Table 5.
Annual Age-Adjusted Incidence Ratesa for Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Average by Age, Behavior, and Central Cancer Registry, CBTRUS Statistical Report: NPCR and SEER, 2009-2013
| 0-19 Years | 20+ Years | All Ages | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Malignant | Non-Malignant | All Tumors | Malignant | Non-Malignant | All Tumors | Malignant | Non-Malignant | All Tumors | |||||||||
| Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | |
| Alabama | 2.98 | (2.57-3.44) | 1.07 | (0.83-1.35) | 4.05 | (3.56-4.57) | 9.13 | (8.70-9.58) | 13.27 | (12.75-13.82) | 22.40 | (21.72-23.11) | 7.37 | (7.03-7.71) | 9.77 | (9.39-10.17) | 17.14 | (16.63-17.66) |
| Alaska | 3.22 | (2.23-4.51) | 3.77 | (2.69-5.14) | 6.99 | (5.49-8.79) | 10.25 | (8.86-11.80) | 20.61 | (18.63-22.74) | 30.86 | (28.42-33.46) | 8.24 | (7.19-9.38) | 15.78 | (14.33-17.33) | 24.02 | (22.22-25.92) |
| Arizona | 3.13 | (2.77-3.51) | 2.32 | (2.01-2.65) | 5.44 | (4.97-5.95) | 8.94 | (8.56-9.33) | 20.07 | (19.50-20.65) | 29.01 | (28.33-29.71) | 7.27 | (6.98-7.57) | 14.98 | (14.56-15.40) | 22.25 | (21.74-22.77) |
| Arkansas | 3.26 | (2.72-3.88) | 2.84 | (2.34-3.41) | 6.10 | (5.35-6.92) | 8.57 | (8.03-9.13) | 16.54 | (15.78-17.33) | 25.11 | (24.18-26.07) | 7.04 | (6.63-7.48) | 12.61 | (12.05-13.19) | 19.66 | (18.95-20.38) |
| California | 2.93 | (2.79-3.09) | 1.81 | (1.70-1.93) | 4.75 | (4.56-4.94) | 8.25 | (8.10-8.41) | 19.11 | (18.87-19.35) | 27.36 | (27.07-27.64) | 6.73 | (6.61-6.85) | 14.14 | (13.97-14.32) | 20.87 | (20.66-21.08) |
| Colorado | 3.25 | (2.84-3.71) | 1.84 | (1.53-2.19) | 5.09 | (4.57-5.66) | 8.96 | (8.52-9.42) | 27.77 | (26.98-28.57) | 36.73 | (35.83-37.65) | 7.32 | (6.99-7.67) | 20.33 | (19.76-20.91) | 27.66 | (26.99-28.33) |
| Connecticut | 3.65 | (3.11-4.25) | 1.99 | (1.60-2.43) | 5.63 | (4.96-6.37) | 9.23 | (8.73-9.76) | 18.07 | (17.36-18.80) | 27.30 | (26.43-28.19) | 7.63 | (7.24-8.04) | 13.46 | (12.94-13.99) | 21.09 | (20.44-21.75) |
| Delaware | 4.46 | (3.33-5.86) | 3.56 | (2.56-4.83) | 8.03 | (6.48-9.84) | 8.58 | (7.63-9.62) | 16.57 | (15.24-17.99) | 25.15 | (23.50-26.88) | 7.40 | (6.64-8.22) | 12.84 | (11.84-13.90) | 20.24 | (18.97-21.56) |
| District of Columbia | 4.35 | (2.81-6.41) | 3.67 | (2.28-5.60) | 8.02 | (5.88-10.68) | 7.93 | (6.76-9.24) | 20.98 | (19.05-23.05) | 28.91 | (26.64-31.32) | 6.90 | (5.94-7.97) | 16.01 | (14.57-17.56) | 22.92 | (21.17-24.77) |
