Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Tennessee by County
Oral Cavity & Pharynx (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Count
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate † cases 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 Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| Tennessee 2 | N/A | 12.9 (12.5, 13.2) | N/A | 1,125 |
falling
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-2.0 (-4.2, -0.5) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 12.1 (12.1, 12.2) | N/A | 50,271 |
stable
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-0.5 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Bledsoe County 2 | Rural | 15.7 (8.7, 26.8) | 21 (1, 75) | 3 |
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| Fentress County 2 | Rural | 13.0 (7.0, 22.3) | 47 (1, 75) | 3 |
stable
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1.4 (-3.5, 7.0) |
| Lauderdale County 2 | Rural | 9.6 (5.4, 16.0) | 73 (11, 75) | 3 |
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| Meigs County 2 | Rural | 19.3 (11.1, 32.1) | 3 (1, 75) | 3 |
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| Johnson County 2 | Rural | 12.3 (7.2, 20.4) | 56 (2, 75) | 4 |
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| Lewis County 2 | Rural | 18.5 (10.6, 30.6) | 6 (1, 75) | 4 |
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| Polk County 2 | Urban | 12.2 (7.2, 20.3) | 58 (3, 75) | 4 |
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| Smith County 2 | Urban | 13.0 (7.5, 21.3) | 49 (1, 75) | 4 |
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| Unicoi County 2 | Urban | 12.5 (7.0, 21.2) | 53 (2, 75) | 4 |
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| Scott County 2 | Rural | 14.5 (8.5, 23.2) | 30 (1, 75) | 4 |
stable
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2.7 (-1.0, 7.2) |
| Morgan County 2 | Urban | 14.0 (8.5, 22.3) | 34 (1, 75) | 4 |
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| Lincoln County 2 | Rural | 7.9 (4.8, 12.5) | 75 (37, 75) | 4 |
stable
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-2.8 (-8.0, 2.3) |
| Benton County 2 | Rural | 16.9 (10.3, 26.9) | 13 (1, 75) | 4 |
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| Union County 2 | Urban | 15.9 (9.7, 24.9) | 17 (1, 75) | 4 |
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| Grainger County 2 | Urban | 13.2 (8.2, 20.6) | 42 (2, 75) | 5 |
stable
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-3.6 (-7.9, 0.9) |
| Hardeman County 2 | Rural | 13.3 (8.4, 20.3) | 41 (2, 75) | 5 |
stable
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1.2 (-2.3, 5.3) |
| Obion County 2 | Rural | 11.8 (7.4, 18.2) | 64 (4, 75) | 5 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.3, 4.4) |
| Claiborne County 2 | Rural | 11.1 (7.0, 16.9) | 68 (8, 75) | 5 |
stable
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-1.1 (-5.9, 4.3) |
| Weakley County 2 | Rural | 11.1 (7.1, 16.9) | 67 (8, 75) | 5 |
stable
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0.7 (-3.1, 4.8) |
| Humphreys County 2 | Rural | 18.1 (11.6, 27.6) | 8 (1, 73) | 5 |
stable
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-1.0 (-6.3, 5.1) |
| White County 2 | Rural | 14.3 (9.2, 21.5) | 32 (1, 75) | 5 |
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| Macon County 2 | Urban | 18.5 (12.0, 27.4) | 5 (1, 73) | 5 |
stable
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2.5 (-0.2, 5.9) |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 9.6 (6.2, 14.3) | 72 (18, 75) | 5 |
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| Wayne County 2 | Rural | 21.5 (14.1, 32.3) | 2 (1, 70) | 5 |
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| McNairy County 2 | Rural | 14.5 (9.5, 21.6) | 29 (1, 75) | 6 |
rising
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56.0 (34.4, 91.4) |
| Henry County 2 | Rural | 11.6 (7.7, 17.2) | 65 (7, 75) | 6 |
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| Giles County 2 | Rural | 15.1 (10.0, 22.1) | 26 (1, 75) | 6 |
stable
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0.4 (-5.4, 7.1) |
| Hickman County 2 | Urban | 17.3 (11.6, 25.0) | 10 (1, 73) | 6 |
