Lung Cancer Rates by State

Risks of getting lung cancer vary from state to state in the United States. The maps below show how the states compare on lung cancer rates as of 2005 (the most recent year for which statistics are currently available).

Lung and Bronchus Cancer Incidence Rates* by State, 2005^†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light blue	29.5 to 63.1	Arizona, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Medium blue	63.2 to 69.7	Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington
Royal blue	69.8 to 74.9	Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina
Dark blue	75.0 to 98.5	Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia
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.
†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 Lung and Bronchus Cancer by State

Rates of dying from lung and bronchus cancer also vary from state to state.

Lung and Bronchus Cancer Death Rates* by State, 2005^†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light blue	23.9 to 48.3	Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Medium blue	48.4 to 53.0	Alaska, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin
Royal blue	53.1 to 59.9	Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Virginia
Dark blue	60.0 to 77.5	Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia

*Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
†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.