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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Missouri by County

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

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <50

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


Crawford County2


St. Francois County2


Audrain County2


Perry County2


Saline County2


Mississippi County2


Cole County2


Pulaski County2


St. Louis City2


Cedar County2


Gasconade County2


New Madrid County2


Ralls County2


Clinton County2


Nodaway County2


Pettis County2


Pike County2


Chariton County2


McDonald County2


Newton County2


Benton County2


Madison County2


Texas County2


Scott County2


Ste. Genevieve County2


Callaway County2


Lawrence County2


Phelps County2


Jackson County2


Wright County2


Platte County2


Ray County2


Ripley County2


St. Charles County2


Stoddard County2


Stone County2


Andrew County2


Butler County2


Clay County2


Jefferson County2


Boone County2


Camden County2


Howard County2


Livingston County2


Morgan County2


Washington County2


Laclede County2


Randolph County2


St. Louis County2


Vernon County2


Lafayette County2


Cape Girardeau County2


Dunklin County2


Webster County2


Adair County2


Carroll County2


Barry County2


Cass County2


Lincoln County2


Warren County2


Johnson County2


Franklin County2


Harrison County2


Montgomery County2


Buchanan County2


Daviess County2


Dent County2


Howell County2


Macon County2


Pemiscot County2


Linn County2


Shannon County2


Bates County2


Cooper County2


Wayne County2


Hickory County2


Marion County2


Polk County2


Barton County2


Caldwell County2


Henry County2


Taney County2


Christian County2


Monroe County2


Iron County2


Miller County2


Bollinger County2


Ozark County2


Jasper County2


Clark County2


Grundy County2


Oregon County2


Osage County2


Shelby County2


Reynolds County2


Dallas County2


Greene County2


Lewis County2


Moniteau County2


Douglas County2


Carter County2


Dade County2


DeKalb County2


Gentry County2


St. Clair County2


Atchison County2 Holt County2 Knox County2 Maries County2 Mercer County2 Putnam County2 Schuyler County2 Scotland County2 Sullivan County2 Worth County2


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 3:47 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.