Rate of obesity-associated cancers by state U.S. 2015-2019

Between 2015 and 2019, Kentucky had the highest incidence of obesity-associated cancer in the United States, with a rate of nearly 190 per 100,000 people. This graph shows the rate of obesity-related cancers per 100,000 people from 2015 to 2019 in the United States, by state.

Rate of new obesity-associated cancers in the United States from 2015 to 2019, by state (per 100,000 people)

Characteristic	Number of cases per 100,000 population
Kentucky	189.7
New Jersey	187.5
Louisiana	187
West Virginia	186.7
New York	186.2
Pennsylvania	185.5
Iowa	184.4
Mississippi	182.6
Illinois	182.3
Ohio	180.8
Arkansas	179.4
Delaware	179.1
Connecticut	178
Nebraska	177.7
Rhode Island	177.2
Kansas	176.6
Wisconsin	176.4
Indiana	176.4
Massachusetts	175.3
District of Columbia	175.2
Missouri	175
Oklahoma	174.5
Georgia	174
New Hampshire	174
Maryland	173.7
North Carolina	173.4
North Dakota	173.4
Hawaii	173.2
Tennessee	173.1
Minnesota	172.8
United States	172.5
Maine	171.1
South Dakota	170.8
Montana	169.8
Texas	169.7
Alabama	169
Idaho	168.6
Washington	167.9
Vermont	167.7
South Carolina	167.6
Oregon	167.5
Michigan	167.1
Alaska	163.6
Florida	163.5
California	162.5
Virginia	161.3
New Mexico	160.7
Colorado	157.7
Utah	152.8
Wyoming	152.2
Arizona	151.6
Nevada*	-

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Release date

June 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2015 to 2019

Supplementary notes

Incidence data are compiled from selected cancer registries meeting U.S. Cancer Statistics data quality criteria covering 99% of the U.S. population. Rates are age adjusted.
* Data suppressed. Rates and counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 cases were reported in a specific category, such as cancer type, race, ethnicity, and age.

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