Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for California by County
Oral Cavity & Pharynx (Late Stage^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
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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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Percent of Cases with Late Stage
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| California 7 | N/A | 6.7 (6.5, 6.8) | N/A | 3,078 | 64.5 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 7.7 (7.7, 7.8) | N/A | 32,341 | 64.3 |
| Los Angeles County 7 | Urban | 5.4 (5.2, 5.6) | 49 (44, 49) | 616 | 63.6 |
| Imperial County 7 | Urban | 5.6 (4.1, 7.4) | 48 (17, 49) | 10 | 68.5 |
| Alameda County 7 | Urban | 5.9 (5.5, 6.5) | 47 (33, 49) | 114 | 62.4 |
| San Bernardino County 7 | Urban | 6.0 (5.5, 6.5) | 46 (33, 48) | 137 | 64.0 |
| Tulare County 7 | Urban | 6.0 (5.1, 7.2) | 45 (21, 49) | 28 | 68.7 |
| Santa Clara County 7 | Urban | 6.2 (5.7, 6.6) | 44 (31, 48) | 136 | 63.1 |
| Kings County 7 | Urban | 6.2 (4.4, 8.4) | 43 (10, 49) | 8 | 59.2 |
| Madera County 7 | Urban | 6.2 (4.6, 8.2) | 42 (12, 49) | 11 | 53.0 |
| Orange County 7 | Urban | 6.3 (6.0, 6.7) | 41 (31, 47) | 249 | 61.6 |
| Monterey County 7 | Urban | 6.4 (5.4, 7.5) | 40 (19, 49) | 30 | 69.1 |
| San Mateo County 7 | Urban | 6.4 (5.7, 7.2) | 39 (23, 48) | 63 | 65.8 |
| Riverside County 7 | Urban | 6.6 (6.2, 7.0) | 38 (26, 45) | 186 | 63.0 |
| Contra Costa County 7 | Urban | 6.7 (6.1, 7.3) | 37 (23, 46) | 98 | 60.5 |
| Merced County 7 | Urban | 6.7 (5.3, 8.2) | 35 (12, 49) | 18 | 70.8 |
| Yolo County 7 | Urban | 6.7 (5.2, 8.4) | 36 (9, 49) | 15 | 66.7 |
| Marin County 7 | Urban | 6.8 (5.7, 8.0) | 33 (14, 49) | 29 | 58.9 |
| Siskiyou County 7 | Rural | 6.8 (4.3, 10.5) | 34 (3, 49) | 5 | 55.3 |
| Kern County 7 | Urban | 7.0 (6.2, 7.9) | 32 (15, 45) | 61 | 68.0 |
| Fresno County 7 | Urban | 7.1 (6.4, 7.9) | 31 (15, 44) | 72 | 65.6 |
| Napa County 7 | Urban | 7.2 (5.6, 9.3) | 30 (5, 49) | 14 | 65.1 |
| Ventura County 7 | Urban | 7.3 (6.6, 8.1) | 29 (14, 41) | 78 | 59.2 |
| Amador County 7 | Rural | 7.4 (4.4, 11.8) | 28 (1, 49) | 5 | 59.0 |
| San Diego County 7 | Urban | 7.4 (7.0, 7.8) | 27 (17, 35) | 282 | 65.8 |
| Stanislaus County 7 | Urban | 7.5 (6.6, 8.6) | 26 (10, 43) | 45 | 66.4 |
| Solano County 7 | Urban | 7.6 (6.5, 8.7) | 25 (9, 43) | 42 | 70.7 |
| San Joaquin County 7 | Urban | 7.6 (6.8, 8.5) | 24 (11, 39) | 64 | 69.8 |
| Santa Cruz County 7 | Urban | 7.8 (6.5, 9.3) | 23 (7, 45) | 29 | 65.5 |
| San Luis Obispo County 7 | Urban | 7.9 (6.7, 9.3) | 22 (6, 42) | 33 | 63.3 |
| Sonoma County 7 | Urban | 8.0 (7.0, 9.0) | 21 (7, 37) | 57 | 66.7 |
| Santa Barbara County 7 | Urban | 8.1 (7.0, 9.3) | 20 (6, 38) | 41 | 62.2 |
| Sacramento County 7 | Urban | 8.1 (7.5, 8.7) | 19 (9, 30) | 148 | 69.4 |
| Tehama County 7 | Rural | 8.2 (5.6, 11.6) | 18 (1, 49) | 7 | 67.3 |
| El Dorado County 7 | Urban | 8.2 (6.8, 9.9) | 17 (4, 43) | 25 | 62.7 |
| Placer County 7 | Urban | 8.3 (7.2, 9.4) | 16 (6, 35) | 49 | 63.1 |
| Mendocino County 7 | Rural | 8.8 (6.5, 11.7) | 15 (1, 47) | 12 | 63.7 |
| Calaveras County 7 | Rural | 8.9 (6.1, 12.9) | 13 (1, 49) | 8 | 70.4 |
| Lassen County 7 | Rural | 8.9 (5.2, 14.5) | 14 (1, 49) | 4 | 72.0 |
| San Francisco County 7 | Urban | 9.0 (8.2, 9.9) | 12 (4, 22) | 94 | 71.0 |
| Sutter County 7 | Urban | 9.0 (6.7, 11.9) | 11 (1, 47) | 11 | 76.8 |
| Tuolumne County 7 | Rural | 9.2 (6.8, 12.5) | 10 (1, 47) | 10 | 78.5 |
| Lake County 7 | Rural | 9.3 (6.8, 12.6) | 9 (1, 47) | 10 | 71.4 |
| Butte County 7 | Urban | 9.6 (8.0, 11.6) | 8 (1, 30) | 25 | 66.1 |
| Glenn County 7 | Rural | 9.8 (5.5, 16.2) | 7 (1, 49) | 3 | 64.0 |
| Shasta County 7 | Urban | 9.9 (8.2, 11.8) | 6 (1, 29) | 27 | 66.2 |
| Nevada County 7 | Rural | 10.3 (8.1, 12.9) | 5 (1, 30) | 19 | 69.3 |
| Humboldt County 7 | Rural | 10.3 (8.1, 12.9) | 4 (1, 31) | 17 | 64.0 |
| Yuba County 7 | Urban | 11.2 (8.2, 15.0) | 3 (1, 37) | 10 | 77.4 |
| Mariposa County 7 | Rural | 12.1 (7.4, 20.1) | 2 (1, 49) | 4 | 71.0 |
| Plumas County 7 | Rural | 12.9 (7.0, 22.2) | 1 (1, 49) | 4 | 80.0 |
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| Colusa County 7 | Rural |
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| Del Norte County 7 | Rural |
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| Inyo County 7 | Rural |
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| Modoc County 7 | Rural |
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| Mono County 7 | Rural |
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| San Benito County 7 | Urban |
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| Sierra County 7 | Rural |
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| Trinity County 7 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/26/2026 6:51 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 are computed using cancers classified as malignant based on ICD-O-3. For more information see malignant.html.
^ Late Stage is defined as cases determined to be regional or distant. 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.