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 2007, 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, 2007†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light green	99.9 to 116.8	Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming
Medium green	116.9 to 122.5	Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Tennessee
Medium blue	122.6 to 124.8	Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington
Dark blue	124.9 to 139.2	Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Light Grey	Did not meet USCS data quality criteria	Nevada

*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: 1999–2007 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2010. Available at: http://apps.nccd.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, 2007†

Color on Map	Interval	States
Light green	16.9 to 21.1	Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin
Medium green	21.2 to 23.2	California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia
Medium blue	23.3 to 24.3	Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming
Dark blue	24.4 to 31.5	Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Vermont, 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: 1999–2007 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2010. Available at: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/

CDC - Breast Cancer Rates by State