Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Tennessee by County
Lung & Bronchus (Late Stage^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
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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Percent of Cases with Late Stage
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| Tennessee 2 | N/A | 42.3 (41.7, 43.0) | N/A | 3,832 | 63.9 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 33.6 (33.6, 33.7) | N/A | 143,218 | 64.3 |
| Williamson County 2 | Urban | 24.4 (21.8, 27.3) | 95 (90, 95) | 66 | 64.4 |
| Lincoln County 2 | Rural | 27.7 (21.4, 35.4) | 94 (74, 95) | 14 | 53.3 |
| Fayette County 2 | Urban | 29.3 (23.8, 35.9) | 93 (74, 95) | 21 | 57.7 |
| Van Buren County 2 | Rural | 32.2 (18.6, 54.7) | 92 (15, 95) | 4 | 45.0 |
| Shelby County 2 | Urban | 33.4 (31.8, 35.0) | 91 (81, 93) | 349 | 62.3 |
| Unicoi County 2 | Urban | 33.9 (25.2, 45.4) | 90 (40, 95) | 10 | 54.2 |
| Putnam County 2 | Rural | 34.4 (29.3, 40.1) | 89 (65, 94) | 34 | 53.7 |
| Hamilton County 2 | Urban | 35.0 (32.7, 37.5) | 88 (75, 93) | 174 | 57.6 |
| Perry County 2 | Rural | 35.2 (22.6, 53.7) | 87 (14, 95) | 5 | 51.0 |
| Bradley County 2 | Urban | 35.5 (31.2, 40.2) | 86 (66, 93) | 52 | 58.0 |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 35.7 (33.7, 37.8) | 85 (75, 92) | 258 | 64.9 |
| Washington County 2 | Urban | 36.0 (32.2, 40.2) | 84 (67, 93) | 68 | 58.1 |
| Wilson County 2 | Urban | 36.9 (33.1, 41.2) | 83 (62, 93) | 70 | 59.8 |
| Cumberland County 2 | Rural | 38.1 (33.2, 43.8) | 82 (49, 92) | 49 | 62.2 |
| Polk County 2 | Urban | 38.5 (28.9, 51.1) | 81 (24, 95) | 11 | 57.9 |
| Franklin County 2 | Rural | 39.0 (32.3, 46.8) | 80 (41, 93) | 26 | 59.8 |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 39.4 (34.6, 44.7) | 79 (50, 91) | 52 | 68.1 |
| Clay County 2 | Rural | 40.2 (26.8, 60.3) | 78 (7, 95) | 6 | 61.7 |
| Sumner County 2 | Urban | 40.3 (36.8, 44.1) | 77 (51, 88) | 101 | 63.5 |
| Maury County 2 | Urban | 41.1 (36.3, 46.4) | 76 (45, 90) | 57 | 61.3 |
| Sequatchie County 2 | Urban | 41.3 (30.8, 54.9) | 75 (14, 95) | 11 | 61.4 |
| Knox County 2 | Urban | 41.5 (39.1, 43.9) | 74 (55, 82) | 247 | 64.0 |
| Johnson County 2 | Rural | 41.6 (31.8, 54.2) | 73 (15, 94) | 13 | 62.7 |
| White County 2 | Rural | 41.7 (33.3, 52.0) | 72 (22, 93) | 18 | 61.1 |
| Grundy County 2 | Rural | 42.0 (30.5, 57.2) | 71 (11, 95) | 9 | 60.8 |
| Loudon County 2 | Urban | 42.5 (36.7, 49.1) | 70 (36, 90) | 44 | 61.0 |
| Sullivan County 2 | Urban | 43.3 (39.7, 47.2) | 69 (42, 81) | 112 | 59.6 |
| Fentress County 2 | Rural | 43.3 (33.5, 55.8) | 68 (14, 93) | 14 | 62.5 |
| Rutherford County 2 | Urban | 43.4 (40.1, 46.9) | 67 (44, 81) | 136 | 69.7 |
