Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Georgia by County
Colon & Rectum, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
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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| Georgia | N/A | No | 13.7 (13.4, 14.0) | N/A | 1,634 |
stable 
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-1.3 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| 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) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 9.4 (5.8, 15.2) | 113 (40, 113) | 5 |
stable
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-3.3 (-7.2, 0.8) |
| Hall County | Urban | No | 9.9 (8.2, 11.9) | 112 (76, 113) | 24 |
falling
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-2.5 (-3.9, -0.9) |
| Columbia County | Urban | No | 10.2 (8.2, 12.6) | 111 (67, 113) | 18 |
falling
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-2.6 (-4.7, -0.2) |
| Oconee County | Urban | No | 10.2 (6.7, 15.1) | 110 (36, 113) | 5 |
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| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 10.3 (8.5, 12.3) | 109 (71, 113) | 25 |
falling
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-3.3 (-5.0, -1.2) |
| Camden County | Rural | No | 10.8 (7.1, 15.8) | 108 (30, 113) | 5 |
stable
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-1.7 (-4.8, 1.9) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 11.3 (9.0, 14.0) | 107 (53, 113) | 17 |
falling
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-2.6 (-4.2, -0.8) |
| Paulding County | Urban | No | 11.3 (9.0, 14.0) | 106 (54, 113) | 18 |
falling
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-3.0 (-4.6, -1.2) |
| Monroe County | Urban | No | 11.5 (7.0, 18.0) | 105 (17, 113) | 4 |
stable
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3.4 (-2.2, 23.3) |
| Gwinnett County | Urban | No | 11.5 (10.5, 12.7) | 104 (73, 110) | 98 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Jones County | Urban | No | 11.7 (7.2, 18.2) | 103 (17, 113) | 4 |
stable
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-1.5 (-4.2, 1.5) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 11.7 (10.1, 13.5) | 102 (61, 111) | 41 |
falling
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-2.6 (-3.5, -1.7) |
| Lowndes County | Urban | No | 11.9 (9.2, 15.2) | 101 (38, 113) | 13 |
stable
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-2.1 (-4.2, 0.1) |
| Clarke County | Urban | No | 11.9 (9.2, 15.2) | 100 (35, 113) | 13 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.7, -0.4) |
| Cherokee County | Urban | No | 12.0 (10.2, 13.9) | 99 (54, 111) | 37 |
falling
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-8.9 (-20.3, -2.2) |
| Cobb County | Urban | No | 12.0 (10.9, 13.2) | 98 (66, 108) | 93 |
falling
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-1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Walker County | Urban | No | 12.3 (9.2, 16.1) | 97 (30, 113) | 11 |
stable
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-2.5 (-5.2, 0.1) |
| Gilmer County | Rural | No | 12.3 (8.2, 18.0) | 96 (21, 113) | 6 |
stable
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-2.8 (-5.9, 0.7) |
| DeKalb County | Urban | No | 12.3 (11.2, 13.5) | 95 (62, 105) | 97 |
falling
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-1.9 (-2.7, -1.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 12.6 (9.5, 16.5) | 94 (28, 113) | 11 |
falling
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-4.6 (-13.4, -1.8) |
| Lumpkin County | Urban | No | 12.7 (8.1, 19.0) | 93 (15, 113) | 5 |
stable
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-1.7 (-6.0, 3.8) |
| Dougherty County | Urban | No | 12.7 (9.7, 16.3) | 92 (30, 113) | 13 |
falling
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-2.4 (-3.8, -1.0) |
| Catoosa County | Urban | No | 12.8 (9.6, 16.8) | 91 (28, 113) | 11 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.0, 1.0) |
| Lee County | Urban | No | 12.9 (7.9, 19.9) | 90 (12, 113) | 4 |
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| Glynn County | Urban | No | 13.0 (10.2, 16.3) | 89 (30, 112) | 16 |
