Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Georgia by County
Melanoma of the Skin (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Count
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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| Georgia 7 | N/A | 25.0 (24.6, 25.4) | N/A | 2,936 |
falling 
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-1.3 (-3.4, -0.1) |
| 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) |
| Irwin County 7 | Rural | 25.5 (14.3, 42.6) | 51 (4, 117) | 3 |
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| Cook County 7 | Rural | 18.2 (10.5, 29.5) | 98 (25, 117) | 3 |
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| Wilkes County 7 | Rural | 22.3 (12.6, 37.7) | 71 (9, 117) | 3 |
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| Crawford County 7 | Urban | 25.9 (14.7, 42.6) | 49 (3, 116) | 4 |
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| Decatur County 7 | Rural | 9.9 (5.7, 16.1) | 116 (89, 117) | 4 |
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| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 24.6 (14.3, 40.5) | 56 (4, 116) | 4 |
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| Washington County 7 | Rural | 14.0 (8.1, 22.8) | 113 (47, 117) | 4 |
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| Lincoln County 7 | Urban | 27.2 (15.9, 45.5) | 45 (2, 116) | 4 |
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| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 38.6 (22.7, 61.8) | 11 (1, 112) | 4 |
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| Oglethorpe County 7 | Urban | 21.7 (12.8, 34.6) | 76 (11, 116) | 4 |
stable
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-18.7 (-42.4, 1.4) |
| Ben Hill County 7 | Rural | 21.3 (12.9, 33.1) | 80 (13, 117) | 4 |
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| Mitchell County 7 | Rural | 15.0 (9.2, 23.4) | 112 (45, 117) | 4 |
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| Appling County 7 | Rural | 21.1 (12.9, 32.6) | 84 (14, 116) | 4 |
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| Jefferson County 7 | Rural | 22.3 (13.5, 35.0) | 66 (12, 116) | 4 |
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| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 34.1 (21.0, 53.2) | 24 (1, 112) | 4 |
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| Brooks County 7 | Urban | 18.6 (11.4, 29.1) | 94 (22, 117) | 5 |
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| Berrien County 7 | Rural | 21.8 (13.8, 32.9) | 75 (15, 116) | 5 |
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| Brantley County 7 | Urban | 25.2 (15.9, 38.0) | 52 (7, 115) | 5 |
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| Chattooga County 7 | Rural | 16.0 (10.1, 24.2) | 108 (44, 117) | 5 |
stable
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1.0 (-3.4, 6.3) |
| Dade County 7 | Urban | 21.3 (13.4, 32.7) | 83 (16, 116) | 5 |
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| Banks County 7 | Rural | 21.2 (13.5, 32.2) | 77 (15, 116) | 5 |
falling
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-15.2 (-35.6, -4.1) |
| Emanuel County 7 | Rural | 21.5 (13.9, 31.9) | 79 (19, 116) | 5 |
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| Elbert County 7 | Rural | 23.5 (15.1, 35.0) | 64 (12, 115) | 6 |
stable
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3.4 (-0.1, 8.1) |
| Bleckley County 7 | Rural | 37.2 (24.6, 54.2) | 19 (1, 99) | 6 |
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| Crisp County 7 | Rural | 19.2 (12.7, 28.2) | 92 (29, 116) | 6 |
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| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 19.1 (12.8, 27.9) | 93 (27, 116) | 6 |
stable
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1.5 (-1.2, 4.8) |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 15.8 (10.4, 23.2) | 109 (50, 117) | 6 |
stable
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1.3 (-2.3, 5.9) |
| Meriwether County 7 | Urban | 20.3 (13.3, 29.9) | 87 (24, 116) | 6 |
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| Sumter County 7 | Rural | 17.3 (11.6, 24.9) | 101 (36, 116) | 6 |
rising 
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5.5 (2.3, 10.4) |
| Grady County 7 | Rural | 19.5 (13.1, 28.0) | 88 (27, 116) | 7 |
stable
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-0.3 (-4.3, 4.2) |