| Pickett County 2 | Rural | 43.6 (26.5, 72.0) | 66 (2, 95) | 4 | 59.5 |
| Roane County 2 | Urban | 43.8 (37.9, 50.7) | 65 (29, 88) | 41 | 65.0 |
| Sevier County 2 | Rural | 44.2 (39.5, 49.4) | 64 (34, 83) | 67 | 62.1 |
| Moore County 2 | Rural | 44.3 (28.1, 68.5) | 63 (2, 95) | 5 | 72.7 |
| Montgomery County 2 | Urban | 44.4 (40.0, 49.1) | 62 (35, 81) | 81 | 67.3 |
| Overton County 2 | Rural | 45.3 (35.6, 57.2) | 61 (11, 92) | 16 | 56.0 |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 45.5 (39.9, 51.7) | 60 (27, 83) | 52 | 62.7 |
| Carter County 2 | Urban | 45.6 (39.4, 52.6) | 59 (24, 85) | 42 | 59.5 |
| Lawrence County 2 | Rural | 46.0 (38.5, 54.6) | 58 (17, 88) | 28 | 62.7 |
| Robertson County 2 | Urban | 46.3 (40.0, 53.2) | 57 (19, 83) | 42 | 61.9 |
| Henry County 2 | Rural | 46.5 (38.6, 55.9) | 56 (15, 88) | 26 | 61.9 |
| McNairy County 2 | Rural | 47.2 (37.8, 58.5) | 55 (10, 90) | 18 | 65.7 |
| Stewart County 2 | Urban | 47.3 (34.9, 63.5) | 54 (6, 94) | 10 | 63.3 |
| Lake County 2 | Rural | 47.6 (29.2, 74.5) | 53 (1, 95) | 4 | 67.7 |
| Hardin County 2 | Rural | 47.8 (38.8, 58.5) | 52 (12, 88) | 21 | 60.1 |
| Blount County 2 | Urban | 47.8 (43.6, 52.3) | 51 (27, 74) | 102 | 66.6 |
| Lewis County 2 | Rural | 48.5 (35.8, 65.0) | 50 (4, 93) | 10 | 62.5 |
| Coffee County 2 | Rural | 48.7 (41.9, 56.3) | 49 (14, 81) | 38 | 65.4 |
| McMinn County 2 | Rural | 48.8 (42.1, 56.4) | 48 (15, 80) | 40 | 65.7 |
| Bedford County 2 | Rural | 48.9 (41.1, 57.7) | 47 (10, 83) | 29 | 63.9 |
| Wayne County 2 | Rural | 49.3 (37.6, 64.2) | 46 (5, 92) | 12 | 61.0 |
| Marion County 2 | Urban | 49.4 (40.4, 60.2) | 45 (8, 85) | 22 | 61.1 |
| Anderson County 2 | Urban | 49.6 (44.0, 55.9) | 44 (15, 75) | 59 | 66.7 |
| Cannon County 2 | Urban | 49.7 (36.7, 66.2) | 43 (3, 93) | 10 | 67.1 |
| Tipton County 2 | Urban | 50.0 (43.0, 57.9) | 42 (12, 78) | 38 | 63.7 |
| Hardeman County 2 | Rural | 50.3 (40.5, 62.2) | 41 (7, 87) | 19 | 66.9 |
| Morgan County 2 | Urban | 50.5 (39.5, 64.1) | 40 (4, 89) | 15 | 67.6 |
| Hamblen County 2 | Urban | 51.0 (44.4, 58.3) | 39 (12, 75) | 45 | 67.8 |
| Scott County 2 | Rural | 51.1 (40.0, 64.5) | 38 (5, 89) | 15 | 59.8 |
| Weakley County 2 | Rural | 51.1 (41.9, 62.0) | 37 (7, 83) | 23 | 70.2 |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 51.9 (40.4, 66.2) | 36 (4, 88) | 15 | 75.5 |
| Hawkins County 2 | Urban | 52.4 (45.7, 59.9) | 35 (10, 70) | 47 | 60.7 |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 53.0 (39.1, 71.4) | 34 (1, 91) | 11 | 56.4 |
| Giles County 2 | Rural | 53.4 (44.5, 64.0) | 33 (6, 78) | 26 | 69.5 |
| Cocke County 2 | Rural | 53.6 (45.5, 63.1) | 32 (6, 73) | 32 | 64.8 |
