Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Breast (in situ) (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, 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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| North Carolina 2 | N/A | 32.6 (32.0, 33.3) | N/A | 2,175 |
rising 
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1.2 (0.6, 1.9) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 29.8 (29.7, 29.9) | N/A | 60,125 |
stable 
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1.6 (-0.3, 3.5) |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 13.2 (8.0, 21.0) | 82 (62, 82) | 4 |
stable
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-1.3 (-7.3, 4.3) |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 14.3 (8.6, 23.1) | 81 (52, 82) | 5 |
falling 
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-23.4 (-47.0, -3.3) |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 17.4 (9.3, 30.3) | 80 (20, 82) | 4 |
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| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 18.3 (10.8, 29.2) | 79 (24, 82) | 4 |
stable
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-4.1 (-10.3, 0.6) |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 18.5 (12.8, 26.0) | 78 (38, 82) | 7 |
falling
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-3.3 (-6.6, -0.3) |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 19.6 (12.8, 29.4) | 77 (27, 82) | 5 |
stable
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3.0 (-1.8, 9.3) |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 20.4 (15.3, 26.8) | 76 (34, 82) | 12 |
stable
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17.2 (-1.1, 35.3) |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 20.4 (14.9, 27.6) | 75 (31, 82) | 10 |
falling
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-6.4 (-29.3, -2.9) |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 20.5 (15.8, 26.2) | 74 (38, 82) | 16 |
stable
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-2.5 (-5.6, 0.3) |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 20.9 (16.1, 26.8) | 73 (34, 82) | 14 |
stable
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2.1 (-0.3, 4.8) |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 21.1 (13.8, 31.8) | 72 (19, 82) | 7 |
stable
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-1.1 (-4.6, 2.4) |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 22.3 (17.5, 28.1) | 71 (33, 81) | 16 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.7, 2.9) |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 23.3 (14.9, 34.9) | 70 (6, 82) | 6 |
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| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 23.4 (19.6, 27.8) | 69 (34, 79) | 29 |
stable
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-4.5 (-22.1, 0.9) |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 23.6 (14.5, 37.6) | 68 (6, 82) | 4 |
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| Surry County 2 | Rural | 23.8 (17.8, 31.2) | 67 (18, 81) | 12 |
stable
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1.4 (-1.4, 4.3) |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 23.9 (16.2, 33.9) | 66 (10, 82) | 7 |
stable
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0.3 (-4.2, 5.7) |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 23.9 (16.6, 33.9) | 65 (11, 82) | 8 |
stable
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1.6 (-1.1, 4.6) |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 23.9 (16.6, 33.7) | 64 (12, 81) | 8 |
stable
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-0.9 (-4.2, 2.5) |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 24.1 (17.1, 33.3) | 63 (11, 82) | 9 |
stable
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0.9 (-2.5, 4.6) |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 24.6 (17.7, 33.3) | 62 (10, 81) | 10 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.8, 5.2) |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 24.6 (18.2, 32.8) | 61 (15, 81) | 11 |
stable
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-0.5 (-4.4, 3.6) |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 25.5 (18.2, 35.3) | 60 (9, 81) | 9 |
stable
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-0.4 (-3.2, 2.4) |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 25.7 (20.3, 32.2) | 59 (17, 79) | 17 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.7, 4.1) |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 25.9 (17.6, 37.0) | 58 (6, 82) | 8 |
stable
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-0.9 (-5.5, 3.9) |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 26.0 (21.5, 31.1) | 57 (23, 77) | 25 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.3, 0.9) |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 26.0 (22.5, 30.0) | 56 (29, 73) | 42 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.3, 1.9) |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 26.0 (19.9, 33.9) | 55 (11, 79) | 14 |
stable
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-2.6 (-6.4, 1.0) |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 26.3 (21.4, 31.9) | 54 (19, 77) | 21 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.2, 3.5) |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 26.3 (22.4, 30.7) | 53 (24, 74) | 34 |
rising
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14.7 (0.1, 26.4) |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 27.1 (20.0, 36.2) | 52 (6, 80) | 10 |
stable
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1.1 (-2.0, 4.4) |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 27.2 (17.7, 40.9) | 51 (2, 82) | 6 |
stable
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3.1 (-1.9, 9.5) |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 27.3 (19.7, 37.0) | 50 (5, 80) | 10 |
stable
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-0.1 (-3.1, 3.1) |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 27.3 (22.0, 33.5) | 49 (13, 76) | 20 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.4, 2.2) |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 27.5 (21.9, 34.1) | 48 (12, 77) | 19 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.2, 3.5) |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 27.5 (21.6, 34.6) | 47 (11, 77) | 18 |
stable
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0.3 (-2.1, 2.8) |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 27.8 (19.3, 38.9) | 46 (3, 81) | 8 |
rising
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3.3 (0.5, 6.6) |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 28.1 (20.9, 37.0) | 45 (5, 79) | 11 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.3, 3.6) |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 28.2 (15.9, 47.4) | 44 (1, 82) | 5 |
stable
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-0.6 (-6.6, 6.1) |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 28.2 (21.4, 36.8) | 43 (6, 79) | 12 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.8, 1.6) |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 28.3 (17.2, 44.7) | 42 (1, 82) | 5 |
stable
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-0.7 (-5.9, 4.4) |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 28.9 (20.1, 40.6) | 41 (2, 80) | 8 |
