Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Virginia by County
Lung & Bronchus, 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 25.1? |
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 | 32.5 (32.0, 33.0) | N/A | 3,528 |
falling 
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-3.8 (-4.9, -3.5) |
| United States | N/A | No | 31.5 (31.4, 31.6) | N/A | 134,731 |
falling
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-3.7 (-3.9, -3.5) |
| Fairfax County | Urban | Yes | 15.7 (14.7, 16.7) | 128 (125, 128) | 200 |
falling
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-4.5 (-5.2, -3.8) |
| Arlington County | Urban | Yes | 17.7 (15.3, 20.5) | 127 (120, 128) | 37 |
falling
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-4.3 (-5.9, -3.0) |
| Loudoun County | Urban | Yes | 19.1 (17.1, 21.3) | 126 (119, 128) | 68 |
falling
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-5.0 (-5.9, -4.1) |
| Albemarle County | Urban | Yes | 20.6 (17.6, 23.9) | 125 (114, 127) | 35 |
falling
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-3.7 (-4.7, -2.6) |
| Falls Church City | Urban | Yes | 20.7 (12.0, 33.6) | 124 (62, 128) | 3 |
stable 
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-2.7 (-5.7, 0.2) |
| Rappahannock County | Urban | Yes | 21.4 (12.1, 38.4) | 123 (54, 128) | 3 |
stable
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-2.5 (-6.2, 1.3) |
| Alexandria City | Urban | Yes | 21.5 (18.2, 25.2) | 122 (111, 127) | 31 |
falling
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-4.1 (-5.4, -3.0) |
| James City County | Urban | Yes | 24.4 (20.9, 28.3) | 121 (101, 126) | 37 |
falling
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-3.4 (-4.3, -2.5) |
| Clarke County | Urban | No | 25.7 (17.7, 37.0) | 120 (54, 128) | 6 |
falling
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-9.7 (-30.6, -5.6) |
| Goochland County | Urban | No | 25.8 (19.5, 34.1) | 119 (67, 128) | 11 |
falling
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-3.9 (-6.5, -1.4) |
| Prince William County | Urban | No | 26.2 (24.0, 28.6) | 118 (100, 123) | 107 |
falling
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-4.0 (-4.6, -3.3) |
| Charlottesville City | Urban | No | 26.8 (20.3, 34.9) | 117 (65, 127) | 12 |
falling
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-7.4 (-20.8, -4.4) |
| Harrisonburg City | Urban | No | 27.7 (20.8, 36.2) | 116 (54, 127) | 11 |
falling
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-2.4 (-4.8, -0.2) |
| Montgomery County | Urban | No | 27.7 (23.2, 32.8) | 115 (70, 124) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.0, -0.5) |
| Roanoke County | Urban | No | 28.1 (24.5, 32.2) | 114 (84, 122) | 45 |
falling
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-2.7 (-3.7, -1.8) |
| Greene County | Urban | No | 28.2 (20.2, 38.8) | 113 (45, 128) | 8 |
falling
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-3.5 (-6.1, -0.9) |
| Culpeper County | Urban | No | 29.6 (23.9, 36.2) | 112 (53, 124) | 19 |
falling
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-5.9 (-17.0, -3.5) |
| Manassas City | Urban | No | 29.8 (21.2, 40.4) | 111 (33, 128) | 9 |
falling
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-2.6 (-4.6, -0.6) |
| Floyd County | Urban | No | 29.8 (21.3, 41.6) | 110 (37, 127) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-3.6, 0.4) |
| Surry County | Urban | No | 30.1 (18.0, 50.5) | 109 (14, 128) | 3 |
stable
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-2.8 (-6.3, 0.8) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 30.3 (26.0, 35.1) | 108 (64, 122) | 37 |
falling
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-2.6 (-3.7, -1.5) |
| Fauquier County | Urban | No | 30.8 (26.0, 36.2) | 107 (60, 122) | 30 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.8, -0.8) |
| Chesterfield County | Urban | No | 30.8 (28.4, 33.3) | 106 (77, 115) | 133 |
falling
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-5.6 (-12.1, -3.4) |
| York County | Urban | No | 30.8 (26.0, 36.4) | 105 (57, 122) | 29 |
falling
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-3.2 (-4.6, -1.7) |
| Mathews County | Urban | No | 30.9 (19.4, 49.2) | 104 (13, 128) | 5 |
stable
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-2.5 (-5.6, 0.3) |
| Bland County | Rural | No | 31.1 (17.8, 53.6) | 103 (8, 128) | 3 |
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| Campbell County | Urban | No | 31.2 (26.2, 37.1) | 102 (59, 121) | 28 |
falling
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-3.6 (-5.1, -2.2) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 31.6 (20.9, 47.4) | 101 (18, 128) | 5 |
falling
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-4.3 (-7.3, -1.5) |
| Augusta County | Urban | No | 31.7 (27.4, 36.5) | 100 (62, 120) | 41 |
falling
