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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Georgia 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


Georgia7


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Brooks County7


Oglethorpe County7


Fayette County7


Spalding County7


Newton County7


Greene County7


Mitchell County7


Calhoun County7


Coffee County7


Upson County7


Dodge County7


Dade County7


Emanuel County7


Taylor County7


Wilcox County7


Dooly County7


Walton County7


Bartow County7


Evans County7


Macon County7


Pierce County7


Seminole County7


Bryan County7


Bulloch County7


Chattahoochee County7


Toombs County7


Wayne County7


Ben Hill County7


Columbia County7


Hall County7


Irwin County7


Banks County7


Catoosa County7


Gordon County7


Lincoln County7


Richmond County7


Burke County7


Colquitt County7


Fulton County7


Polk County7


Terrell County7


Washington County7


Liberty County7


Lumpkin County7


Paulding County7


Troup County7


Union County7


DeKalb County7


Douglas County7


Grady County7


Muscogee County7


Bibb County7


Dougherty County7


Glynn County7


Walker County7


Ware County7


Forsyth County7


Thomas County7


Atkinson County7


Bacon County7


Barrow County7


Chatham County7


Cobb County7


Jeff Davis County7


Oconee County7


Screven County7


Bleckley County7


Cherokee County7


Coweta County7


Floyd County7


Jasper County7


Morgan County7


Tattnall County7


Camden County7


Carroll County7


Clarke County7


Decatur County7


Fannin County7


Gwinnett County7


Laurens County7


Madison County7


Miller County7


Turner County7


Berrien County7


Hancock County7


Lamar County7


McIntosh County7


Putnam County7


Rabun County7


Tift County7


Baldwin County7


Butts County7


Clayton County7


Effingham County7


Henry County7


Jackson County7


Jefferson County7


Lowndes County7


Charlton County7


Early County7


Haralson County7


Worth County7


Gilmer County7


Chattooga County7


Lee County7


Pickens County7


White County7


Appling County7


Crisp County7


Dawson County7


Heard County7


Cook County7


Franklin County7


Marion County7


Meriwether County7


Peach County7


Hart County7


Lanier County7


Pulaski County7


Wilkinson County7


Elbert County7


Harris County7


Jones County7


Monroe County7


Telfair County7


Towns County7


McDuffie County7


Habersham County7


Johnson County7


Long County7


Rockdale County7


Montgomery County7


Treutlen County7


Wilkes County7


Pike County7


Whitfield County7


Crawford County7


Houston County7


Murray County7


Talbot County7


Twiggs County7


Brantley County7


Sumter County7


Stephens County7


Candler County7


Glascock County7


Jenkins County7


Randolph County7


Wheeler County7


Baker County7 Clay County7 Clinch County7 Echols County7 Quitman County7 Schley County7 Stewart County7 Taliaferro County7 Warren County7 Webster County7


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 6:30 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.

7 Source: SEER November 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.