stable
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0.5 (-4.1, 5.5) |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 29.7 (22.4, 38.7) | 40 (4, 76) | 13 |
stable
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0.0 (-3.7, 3.8) |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 29.8 (17.3, 49.0) | 39 (1, 82) | 5 |
stable
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1.6 (-2.4, 5.9) |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 29.9 (23.6, 37.4) | 38 (5, 73) | 17 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.3, 3.3) |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 29.9 (22.9, 38.5) | 37 (4, 76) | 14 |
rising
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6.4 (1.2, 22.0) |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 30.0 (23.0, 38.6) | 36 (4, 77) | 16 |
stable
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1.8 (-1.1, 4.9) |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 30.1 (18.1, 47.8) | 35 (1, 82) | 5 |
stable
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-1.9 (-6.2, 1.8) |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 30.4 (26.0, 35.4) | 34 (11, 64) | 36 |
stable
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1.3 (-0.5, 3.2) |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 30.8 (21.3, 43.5) | 33 (1, 79) | 9 |
stable
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1.2 (-2.6, 5.7) |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 31.0 (25.9, 37.0) | 32 (7, 66) | 41 |
stable
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2.4 (-0.1, 5.4) |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 31.5 (23.2, 42.1) | 31 (1, 77) | 11 |
stable
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-1.3 (-6.2, 3.2) |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 31.8 (22.8, 43.5) | 30 (1, 78) | 9 |
stable
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0.9 (-3.0, 5.6) |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 31.9 (26.6, 38.0) | 29 (5, 65) | 29 |
stable
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1.6 (-1.2, 4.6) |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 32.2 (23.0, 44.0) | 28 (1, 78) | 9 |
stable
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-1.0 (-4.3, 2.4) |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 32.8 (22.9, 46.2) | 27 (1, 79) | 8 |
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| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 32.8 (20.0, 52.5) | 26 (1, 82) | 5 |
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| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 33.2 (30.0, 36.8) | 25 (8, 46) | 83 |
stable
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-1.6 (-9.6, 0.3) |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 33.2 (28.4, 38.7) | 24 (5, 56) | 37 |
rising
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2.7 (0.5, 5.2) |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 33.6 (29.8, 37.7) | 23 (7, 48) | 60 |
rising
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1.7 (0.3, 3.3) |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 33.8 (27.9, 40.6) | 22 (2, 60) | 24 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.2, 2.5) |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 34.4 (27.3, 42.9) | 21 (1, 65) | 20 |
stable
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1.1 (-2.7, 2.7) |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 34.8 (29.6, 40.9) | 20 (3, 54) | 34 |
rising
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4.2 (2.0, 6.9) |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 35.2 (28.5, 43.0) | 19 (1, 59) | 22 |
stable
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-2.4 (-18.8, 1.3) |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 35.2 (31.3, 39.5) | 18 (5, 43) | 66 |
stable
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1.6 (-0.4, 3.9) |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 35.3 (31.1, 40.1) | 17 (4, 43) | 53 |
rising
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2.2 (0.5, 4.1) |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 35.5 (30.5, 41.0) | 16 (2, 48) | 39 |
stable
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2.1 (-0.2, 4.9) |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 35.8 (33.7, 37.9) | 15 (7, 31) | 229 |
rising
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3.9 (0.7, 8.7) |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 36.0 (26.9, 47.4) | 14 (1, 68) | 12 |
stable
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2.2 (-1.6, 6.5) |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 36.3 (22.9, 55.1) | 13 (1, 80) | 6 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.7, 3.9) |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 36.4 (31.9, 41.4) | 12 (3, 44) | 48 |
stable
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1.6 (-0.5, 4.2) |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 36.8 (30.5, 44.3) | 11 (1, 54) | 26 |
rising
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2.7 (0.2, 5.6) |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 36.9 (22.1, 58.8) | 10 (1, 81) | 5 |
stable
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0.8 (-5.2, 7.2) |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 36.9 (21.3, 59.8) | 9 (1, 82) | 4 |
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| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 38.8 (32.8, 45.8) | 8 (1, 42) | 36 |
rising
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17.9 (0.1, 35.4) |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 38.9 (29.1, 51.2) | 7 (1, 66) | 12 |
stable
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4.2 (-10.9, 18.7) |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 39.0 (33.1, 45.7) | 6 (1, 40) | 33 |
stable
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0.4 (-2.1, 3.2) |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 39.0 (35.1, 43.3) | 5 (1, 28) | 75 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.2, 2.7) |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 39.4 (25.8, 58.4) | 4 (1, 79) | 6 |
stable
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3.2 (-1.7, 9.4) |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 42.8 (39.7, 46.2) | 3 (1, 14) | 145 |
stable
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1.5 (-5.1, 3.4) |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 44.3 (41.9, 46.8) | 2 (1, 9) | 268 |
rising
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2.3 (1.3, 3.6) |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 44.6 (39.7, 49.9) | 1 (1, 16) | 63 |
rising
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2.1 (0.5, 4.2) |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural |
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| Avery County 2 | Rural |
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| Camden County 2 | Urban |
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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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| Mitchell County 2 | Rural |
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| Montgomery 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 03/19/2026 2:42 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.