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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Tennessee by County

All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2018-2022

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65

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


Tennessee2


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Hancock County2


Benton County2


Macon County2


Trousdale County2


Marshall County2


Marion County2


Meigs County2


Haywood County2


Dickson County2


Humphreys County2


McNairy County2


Houston County2


Campbell County2


Henderson County2


Decatur County2


Scott County2


Hardin County2


Tipton County2


Henry County2


Hickman County2


Union County2


Sevier County2


Hardeman County2


Moore County2


Grundy County2


Monroe County2


Smith County2


Sullivan County2


Cumberland County2


Jefferson County2


Carroll County2


Cocke County2


Dyer County2


Greene County2


Claiborne County2


Hawkins County2


Crockett County2


Franklin County2


McMinn County2


Coffee County2


Hamilton County2


Cannon County2


Clay County2


Fayette County2


Roane County2


Weakley County2


Rhea County2


Sumner County2


Cheatham County2


White County2


Warren County2


Lewis County2


Maury County2


Blount County2


Anderson County2


Gibson County2


Hamblen County2


Loudon County2


Chester County2


Polk County2


Stewart County2


Madison County2


Shelby County2


Fentress County2


Wilson County2


Robertson County2


Grainger County2


Van Buren County2


Obion County2


Wayne County2


Giles County2


Knox County2


Sequatchie County2


Washington County2


Bledsoe County2


Carter County2


Bradley County2


Morgan County2


Lawrence County2


Unicoi County2


Bedford County2


Putnam County2


DeKalb County2


Perry County2


Rutherford County2


Lauderdale County2


Montgomery County2


Williamson County2


Davidson County2


Johnson County2


Overton County2


Jackson County2


Lake County2


Pickett County2


Lincoln County2





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 8:05 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.


† 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.

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.

2 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 2024 submission).

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.