Maps of clusters of states with the highest myeloma rates in the USA
Below are maps of clusters of states with the highest myeloma rates in the USA. The clusters were found by counting the number of shared borders among states with the highest myeloma incidence and mortality rates for every combination of gender and race/ethnicity.
Included are also the lists of states with the highest myeloma rates.
To learn more about this study, please read the main article. You may also want to read the map guidelines and glossary of terms.
You can view geographic clusters involving other cancers:
Hispanic men myeloma incidence rates
Figure 1: A cluster of states with the highest myeloma incidence rates of Hispanic men
Shared-border ratio: 100% (16 shared borders among 16 states)
List of states with highest rates:
| State | Rate (per 100,000) | Color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | 19.2 | |
| 2 | New York | 10.7 | |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 10.4 | |
| 4 | Kansas | 9.9 | |
| 5 | New Jersey | 8.9 | |
| 6 | Michigan | 8.8 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 8.8 | |
| 8 | Georgia | 8.5 | Not In Cluster |
| 9 | Connecticut | 8.4 | |
| 10 | Colorado | 8.2 | |
| 11 | Illinois | 7.9 | |
| 12 | Texas | 7.8 | |
| 13 | Indiana | 7.7 | |
| 14 | California | 7.4 | |
| 15 | Arizona | 7.2 | |
| 16 | Utah | 7.2 |
(Number of states in the contiguous U.S. with numerical cancer rates in the CDC file: 23)
White men myeloma mortality rates
Figure 2: A cluster of states with the highest myeloma mortality rates of white men
Shared-border ratio: 100% (18 shared borders among 18 states)
List of states with highest rates:
| State | Rate (per 100,000) | Color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | 4.8 | |
| 2 | Indiana | 4.6 | |
| 3 | Minnesota | 4.6 | |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 4.6 | |
| 5 | Wyoming | 4.6 | |
| 6 | Kansas | 4.5 | Not In Cluster |
| 7 | Oregon | 4.5 | |
| 8 | Alabama | 4.4 | |
| 9 | Iowa | 4.4 | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 4.4 | Not In Cluster |
| 11 | Utah | 4.4 | |
| 12 | Idaho | 4.3 | |
| 13 | Kentucky | 4.3 | |
| 14 | Michigan | 4.3 | |
| 15 | New Hampshire | 4.3 | Not In Cluster |
| 16 | Tennessee | 4.3 | |
| 17 | Washington | 4.3 | |
| 18 | West Virginia | 4.3 |
(Number of states in the contiguous U.S. with numerical cancer rates in the CDC file: 48)
Black men myeloma mortality rates
Figure 3: A cluster of states with the highest myeloma mortality rates of black men
Shared-border ratio: 125% (20 shared borders among 16 states)
List of states with highest rates:
| State | Rate (per 100,000) | Color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 11.7 | Not In Cluster |
| 2 | Kansas | 11.3 | |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 9.5 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 9.1 | |
| 5 | Washington | 9.1 | Not In Cluster |
| 6 | Missouri | 9 | |
| 7 | Tennessee | 8.8 | |
| 8 | Louisiana | 8.7 | |
| 9 | Ohio | 8.7 | |
| 10 | Indiana | 8.5 | |
| 11 | Arkansas | 8.4 | |
| 12 | Virginia | 8.4 | |
| 13 | Kentucky | 8.3 | |
| 14 | Georgia | 8 | |
| 15 | Michigan | 8 | |
| 16 | South Carolina | 8 |
(Number of states in the contiguous U.S. with numerical cancer rates in the CDC file: 33)