falling
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-2.8 (-5.5, -0.2) |
| Berrien County | Rural | No | 13.0 (7.5, 21.5) | 88 (9, 113) | 3 |
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| Fulton County | Urban | No | 13.0 (12.1, 14.1) | 87 (55, 98) | 136 |
falling
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-2.1 (-2.9, -1.4) |
| Douglas County | Urban | No | 13.1 (10.5, 16.1) | 86 (33, 111) | 19 |
stable
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-1.3 (-2.9, 0.6) |
| Tattnall County | Rural | No | 13.3 (8.0, 20.9) | 85 (9, 113) | 4 |
stable
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-2.3 (-6.0, 1.5) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 13.3 (9.1, 18.8) | 84 (16, 113) | 6 |
stable
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-1.1 (-3.4, 1.3) |
| Gordon County | Rural | No | 13.4 (9.6, 18.1) | 83 (21, 113) | 8 |
stable
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-1.7 (-4.0, 0.9) |
| Toombs County | Rural | No | 13.4 (8.4, 20.6) | 82 (10, 113) | 4 |
stable
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-2.1 (-4.4, 0.1) |
| Morgan County | Urban | No | 13.6 (8.0, 22.0) | 81 (7, 113) | 3 |
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| Worth County | Urban | No | 13.7 (8.4, 21.6) | 80 (10, 113) | 4 |
stable
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-0.1 (-3.5, 3.5) |
| Whitfield County | Urban | No | 13.7 (10.8, 17.2) | 79 (25, 111) | 16 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.3, 1.6) |
| Colquitt County | Rural | No | 13.8 (9.7, 19.1) | 78 (14, 113) | 7 |
stable
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-2.3 (-4.7, 0.0) |
| Clayton County | Urban | No | 13.8 (11.6, 16.2) | 77 (34, 107) | 34 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.6, 0.5) |
| Bibb County | Urban | No | 13.9 (11.5, 16.6) | 76 (30, 107) | 25 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.7, -0.9) |
| Butts County | Urban | No | 13.9 (8.5, 21.6) | 75 (7, 113) | 4 |
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| McDuffie County | Urban | No | 13.9 (8.5, 21.8) | 74 (6, 113) | 4 |
stable
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-2.2 (-6.3, 1.6) |
| Bartow County | Urban | No | 14.0 (11.1, 17.5) | 73 (24, 110) | 16 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.4, -0.1) |
| Coweta County | Urban | No | 14.0 (11.5, 17.0) | 72 (27, 108) | 23 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.4, 0.2) |
| Baldwin County | Rural | No | 14.1 (9.8, 19.7) | 71 (13, 113) | 7 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.7, 4.2) |
| Rockdale County | Urban | No | 14.1 (11.0, 17.8) | 70 (21, 111) | 15 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.9, 0.9) |
| Laurens County | Rural | No | 14.1 (10.1, 19.1) | 69 (15, 113) | 8 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.2, 2.3) |
| Rabun County | Rural | No | 14.1 (8.8, 22.6) | 68 (8, 113) | 4 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.7, 1.6) |
| Floyd County | Urban | No | 14.2 (11.3, 17.7) | 67 (22, 110) | 16 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.6, -0.1) |
| Pickens County | Urban | No | 14.2 (9.7, 20.4) | 66 (11, 113) | 7 |
stable
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-1.8 (-4.8, 1.7) |
| Grady County | Rural | No | 14.2 (8.9, 21.8) | 65 (8, 113) | 4 |
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| Tift County | Rural | No | 14.3 (9.9, 20.1) | 64 (12, 113) | 7 |
stable
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-2.0 (-4.7, 0.5) |
| Ware County | Rural | No | 14.3 (9.8, 20.4) | 63 (12, 113) | 6 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.5, 2.0) |
| Houston County | Urban | No | 14.4 (11.9, 17.2) | 62 (26, 105) | 25 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.5, -0.4) |
| Brooks County | Urban | No | 14.4 (8.6, 23.4) | 61 (6, 113) | 3 |
stable
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-1.0 (-4.4, 2.8) |
| Ben Hill County | Rural | No | 14.5 (8.3, 23.9) | 60 (4, 113) | 3 |
