Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Iowa by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
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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| Iowa | N/A | Yes | 43.6 (42.5, 44.6) | N/A | 1,494 |
falling 
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-2.3 (-3.7, -1.7) |
| United States | N/A | Yes | 44.0 (43.9, 44.1) | N/A | 158,490 |
falling
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-1.5 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | Yes | 80.6 (55.9, 113.3) | 1 (1, 60) | 8 |
rising 
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6.6 (2.4, 23.6) |
| Emmet County | Rural | Yes | 71.8 (48.9, 102.7) | 2 (1, 80) | 7 |
stable 
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1.0 (-1.7, 3.8) |
| Davis County | Rural | Yes | 68.8 (44.8, 101.3) | 3 (1, 89) | 5 |
stable
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2.1 (-0.4, 5.0) |
| Ringgold County | Rural | Yes | 66.8 (39.5, 109.3) | 4 (1, 94) | 4 |
stable
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0.7 (-2.6, 4.2) |
| Audubon County | Rural | Yes | 62.4 (35.9, 102.7) | 5 (1, 94) | 4 |
stable
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-0.1 (-2.8, 2.8) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | Yes | 61.8 (43.2, 86.9) | 6 (1, 87) | 8 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.0, 1.3) |
| Wayne County | Rural | Yes | 60.0 (35.2, 96.7) | 7 (1, 95) | 4 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.8, 1.9) |
| Cass County | Rural | Yes | 59.9 (42.0, 83.5) | 8 (1, 88) | 8 |
stable
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0.2 (-2.7, 2.8) |
| Keokuk County | Rural | Yes | 59.6 (39.4, 87.1) | 9 (1, 91) | 6 |
stable
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0.4 (-10.2, 14.9) |
| Clayton County | Rural | Yes | 58.8 (43.2, 78.7) | 10 (1, 81) | 11 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.2, 1.5) |
| Greene County | Rural | Yes | 58.4 (37.4, 87.9) | 11 (1, 92) | 5 |
stable
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-1.2 (-4.8, 2.3) |
| Des Moines County | Rural | Yes | 57.2 (47.1, 68.9) | 12 (2, 64) | 25 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.0, 1.3) |
| Floyd County | Rural | Yes | 56.9 (41.4, 76.9) | 13 (1, 85) | 10 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.2, 2.2) |
| Wapello County | Rural | Yes | 56.8 (46.6, 68.8) | 14 (2, 68) | 23 |
stable
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-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Clarke County | Rural | Yes | 56.1 (37.1, 82.4) | 15 (1, 92) | 6 |
stable
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-2.1 (-6.4, 2.0) |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | Yes | 56.1 (37.9, 80.5) | 16 (1, 91) | 7 |
stable
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10.4 (-2.2, 42.6) |
| Tama County | Rural | Yes | 55.7 (40.7, 75.0) | 17 (1, 87) | 10 |
stable
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1.6 (-0.4, 3.9) |
| Boone County | Urban | Yes | 55.0 (43.3, 69.4) | 18 (2, 80) | 16 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.6, 1.3) |
| Union County | Rural | Yes | 54.6 (36.7, 78.6) | 19 (1, 93) | 6 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.9, 1.9) |
| Decatur County | Rural | Yes | 54.4 (32.9, 85.9) | 20 (1, 95) | 4 |
stable
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0.7 (-2.6, 4.1) |
| Mahaska County | Rural | Yes | 53.6 (40.6, 69.8) | 21 (2, 85) | 13 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Fremont County | Rural | Yes | 53.5 (31.5, 86.9) | 22 (1, 95) | 4 |
stable
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2.3 (-1.7, 13.9) |
| Louisa County | Rural | Yes | 53.0 (34.8, 78.1) | 23 (1, 94) | 6 |
stable
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-0.2 (-3.4, 2.9) |
| Fayette County | Rural | Yes | 51.8 (37.9, 69.5) | 24 (2, 90) | 11 |
stable
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-2.0 (-4.7, 0.4) |
| Woodbury County | Urban | Yes | 51.1 (45.0, 57.9) | 25 (10, 64) | 54 |
stable
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-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | Yes | 50.9 (44.7, 57.9) | 26 (9, 65) | 54 |
falling
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-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Muscatine County | Rural | Yes | 50.7 (41.5, 61.4) | 27 (5, 79) | 23 |
falling
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-1.6 (-3.2, -0.2) |
| Iowa County | Rural | Yes | 50.6 (36.9, 68.4) | 28 (2, 91) | 10 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.4, 1.4) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | Yes | 50.6 (29.3, 82.3) | 29 (1, 95) | 4 |
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| Madison County | Urban | Yes | 50.6 (37.2, 67.7) | 30 (3, 91) | 10 |
stable
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0.0 (-1.9, 2.0) |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | Yes | 50.4 (29.6, 82.0) | 31 (1, 95) | 4 |
