Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Tennessee by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by Rate
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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| Tennessee | N/A | No | 556.9 (552.7, 561.1) | N/A | 13,690 |
falling 
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-1.8 (-2.4, -1.4) |
| United States | N/A | No | 490.4 (489.9, 491.0) | N/A | 573,761 |
falling
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-1.7 (-1.9, -1.6) |
| Overton County | Rural | No | 761.8 (683.8, 846.4) | 1 (1, 39) | 72 |
stable 
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-0.1 (-0.6, 0.5) |
| Houston County | Rural | No | 748.5 (624.4, 890.1) | 2 (1, 72) | 26 |
stable
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0.3 (-0.5, 1.2) |
| Gibson County | Urban | No | 730.5 (676.8, 787.3) | 3 (1, 32) | 140 |
stable
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-0.2 (-0.5, 0.2) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 724.7 (590.5, 880.6) | 4 (1, 88) | 21 |
stable
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0.0 (-1.2, 1.5) |
| Trousdale County | Urban | No | 723.0 (593.4, 872.2) | 5 (1, 83) | 23 |
stable
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-0.2 (-1.2, 0.8) |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | No | 717.9 (639.3, 803.4) | 6 (1, 60) | 63 |
stable
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-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Hardeman County | Rural | No | 697.4 (624.2, 776.8) | 7 (1, 63) | 68 |
stable
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-0.3 (-0.9, 0.3) |
| Chester County | Urban | No | 695.9 (606.1, 795.4) | 8 (1, 72) | 44 |
stable
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0.4 (-0.3, 1.2) |
| Lake County | Rural | No | 685.3 (543.3, 852.8) | 9 (1, 92) | 16 |
stable
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-0.7 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 685.2 (571.8, 814.6) | 10 (1, 87) | 26 |
stable
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-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 684.0 (618.5, 754.6) | 11 (1, 63) | 81 |
stable
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-0.1 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| DeKalb County | Rural | No | 673.1 (593.6, 760.2) | 12 (1, 73) | 54 |
stable
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-0.2 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 670.5 (589.9, 759.1) | 13 (1, 74) | 51 |
stable
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-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Rhea County | Rural | No | 670.3 (607.7, 737.6) | 14 (2, 69) | 87 |
stable
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-0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Cheatham County | Urban | No | 670.0 (607.0, 737.6) | 15 (1, 70) | 92 |
stable
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-0.8 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 668.5 (573.2, 775.2) | 16 (1, 83) | 37 |
falling
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-0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
| Hickman County | Urban | No | 666.6 (594.2, 745.5) | 17 (1, 73) | 64 |
stable
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-0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 666.6 (581.4, 760.8) | 18 (1, 79) | 45 |
stable
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0.1 (-0.5, 0.7) |
| Crockett County | Urban | No | 663.4 (570.1, 767.6) | 19 (1, 84) | 37 |
stable
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0.2 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Scott County | Rural | No | 663.0 (584.6, 749.1) | 20 (1, 76) | 53 |
falling
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-12.6 (-19.4, -6.1) |
| Humphreys County | Rural | No | 661.2 (583.0, 746.9) | 21 (1, 76) | 53 |
falling
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-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Stewart County | Urban | No | 661.0 (568.1, 764.7) | 22 (1, 83) | 37 |
stable
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-0.3 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| Tipton County | Urban | No | 659.8 (608.8, 713.8) | 23 (3, 66) | 131 |
stable
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-0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 658.1 (532.0, 805.2) | 24 (1, 92) | 20 |
stable
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0.2 (-0.6, 1.0) |
| Cocke County | Rural | No | 657.8 (601.0, 718.6) | 25 (3, 66) | 104 |
falling
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-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Smith County | Urban | No | 656.3 (573.9, 747.1) | 26 (1, 81) | 48 |
falling
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-1.8 (-8.4, -0.4) |
| McNairy County | Rural | No | 656.1 (589.4, 728.3) | 27 (2, 76) | 72 |
stable
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-0.2 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 654.5 (578.8, 737.6) | 28 (1, 78) | 55 |
stable
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-0.3 (-1.1, 0.7) |
| Macon County | Urban | No | 652.7 (577.1, 735.4) | 29 (1, 79) | 56 |
stable