| Burke County 7 | Urban | 21.7 (14.8, 30.9) | 74 (21, 115) | 7 |
rising
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2.9 (0.2, 6.8) |
| Dodge County 7 | Rural | 26.8 (18.2, 38.3) | 47 (9, 112) | 7 |
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| Lamar County 7 | Rural | 33.4 (22.8, 47.4) | 25 (1, 99) | 7 |
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| McIntosh County 7 | Urban | 36.3 (24.1, 53.6) | 21 (1, 102) | 7 |
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| Putnam County 7 | Rural | 20.4 (13.7, 29.7) | 86 (24, 116) | 7 |
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| Jasper County 7 | Urban | 37.4 (25.8, 53.0) | 15 (1, 91) | 7 |
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| Morgan County 7 | Urban | 27.3 (19.0, 38.2) | 46 (7, 110) | 8 |
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| Toombs County 7 | Rural | 23.9 (16.7, 33.1) | 61 (16, 114) | 8 |
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| Worth County 7 | Urban | 29.0 (20.0, 40.7) | 38 (6, 110) | 8 |
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| Greene County 7 | Rural | 22.8 (15.4, 33.3) | 68 (17, 115) | 8 |
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| Upson County 7 | Rural | 18.5 (13.1, 25.8) | 95 (37, 116) | 8 |
stable
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2.2 (-1.1, 6.6) |
| Lee County 7 | Urban | 22.5 (16.0, 30.8) | 70 (21, 114) | 8 |
stable
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-8.3 (-33.8, 2.3) |
| Tattnall County 7 | Rural | 28.6 (20.3, 39.2) | 40 (8, 106) | 8 |
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| Polk County 7 | Rural | 17.2 (12.2, 23.5) | 102 (46, 116) | 8 |
stable
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0.3 (-2.2, 3.3) |
| McDuffie County 7 | Urban | 30.3 (21.6, 41.6) | 34 (6, 106) | 9 |
rising
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5.0 (2.1, 9.3) |
| Murray County 7 | Urban | 18.1 (13.1, 24.6) | 97 (42, 116) | 9 |
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| Pierce County 7 | Rural | 38.3 (27.5, 52.1) | 13 (1, 77) | 9 |
rising
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11.1 (6.1, 28.0) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 24.6 (17.7, 33.3) | 57 (16, 112) | 9 |
rising
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4.1 (1.4, 8.0) |
| Madison County 7 | Urban | 24.8 (17.9, 33.6) | 55 (15, 110) | 9 |
stable
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1.7 (-2.1, 6.9) |
| Rabun County 7 | Rural | 37.2 (26.2, 51.6) | 17 (1, 84) | 9 |
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| Ware County 7 | Rural | 21.2 (15.4, 28.7) | 81 (27, 114) | 9 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.8, 4.1) |
| Tift County 7 | Rural | 21.1 (15.5, 28.2) | 82 (30, 114) | 10 |
stable
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1.7 (-0.7, 4.8) |
| Coffee County 7 | Rural | 20.8 (15.3, 27.6) | 85 (32, 113) | 10 |
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| Harris County 7 | Urban | 22.0 (15.9, 29.7) | 72 (24, 113) | 10 |
falling
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-27.7 (-44.4, -3.6) |
| Fannin County 7 | Rural | 24.1 (16.9, 33.7) | 60 (15, 113) | 10 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.1, 3.7) |
| Towns County 7 | Rural | 49.8 (34.5, 70.5) | 3 (1, 58) | 10 |
stable
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2.2 (-0.4, 5.5) |
| Peach County 7 | Urban | 30.7 (22.6, 41.0) | 32 (6, 99) | 10 |
rising
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6.5 (3.3, 12.5) |
| Pike County 7 | Urban | 46.4 (34.2, 61.6) | 6 (1, 58) | 10 |
rising
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6.9 (4.0, 12.1) |
| Jones County 7 | Urban | 28.8 (21.1, 38.4) | 39 (8, 101) | 10 |
rising
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4.9 (1.8, 10.1) |
| Butts County 7 | Urban | 37.7 (28.1, 49.6) | 14 (1, 74) | 11 |
rising
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5.3 (2.4, 10.1) |
| Liberty County 7 | Urban | 22.6 (16.9, 29.6) | 67 (24, 112) | 11 |
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| Dougherty County 7 | Urban | 11.4 (8.6, 14.9) | 115 (97, 117) | 12 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.9, 2.0) |
| Monroe County 7 | Urban | 33.4 (25.1, 43.6) | 26 (2, 84) | 12 |
rising
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7.4 (4.8, 12.3) |
| Stephens County 7 | Rural | 30.1 (22.5, 39.7) | 35 (7, 90) | 12 |
stable
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2.0 (-0.8, 5.9) |
| Gordon County 7 | Rural | 19.4 (14.8, 25.0) | 91 (43, 113) | 13 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.7, 2.9) |
| Colquitt County 7 | Rural | 25.0 (19.1, 32.0) | 53 (19, 105) | 13 |
stable
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-1.0 (-4.6, 2.9) |
| Haralson County 7 | Urban | 37.3 (28.7, 47.8) | 16 (2, 70) | 13 |
rising
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2.8 (0.2, 6.3) |
| Baldwin County 7 | Rural | 25.8 (19.7, 33.2) | 50 (16, 104) | 13 |
stable
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1.4 (-1.5, 4.9) |
| Oconee County 7 | Urban | 24.9 (19.2, 31.9) | 54 (21, 107) | 13 |
falling
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-8.1 (-21.5, -1.3) |
| Laurens County 7 | Rural | 23.1 (17.8, 29.6) | 65 (24, 111) | 14 |
rising
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7.1 (4.7, 11.1) |
| Bryan County 7 | Urban | 36.8 (28.7, 46.4) | 20 (2, 66) | 15 |
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| Catoosa County 7 | Urban | 17.8 (13.9, 22.5) | 99 (55, 115) | 15 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.4, 2.0) |
| Thomas County 7 | Rural | 27.4 (21.4, 34.6) | 44 (13, 97) | 15 |
rising
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7.5 (2.4, 19.4) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 30.6 (23.1, 40.3) | 33 (6, 88) | 16 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.8, 0.9) |
| Camden County 7 | Rural | 28.3 (22.2, 35.6) | 42 (13, 89) | 16 |
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| Walker County 7 | Urban | 18.4 (14.4, 23.1) | 96 (53, 114) | 16 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.3, 2.1) |
| Bulloch County 7 | Rural | 22.0 (17.3, 27.6) | 73 (33, 110) | 16 |
rising
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3.7 (1.4, 7.0) |
| Clayton County 7 | Urban | 7.0 (5.4, 8.9) | 117 (114, 117) | 16 |
falling
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-2.7 (-3.7, -1.7) |
| Troup County 7 | Rural | 21.5 (17.0, 26.7) | 78 (35, 111) | 17 |
stable
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1.3 (-1.6, 4.8) |
| Rockdale County 7 | Urban | 16.3 (12.9, 20.3) | 107 (69, 115) | 17 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.4, 0.3) |
| Clarke County 7 | Urban | 15.6 (12.4, 19.3) | 111 (74, 116) | 18 |
stable
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-1.0 (-4.0, 1.2) |
| Lumpkin County 7 | Urban | 45.9 (36.4, 57.4) | 7 (1, 32) | 18 |
rising
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2.8 (0.8, 5.5) |
| Dawson County 7 | Urban | 50.3 (40.0, 62.6) | 2 (1, 24) | 19 |
stable
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2.8 (-0.2, 7.7) |
| Gilmer County 7 | Rural | 38.5 (30.2, 48.5) | 12 (1, 59) | 19 |
rising
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2.5 (0.3, 5.6) |
| Floyd County 7 | Urban | 16.7 (13.5, 20.4) | 103 (68, 115) | 20 |
stable
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0.8 (-0.8, 2.8) |
| White County 7 | Rural | 51.2 (41.2, 63.1) | 1 (1, 20) | 21 |
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| Lowndes County 7 | Urban | 19.4 (15.8, 23.5) | 90 (49, 112) | 21 |
stable
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1.1 (-0.3, 2.9) |
| Whitfield County 7 | Urban | 19.4 (15.9, 23.5) | 89 (52, 111) | 22 |
stable
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-1.0 (-6.5, 1.6) |
| Effingham County 7 | Urban | 34.2 (27.9, 41.4) | 23 (6, 63) | 22 |
rising
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4.7 (3.1, 7.2) |
| Douglas County 7 | Urban | 16.4 (13.5, 19.8) | 105 (72, 115) | 24 |
falling
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-11.3 (-22.6, -3.5) |
| Habersham County 7 | Rural | 40.6 (33.3, 49.0) | 10 (1, 44) | 24 |
rising
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3.3 (1.3, 5.8) |
| Pickens County 7 | Urban | 48.9 (40.0, 59.5) | 4 (1, 24) | 25 |
rising
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3.9 (1.2, 8.0) |
| Barrow County 7 | Urban | 28.4 (23.5, 34.1) | 41 (16, 82) | 25 |
rising
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2.3 (0.3, 5.3) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 30.8 (25.7, 36.7) | 31 (13, 72) | 26 |
rising
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2.8 (1.1, 5.1) |
| Muscogee County 7 | Urban | 12.1 (10.1, 14.4) | 114 (102, 116) | 26 |
falling
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-15.4 (-27.4, -7.6) |
| Bartow County 7 | Urban | 23.7 (19.8, 28.1) | 62 (31, 99) | 28 |
stable
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0.2 (-2.0, 2.9) |
| Spalding County 7 | Urban | 32.1 (26.8, 38.2) | 27 (10, 66) | 28 |
rising
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3.0 (1.7, 4.8) |
| Paulding County 7 | Urban | 16.4 (13.7, 19.5) | 106 (74, 114) | 28 |
falling
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-6.8 (-14.5, -4.3) |
| Newton County 7 | Urban | 24.1 (20.2, 28.6) | 59 (31, 97) | 28 |
falling
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-5.4 (-14.3, -0.9) |
| Bibb County 7 | Urban | 17.6 (15.0, 20.6) | 100 (68, 112) | 33 |
falling
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-6.4 (-12.3, -2.3) |
| Glynn County 7 | Urban | 29.4 (25.0, 34.6) | 37 (16, 72) | 34 |
rising
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3.0 (1.5, 5.0) |
| Walton County 7 | Urban | 31.0 (26.5, 36.1) | 30 (13, 64) | 35 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.8, 0.1) |
| Richmond County 7 | Urban | 15.8 (13.5, 18.4) | 110 (82, 114) | 36 |
rising
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2.3 (0.6, 4.3) |
| Coweta County 7 | Urban | 26.2 (22.7, 30.1) | 48 (25, 80) | 43 |
rising
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1.2 (0.1, 2.7) |
| Carroll County 7 | Urban | 34.8 (30.3, 39.9) | 22 (8, 48) | 44 |
rising
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2.0 (0.5, 4.1) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 31.0 (27.1, 35.4) | 29 (14, 62) | 50 |
stable
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-5.2 (-21.6, 2.6) |
| Houston County 7 | Urban | 29.5 (25.9, 33.5) | 36 (18, 66) | 50 |
rising
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4.6 (3.0, 7.0) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 22.4 (19.7, 25.4) | 69 (45, 95) | 54 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.8, 3.7) |
| Columbia County 7 | Urban | 37.2 (33.1, 41.6) | 18 (7, 36) | 63 |
rising
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4.0 (1.9, 7.4) |
| Chatham County 7 | Urban | 31.1 (28.5, 34.0) | 28 (18, 51) | 105 |
rising
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4.8 (3.7, 6.5) |
| Hall County 7 | Urban | 44.7 (40.9, 48.8) | 8 (2, 17) | 106 |
rising
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2.6 (1.6, 3.9) |
| Cherokee County 7 | Urban | 42.1 (38.7, 45.6) | 9 (4, 20) | 125 |
stable
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-2.3 (-7.7, 0.7) |
| DeKalb County 7 | Urban | 16.5 (15.2, 17.8) | 104 (86, 112) | 126 |
falling
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-6.0 (-13.4, -0.1) |
| Forsyth County 7 | Urban | 48.0 (44.2, 52.0) | 5 (1, 13) | 126 |
stable
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1.0 (-4.8, 5.9) |
| Cobb County 7 | Urban | 24.4 (22.9, 26.1) | 58 (42, 77) | 196 |
falling
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-5.0 (-7.2, -3.4) |
| Gwinnett County 7 | Urban | 23.6 (22.2, 25.2) | 63 (48, 80) | 217 |
falling
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-5.3 (-11.4, -1.4) |
| Fulton County 7 | Urban | 27.5 (26.1, 29.0) | 43 (33, 59) | 298 |
stable
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-3.3 (-7.5, 0.2) |
| Atkinson County 7 | Rural |
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| Bacon County 7 | Rural |
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| Baker 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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| 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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| Jeff Davis County 7 | Rural |
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| Jenkins County 7 | Rural |
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| Lanier 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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| Miller 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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| Screven 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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| 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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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 5:00 pm.
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.