Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Georgia by County
Oral Cavity & Pharynx (All Stages^), 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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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| Georgia 7 | N/A | 12.9 (12.7, 13.2) | N/A | 1,611 |
rising 
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1.0 (0.4, 2.8) |
| 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) |
| Brantley County 7 | Urban | 23.4 (15.7, 34.1) | 1 (1, 83) | 6 |
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| Crisp County 7 | Rural | 22.7 (15.2, 32.9) | 2 (1, 90) | 6 |
stable
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20.3 (-0.9, 48.9) |
| Morgan County 7 | Urban | 22.2 (14.6, 32.6) | 3 (1, 93) | 6 |
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| Screven County 7 | Rural | 19.5 (11.2, 31.9) | 4 (1, 102) | 4 |
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| Oglethorpe County 7 | Urban | 19.0 (11.5, 30.2) | 5 (1, 101) | 4 |
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| Haralson County 7 | Urban | 18.7 (13.0, 26.2) | 6 (1, 96) | 7 |
stable
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1.3 (-2.2, 5.8) |
| McDuffie County 7 | Urban | 18.6 (12.0, 27.7) | 7 (1, 101) | 5 |
stable
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1.5 (-2.9, 6.9) |
| Banks County 7 | Rural | 18.4 (11.5, 28.4) | 8 (1, 101) | 5 |
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| Union County 7 | Rural | 18.3 (12.3, 26.9) | 10 (1, 99) | 9 |
stable
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-0.4 (-3.3, 3.3) |
| Camden County 7 | Rural | 18.3 (13.6, 24.2) | 9 (1, 87) | 11 |
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| Berrien County 7 | Rural | 18.3 (11.4, 28.1) | 11 (1, 102) | 5 |
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| Greene County 7 | Rural | 18.1 (11.2, 28.2) | 12 (1, 101) | 6 |
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| Gilmer County 7 | Rural | 17.9 (12.7, 24.8) | 13 (1, 96) | 9 |
stable
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1.3 (-1.5, 5.3) |
| Pierce County 7 | Rural | 17.4 (10.8, 26.8) | 14 (1, 102) | 4 |
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| Jones County 7 | Urban | 17.3 (11.6, 25.0) | 15 (1, 100) | 6 |
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| Murray County 7 | Urban | 17.3 (12.3, 23.7) | 17 (1, 97) | 8 |
stable
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1.1 (-3.0, 6.3) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 17.2 (10.7, 26.5) | 18 (1, 102) | 5 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.3, 2.5) |
| Bryan County 7 | Urban | 17.1 (11.6, 24.3) | 16 (1, 101) | 7 |
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| Madison County 7 | Urban | 17.0 (11.5, 24.3) | 21 (1, 100) | 7 |
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1.2 (-2.1, 6.0) |
| Butts County 7 | Urban | 17.0 (11.0, 25.1) | 19 (1, 102) | 5 |
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1.8 (-1.8, 7.0) |
| Jasper County 7 | Urban | 17.0 (9.9, 27.7) | 20 (1, 102) | 4 |
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| Bartow County 7 | Urban | 16.9 (13.8, 20.5) | 22 (3, 76) | 22 |
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1.3 (-0.6, 3.7) |
| Putnam County 7 | Rural | 16.8 (10.8, 25.5) | 24 (1, 102) | 6 |
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| Pickens County 7 | Urban | 16.8 (11.9, 23.5) | 23 (1, 99) | 9 |
stable
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2.7 (-0.1, 6.9) |
| Dade County 7 | Urban | 16.8 (9.8, 27.3) | 25 (1, 102) | 4 |
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| Grady County 7 | Rural | 16.5 (10.6, 24.5) | 26 (1, 101) | 5 |
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| Polk County 7 | Rural | 16.4 (11.9, 22.2) | 28 (2, 97) | 9 |
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1.3 (-1.8, 5.1) |
| Walker County 7 | Urban | 16.4 (12.8, 20.8) | 27 (3, 90) | 15 |
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1.7 (-0.1, 4.0) |
| Stephens County 7 | Rural | 16.2 (11.0, 23.3) | 29 (1, 101) | 7 |
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0.7 (-2.7, 5.4) |
| Tattnall County 7 | Rural | 16.1 (10.3, 24.2) | 30 (1, 102) | 5 |
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2.5 (-0.1, 6.1) |
| Brooks County 7 | Urban | 15.9 (9.1, 26.3) | 31 (1, 102) | 4 |
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0.5 (-4.1, 6.0) |
| Spalding County 7 | Urban | 15.8 (12.3, 20.2) | 32 (3, 94) | 14 |
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1.4 (-1.3, 5.0) |
| Richmond County 7 | Urban | 15.8 (13.5, 18.4) | 33 (8, 77) | 37 |
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0.8 (-0.3, 2.0) |
| Whitfield County 7 | Urban | 15.7 (12.7, 19.4) | 35 (5, 90) | 18 |
