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†
![Map of the United States showing lung cancer incidence rates by state.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090826084817im_/http://cdc.gov/cancer/lung/images/2005_lung_map_incidence.jpg)
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†
![Map of the United States showing lung cancer death rates by state.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090826084817im_/http://cdc.gov/cancer/lung/images/2005_lung_map_deaths.jpg)
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.
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