Breast Cancer Rates by State

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

Incidence of Breast Cancer by State

The number of people who get breast cancer is called the breast cancer incidence. In the United States, the risk of getting breast cancer varies from state to state.

Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rates* by State, 2005†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light blue	96.4 to 113.7	Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming
Medium blue	113.8 to 119.4	The District of Columbia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia
Royal blue	119.5 to 122.9	California, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Tennessee
Dark blue	123.0 to 133.3	Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, 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 Breast Cancer by State

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

Female Breast Cancer Death Rates* by State, 2005†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light blue	17.9 to 22.5	Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, and Wyoming
Medium blue	22.6 to 23.6	California, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin
Royal blue	23.7 to 25.2	Arkansas, Connecticut, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Utah
Dark blue	25.3 to 29.9	Alabama, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia

*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.