| Florida | 3.57 | (3.33-3.83) | 2.45 | (2.25-2.66) | 6.02 | (5.70-6.35) | 8.65 | (8.44-8.86) | 22.18 | (21.85-22.52) | 30.83 | (30.44-31.22) | 7.19 | (7.03-7.36) | 16.52 | (16.28-16.77) | 23.71 | (23.42-24.01) |
| Georgia | 3.38 | (3.08-3.70) | 1.99 | (1.76-2.24) | 5.37 | (4.99-5.77) | 8.24 | (7.93-8.56) | 21.99 | (21.48-22.51) | 30.23 | (29.63-30.83) | 6.84 | (6.61-7.09) | 16.25 | (15.88-16.63) | 23.10 | (22.66-23.54) |
| Hawaii | 2.75 | (2.02-3.66) | 1.42 | (0.91-2.11) | 4.17 | (3.25-5.26) | 5.71 | (5.08-6.40) | 18.28 | (17.13-19.50) | 24.00 | (22.67-25.38) | 4.86 | (4.36-5.41) | 13.45 | (12.61-14.33) | 18.31 | (17.33-19.33) |
| Idaho | 2.82 | (2.19-3.59) | 1.64 | (1.16-2.25) | 4.46 | (3.65-5.40) | 8.94 | (8.17-9.77) | 18.10 | (16.98-19.27) | 27.04 | (25.67-28.46) | 7.19 | (6.60-7.81) | 13.38 | (12.56-14.23) | 20.56 | (19.56-21.61) |
| Illinois | 3.02 | (2.77-3.30) | 2.42 | (2.19-2.66) | 5.44 | (5.10-5.80) | 8.92 | (8.65-9.19) | 21.42 | (21.00-21.85) | 30.34 | (29.84-30.84) | 7.23 | (7.02-7.44) | 15.97 | (15.66-16.28) | 23.20 | (22.83-23.57) |
| Indiana | 3.96 | (3.56-4.39) | 2.29 | (1.99-2.62) | 6.25 | (5.74-6.78) | 9.00 | (8.62-9.39) | 19.18 | (18.63-19.75) | 28.18 | (27.51-28.87) | 7.55 | (7.26-7.86) | 14.34 | (13.93-14.75) | 21.89 | (21.39-22.40) |
| Iowa | 3.72 | (3.15-4.36) | 3.00 | (2.50-3.58) | 6.72 | (5.95-7.56) | 9.92 | (9.35-10.51) | 22.25 | (21.39-23.13) | 32.17 | (31.14-33.22) | 8.14 | (7.70-8.59) | 16.73 | (16.10-17.38) | 24.87 | (24.10-25.65) |
| Kansas | 3.25 | (2.72-3.85) | 1.83 | (1.44-2.30) | 5.08 | (4.41-5.82) | 9.36 | (8.78-9.96) | 17.63 | (16.83-18.47) | 26.99 | (25.99-28.01) | 7.60 | (7.16-8.07) | 13.10 | (12.52-13.71) | 20.70 | (19.97-21.46) |
| Kentucky | 4.23 | (3.71-4.80) | 2.94 | (2.51-3.42) | 7.17 | (6.49-7.90) | 9.75 | (9.27-10.24) | 26.11 | (25.33-26.91) | 35.86 | (34.94-36.79) | 8.16 | (7.79-8.55) | 19.46 | (18.89-20.05) | 27.63 | (26.94-28.32) |
| Louisiana | 3.69 | (3.23-4.19) | 2.04 | (1.70-2.43) | 5.73 | (5.15-6.36) | 7.74 | (7.32-8.18) | 19.75 | (19.07-20.45) | 27.49 | (26.69-28.31) | 6.58 | (6.25-6.92) | 14.67 | (14.17-15.18) | 21.25 | (20.65-21.86) |
| Maine | 4.35 | (3.36-5.53) | 1.65 | (1.08-2.41) | 6.00 | (4.84-7.35) | 10.00 | (9.17-10.88) | 14.52 | (13.50-15.60) | 24.52 | (23.20-25.89) | 8.38 | (7.72-9.08) | 10.83 | (10.08-11.62) | 19.21 | (18.20-20.25) |
