Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Virginia by County
Colon & Rectum, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 8.9? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval) 
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| Virginia | N/A | No | 13.1 (12.8, 13.4) | N/A | 1,360 |
falling 
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-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| United States | N/A | No | 12.9 (12.8, 12.9) | N/A | 52,648 |
falling
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-0.8 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Franklin City | Rural | No | 35.6 (20.8, 57.5) | 1 (1, 86) | 3 |
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| Greensville County | Rural | No | 29.5 (16.5, 48.8) | 2 (1, 97) | 3 |
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| Fairfax City | Urban | No | 29.4 (20.6, 40.6) | 3 (1, 56) | 7 |
stable 
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7.9 (-0.9, 34.4) |
| Danville City | Rural | No | 26.3 (20.7, 33.0) | 4 (1, 35) | 16 |
stable
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1.3 (-1.7, 4.5) |
| Hopewell City | Urban | No | 24.3 (16.1, 35.3) | 5 (1, 87) | 5 |
stable
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-0.7 (-4.6, 3.1) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 22.9 (13.1, 38.5) | 6 (1, 104) | 3 |
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| Giles County | Urban | No | 22.6 (14.6, 34.0) | 7 (1, 98) | 5 |
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| Staunton City | Urban | No | 22.5 (15.8, 31.4) | 8 (1, 83) | 8 |
stable
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0.8 (-2.2, 3.8) |
| Essex County | Rural | No | 22.3 (12.0, 38.4) | 9 (1, 104) | 3 |
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| Charlotte County | Rural | No | 22.1 (12.1, 37.4) | 10 (1, 104) | 3 |
stable
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-0.6 (-4.1, 2.6) |
| Martinsville City | Rural | No | 21.8 (12.7, 35.3) | 11 (1, 104) | 3 |
stable
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1.3 (-2.9, 5.3) |
| Buchanan County | Rural | No | 21.8 (15.0, 31.1) | 12 (1, 89) | 7 |
stable
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-0.1 (-1.7, 1.6) |
| Rockbridge County | Rural | No | 21.5 (14.4, 31.2) | 13 (1, 94) | 7 |
stable
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3.0 (-1.6, 23.1) |
| Brunswick County | Rural | No | 21.3 (13.7, 32.4) | 14 (1, 101) | 5 |
stable
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-1.4 (-4.5, 1.5) |
| Colonial Heights City | Urban | No | 21.3 (13.6, 32.0) | 15 (1, 101) | 5 |
stable
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-0.7 (-4.2, 2.5) |
| Wise County | Rural | No | 21.1 (15.4, 28.4) | 16 (2, 81) | 9 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.7, -0.2) |
| Appomattox County | Urban | No | 20.7 (13.0, 31.7) | 17 (1, 103) | 4 |
stable
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29.2 (-0.1, 61.3) |
| Tazewell County | Rural | No | 20.5 (15.4, 26.9) | 18 (3, 75) | 12 |
stable
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1.8 (-0.3, 4.3) |
| Halifax County with South Boston City | Rural | No | 19.5 (14.5, 25.9) | 19 (3, 88) | 11 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.7, 1.9) |
| Prince Edward County | Rural | No | 19.3 (11.8, 29.9) | 20 (1, 104) | 4 |
stable
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-1.1 (-4.4, 2.2) |
| King William County | Urban | No | 19.2 (11.5, 30.3) | 21 (1, 103) | 4 |
stable
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-0.9 (-5.0, 3.6) |
| Lancaster County | Rural | No | 18.8 (9.1, 35.4) | 22 (1, 104) | 3 |
stable
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-1.8 (-7.3, 3.2) |
| Smyth County | Rural | No | 18.8 (13.4, 25.9) | 23 (3, 97) | 8 |
stable
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0.8 (-2.0, 3.7) |
| Orange County | Rural | No | 18.7 (13.8, 25.1) | 24 (3, 90) | 10 |
stable
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2.9 (-1.7, 19.9) |
| Wythe County | Rural | No | 18.7 (13.3, 26.0) | 25 (3, 98) | 8 |
rising 
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22.1 (1.6, 38.2) |
| Waynesboro City | Urban | No | 18.5 (11.9, 27.6) | 26 (2, 103) | 5 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.7, 2.1) |
| Shenandoah County | Rural | No | 18.1 (13.7, 23.7) | 27 (5, 86) | 12 |
stable
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5.3 (-0.1, 24.6) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 18.0 (11.2, 28.5) | 28 (2, 104) | 4 |
