Incidence Rate Report for Alabama by County

"All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Melanoma of the Skin, All Ages"
Sorted by Rate

County,"Annual Incidence Rate(†) over rate period - cases per 100,000","Lower 95% Confidence Interval","Upper 95% Confidence Interval",Average Annual Count,Rate Period
Alabama(6),20.0 ,19.4, 20.5,993,2005-2009
US (SEER+NPCR)(1),19.2 ,19.2, 19.3,§,2005-2009
Cullman County(6),32.1 ,27.0, 37.9,29,2005-2009
Lauderdale County(6),27.5 ,23.2, 32.5,29,2005-2009
Geneva County(6),27.2 ,19.3, 37.4,8,2005-2009
Baldwin County(6),26.7 ,23.6, 30.2,55,2005-2009
Autauga County(6),26.3 ,20.3, 33.7,13,2005-2009
Pike County(6),26.2 ,18.4, 36.3,8,2005-2009
Clarke County(6),26.0 ,18.2, 36.1,7,2005-2009
Morgan County(6),25.8 ,21.9, 30.1,32,2005-2009
Elmore County(6),25.1 ,20.4, 30.6,20,2005-2009
Jackson County(6),25.0 ,19.6, 31.5,15,2005-2009
Clay County(6),24.2 ,14.3, 38.5,4,2005-2009
Winston County(6),23.8 ,16.5, 33.4,7,2005-2009
Marshall County(6),23.7 ,19.5, 28.6,22,2005-2009
Calhoun County(6),23.5 ,19.9, 27.6,30,2005-2009
Henry County(6),23.4 ,14.8, 35.4,5,2005-2009
Colbert County(6),22.3 ,17.4, 28.4,14,2005-2009
Lamar County(6),22.2 ,13.2, 35.3,4,2005-2009
Etowah County(6),20.9 ,17.3, 25.1,24,2005-2009
Jefferson County(6),20.7 ,19.3, 22.3,147,2005-2009
Marion County(6),20.4 ,14.3, 28.4,8,2005-2009
Walker County(6),20.2 ,16.0, 25.3,16,2005-2009
Limestone County(6),20.1 ,15.7, 25.2,15,2005-2009
St. Clair County(6),19.5 ,15.4, 24.4,16,2005-2009
Washington County(6),19.5 ,11.5, 31.1,4,2005-2009
Shelby County(6),19.4 ,16.5, 22.8,33,2005-2009
Dale County(6),19.2 ,14.0, 25.6,9,2005-2009
Chilton County(6),19.0 ,13.7, 25.7,9,2005-2009
Randolph County(6),18.8 ,12.1, 28.0,5,2005-2009
Monroe County(6),18.8 ,11.8, 28.4,5,2005-2009
Talladega County(6),18.5 ,14.7, 23.1,16,2005-2009
Covington County(6),18.5 ,13.3, 25.2,9,2005-2009
Butler County(6),18.2 ,11.2, 28.0,4,2005-2009
Tuscaloosa County(6),18.2 ,15.4, 21.3,31,2005-2009
DeKalb County(6),18.0 ,13.9, 22.9,13,2005-2009
Coffee County(6),18.0 ,13.1, 24.0,9,2005-2009
Russell County(6),17.8 ,13.0, 23.7,9,2005-2009
Madison County(6),17.7 ,15.7, 20.0,57,2005-2009
Houston County(6),17.6 ,14.2, 21.6,19,2005-2009
Blount County(6),17.1 ,12.8, 22.3,11,2005-2009
Tallapoosa County(6),16.4 ,11.7, 22.5,8,2005-2009
Franklin County(6),16.4 ,11.0, 23.7,6,2005-2009
Montgomery County(6),16.2 ,13.9, 18.7,36,2005-2009
Mobile County(6),15.6 ,13.9, 17.4,65,2005-2009
Bibb County(6),15.5 ,9.2, 24.7,4,2005-2009
Lawrence County(6),15.5 ,10.2, 22.5,6,2005-2009
Chambers County(6),14.1 ,9.3, 20.5,6,2005-2009
Cherokee County(6),13.8 ,8.4, 21.4,4,2005-2009
Dallas County(6),13.5 ,9.1, 19.3,6,2005-2009
Lee County(6),12.9 ,10.1, 16.4,15,2005-2009
Escambia County(6),12.6 ,8.2, 18.5,5,2005-2009
Barbour County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Bullock County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Choctaw County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Cleburne County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Conecuh County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Coosa County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Crenshaw County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Fayette County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Greene County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Hale County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Lowndes County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Macon County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Marengo County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Perry County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Pickens County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Sumter County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009
Wilcox County(6),* ,*, *,3 or fewer,2005-2009

Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/20/2013 5:59 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
"† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population [http://www.seer.cancer.gov/stdpopulations/stdpop.19ages.html] (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified [http://seer.cancer.gov/popdata/] by NCI. The US populations included with the data release have been adjusted for the population shifts due to hurricanes Katrina and Rita [http://seer.cancer.gov/data/hurricane.html] for 62 counties and parishes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The 1969-2009 US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates."
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates.  Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 cases were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
"§ Because of the impact on Louisiana's population for the July - December 2005 time period due to Hurricanes Katrina/Rita, SEER excluded Louisiana cases diagnosed for that six month time period. The count has been suppressed due to data consistency issues.  [http://seer.cancer.gov/data/hurricane.html]
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1 Source: CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) January 2012 data submission and SEER November 2011 submission.

6 Source: State Cancer Registry and the CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) January 2012 data submission. State rates include rates from metropolitan areas funded by SEER.


"Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics.  When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable.  A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate."

Suppression [http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/suppressed.html] is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.