Prostate Cancer Rates by State

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

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, 2005^†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light blue	105.5 to 134.4	Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, and West Virginia
Medium blue	134.5 to 150.5	California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Wyoming
Royal blue	150.6 to 158.7	Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, New York, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington
Dark blue	158.8 to 181.7	Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, and Utah
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 Prostate Cancer by State

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

Prostate Cancer Death Rates* by State, 2005^†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light blue	15.6 to 23.3	Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming
Medium blue	23.4 to 25.1	Alaska, California, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah
Royal blue	25.2 to 26.8	Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington
Dark blue	26.9 to 41.7	Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, 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.