Rate of tobacco-associated cancers by state U.S. 2016-2020

Between 2016 and 2020, Kentucky had the highest incidence of tobacco-associated cancer in the United States, with a rate of around 233 per 100,000 people. This graph shows the rate of tobacco-related cancers per 100,000 people from 2016 to 2020 in the United States, by state.

Rate of new tobacco-associated cancers in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by state (per 100,000 people)

Characteristic	Number of cases per 100,000 population
Kentucky	233
West Virginia	222.1
Mississippi	213.8
Arkansas	211.9
Louisiana	207.7
Maine	204.9
Tennessee	204
Missouri	200.1
Iowa	198.6
Ohio	198.2
Oklahoma	197.2
Pennsylvania	193.3
Alabama	192.9
Illinois	192.8
Rhode Island	191.8
New Hampshire	191.7
North Carolina	189.6
Georgia	187.7
Wisconsin	187.2
New York	186.6
Alaska	186.3
Michigan	185.3
South Dakota	184.6
Delaware	184.3
New Jersey	183.4
South Carolina	182.9
North Dakota	182.8
Minnesota	182.7
Kansas	182.3
Nebraska	181.8
Massachusetts	181.1
Connecticut	180.9
United States	180.5
Vermont	179.6
Florida	179.5
Texas	174.3
Montana	172.1
Maryland	172
Washington	171.5
Idaho	171.1
Oregon	168.6
Virginia	168
Hawaii	163.5
Wyoming	158.2
District of Columbia	158
California	151.8
Arizona	151
Colorado	147.7
New Mexico	145.9
Utah	128.2
Puerto Rico	117.7
Nevada*	-
Indiana*	-

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2016 to 2020

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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