Esta página en español

Rates of Getting Prostate Cancer by State

The number of men who get prostate cancer is called the prostate cancer incidence. In the United States, the risk of getting prostate cancer varies from state to state.

Prostate Cancer Incidence Rates,* by State, 2004^†

The states with prostate cancer incidence rates in the first interval (109.7 to 128.9 per 100,000) include Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia. The states with incidence rates in the second interval (129.0 to 148.0 per 100,000) include Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Virginia. The states with incidence rates in the third interval (148.1 to 167.2 per 100,000) include Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The states with incidence rates in the fourth interval (167.3 to 186.3 per 100,000) include Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota, and Utah. The incidence rate for the District of Columbia is in the fourth interval. 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 Prostate Cancer by State

Rates of dying from prostate cancer also vary from state to state.

Prostate Cancer Death Rates,* by State, 2004^†

The states with prostate cancer death rates in the first interval (18.9 to 25.4 per 100,000) include Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia. The states with death rates in the second interval (25.5 to 31.9 per 100,000) include Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The death rates for Alabama and South Carolina are in the third interval (32.0 to 38.3 per 100,000). The death rate for the District of Columbia is in the fourth interval (38.4 to 44.8 per 100,000).

*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.