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-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Dickson County | Urban | No | 651.8 (600.6, 706.2) | 30 (4, 66) | 125 |
stable
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-0.4 (-0.7, 0.0) |
| Benton County | Rural | No | 650.9 (571.7, 738.1) | 31 (1, 81) | 50 |
falling
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-10.3 (-20.4, -0.2) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 650.1 (571.0, 737.0) | 32 (1, 81) | 51 |
falling
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-0.6 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 648.3 (591.8, 708.6) | 33 (4, 70) | 100 |
stable
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-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Dyer County | Rural | No | 647.5 (588.7, 710.6) | 34 (3, 72) | 91 |
stable
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-0.2 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Unicoi County | Urban | No | 644.6 (569.6, 726.7) | 35 (1, 81) | 55 |
stable
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-0.1 (-0.6, 0.4) |
| Grainger County | Urban | No | 638.8 (568.9, 714.8) | 36 (2, 82) | 65 |
stable
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-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 637.7 (572.6, 708.2) | 37 (4, 79) | 71 |
stable
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-0.3 (-0.7, 0.2) |
| Putnam County | Rural | No | 636.5 (594.2, 680.9) | 38 (8, 67) | 173 |
stable
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-0.3 (-0.7, 0.2) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 630.1 (574.4, 689.6) | 39 (5, 76) | 97 |
falling
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-0.7 (-1.0, -0.3) |
| Meigs County | Rural | No | 629.5 (535.8, 735.0) | 40 (1, 91) | 34 |
stable
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0.2 (-0.6, 1.3) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 629.0 (576.2, 685.5) | 41 (6, 76) | 106 |
falling
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-0.6 (-1.0, -0.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 628.7 (537.7, 730.9) | 42 (1, 91) | 36 |
stable
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-0.7 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 628.2 (565.2, 696.2) | 43 (4, 80) | 76 |
falling
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-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Obion County | Rural | No | 626.7 (567.0, 691.1) | 44 (6, 80) | 82 |
falling
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-1.0 (-4.1, -0.4) |
| Claiborne County | Rural | No | 626.6 (566.7, 691.1) | 45 (5, 78) | 83 |
falling
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-1.5 (-6.0, -0.7) |
| McMinn County | Rural | No | 624.7 (579.2, 672.8) | 46 (9, 73) | 142 |
falling
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-0.7 (-6.7, -0.1) |
| Fentress County | Rural | No | 623.8 (549.1, 705.9) | 47 (3, 86) | 53 |
stable
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-0.7 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Bedford County | Rural | No | 621.0 (566.7, 678.9) | 48 (8, 79) | 101 |
stable
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-0.5 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 618.2 (538.9, 705.8) | 49 (3, 90) | 46 |
stable
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-0.8 (-1.6, 0.0) |
| Cannon County | Urban | No | 616.6 (526.8, 717.3) | 50 (2, 91) | 34 |
falling
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-10.7 (-18.6, -0.4) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 612.5 (560.4, 668.2) | 51 (9, 79) | 103 |
falling
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-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 611.5 (572.9, 652.0) | 52 (15, 72) | 192 |
falling
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-0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Hawkins County | Urban | No | 610.9 (568.1, 656.1) | 53 (14, 75) | 155 |
stable
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-0.2 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Grundy County | Rural | No | 610.5 (523.9, 707.5) | 54 (2, 90) | 36 |
stable
|
-7.1 (-18.0, 0.2) |
| Weakley County | Rural | No | 609.3 (549.5, 674.0) | 55 (8, 84) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.7, 0.0) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 605.4 (557.7, 656.1) | 56 (13, 81) | 124 |
falling
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-7.0 (-13.8, -0.6) |
| Hamblen County | Urban | No | 604.1 (561.1, 649.5) | 57 (15, 77) | 149 |
falling
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-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Morgan County | Urban | No | 603.4 (529.0, 685.2) | 58 (5, 90) | 49 |
stable
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-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Decatur County | Rural | No | 603.1 (513.6, 703.8) | 59 (3, 91) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| White County | Rural | No | 603.0 (541.1, 670.1) | 60 (8, 87) | 71 |
falling
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-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Robertson County | Urban | No | 598.6 (554.3, 645.4) | 61 (19, 79) | 144 |
falling
