Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Leukemia (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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| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 8.7 (5.2, 13.8) | 82 (31, 82) | 4 |
stable 
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-4.1 (-9.3, 0.3) |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 9.3 (6.5, 13.1) | 81 (40, 82) | 8 |
falling 
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-3.8 (-12.3, -1.2) |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 9.6 (5.9, 15.1) | 80 (16, 82) | 4 |
stable
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-1.4 (-5.3, 2.6) |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 9.6 (7.1, 12.9) | 79 (45, 82) | 11 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.1, 0.8) |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 9.9 (6.7, 14.1) | 78 (32, 82) | 7 |
stable
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0.5 (-3.5, 4.9) |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 10.2 (5.6, 17.9) | 77 (5, 82) | 4 |
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| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 10.6 (6.7, 16.1) | 76 (8, 82) | 5 |
stable
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-0.3 (-3.8, 3.4) |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 10.8 (7.6, 15.1) | 75 (20, 82) | 8 |
stable
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-1.9 (-5.1, 1.2) |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 11.0 (7.7, 15.4) | 74 (18, 82) | 8 |
falling
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-9.6 (-20.9, -4.5) |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 11.1 (7.8, 15.4) | 73 (16, 82) | 8 |
stable
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0.0 (-3.7, 4.0) |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 11.1 (8.3, 14.6) | 72 (27, 82) | 11 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.7, 1.1) |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 11.2 (7.7, 16.1) | 71 (11, 82) | 7 |
stable
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-0.4 (-4.0, 3.7) |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 11.2 (6.2, 19.0) | 70 (2, 82) | 4 |
stable
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1.1 (-3.7, 7.0) |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 11.7 (9.7, 13.9) | 69 (34, 81) | 26 |
falling
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-3.2 (-6.0, -1.4) |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 11.9 (9.3, 15.1) | 68 (20, 81) | 15 |
stable
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0.2 (-2.6, 3.5) |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 12.0 (9.8, 14.5) | 67 (28, 81) | 23 |
falling
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-8.1 (-26.4, -0.4) |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 12.1 (10.4, 13.9) | 66 (39, 79) | 39 |
falling
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-6.3 (-17.5, -0.6) |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 12.1 (9.9, 14.7) | 65 (26, 80) | 22 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.3, 2.4) |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 12.2 (8.2, 17.5) | 64 (6, 82) | 6 |
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| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 12.3 (9.7, 15.4) | 63 (19, 81) | 17 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.0, 4.2) |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 12.3 (7.5, 20.1) | 62 (3, 82) | 4 |
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| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 12.5 (10.8, 14.3) | 61 (35, 78) | 45 |
falling
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-16.0 (-20.6, -11.9) |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 12.9 (10.2, 16.1) | 60 (14, 81) | 17 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.4, 1.5) |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 13.4 (7.9, 21.7) | 59 (1, 82) | 4 |
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| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 13.7 (11.3, 16.5) | 58 (13, 77) | 25 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.3, 0.9) |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 14.0 (12.9, 15.1) | 57 (30, 65) | 145 |
stable
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-1.0 (-6.8, 0.8) |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 14.1 (12.8, 15.5) | 56 (24, 68) | 85 |
falling
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-9.5 (-14.3, -2.4) |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 14.2 (11.1, 17.9) | 55 (6, 79) | 17 |
falling
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-3.3 (-15.1, -0.1) |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 14.2 (8.8, 22.4) | 54 (1, 82) | 4 |
stable
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0.7 (-3.8, 5.7) |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 14.5 (12.7, 16.5) | 53 (15, 69) | 48 |
falling
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-8.9 (-14.1, -2.1) |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 14.5 (12.3, 17.0) | 52 (11, 73) | 33 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.2, 3.0) |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 14.6 (12.5, 17.0) | 51 (11, 72) | 36 |
stable
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-1.7 (-5.2, 0.3) |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 14.8 (10.5, 20.4) | 50 (1, 81) | 9 |
stable
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2.6 (-2.8, 9.6) |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 14.8 (12.1, 17.8) | 49 (6, 75) | 23 |
stable
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-5.3 (-16.4, 1.3) |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 14.8 (10.7, 20.0) | 48 (2, 81) | 10 |
stable
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2.1 (-0.7, 5.3) |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 14.9 (11.9, 18.5) | 47 (5, 75) | 19 |
stable
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0.4 (-2.2, 3.1) |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 15.0 (12.5, 17.9) | 46 (7, 72) | 30 |
stable
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0.1 (-1.8, 2.1) |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 15.0 (11.8, 18.9) | 45 (3, 77) | 18 |
stable
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-0.1 (-1.8, 1.9) |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 15.1 (12.8, 17.9) | 44 (7, 69) | 42 |
stable
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1.8 (0.0, 4.0) |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 15.1 (11.0, 20.6) | 43 (2, 80) | 9 |
stable
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0.0 (-3.8, 4.3) |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 15.2 (12.4, 18.6) | 42 (4, 72) | 20 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.5, 3.6) |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 15.4 (14.3, 16.5) | 41 (16, 55) | 166 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.5, 0.4) |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 15.4 (10.9, 21.5) | 40 (1, 80) | 9 |
stable
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0.2 (-3.4, 4.2) |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 15.4 (13.1, 18.1) | 39 (7, 68) | 34 |
stable
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0.5 (-0.8, 2.0) |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 15.5 (13.3, 18.0) | 38 (7, 66) | 36 |
stable
