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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Virginia 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


Virginia2


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Mathews County2


Lancaster County2


Martinsville City2


Colonial Heights City2


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City2


Dinwiddie County2


Orange County2


Prince Edward County2


Galax City2


Gloucester County2


Fredericksburg City2


Sussex County2


Northampton County2


Franklin City2


Nottoway County2


Brunswick County2


Cumberland County2


Lunenburg County2


Essex County2


Charlotte County2


Waynesboro City2


Petersburg City2


Goochland County2


Mecklenburg County2


Lexington City2


Greensville County2


Roanoke City2


Hopewell City2


King and Queen County2


Radford City2


Lynchburg City2


Richmond County2


Northumberland County2


Roanoke County2


Amelia County2


Danville City2


Franklin County2


Richmond City2


Pulaski County2


Chesterfield County2


Emporia City2


Spotsylvania County2


Staunton City2


King William County2


Williamsburg City2


Henrico County2


Nelson County2


Prince George County2


Winchester City2


Fluvanna County2


Norfolk City2


Caroline County2


Accomack County2


Newport News City2


Southampton County2


Charles City County2


Powhatan County2


Augusta County2


Culpeper County2


Patrick County2


Salem City2


Westmoreland County2


Fauquier County2


Montgomery County2


Falls Church City2


Portsmouth City2


New Kent County2


King George County2


Wythe County2


Bedford City and County2


Campbell County2


Suffolk City2


Greene County2


Surry County2


Hanover County2


Louisa County2


Virginia Beach City2


James City County2


Buckingham County2


Amherst County2


Charlottesville City2


Albemarle County2


Appomattox County2


York County2


Isle of Wight County2


Madison County2


Chesapeake City2


Loudoun County2


Stafford County2


Hampton City2


Halifax County with South Boston City2


Manassas City2


Fairfax City2


Rockbridge County2


Clarke County2


Pittsylvania County2


Middlesex County2


Harrisonburg City2


Alexandria City2


Henry County2


Rockingham County2


Warren County2


Arlington County2


Grayson County2


Frederick County2


Prince William County2


Shenandoah County2


Botetourt County2


Manassas Park City2


Covington City2


Fairfax County2


Tazewell County2


Bath County2 Bland County2 Bristol City2 Buchanan County2 Buena Vista City2 Carroll County2 Craig County2 Dickenson County2 Floyd County2 Giles County2 Highland County2 Lee County2 Norton City2 Page County2 Poquoson City2 Rappahannock County2 Russell County2 Scott County2 Smyth County2 Washington County2 Wise County2


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 4:35 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.


† 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.

‡ Incidence data come from different sources. 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.

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.

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.

1 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2024 submission.

2 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2024 submission).

* 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.