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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Florida by County

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

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

Sorted by Recentaapc

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


Florida2


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Charlotte County2


Citrus County2


Nassau County2


Martin County2


Volusia County2


Hernando County2


Pinellas County2


Palm Beach County2


Union County2


Sarasota County2


Duval County2


Hillsborough County2


Orange County2


Alachua County2


Sumter County2


Jefferson County2


Broward County2


Monroe County2


Polk County2


Dixie County2


Lake County2


Okaloosa County2


Walton County2


Franklin County2


Miami-Dade County2


Pasco County2


Baker County2


Seminole County2


St. Johns County2


Glades County2


Lee County2


Gadsden County2


Manatee County2


Marion County2


Osceola County2


St. Lucie County2


Bay County2


Brevard County2


Clay County2


Collier County2


Flagler County2


Suwannee County2


Gilchrist County2


Hendry County2


Putnam County2


Washington County2


DeSoto County2


Escambia County2


Levy County2


Liberty County2


Madison County2


Okeechobee County2


Indian River County2


Highlands County2


Jackson County2


Hardee County2


Columbia County2


Gulf County2


Wakulla County2


Holmes County2


Calhoun County2


Santa Rosa County2


Hamilton County2


Leon County2


Bradford County2


Lafayette County2


Taylor County2





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 9:02 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.