State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report by State

Leukemia (All Stages^), 2017-2021

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by CI*Rank

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - The objective of *** is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Incidence Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The incidence rate is based upon 100,000 people and is an annual rate (or average annual rate) based on the time period indicated. Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population.

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC/APC:

• Rising when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC is above 0.
• Stable when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC includes 0.
• Falling when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC is below 0.

AAPC/APC (95% Confidence Interval) - the change in rate over time

• Average Annual Percent Change - AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program
• Annual Percent Change - APCs calculated in SEER*Stat.

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.0 to 14.1 and 53,074 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.2.

Puerto Rico⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.5 to 10.4 and 388 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.7 to 2.3.

Hawaii⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.6 to 11.0 and 187 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 50 (47, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.9 to -0.9.

District of Columbia⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.3 to 11.6 and 69 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 49 (41, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 2.7.

Virginia⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.5 to 11.1 and 1,054 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 48 (47, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.9 to -0.4.

Nevada⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 11.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.0 to 12.1 and 393 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 47 (40, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -9.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -19.8 to -1.5.

Arizona⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 11.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.3 to 12.0 and 986 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 46 (41, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.7 to 0.3.

Alabama⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 11.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.3 to 12.1 and 700 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (40, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -6.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.2 to -3.9.

South Carolina⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 11.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.5 to 12.3 and 739 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (39, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.9 to -3.2.

Wyoming⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.9 to 13.3 and 84 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (25, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 2.5.

California⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.0 to 12.3 and 5,197 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (38, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.

New Mexico⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.8 to 13.1 and 317 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (31, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.9 to -0.2.

Alaska⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.2 to 13.7 and 89 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (23, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.8.

Colorado⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.0 to 12.9 and 762 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (33, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.5.

Mississippi⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.1 to 13.2 and 437 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (30, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -0.1.

Ohio⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.4 to 13.0 and 1,807 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (33, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.0 to 0.5.

Maryland⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.4 to 13.1 and 904 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (31, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to 0.7.

Massachusetts⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.5 to 13.2 and 1,082 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (30, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.9 to -0.8.

Delaware⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 13.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.1 to 13.9 and 163 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (21, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.9 to -0.7.

Oregon⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 13.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.8 to 13.7 and 676 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (25, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.3 to 0.2.

Tennessee⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 13.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.9 to 13.6 and 1,066 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (26, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.8 to -0.5.

Vermont⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 13.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.3 to 14.7 and 115 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (12, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 1.0.

Oklahoma⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 13.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.0 to 14.0 and 609 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (23, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.2.

Arkansas⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 13.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.1 to 14.2 and 492 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (21, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.0 to 0.4.

New Hampshire⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 13.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.0 to 14.6 and 248 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (13, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.7 to -0.8.

Illinois⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 13.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.5 to 14.1 and 2,044 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (22, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.1.

Michigan⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 13.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.5 to 14.1 and 1,722 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (22, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.0 to 0.1.

Nebraska⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 13.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.1 to 14.6 and 308 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (15, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -6.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.1 to -2.1.

Louisiana⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.6 to 14.6 and 747 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (16, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.1 to 1.3.

Rhode Island⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.2 to 15.1 and 187 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (10, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 1.2.

Missouri⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.0 to 14.8 and 1,075 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (13, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.2 to 1.0.

Georgia⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.1 to 14.8 and 1,634 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (14, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -0.5.

North Carolina⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.2 to 14.8 and 1,768 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (13, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to -0.6.

Washington⁵

• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.2 to 15.0 and 1,266 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (12, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.6.

Pennsylvania⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.4 to 14.9 and 2,431 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (12, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.9.

Kansas⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.1 to 15.3 and 495 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (9, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.8 to -0.5.

Texas⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.5 to 14.9 and 4,199 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (13, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.2.

New York⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.9 to 15.3 and 3,667 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (9, 17)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to -1.1.

Maine⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.3 to 16.0 and 284 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (6, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.3.

Connecticut⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.7 to 15.7 and 677 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (7, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.4 to 1.2.

Utah⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.6 to 15.9 and 442 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (6, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.6 to 1.3.

West Virginia⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.7 to 16.1 and 373 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (5, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.9.

Montana⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.5 to 16.4 and 214 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (3, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 1.0.

North Dakota⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.5 to 16.9 and 138 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (1, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.5.

New Jersey⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.4 to 16.1 and 1,743 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (6, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to 0.9.

South Dakota⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 16.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.2 to 17.4 and 172 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 2.3.

Kentucky⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 16.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.9 to 16.9 and 873 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (2, 10)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to 1.5.

Wisconsin⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 16.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.2 to 17.1 and 1,206 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 8)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.2.

Iowa⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 16.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.1 to 17.3 and 655 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 9)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.3 to 0.8.

Idaho⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 16.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.9 to 17.6 and 345 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 10)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.0 to 1.4.

Minnesota⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 17.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.6 to 17.5 and 1,139 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to 0.5.

Florida⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 17.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.1 to 17.6 and 5,106 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 4)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.1 to -1.6.

Indiana⁶

• Rate : Data not available for this combination of data selections.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : Data not available for this combination of data selections.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 9:17 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

Data cannot be shown for the following areas. For more information on what areas are suppressed or not available, please refer to the table.
Indiana

† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.
Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.html.

^ All Stages refers to any stage in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Summary/Historic Combined Summary Stage (2004+).
Data not available for this combination of data selections.
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.

Data for the United States does not include data from Indiana.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.