Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023
Georgia Counties versus United States
Lung & Bronchus
All Races, Both Sexes
Sorted by rate
Counties
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Priority Index1 1=highest 9=lowest 
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Recent Trend2 |
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate |
Average Annual Count
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
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Rate Ratio3 County to US
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Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| United States | - | falling | - | 134,732 | 31.5 (31.4, 31.6) | - | -3.7 (-3.9, -3.5) |
| Georgia | - | falling | - | 4,056 | 32.7 (32.3, 33.2) | - | -4.8 (-5.5, -4.2) |
| Atkinson County | 4 | stable | higher | 8 | 84.6 (60.0, 116.4) | 2.7 | 0.4 (-1.6, 2.7) |
| Miller County | 4 | stable | higher | 6 | 67.1 (43.8, 99.5) | 2.1 | -1.2 (-4.3, 1.5) |
| Treutlen County | 4 | stable | higher | 6 | 62.2 (41.5, 91.1) | 2.0 | 1.0 (-1.8, 4.5) |
| Bacon County | 4 | stable | higher | 9 | 62.0 (44.8, 84.2) | 2.0 | -1.9 (-5.2, 1.2) |
| Murray County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 57.1 (47.9, 67.7) | 1.8 | -3.3 (-4.5, -2.0) |
| Crawford County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 57.0 (41.8, 76.7) | 1.8 | -1.9 (-4.1, 0.3) |
| Chattooga County | 5 | falling | higher | 20 | 55.8 (45.3, 68.4) | 1.8 | -1.5 (-2.7, -0.2) |
| Elbert County | 4 | stable | higher | 16 | 52.2 (41.0, 65.9) | 1.7 | -1.3 (-3.2, 0.5) |
| Emanuel County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 52.2 (40.9, 65.8) | 1.7 | -0.8 (-2.8, 1.3) |
| Peach County | 5 | falling | higher | 19 | 51.9 (41.7, 64.1) | 1.6 | -1.9 (-3.6, -0.2) |
| Pike County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 51.0 (38.9, 65.9) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-3.2, 2.2) |
| Wilkinson County | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 50.7 (35.0, 72.2) | 1.6 | -1.8 (-4.7, 1.0) |
| Brantley County | 5 | falling | higher | 13 | 50.6 (38.8, 65.2) | 1.6 | -2.8 (-5.0, -0.6) |
| Toombs County | 5 | falling | higher | 18 | 50.1 (40.2, 62.0) | 1.6 | -1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Pierce County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 50.0 (38.5, 64.2) | 1.6 | -1.9 (-3.9, 0.2) |
| Montgomery County | 4 | stable | higher | 6 | 49.8 (33.3, 72.6) | 1.6 | -2.4 (-6.3, 1.3) |
| Ware County | 5 | falling | higher | 23 | 49.6 (40.9, 59.8) | 1.6 | -1.6 (-3.3, 0.0) |
| Heard County | 4 | stable | higher | 8 | 49.4 (35.0, 68.5) | 1.6 | -1.8 (-3.5, 0.1) |
| Lanier County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 49.3 (32.7, 71.7) | 1.6 | -2.0 (-4.4, 0.6) |
| Crisp County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 49.2 (38.4, 62.4) | 1.6 | -1.7 (-4.4, 0.8) |
| Madison County | 5 | falling | higher | 21 | 49.1 (39.9, 60.0) | 1.6 | -2.1 (-3.7, -0.4) |
| Gordon County | 5 | falling | higher | 36 | 49.1 (42.1, 57.0) | 1.6 | -4.8 (-10.3, -2.9) |
| Clinch County | 8 | falling | similar | 4 | 48.7 (29.8, 76.3) | 1.5 | -4.2 (-6.9, -2.1) |
| Early County | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 48.7 (33.6, 68.9) | 1.5 | -1.8 (-4.1, 0.2) |
| Polk County | 5 | falling | higher | 25 | 48.3 (40.0, 57.8) | 1.5 | -8.2 (-25.5, -2.5) |
| Wayne County | 4 | stable | higher | 19 | 48.1 (38.6, 59.3) | 1.5 | -1.9 (-4.2, 0.2) |
| Coffee County | 5 | falling | higher | 24 | 47.7 (39.4, 57.4) | 1.5 | -1.9 (-3.5, -0.2) |
| Macon County | 4 | stable | higher | 8 | 47.4 (33.6, 65.6) | 1.5 | -1.4 (-3.6, 0.7) |
