Cancer screening rates among older adults, state-by-state

Rhode Island has the highest percentage of cancer screenings among U.S. adults between the ages of 65 and 75, while Wyoming falls furthest from the national average of 74.1 percent, according to the United Health Foundation. 

The numbers represent the percentage of women who reported receiving a mammogram in the past two years and the percentage of adults who said they received screening for colorectal cancer within the recommended time period. The cancer screening percentages are part of the UHF's annual America's Health Rankings report, which is the longest-running annual assessment of the nation's health on a state-by-state basis. 

The percentages are based on data from the CDC's 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. 

Here are cancer screening rates in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., ranked from highest to lowest: 

  1. Rhode Island — 81.1 percent
  2. Massachusetts — 80.7 percent
  3. New Jersey — 79.2 percent
  4. Maine — 79 percent
  5. California — 78.9 percent
  6. Florida — 78.9 percent
  7. Hawaii — 78.2 percent
  8. Minnesota — 77.1 percent
  9. North Carolina — 77.1 percent
  10. Wisconsin — 76.9 percent
  11. Georgia — 76.4 percent
  12. Maryland — 76.4 percent
  13. Michigan — 76.4 percent
  14. New Hampshire — 76.2 percent
  15. Connecticut — 76 percent
  16. South Carolina — 75.7 percent
  17. Delaware — 75.5 percent
  18. Oregon — 75.5 percent
  19. Tennessee —75.3 percent
  20. Virginia — 74.9 percent
  21. District of Columbia — 74.5 percent
  22. Pennsylvania — 74.4 percent
  23. Washington — 74.4 percent
  24. Alabama — 73.8 percent
  25. Louisiana — 73.4 percent
  26. Missouri — 73.3 percent
  27. Utah — 73 percent
  28. Iowa — 72.9 percent
  29. New York — 72.6 percent
  30. Kentucky — 71.5 percent
  31. Kansas — 71.3 percent
  32. North Dakota — 71.3 percent
  33. Ohio — 71.3 percent
  34. South Dakota — 71.2 percent
  35. Indiana — 71 percent
  36. Colorado — 70.9 percent
  37. Arkansas — 70.6 percent
  38. Vermont — 70.6 percent
  39. Nebraska —70.2 percent
  40. Arizona — 69.8 percent
  41. West Virginia — 69.8 percent
  42. Oklahoma — 69.6 percent
  43. Montana — 68.8 percent
  44. Idaho — 68.5 percent
  45. New Mexico — 68.1 percent
  46. Illinois — 67.3 percent
  47. Mississippi — 67.3 percent
  48. Texas — 66.2 percent
  49. Alaska — 66.1 percent
  50. Nevada — 66 percent
  51. Wyoming — 62.8 percent

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