stable
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-2.3 (-6.8, 1.9) |
| Mills County | Urban | Yes | 49.8 (34.6, 70.0) | 32 (1, 93) | 8 |
stable
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-0.7 (-4.0, 2.2) |
| Marion County | Rural | Yes | 49.7 (39.7, 61.6) | 33 (5, 84) | 19 |
falling
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-1.7 (-3.2, -0.3) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | Yes | 49.6 (32.3, 73.5) | 34 (1, 94) | 6 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.8, 2.6) |
| Lee County | Rural | Yes | 49.2 (39.4, 61.0) | 35 (6, 82) | 20 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.2, -0.6) |
| Adair County | Rural | Yes | 49.1 (29.9, 77.8) | 36 (1, 95) | 4 |
stable
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-3.3 (-29.4, 1.8) |
| Hardin County | Rural | Yes | 48.9 (35.4, 66.7) | 37 (3, 92) | 10 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.8, 0.3) |
| Page County | Rural | Yes | 48.7 (34.7, 67.3) | 38 (2, 92) | 8 |
stable
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-1.4 (-4.0, 1.2) |
| O'Brien County | Rural | Yes | 48.0 (32.7, 68.4) | 39 (2, 94) | 7 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.9, -0.6) |
| Butler County | Rural | Yes | 47.9 (33.1, 67.6) | 40 (2, 94) | 7 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.0, 1.2) |
| Clinton County | Rural | Yes | 47.3 (39.0, 57.0) | 41 (9, 83) | 26 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.6, 0.4) |
| Appanoose County | Rural | Yes | 47.2 (32.3, 67.8) | 42 (2, 94) | 7 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.7, -0.1) |
| Benton County | Urban | Yes | 46.7 (35.6, 60.4) | 43 (5, 90) | 14 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.6, 0.6) |
| Howard County | Rural | Yes | 46.1 (28.5, 71.3) | 44 (2, 95) | 5 |
stable
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-1.7 (-4.2, 0.6) |
| Guthrie County | Urban | Yes | 45.9 (29.4, 69.4) | 45 (2, 95) | 5 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.2, 2.1) |
| Allamakee County | Rural | Yes | 45.9 (29.8, 67.6) | 46 (2, 95) | 6 |
stable
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-0.2 (-3.5, 3.0) |
| Kossuth County | Rural | Yes | 45.8 (30.5, 66.5) | 47 (3, 94) | 6 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.3, 1.8) |
| Polk County | Urban | Yes | 45.1 (42.5, 47.9) | 48 (31, 67) | 228 |
falling
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-2.0 (-2.4, -1.5) |
| Lyon County | Rural | Yes | 45.1 (29.4, 66.5) | 49 (2, 95) | 5 |
stable
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-0.9 (-4.6, 3.1) |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | Yes | 44.9 (39.6, 50.7) | 50 (21, 79) | 57 |
falling
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-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Henry County | Rural | Yes | 44.8 (33.2, 59.7) | 51 (5, 94) | 10 |
stable
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-0.9 (-4.3, 2.5) |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | Yes | 44.7 (35.9, 55.1) | 52 (12, 89) | 21 |
falling
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-1.5 (-3.0, -0.1) |
| Webster County | Rural | Yes | 44.7 (35.0, 56.2) | 53 (9, 92) | 17 |
stable
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-1.1 (-3.3, 0.8) |
| Franklin County | Rural | Yes | 44.0 (27.3, 68.2) | 54 (2, 95) | 4 |
stable
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1.2 (-2.0, 4.7) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 44.0 (32.1, 59.3) | 55 (6, 94) | 10 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.8, -0.1) |
| Humboldt County | Rural | Yes | 43.7 (27.3, 67.4) | 56 (3, 95) | 5 |
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| Buchanan County | Rural | Yes | 43.3 (31.3, 58.8) | 57 (6, 94) | 9 |
stable
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-1.4 (-4.2, 1.1) |
| Bremer County | Urban | Yes | 42.9 (31.5, 57.4) | 58 (7, 93) | 10 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.2, 3.2) |
| Crawford County | Rural | Yes | 42.9 (29.8, 60.2) | 59 (5, 94) | 7 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.2, 1.7) |
| Jasper County | Urban | Yes | 42.8 (34.2, 53.2) | 60 (12, 91) | 18 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Wright County | Rural | Yes | 42.7 (27.4, 63.9) | 61 (3, 95) | 5 |
stable
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-2.6 (-6.3, 0.2) |
| Winnebago County | Rural | Yes | 42.6 (26.6, 65.7) | 62 (3, 95) | 5 |
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| Hancock County | Rural | Yes | 42.5 (26.1, 66.1) | 63 (2, 95) | 4 |
falling
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-3.0 (-6.1, -0.5) |
| Harrison County | Urban | Yes | 42.3 (28.9, 60.3) | 64 (5, 95) | 7 |
falling
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-2.6 (-4.7, -0.7) |
