This statistic represents the U.S. states with the highest cancer incidence rates per 100,000 population in 2017. In that year, the highest cancer incidence rate was reported for Kentucky with some 523.5 new cases of cancer per 100,000 inhabitants.
U.S. states with the highest cancer incidence rates in 2017*
(per 100,000 population)
* Figures are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Data are from selected statewide and metropolitan area cancer registries that meet the data quality criteria for all invasive cancer sites combined. See registry-specific data quality information. Rates cover approximately 99% of the U.S. population. Excludes basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin except when these occur on the skin of the genital organs, and in situ cancers except urinary bladder.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 27, 2021). U.S. states with the highest cancer incidence rates in 2017* (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248533/us-states-with-highest-cancer-incidence-rates/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "U.S. states with the highest cancer incidence rates in 2017* (per 100,000 population)." Chart. April 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248533/us-states-with-highest-cancer-incidence-rates/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2021). U.S. states with the highest cancer incidence rates in 2017* (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248533/us-states-with-highest-cancer-incidence-rates/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "U.S. States with The Highest Cancer Incidence Rates in 2017* (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248533/us-states-with-highest-cancer-incidence-rates/
Kaiser Family Foundation, U.S. states with the highest cancer incidence rates in 2017* (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248533/us-states-with-highest-cancer-incidence-rates/ (last visited May 17, 2022)
