State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Alaska by Borough or Census Area

Lung & Bronchus (Late Stage^), 2018-2022

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

Sorted by Percentlate

Explanation of Column Headers
Incidence Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The incidence rate is based upon 100,000 people and is an annual rate (or average annual rate) based on the time period indicated. Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population.

Percent of Cases with Late Stage - This is the number of late stages cases compared to the number of cases for all stages.

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

Alaska²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 33.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.4 to 35.3 and 254 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (20, 38)

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 33.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.6 to 33.7 and 143,218 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A

Ketchikan Gateway Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 38.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.3 to 55.4 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (2, 13)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Matanuska-Susitna Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 30.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.8 to 35.9 and 34 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (5, 13)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

North Slope Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 48.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.0 to 81.7 and 3 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 13)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Anchorage Municipality²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 34.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.0 to 37.4 and 98 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (4, 11)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Valdez-Cordova Census Area²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 31.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.2 to 50.3 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (3, 13)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Juneau City and Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 25.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.9 to 34.3 and 11 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (6, 13)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Kenai Peninsula Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 37.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.2 to 44.1 and 30 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (3, 10)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Fairbanks North Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 27.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.1 to 33.6 and 26 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (7, 13)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Bethel Census Area²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 36.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.0 to 59.1 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (2, 13)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Nome Census Area²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 64.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.9 to 105.1 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 10)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 45.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.7 to 78.4 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 13)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Kodiak Island Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 29.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.2 to 48.6 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (3, 13)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Dillingham Census Area²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.8 to 121.2 and 3 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 10)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Aleutians East Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Aleutians West Census Area²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Bristol Bay Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Denali Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Haines Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Kusilvak Census Area²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Lake and Peninsula Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Northwest Arctic Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Petersburg Census Area²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Sitka City and Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Skagway Municipality²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Wrangell Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Yakutat City and Borough²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 5:00 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.