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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Virginia by County

Breast (All Stages^), 2018-2022

Black Non-Hispanic, Female, All Ages

Sorted by CI*Rank

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.

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC/APC:

AAPC/APC (95% Confidence Interval) - the change in rate over time


Other Notes


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


Gloucester County2


Martinsville City2


Fredericksburg City2


Cumberland County2


Franklin City2


Brunswick County2


Prince George County2


Essex County2


Emporia City2


Charlotte County2


Fluvanna County2


Henry County2


Dinwiddie County2


Roanoke County2


Caroline County2


Pittsylvania County2


James City County2


Loudoun County2


Nottoway County2


Danville City2


Accomack County2


Roanoke City2


Mecklenburg County2


Southampton County2


Lynchburg City2


Isle of Wight County2


Prince Edward County2


Henrico County2


Northumberland County2


Chesterfield County2


Newport News City2


Hanover County2


Chesapeake City2


Virginia Beach City2


York County2


Petersburg City2


Campbell County2


Greensville County2


Northampton County2


Lunenburg County2


Manassas City2


Norfolk City2


Franklin County2


Spotsylvania County2


Surry County2


Hopewell City2


Hampton City2


Portsmouth City2


Buckingham County2


Culpeper County2


Lancaster County2


Westmoreland County2


Stafford County2


Suffolk City2


Goochland County2


Charles City County2


Prince William County2


Richmond City2


Sussex County2


Louisa County2


Amherst County2


Albemarle County2


Orange County2


Arlington County2


Alexandria City2


Fairfax County2


Bedford City and County2


Fauquier County2


Charlottesville City2


Halifax County with South Boston City2


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City2 Amelia County2 Appomattox County2 Augusta County2 Bath County2 Bland County2 Botetourt County2 Bristol City2 Buchanan County2 Buena Vista City2 Carroll County2 Clarke County2 Colonial Heights City2 Covington City2 Craig County2 Dickenson County2 Fairfax City2 Falls Church City2 Floyd County2 Frederick County2 Galax City2 Giles County2 Grayson County2 Greene County2 Harrisonburg City2 Highland County2 King George County2 King William County2 King and Queen County2 Lee County2 Lexington City2 Madison County2 Manassas Park City2 Mathews County2 Middlesex County2 Montgomery County2 Nelson County2 New Kent County2 Norton City2 Page County2 Patrick County2 Poquoson City2 Powhatan County2 Pulaski County2 Radford City2 Rappahannock County2 Richmond County2 Rockbridge County2 Rockingham County2 Russell County2 Salem City2 Scott County2 Shenandoah County2 Smyth County2 Staunton City2 Tazewell County2 Warren County2 Washington County2 Waynesboro City2 Williamsburg City2 Winchester City2 Wise County2 Wythe County2


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 4:06 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 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.

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.