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Incidence Rate Report for Tennessee by County

Oral Cavity & Pharynx (All Stages^), 2018-2022

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

Sorted by CI*Rank

County
sort alphabetically by name ascending 		2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
sort by rural urban descending 		Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate †
cases per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by rate descending 		CI*Rank ⋔
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by CI rank descending 		Average Annual Count
sort by count descending 		Recent Trend
 Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by trend descending
Gibson County 2 Urban 21.8 (16.9, 27.8) 1 (1, 32) 14 rising rising trend 5.2 (2.4, 8.9)
Wayne County 2 Rural 21.5 (14.1, 32.3) 2 (1, 70) 5
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Meigs County 2 Rural 19.3 (11.1, 32.1) 3 (1, 75) 3
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Hardin County 2 Rural 18.7 (13.1, 26.1) 4 (1, 68) 8 stable stable trend 1.4 (-2.3, 5.9)
Macon County 2 Urban 18.5 (12.0, 27.4) 5 (1, 73) 5 stable stable trend 2.5 (-0.2, 5.9)
Lewis County 2 Rural 18.5 (10.6, 30.6) 6 (1, 75) 4
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Henderson County 2 Rural 18.4 (12.7, 25.9) 7 (1, 69) 7
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Humphreys County 2 Rural 18.1 (11.6, 27.6) 8 (1, 73) 5 stable stable trend -1.0 (-6.3, 5.1)
Dyer County 2 Rural 17.6 (12.7, 24.0) 9 (1, 69) 9 stable stable trend 0.8 (-3.0, 5.3)
Hickman County 2 Urban 17.3 (11.6, 25.0) 10 (1, 73) 6
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Dickson County 2 Urban 17.2 (13.1, 22.3) 11 (1, 63) 13 stable stable trend 0.9 (-1.9, 4.4)
Greene County 2 Rural 17.0 (13.5, 21.4) 12 (2, 59) 18 stable stable trend 2.4 (-0.4, 5.6)
Benton County 2 Rural 16.9 (10.3, 26.9) 13 (1, 75) 4
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Campbell County 2 Urban 16.7 (12.1, 22.6) 14 (1, 71) 10 stable stable trend 0.8 (-1.6, 3.6)
Carroll County 2 Rural 16.7 (11.2, 24.0) 15 (1, 74) 6
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Cumberland County 2 Rural 16.3 (12.3, 21.2) 16 (1, 65) 16 stable stable trend 1.4 (-2.3, 5.4)
Union County 2 Urban 15.9 (9.7, 24.9) 17 (1, 75) 4
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Monroe County 2 Rural 15.9 (11.7, 21.2) 18 (1, 70) 11
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Robertson County 2 Urban 15.8 (12.2, 20.2) 19 (2, 68) 14 stable stable trend 2.1 (-0.3, 5.2)
Marshall County 2 Rural 15.7 (10.8, 22.2) 20 (1, 73) 7
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Bledsoe County 2 Rural 15.7 (8.7, 26.8) 21 (1, 75) 3
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Tipton County 2 Urban 15.6 (11.7, 20.3) 22 (2, 70) 12 stable stable trend 1.3 (-1.4, 4.4)
Cocke County 2 Rural 15.5 (10.6, 22.1) 23 (1, 74) 7 stable stable trend 1.5 (-2.3, 5.8)
Marion County 2 Urban 15.4 (10.7, 21.8) 24 (1, 73) 7 stable stable trend 0.9 (-1.9, 4.2)
Anderson County 2 Urban 15.2 (12.0, 19.2) 25 (4, 68) 17 rising rising trend 2.5 (0.3, 5.1)
Giles County 2 Rural 15.1 (10.0, 22.1) 26 (1, 75) 6 stable stable trend 0.4 (-5.4, 7.1)
Bedford County 2 Rural 14.6 (10.5, 19.9) 27 (2, 73) 9 stable stable trend -0.3 (-2.9, 2.7)
McMinn County 2 Rural 14.6 (11.0, 19.2) 28 (3, 72) 12 stable stable trend 2.3 (-0.2, 5.3)
McNairy County 2 Rural 14.5 (9.5, 21.6) 29 (1, 75) 6 rising rising trend 56.0 (34.4, 91.4)
Scott County 2 Rural 14.5 (8.5, 23.2) 30 (1, 75) 4 stable stable trend 2.7 (-1.0, 7.2)
Cheatham County 2 Urban 14.5 (10.0, 20.4) 31 (2, 74) 8
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White County 2 Rural 14.3 (9.2, 21.5) 32 (1, 75) 5
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Franklin County 2 Rural 14.0 (10.0, 19.4) 33 (3, 74) 9 stable stable trend 1.0 (-3.3, 5.7)
Morgan County 2 Urban 14.0 (8.5, 22.3) 34 (1, 75) 4
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Coffee County 2 Rural 14.0 (10.2, 18.8) 35 (3, 74) 10 stable stable trend -15.0 (-32.0, 3.6)
Hamilton County 2 Urban 14.0 (12.5, 15.6) 36 (15, 59) 68 rising rising trend 1.9 (1.0, 2.9)
Rhea County 2 Rural 13.8 (9.2, 20.0) 37 (2, 75) 6 stable stable trend -0.1 (-3.6, 3.7)
Sumner County 2 Urban 13.7 (11.7, 16.0) 38 (12, 66) 34 stable stable trend 0.6 (-1.1, 2.6)
Loudon County 2 Urban 13.6 (10.2, 17.9) 39 (6, 73) 13 stable stable trend 2.1 (-1.1, 6.1)
Roane County 2 Urban 13.4 (10.2, 17.6) 40 (6, 73) 12 stable stable trend 1.1 (-1.4, 4.1)
Hardeman County 2 Rural 13.3 (8.4, 20.3) 41 (2, 75) 5 stable stable trend 1.2 (-2.3, 5.3)
Grainger County 2 Urban 13.2 (8.2, 20.6) 42 (2, 75) 5 stable stable trend -3.6 (-7.9, 0.9)
Jefferson County 2 Urban 13.2 (9.7, 17.6) 43 (7, 74) 11 stable stable trend 0.8 (-3.3, 5.6)
Knox County 2 Urban 13.1 (11.8, 14.5) 44 (21, 62) 77 stable stable trend 0.0 (-6.2, 1.6)
