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 Recentaapc
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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Appling County 7 | Rural | 21.1 (12.9, 32.6) | 84 (14, 116) | 4 |
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| Ben Hill County 7 | Rural | 21.3 (12.9, 33.1) | 80 (13, 117) | 4 |
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| Berrien County 7 | Rural | 21.8 (13.8, 32.9) | 75 (15, 116) | 5 |
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| Bleckley County 7 | Rural | 37.2 (24.6, 54.2) | 19 (1, 99) | 6 |
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| Brantley County 7 | Urban | 25.2 (15.9, 38.0) | 52 (7, 115) | 5 |
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| Brooks County 7 | Urban | 18.6 (11.4, 29.1) | 94 (22, 117) | 5 |
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| Bryan County 7 | Urban | 36.8 (28.7, 46.4) | 20 (2, 66) | 15 |
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| Camden County 7 | Rural | 28.3 (22.2, 35.6) | 42 (13, 89) | 16 |
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| Coffee County 7 | Rural | 20.8 (15.3, 27.6) | 85 (32, 113) | 10 |
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| Cook County 7 | Rural | 18.2 (10.5, 29.5) | 98 (25, 117) | 3 |
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| Crawford County 7 | Urban | 25.9 (14.7, 42.6) | 49 (3, 116) | 4 |
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| Crisp County 7 | Rural | 19.2 (12.7, 28.2) | 92 (29, 116) | 6 |
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| Dade County 7 | Urban | 21.3 (13.4, 32.7) | 83 (16, 116) | 5 |
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| Decatur County 7 | Rural | 9.9 (5.7, 16.1) | 116 (89, 117) | 4 |
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| Dodge County 7 | Rural | 26.8 (18.2, 38.3) | 47 (9, 112) | 7 |
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| Emanuel County 7 | Rural | 21.5 (13.9, 31.9) | 79 (19, 116) | 5 |
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| Greene County 7 | Rural | 22.8 (15.4, 33.3) | 68 (17, 115) | 8 |
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| Irwin County 7 | Rural | 25.5 (14.3, 42.6) | 51 (4, 117) | 3 |
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| Jasper County 7 | Urban | 37.4 (25.8, 53.0) | 15 (1, 91) | 7 |
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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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| Lamar County 7 | Rural | 33.4 (22.8, 47.4) | 25 (1, 99) | 7 |
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| Liberty County 7 | Urban | 22.6 (16.9, 29.6) | 67 (24, 112) | 11 |
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| Lincoln County 7 | Urban | 27.2 (15.9, 45.5) | 45 (2, 116) | 4 |
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| McIntosh County 7 | Urban | 36.3 (24.1, 53.6) | 21 (1, 102) | 7 |
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| Meriwether County 7 | Urban | 20.3 (13.3, 29.9) | 87 (24, 116) | 6 |
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| Mitchell County 7 | Rural | 15.0 (9.2, 23.4) | 112 (45, 117) | 4 |
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| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 38.6 (22.7, 61.8) | 11 (1, 112) | 4 |
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| Morgan County 7 | Urban | 27.3 (19.0, 38.2) | 46 (7, 110) | 8 |
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| Murray County 7 | Urban | 18.1 (13.1, 24.6) | 97 (42, 116) | 9 |
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| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 24.6 (14.3, 40.5) | 56 (4, 116) | 4 |
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| Putnam County 7 | Rural | 20.4 (13.7, 29.7) | 86 (24, 116) | 7 |
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| Rabun County 7 | Rural | 37.2 (26.2, 51.6) | 17 (1, 84) | 9 |
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| Tattnall County 7 | Rural | 28.6 (20.3, 39.2) | 40 (8, 106) | 8 |
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| Toombs County 7 | Rural | 23.9 (16.7, 33.1) | 61 (16, 114) | 8 |
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| Washington County 7 | Rural | 14.0 (8.1, 22.8) | 113 (47, 117) | 4 |
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| White County 7 | Rural | 51.2 (41.2, 63.1) | 1 (1, 20) | 21 |
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| Wilkes County 7 | Rural | 22.3 (12.6, 37.7) | 71 (9, 117) | 3 |
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| Worth County 7 | Urban | 29.0 (20.0, 40.7) | 38 (6, 110) | 8 |
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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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| 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 03/18/2026 8:21 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.