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0.7 (-1.9, 3.9) |
| Catoosa County 7 | Urban | 15.7 (12.2, 20.1) | 34 (4, 92) | 14 |
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2.6 (0.1, 6.3) |
| Burke County 7 | Urban | 15.7 (9.9, 23.9) | 37 (1, 102) | 5 |
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| Decatur County 7 | Rural | 15.7 (10.6, 22.6) | 36 (1, 102) | 6 |
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1.3 (-1.5, 4.9) |
| White County 7 | Rural | 15.7 (10.5, 22.7) | 38 (1, 102) | 7 |
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| Elbert County 7 | Rural | 15.5 (9.2, 24.7) | 39 (1, 102) | 4 |
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3.0 (-0.6, 8.1) |
| Monroe County 7 | Urban | 15.5 (10.1, 22.9) | 40 (1, 102) | 6 |
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| Floyd County 7 | Urban | 15.3 (12.3, 18.9) | 41 (7, 93) | 19 |
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2.1 (0.3, 4.3) |
| Colquitt County 7 | Rural | 15.3 (10.9, 20.9) | 42 (3, 101) | 8 |
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| Lowndes County 7 | Urban | 15.1 (12.1, 18.8) | 44 (7, 92) | 17 |
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1.6 (0.2, 3.5) |
| Effingham County 7 | Urban | 15.1 (11.3, 19.9) | 43 (3, 99) | 11 |
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1.0 (-2.5, 6.2) |
| Fannin County 7 | Rural | 15.1 (9.8, 22.7) | 45 (1, 102) | 7 |
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| Walton County 7 | Urban | 14.9 (11.9, 18.5) | 47 (8, 94) | 18 |
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0.8 (-1.2, 3.4) |
| Lumpkin County 7 | Urban | 14.9 (9.9, 21.7) | 46 (2, 102) | 6 |
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-1.8 (-5.1, 2.3) |
| Coweta County 7 | Urban | 14.8 (12.3, 17.6) | 48 (11, 90) | 27 |
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1.8 (-0.5, 5.3) |
| Carroll County 7 | Urban | 14.7 (11.9, 18.1) | 49 (8, 95) | 19 |
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1.8 (-0.2, 4.6) |
| Gordon County 7 | Rural | 14.7 (10.8, 19.5) | 50 (4, 100) | 10 |
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1.0 (-1.4, 4.2) |
| Muscogee County 7 | Urban | 14.4 (12.3, 16.9) | 51 (14, 89) | 33 |
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0.1 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Mitchell County 7 | Rural | 14.3 (8.6, 22.7) | 52 (1, 102) | 4 |
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-0.5 (-4.3, 3.9) |
| Dawson County 7 | Urban | 14.3 (9.1, 21.7) | 58 (2, 102) | 5 |
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0.5 (-2.1, 4.0) |
| Douglas County 7 | Urban | 14.3 (11.5, 17.4) | 53 (12, 94) | 21 |
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1.4 (-0.1, 3.2) |
| Cherokee County 7 | Urban | 14.1 (12.3, 16.2) | 54 (20, 86) | 45 |
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1.6 (0.0, 3.8) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 14.1 (10.7, 18.2) | 55 (6, 100) | 12 |
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-0.8 (-3.9, 3.3) |
| Peach County 7 | Urban | 14.1 (8.8, 21.6) | 56 (2, 102) | 5 |
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0.0 (-3.6, 4.5) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 13.9 (9.1, 20.7) | 57 (2, 102) | 5 |
stable
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0.7 (-3.4, 6.0) |
| Dougherty County 7 | Urban | 13.9 (10.7, 17.8) | 59 (10, 100) | 14 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.8, 1.5) |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 13.7 (8.9, 20.7) | 60 (3, 102) | 5 |
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| Hall County 7 | Urban | 13.7 (11.7, 15.9) | 61 (20, 92) | 34 |
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10.6 (2.6, 16.8) |
| Troup County 7 | Rural | 13.7 (10.3, 17.8) | 62 (9, 100) | 12 |
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0.0 (-1.8, 2.1) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 13.6 (8.3, 21.3) | 63 (2, 102) | 4 |
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| Lamar County 7 | Rural | 13.6 (8.0, 22.2) | 67 (2, 102) | 4 |
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| Forsyth County 7 | Urban | 13.6 (11.6, 15.8) | 65 (23, 92) | 36 |
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3.1 (0.9, 10.5) |
| Houston County 7 | Urban | 13.6 (11.2, 16.3) | 64 (18, 96) | 24 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.8, 4.0) |
| Laurens County 7 | Rural | 13.6 (9.7, 18.6) | 66 (6, 102) | 9 |
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0.2 (-2.4, 3.2) |
| Rabun County 7 | Rural | 13.2 (7.3, 22.8) | 69 (1, 102) | 4 |
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| Barrow County 7 | Urban | 13.2 (10.0, 17.1) | 68 (11, 100) | 12 |