Sullivan County 2 Urban 13.1 (11.0, 15.5) 45 (15, 68) 31 rising rising trend 1.9 (0.3, 3.8)
Hamblen County 2 Urban 13.0 (9.7, 17.3) 46 (6, 74) 11 stable stable trend 1.9 (-1.4, 5.9)
Fentress County 2 Rural 13.0 (7.0, 22.3) 47 (1, 75) 3 stable stable trend 1.4 (-3.5, 7.0)
Maury County 2 Urban 13.0 (10.2, 16.3) 48 (9, 73) 16 stable stable trend -0.9 (-2.9, 1.3)
Smith County 2 Urban 13.0 (7.5, 21.3) 49 (1, 75) 4
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Sevier County 2 Rural 12.7 (10.2, 15.7) 50 (14, 73) 19 stable stable trend -0.6 (-2.5, 1.6)
Carter County 2 Urban 12.7 (9.5, 16.8) 51 (10, 74) 11 stable stable trend 0.3 (-4.2, 5.8)
Madison County 2 Urban 12.5 (9.8, 15.9) 52 (12, 73) 16 stable stable trend 2.4 (-0.2, 5.7)
Unicoi County 2 Urban 12.5 (7.0, 21.2) 53 (2, 75) 4
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Davidson County 2 Urban 12.5 (11.3, 13.7) 54 (28, 66) 91 stable stable trend -0.2 (-0.8, 0.5)
Blount County 2 Urban 12.3 (10.2, 14.9) 55 (17, 72) 25 stable stable trend 1.5 (-0.6, 4.0)
Johnson County 2 Rural 12.3 (7.2, 20.4) 56 (2, 75) 4
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Williamson County 2 Urban 12.3 (10.5, 14.3) 57 (23, 71) 36 stable stable trend 0.7 (-0.9, 2.7)
Polk County 2 Urban 12.2 (7.2, 20.3) 58 (3, 75) 4
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Montgomery County 2 Urban 12.2 (10.0, 14.7) 59 (19, 73) 23 stable stable trend 1.3 (-0.3, 3.3)
Wilson County 2 Urban 12.1 (9.9, 14.7) 60 (20, 73) 22 stable stable trend 0.4 (-1.3, 2.5)
Lawrence County 2 Rural 12.0 (8.3, 16.9) 61 (8, 75) 7 stable stable trend -0.9 (-3.5, 1.7)
Rutherford County 2 Urban 12.0 (10.3, 13.8) 62 (27, 71) 41 stable stable trend -4.9 (-11.7, 0.7)
Hawkins County 2 Urban 11.9 (8.7, 16.1) 63 (10, 75) 10 falling falling trend -7.0 (-23.6, -1.1)
Obion County 2 Rural 11.8 (7.4, 18.2) 64 (4, 75) 5 stable stable trend 1.0 (-2.3, 4.4)
Henry County 2 Rural 11.6 (7.7, 17.2) 65 (7, 75) 6
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Washington County 2 Urban 11.4 (9.2, 13.9) 66 (25, 74) 21 stable stable trend -13.5 (-30.7, 3.6)
Weakley County 2 Rural 11.1 (7.1, 16.9) 67 (8, 75) 5 stable stable trend 0.7 (-3.1, 4.8)
Claiborne County 2 Rural 11.1 (7.0, 16.9) 68 (8, 75) 5 stable stable trend -1.1 (-5.9, 4.3)
Putnam County 2 Rural 10.5 (7.8, 13.9) 69 (21, 75) 11 stable stable trend 0.3 (-3.2, 4.2)
Fayette County 2 Urban 10.4 (7.1, 14.9) 70 (18, 75) 7
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Shelby County 2 Urban 10.0 (9.1, 10.9) 71 (56, 74) 103 stable stable trend 0.4 (-1.1, 2.0)
Warren County 2 Rural 9.6 (6.2, 14.3) 72 (18, 75) 5
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Lauderdale County 2 Rural 9.6 (5.4, 16.0) 73 (11, 75) 3
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Bradley County 2 Urban 9.0 (6.9, 11.6) 74 (45, 75) 13 falling falling trend -4.4 (-26.3, -0.5)
Lincoln County 2 Rural 7.9 (4.8, 12.5) 75 (37, 75) 4 stable stable trend -2.8 (-8.0, 2.3)
Cannon County 2 Urban
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3 or fewer
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Chester County 2 Urban
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3 or fewer
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Clay County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Crockett County 2 Urban
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3 or fewer
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DeKalb County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Decatur County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Grundy County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Hancock County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Haywood County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Houston County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Jackson County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Lake County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Moore County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Overton County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Perry County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Pickett County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Sequatchie County 2 Urban
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3 or fewer
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Stewart County 2 Urban
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3 or fewer
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Trousdale County 2 Urban
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3 or fewer
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Van Buren County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 6:16 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.

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