| Berrien County | 5 | falling | higher | 12 | 47.0 (35.8, 61.0) | 1.5 | -2.5 (-4.6, -0.5) |
| Dodge County | 5 | falling | higher | 14 | 46.9 (36.4, 60.0) | 1.5 | -2.4 (-4.6, -0.2) |
| Laurens County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 46.5 (39.4, 54.6) | 1.5 | -0.6 (-2.5, 1.4) |
| Spalding County | 5 | falling | higher | 44 | 46.2 (40.1, 53.0) | 1.5 | -1.6 (-2.5, -0.7) |
| Talbot County | 8 | falling | similar | 5 | 45.9 (28.1, 73.7) | 1.5 | -4.0 (-6.7, -1.7) |
| White County | 4 | stable | higher | 22 | 45.9 (37.5, 55.9) | 1.5 | -1.4 (-3.3, 0.8) |
| Charlton County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 45.8 (31.7, 64.6) | 1.5 | -1.4 (-3.8, 1.1) |
| Franklin County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 45.6 (36.2, 57.0) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.9, 0.7) |
| Walker County | 5 | falling | higher | 46 | 45.5 (39.8, 52.0) | 1.4 | -3.5 (-4.5, -2.5) |
| Lumpkin County | 5 | falling | higher | 20 | 45.4 (36.7, 55.8) | 1.4 | -2.9 (-4.6, -1.0) |
| Haralson County | 5 | falling | higher | 17 | 45.1 (35.9, 56.0) | 1.4 | -4.7 (-13.9, -2.8) |
| Pickens County | 4 | stable | higher | 25 | 44.9 (37.0, 54.4) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Long County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 44.9 (29.7, 64.7) | 1.4 | -2.8 (-6.4, 1.1) |
| Worth County | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 44.7 (34.6, 57.2) | 1.4 | -1.5 (-3.3, 0.4) |
| Floyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 57 | 44.6 (39.5, 50.2) | 1.4 | -2.5 (-3.5, -1.6) |
| Whitfield County | 5 | falling | higher | 54 | 44.5 (39.3, 50.2) | 1.4 | -3.0 (-4.1, -1.9) |
| Taylor County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 44.5 (28.9, 66.7) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-4.5, 1.4) |
| Mitchell County | 5 | falling | higher | 13 | 44.3 (34.2, 56.7) | 1.4 | -2.1 (-3.6, -0.6) |
| Bartow County | 5 | falling | higher | 56 | 44.2 (39.0, 49.9) | 1.4 | -2.9 (-4.5, -1.4) |
| Marion County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 44.1 (29.0, 66.2) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-3.1, 2.4) |
| Upson County | 5 | falling | higher | 18 | 44.1 (35.3, 54.8) | 1.4 | -1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Warren County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 44.1 (27.1, 70.8) | 1.4 | -2.7 (-6.0, 0.5) |
| Barrow County | 5 | falling | higher | 38 | 43.9 (37.7, 50.8) | 1.4 | -2.1 (-3.3, -0.8) |
| Tattnall County | 5 | falling | higher | 13 | 43.8 (33.5, 56.3) | 1.4 | -3.5 (-5.4, -1.7) |
| Effingham County | 5 | falling | higher | 30 | 43.6 (36.6, 51.5) | 1.4 | -2.0 (-3.7, -0.2) |
| Colquitt County | 5 | falling | higher | 25 | 43.6 (36.2, 52.1) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-3.0, -0.4) |
| Terrell County | 8 | falling | similar | 6 | 43.5 (28.9, 64.0) | 1.4 | -4.6 (-6.6, -2.9) |
| Bleckley County | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 43.4 (30.7, 60.4) | 1.4 | -3.0 (-5.2, -1.0) |
| McIntosh County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 43.2 (31.9, 59.0) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-3.5, 0.8) |
| Butts County | 5 | falling | higher | 14 | 43.1 (33.4, 55.0) | 1.4 | -3.1 (-5.5, -0.8) |
| Ben Hill County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 42.9 (31.9, 56.9) | 1.4 | -3.9 (-5.6, -2.4) |
| Stephens County | 5 | falling | higher | 17 | 42.9 (34.1, 53.5) | 1.4 | -1.8 (-3.3, -0.4) |
| Johnson County | 8 | falling | similar | 6 | 42.7 (28.7, 62.3) | 1.4 | -2.7 (-5.0, -0.6) |
| Wilkes County | 8 | falling | similar | 7 | 42.6 (29.5, 60.8) | 1.4 | -3.1 (-5.0, -1.4) |
