Becker’s used CDC data on cancer cases reported in each state in 2020 — the latest year for which data are available — and new diagnoses estimates for 2024 to calculate the projected growth rate for each state. All states are estimated to see higher than an 11% jump.
Editor’s note: The CDC advises caution when interpreting 2020 data due to pandemic-related disruptions to cancer screenings and reporting. State estimates for 2024 cases may not equal the total for the U.S. due to rounding.
State |
Reported cases in 2020 |
New case estimates in 2024 |
Percent change |
Arizona |
32,171 |
42,670 |
32.63% |
Delaware |
5,535 |
7,340 |
32.61% |
Oregon |
20,141 |
26,200 |
30.08% |
Rhode Island |
5,552 |
7,210 |
29.86% |
Nebraska |
9,281 |
11,790 |
27.03% |
Massachusetts |
34,735 |
44,040 |
26.79% |
South Carolina |
27,362 |
34,650 |
26.64% |
Texas |
116,873 |
147,910 |
26.56% |
Minnesota |
30,505 |
37,930 |
24.34% |
New Mexico |
9,031 |
11,220 |
24.24% |
Michigan |
51,988 |
64,530 |
24.12% |
Oklahoma |
19,788 |
24,450 |
23.56% |
Pennsylvania |
72,402 |
89,410 |
23.49% |
Washington |
36,017 |
44,470 |
23.47% |
Arkansas |
15,479 |
19,100 |
23.39% |
Florida |
130,258 |
160,680 |
23.36% |
Virginia |
39,596 |
48,560 |
22.64% |
Vermont |
3,710 |
4,500 |
21.29% |
Colorado |
24,208 |
29,340 |
21.20% |
Montana |
6,044 |
7,310 |
20.95% |
New Hampshire |
8,177 |
9,880 |
20.83% |
Idaho |
9,208 |
11,120 |
20.76% |
North Carolina |
57,242 |
69,060 |
20.65% |
Wisconsin |
32,961 |
39,750 |
20.60% |
Mississippi |
15,145 |
18,170 |
19.97% |
North Dakota |
3,843 |
4,610 |
19.96% |
South Dakota |
4,738 |
5,680 |
19.88% |
Illinois |
65,398 |
78,200 |
19.58% |
Alabama |
25,348 |
30,270 |
19.42% |
Alaska |
3,110 |
3,710 |
19.29% |
Hawaii |
7,285 |
8,670 |
19.01% |
Maryland |
30,603 |
36,410 |
18.98% |
Louisiana |
24,734 |
29,400 |
18.86% |
Tennessee |
36,396 |
43,170 |
18.61% |
Connecticut |
19,861 |
23,550 |
18.57% |
California |
163,726 |
193,880 |
18.42% |
Georgia |
53,485 |
63,170 |
18.11% |
Ohio |
65,151 |
76,280 |
17.08% |
Maine |
9,151 |
10,700 |
16.93% |
Utah |
11,605 |
13,560 |
16.85% |
Kentucky |
26,240 |
30,630 |
16.73% |
New York |
105,599 |
122,990 |
16.47% |
Wyoming |
2,853 |
3,320 |
16.37% |
Missouri |
33,694 |
39,120 |
16.10% |
New Jersey |
50,346 |
57,740 |
14.69% |
Iowa |
18,381 |
20,930 |
13.87% |
West Virginia |
11,445 |
12,890 |
12.63% |
Kansas |
14,858 |
16,640 |
11.99% |
Indiana |
Data not available |
42,710 |
|
Nevada |
Data not available |
18,250 |