stable
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-0.1 (-3.2, 3.0) |
| Petersburg City | Urban | No | 18.0 (12.5, 25.0) | 29 (3, 100) | 7 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.2, 6.5) |
| Roanoke City | Urban | No | 17.8 (14.6, 21.4) | 30 (8, 75) | 23 |
falling
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-1.4 (-2.6, -0.4) |
| Botetourt County | Urban | No | 17.6 (12.3, 24.6) | 31 (3, 100) | 8 |
stable
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-0.9 (-4.2, 2.4) |
| Lunenburg County | Rural | No | 17.5 (10.0, 29.6) | 32 (2, 104) | 3 |
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| Mecklenburg County | Rural | No | 17.5 (12.1, 24.7) | 33 (4, 101) | 8 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.5, 1.7) |
| Amherst County | Urban | No | 17.0 (12.1, 23.5) | 34 (4, 100) | 8 |
stable
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-2.0 (-5.0, 0.7) |
| Buckingham County | Rural | No | 16.9 (10.4, 26.8) | 35 (3, 104) | 4 |
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| Nottoway County | Rural | No | 16.9 (9.9, 27.4) | 36 (2, 104) | 3 |
stable
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-2.5 (-6.8, 1.2) |
| Caroline County | Rural | No | 16.8 (11.5, 24.0) | 37 (4, 102) | 6 |
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| Nelson County | Urban | No | 16.7 (9.9, 27.3) | 38 (3, 104) | 4 |
stable
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-2.3 (-5.8, 0.8) |
| Portsmouth City | Urban | No | 16.7 (13.4, 20.6) | 39 (10, 85) | 18 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.9, -0.6) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 16.5 (11.9, 22.8) | 40 (5, 101) | 8 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.5, 1.4) |
| Manassas City | Urban | No | 16.2 (10.3, 24.2) | 41 (3, 104) | 5 |
stable
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31.6 (-3.2, 67.3) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 15.9 (12.2, 20.6) | 42 (10, 96) | 13 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.9, 0.5) |
| Westmoreland County | Rural | No | 15.9 (9.7, 25.2) | 43 (3, 104) | 4 |
falling
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-2.4 (-4.6, -0.1) |
| Dickenson County | Rural | No | 15.9 (9.2, 26.4) | 44 (3, 104) | 3 |
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| Scott County | Urban | No | 15.8 (10.2, 24.0) | 45 (5, 104) | 5 |
stable
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0.2 (-2.4, 3.0) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 15.7 (11.7, 20.8) | 46 (9, 100) | 12 |
stable
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-0.3 (-3.1, 2.4) |
| Page County | Rural | No | 15.3 (10.2, 22.7) | 47 (6, 104) | 5 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.3, 2.2) |
| Clarke County | Urban | No | 15.2 (8.8, 25.3) | 48 (3, 104) | 3 |
falling
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-3.1 (-6.1, -0.4) |
| Newport News City | Urban | No | 15.0 (12.6, 17.7) | 49 (21, 90) | 28 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Louisa County | Rural | No | 15.0 (10.5, 20.9) | 50 (9, 103) | 8 |
falling
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-2.8 (-5.1, -0.3) |
| Fauquier County | Urban | No | 14.9 (11.6, 19.0) | 51 (14, 98) | 14 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.9, 1.4) |
| Hampton City | Urban | No | 14.9 (12.3, 18.0) | 52 (20, 93) | 24 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.5, -1.2) |
| Accomack County | Rural | No | 14.7 (10.2, 21.0) | 53 (7, 104) | 7 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.3, 0.6) |
| Salem City | Urban | No | 14.6 (9.6, 21.8) | 54 (6, 104) | 5 |
falling
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-2.9 (-5.2, -0.9) |
| Fredericksburg City | Urban | No | 14.5 (8.2, 23.6) | 55 (4, 104) | 3 |
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| Northumberland County | Rural | No | 14.5 (9.0, 25.2) | 56 (6, 104) | 4 |
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| Lynchburg City | Urban | No | 14.5 (10.9, 18.9) | 57 (14, 102) | 11 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.3, 1.1) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 14.4 (9.5, 21.3) | 58 (9, 104) | 5 |
stable
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-1.9 (-5.0, 1.3) |
| Goochland County | Urban | No | 14.3 (9.1, 21.9) | 59 (6, 104) | 5 |
stable
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-1.7 (-4.5, 1.5) |
| Augusta County | Urban | No | 14.3 (11.3, 17.9) | 60 (20, 98) | 17 |
stable
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-1.1 (-3.1, 1.0) |
