State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report by State
Population: Age 40 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.3 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 160,683,909.
• Rank within US : N/A

Utah

• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.4 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 1,278,637.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 52 of 52

District of Columbia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 40.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 272,179.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 51 of 52

Alaska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 43.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 319,430.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52

Texas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 43.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 12,900,107.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52

North Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 44.1 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 343,551.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52

Oklahoma

• Value (Percent) : The value is 45.9 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 1,832,889.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 52

Nebraska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.0 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 904,409.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 46 of 52

Idaho

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.3 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 875,760.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 52

Kansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.3 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 1,359,315.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 52

Colorado

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.4 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 2,693,527.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 43 of 52

Georgia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 5,035,365.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52

California

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.7 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 18,316,465.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 52

South Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.9 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 421,916.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 52

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.0 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 2,171,171.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52

Washington

• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.4 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 3,668,129.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52

Indiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 3,232,646.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 37 of 52

Mississippi

• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.9 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 1,414,732.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52

Arkansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.1 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 1,457,829.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 35 of 52

Iowa

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.2 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 1,539,086.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52

Minnesota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.2 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 2,752,772.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52

Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.4 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 4,190,434.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 52

Arizona

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 3,527,718.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52

Illinois

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 6,157,709.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52

Nevada

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 1,522,373.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52

Tennessee

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 3,391,104.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52

Wyoming

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 281,399.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52

Missouri

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.6 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 2,998,970.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 52

Kentucky

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.9 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 2,204,067.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.9 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 1,034,803.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52

North Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.9 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 5,172,453.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52

Maryland

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.0 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 3,025,192.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 52

Alabama

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.2 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 2,487,041.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 52

New York

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 9,842,870.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 52

Ohio

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 5,835,932.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 52

Massachusetts

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.0 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 3,496,662.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52

Michigan

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.1 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 5,035,979.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52

South Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.1 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 2,611,867.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52

Wisconsin

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.1 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 2,950,779.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52

New Jersey

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 4,651,074.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52

Oregon

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 2,128,660.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52

Montana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 555,816.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52

Rhode Island

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 554,284.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 11 of 52

Hawaii

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.7 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 733,278.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 52

Pennsylvania

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.1 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 6,633,630.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52

Connecticut

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.5 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 1,854,035.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 8 of 52

Delaware

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.9 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 521,604.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52

Florida

• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.3 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 11,681,798.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52

West Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.4 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 953,463.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52

Vermont

• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.6 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 346,038.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 52

New Hampshire

• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.8 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 747,098.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 52

Puerto Rico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 55.3 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 1,801,306.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52

Maine

• Value (Percent) : The value is 55.6 percent.
• People (Age 40 And Over) : The number of people (age 40 and over) is 765,864.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 52

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/15/2025 6:00 pm.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 40 and over, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.