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Incidence Rate Report for Tennessee by County

All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, Cervix, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
Explanation of Column Headers

Incidence Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The incidence rate is based upon 100,000 people and is an annual rate (or average annual rate) based on the time period indicated. Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population.

Other Notes

  • Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
  • Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.


    Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

  • Tennessee6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 8.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.3 to 9.2.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 285.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • US (SEER+NPCR)1
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 8.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.0 to 8.1.
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  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Cocke County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 17.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.2 to 28.2.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 4.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Loudon County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 16.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.7 to 26.9.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 4.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Gibson County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 14.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.5 to 22.4.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 4.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Coffee County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 13.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.6 to 21.4.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 3.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Putnam County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 13.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.2 to 20.1.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 5.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Tipton County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 11.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.7 to 18.7.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 3.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Greene County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 11.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.1 to 17.2.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 5.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Sevier County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 10.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.3 to 15.5.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 4.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Madison County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 10.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.5 to 14.7.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 5.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Shelby County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 9.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.6 to 11.2.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 48.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Maury County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 9.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.1 to 14.9.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 4.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Montgomery County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 9.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.2 to 12.7.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 7.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Bradley County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 8.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.5 to 13.2.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 5.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Washington County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 8.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.4 to 12.3.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 5.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Hamilton County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 8.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.2 to 10.2.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 14.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Davidson County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 7.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.1 to 8.9.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 24.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Knox County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 7.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.8 to 9.2.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 16.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Rutherford County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 7.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.1 to 9.8.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 8.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Wilson County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 6.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.0 to 10.5.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 4.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Sumner County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 5.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.5 to 8.6.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 4.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Sullivan County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 5.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.5 to 8.5.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 5.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Williamson County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 5.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.1 to 8.1.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 4.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Anderson County6
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  • Bedford County6
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  • Benton County6
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  • Bledsoe County6
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  • Blount County6
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  • Campbell County6
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  • Cannon County6
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  • Carroll County6
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  • Carter County6
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  • Cheatham County6
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  • Chester County6
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  • Claiborne County6
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  • Clay County6
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  • Crockett County6
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  • Cumberland County6
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  • DeKalb County6
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  • Decatur County6
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  • Dickson County6
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  • Dyer County6
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  • Fayette County6
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  • Fentress County6
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  • Franklin County6
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  • Giles County6
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  • Grainger County6
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  • Grundy County6
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  • Hamblen County6
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  • Hancock County6
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  • Hardeman County6
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  • Hardin County6
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  • Hawkins County6
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  • Haywood County6
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  • Henderson County6
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  • Henry County6
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  • Hickman County6
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  • Houston County6
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  • Humphreys County6
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  • Jackson County6
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  • Jefferson County6
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  • Johnson County6
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  • Lake County6
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  • Lauderdale County6
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  • Lawrence County6
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  • Lewis County6
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  • Lincoln County6
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  • Macon County6
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  • Marion County6
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  • Marshall County6
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  • McMinn County6
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  • McNairy County6
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  • Meigs County6
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  • Monroe County6
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  • Moore County6
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  • Morgan County6
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  • Obion County6
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  • Overton County6
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  • Perry County6
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  • Pickett County6
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  • Polk County6
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  • Rhea County6
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  • Roane County6
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  • Robertson County6
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  • Scott County6
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  • Sequatchie County6
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  • Smith County6
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  • Stewart County6
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  • Trousdale County6
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  • Unicoi County6
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  • Union County6
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  • Van Buren County6
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  • Warren County6
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  • Wayne County6
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  • Weakley County6
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  • White County6
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  • Notes:
    Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/19/2013 10:15 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.
    * 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.

    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.