| Prince George County | Urban | No | 14.3 (9.6, 20.4) | 61 (10, 104) | 6 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.9, 1.4) |
| Isle of Wight County | Urban | No | 14.2 (9.9, 19.9) | 62 (11, 104) | 7 |
falling
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-3.1 (-5.6, -0.7) |
| Henrico County | Urban | No | 14.0 (12.4, 15.8) | 63 (34, 86) | 57 |
falling
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-1.9 (-2.8, -0.9) |
| Southampton County | Rural | No | 13.9 (8.5, 22.4) | 64 (8, 104) | 4 |
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| Charlottesville City | Urban | No | 13.8 (9.2, 20.0) | 65 (9, 104) | 6 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.7, 2.0) |
| Norfolk City | Urban | No | 13.7 (11.6, 16.1) | 66 (30, 95) | 31 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.4, -1.1) |
| Culpeper County | Urban | No | 13.7 (9.9, 18.5) | 67 (17, 104) | 9 |
stable
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-2.3 (-5.5, 1.0) |
| Pulaski County | Urban | No | 13.7 (9.5, 19.4) | 68 (12, 104) | 7 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.1, -0.7) |
| Frederick County | Urban | No | 13.7 (10.8, 17.1) | 69 (26, 100) | 16 |
stable
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-2.2 (-4.5, 0.3) |
| Floyd County | Urban | No | 13.5 (7.4, 23.3) | 70 (5, 104) | 3 |
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| Franklin County | Urban | No | 13.5 (10.0, 17.9) | 71 (20, 103) | 11 |
stable
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10.6 (-3.1, 20.2) |
| Bedford City and County | Urban | No | 13.4 (10.7, 16.8) | 72 (26, 100) | 17 |
stable
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-1.9 (-4.7, 1.0) |
| Richmond City | Urban | No | 13.4 (11.3, 15.8) | 73 (33, 98) | 30 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.1, -0.8) |
| Chesterfield County | Urban | No | 13.2 (11.6, 15.0) | 74 (38, 93) | 53 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.5, -1.0) |
| Suffolk City | Urban | No | 13.2 (10.3, 16.7) | 75 (25, 103) | 14 |
falling
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-3.0 (-4.8, -1.2) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 13.1 (8.8, 18.7) | 76 (13, 104) | 6 |
stable
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-2.2 (-6.1, 1.7) |
| New Kent County | Urban | No | 13.0 (7.6, 21.0) | 77 (8, 104) | 4 |
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| Pittsylvania County | Rural | No | 12.9 (10.0, 16.7) | 78 (26, 103) | 13 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.3, -1.2) |
| Prince William County | Urban | No | 12.9 (11.3, 14.6) | 79 (44, 95) | 52 |
falling
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-1.3 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Patrick County | Rural | No | 12.8 (7.7, 21.0) | 80 (7, 104) | 4 |
stable
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29.4 (-1.5, 56.2) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 12.7 (9.9, 16.0) | 81 (27, 102) | 15 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.5, -0.3) |
| Gloucester County | Urban | No | 12.6 (8.9, 17.7) | 82 (21, 104) | 7 |
falling
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-2.7 (-5.1, -0.4) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 12.6 (9.4, 16.7) | 83 (24, 104) | 11 |
stable
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-1.8 (-3.6, 0.0) |
| Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City | Rural | No | 12.4 (7.5, 20.9) | 84 (10, 104) | 3 |
falling
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-3.1 (-6.3, -0.5) |
| Hanover County | Urban | No | 12.4 (10.0, 15.2) | 85 (36, 102) | 19 |
falling
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-2.5 (-3.9, -1.1) |
| Montgomery County | Urban | No | 12.2 (9.2, 15.8) | 86 (29, 104) | 11 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.6, -0.8) |
| Winchester City | Urban | No | 12.1 (7.5, 18.6) | 87 (16, 104) | 4 |
falling
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-3.1 (-5.9, -0.7) |
| James City County | Urban | No | 11.8 (9.4, 14.8) | 88 (40, 103) | 17 |
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| Alexandria City | Urban | No | 11.7 (9.3, 14.5) | 89 (39, 103) | 17 |
stable
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3.7 (-17.4, 29.6) |
| Chesapeake City | Urban | No | 11.6 (9.8, 13.7) | 90 (50, 103) | 30 |
falling
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-3.8 (-4.9, -2.8) |
| Dinwiddie County | Urban | No | 11.5 (7.0, 18.1) | 91 (15, 104) | 4 |
falling
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-4.1 (-6.5, -1.7) |