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-3.9 (-5.5, -3.0) |
| Fluvanna County | Urban | No | 31.8 (24.4, 41.1) | 99 (38, 125) | 13 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.6, -0.3) |
| Stafford County | Urban | No | 31.9 (27.7, 36.5) | 98 (60, 119) | 45 |
falling
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-5.6 (-9.3, -4.0) |
| Fredericksburg City | Urban | No | 32.0 (22.8, 43.6) | 97 (25, 127) | 8 |
falling
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-4.0 (-6.9, -1.5) |
| Spotsylvania County | Urban | No | 32.0 (28.1, 36.3) | 96 (60, 118) | 52 |
falling
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-3.2 (-4.4, -2.0) |
| Rockbridge County | Rural | No | 32.1 (24.6, 41.8) | 95 (34, 125) | 14 |
stable
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-3.7 (-17.1, 1.2) |
| Williamsburg City | Urban | No | 32.5 (21.8, 47.7) | 94 (16, 128) | 6 |
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| Suffolk City | Urban | No | 32.8 (28.2, 38.0) | 93 (54, 118) | 38 |
falling
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-4.0 (-4.9, -3.1) |
| Frederick County | Urban | No | 33.5 (29.1, 38.3) | 92 (50, 117) | 43 |
falling
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-4.1 (-6.0, -3.2) |
| Hanover County | Urban | No | 33.5 (29.5, 37.9) | 91 (54, 115) | 52 |
falling
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-3.2 (-4.4, -2.1) |
| Isle of Wight County | Urban | No | 33.6 (27.2, 41.3) | 90 (39, 121) | 20 |
falling
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-4.1 (-5.4, -2.8) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 33.7 (28.5, 39.7) | 89 (47, 118) | 32 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.1, -0.6) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 33.7 (27.3, 41.8) | 88 (39, 121) | 19 |
falling
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-3.5 (-6.6, -2.2) |
| Richmond City | Urban | No | 34.0 (30.7, 37.6) | 87 (56, 110) | 82 |
falling
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-4.1 (-5.0, -3.4) |
| Virginia Beach City | Urban | No | 34.0 (31.8, 36.4) | 86 (64, 105) | 182 |
falling
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-3.2 (-3.8, -2.6) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 34.1 (24.3, 47.5) | 85 (15, 126) | 8 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.5, 1.8) |
| Appomattox County | Urban | No | 34.4 (24.9, 46.9) | 84 (18, 125) | 8 |
stable
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-2.4 (-5.5, 0.5) |
| Louisa County | Rural | No | 34.4 (27.9, 42.2) | 83 (36, 120) | 21 |
falling
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-6.0 (-18.3, -3.8) |
| Chesapeake City | Urban | No | 34.7 (31.6, 38.1) | 82 (56, 108) | 95 |
falling
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-3.4 (-4.1, -2.7) |
| Bedford City and County | Urban | No | 34.9 (30.5, 39.9) | 81 (47, 113) | 47 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.5, -0.4) |
| Henrico County | Urban | No | 35.1 (32.6, 37.8) | 80 (59, 104) | 149 |
falling
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-2.4 (-2.9, -2.0) |
| Botetourt County | Urban | No | 36.0 (29.3, 44.2) | 79 (26, 119) | 21 |
stable
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-1.9 (-3.8, 0.1) |
| Radford City | Urban | No | 36.2 (22.6, 55.2) | 78 (4, 128) | 4 |
falling
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-4.2 (-7.1, -1.9) |
| Newport News City | Urban | No | 36.4 (32.7, 40.4) | 77 (46, 103) | 72 |
falling
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-6.0 (-13.2, -3.4) |
| Hampton City | Urban | No | 36.7 (32.6, 41.1) | 76 (38, 107) | 62 |
falling
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-10.8 (-17.3, -3.3) |
| Powhatan County | Urban | No | 36.8 (28.9, 46.4) | 75 (20, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-4.7, -1.3) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 37.0 (25.4, 53.2) | 74 (6, 125) | 8 |
falling
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-29.2 (-46.3, -6.0) |
| Pittsylvania County | Rural | No | 37.2 (32.0, 43.2) | 73 (33, 111) | 39 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.8, -0.9) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 37.2 (27.6, 50.2) | 72 (13, 123) | 10 |
stable
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-2.0 (-4.5, 0.3) |
| Charles City County | Urban | No | 38.0 (24.4, 60.0) | 71 (4, 128) | 5 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-5.8, -0.5) |
| Wythe County | Rural | No | 38.1 (30.2, 47.6) | 70 (16, 118) | 17 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.4, -1.1) |
| Orange County | Rural | No | 38.4 (31.4, 46.7) | 69 (19, 117) | 21 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.8, -0.6) |
| Essex County | Rural | No | 38.5 (26.3, 55.6) | 68 (4, 126) | 6 |
stable