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| Fannin County | Rural | No | 14.8 (10.0, 21.7) | 59 (8, 113) | 7 |
stable
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-1.9 (-5.2, 1.5) |
| Chattooga County | Rural | No | 14.9 (9.7, 22.3) | 58 (7, 113) | 5 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.9, -0.2) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 14.9 (9.0, 24.0) | 57 (5, 113) | 5 |
stable
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-2.4 (-5.3, 0.5) |
| Habersham County | Rural | No | 14.9 (10.7, 20.4) | 56 (13, 113) | 8 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.5, 1.2) |
| Thomas County | Rural | No | 15.0 (10.8, 20.4) | 55 (13, 112) | 8 |
stable
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-1.3 (-4.1, 1.4) |
| Troup County | Rural | No | 15.0 (11.4, 19.4) | 54 (14, 111) | 12 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.2, -1.2) |
| Bulloch County | Rural | No | 15.0 (11.3, 19.6) | 53 (13, 110) | 11 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.4, 0.6) |
| Muscogee County | Urban | No | 15.1 (12.9, 17.6) | 52 (26, 96) | 33 |
falling
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-1.8 (-2.7, -0.9) |
| Dawson County | Urban | No | 15.3 (9.9, 22.8) | 51 (3, 113) | 5 |
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| Elbert County | Rural | No | 15.3 (8.8, 24.9) | 50 (3, 113) | 3 |
stable
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-2.0 (-6.0, 1.6) |
| Murray County | Urban | No | 15.5 (10.7, 21.8) | 49 (9, 113) | 7 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.7, 1.7) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 15.6 (13.3, 18.2) | 48 (22, 94) | 36 |
stable
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9.2 (-2.4, 17.7) |
| White County | Rural | No | 15.7 (10.2, 23.3) | 47 (4, 113) | 6 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.6, 1.6) |
| Coffee County | Rural | No | 15.8 (11.0, 21.9) | 46 (6, 112) | 7 |
stable
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-1.5 (-4.3, 1.4) |
| Newton County | Urban | No | 15.8 (12.7, 19.5) | 45 (15, 102) | 18 |
stable
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0.0 (-1.8, 2.1) |
| Lamar County | Rural | No | 15.8 (9.3, 25.4) | 44 (2, 113) | 3 |
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| Pierce County | Rural | No | 15.8 (9.1, 25.7) | 43 (2, 113) | 3 |
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| Barrow County | Urban | No | 16.1 (12.4, 20.5) | 42 (12, 106) | 14 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.0, 3.9) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 16.2 (10.9, 23.3) | 41 (5, 113) | 6 |
stable
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-1.4 (-5.2, 2.7) |
| Meriwether County | Urban | No | 16.3 (10.5, 24.5) | 40 (5, 113) | 5 |
stable
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-21.3 (-37.6, 0.8) |
| Crisp County | Rural | No | 16.3 (9.9, 25.4) | 39 (3, 113) | 4 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.8, 2.3) |
| Bryan County | Urban | No | 16.5 (11.1, 23.5) | 38 (4, 113) | 6 |
stable
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-2.3 (-5.7, 1.6) |
| Walton County | Urban | No | 16.8 (13.6, 20.5) | 37 (11, 96) | 20 |
stable
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-0.1 (-1.8, 1.9) |
| Liberty County | Urban | No | 17.2 (12.3, 23.3) | 36 (6, 110) | 8 |
stable
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24.4 (-3.2, 48.2) |
| Peach County | Urban | No | 17.3 (11.6, 25.1) | 35 (3, 112) | 6 |
falling
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-18.6 (-33.2, -2.7) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 17.4 (11.8, 24.9) | 34 (3, 112) | 6 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.5, 1.3) |
| Harris County | Urban | No | 17.5 (12.3, 24.3) | 33 (4, 110) | 7 |
stable
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6.6 (-3.5, 32.5) |
| Putnam County | Rural | No | 17.6 (11.8, 25.8) | 32 (2, 112) | 6 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.0, 1.5) |
| Screven County | Rural | No | 17.7 (10.7, 28.6) | 31 (2, 113) | 4 |
falling
