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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Michigan by County

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

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

Sorted by Count

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


Michigan2


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Keweenaw County2


Luce County2


Baraga County2


Ontonagon County2


Schoolcraft County2


Alger County2


Oscoda County2


Mackinac County2


Iron County2


Montmorency County2


Gogebic County2


Missaukee County2


Alcona County2


Lake County2


Presque Isle County2


Crawford County2


Arenac County2


Dickinson County2


Kalkaska County2


Houghton County2


Oceana County2


Benzie County2


Osceola County2


Otsego County2


Menominee County2


Charlevoix County2


Ogemaw County2


Antrim County2


Leelanau County2


Manistee County2


Cheboygan County2


Mason County2


Wexford County2


Iosco County2


Alpena County2


Gladwin County2


Huron County2


Chippewa County2


Roscommon County2


Emmet County2


Clare County2


Mecosta County2


Gratiot County2


Branch County2


Delta County2


Sanilac County2


Hillsdale County2


Isabella County2


Cass County2


Newaygo County2


St. Joseph County2


Ionia County2


Tuscola County2


Marquette County2


Barry County2


Montcalm County2


Shiawassee County2


Van Buren County2


Clinton County2


Midland County2


Lenawee County2


Lapeer County2


Allegan County2


Grand Traverse County2


Eaton County2


Bay County2


Muskegon County2


Monroe County2


Calhoun County2


Berrien County2


St. Clair County2


Jackson County2


Livingston County2


Kalamazoo County2


Saginaw County2


Ottawa County2


Ingham County2


Washtenaw County2


Genesee County2


Kent County2


Macomb County2


Oakland County2


Wayne County2





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/14/2026 12:35 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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.