Maps of clusters of states with the highest rates of oral and throat cancers in the USA
Below are maps of clusters of states with the highest rates of oral and throat cancers in the USA. The clusters were found by counting the number of shared borders among states with the highest incidence and mortality rates of oral and throat cancers for every combination of gender and race/ethnicity.
Included are also the lists of states with the highest rates of oral and throat cancers.
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:
White men oral and throat cancers incidence rates
Figure 1: A cluster of states with the highest oral and throat cancers incidence rates of white men
Shared-border ratio: 120% (18 shared borders among 15 states)
List of states with highest rates:
| State | Rate (per 100,000) | Color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 21.3 | |
| 2 | Louisiana | 21.3 | |
| 3 | Florida | 21 | |
| 4 | Mississippi | 20.9 | |
| 5 | Alabama | 20.6 | |
| 6 | South Carolina | 20.1 | |
| 7 | Arkansas | 20 | |
| 8 | Delaware | 20 | Not In Cluster |
| 9 | Georgia | 20 | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 20 | |
| 11 | Tennessee | 20 | |
| 12 | North Carolina | 18.8 | |
| 13 | Iowa | 18.6 | Not In Cluster |
| 14 | Maine | 18.5 | Not In Cluster |
| 15 | West Virginia | 18.4 |
(Number of states in the contiguous U.S. with numerical cancer rates in the CDC file: 48)
Black men oral and throat cancers mortality rates
Figure 2: A cluster of states with the highest oral and throat cancers mortality rates of black men
Shared-border ratio: 127% (19 shared borders among 15 states)
List of states with highest rates:
| State | Rate (per 100,000) | Color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | 9 | |
| 2 | District of Columbia | 7.6 | |
| 3 | Kentucky | 7 | |
| 4 | South Carolina | 7 | |
| 5 | Louisiana | 6.5 | |
| 6 | North Carolina | 6.2 | |
| 7 | Tennessee | 6.1 | |
| 8 | Delaware | 5.8 | Not In Cluster |
| 9 | Alabama | 5.5 | |
| 10 | Michigan | 5.3 | |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 5.3 | |
| 12 | Georgia | 5.2 | |
| 13 | Illinois | 5.1 | |
| 14 | Texas | 5.1 | |
| 15 | Virginia | 5 |
(Number of states in the contiguous U.S. with numerical cancer rates in the CDC file: 29)
Black women oral and throat cancers incidence rates
Figure 3: A cluster of states with the highest oral and throat cancers incidence rates of black women
Shared-border ratio: 112% (18 shared borders among 16 states)
List of states with highest rates:
| State | Rate (per 100,000) | Color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 6.6 | |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 6.4 | Not In Cluster |
| 3 | Illinois | 6.3 | |
| 4 | Michigan | 6.2 | |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 6 | |
| 6 | North Carolina | 5.7 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 5.7 | |
| 8 | District of Columbia | 5.6 | Not In Cluster |
| 9 | Arkansas | 5.4 | |
| 10 | Indiana | 5.4 | |
| 11 | Louisiana | 5.4 | |
| 12 | Mississippi | 5.4 | |
| 13 | South Carolina | 5.4 | |
| 14 | Alabama | 5.3 | |
| 15 | Georgia | 5.1 | |
| 16 | Missouri | 5.1 |
(Number of states in the contiguous U.S. with numerical cancer rates in the CDC file: 33)
White women oral and throat cancers mortality rates
Figure 4: A cluster of states with the highest oral and throat cancers mortality rates of white women
Shared-border ratio: 133% (28 shared borders among 21 states)
List of states with highest rates:
| State | Rate (per 100,000) | Color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 1.9 | |
| 2 | Arkansas | 1.8 | |
| 3 | Mississippi | 1.7 | |
| 4 | Vermont | 1.7 | Not In Cluster |
| 5 | Kentucky | 1.6 | |
| 6 | Tennessee | 1.6 | |
| 7 | Louisiana | 1.5 | |
| 8 | Nevada | 1.5 | |
| 9 | Alabama | 1.4 | |
| 10 | California | 1.4 | |
| 11 | Florida | 1.4 | |
| 12 | Georgia | 1.4 | |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 1.4 | Not In Cluster |
| 14 | New Mexico | 1.4 | |
| 15 | North Carolina | 1.4 | |
| 16 | Ohio | 1.4 | |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 1.4 | |
| 18 | Oregon | 1.4 | |
| 19 | South Carolina | 1.4 | |
| 20 | Texas | 1.4 | |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 1.4 | Not In Cluster |
(Number of states in the contiguous U.S. with numerical cancer rates in the CDC file: 48)
Black women oral and throat cancers mortality rates
Figure 5: A cluster of states with the highest oral and throat cancers mortality rates of black women
Shared-border ratio: 100% (16 shared borders among 16 states)
List of states with highest rates:
| State | Rate (per 100,000) | Color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri | 1.9 | |
| 2 | Arkansas | 1.6 | |
| 3 | California | 1.6 | Not In Cluster |
| 4 | District of Columbia | 1.6 | |
| 5 | Mississippi | 1.6 | |
| 6 | Georgia | 1.5 | |
| 7 | Virginia | 1.5 | |
| 8 | Indiana | 1.4 | |
| 9 | Louisiana | 1.4 | |
| 10 | Michigan | 1.4 | |
| 11 | New York | 1.4 | Not In Cluster |
| 12 | South Carolina | 1.4 | |
| 13 | Illinois | 1.3 | |
| 14 | Maryland | 1.3 | |
| 15 | North Carolina | 1.3 | |
| 16 | Texas | 1.3 |
(Number of states in the contiguous U.S. with numerical cancer rates in the CDC file: 22)