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-3.4 (-6.2, -1.0) |
| Carroll County | Urban | No | 17.9 (14.6, 21.6) | 30 (9, 82) | 22 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.2, 1.2) |
| Banks County | Rural | No | 18.0 (11.1, 27.9) | 29 (1, 113) | 4 |
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| Appling County | Rural | No | 18.3 (11.3, 28.2) | 28 (1, 113) | 4 |
stable
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-2.6 (-6.3, 1.0) |
| Dodge County | Rural | No | 18.5 (12.0, 27.8) | 27 (1, 112) | 5 |
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| Hart County | Rural | No | 18.7 (13.1, 26.1) | 26 (2, 108) | 7 |
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| Richmond County | Urban | No | 18.7 (16.1, 21.6) | 25 (11, 64) | 40 |
stable
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2.5 (-0.6, 12.9) |
| Dade County | Urban | No | 19.6 (12.0, 30.7) | 24 (1, 113) | 4 |
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| Burke County | Urban | No | 19.8 (12.9, 29.1) | 23 (1, 111) | 5 |
stable
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-1.5 (-5.4, 2.7) |
| Spalding County | Urban | No | 20.4 (16.2, 25.4) | 22 (4, 74) | 17 |
stable
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0.5 (-1.3, 2.7) |
| Seminole County | Rural | No | 20.8 (12.1, 35.3) | 21 (1, 113) | 3 |
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| Franklin County | Rural | No | 20.9 (14.1, 30.0) | 20 (1, 106) | 6 |
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| Effingham County | Urban | No | 21.0 (16.2, 26.8) | 19 (2, 75) | 14 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.5, 1.5) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 21.4 (12.2, 36.3) | 18 (1, 113) | 3 |
stable
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-0.1 (-3.3, 3.3) |
| Emanuel County | Rural | No | 21.4 (14.1, 31.2) | 17 (1, 106) | 5 |
stable
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-1.3 (-4.5, 1.8) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 22.1 (14.8, 31.9) | 16 (1, 108) | 6 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.2, 2.4) |
| Haralson County | Urban | No | 22.3 (15.7, 30.9) | 15 (1, 90) | 7 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.7, 1.9) |
| Brantley County | Urban | No | 22.6 (14.4, 34.0) | 14 (1, 110) | 5 |
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| Decatur County | Rural | No | 22.7 (15.9, 31.5) | 13 (1, 98) | 7 |
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| Pike County | Urban | No | 22.9 (14.8, 34.0) | 12 (1, 108) | 5 |
stable
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-0.5 (-4.2, 3.6) |
| Crawford County | Urban | No | 23.1 (13.8, 37.2) | 11 (1, 111) | 4 |
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| Jeff Davis County | Rural | No | 23.5 (14.5, 36.2) | 10 (1, 110) | 4 |
stable
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0.6 (-2.7, 4.4) |
| Twiggs County | Urban | No | 23.7 (13.2, 41.3) | 9 (1, 113) | 3 |
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| Telfair County | Rural | No | 23.7 (14.4, 37.6) | 8 (1, 112) | 4 |
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| Stephens County | Rural | No | 24.4 (17.5, 33.3) | 7 (1, 77) | 8 |
stable
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0.3 (-2.7, 3.5) |
| Long County | Urban | No | 24.8 (13.3, 41.2) | 6 (1, 113) | 3 |
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| Macon County | Rural | No | 25.1 (14.6, 40.6) | 5 (1, 110) | 3 |
stable
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0.6 (-3.5, 4.9) |
| Jefferson County | Rural | No | 25.4 (16.6, 37.7) | 4 (1, 98) | 5 |
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| Washington County | Rural | No | 25.4 (17.0, 36.6) | 3 (1, 84) | 6 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.9, 3.5) |
| Upson County | Rural | No | 26.2 (19.2, 35.2) | 2 (1, 60) | 9 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.9, 3.6) |
| Sumter County | Rural | No | 28.6 (21.0, 38.2) | 1 (1, 47) | 10 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2026 1:03 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.