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 2008, 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, 2008†
![Map of the United States showing female breast cancer incidence rates by state.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121017223020im_/http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/images/2008_breast_map_incidence.jpg)
Color on Map | Interval | States |
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Light green | 101.9 to 117.7 | Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming |
Medium green | 117.8 to 121.4 | Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin |
Medium blue | 121.5 to 127.0 | California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Vermont, and Virginia |
Dark blue | 127.1 to 139.5 | Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington |
*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: 1999–2008 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 Breast Cancer by State
Rates of dying from breast cancer also vary from state to state.
Female Breast Cancer Death Rates* by State, 2008†
![Map of the United States showing female breast cancer death rates by state.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121017223020im_/http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/images/2008_breast_map_death.jpg)
Color on Map | Interval | States |
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Light green | Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming | |
Medium green | 21.2 to 22.1 | Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, and Texas |
Medium blue | 22.2 to 23.7 | Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, and West Virginia |
Dark blue | 23.8 to 26.5 | District of Columbia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, and 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: 1999–2008 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)
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