| Washington County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 42.6 (32.2, 55.5) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-4.2, 0.9) |
| Dade County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 42.5 (31.3, 56.9) | 1.3 | -10.7 (-34.6, -3.3) |
| Thomas County | 5 | falling | higher | 28 | 42.3 (35.4, 50.3) | 1.3 | -2.3 (-3.8, -0.8) |
| Liberty County | 5 | falling | higher | 22 | 41.8 (34.0, 50.9) | 1.3 | -2.6 (-4.6, -0.6) |
| Bryan County | 5 | falling | higher | 17 | 41.8 (33.1, 52.0) | 1.3 | -3.8 (-14.9, -1.2) |
| Jefferson County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 41.7 (30.0, 56.9) | 1.3 | -2.5 (-4.6, -0.6) |
| Monroe County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 41.4 (33.0, 51.6) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-3.3, 0.9) |
| McDuffie County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 41.3 (31.5, 53.5) | 1.3 | -2.4 (-4.7, -0.1) |
| Banks County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 41.2 (30.4, 54.9) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-3.2, 2.5) |
| Decatur County | 5 | falling | higher | 16 | 41.2 (32.6, 51.6) | 1.3 | -2.1 (-3.7, -0.6) |
| Lee County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 41.0 (31.6, 52.3) | 1.3 | -2.1 (-3.4, -0.5) |
| Richmond County | 5 | falling | higher | 95 | 40.9 (37.2, 44.9) | 1.3 | -2.7 (-3.4, -2.0) |
| Towns County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 40.8 (29.5, 56.6) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-3.9, 0.8) |
| Carroll County | 5 | falling | higher | 55 | 40.7 (35.9, 45.9) | 1.3 | -5.9 (-12.6, -2.6) |
| Cook County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 40.6 (29.5, 54.9) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-3.4, 1.5) |
| Jackson County | 5 | falling | higher | 36 | 40.6 (34.7, 47.1) | 1.3 | -14.7 (-23.3, -3.6) |
| Troup County | 5 | falling | higher | 35 | 40.3 (34.4, 47.0) | 1.3 | -1.8 (-3.3, -0.4) |
| Oglethorpe County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 40.3 (29.3, 54.6) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-4.0, 0.3) |
| Pulaski County | 8 | falling | similar | 7 | 40.2 (27.8, 57.6) | 1.3 | -2.6 (-5.4, 0.0) |
| Lamar County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 40.1 (29.5, 53.6) | 1.3 | -5.5 (-17.7, -2.9) |
| Dooly County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 40.1 (28.1, 56.7) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-4.6, 0.2) |
| Meriwether County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 39.7 (30.3, 51.6) | 1.3 | -2.1 (-4.0, -0.3) |
| Screven County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 39.5 (28.7, 53.9) | 1.3 | -2.3 (-4.1, -0.6) |
| Jeff Davis County | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 39.3 (27.7, 54.7) | 1.2 | -8.3 (-26.5, -3.3) |
| Twiggs County | 8 | falling | similar | 6 | 39.1 (25.9, 58.9) | 1.2 | -3.0 (-5.4, -0.8) |
| Rabun County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 38.6 (29.2, 51.0) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-3.5, 0.3) |
| Appling County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 38.5 (28.3, 51.6) | 1.2 | -2.3 (-3.8, -0.7) |
| Dougherty County | 5 | falling | higher | 41 | 37.7 (32.6, 43.4) | 1.2 | -3.0 (-4.2, -2.0) |
| Randolph County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 37.7 (23.5, 60.0) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-6.0, 2.3) |
| Hancock County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 37.6 (25.4, 56.0) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-3.8, 0.7) |
| Bibb County | 5 | falling | higher | 73 | 37.5 (33.7, 41.6) | 1.2 | -5.2 (-7.9, -3.7) |
