State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Arkansas by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65

Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

• 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.

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

Arkansas

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The death rate is 56.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.6 to 58.0 and 1,832 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The death rate is 44.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.9 to 44.1 and 158,491 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Dallas County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 94.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.2 to 138.1 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Chicot County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 88.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 64.8 to 117.9 and 11 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Calhoun County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 87.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.5 to 134.6 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Mississippi County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 83.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 70.6 to 97.4 and 34 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 81.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.1 to 114.7 and 8 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Crittenden County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 81.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 70.3 to 94.5 and 40 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Scott County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 81.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.8 to 110.6 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lawrence County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 80.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.6 to 103.4 and 15 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Poinsett County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 80.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.1 to 98.7 and 21 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Randolph County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 79.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.4 to 100.7 and 15 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Jackson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 75.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.1 to 97.2 and 14 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Union County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 75.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.7 to 89.2 and 32 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Franklin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 74.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.9 to 95.0 and 15 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Pike County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 73.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.4 to 101.9 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Johnson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 72.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.9 to 89.2 and 19 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Arkansas County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 72.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.4 to 92.8 and 14 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Phillips County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 71.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.0 to 93.6 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Cross County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 70.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.0 to 90.0 and 14 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Stone County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 70.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.5 to 94.2 and 11 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Marion County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 69.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.2 to 91.0 and 16 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Fulton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 69.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.7 to 95.4 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Logan County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 69.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.1 to 86.6 and 18 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Howard County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 68.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.0 to 93.1 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hempstead County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 68.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.3 to 88.2 and 14 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

St. Francis County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 68.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.9 to 85.4 and 17 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Searcy County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 67.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.3 to 99.6 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Little River County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 66.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.7 to 92.4 and 8 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Cleburne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 65.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.7 to 81.5 and 21 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Desha County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 65.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.6 to 92.8 and 8 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Miller County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 65.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.7 to 76.9 and 30 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Monroe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 65.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.7 to 100.3 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Ouachita County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 64.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.6 to 82.0 and 17 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Conway County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 64.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.3 to 82.5 and 16 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Jefferson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 63.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.4 to 73.1 and 46 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Newton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 63.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.9 to 96.3 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Greene County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 63.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.7 to 74.4 and 32 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Prairie County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 62.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.3 to 93.2 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Columbia County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 62.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.4 to 80.4 and 14 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sharp County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 62.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.0 to 81.9 and 13 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hot Spring County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 62.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.3 to 75.3 and 25 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Drew County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 61.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.3 to 82.6 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Perry County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 61.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.1 to 87.1 and 8 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Ashley County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 61.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.9 to 79.7 and 14 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Crawford County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 60.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.7 to 70.0 and 43 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Craighead County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 60.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.0 to 67.9 and 64 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sebastian County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 60.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.6 to 67.1 and 81 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Izard County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 60.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.3 to 82.0 and 11 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Grant County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 60.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.2 to 77.7 and 14 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Montgomery County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 59.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.8 to 90.0 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Carroll County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 59.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.8 to 73.2 and 21 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Van Buren County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 58.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.9 to 79.3 and 11 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Baxter County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 58.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.9 to 70.1 and 28 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

White County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 57.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.4 to 66.0 and 48 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Woodruff County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 57.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.0 to 91.9 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Independence County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 57.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.8 to 69.6 and 22 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Madison County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 56.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.7 to 75.6 and 11 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Bradley County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 56.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.3 to 82.7 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Clay County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 55.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.5 to 75.5 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Garland County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 55.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.9 to 62.4 and 62 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Faulkner County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 54.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.4 to 60.8 and 64 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Pope County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 54.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.4 to 63.0 and 37 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Nevada County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 53.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.6 to 81.0 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Boone County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 53.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.5 to 64.8 and 23 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Cleveland County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 53.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.8 to 81.9 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lonoke County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 51.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.4 to 59.2 and 41 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Pulaski County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 50.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.4 to 53.8 and 212 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lincoln County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 50.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.8 to 71.2 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Clark County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 48.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.5 to 65.9 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sevier County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 48.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.8 to 68.4 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Yell County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 48.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.3 to 65.0 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Saline County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 44.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.4 to 49.8 and 62 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Washington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 43.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.5 to 47.4 and 97 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lafayette County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 43.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.1 to 72.8 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Polk County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 41.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.2 to 56.7 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Benton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 41.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.1 to 44.9 and 119 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/18/2026 1:43 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

† 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+).

Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.