Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Rates by State

In the following maps, the U.S. states are divided into groups based on the rates at which people developed or died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2005, which is the most recent year with numbers available. The rates are the numbers out of 100,000 people who developed or died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma each year.

Incidence of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by State

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Incidence Rates* by State, 2005†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light blue	14.9 to 17.5	Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Virginia
Medium blue	17.6 to 18.6	California, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming
Royal blue	18.7 to 20.2	Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Vermont
Dark blue	20.3 to 21.9	Alaska, Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington
Light Grey	Did not meet USCS data quality criteria	Maryland and Wisconsin

*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: 1999–2005 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2009. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.

Deaths from Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by State

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Death Rates* by State, 2005†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light blue	4.9 to 6.3	Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Vermont
Medium blue	6.4 to 6.7	Arkansas, California, Florida, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia
Royal blue	6.8 to 7.4	Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Washington
Dark blue	7.5 to 8.2	Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

*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: 1999–2005 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2009. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.

References

¹U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2005 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2009. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.

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