State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Mississippi by County

Oral Cavity & Pharynx (Late Stage^), 2018-2022

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

Sorted by Name

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.

Percent of Cases with Late Stage - This is the number of late stages cases compared to the number of cases for all stages.

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

Mississippi²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.0 to 8.9 and 315 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.7 to 7.8 and 32,341 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A

Alcorn County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 11.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.7 to 17.3 and 6 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 27)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Bolivar County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.5 to 17.1 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (1, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Clay County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.7 to 24.7 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 27)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

DeSoto County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.0 to 9.5 and 16 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (11, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Forrest County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.1 to 13.7 and 8 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (2, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Hancock County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.5 to 13.7 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (2, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Harrison County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.7 to 12.3 and 28 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (3, 21)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Hinds County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.9 to 9.0 and 20 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (13, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Itawamba County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 11.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.6 to 18.7 and 3 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Jackson County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.6 to 11.9 and 18 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (4, 25)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Jones County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.0 to 10.6 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (6, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lamar County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.3 to 11.5 and 6 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (4, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lauderdale County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.0 to 11.9 and 8 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (3, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lee County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.3 to 10.5 and 8 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (7, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lincoln County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.8 to 14.7 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (1, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lowndes County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.7 to 13.8 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (1, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Madison County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.7 to 10.3 and 10 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (7, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Marshall County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.3 to 12.0 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (4, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Monroe County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.7 to 18.2 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 27)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Pearl River County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 11.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.0 to 16.0 and 8 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (1, 26)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Pike County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.5 to 13.5 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (2, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Pontotoc County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.6 to 18.1 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 27)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Rankin County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.4 to 11.5 and 18 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (4, 27)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Scott County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.2 to 16.9 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (1, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Simpson County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.0 to 15.1 and 3 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (1, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Tishomingo County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 13.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.7 to 21.8 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Warren County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.0 to 14.0 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (2, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Washington County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.4 to 11.5 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (4, 28)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Adams County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Amite County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Attala County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Benton County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Calhoun County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Carroll County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Chickasaw County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Choctaw County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Claiborne County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Clarke County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Coahoma County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Copiah County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Covington County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Franklin County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

George County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Greene County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Grenada County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Holmes County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Humphreys County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Issaquena County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Jasper County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Jefferson County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Jefferson Davis County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Kemper County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Lafayette County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Lawrence County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Leake County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Leflore County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Marion County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Montgomery County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Neshoba County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Newton County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Noxubee County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Oktibbeha County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Panola County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Perry County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Prentiss County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Quitman County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Sharkey County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Smith County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Stone County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Sunflower County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Tallahatchie County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Tate County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Tippah County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Tunica County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Union County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Walthall County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Wayne County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Webster County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Wilkinson County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Winston County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Yalobusha County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Yazoo County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/12/2026 2:38 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 are computed using cancers classified as malignant based on ICD-O-3. For more information see malignant.html.

^ Late Stage is defined as cases determined to be regional or distant. 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.