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-0.1 (-1.8, 1.9) |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 15.5 (13.5, 17.8) | 37 (6, 64) | 44 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.3, 2.4) |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 15.7 (11.7, 20.6) | 36 (1, 78) | 11 |
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2.8 (0.1, 6.0) |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 15.7 (9.2, 25.5) | 35 (1, 82) | 5 |
stable
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0.4 (-5.9, 7.2) |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 15.7 (11.9, 20.4) | 34 (2, 76) | 12 |
stable
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1.1 (-1.6, 4.4) |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 15.8 (13.7, 18.1) | 33 (7, 64) | 42 |
stable
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1.4 (-0.4, 3.4) |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 15.8 (12.8, 19.4) | 32 (2, 73) | 20 |
rising
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2.2 (0.3, 4.3) |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 16.0 (11.5, 21.7) | 31 (1, 79) | 10 |
stable
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0.3 (-2.6, 3.6) |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 16.0 (12.1, 20.9) | 30 (1, 77) | 12 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.9, 4.0) |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 16.0 (13.2, 19.4) | 29 (3, 69) | 22 |
stable
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-1.6 (-6.2, 1.2) |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 16.1 (13.5, 19.0) | 28 (4, 68) | 29 |
stable
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1.5 (-0.5, 3.7) |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 16.1 (9.1, 27.1) | 27 (1, 82) | 4 |
stable
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2.5 (-3.3, 9.1) |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 16.1 (13.1, 19.7) | 26 (2, 71) | 23 |
rising
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3.0 (0.2, 6.4) |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 16.3 (13.0, 20.3) | 25 (2, 71) | 18 |
rising
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2.9 (0.7, 5.6) |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 16.3 (14.7, 18.1) | 24 (7, 54) | 73 |
stable
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0.7 (-0.3, 1.8) |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 16.4 (12.5, 21.2) | 23 (1, 76) | 13 |
stable
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2.1 (-1.0, 5.8) |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 16.6 (12.9, 21.1) | 22 (1, 73) | 17 |
stable
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-5.8 (-19.1, 0.3) |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 16.6 (13.8, 19.8) | 21 (2, 65) | 27 |
stable
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-0.1 (-2.2, 2.3) |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 16.6 (12.9, 21.1) | 20 (1, 75) | 15 |
stable
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-0.1 (-3.4, 3.2) |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 16.9 (12.0, 23.5) | 19 (1, 78) | 10 |
stable
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2.1 (-2.2, 7.3) |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 17.0 (12.3, 23.0) | 18 (1, 77) | 9 |
stable
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3.2 (-0.6, 7.7) |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 17.2 (12.3, 23.5) | 17 (1, 77) | 9 |
stable
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-2.4 (-15.4, 0.6) |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 17.3 (12.7, 23.3) | 16 (1, 77) | 10 |
stable
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2.9 (-1.5, 8.4) |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 17.4 (13.0, 22.9) | 15 (1, 75) | 11 |
stable
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2.8 (-0.2, 6.6) |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 17.5 (11.5, 25.7) | 14 (1, 80) | 6 |
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| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 17.5 (12.2, 24.9) | 13 (1, 78) | 9 |
stable
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2.3 (-1.2, 6.4) |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 17.6 (11.1, 26.6) | 12 (1, 81) | 5 |
stable
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3.3 (-2.4, 10.4) |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 17.6 (12.5, 24.0) | 11 (1, 77) | 9 |
stable
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0.0 (-3.4, 3.7) |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 17.7 (14.2, 22.0) | 10 (1, 65) | 19 |
stable
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-12.2 (-23.3, 1.4) |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 17.8 (12.9, 24.1) | 9 (1, 76) | 10 |
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| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 17.9 (12.3, 25.6) | 8 (1, 78) | 8 |
rising
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21.8 (0.2, 53.6) |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 18.1 (13.0, 24.5) | 7 (1, 74) | 9 |
stable
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1.2 (-0.9, 3.7) |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 18.2 (15.6, 21.1) | 6 (1, 51) | 37 |
stable
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0.9 (-0.7, 2.8) |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 18.5 (14.6, 23.2) | 5 (1, 63) | 18 |
rising
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5.7 (0.6, 22.8) |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 18.9 (15.1, 23.5) | 4 (1, 61) | 19 |
stable
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1.8 (-1.4, 5.6) |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 19.5 (11.3, 31.5) | 3 (1, 82) | 4 |
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| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 21.3 (16.9, 26.6) | 2 (1, 51) | 17 |
rising
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4.7 (1.8, 8.9) |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 22.8 (16.6, 30.6) | 1 (1, 66) | 9 |
stable
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1.8 (-1.7, 5.7) |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural |
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| Avery County 2 | Rural |
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| Camden County 2 | Urban |
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| Caswell County 2 | Rural |
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| Chowan County 2 | Rural |
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| Clay County 2 | Rural |
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| Currituck County 2 | Urban |
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| Gates County 2 | Urban |
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| Graham County 2 | Rural |
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| Greene County 2 | Rural |
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| Hyde County 2 | Rural |
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| Jones County 2 | Rural |
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| Northampton County 2 | Rural |
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| Pamlico County 2 | Rural |
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| Perquimans County 2 | Rural |
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| Swain County 2 | Rural |
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| Tyrrell County 2 | Rural |
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| Washington County 2 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 11:02 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.
⋔ 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.