| Henderson County 2 | Rural | 53.9 (44.1, 65.5) | 31 (5, 81) | 22 | 70.5 |
| Gibson County 2 | Urban | 54.1 (46.6, 62.6) | 30 (7, 68) | 38 | 68.7 |
| Chester County 2 | Urban | 54.6 (41.9, 70.4) | 29 (2, 86) | 13 | 74.4 |
| Cheatham County 2 | Urban | 54.8 (45.7, 65.3) | 28 (5, 75) | 29 | 71.9 |
| Carroll County 2 | Rural | 55.6 (45.6, 67.4) | 27 (4, 76) | 23 | 68.4 |
| Marshall County 2 | Rural | 55.6 (46.2, 66.6) | 26 (4, 73) | 26 | 62.3 |
| Rhea County 2 | Rural | 56.3 (46.8, 67.3) | 25 (3, 74) | 26 | 60.5 |
| Dickson County 2 | Urban | 56.5 (48.8, 65.1) | 24 (5, 65) | 41 | 70.4 |
| Jefferson County 2 | Urban | 56.5 (49.4, 64.5) | 23 (5, 61) | 48 | 70.1 |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 56.8 (48.2, 66.5) | 22 (4, 67) | 33 | 67.4 |
| Benton County 2 | Rural | 57.9 (45.5, 73.4) | 21 (1, 78) | 16 | 70.2 |
| Monroe County 2 | Rural | 58.1 (50.3, 67.0) | 20 (4, 56) | 43 | 63.9 |
| Macon County 2 | Urban | 58.3 (46.8, 72.0) | 19 (1, 75) | 19 | 62.0 |
| Lauderdale County 2 | Rural | 58.6 (47.4, 71.9) | 18 (2, 73) | 20 | 75.6 |
| Bledsoe County 2 | Rural | 58.8 (45.4, 75.6) | 17 (1, 83) | 14 | 69.0 |
| DeKalb County 2 | Rural | 60.0 (48.2, 74.2) | 16 (1, 70) | 19 | 71.0 |
| Obion County 2 | Rural | 60.4 (50.7, 71.7) | 15 (2, 62) | 29 | 76.2 |
| Dyer County 2 | Rural | 60.4 (51.1, 71.1) | 14 (2, 58) | 31 | 73.8 |
| Meigs County 2 | Rural | 60.7 (45.9, 79.7) | 13 (1, 82) | 12 | 74.4 |
| Smith County 2 | Urban | 61.4 (48.7, 76.8) | 12 (1, 71) | 17 | 71.4 |
| Houston County 2 | Rural | 62.7 (45.0, 86.4) | 11 (1, 86) | 8 | 76.4 |
| Claiborne County 2 | Rural | 63.1 (53.3, 74.4) | 10 (1, 55) | 31 | 69.2 |
| Humphreys County 2 | Rural | 64.1 (51.6, 79.3) | 9 (1, 62) | 19 | 73.4 |
| Crockett County 2 | Urban | 64.3 (49.0, 83.5) | 8 (1, 77) | 12 | 72.1 |
| Grainger County 2 | Urban | 64.9 (53.6, 78.2) | 7 (1, 55) | 25 | 66.7 |
| Hancock County 2 | Rural | 68.9 (46.7, 99.2) | 6 (1, 90) | 7 | 63.2 |
| Campbell County 2 | Urban | 70.5 (61.3, 81.0) | 5 (1, 27) | 44 | 66.4 |
| Hickman County 2 | Urban | 72.3 (59.9, 86.7) | 4 (1, 36) | 25 | 71.2 |
| Decatur County 2 | Rural | 73.2 (56.7, 93.9) | 3 (1, 52) | 14 | 68.6 |
| Trousdale County 2 | Urban | 76.7 (55.4, 103.6) | 2 (1, 70) | 9 | 63.4 |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 80.1 (65.8, 97.0) | 1 (1, 27) | 23 | 69.6 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 7:27 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.
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.
⋔ 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.
2 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2024 submission).
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.