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

Between 2017 and 2021, West Virginia had the highest incidence of obesity-associated cancer in the United States, with a rate of 188 per 100,000 people. This graph shows the rate of obesity-related cancers per 100,000 people from 2017 to 2021 in the United States, by state.

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

Characteristic	Number of cases per 100,000 population
West Virginia	188.3
Kentucky	186.2
Louisiana	185.7
Iowa	181.3
New Jersey	179.9
Mississippi	178.7
Ohio	178
Pennsylvania	177.9
New York	177.8
Illinois	177.1
District of Columbia	176.9
Connecticut	176
North Carolina	175.7
Kansas	175
Delaware	174.7
Georgia	174.6
Missouri	174.6
Oklahoma	174.4
Minnesota	173.5
Wisconsin	173.3
Arkansas	173.1
Texas	172.8
Nebraska	172.4
Maine	171.8
South Dakota	171.3
Rhode Island	171
Maryland	170.3
Tennessee	170.1
United States	170
U.S. total	170
New Hampshire	168.9
Alaska	168.6
North Dakota	168.4
Idaho	167.9
Montana	167.7
Washington	167.6
Hawaii	167.4
Florida	166.4
Massachusetts	165.9
Michigan	164.6
South Carolina	164.5
Oregon	164.2
Alabama	164
Vermont	160.2
California	160
Virginia	159.9
New Mexico	158.9
Colorado	156.7
Utah	155.2
Wyoming	154.7
Puerto Rico	154.7
Arizona	153.9
Nevada	149.5
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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