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 2008 (the most recent year for which statistics are currently available).

Lung and Bronchus Cancer Incidence Rates by State

Lung and Bronchus Cancer Incidence Rates* by State, 2008†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light green	23.5 to 59.5	Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Medium green	59.6 to 66.8	Connecticut, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin
Medium blue	66.9 to 73.7	Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island
Dark blue	73.8 to 99.3	Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, 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: 1999–2008 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2012. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs. (full site)

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, 2008†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light green	18.2 to 45.6	Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Medium green	45.7 to 50.7	District of Columbia, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin
Medium blue	50.8 to 56.1	Alaska, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia
Dark blue	56.2 to 74.7	Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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: 1999–2008 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2012. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs. (full site)