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-2.2 (-4.8, 0.3) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 38.7 (31.0, 48.2) | 67 (16, 117) | 18 |
falling
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-17.8 (-32.4, -1.9) |
| Poquoson City | Urban | No | 38.7 (26.8, 54.8) | 66 (5, 124) | 7 |
stable
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-1.9 (-4.2, 0.6) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 39.0 (26.1, 57.5) | 65 (4, 126) | 5 |
falling
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-2.8 (-5.6, -0.2) |
| Shenandoah County | Rural | No | 39.3 (33.0, 46.7) | 64 (21, 110) | 28 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.0, -0.9) |
| Northumberland County | Rural | No | 39.5 (30.3, 53.1) | 63 (12, 119) | 12 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.8, 1.7) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 39.9 (34.1, 46.8) | 62 (22, 104) | 35 |
falling
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-1.7 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Winchester City | Urban | No | 40.1 (31.3, 50.7) | 61 (13, 116) | 14 |
falling
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-3.1 (-5.1, -1.4) |
| Accomack County | Rural | No | 40.3 (33.4, 48.5) | 60 (16, 111) | 25 |
falling
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-3.5 (-10.6, -2.1) |
| Staunton City | Urban | No | 40.6 (32.2, 50.9) | 59 (11, 115) | 16 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.0, 0.2) |
| Norfolk City | Urban | No | 40.7 (37.0, 44.7) | 58 (31, 85) | 94 |
falling
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-2.9 (-3.6, -2.3) |
| Salem City | Urban | No | 41.3 (32.5, 52.0) | 57 (11, 115) | 15 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.2, 0.1) |
| Gloucester County | Urban | No | 42.3 (35.1, 50.9) | 56 (13, 103) | 25 |
falling
|
-18.6 (-35.6, -0.4) |
| Dinwiddie County | Urban | No | 42.4 (33.8, 52.9) | 55 (8, 112) | 17 |
falling
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-2.8 (-4.1, -1.6) |
| King George County | Rural | No | 42.7 (32.6, 55.1) | 54 (5, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-4.4, 0.7) |
| Caroline County | Rural | No | 42.9 (34.2, 53.3) | 53 (8, 111) | 17 |
falling
|
-3.4 (-5.0, -1.9) |
| Fairfax City | Urban | No | 42.9 (32.3, 55.9) | 52 (4, 119) | 11 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.4, 0.3) |
| Portsmouth City | Urban | No | 43.0 (37.6, 48.9) | 51 (17, 88) | 48 |
falling
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-2.5 (-3.6, -1.5) |
| Southampton County | Rural | No | 43.1 (33.1, 55.8) | 50 (5, 115) | 13 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.7, -0.9) |
| Covington City | Rural | No | 43.2 (25.7, 70.0) | 49 (1, 128) | 3 |
stable
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-0.3 (-3.5, 2.6) |
| Halifax County with South Boston City | Rural | No | 43.3 (36.1, 51.8) | 48 (11, 98) | 27 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Prince George County | Urban | No | 43.5 (35.0, 53.5) | 47 (7, 108) | 18 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| Pulaski County | Urban | No | 43.6 (35.9, 52.7) | 46 (10, 103) | 24 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.6, -0.3) |
| Lynchburg City | Urban | No | 44.1 (37.9, 51.0) | 45 (12, 88) | 38 |
falling
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-1.9 (-2.8, -1.1) |
| King William County | Urban | No | 44.2 (32.8, 58.5) | 44 (3, 118) | 10 |
falling
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-3.5 (-6.1, -1.1) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 44.2 (38.1, 51.1) | 43 (13, 88) | 41 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.3, -1.8) |
| Amherst County | Urban | No | 44.2 (36.1, 53.8) | 42 (7, 103) | 22 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.1, -0.8) |
| Westmoreland County | Rural | No | 45.1 (35.9, 56.7) | 41 (6, 107) | 17 |
falling
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-3.3 (-4.9, -1.8) |
| Middlesex County | Rural | No | 45.1 (33.0, 62.1) | 40 (1, 118) | 11 |
falling
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-2.4 (-4.6, -0.2) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 45.2 (34.7, 58.7) | 39 (4, 112) | 13 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.0, -0.7) |
| Mecklenburg County | Rural | No | 45.2 (37.8, 54.2) | 38 (9, 95) | 26 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Danville City | Rural | No | 45.3 (38.2, 53.6) | 37 (10, 94) | 29 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.3, -1.2) |
| Brunswick County | Rural | No | 45.5 (34.6, 59.5) | 36 (3, 115) | 12 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.9, -0.8) |
| Lunenburg County | Rural | No | 46.1 (33.6, 62.7) | 35 (1, 114) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.5, 1.7) |
| Page County | Rural | No | 46.4 (37.5, 57.4) | 34 (5, 100) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.5, 0.9) |