| Roanoke County | Urban | No | 11.4 (9.1, 14.3) | 92 (41, 104) | 17 |
stable
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10.2 (-1.9, 20.2) |
| Stafford County | Urban | No | 11.3 (8.8, 14.2) | 93 (41, 104) | 16 |
falling
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-3.0 (-4.7, -1.0) |
| Harrisonburg City | Urban | No | 11.2 (7.0, 17.0) | 94 (18, 104) | 4 |
stable
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-2.3 (-5.1, 0.2) |
| Virginia Beach City | Urban | No | 11.1 (9.9, 12.5) | 95 (65, 101) | 58 |
falling
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-2.5 (-3.6, -1.5) |
| York County | Urban | No | 10.8 (7.9, 14.6) | 96 (37, 104) | 9 |
falling
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-3.2 (-5.1, -1.1) |
| Spotsylvania County | Urban | No | 10.8 (8.5, 13.4) | 97 (52, 104) | 17 |
falling
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-3.4 (-5.0, -1.8) |
| Fluvanna County | Urban | No | 10.4 (6.2, 16.7) | 98 (21, 104) | 4 |
stable
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-2.3 (-5.2, 0.5) |
| Loudoun County | Urban | No | 10.0 (8.6, 11.6) | 99 (73, 104) | 38 |
falling
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-3.5 (-4.9, -1.9) |
| Albemarle County | Urban | No | 10.0 (7.9, 12.6) | 100 (58, 104) | 16 |
falling
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-3.3 (-5.8, -0.8) |
| Powhatan County | Urban | No | 9.6 (5.7, 15.4) | 101 (27, 104) | 4 |
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| Lee County | Rural | No | 9.4 (5.4, 15.9) | 102 (28, 104) | 3 |
stable
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-2.6 (-6.2, 0.5) |
| Fairfax County | Urban | No | 8.9 (8.2, 9.7) | 103 (92, 104) | 114 |
falling
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-2.6 (-3.3, -1.8) |
| Arlington County | Urban | Yes | 8.7 (7.0, 10.7) | 104 (78, 104) | 19 |
falling
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-2.4 (-4.0, -0.9) |
| Amelia County | Urban | *** |
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| Bath County | Rural | *** |
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| Bland County | Rural | *** |
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| Bristol City | Urban | *** |
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| Buena Vista City | Rural | *** |
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| Charles City County | Urban | *** |
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| Covington City | Rural | *** |
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| Craig County | Urban | *** |
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| Cumberland County | Rural | *** |
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| Emporia City | Rural | *** |
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| Falls Church City | Urban | *** |
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| Galax City | Rural | *** |
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| Greene County | Urban | *** |
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| Highland County | Rural | *** |
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| King George County | Rural | *** |
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| King and Queen County | Urban | *** |
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| Lexington City | Rural | *** |
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| Madison County | Rural | *** |
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| Manassas Park City | Urban | *** |
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| Mathews County | Urban | *** |
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| Middlesex County | Rural | *** |
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| Northampton County | Rural | *** |
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| Norton City | Rural | *** |
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| Poquoson City | Urban | *** |
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| Radford City | Urban | *** |
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| Rappahannock County | Urban | *** |
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| Surry County | Urban | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 12:01 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Trend
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.
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.
† 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.
‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.