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| Rhea County 2 | Rural | 13.8 (9.2, 20.0) | 37 (2, 75) | 6 |
stable
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-0.1 (-3.6, 3.7) |
| Carroll County 2 | Rural | 16.7 (11.2, 24.0) | 15 (1, 74) | 6 |
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| Fayette County 2 | Urban | 10.4 (7.1, 14.9) | 70 (18, 75) | 7 |
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| Lawrence County 2 | Rural | 12.0 (8.3, 16.9) | 61 (8, 75) | 7 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.5, 1.7) |
| Marshall County 2 | Rural | 15.7 (10.8, 22.2) | 20 (1, 73) | 7 |
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| Henderson County 2 | Rural | 18.4 (12.7, 25.9) | 7 (1, 69) | 7 |
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| Cocke County 2 | Rural | 15.5 (10.6, 22.1) | 23 (1, 74) | 7 |
stable
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1.5 (-2.3, 5.8) |
| Marion County 2 | Urban | 15.4 (10.7, 21.8) | 24 (1, 73) | 7 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.9, 4.2) |
| Cheatham County 2 | Urban | 14.5 (10.0, 20.4) | 31 (2, 74) | 8 |
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| Hardin County 2 | Rural | 18.7 (13.1, 26.1) | 4 (1, 68) | 8 |
stable
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1.4 (-2.3, 5.9) |
| Franklin County 2 | Rural | 14.0 (10.0, 19.4) | 33 (3, 74) | 9 |
stable
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1.0 (-3.3, 5.7) |
| Bedford County 2 | Rural | 14.6 (10.5, 19.9) | 27 (2, 73) | 9 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.9, 2.7) |
| Dyer County 2 | Rural | 17.6 (12.7, 24.0) | 9 (1, 69) | 9 |
stable
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0.8 (-3.0, 5.3) |
| Campbell County 2 | Urban | 16.7 (12.1, 22.6) | 14 (1, 71) | 10 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.6, 3.6) |
| Coffee County 2 | Rural | 14.0 (10.2, 18.8) | 35 (3, 74) | 10 |
stable
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-15.0 (-32.0, 3.6) |
| Hawkins County 2 | Urban | 11.9 (8.7, 16.1) | 63 (10, 75) | 10 |
falling
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-7.0 (-23.6, -1.1) |
| Hamblen County 2 | Urban | 13.0 (9.7, 17.3) | 46 (6, 74) | 11 |
stable
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1.9 (-1.4, 5.9) |
| Jefferson County 2 | Urban | 13.2 (9.7, 17.6) | 43 (7, 74) | 11 |
stable
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0.8 (-3.3, 5.6) |
| Monroe County 2 | Rural | 15.9 (11.7, 21.2) | 18 (1, 70) | 11 |
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| Putnam County 2 | Rural | 10.5 (7.8, 13.9) | 69 (21, 75) | 11 |
stable
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0.3 (-3.2, 4.2) |
| Carter County 2 | Urban | 12.7 (9.5, 16.8) | 51 (10, 74) | 11 |
stable
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0.3 (-4.2, 5.8) |
| McMinn County 2 | Rural | 14.6 (11.0, 19.2) | 28 (3, 72) | 12 |
stable
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2.3 (-0.2, 5.3) |
| Tipton County 2 | Urban | 15.6 (11.7, 20.3) | 22 (2, 70) | 12 |
stable
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1.3 (-1.4, 4.4) |
| Roane County 2 | Urban | 13.4 (10.2, 17.6) | 40 (6, 73) | 12 |
stable
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1.1 (-1.4, 4.1) |
| Dickson County 2 | Urban | 17.2 (13.1, 22.3) | 11 (1, 63) | 13 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.9, 4.4) |
| Loudon County 2 | Urban | 13.6 (10.2, 17.9) | 39 (6, 73) | 13 |
stable
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2.1 (-1.1, 6.1) |
| Bradley County 2 | Urban | 9.0 (6.9, 11.6) | 74 (45, 75) | 13 |
falling
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-4.4 (-26.3, -0.5) |
| Gibson County 2 | Urban | 21.8 (16.9, 27.8) | 1 (1, 32) | 14 |
rising
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5.2 (2.4, 8.9) |
| Robertson County 2 | Urban | 15.8 (12.2, 20.2) | 19 (2, 68) | 14 |
stable
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2.1 (-0.3, 5.2) |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 12.5 (9.8, 15.9) | 52 (12, 73) | 16 |
stable
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2.4 (-0.2, 5.7) |