| King and Queen County | Urban | No | 47.0 (30.8, 71.0) | 33 (1, 123) | 5 |
stable
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-1.8 (-5.1, 1.4) |
| Tazewell County | Rural | No | 47.3 (40.0, 55.8) | 32 (5, 82) | 31 |
falling
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-5.5 (-17.0, -1.7) |
| Patrick County | Rural | No | 47.3 (37.2, 60.2) | 31 (3, 101) | 16 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Buena Vista City | Rural | No | 47.6 (30.1, 73.1) | 30 (1, 125) | 4 |
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| Martinsville City | Rural | No | 47.7 (34.4, 65.0) | 29 (1, 117) | 8 |
falling
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-17.3 (-38.8, -2.2) |
| Roanoke City | Urban | No | 47.9 (42.6, 53.6) | 28 (10, 65) | 62 |
falling
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-2.7 (-13.3, -1.4) |
| Dickenson County | Rural | No | 49.0 (36.9, 64.7) | 27 (1, 107) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.3) |
| Buckingham County | Rural | No | 49.4 (37.7, 64.2) | 26 (1, 104) | 12 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 49.6 (30.6, 81.8) | 25 (1, 126) | 4 |
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| Scott County | Urban | No | 49.9 (40.6, 61.4) | 24 (3, 87) | 20 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.1, 0.0) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 50.4 (42.1, 60.0) | 23 (2, 73) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.0, -0.1) |
| Buchanan County | Rural | No | 50.5 (40.1, 63.3) | 22 (1, 92) | 17 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.3, -0.6) |
| Bristol City | Urban | No | 51.6 (40.2, 65.8) | 21 (1, 102) | 14 |
rising 
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32.2 (12.6, 50.6) |
| Waynesboro City | Urban | No | 52.3 (41.2, 65.6) | 20 (1, 89) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 0.9) |
| Amelia County | Urban | No | 52.4 (39.2, 69.4) | 19 (1, 108) | 11 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.4, 0.3) |
| Greensville County | Rural | No | 52.5 (36.7, 73.6) | 18 (1, 115) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-3.5, 2.1) |
| Franklin City | Rural | No | 52.9 (35.9, 76.2) | 17 (1, 120) | 6 |
stable
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26.1 (-3.5, 54.2) |
| Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City | Rural | No | 53.2 (41.6, 68.1) | 16 (1, 82) | 15 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.3, 2.0) |
| Colonial Heights City | Urban | No | 53.8 (42.2, 68.1) | 15 (1, 88) | 14 |
falling
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-1.6 (-3.0, -0.2) |
| Emporia City | Rural | No | 54.1 (33.5, 84.0) | 14 (1, 124) | 4 |
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| Giles County | Urban | No | 54.1 (42.6, 68.6) | 13 (1, 80) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.0, -0.2) |
| New Kent County | Urban | No | 54.2 (42.3, 68.5) | 12 (1, 88) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.9, 0.6) |
| Nottoway County | Rural | No | 54.6 (41.4, 71.1) | 11 (1, 98) | 11 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-5.2, 0.6) |
| Prince Edward County | Rural | No | 54.9 (42.5, 70.0) | 10 (1, 83) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.0, 1.8) |
| Sussex County | Urban | No | 55.9 (40.0, 76.8) | 9 (1, 105) | 8 |
falling
|
-19.8 (-35.9, -2.3) |
| Smyth County | Rural | No | 59.2 (50.1, 69.9) | 8 (1, 43) | 30 |
falling
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-1.4 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Petersburg City | Urban | No | 60.0 (49.8, 71.8) | 7 (1, 49) | 25 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.1, -0.5) |
| Galax City | Rural | No | 60.3 (39.5, 89.2) | 6 (1, 119) | 5 |
stable
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11.0 (-12.0, 31.3) |
| Charlotte County | Rural | No | 61.2 (46.5, 80.2) | 5 (1, 75) | 11 |
stable
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2.4 (-2.1, 18.5) |
| Lancaster County | Rural | No | 61.7 (45.8, 82.9) | 4 (1, 75) | 15 |
stable
|
0.0 (-3.0, 3.0) |
| Hopewell City | Urban | No | 62.5 (49.6, 77.9) | 3 (1, 60) | 16 |
stable
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14.4 (-3.2, 29.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 63.3 (52.2, 76.6) | 2 (1, 41) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.4, 0.2) |
| Wise County | Rural | No | 65.7 (55.9, 76.8) | 1 (1, 26) | 34 |
falling
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-1.3 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Craig County | Urban | *** |
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| Highland County | Rural | *** |
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| Lexington City | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2026 1:34 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.