This page provides data points and curated searches from OMH’s Knowledge Center library catalog related to cancer within minority and tribal populations in the United States and its territories. The number of catalog records for each topic reflect the search results at the time of this page’s latest update.
American Indian/Alaska Native
American Indians/Alaska Native men and women generally have lower cancer rates than the total population. However, health gaps still exist within certain types of cancer. From 2015-2021, American Indians/Alaska Native males diagnosed with stomach cancer had a survival rate that was 55% lower than males of the total population.1 From 2019-2023, American Indians/Alaska Native males died from stomach cancer 94% more often than the total population.2 In 2024, American Indians/Alaska Native females were diagnosed with cervical cancer 29% more frequently than females of the total population.3 American Indians/Alaska Native adults had lower screening rates for breast4, cervical5, and colorectal6 cancer than the total population.
For additional data on cancer and American Indians/Alaska Natives, please visit our Population Profiles.
Asian American
Asian Americans generally have lower cancer rates than the total population. However, health gaps still exist within certain types of cancer.7 From 2018–20228, Asian/Pacific Islanders, both male and female, had rates of new liver and intrahepatic bile duct (IBD) cancer that were 19% higher than those in their respective total populations. From 2019-2023,9 death rates for stomach cancer in Asian/Pacific Islander males exceeded the total male population by 49%. Asian/Pacific Islander females died from liver and IBD cancer and from stomach cancer at rates 21% and 65% higher, respectively, than females in the total population.
For additional data on cancer and Asian Americans, please visit our Population Profiles.
Black/African American
Black/African Americans have the highest mortality rate of any racial and ethnic group for all cancers combined and for most major cancers.10 The statistics for Black/African American men and prostate cancer skew the most negative of any group; from 2018–2022, they were diagnosed 62% more often than the total population11 and died within 5 years 92% more often than the total population from 2019–2023.12 Black/African American women were diagnosed with stomach cancer 47% more often than the total population of American women from 2018–2022.13 Black/African American men had a five-year mortality rate for colorectal cancer that was 37% higher than the total population of American men from 2019–2023.14
For additional data on cancer and Black or African Americans, please visit our Population Profiles.
Hispanic/Latino
Hispanic/Latino American males and females generally have lower cancer rates than the total population. However, health gaps still exist within certain types of cancer.15 From 2018-2022,16 Hispanic/Latino American males were nearly 40% less frequently diagnosed with oral cavity and pharynx cancer than males from the total population. Hispanic/Latino American females had similar diagnosis rates for pancreatic cancer as the total female population. From 2019-2023, both Hispanic/Latino American males and females died from stomach cancer at a rate that exceeded their peers from the total population by 54% and 85%, respectively.17
For additional data on cancer and Hispanic Americans, please visit our Population Profiles.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
National data is limited for this population. Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders generally have lower cancer rates than the total population. However, health gaps still exist within certain types of cancer. In 2014,18 Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander females were diagnosed with breast cancer 38% more frequently than the total population. American Samoans were diagnosed 3.85 times more frequently than the total population. Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders adults were diagnosed with colorectal cancer 60% more frequently than the total population. Guamanians/Chamorros were diagnosed 3.8 times more than the total population. From 2019-2021,19 non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander males were diagnosed 80% less frequently with prostate cancer than the total male population. Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander adults were diagnosed 70% less frequently with any kind of skin cancer.
For additional data on cancer and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, please visit our Population Profiles.
1 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
2 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
3 CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults. (Back)
4 CDC, 2023. Health United States, 2020–2021. Table CanBrTest. (Back)
5 Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP). Healthy People 2030. Increase the proportion of females who get screened for cervical cancer in 2021. (Back)
6 ODPHP. Healthy People 2030. Increase the proportion of adults who get screened for colorectal cancer in 2023. (Back)
7 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
8 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
9 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
10 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
11 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
12 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
13 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
14 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
15 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
16 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
17 SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics [Internet]. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; 2025 Jul 2. [cited 2025 Sep 26]. Available from: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/. Data source(s): SEER Incidence Data, November 2024 Submission (1975-2022), SEER 21 registries. (Back)
18 CDC, 2017. National Center for Health Statistics. Health Conditions and Behaviors of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Persons in the United States, 2014. Table 8. (Back)
19 CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults by Detailed Race and Ethnicity. (Back)
Date Last Reviewed: September 2025