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 |
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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 |
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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.
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