Comparing Lung Cancer in Different U.S. States

Risks of getting lung cancer vary from state to state in the United States. The maps below show how the states compare on lung cancer rates as of 2004 (the most recent year for which statistics are currently available).

Lung and Bronchus Cancer Incidence Rates,* by State, 2004^†

The states with lung and bronchus cancer incidence rates in the first interval (28.3 to 46.1 per 100,000) include New Mexico and Utah. The states with incidence rates in the second interval (46.2 to 63.9 per 100,000) include Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming; the incidence rate for the District of Columbia is included in the second interval. The states with incidence rates in the third interval (64.0 to 81.7 per 100,000) include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. The states with incidence rates in the fourth interval (81.8 to 99.5 per 100,000) include Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Maryland did not meet USCS publication criteria.

*Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
^†Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2007.

Deaths from Lung and Bronchus Cancer by State

Rates of dying from lung and bronchus cancer also vary from state to state.

Lung and Bronchus Cancer Death Rates,* by State, 2004^†

The states with lung and bronchus cancer death rates in the first interval (26.2 to 39.0 per 100,000) include Hawaii, New Mexico, and Utah. The states with death rates in the second interval (39.1 to 51.7 per 100,000) include Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming; the death rate for District of Columbia is in the second interval. The states with death rates in the third interval (51.8 to 64.5 per 100,000) include Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. The states with death rates in the fourth interval (64.6 to 77.2 per 100,000) include Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

*Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
^†Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2007.