Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Virginia by County
Melanoma of the Skin (All Stages^), 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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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| Virginia 2 | N/A | 21.0 (20.6, 21.4) | N/A | 2,142 |
stable 
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0.7 (-0.1, 1.5) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 23.1 (23.0, 23.2) | N/A | 91,120 |
stable
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0.2 (-1.1, 1.2) |
| Prince William County 2 | Urban | 7.3 (6.2, 8.6) | 102 (98, 102) | 33 |
falling 
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-5.6 (-7.6, -3.6) |
| Danville City 2 | Rural | 7.4 (4.6, 11.4) | 101 (90, 102) | 5 |
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| Wise County 2 | Rural | 9.1 (5.6, 14.2) | 100 (78, 102) | 4 |
stable
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-3.0 (-9.4, 2.4) |
| Arlington County 2 | Urban | 10.6 (8.7, 12.7) | 99 (87, 101) | 24 |
falling
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-3.7 (-6.1, -1.5) |
| Manassas City 2 | Urban | 10.7 (6.0, 17.3) | 98 (59, 102) | 3 |
stable
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-4.6 (-10.7, 0.9) |
| Fairfax County 2 | Urban | 10.9 (10.1, 11.8) | 97 (91, 100) | 140 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.0, -1.6) |
| Smyth County 2 | Rural | 11.6 (7.1, 18.2) | 96 (56, 102) | 5 |
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| Alexandria City 2 | Urban | 12.4 (10.0, 15.2) | 95 (78, 101) | 20 |
stable
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-2.2 (-5.1, 0.5) |
| Loudoun County 2 | Urban | 12.9 (11.3, 14.6) | 94 (79, 99) | 51 |
stable
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5.4 (-3.9, 21.2) |
| Fauquier County 2 | Urban | 13.7 (10.4, 17.7) | 93 (60, 100) | 13 |
stable
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-2.9 (-6.9, 1.0) |
| Hopewell City 2 | Urban | 14.4 (8.4, 23.1) | 92 (36, 102) | 4 |
stable
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1.9 (-1.4, 5.7) |
| Washington County 2 | Urban | 14.5 (10.8, 19.3) | 91 (54, 100) | 12 |
stable
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-2.7 (-5.8, 0.2) |
| Pittsylvania County 2 | Rural | 14.9 (11.3, 19.5) | 90 (53, 100) | 13 |
falling
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-2.0 (-4.1, -0.1) |
| Buchanan County 2 | Rural | 15.1 (9.0, 24.1) | 89 (33, 102) | 4 |
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| Winchester City 2 | Urban | 15.5 (9.9, 23.2) | 88 (36, 102) | 5 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.6, 2.7) |
| Pulaski County 2 | Urban | 15.7 (10.8, 22.2) | 87 (41, 100) | 8 |
falling
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-7.0 (-33.1, -2.2) |
| Stafford County 2 | Urban | 16.0 (13.1, 19.3) | 86 (55, 96) | 24 |
stable
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-0.2 (-1.7, 1.7) |
| Patrick County 2 | Rural | 16.0 (10.6, 24.4) | 85 (36, 101) | 6 |
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| Warren County 2 | Urban | 16.2 (11.4, 22.3) | 84 (41, 101) | 8 |
stable
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-0.9 (-5.2, 3.4) |
| Halifax County with South Boston City 2 | Rural | 16.5 (11.3, 23.4) | 83 (34, 100) | 8 |
stable
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2.2 (-2.3, 7.4) |
| Frederick County 2 | Urban | 17.0 (13.7, 20.8) | 82 (49, 96) | 20 |
stable
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-1.8 (-4.3, 1.0) |
| Richmond City 2 | Urban | 17.0 (14.7, 19.6) | 81 (57, 93) | 41 |
stable
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-7.2 (-14.5, 0.1) |
| Appomattox County 2 | Urban | 17.1 (10.1, 27.5) | 80 (22, 102) | 4 |
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| Lynchburg City 2 | Urban | 17.1 (13.2, 21.8) | 79 (44, 97) | 14 |
stable
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0.2 (-3.0, 3.5) |
| Dinwiddie County 2 | Urban | 17.2 (11.5, 25.0) | 78 (27, 101) | 6 |
stable
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-0.9 (-6.8, 4.8) |
| Prince Edward County 2 | Rural | 17.3 (9.8, 28.2) | 77 (19, 102) | 4 |
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| Charlottesville City 2 | Urban | 17.4 (12.0, 24.3) | 76 (33, 100) | 7 |
stable
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-1.2 (-5.2, 2.9) |
