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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Wisconsin by County

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

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

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


Wisconsin2


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Lafayette County2


Marquette County2


Crawford County2


Langlade County2


Marinette County2


Ozaukee County2


Waushara County2


Fond du Lac County2


Forest County2


Lincoln County2


Adams County2


Washburn County2


Waukesha County2


Jefferson County2


Shawano County2


Door County2


Walworth County2


Rock County2


Oconto County2


Vilas County2


Manitowoc County2


Bayfield County2


Washington County2


Racine County2


Kewaunee County2


Brown County2


Columbia County2


Monroe County2


Portage County2


Milwaukee County2


Dane County2


Wood County2


Clark County2


Outagamie County2


Grant County2


Winnebago County2


Calumet County2


Barron County2


Marathon County2


Kenosha County2


Ashland County2


Green Lake County2


Douglas County2


Sheboygan County2


Sauk County2


Trempealeau County2


Price County2


La Crosse County2


Eau Claire County2


Green County2


Sawyer County2


Chippewa County2


Oneida County2


Iowa County2


Waupaca County2


Pepin County2


Jackson County2


Vernon County2


Juneau County2


Richland County2


Dodge County2


St. Croix County2


Polk County2


Pierce County2


Taylor County2


Rusk County2


Dunn County2


Buffalo County2


Burnett County2


Florence County2 Iron County2 Menominee County2


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 9:31 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.


† 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 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.