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2.1 (-0.5, 5.9) |
| Tift County 7 | Rural | 13.1 (8.9, 18.7) | 70 (5, 102) | 6 |
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| Paulding County 7 | Urban | 13.0 (10.7, 15.8) | 72 (21, 98) | 23 |
stable
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-0.5 (-5.2, 11.1) |
| Glynn County 7 | Urban | 13.0 (10.2, 16.4) | 71 (14, 100) | 16 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.5, 1.6) |
| Upson County 7 | Rural | 13.0 (8.3, 19.7) | 73 (4, 102) | 5 |
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| Liberty County 7 | Urban | 13.0 (9.1, 18.0) | 74 (9, 102) | 8 |
stable
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1.4 (-1.4, 5.2) |
| Newton County 7 | Urban | 12.9 (10.2, 16.1) | 75 (16, 100) | 17 |
stable
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0.5 (-1.9, 3.6) |
| Chattooga County 7 | Rural | 12.8 (7.9, 19.8) | 76 (4, 102) | 4 |
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| Columbia County 7 | Urban | 12.8 (10.5, 15.4) | 77 (24, 100) | 23 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.0, 2.3) |
| Emanuel County 7 | Rural | 12.6 (7.6, 20.1) | 78 (4, 102) | 4 |
stable
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2.1 (-2.1, 8.1) |
| Toombs County 7 | Rural | 12.6 (7.9, 19.3) | 79 (4, 102) | 5 |
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| Clarke County 7 | Urban | 12.5 (9.7, 15.8) | 80 (19, 101) | 14 |
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0.6 (-2.4, 4.5) |
| Baldwin County 7 | Rural | 12.3 (8.4, 17.6) | 81 (8, 102) | 7 |
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-1.0 (-3.9, 2.1) |
| Bibb County 7 | Urban | 12.2 (10.0, 14.8) | 82 (28, 100) | 22 |
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0.5 (-1.0, 2.2) |
| Sumter County 7 | Rural | 12.2 (7.3, 19.1) | 83 (4, 102) | 4 |
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| Thomas County 7 | Rural | 12.1 (8.5, 16.8) | 84 (12, 102) | 8 |
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0.8 (-2.2, 4.4) |
| Lee County 7 | Urban | 12.0 (7.6, 18.2) | 85 (6, 102) | 5 |
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| Oconee County 7 | Urban | 12.0 (7.9, 17.6) | 86 (9, 102) | 6 |
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1.8 (-1.1, 6.1) |
| Habersham County 7 | Rural | 11.9 (8.3, 16.6) | 87 (14, 102) | 8 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.4, 3.0) |
| Cobb County 7 | Urban | 11.8 (10.8, 12.9) | 88 (55, 95) | 99 |
stable
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0.6 (-0.1, 1.4) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 11.6 (9.7, 13.7) | 89 (43, 100) | 30 |
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2.6 (0.8, 5.0) |
| Ware County 7 | Rural | 11.5 (7.4, 17.3) | 90 (8, 102) | 5 |
stable
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0.2 (-2.8, 3.5) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 11.4 (9.2, 14.1) | 91 (37, 102) | 19 |
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0.1 (-2.2, 3.0) |
| Bulloch County 7 | Rural | 11.4 (8.2, 15.4) | 92 (20, 102) | 9 |
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| Chatham County 7 | Urban | 11.4 (9.8, 13.1) | 93 (50, 100) | 41 |
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-1.1 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Gwinnett County 7 | Urban | 11.3 (10.3, 12.4) | 94 (62, 98) | 107 |
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0.8 (0.3, 1.6) |
| Fulton County 7 | Urban | 11.1 (10.2, 12.0) | 95 (68, 99) | 124 |
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-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Rockdale County 7 | Urban | 10.7 (8.1, 13.9) | 96 (37, 102) | 13 |
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0.4 (-2.3, 3.8) |
| DeKalb County 7 | Urban | 10.2 (9.2, 11.3) | 97 (76, 101) | 83 |
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0.0 (-0.6, 0.6) |
| Clayton County 7 | Urban | 10.2 (8.4, 12.2) | 98 (57, 102) | 28 |
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-0.4 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Worth County 7 | Urban | 10.1 (5.5, 17.4) | 99 (7, 102) | 3 |
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1.3 (-2.7, 6.4) |
| Meriwether County 7 | Urban | 9.6 (5.5, 16.1) | 100 (15, 102) | 3 |
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| Coffee County 7 | Rural | 9.2 (5.8, 13.9) | 101 (30, 102) | 5 |
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-2.2 (-6.3, 2.4) |
| Harris County 7 | Urban | 8.6 (5.3, 13.5) | 102 (41, 102) | 4 |
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-1.4 (-5.2, 2.9) |
| Appling County 7 | Rural |
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| Atkinson County 7 | Rural |
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| Bacon County 7 | Rural |
