Myeloma 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 myeloma 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 myeloma each year.

Incidence of Myeloma by State

Myeloma Incidence Rates* by State, 2005†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light blue	3.7 to 4.7	Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Utah
Medium blue	4.8 to 5.2	Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming
Royal blue	5.3 to 5.6	California, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Washington
Dark blue	5.7 to 8.7	Alabama, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, and Texas
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 Myeloma by State

Myeloma Death Rates* by State, 2005†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light blue	2.2 to 3.3	Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota
Medium blue	3.4 to 3.5	Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Royal blue	3.6 to 3.8	Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington
Dark blue	3.9 to 4.5	Alabama, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wyoming
	Rate is suppressed*	Alaska

*Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Rates are suppressed if fewer than 16 cases were reported in a state.
†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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