Title: Cancer Rates By State 2021
Headings: Cancer Rates By State 2021
Cancer Rates By State 2021
Cancer Rates by State

Content: Nearly 600,000 people in the U.S. died as a result of cancer. When breaking this down, nearly 438 new cases were reported for every 100,000 people, while 153 out of every 100,000 people died of cancer. Female breast cancer was the most common type of cancer when it came to new cases reported in 2017, affecting 125.1 out of 100,000 people. Prostate cancer, lung cancer, and colon and rectum cancer were also the most prevalent types of cancers. Most deaths occurred in people with cancer of the lung and bronchus, followed by female breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon and rectum cancer. The ten states with the highest cancer rates (per 100,000 people) are: Kentucky - 510.2
New Jersey - 482.4
West Virginia - 482.4
New York - 480.6
Louisiana - 478.6
Iowa - 477.3
New Hampshire - 473.6
Minnesota - 472.3
Maine - 471.6
Arkansas - 471.4
The states with the lowest cancer rates are New Mexico, Arizona, California, Colorado, and Utah. All of these states have rates below 400 cases per 100,000 people. Here are the 10 states with the highest rates of cancer: Kentucky ( 510.2 cases per 100,000 people)
New Jersey ( 482.4 cases per 100,000 people)
West Virginia ( 482.4 cases per 100,000 people)
New York ( 480.6 cases per 100,000 people)
Louisiana ( 478.6 cases per 100,000 people)
New Hampshire ( 473.6 cases per 100,000 people)
Minnesota ( 472.3 cases per 100,000 people)
Maine ( 471.6 cases per 100,000 people)
Arkansas ( 471.4 cases per 100,000 people)
Nebraska ( 471.3 cases per 100,000 people)

























































































































































State  
New Cancer Rate  
Cases  
Kentucky
510.2
27,714
West Virginia
482.4
12,143
New Jersey
482.4
52,841
New York
480.6
115,007
Louisiana
478.6
26,125
New Hampshire
473.6
8,529
Minnesota
472.3
31,249
Maine
471.6
9,061
Arkansas
471.4
17,474
Nebraska
471.3
10,491
Pennsylvania
471.2
79,340
Montana
466.9
6,426
Mississippi
465.3
16,585
Connecticut
464.7
21,297
Georgia
461.3
52,690
Ohio
458.9
67,268
Illinois
458.5
69,222
North Carolina
458.2
57,037
Tennessee
457.8
37,623
North Dakota
455.5
3,878
Vermont
454.4
3,901
Missouri
452.7
34,379
Kansas
450.6
15,331
Wisconsin
448.3
32,651
Alabama
446.9
27,137
Delaware
446.7
5,617
Massachusetts
444.7
37,769
Maryland
442.6
31,735
Idaho
436.3
8,624
Michigan
435.4
54,793
Washington
435.1
37,522
Indiana
434.8
34,138
South Carolina
434.4
27,762
Rhode Island
434.3
5,841
Oklahoma
432.3
19,871
Florida
426.1
124,804
Hawaii
418.9
7,561
Oregon
412.2
21,528
Wyoming
411.7
2,875
Nevada
405.4
14,105
Alaska
404.5
2,917
Texas
400.1
114,402
Virginia
400
39,910
Utah
397.1
10,951
Colorado
394.3
24,263
California
392.4
170,784
Arizona
374.9
32,494
New Mexico
361.1
9,261
Iowa
77.3
18,600
South Dakota
49.6
4,739