| Maryland | 3.48 | (3.07-3.93) | 1.90 | (1.60-2.24) | 5.38 | (4.87-5.93) | 8.54 | (8.15-8.95) | 18.47 | (17.90-19.06) | 27.02 | (26.32-27.73) | 7.09 | (6.79-7.40) | 13.72 | (13.30-14.15) | 20.81 | (20.29-21.34) |
| Massachusetts | 3.85 | (3.43-4.31) | 2.09 | (1.79-2.43) | 5.94 | (5.42-6.50) | 9.03 | (8.66-9.41) | 15.66 | (15.18-16.16) | 24.69 | (24.08-25.31) | 7.54 | (7.26-7.84) | 11.77 | (11.41-12.13) | 19.31 | (18.85-19.78) |
| Michigan | 3.71 | (3.38-4.05) | 1.90 | (1.68-2.15) | 5.61 | (5.21-6.03) | 8.94 | (8.64-9.24) | 19.62 | (19.17-20.08) | 28.56 | (28.02-29.11) | 7.44 | (7.20-7.68) | 14.54 | (14.21-14.87) | 21.97 | (21.57-22.38) |
| Minnesota | 3.52 | (3.10-3.98) | 1.60 | (1.32-1.92) | 5.12 | (4.61-5.67) | 8.98 | (8.56-9.41) | 12.71 | (12.21-13.23) | 21.69 | (21.04-22.36) | 7.41 | (7.09-7.75) | 9.52 | (9.16-9.90) | 16.94 | (16.45-17.44) |
| Mississippi | 3.11 | (2.60-3.69) | 2.39 | (1.95-2.91) | 5.51 | (4.82-6.26) | 8.13 | (7.60-8.69) | 18.18 | (17.37-19.01) | 26.31 | (25.35-27.31) | 6.69 | (6.29-7.12) | 13.65 | (13.06-14.26) | 20.35 | (19.63-21.08) |
| Missouri | 3.47 | (3.08-3.91) | 1.44 | (1.19-1.73) | 4.92 | (4.44-5.43) | 8.81 | (8.43-9.20) | 21.23 | (20.63-21.85) | 30.04 | (29.33-30.76) | 7.28 | (6.98-7.58) | 15.56 | (15.12-16.00) | 22.83 | (22.31-23.37) |
| Montana | 3.16 | (2.25-4.32) | 1.78 | (1.13-2.67) | 4.94 | (3.78-6.33) | 9.44 | (8.49-10.47) | 21.06 | (19.62-22.58) | 30.50 | (28.77-32.32) | 7.64 | (6.91-8.43) | 15.53 | (14.48-16.63) | 23.17 | (21.88-24.51) |
| Nebraska | 4.50 | (3.72-5.40) | 3.51 | (2.82-4.32) | 8.01 | (6.95-9.18) | 9.38 | (8.65-10.14) | 15.23 | (14.31-16.20) | 24.61 | (23.43-25.83) | 7.98 | (7.41-8.57) | 11.87 | (11.18-12.59) | 19.85 | (18.95-20.78) |
| Nevadab | 2.37 | (1.77-3.11) | -- | -- | 2.91 | (2.24-3.72) | 7.49 | (6.80-8.25) | 14.47 | (13.48-15.51) | 21.97 | (20.75-23.24) | 6.03 | (5.49-6.59) | 10.48 | (9.76-11.22) | 16.50 | (15.61-17.43) |
| New Hampshire | 4.81 | (3.77-6.04) | 2.59 | (1.89-3.48) | 7.40 | (6.12-8.86) | 10.06 | (9.20-10.98) | 17.33 | (16.19-18.52) | 27.39 | (25.95-28.88) | 8.55 | (7.87-9.29) | 13.10 | (12.26-13.98) | 21.65 | (20.56-22.79) |
| New Jersey | 4.02 | (3.66-4.41) | 2.39 | (2.12-2.69) | 6.41 | (5.96-6.90) | 9.21 | (8.89-9.54) | 18.99 | (18.53-19.47) | 28.20 | (27.64-28.78) | 7.72 | (7.47-7.98) | 14.23 | (13.89-14.58) | 21.95 | (21.53-22.39) |
| New Mexico | 2.54 | (1.99-3.19) | 1.85 | (1.38-2.42) | 4.39 | (3.65-5.23) | 7.46 | (6.85-8.10) | 17.21 | (16.28-18.19) | 24.67 | (23.55-25.83) | 6.05 | (5.58-6.54) | 12.81 | (12.12-13.52) | 18.85 | (18.02-19.71) |
