The 10 States with the Highest Cancer Rates
These 10 states have the worst cancer rates in the entire country.
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There are still many unknowns with cancer-especially when looking at direct causes. However, it is obvious that some environments have higher concentrations of new cancer than others.
To help illustrate that, we compiled the most recent data from the CDC to see which states had the highest rates of new cancer. The CDC measure all of the new cancer cases in 2015 and divided it into rates based on 100,000 population. The data do not specify any reasons for these rates, only that some states have a much higher rate of cancer than others. Nevada had the lowest rate, at 348.8 new cases per 100,000 population, while Kentucky (the highest) had a rate of 512 per 100,000.
10. Connecticut, with 468.6 new cases per 100,000 population.
9. Arkansas, with 470.1 new cases per 100,000 population.
8. Iowa, with 470.2 new cases per 100,000 population.
7. Minnesota, with 475.0 new cases per 100,000 population.
6. Louisiana, with 477.5 new cases per 100,000 population.
5. New Jersey, with 479.5 new cases per 100,000 population.
4. New York, with 482.0 new cases per 100,000 population.
3. Pennsylvania, with 483.1 new cases per 100,000 population.
2. Delaware, with 490.6 new cases per 100,000 population.
1. Kentucky, with 512.0 new cases per 100,000 population.