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Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
Division of Cancer
Prevention and Control
4770 Buford Hwy, NE
MS K-64
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Call: 1 (800) CDC-INFO
TTY: 1 (888) 232-6348
FAX: (770) 488-4760
E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
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Comparing Colorectal Cancer in Different U.S. States
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In the following maps, the U.S. states are divided into groups based on the rates at which people developed or died from colorectal cancer in 2005, the most recent year for which statistics are available. The rates are the numbers out of 100,000 people who developed or died from colorectal cancer each year.
Rates of Getting Colorectal Cancer by State
The number of people who get colorectal cancer is called the colorectal cancer incidence. In the United States, the risk of getting colorectal cancer varies from state to state.
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates,* by State, 2005†
| Color on Map |
Interval |
States |
| Light blue |
38.0 to 45.9 |
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming |
| Medium blue |
46.0 to 48.9 |
The District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Virginia |
| Royal blue |
49.0 to 51.6 |
Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island |
| Dark blue |
51.7 to 57.9 |
Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia |
| Light Grey |
Did not meet USCS data quality criteria |
Maryland and Wisconsin |
*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: 1999–2005 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2009. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.
Deaths from Colorectal Cancer by State
Rates of dying from colorectal cancer also vary from state to state.
Colorectal Cancer Death Rates,* by State, 2005†
| Color on Map |
Interval |
States |
| Light blue |
13.0 to 16.4 |
Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming |
| Medium blue |
16.5 to 17.8 |
Colorado, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin |
| Royal blue |
17.9 to 18.7 |
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Vermont |
| Dark blue |
18.8 to 20.6 |
The District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, and West 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: 1999–2005 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2009. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.
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