Skin Cancer 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 melanoma of the skin 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 melanoma of the skin each year.
Rates of Getting Skin Cancer by State
The number of people who get skin cancer is called the skin cancer incidence. In the United States, the risk of getting skin cancer varies from state to state.
Melanoma of the Skin Incidence Rates* by State, 2005†
Color on Map | Interval | States |
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Light blue | 7.3 to 16.6 | Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas |
Medium blue | 16.7 to 19.1 | Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia |
Royal blue | 19.2 to 21.3 | California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wyoming |
Dark blue | 21.4 to 30.9 | Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, and Washington |
Light Grey | Did not meet USCS data quality criteria | Maryland and Wisconsin |
Please note that delays in reporting melanoma cases to cancer registries are more common since they are usually diagnosed and treated in non-hospital settings such as physician offices.
*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 Skin Cancer by State
Rates of dying from skin cancer also vary from state to state.
Melanoma of the Skin Death Rates* by State, 2005†
Color on Map | Interval | States |
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Light blue | 1.6 to 2.5 | California, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas |
Medium blue | 2.6 to 2.7 | Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Washington |
Royal blue | 2.8 to 3.1 | Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin |
Dark blue | 3.2 to 3.8 | Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri,Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and West Virginia |
Rates were suppressed* | Alaska, the District of Columbia, North Dakota, and Wyoming |
*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.
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