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-0.8 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| Coffee County | Rural | No | 595.8 (550.3, 644.1) | 62 (20, 82) | 129 |
falling
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-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Montgomery County | Urban | No | 591.2 (559.4, 624.3) | 63 (29, 76) | 279 |
falling
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-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Marion County | Urban | No | 590.8 (530.1, 656.7) | 64 (10, 88) | 72 |
falling
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-0.9 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Sevier County | Rural | No | 579.8 (546.5, 614.7) | 65 (35, 81) | 237 |
falling
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-5.3 (-8.8, -0.7) |
| Sullivan County | Urban | No | 578.1 (553.4, 603.7) | 66 (41, 78) | 417 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-4.1, -0.7) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 570.4 (516.7, 628.3) | 67 (24, 89) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Anderson County | Urban | No | 567.4 (530.9, 605.8) | 68 (37, 84) | 184 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Bradley County | Urban | No | 562.0 (529.2, 596.2) | 69 (44, 86) | 224 |
falling
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-0.9 (-1.2, -0.5) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 560.5 (531.7, 590.4) | 70 (44, 84) | 291 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Giles County | Rural | No | 553.8 (497.5, 614.8) | 71 (30, 92) | 72 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 551.5 (509.7, 595.9) | 72 (44, 90) | 132 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Pickett County | Rural | No | 547.4 (428.9, 688.9) | 73 (2, 95) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.9) |
| Rutherford County | Urban | No | 545.1 (521.9, 569.1) | 74 (59, 85) | 446 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -1.0) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 541.3 (529.0, 553.9) | 75 (66, 83) | 1,541 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-4.0, -2.3) |
| Maury County | Urban | No | 537.1 (502.8, 573.1) | 76 (56, 91) | 192 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 537.0 (497.8, 578.4) | 77 (51, 92) | 142 |
falling
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-1.7 (-5.1, -1.2) |
| Sumner County | Urban | No | 535.3 (510.6, 561.0) | 78 (62, 88) | 362 |
falling
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-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 534.3 (500.9, 569.4) | 79 (56, 91) | 196 |
falling
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-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Roane County | Urban | No | 533.4 (493.9, 575.2) | 80 (53, 92) | 139 |
falling
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-2.7 (-7.5, -1.3) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 532.4 (431.3, 650.4) | 81 (7, 95) | 20 |
falling
|
-17.6 (-33.4, -0.7) |
| Blount County | Urban | No | 523.4 (497.1, 550.7) | 82 (65, 91) | 305 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.7) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 519.8 (486.5, 554.9) | 83 (62, 93) | 193 |
falling
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-0.9 (-1.2, -0.5) |
| Knox County | Urban | No | 511.5 (496.0, 527.4) | 84 (75, 91) | 840 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.9, -1.5) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 510.5 (464.3, 560.1) | 85 (58, 94) | 92 |
falling
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-1.1 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 508.3 (453.8, 567.5) | 86 (54, 94) | 66 |
stable
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-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Wilson County | Urban | No | 505.6 (477.4, 535.1) | 87 (70, 93) | 251 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.1, -1.5) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 499.2 (485.1, 513.7) | 88 (79, 92) | 988 |
falling
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-2.9 (-3.4, -2.5) |
| Hamilton County | Urban | No | 491.0 (474.5, 507.9) | 89 (80, 93) | 690 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.3, -1.6) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 484.6 (440.6, 531.8) | 90 (69, 94) | 93 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Loudon County | Urban | No | 474.4 (439.1, 511.8) | 91 (76, 94) | 140 |
falling
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-1.4 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | No | 458.2 (388.9, 536.4) | 92 (62, 95) | 32 |
stable
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10.3 (-6.7, 22.1) |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | No | 447.3 (375.1, 529.2) | 93 (64, 95) | 28 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.5, -0.5) |
| Williamson County | Urban | No | 408.2 (387.4, 429.8) | 94 (91, 95) | 302 |
stable
|
2.3 (-2.1, 5.4) |
| Moore County | Rural | No | 393.7 (297.8, 510.7) | 95 (61, 95) | 12 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/15/2025 5:35 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/15/2025 5:35 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.