Why this matters for Black families
Black women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women (ACS, 2024), despite similar incidence rates: the gap traces to later-stage diagnosis, higher triple-negative rates, and uneven access to timely follow-up.
The mortality gap is not explained by incidence: Black and white women are diagnosed at similar rates. It is explained by diagnostic delay, higher rates of aggressive tumor subtypes (triple-negative and inflammatory breast cancer), and uneven access to modern systemic therapies. The American College of Radiology 2023 recommendations call for Black women to begin risk assessment at age 25, a full decade earlier than the general-population mammogram start age.
Every NBCCEDP state program serves Black women; some programs explicitly track race-stratified screening rates and publish equity scorecards.
Who qualifies (federal baseline)
Federal NBCCEDP eligibility (state programs may expand):
- Age: 40-64 (breast); 21-64 (cervical)
- Income: up to 250% of the federal poverty level (states may raise this: California and several others use 200% FPL as the cutoff)
- Insurance status: uninsured, or insured with a deductible/copay that makes screening unaffordable
- Documentation: most states accept a simple intake screening form; no extensive income documentation is required for initial enrollment
- Citizenship: NBCCEDP serves women regardless of immigration status in most states
State variations: California, Washington, and several others cover screening at up to 200% FPL; Massachusetts covers at up to 300% FPL. State phone lines and enrollment forms differ. Always check the state's program page before assuming federal defaults apply.
The three federal eligibility gates
All 50 states & DC
Alabama
Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (ABCCEDP)
877-252-3324
Alaska
Alaska Breast and Cervical Health Check
800-410-6266
Arizona
Well Woman HealthCheck Program
Arkansas
BreastCare (Arkansas Department of Health)
833-693-2942
California
Every Woman Counts (EWC)
800-511-2300
Colorado
Women's Wellness Connection (WWC)
Connecticut
Connecticut Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (CBCCEDP)
860-509-7804
Delaware
Screening for Life
302-744-1040
Florida
Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
850-245-4144
Georgia
Georgia Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (BCCP)
Hawaii
Hawaii Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP)
808-692-7480
Idaho
Women's Health Check
208-334-5805
Illinois
Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP)
888-522-1282
Indiana
Indiana Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IN-BCCP)
Iowa
Care for Yourself
866-339-7909
Kansas
Early Detection Works (EDW)
877-277-1368
Kentucky
Kentucky Women's Cancer Screening Program (KWCSP)
844-249-0708
Louisiana
Louisiana Breast & Cervical Health Program (LBCHP)
888-599-1073
Maine
Maine CDC Breast and Cervical Health Program (MBCHP)
800-350-5180
Maryland
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (MBCCP)
877-414-4447
Michigan
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Navigation Program (BC3NP)
844-446-8727
Minnesota
Sage Cancer Screening Program
888-643-2584
Mississippi
Mississippi Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
800-721-7222
Missouri
Show Me Healthy Women (SMHW)
866-726-9926
Montana
Montana Cancer Screening Program
888-803-9343
Nebraska
Every Woman Matters (EWM)
800-532-2227
Nevada
Women's Health Connection (WHC)
877-385-2345
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
603-271-4931
New Jersey
New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED)
800-328-3838
New Mexico
New Mexico Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
833-796-8773
New York
Cancer Services Program (CSP)
866-442-2262
North Carolina
NC Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (NC BCCCP)
North Dakota
Women's Way
800-449-6636
Ohio
Ohio Breast & Cervical Cancer Project (BCCP)
844-430-2227
Oklahoma
Take Charge
888-669-5934
Oregon
Oregon ScreenWise Program
971-673-0581
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (PA-BCCEDP)
800-215-7494
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
401-222-4324
South Carolina
Best Chance Network
800-450-4611
South Dakota
All Women Count!
800-738-2301
Tennessee
Tennessee Breast and Cervical Screening Program
877-969-6636
Texas
Breast and Cervical Cancer Services (BCCS)
512-776-7796
Utah
Utah Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Program
800-717-1811
Vermont
You First (formerly Ladies First)
800-508-2222
Virginia
Every Woman's Life (EWL)
866-395-4968
Washington
Breast, Cervical and Colon Health Program (BCCHP)
888-438-2247
West Virginia
WV Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program (WVBCCSP)
800-642-8522
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Well Woman Program
800-642-7837
Wyoming
Wyoming Cancer Program
800-264-1296
District of Columbia
WISH Cancer Screening Program
202-442-5900
Data sources
- CDC NBCCEDP program directory: cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp
- American Cancer Society Cancer Statistics Center: cancerstatisticscenter.cancer.org
- USPSTF recommendations: uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org
- State health department websites (cited inline on every state page)
Data refreshed: