Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data
Incidence Rate Report by State
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2016-2020
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - The objective of *** is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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:
- Rising when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC is above 0.
- Stable when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC includes 0.
- Falling when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC is below 0.
AAPC/APC (95% Confidence Interval) - the change in rate over time
- Average Annual Percent Change - AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program
- Annual Percent Change - APCs calculated in SEER*Stat.
Other Notes
- Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
- Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.
Line by Line Interpretation of the Report
US (SEER+NPCR)1
- Rate : The incidence rate is 442.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 442.0 to 442.6 and 1,698,328 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.1.
Kentucky7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 506.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 504.1 to 509.6 and 27,911 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 1)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.2.
Iowa7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 486.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 483.6 to 490.0 and 19,197 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (2, 4)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising
because the trend is 1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.3 to 1.8.
West Virginia6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 482.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 478.4 to 486.4 and 12,174 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (2, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.1.
New Jersey7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 481.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 480.0 to 483.7 and 53,389 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to -0.4.
Louisiana7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 478.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 475.6 to 480.9 and 26,491 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (3, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising
because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.2 to 1.4.
New Hampshire6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 476.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 471.4 to 480.7 and 8,767 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (3, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.5.
New York7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 474.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 473.1 to 475.7 and 114,869 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (6, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.3.
Maine6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 473.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 468.9 to 477.9 and 9,293 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (4, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.7.
Minnesota6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 473.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 470.9 to 475.7 and 31,958 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (6, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising
because the trend is 0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.2 to 2.0.
Arkansas6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 467.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 464.4 to 470.7 and 17,563 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (9, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising
because the trend is 1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.4 to 1.7.
Pennsylvania6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 467.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 465.9 to 469.0 and 79,630 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (9, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.5.
Wisconsin6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 465.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 463.2 to 467.8 and 34,387 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (10, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.0.
Mississippi6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 465.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 462.2 to 468.6 and 16,781 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (10, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 0.8.
Ohio6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 465.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 463.7 to 466.9 and 69,011 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (10, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising
because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.2 to 1.1.
North Carolina6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 464.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 462.7 to 466.1 and 59,215 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (11, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to -0.2.
Georgia7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 463.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 462.0 to 465.6 and 54,354 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (11, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.0.
Rhode Island6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 463.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 458.1 to 468.6 and 6,329 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (9, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.4.
Illinois7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 459.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 458.2 to 461.3 and 70,160 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (17, 23)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 1.0.
Nebraska6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 459.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 455.1 to 463.2 and 10,374 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (14, 27)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising
because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.3 to 1.8.
Connecticut7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 458.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 455.4 to 461.1 and 21,269 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (17, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.3.
South Dakota6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 457.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 451.9 to 463.8 and 4,904 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (12, 30)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.8.
Delaware6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 457.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 452.4 to 463.2 and 5,963 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (13, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.8.
Tennessee6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 457.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 455.6 to 459.9 and 38,378 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (18, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to -0.1.
Montana6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 457.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 451.8 to 462.3 and 6,461 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (13, 30)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to -0.2.
Vermont6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 454.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 447.7 to 461.0 and 3,937 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (16, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 1.5.
Kansas6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 453.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 450.6 to 457.2 and 15,648 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (20, 31)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.2.
Florida6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 452.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 451.3 to 453.5 and 135,952 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (24, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to -0.1.
North Dakota6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 452.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 445.8 to 458.9 and 3,932 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (17, 33)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.0.
Missouri6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 449.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 447.6 to 451.9 and 34,586 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (26, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.4.
Maryland6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 449.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 447.4 to 451.9 and 32,760 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (26, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.9.
Massachusetts7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 449.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 447.4 to 451.5 and 38,719 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (26, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.9.
Idaho7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 444.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 440.8 to 449.2 and 9,122 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (28, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 1.4.
Oklahoma6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 443.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 440.7 to 446.2 and 20,658 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (31, 34)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.4.
Alabama6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 440.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 438.3 to 443.2 and 27,148 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (32, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.4.
Michigan6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 438.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 436.5 to 439.8 and 55,927 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (34, 36)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.9.
Washington5
- Rate : The incidence rate is 434.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 432.3 to 436.3 and 38,313 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (35, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.8.
South Carolina6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 430.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 428.5 to 433.2 and 28,303 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (36, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.0.
Alaska6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 421.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 414.3 to 428.3 and 3,124 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (37, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 1.4.
Oregon6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 419.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 416.7 to 421.8 and 22,328 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (38, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.6.
Hawaii7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 413.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 409.6 to 418.3 and 7,587 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (38, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.0.
Texas7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 412.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 411.1 to 413.2 and 120,668 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (40, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 1.4.
Virginia6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 408.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 406.4 to 410.0 and 41,480 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (41, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.8.
District of Columbia6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 406.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 400.0 to 413.8 and 2,822 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (40, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.8.
Wyoming6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 404.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 397.5 to 411.2 and 2,891 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (40, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.3.
Utah7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 403.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 399.7 to 406.4 and 11,449 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (43, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to -0.2.
California7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 394.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 393.8 to 395.5 and 174,052 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (45, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.1.
Colorado6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 391.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 389.5 to 394.0 and 24,801 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (46, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.7.
Arizona6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 376.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 374.7 to 378.4 and 33,768 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (48, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.6.
New Mexico7
- Rate : The incidence rate is 369.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 365.6 to 372.4 and 9,672 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (49, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.6.
Puerto Rico6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 351.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 349.0 to 354.4 and 14,350 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 1.4.
- Rate : Data not available for this combination of data selections.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : Data not available for this combination of data selections.
- Rate : Data not available for this combination of data selections.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : Data not available for this combination of data selections.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/03/2024 8:29 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each area for additional information.
Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.html.
^ All Stages refers to any stage in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) summary stage.
⋔ 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. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
Data not available for this combination of data selections.
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 2022 submission.
5 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 2022 submission.
6 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2022 submission).
7 Source: SEER November 2022 submission.
8 Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program and are based on APCs. Data are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84,85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modifed by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2022 data.
Data not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.
Data for the United States does not include data from Nevada.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.