| New York | 3.57 | (3.34-3.82) | 2.98 | (2.77-3.20) | 6.55 | (6.23-6.88) | 8.80 | (8.59-9.02) | 23.86 | (23.51-24.22) | 32.66 | (32.25-33.08) | 7.30 | (7.14-7.47) | 17.87 | (17.61-18.13) | 25.17 | (24.86-25.48) |
| North Carolina | 3.28 | (2.98-3.61) | 2.13 | (1.88-2.40) | 5.41 | (5.02-5.83) | 8.58 | (8.28-8.89) | 21.09 | (20.61-21.58) | 29.67 | (29.11-30.25) | 7.06 | (6.83-7.30) | 15.65 | (15.30-16.01) | 22.71 | (22.29-23.14) |
| North Dakota | 2.37 | (1.44-3.66) | -- | -- | 3.68 | (2.49-5.22) | 8.24 | (7.19-9.41) | 14.46 | (12.99-16.04) | 22.70 | (20.88-24.64) | 6.56 | (5.75-7.45) | 10.69 | (9.62-11.84) | 17.24 | (15.89-18.68) |
| Ohio | 3.50 | (3.21-3.81) | 2.30 | (2.07-2.55) | 5.80 | (5.43-6.20) | 9.14 | (8.86-9.43) | 16.03 | (15.65-16.41) | 25.17 | (24.71-25.65) | 7.53 | (7.31-7.75) | 12.09 | (11.82-12.37) | 19.62 | (19.27-19.97) |
| Oklahoma | 2.71 | (2.28-3.19) | 2.01 | (1.65-2.44) | 4.72 | (4.15-5.35) | 8.85 | (8.36-9.36) | 15.93 | (15.26-16.61) | 24.78 | (23.95-25.62) | 7.09 | (6.72-7.47) | 11.94 | (11.45-12.44) | 19.02 | (18.41-19.65) |
| Oregon | 3.72 | (3.20-4.31) | 2.05 | (1.67-2.50) | 5.77 | (5.11-6.49) | 9.75 | (9.25-10.27) | 15.96 | (15.31-16.63) | 25.71 | (24.89-26.55) | 8.02 | (7.63-8.42) | 11.97 | (11.50-12.46) | 19.99 | (19.37-20.62) |
| Pennsylvania | 3.96 | (3.65-4.28) | 2.34 | (2.11-2.58) | 6.29 | (5.91-6.70) | 9.38 | (9.12-9.65) | 22.86 | (22.44-23.28) | 32.24 | (31.75-32.74) | 7.83 | (7.62-8.04) | 16.97 | (16.67-17.28) | 24.80 | (24.43-25.17) |
| Rhode Island | 2.90 | (2.03-4.01) | 2.12 | (1.40-3.08) | 5.02 | (3.86-6.42) | 8.32 | (7.46-9.26) | 16.67 | (15.44-17.98) | 25.00 | (23.48-26.58) | 6.77 | (6.09-7.49) | 12.50 | (11.59-13.46) | 19.27 | (18.13-20.46) |
| South Carolina | 2.94 | (2.53-3.41) | 1.67 | (1.36-2.02) | 4.61 | (4.09-5.18) | 8.54 | (8.12-8.99) | 19.78 | (19.11-20.46) | 28.32 | (27.53-29.13) | 6.94 | (6.61-7.28) | 14.58 | (14.10-15.07) | 21.52 | (20.93-22.11) |
| South Dakota | 3.06 | (2.13-4.26) | 1.49 | (0.87-2.39) | 4.55 | (3.40-5.97) | 9.18 | (8.13-10.32) | 17.63 | (16.15-19.21) | 26.81 | (24.98-28.73) | 7.42 | (6.62-8.29) | 13.00 | (11.93-14.15) | 20.42 | (19.08-21.84) |
| Tennessee | 3.73 | (3.33-4.17) | 2.61 | (2.28-2.98) | 6.35 | (5.82-6.91) | 8.95 | (8.58-9.34) | 23.60 | (22.98-24.23) | 32.55 | (31.83-33.29) | 7.46 | (7.16-7.76) | 17.58 | (17.13-18.04) | 25.04 | (24.50-25.58) |
