Rate of tobacco-associated cancers by state U.S. 2017-2021

Between 2017 and 2021, Kentucky had the highest incidence of tobacco-associated cancer in the United States, with a rate of around 235 per 100,000 people. This graph shows the rate of tobacco-related cancers per 100,000 people from 2017 to 2021 in the United States, by state.

Rate of new tobacco-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by state (per 100,000 people)

Characteristic	Number of cases per 100,000 population
Kentucky	235.3
West Virginia	223.1
Mississippi	213.2
Louisiana	208.6
Arkansas	205.1
Maine	203.1
Tennessee	201.2
Oklahoma	199.9
Missouri	199.5
Iowa	199
Ohio	198.6
North Carolina	191.8
Illinois	190.7
Alabama	188.8
New Hampshire	188.8
Pennsylvania	188.7
Alaska	188.3
Georgia	187.9
Wisconsin	185.7
Rhode Island	185.5
Michigan	184.8
South Dakota	184.6
Minnesota	183.3
South Carolina	183.3
Delaware	183.2
Connecticut	182.6
Florida	182.3
North Dakota	182.1
Kansas	181.9
New York	181.2
Nebraska	180.1
United States	179.7
U.S. total	179.7
New Jersey	178.7
Texas	177.9
Vermont	175.2
Massachusetts	173.6
Washington	172.3
Montana	171.2
Idaho	170.4
Virginia	168.3
Maryland	167.7
Oregon	166.6
District of Columbia	165.1
Hawaii	159.4
Nevada	159
Wyoming	156.9
Arizona	155.7
California	151.2
Colorado	147.5
New Mexico	145.9
Utah	130.1
Puerto Rico	115.7
Indiana*	-

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Release date

June 2024

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Incidence data are compiled from selected cancer registries meeting U.S. Cancer Statistics data quality criteria covering 98% of the U.S. population. Rates are age adjusted.
* Indiana's incidence data are not presented because the state did not meet U.S. Cancer Statistics publication criteria.

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