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Incidence Rate Report for Maryland by County

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Melanoma of the Skin, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
Annual Incidence Rate
over rate period
(95% Confidence Interval)

Average Annual Count
Rate Period
Maryland6 21.1 (20.6, 21.6) 1,222 2005-2009
US (SEER+NPCR)1 19.2 (19.2, 19.3)
§
2005-2009
Calvert County6 38.5 (32.7, 45.2) 33 2005-2009
Queen Annes County6 37.3 (30.0, 46.0) 19 2005-2009
Worcester County6 36.5 (30.0, 44.1) 26 2005-2009
Talbot County6 34.0 (26.8, 42.7) 17 2005-2009
Anne Arundel County6 31.5 (29.4, 33.8) 167 2005-2009
Wicomico County6 31.5 (26.7, 37.0) 30 2005-2009
Harford County6 30.6 (27.5, 33.9) 75 2005-2009
Carroll County6 30.1 (26.5, 34.0) 54 2005-2009
Caroline County6 28.7 (21.2, 38.1) 10 2005-2009
Somerset County6 28.1 (19.9, 38.7) 8 2005-2009
St. Marys County6 27.9 (23.3, 33.1) 27 2005-2009
Howard County6 27.6 (24.8, 30.6) 76 2005-2009
Kent County6 26.4 (17.6, 38.1) 7 2005-2009
Frederick County6 25.2 (22.3, 28.4) 56 2005-2009
Baltimore County6 24.8 (23.3, 26.3) 216 2005-2009
Cecil County6 23.3 (19.2, 28.0) 23 2005-2009
Washington County6 23.1 (19.8, 26.7) 36 2005-2009
Dorchester County6 18.8 (13.2, 26.0) 8 2005-2009
Montgomery County6 17.5 (16.4, 18.7) 175 2005-2009
Allegany County6 16.7 (13.0, 21.1) 15 2005-2009
Garrett County6 15.3 (9.7, 22.8) 5 2005-2009
Charles County6 14.6 (11.8, 18.0) 19 2005-2009
Baltimore City6 9.6 (8.5, 10.7) 62 2005-2009
Prince Georges County6 7.8 (6.8, 8.8) 54 2005-2009
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/18/2013 7:39 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 (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 by NCI. The US populations included with the data release have been adjusted for the population shifts due to hurricanes Katrina and Rita 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.
§ 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.

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 is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.