| Cumberland County 2 | Rural | 16.3 (12.3, 21.2) | 16 (1, 65) | 16 |
stable
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1.4 (-2.3, 5.4) |
| Maury County 2 | Urban | 13.0 (10.2, 16.3) | 48 (9, 73) | 16 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.9, 1.3) |
| Anderson County 2 | Urban | 15.2 (12.0, 19.2) | 25 (4, 68) | 17 |
rising
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2.5 (0.3, 5.1) |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 17.0 (13.5, 21.4) | 12 (2, 59) | 18 |
stable
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2.4 (-0.4, 5.6) |
| Sevier County 2 | Rural | 12.7 (10.2, 15.7) | 50 (14, 73) | 19 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.5, 1.6) |
| Washington County 2 | Urban | 11.4 (9.2, 13.9) | 66 (25, 74) | 21 |
stable
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-13.5 (-30.7, 3.6) |
| Wilson County 2 | Urban | 12.1 (9.9, 14.7) | 60 (20, 73) | 22 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.3, 2.5) |
| Montgomery County 2 | Urban | 12.2 (10.0, 14.7) | 59 (19, 73) | 23 |
stable
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1.3 (-0.3, 3.3) |
| Blount County 2 | Urban | 12.3 (10.2, 14.9) | 55 (17, 72) | 25 |
stable
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1.5 (-0.6, 4.0) |
| Sullivan County 2 | Urban | 13.1 (11.0, 15.5) | 45 (15, 68) | 31 |
rising
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1.9 (0.3, 3.8) |
| Sumner County 2 | Urban | 13.7 (11.7, 16.0) | 38 (12, 66) | 34 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.1, 2.6) |
| Williamson County 2 | Urban | 12.3 (10.5, 14.3) | 57 (23, 71) | 36 |
stable
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0.7 (-0.9, 2.7) |
| Rutherford County 2 | Urban | 12.0 (10.3, 13.8) | 62 (27, 71) | 41 |
stable
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-4.9 (-11.7, 0.7) |
| Hamilton County 2 | Urban | 14.0 (12.5, 15.6) | 36 (15, 59) | 68 |
rising
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1.9 (1.0, 2.9) |
| Knox County 2 | Urban | 13.1 (11.8, 14.5) | 44 (21, 62) | 77 |
stable
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0.0 (-6.2, 1.6) |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 12.5 (11.3, 13.7) | 54 (28, 66) | 91 |
stable
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-0.2 (-0.8, 0.5) |
| Shelby County 2 | Urban | 10.0 (9.1, 10.9) | 71 (56, 74) | 103 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.1, 2.0) |
| Cannon County 2 | Urban |
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| Chester County 2 | Urban |
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| Clay County 2 | Rural |
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| Crockett County 2 | Urban |
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| DeKalb County 2 | Rural |
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| Decatur County 2 | Rural |
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| Grundy County 2 | Rural |
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| Hancock County 2 | Rural |
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| Haywood County 2 | Rural |
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| Houston County 2 | Rural |
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| Jackson County 2 | Rural |
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| Lake County 2 | Rural |
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| Moore County 2 | Rural |
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| Overton County 2 | Rural |
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| Perry County 2 | Rural |
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| Pickett County 2 | Rural |
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| Sequatchie County 2 | Urban |
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| Stewart County 2 | Urban |
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| Trousdale County 2 | Urban |
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| Van Buren County 2 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 3:44 am.
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.
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.