| Calhoun County | Rural | Yes | 42.0 (25.4, 66.3) | 65 (2, 95) | 4 |
stable
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-1.8 (-5.8, 1.9) |
| Dickinson County | Rural | Yes | 41.9 (29.6, 58.4) | 66 (7, 95) | 9 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.9, -0.1) |
| Hamilton County | Rural | Yes | 41.9 (29.4, 58.8) | 67 (7, 95) | 8 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.8, 0.7) |
| Washington County | Urban | Yes | 41.4 (30.3, 55.5) | 68 (9, 95) | 10 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.1, 1.6) |
| Scott County | Urban | Yes | 41.4 (37.3, 45.8) | 69 (34, 81) | 80 |
falling
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-6.4 (-15.4, -2.4) |
| Sac County | Rural | Yes | 41.0 (25.0, 64.6) | 70 (3, 95) | 5 |
stable
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-2.1 (-6.1, 1.5) |
| Jefferson County | Rural | Yes | 40.9 (27.4, 59.4) | 71 (5, 95) | 6 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.2, 2.0) |
| Shelby County | Rural | Yes | 40.9 (26.4, 61.5) | 72 (5, 95) | 5 |
stable
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-0.1 (-4.0, 16.2) |
| Delaware County | Rural | Yes | 40.9 (28.7, 57.0) | 73 (9, 95) | 9 |
stable
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-2.3 (-5.1, 0.2) |
| Lucas County | Rural | Yes | 40.4 (25.3, 63.3) | 74 (4, 95) | 5 |
stable
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-2.6 (-5.5, 0.2) |
| Linn County | Urban | Yes | 40.3 (36.8, 44.2) | 75 (43, 82) | 100 |
falling
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-1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Marshall County | Rural | Yes | 40.2 (32.1, 49.9) | 76 (18, 92) | 18 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.2, -1.0) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | Yes | 39.7 (24.7, 61.4) | 77 (5, 95) | 5 |
stable
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-2.3 (-4.8, 0.1) |
| Osceola County | Rural | Yes | 39.0 (21.1, 68.9) | 78 (3, 95) | 3 |
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| Plymouth County | Rural | Yes | 38.8 (28.8, 51.5) | 79 (16, 95) | 11 |
stable
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-2.1 (-4.8, 0.3) |
| Grundy County | Urban | Yes | 38.6 (24.5, 58.6) | 80 (7, 95) | 5 |
stable
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-0.7 (-4.5, 2.7) |
| Monroe County | Rural | Yes | 38.0 (21.7, 63.5) | 81 (4, 95) | 3 |
falling
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-14.3 (-35.9, -3.6) |
| Jones County | Urban | Yes | 37.4 (26.6, 51.6) | 82 (16, 95) | 8 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.8, -0.8) |
| Cedar County | Rural | Yes | 37.3 (26.2, 52.1) | 83 (14, 95) | 8 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.8, 0.5) |
| Dubuque County | Urban | Yes | 37.2 (31.9, 43.2) | 84 (42, 91) | 39 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.4, -1.2) |
| Carroll County | Rural | Yes | 36.9 (26.7, 50.2) | 85 (18, 95) | 10 |
stable
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-2.4 (-5.5, 0.5) |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | Yes | 34.1 (23.3, 48.3) | 86 (20, 95) | 7 |
stable
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-2.1 (-4.8, 0.4) |
| Worth County | Rural | Yes | 32.8 (18.2, 56.9) | 87 (8, 95) | 3 |
stable
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-2.2 (-6.8, 1.8) |
| Warren County | Urban | Yes | 32.8 (26.2, 40.6) | 88 (50, 95) | 18 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.1, -1.1) |
| Dallas County | Urban | Yes | 32.2 (27.4, 37.6) | 89 (62, 95) | 32 |
falling
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-2.6 (-4.0, -1.0) |
| Story County | Urban | Yes | 32.0 (26.3, 38.6) | 90 (56, 95) | 23 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Johnson County | Urban | Yes | 31.4 (27.1, 36.1) | 91 (67, 94) | 41 |
falling
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-2.4 (-3.4, -1.4) |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | Yes | 30.1 (19.9, 44.2) | 92 (34, 95) | 6 |
stable
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-2.9 (-6.4, 0.2) |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | Yes | 29.5 (20.1, 42.5) | 93 (37, 95) | 7 |
stable
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-2.3 (-5.2, 0.3) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 28.2 (18.2, 42.3) | 94 (35, 95) | 5 |
falling
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-2.8 (-5.9, -0.1) |
| Sioux County | Rural | Yes | 23.7 (16.7, 32.8) | 95 (74, 95) | 8 |
falling
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-9.4 (-30.2, -3.8) |
| Adams County | Rural | *** |
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| Ida County | Rural | *** |
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| Monona County | Rural | *** |
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| Taylor County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 11:24 pm.
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.