| Fannin County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 37.3 (30.1, 46.4) | 1.2 | -3.3 (-5.1, -1.7) |
| Evans County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 37.3 (23.8, 56.0) | 1.2 | -2.7 (-5.9, 0.3) |
| Jones County | 8 | falling | similar | 15 | 37.2 (29.1, 47.1) | 1.2 | -3.9 (-11.8, -2.1) |
| Tift County | 8 | falling | similar | 19 | 37.1 (29.9, 45.6) | 1.2 | -10.7 (-22.4, -2.9) |
| Telfair County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 36.8 (25.1, 53.0) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-3.4, 1.4) |
| Baldwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 36.7 (29.8, 44.9) | 1.2 | -2.9 (-4.6, -1.4) |
| Muscogee County | 5 | falling | higher | 84 | 36.0 (32.6, 39.7) | 1.1 | -2.8 (-3.8, -1.8) |
| Camden County | 8 | falling | similar | 23 | 36.0 (29.4, 43.6) | 1.1 | -2.9 (-4.1, -1.5) |
| Lincoln County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 35.7 (23.0, 55.1) | 1.1 | -30.9 (-56.7, 1.1) |
| Dawson County | 8 | falling | similar | 16 | 35.6 (27.9, 45.0) | 1.1 | -5.5 (-9.8, -3.7) |
| Gilmer County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 35.5 (28.8, 43.7) | 1.1 | -2.7 (-4.3, -0.9) |
| Catoosa County | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 35.5 (30.3, 41.4) | 1.1 | -3.8 (-5.0, -2.6) |
| Glynn County | 8 | falling | similar | 49 | 35.2 (30.8, 40.2) | 1.1 | -3.2 (-4.3, -2.0) |
| Sumter County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 35.2 (27.4, 44.8) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-3.7, -1.1) |
| Walton County | 8 | falling | similar | 45 | 34.9 (30.4, 39.9) | 1.1 | -11.2 (-17.5, -6.2) |
| Paulding County | 8 | falling | similar | 55 | 34.6 (30.4, 39.2) | 1.1 | -3.8 (-4.6, -2.9) |
| Habersham County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 34.4 (28.3, 41.6) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-3.1, 0.3) |
| Turner County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 34.0 (21.1, 53.0) | 1.1 | -2.7 (-6.9, 1.4) |
| Morgan County | 8 | falling | similar | 11 | 33.8 (25.3, 44.7) | 1.1 | -2.8 (-5.4, -0.1) |
| Jasper County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 33.6 (23.2, 47.6) | 1.1 | -2.5 (-5.2, 0.4) |
| Burke County | 8 | falling | similar | 11 | 33.5 (24.9, 44.3) | 1.1 | -3.5 (-5.9, -1.3) |
| Houston County | 8 | falling | similar | 59 | 33.1 (29.3, 37.2) | 1.0 | -3.4 (-4.6, -2.3) |
| Douglas County | 8 | falling | similar | 45 | 33.1 (28.7, 37.9) | 1.0 | -3.5 (-4.8, -2.1) |
| Newton County | 8 | falling | similar | 39 | 32.0 (27.5, 36.9) | 1.0 | -11.5 (-23.9, -5.0) |
| Coweta County | 8 | falling | similar | 55 | 31.7 (28.0, 35.8) | 1.0 | -3.5 (-4.5, -2.5) |
| Henry County | 8 | falling | similar | 76 | 31.7 (28.4, 35.2) | 1.0 | -3.7 (-4.5, -2.9) |
| Union County | 8 | falling | similar | 19 | 31.4 (25.1, 39.5) | 1.0 | -2.7 (-4.8, -0.5) |
| Rockdale County | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 31.0 (26.4, 36.2) | 1.0 | -3.7 (-4.9, -2.7) |
| Putnam County | 8 | falling | similar | 12 | 30.8 (23.2, 40.5) | 1.0 | -2.7 (-4.9, -0.5) |
| Columbia County | 8 | falling | similar | 55 | 30.6 (27.0, 34.6) | 1.0 | -3.6 (-4.3, -2.9) |
| Lowndes County | 8 | falling | similar | 37 | 30.5 (26.2, 35.4) | 1.0 | -4.4 (-5.7, -3.3) |
| Chatham County | 8 | falling | similar | 111 | 30.4 (27.9, 33.2) | 1.0 | -3.6 (-4.3, -3.0) |
| Irwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 4 | 29.8 (18.2, 47.0) | 0.9 | -2.6 (-5.6, -0.1) |
| Clayton County | 8 | falling | similar | 71 | 28.8 (25.7, 32.3) | 0.9 | -4.2 (-5.1, -3.4) |
| Bulloch County | 8 | falling | similar | 23 | 28.8 (23.6, 34.9) | 0.9 | -18.8 (-31.8, -9.8) |
