The U.S. cancer incidence fell from 475.3 per 100,000 people in 2007 to 462.1 per 100,000 people in 2008. Below are state-specific changes in cancer cases from 2007 to 2008:
Alabama — 471.7; 480.9
Alaska — 462.8; 470.8
Arizona — 405.1; 377.9
Arkansas — 466.3; 438.3
California — 448.4; 436.7
Colorado — 440.0; 426.8
Connecticut — 513.9; 499.5
Delaware — 519.3; 512.8
District of Columbia — 491.3; 450.6
Florida — 458.4; 449.1
Georgia — 477.8; 468.2
Hawaii — 438.2; 446.7
Idaho — 495.6; 454.4
Illinois — 495.6; 484.2
Indiana — 468.1; 450.4
Iowa — 485.6; 476.4
Kansas — 480.0; 470.7
Kentucky — 527.2; 512.9
Louisiana — 495.2; 490.4
Maine — 524.6; 499.6
Maryland — 468.3; 460.5
Massachusetts — 507.3; 495.3
Michigan — 505.9; 465.2
Minnesota — 497.7; 485.0
Mississippi — 491.6; 491.6
Missouri — 472.0; 453.4
Montana — 448.6; 442.0
Nebraska — 489.0; 463.2
Nevada — 416.4; 448.6
New Hampshire — 497.8; 493.5
New Jersey — 516.7; 494.9
New Mexico — 407.2; 405.3
New York — 499.1; 495.5
North Carolina — 483.4; 472.0
North Dakota — 487.3; 464.3
Ohio — 471.1; 461.8
Oklahoma — 505.8; 469.1
Oregon — 466.3; 469.0
Pennsylvania — 509.2; 499.7
Rhode Island — 525.3; 505.3
South Carolina — 473.4; 433.8
South Dakota — 440.0; 427.0
Tennessee — 474.9; 471.2
Texas — 450.4; 428.9
Utah — 396.9; 392.1
Vermont — 487.6; 460.4
Virginia — 468.3; 446.5
Washington — 461.5; 472.2
West Virginia — 509.8; 479.6
Wisconsin — 483.9; 462.5
Wyoming — 445.7; 442.4