| Newport News City 2 | Urban | 17.4 (14.8, 20.4) | 75 (51, 92) | 33 |
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-0.2 (-2.9, 2.6) |
| Prince George County 2 | Urban | 17.5 (12.3, 24.3) | 74 (34, 100) | 8 |
stable
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-0.5 (-4.1, 3.8) |
| Tazewell County 2 | Rural | 17.6 (12.7, 24.0) | 73 (35, 100) | 10 |
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-0.4 (-3.1, 2.4) |
| Clarke County 2 | Urban | 17.6 (10.3, 28.8) | 72 (18, 102) | 4 |
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| Henry County 2 | Rural | 17.6 (13.1, 23.3) | 71 (39, 98) | 13 |
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0.7 (-2.4, 3.7) |
| Staunton City 2 | Urban | 17.8 (11.9, 25.8) | 70 (29, 100) | 6 |
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0.4 (-4.3, 5.8) |
| Grayson County 2 | Rural | 17.8 (10.5, 29.0) | 69 (18, 102) | 4 |
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| Hampton City 2 | Urban | 18.3 (15.3, 21.6) | 68 (46, 91) | 29 |
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0.0 (-2.4, 2.5) |
| Culpeper County 2 | Urban | 18.3 (13.9, 23.7) | 67 (37, 96) | 12 |
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-0.5 (-3.8, 3.3) |
| Caroline County 2 | Rural | 19.2 (13.0, 27.2) | 66 (23, 100) | 7 |
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| Buckingham County 2 | Rural | 19.4 (11.5, 30.9) | 65 (17, 102) | 4 |
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| Accomack County 2 | Rural | 19.9 (14.6, 26.8) | 64 (25, 96) | 11 |
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-1.5 (-4.6, 1.6) |
| Campbell County 2 | Urban | 20.4 (16.0, 25.7) | 63 (32, 91) | 16 |
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0.6 (-2.3, 4.0) |
| Amherst County 2 | Urban | 20.5 (14.6, 28.1) | 62 (23, 96) | 9 |
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8.4 (1.8, 19.3) |
| Norfolk City 2 | Urban | 20.5 (17.9, 23.4) | 61 (39, 83) | 48 |
rising
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2.6 (0.7, 4.7) |
| Nottoway County 2 | Rural | 20.5 (12.9, 31.6) | 60 (15, 100) | 5 |
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| Harrisonburg City 2 | Urban | 20.9 (14.8, 28.5) | 59 (21, 96) | 8 |
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0.6 (-1.8, 3.2) |
| Spotsylvania County 2 | Urban | 21.1 (17.9, 24.7) | 58 (37, 81) | 34 |
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2.8 (-0.2, 12.8) |
| Carroll County 2 | Rural | 21.1 (14.8, 29.5) | 57 (18, 97) | 9 |
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-0.3 (-3.7, 3.1) |
| Amelia County 2 | Urban | 21.3 (12.3, 34.6) | 56 (9, 101) | 4 |
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| Henrico County 2 | Urban | 21.3 (19.3, 23.5) | 55 (40, 75) | 85 |
stable
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-0.9 (-10.0, 1.0) |
| Fredericksburg City 2 | Urban | 21.4 (14.0, 31.3) | 54 (14, 99) | 5 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.7, 3.0) |
| Chesterfield County 2 | Urban | 22.2 (20.2, 24.4) | 53 (39, 70) | 94 |
stable
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-0.6 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Montgomery County 2 | Urban | 22.3 (18.2, 27.2) | 52 (26, 84) | 21 |
stable
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0.2 (-3.7, 4.5) |
| Roanoke City 2 | Urban | 22.8 (18.9, 27.2) | 51 (27, 82) | 27 |
rising
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3.3 (0.6, 6.7) |
| Portsmouth City 2 | Urban | 23.3 (19.3, 27.9) | 50 (26, 79) | 25 |
rising
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4.9 (2.6, 7.8) |
| Shenandoah County 2 | Rural | 23.6 (18.3, 30.1) | 49 (18, 85) | 15 |
rising
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4.2 (0.7, 8.8) |
| Westmoreland County 2 | Rural | 23.6 (16.0, 34.3) | 48 (12, 95) | 7 |
stable
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2.9 (-0.4, 7.6) |
| Louisa County 2 | Rural | 24.1 (18.1, 31.6) | 47 (16, 89) | 12 |
stable
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-0.8 (-5.2, 4.0) |
| Essex County 2 | Rural | 24.9 (13.3, 42.9) | 46 (3, 102) | 3 |
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| Greene County 2 | Urban | 25.3 (17.5, 35.7) | 45 (10, 94) | 7 |
stable
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-1.2 (-4.3, 2.1) |
| Wythe County 2 | Rural | 25.6 (18.8, 34.3) | 44 (11, 86) | 10 |
stable
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3.2 (-3.9, 25.5) |
