island
Cancer Rate
473.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#10
Cancer Mortality
2,076
Ranked in the US
#45
Cancer Mortality Rate
119.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#39
South Carolina
Cancer Rate
419.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#37
Cancer Mortality
10,786
Ranked in the US
#21
Cancer Mortality Rate
128.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#21
South Dakota
Cancer Rate
428.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#35
Cancer Mortality
1,730
Ranked in the US
#46
Cancer Mortality Rate
130.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#17
Tennessee
Cancer Rate
446.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#26
Cancer Mortality
14,436
Ranked in the US
#13
Cancer Mortality Rate
137.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#6
Texas
Cancer Rate
412.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#41
Cancer Mortality
42,142
Ranked in the US
#3
Cancer Mortality Rate
119.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#40
Utah
Cancer Rate
406.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#44
Cancer Mortality
3,460
Ranked in the US
#38
Cancer Mortality Rate
106.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#50
Vermont
Cancer Rate
450.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#23
Cancer Mortality
1,400
Ranked in the US
#47
Cancer Mortality Rate
130.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#18
Virginia
Cancer Rate
401.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#46
Cancer Mortality
15,499
Ranked in the US
#12
Cancer Mortality Rate
126 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#29
Washington
Cancer Rate
428.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#36
Cancer Mortality
12,796
Ranked in the US
#16
Cancer Mortality Rate
120.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#36
West Virginia
Cancer Rate
480.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#7
Cancer Mortality
4,725
Ranked in the US
#35
Cancer Mortality Rate
147.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#4
Wisconsin
Cancer Rate
468.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#12
Cancer Mortality
11,654
Ranked in the US
#19
Cancer Mortality Rate
127.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#24
Wyoming
Cancer Rate
415.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#39
Cancer Mortality
1,029
Ranked in the US
#50
Cancer Mortality Rate
120 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#38
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