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 Recentaapc
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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) |
| McNairy County 2 | Rural | 14.5 (9.5, 21.6) | 29 (1, 75) | 6 |
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56.0 (34.4, 91.4) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Anderson County 2 | Urban | 15.2 (12.0, 19.2) | 25 (4, 68) | 17 |
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2.5 (0.3, 5.1) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 12.5 (9.8, 15.9) | 52 (12, 73) | 16 |
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2.4 (-0.2, 5.7) |
| McMinn County 2 | Rural | 14.6 (11.0, 19.2) | 28 (3, 72) | 12 |
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2.3 (-0.2, 5.3) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Hamilton County 2 | Urban | 14.0 (12.5, 15.6) | 36 (15, 59) | 68 |
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1.9 (1.0, 2.9) |
| Sullivan County 2 | Urban | 13.1 (11.0, 15.5) | 45 (15, 68) | 31 |
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1.9 (0.3, 3.8) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Roane County 2 | Urban | 13.4 (10.2, 17.6) | 40 (6, 73) | 12 |
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1.1 (-1.4, 4.1) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Marion County 2 | Urban | 15.4 (10.7, 21.8) | 24 (1, 73) | 7 |
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0.9 (-1.9, 4.2) |
| Campbell County 2 | Urban | 16.7 (12.1, 22.6) | 14 (1, 71) | 10 |
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0.8 (-1.6, 3.6) |
| 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) |
| Jefferson County 2 | Urban | 13.2 (9.7, 17.6) | 43 (7, 74) | 11 |
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0.8 (-3.3, 5.6) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Benton County 2 | Rural | 16.9 (10.3, 26.9) | 13 (1, 75) | 4 |
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| Bledsoe County 2 | Rural | 15.7 (8.7, 26.8) | 21 (1, 75) | 3 |
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| Carroll County 2 | Rural | 16.7 (11.2, 24.0) | 15 (1, 74) | 6 |
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| Cheatham County 2 | Urban | 14.5 (10.0, 20.4) | 31 (2, 74) | 8 |
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| Fayette County 2 | Urban | 10.4 (7.1, 14.9) | 70 (18, 75) | 7 |
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| Henderson County 2 | Rural | 18.4 (12.7, 25.9) | 7 (1, 69) | 7 |
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| Henry County 2 | Rural | 11.6 (7.7, 17.2) | 65 (7, 75) | 6 |
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| Hickman County 2 | Urban | 17.3 (11.6, 25.0) | 10 (1, 73) | 6 |
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| Johnson County 2 | Rural | 12.3 (7.2, 20.4) | 56 (2, 75) | 4 |
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| Lauderdale County 2 | Rural | 9.6 (5.4, 16.0) | 73 (11, 75) | 3 |
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| Lewis County 2 | Rural | 18.5 (10.6, 30.6) | 6 (1, 75) | 4 |
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| Marshall County 2 | Rural | 15.7 (10.8, 22.2) | 20 (1, 73) | 7 |
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| Meigs County 2 | Rural | 19.3 (11.1, 32.1) | 3 (1, 75) | 3 |
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| Monroe County 2 | Rural | 15.9 (11.7, 21.2) | 18 (1, 70) | 11 |
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| Morgan County 2 | Urban | 14.0 (8.5, 22.3) | 34 (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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| Union County 2 | Urban | 15.9 (9.7, 24.9) | 17 (1, 75) | 4 |
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| 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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| White County 2 | Rural | 14.3 (9.2, 21.5) | 32 (1, 75) | 5 |
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| 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 03/24/2026 1:40 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.
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.