| Nelson County 2 | Urban | 25.6 (17.0, 38.0) | 43 (7, 95) | 7 |
stable
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-2.5 (-5.6, 0.4) |
| Madison County 2 | Rural | 25.8 (15.9, 40.0) | 42 (5, 99) | 5 |
stable
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2.7 (-1.7, 8.0) |
| Augusta County 2 | Urban | 25.9 (21.6, 30.9) | 41 (18, 68) | 29 |
falling
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-6.6 (-19.0, -0.7) |
| Salem City 2 | Urban | 25.9 (18.4, 35.7) | 40 (10, 90) | 8 |
stable
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3.2 (-0.4, 7.9) |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 26.6 (15.8, 43.3) | 39 (4, 100) | 4 |
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| Page County 2 | Rural | 26.8 (19.2, 36.7) | 38 (9, 88) | 9 |
stable
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2.2 (-2.6, 7.7) |
| King George County 2 | Rural | 26.8 (19.0, 36.9) | 37 (8, 90) | 8 |
rising
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3.0 (0.3, 6.9) |
| Southampton County 2 | Rural | 27.1 (18.6, 38.6) | 36 (7, 91) | 7 |
stable
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0.4 (-3.2, 4.8) |
| Waynesboro City 2 | Urban | 27.2 (18.7, 38.2) | 35 (6, 91) | 7 |
stable
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3.8 (-0.2, 8.7) |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Rural | 27.5 (20.4, 36.5) | 34 (9, 82) | 13 |
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| Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City 2 | Rural | 28.1 (19.0, 40.8) | 33 (5, 89) | 7 |
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| Hanover County 2 | Urban | 28.5 (24.5, 32.9) | 32 (15, 56) | 40 |
stable
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1.2 (-1.2, 4.0) |
| Fluvanna County 2 | Urban | 29.2 (21.6, 38.8) | 31 (6, 78) | 11 |
stable
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0.5 (-3.0, 4.5) |
| Rockbridge County 2 | Rural | 29.2 (20.5, 40.5) | 30 (5, 82) | 9 |
rising
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4.3 (0.1, 9.6) |
| Chesapeake City 2 | Urban | 29.7 (26.8, 32.9) | 29 (15, 45) | 81 |
rising
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3.7 (2.1, 5.8) |
| King William County 2 | Urban | 29.8 (20.2, 42.6) | 28 (4, 87) | 7 |
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| Albemarle County 2 | Urban | 30.0 (26.1, 34.4) | 27 (13, 47) | 45 |
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0.3 (-1.2, 1.9) |
| Powhatan County 2 | Urban | 30.0 (22.8, 39.1) | 26 (7, 72) | 13 |
stable
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1.3 (-1.3, 4.5) |
| Bedford City and County 2 | Urban | 30.3 (25.6, 35.8) | 25 (10, 50) | 34 |
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0.6 (-2.7, 4.2) |
| Giles County 2 | Urban | 30.5 (20.7, 43.6) | 24 (3, 86) | 7 |
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2.4 (-1.4, 6.7) |
| Colonial Heights City 2 | Urban | 30.8 (21.1, 43.5) | 23 (3, 86) | 7 |
stable
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1.6 (-1.1, 4.6) |
| Roanoke County 2 | Urban | 31.2 (26.8, 36.1) | 22 (11, 47) | 40 |
stable
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-3.3 (-21.6, 2.2) |
| Orange County 2 | Rural | 31.7 (25.0, 39.7) | 21 (6, 61) | 17 |
stable
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2.0 (-1.3, 6.3) |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 31.7 (26.1, 38.3) | 20 (9, 51) | 27 |
rising
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2.5 (0.3, 5.0) |
| Floyd County 2 | Urban | 32.1 (21.7, 46.2) | 19 (3, 83) | 7 |
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| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 33.2 (28.3, 38.8) | 18 (8, 44) | 35 |
rising
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2.5 (0.6, 4.8) |
| Suffolk City 2 | Urban | 33.3 (28.5, 38.6) | 17 (8, 41) | 37 |
rising
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2.8 (0.8, 5.4) |
| Williamsburg City 2 | Urban | 36.4 (24.9, 52.5) | 16 (1, 74) | 7 |
stable
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2.8 (-1.3, 8.7) |
| York County 2 | Urban | 37.5 (31.7, 44.0) | 15 (3, 35) | 32 |
stable
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2.2 (-0.2, 5.3) |
| Goochland County 2 | Urban | 39.0 (30.2, 50.0) | 14 (2, 43) | 16 |
stable
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2.2 (-0.4, 5.7) |
| Isle of Wight County 2 | Urban | 40.0 (32.3, 49.0) | 13 (2, 36) | 21 |
