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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Virginia 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


Galax City2


Amelia County2


Buena Vista City2


New Kent County2


Martinsville City2


Hopewell City2


Nottoway County2


Waynesboro City2


King and Queen County2


Orange County2


Mathews County2


Lexington City2


Bath County2


Radford City2


King William County2


Essex County2


Dinwiddie County2


Northampton County2


Petersburg City2


King George County2


Sussex County2


Charles City County2


Covington City2


Caroline County2


Staunton City2


Salem City2


Giles County2


Colonial Heights City2


Charlotte County2


Brunswick County2


Lancaster County2


Gloucester County2


Lunenburg County2


Fredericksburg City2


Goochland County2


Greensville County2


Mecklenburg County2


Chesterfield County2


Prince George County2


Powhatan County2


Richmond City2


Poquoson City2


Culpeper County2


Wythe County2


Northumberland County2


Surry County2


Suffolk City2


Roanoke City2


Spotsylvania County2


Middlesex County2


Henrico County2


Chesapeake City2


Danville City2


Norfolk City2


Hanover County2


Fairfax City2


Augusta County2


Franklin City2


Prince Edward County2


Richmond County2


Botetourt County2


Louisa County2


Virginia Beach City2


Westmoreland County2


Stafford County2


James City County2


Nelson County2


Portsmouth City2


Amherst County2


Lynchburg City2


York County2


Franklin County2


Floyd County2


Fluvanna County2


Newport News City2


Bedford City and County2


Roanoke County2


Rockbridge County2


Emporia City2


Norton City2


Isle of Wight County2


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City2


Shenandoah County2


Greene County2


Hampton City2


Southampton County2


Winchester City2


Campbell County2


Rockingham County2


Buckingham County2


Grayson County2


Page County2


Madison County2


Warren County2


Cumberland County2


Albemarle County2


Manassas City2


Pulaski County2


Henry County2


Appomattox County2


Fauquier County2


Craig County2


Bland County2


Montgomery County2


Patrick County2


Harrisonburg City2


Frederick County2


Halifax County with South Boston City2


Carroll County2


Manassas Park City2


Charlottesville City2


Williamsburg City2


Loudoun County2


Prince William County2


Clarke County2


Alexandria City2


Accomack County2


Highland County2


Wise County2


Fairfax County2


Pittsylvania County2


Arlington County2


Rappahannock County2


Smyth County2


Falls Church City2


Dickenson County2


Washington County2


Russell County2


Lee County2


Tazewell County2


Buchanan County2


Scott County2


Bristol City2





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 9:26 am.

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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.