Missing Millions · 2026 estimate

Michigan is missing 410,900 lung cancer screenings.

About 1 in 9 adults ages 50 to 80 in Michigan qualifies for lung cancer screening and hasn't been screened. Find your county below.

514,900adults qualify for screening under USPSTF 2021 criteria (estimate)
20.2%were screened, 16th of 51 (American Lung Association, 2025); 18.2% nationally
14,443low-dose CT screening scans billed to Medicare fee-for-service by Michigan providers in 2024

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates 2025; CDC PLACES 2025; USPSTF 2021; American Lung Association, State of Lung Cancer 2025; CMS Medicare Physician and Other Practitioners 2024 (CPT 71271). Modeled estimates; see methodology below.

The gap, county by county

Shade shows how many adults ages 50 to 80 are missing screening. Select a county.

Wayne County

76,900

missing lung cancer screenings (estimate)

  • Qualify for screening96,400
  • Adults 50 to 80 missing screening1 in 8
  • Medicare low-dose CT scans, 20243,271
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Every Michigan county, ranked

Ranked by estimated missing screenings. Select a column to sort.
1Wayne County76,90096,4001 in 83,271
2Oakland County38,90048,8001 in 122,397
3Macomb County38,10047,8001 in 8396
4Kent County20,30025,5001 in 102,461
5Genesee County19,20024,1001 in 7219
6Saginaw County8,70010,9001 in 8418
7Washtenaw County8,70010,8001 in 132,367
8Ottawa County8,70010,8001 in 1175
9Muskegon County8,40010,6001 in 7171
10St. Clair County8,20010,3001 in 8101
11Ingham County8,20010,3001 in 10338
12Kalamazoo County8,10010,1001 in 10157
13Livingston County7,3009,2001 in 110
14Monroe County7,1008,9001 in 80
15Jackson County7,0008,8001 in 8478
16Berrien County6,8008,5001 in 820
17Calhoun County6,1007,7001 in 845
18Allegan County5,2006,5001 in 90
19Bay County4,9006,2001 in 879
20Lapeer County4,6005,7001 in 869
21Lenawee County4,5005,6001 in 80
22Eaton County4,1005,2001 in 100
23Grand Traverse County3,8004,7001 in 1011
24Van Buren County3,7004,6001 in 80
25Montcalm County3,6004,5001 in 7122
26Shiawassee County3,3004,1001 in 80
27Midland County3,1003,9001 in 1019
28Ionia County2,9003,7001 in 80
29Clinton County2,9003,6001 in 100
30St. Joseph County2,9003,6001 in 70
31Barry County2,9003,6001 in 90
32Tuscola County2,8003,6001 in 70
33Newaygo County2,8003,5001 in 70
34Cass County2,7003,3001 in 80
35Marquette County2,5003,1001 in 9101
36Hillsdale County2,4003,0001 in 70
37Sanilac County2,3002,9001 in 70
38Branch County2,3002,9001 in 7131
39Isabella County2,2002,7001 in 80
40Clare County2,1002,7001 in 70
41Delta County2,0002,5001 in 883
42Mecosta County2,0002,5001 in 80
43Gratiot County1,9002,4001 in 80
44Chippewa County1,8002,3001 in 768
45Huron County1,8002,2001 in 80
46Wexford County1,7002,2001 in 70
47Iosco County1,7002,1001 in 70
48Gladwin County1,7002,1001 in 70
49Alpena County1,7002,1001 in 70
50Roscommon County1,6002,0001 in 80
51Cheboygan County1,6002,0001 in 80
52Mason County1,5001,9001 in 80
53Emmet County1,4001,8001 in 1053
54Oceana County1,4001,8001 in 80
55Manistee County1,4001,8001 in 80
56Ogemaw County1,4001,7001 in 70
57Menominee County1,3001,7001 in 80
58Osceola County1,3001,6001 in 70
59Dickinson County1,3001,6001 in 862
60Otsego County1,2001,6001 in 80
61Charlevoix County1,2001,5001 in 100
62Antrim County1,2001,5001 in 90
63Houghton County1,1001,4001 in 1022
64Kalkaska County1,1001,3001 in 70
65Lake County1,0001,3001 in 60
66Leelanau County9501,2001 in 12709
67Arenac County9501,2001 in 70
68Benzie County9001,1001 in 90
69Crawford County8501,1001 in 70
70Presque Isle County8401,1001 in 80
71Gogebic County8401,1001 in 80
72Missaukee County8201,0001 in 70
73Mackinac County7409301 in 70
74Montmorency County7409301 in 70
75Iron County7309201 in 80
76Alcona County7108901 in 80
77Oscoda County6307801 in 70
78Schoolcraft County5607001 in 70
79Baraga County4906101 in 70
80Alger County4806001 in 80
81Ontonagon County4105201 in 80
82Luce County3604501 in 70
83Keweenaw County1001301 in 110

Methodology

How we estimate the gap

A modeled estimate from public data only. It is not a count of patients and contains no patient information.

missing = adults 50 to 80 × county smoking rate × national eligibility factor × (1 − state screening rate)

  • Adults 50 to 80: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, Vintage 2025
  • Smoking: CDC PLACES 2025 release (Kentucky and Pennsylvania: 2024 release)
  • Eligibility: USPSTF 2021 criteria, scaled to about 14.5 million eligible adults nationally
  • Screening rates: American Lung Association, State of Lung Cancer 2025
  • Who is missing: Census population estimates (age) and American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 (language)
  • Screening activity: CMS Medicare fee-for-service claims for low-dose CT (CPT 71271), 2024, by provider location

Estimates under 50 are shown as "fewer than 50"; others are rounded. Full methodology

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