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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County

All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2018-2022

Black Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by CI*Rank

Explanation of Column Headers
Incidence Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The incidence rate is based upon 100,000 people and is an annual rate (or average annual rate) based on the time period indicated. Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population.

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC/APC:

AAPC/APC (95% Confidence Interval) - the change in rate over time


Other Notes


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


Clay County7


Graves County7


Harrison County7


Montgomery County7


Larue County7


Boyle County7


Washington County7


Campbell County7


Kenton County7


Todd County7


Bullitt County7


Jefferson County7


Fulton County7


Boyd County7


Marion County7


Woodford County7


McCracken County7


Nelson County7


Warren County7


Calloway County7


Christian County7


Taylor County7


Fayette County7


Harlan County7


Bourbon County7


Oldham County7


Hardin County7


Daviess County7


Jessamine County7


Shelby County7


Barren County7


Madison County7


Simpson County7


Scott County7


Clark County7


Bell County7


Hart County7


Mason County7


Hopkins County7


Mercer County7


Meade County7


Trigg County7


Pulaski County7


Boone County7


Logan County7


Henderson County7


Lincoln County7


Muhlenberg County7


Union County7


Franklin County7


Adair County7 Allen County7 Anderson County7 Ballard County7 Bath County7 Bracken County7 Breathitt County7 Breckinridge County7 Butler County7 Caldwell County7 Carlisle County7 Carroll County7 Carter County7 Casey County7 Clinton County7 Crittenden County7 Cumberland County7 Edmonson County7 Elliott County7 Estill County7 Fleming County7 Floyd County7 Gallatin County7 Garrard County7 Grant County7 Grayson County7 Green County7 Greenup County7 Hancock County7 Henry County7 Hickman County7 Jackson County7 Johnson County7 Knott County7 Knox County7 Laurel County7 Lawrence County7 Lee County7 Leslie County7 Letcher County7 Lewis County7 Livingston County7 Lyon County7 Magoffin County7 Marshall County7 Martin County7 McCreary County7 McLean County7 Menifee County7 Metcalfe County7 Monroe County7 Morgan County7 Nicholas County7 Ohio County7 Owen County7 Owsley County7 Pendleton County7 Perry County7 Pike County7 Powell County7 Robertson County7 Rockcastle County7 Rowan County7 Russell County7 Spencer County7 Trimble County7 Wayne County7 Webster County7 Whitley County7 Wolfe County7


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 3:41 pm.

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

† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (SEER areas use 20 age groups and NPCR areas use 19 age groups). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.

Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.html.

^ All Stages refers to any stage. Due to changes in stage coding, Combined Summary Stage with Expanded Regional Codes (2004+) is used for data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) databases and Merged Summary Stage is used for data from National Program of Cancer Registries databases. Due to the increased complexity with staging, other staging variables maybe used if necessary.

⋔ 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. The rates used in CI*Rank are all age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population using 19 age groups for SEER and NPCR areas. 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.

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.

Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.

* 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.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.