rising
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2.0 (0.2, 4.3) |
| Middlesex County 2 | Rural | 40.1 (28.0, 57.5) | 12 (1, 61) | 9 |
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| New Kent County 2 | Urban | 40.2 (29.9, 53.1) | 11 (1, 48) | 12 |
stable
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2.8 (-0.2, 7.7) |
| Botetourt County 2 | Urban | 41.6 (33.5, 51.2) | 10 (1, 34) | 22 |
rising
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3.3 (0.9, 6.4) |
| Northumberland County 2 | Rural | 42.0 (28.4, 61.1) | 9 (1, 58) | 10 |
stable
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3.0 (-1.1, 8.0) |
| Buena Vista City 2 | Rural | 42.4 (23.7, 70.5) | 8 (1, 93) | 3 |
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| Gloucester County 2 | Urban | 43.1 (35.3, 52.3) | 7 (1, 26) | 24 |
rising
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4.9 (2.9, 7.9) |
| Virginia Beach City 2 | Urban | 43.6 (41.0, 46.3) | 6 (3, 14) | 223 |
rising
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3.3 (2.0, 5.0) |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 44.8 (30.7, 63.9) | 5 (1, 49) | 9 |
rising
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10.9 (3.5, 32.5) |
| Lancaster County 2 | Rural | 49.0 (30.8, 74.3) | 4 (1, 61) | 8 |
rising
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7.7 (3.0, 13.5) |
| Poquoson City 2 | Urban | 49.6 (35.3, 68.2) | 3 (1, 41) | 8 |
stable
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0.3 (-12.5, 4.1) |
| James City County 2 | Urban | 53.4 (47.4, 60.0) | 2 (1, 9) | 69 |
falling
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-9.4 (-17.7, -4.0) |
| Mathews County 2 | Urban | 59.8 (41.3, 85.3) | 1 (1, 24) | 9 |
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| Bath County 2 | Rural |
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| Bland County 2 | Rural |
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| Bristol City 2 | Urban |
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| Brunswick County 2 | Rural |
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| Charles City County 2 | Urban |
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| Charlotte County 2 | Rural |
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| Covington City 2 | Rural |
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| Craig County 2 | Urban |
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| Cumberland County 2 | Rural |
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| Dickenson County 2 | Rural |
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| Emporia City 2 | Rural |
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| Fairfax City 2 | Urban |
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| Falls Church City 2 | Urban |
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| Franklin City 2 | Rural |
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| Galax City 2 | Rural |
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| Greensville County 2 | Rural |
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| Highland County 2 | Rural |
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| King and Queen County 2 | Urban |
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| Lee County 2 | Rural |
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| Lexington City 2 | Rural |
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| Lunenburg County 2 | Rural |
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| Manassas Park City 2 | Urban |
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| Martinsville City 2 | Rural |
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| Norton City 2 | Rural |
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| Petersburg City 2 | Urban |
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| Radford City 2 | Urban |
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| Rappahannock County 2 | Urban |
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| Russell County 2 | Rural |
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| Scott County 2 | Urban |
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| Surry County 2 | Urban |
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| Sussex County 2 | Urban |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 5:21 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.