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| Baker County 7 | Rural |
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| Ben Hill County 7 | Rural |
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| Bleckley County 7 | Rural |
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| Calhoun County 7 | Rural |
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| Candler County 7 | Rural |
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| Charlton County 7 | Rural |
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| Chattahoochee County 7 | Urban |
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| Clay County 7 | Rural |
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| Clinch County 7 | Rural |
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| Cook County 7 | Rural |
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| Crawford County 7 | Urban |
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| Dodge County 7 | Rural |
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| Dooly County 7 | Rural |
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| Early County 7 | Rural |
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| Echols County 7 | Urban |
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| Evans County 7 | Rural |
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| Glascock County 7 | Rural |
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| Hancock County 7 | Rural |
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| Heard County 7 | Urban |
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| Irwin County 7 | Rural |
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| Jeff Davis County 7 | Rural |
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| Jefferson County 7 | Rural |
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| Jenkins County 7 | Rural |
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| Johnson County 7 | Rural |
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| Lanier County 7 | Urban |
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| Lincoln County 7 | Urban |
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| Long County 7 | Urban |
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| Macon County 7 | Rural |
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| Marion County 7 | Urban |
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| McIntosh County 7 | Urban |
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| Miller County 7 | Rural |
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| Montgomery County 7 | Rural |
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| Pike County 7 | Urban |
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| Pulaski County 7 | Rural |
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| Quitman County 7 | Rural |
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| Randolph County 7 | Rural |
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| Schley County 7 | Rural |
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| Seminole County 7 | Rural |
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| Stewart County 7 | Urban |
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| Talbot County 7 | Urban |
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| Taliaferro County 7 | Rural |
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| Taylor County 7 | Rural |
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| Telfair County 7 | Rural |
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| Terrell County 7 | Urban |
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| Towns County 7 | Rural |
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| Treutlen County 7 | Rural |
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| Turner County 7 | Rural |
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| Twiggs County 7 | Urban |
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| Warren County 7 | Rural |
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| Webster County 7 | Rural |
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| Wheeler County 7 | Rural |
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| Wilcox County 7 | Rural |
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| Wilkes County 7 | Rural |
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| Wilkinson County 7 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/27/2026 4:33 am.
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.
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.
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.
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.
7 Source: SEER November 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.