| Candler County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 28.6 (17.7, 44.5) | 0.9 | -3.7 (-8.0, 0.3) |
| Hall County | 8 | falling | similar | 73 | 28.6 (25.7, 31.8) | 0.9 | -11.4 (-22.2, -4.2) |
| Hart County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 28.1 (21.6, 36.4) | 0.9 | -5.8 (-16.2, -3.9) |
| Harris County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 28.0 (21.7, 35.9) | 0.9 | -3.3 (-5.1, -1.4) |
| Cherokee County | 9 | falling | lower | 87 | 27.5 (24.9, 30.3) | 0.9 | -3.7 (-4.6, -2.7) |
| Brooks County | 8 | falling | similar | 7 | 27.3 (19.1, 38.7) | 0.9 | -4.2 (-6.4, -2.3) |
| Greene County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 26.0 (19.1, 35.7) | 0.8 | -4.1 (-6.0, -2.2) |
| Fulton County | 9 | falling | lower | 265 | 25.6 (24.2, 27.1) | 0.8 | -3.8 (-4.2, -3.4) |
| Clarke County | 9 | falling | lower | 29 | 25.4 (21.4, 30.0) | 0.8 | -3.4 (-5.0, -1.9) |
| Grady County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 24.5 (17.9, 33.1) | 0.8 | -9.7 (-20.6, -5.8) |
| Cobb County | 9 | falling | lower | 188 | 24.3 (22.7, 26.0) | 0.8 | -6.0 (-9.6, -4.4) |
| Gwinnett County | 9 | falling | lower | 199 | 24.3 (22.7, 25.9) | 0.8 | -4.0 (-4.6, -3.5) |
| Forsyth County | 9 | falling | lower | 60 | 23.8 (21.1, 26.7) | 0.8 | -4.4 (-5.2, -3.4) |
| Fayette County | 9 | falling | lower | 40 | 22.8 (19.7, 26.3) | 0.7 | -3.8 (-5.0, -2.6) |
| DeKalb County | 9 | falling | lower | 170 | 21.8 (20.3, 23.3) | 0.7 | -5.0 (-7.0, -4.3) |
| Oconee County | 9 | falling | lower | 11 | 20.8 (15.6, 27.3) | 0.7 | -4.4 (-5.9, -2.7) |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/31/2026 12:35 am.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: 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.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Baker County, Calhoun County, Chattahoochee County, Clay County, Echols County, Glascock County, Quitman County, Schley County, Stewart County, Taliaferro County, Webster County, Wheeler County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Jenkins County, Seminole County, Wilcox County
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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.
Data for United States do not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/31/2026 12:35 am.
Trend2
Rising
when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable
when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling
when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
Rate Comparison
Above when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
Similar
when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
Below when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90
Rising
when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.Stable
when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.Falling
when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.Rate Comparison
Above
when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10Similar
when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.Below
when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: 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.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Baker County, Calhoun County, Chattahoochee County, Clay County, Echols County, Glascock County, Quitman County, Schley County, Stewart County, Taliaferro County, Webster County, Wheeler County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Jenkins County, Seminole County, Wilcox County
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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.
Data for United States do not include Puerto Rico.