Utah, Vermont, and Minnesota Have Highest Rate of Skin Cancer, According to QuoteWizard Report

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Jun 26, 2019, 09:00 ET

SEATTLE, June 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- QuoteWizard®, a LendingTree company, and one of the nation's leading online insurance marketplaces has released a new report which finds that states with the highest rates of new melanoma cases are primarily northern or colder weather states like Utah, Vermont, and Minnesota. Meanwhile, Southern states such as Texas, New Mexico and Nevada, or those in warmer, sunnier climates have the lowest rates of new melanoma cases.

Key Findings:

Top 10 highest rates of new melanoma cases are in Northern states with cooler climates, averaging 31.65 cases per 100,000 people
Bottom 10 lowest rates of new melanoma cases are found in warmer, Southern states which have an average of 16.95 cases per 100,000 people
Behaviors in sun exposure and racial demographics are likely the biggest factors in new Melanoma cases
Males (28.4) are disproportionately affected by new Melanoma cases compared to women (17.7)

To view the full report, visit: https://quotewizard.com/news/posts/skin-cancer-rates-by-state

Methodology

QuoteWizard analysts analyzed data from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to rank states based on the rate of new melanoma cases in the United States. Rate of new Melanoma cases is a per capita figure of cases per 100,000 people.

The rankings below are from 1 (highest rate) to 50 (lowest rate). Included is each state's average annual temperature for perspective on the respective climate in every state. The 10 states with the highest melanoma rates have an average temperature of 46.9 °F compared to 52.6 °F for the bottom 10 states.

Skin Cancer Rank (1 Highest, 50 Lowest)	State	Rate of new Melanoma Cases Per 100k People	Avg °F
1	Utah	41.2	48.6
2	Vermont	41.1	42.9
3	Minnesota	31.1	41.2
4	New Hampshire	30.9	43.8
5	Idaho	29.8	44.4
6	Delaware	29.4	55.3
7	Kentucky	28.7	55.6
8	Nebraska	28.4	48.8
9	Iowa	28.2	47.8
10	Maine	27.7	41
11	Kansas	27.5	54.3
12	Montana	27.4	42.7
13	Ohio	26.2	50.7
14	North Carolina	26.2	59
15	Hawaii	25.9	70
16	Georgia	25.8	63.5
17	Washington	25.5	48.3
18	Arizona	25.3	60.3
19	Oklahoma	25.1	59.6
20	Massachusetts	24.5	47.9
21	Wisconsin	24.4	43.1
22	Alabama	24.4	62.8
23	Oregon	24.3	48.4
24	South Carolina	24.2	62.4
25	South Dakota	24.1	45.2
26	Maryland	24.1	54.2
27	Florida	24	70.7
28	Pennsylvania	23.1	48.8
29	North Dakota	22.4	40.4
30	California	22.4	59.4
31	Arkansas	22.2	60.4
32	West Virginia	22.1	51.8
33	Illinois	22.1	51.8
34	Rhode Island	21.7	50.1
35	Colorado	21.5	45.1
36	Indiana	21	51.7
37	New Jersey	20.7	52.7
38	Connecticut	20.5	49
39	Michigan	20.2	44.4
40	Wyoming	19.8	42
41	Virginia	19.2	55.1
42	Tennessee	19	57.6
43	Missouri	18.6	54.5
44	Nevada	18.2	49.9
45	New York	17.7	45.4
46	Mississippi	17.7	63.4
47	Louisiana	16.3	66.4
48	New Mexico	15.7	53.4
49	Alaska	14.5	26.6
50	Texas	12.6	64.8

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