| Texas | 3.65 | (3.47-3.85) | 2.55 | (2.39-2.71) | 6.20 | (5.95-6.46) | 8.48 | (8.29-8.69) | 24.00 | (23.67-24.34) | 32.49 | (32.10-32.88) | 7.10 | (6.95-7.25) | 17.85 | (17.60-18.09) | 24.95 | (24.66-25.24) |
| Utah | 3.66 | (3.14-4.24) | 2.60 | (2.15-3.11) | 6.25 | (5.56-7.01) | 9.20 | (8.54-9.89) | 26.78 | (25.65-27.94) | 35.98 | (34.67-37.32) | 7.61 | (7.12-8.13) | 19.84 | (19.03-20.68) | 27.45 | (26.49-28.43) |
| Vermont | 2.27 | (1.31-3.65) | 3.33 | (2.18-4.88) | 5.60 | (4.05-7.55) | 10.28 | (9.06-11.63) | 24.31 | (22.36-26.39) | 34.59 | (32.27-37.03) | 7.98 | (7.06-9.00) | 18.29 | (16.85-19.82) | 26.27 | (24.55-28.09) |
| Virginia | 3.38 | (3.04-3.75) | 1.65 | (1.42-1.92) | 5.03 | (4.61-5.48) | 8.34 | (8.01-8.68) | 17.27 | (16.79-17.75) | 25.61 | (25.03-26.20) | 6.92 | (6.66-7.18) | 12.79 | (12.44-13.14) | 19.71 | (19.28-20.14) |
| Washington | 3.67 | (3.29-4.10) | 3.03 | (2.68-3.42) | 6.71 | (6.18-7.27) | 9.81 | (9.42-10.21) | 27.86 | (27.20-28.53) | 37.67 | (36.90-38.45) | 8.05 | (7.75-8.36) | 20.74 | (20.26-21.23) | 28.79 | (28.22-29.37) |
| West Virginia | 3.56 | (2.81-4.45) | 2.32 | (1.73-3.05) | 5.88 | (4.91-6.99) | 8.64 | (7.99-9.33) | 16.20 | (15.29-17.14) | 24.84 | (23.72-26.00) | 7.18 | (6.67-7.73) | 12.22 | (11.55-12.92) | 19.40 | (18.55-20.28) |
| Wisconsin | 3.83 | (3.39-4.30) | 2.44 | (2.11-2.82) | 6.27 | (5.72-6.86) | 9.99 | (9.57-10.41) | 22.09 | (21.46-22.73) | 32.07 | (31.32-32.84) | 8.22 | (7.90-8.55) | 16.45 | (15.99-16.92) | 24.67 | (24.11-25.24) |
| Wyoming | 3.24 | (2.09-4.79) | -- | -- | 5.10 | (3.62-6.98) | 10.15 | (8.81-11.65) | 18.04 | (16.23-20.00) | 28.20 | (25.92-30.62) | 8.17 | (7.14-9.30) | 13.40 | (12.08-14.83) | 21.57 | (19.89-23.36) |
| TOTAL | 3.45 | (3.39-3.51) | 2.22 | (2.17-2.26) | 5.67 | (5.59-5.74) | 8.80 | (8.75-8.86) | 20.38 | (20.30-20.46) | 29.18 | (29.08-29.28) | 7.27 | (7.23-7.31) | 15.17 | (15.11-15.23) | 22.44 | (22.36-22.51) |
aRates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 United States standard population.
bFor Nevada only, rates are calculated using data from 2009-2010.
- Rates are not presented when fewer than 16 cases were reported in the five year period for the specific category. The suppressed cases are included in the counts and rates for totals.
Abbreviations: CBTRUS, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States; NPCR, National Program of Cancer Registries; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program; CI, confidence interval.