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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Michigan by County

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

Black Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Count

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


Michigan2


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Montcalm County2


Newaygo County2


Lapeer County2


Ionia County2


Branch County2


Livingston County2


Midland County2


Bay County2


Allegan County2


Clinton County2


St. Joseph County2


Lenawee County2


Lake County2


Ottawa County2


Van Buren County2


Cass County2


Monroe County2


St. Clair County2


Eaton County2


Jackson County2


Muskegon County2


Calhoun County2


Berrien County2


Kalamazoo County2


Ingham County2


Washtenaw County2


Saginaw County2


Kent County2


Genesee County2


Macomb County2


Oakland County2


Wayne County2


Alcona County2 Alger County2 Alpena County2 Antrim County2 Arenac County2 Baraga County2 Barry County2 Benzie County2 Charlevoix County2 Cheboygan County2 Chippewa County2 Clare County2 Crawford County2 Delta County2 Dickinson County2 Emmet County2 Gladwin County2 Gogebic County2 Grand Traverse County2 Gratiot County2 Hillsdale County2 Houghton County2 Huron County2 Iosco County2 Iron County2 Isabella County2 Kalkaska County2 Keweenaw County2 Leelanau County2 Luce County2 Mackinac County2 Manistee County2 Marquette County2 Mason County2 Mecosta County2 Menominee County2 Missaukee County2 Montmorency County2 Oceana County2 Ogemaw County2 Ontonagon County2 Osceola County2 Oscoda County2 Otsego County2 Presque Isle County2 Roscommon County2 Sanilac County2 Schoolcraft County2 Shiawassee County2 Tuscola County2 Wexford County2


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 5:46 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.