Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Georgia by County
Oral Cavity & Pharynx (Late Stage^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate † cases per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
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Percent of Cases with Late Stage
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| Georgia 7 | N/A | 8.6 (8.4, 8.9) | N/A | 1,092 | 67.8 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 7.7 (7.7, 7.8) | N/A | 32,341 | 64.3 |
| Crisp County 7 | Rural | 15.8 (9.5, 25.1) | 1 (1, 80) | 4 | 64.5 |
| Gilmer County 7 | Rural | 15.7 (10.8, 22.4) | 2 (1, 58) | 8 | 87.0 |
| Brantley County 7 | Urban | 14.0 (8.1, 23.0) | 3 (1, 82) | 4 | 58.1 |
| Banks County 7 | Rural | 13.6 (7.8, 22.5) | 4 (1, 83) | 3 | 73.9 |
| Greene County 7 | Rural | 13.5 (7.5, 22.9) | 5 (1, 83) | 4 | 72.4 |
| Murray County 7 | Urban | 13.4 (9.1, 19.2) | 7 (1, 76) | 7 | 78.6 |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 13.3 (8.2, 20.8) | 6 (1, 81) | 6 | 72.1 |
| Berrien County 7 | Rural | 13.1 (7.3, 22.0) | 8 (1, 83) | 3 | 69.6 |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 12.7 (7.2, 21.1) | 10 (1, 83) | 3 | 73.9 |
| Polk County 7 | Rural | 12.6 (8.7, 17.8) | 9 (1, 79) | 7 | 77.8 |
| Fannin County 7 | Rural | 12.6 (7.7, 19.9) | 11 (1, 82) | 6 | 82.4 |
| Stephens County 7 | Rural | 12.5 (8.1, 18.8) | 12 (1, 82) | 5 | 78.8 |
| McDuffie County 7 | Urban | 12.4 (7.1, 20.4) | 13 (1, 83) | 4 | 66.7 |
| Haralson County 7 | Urban | 12.3 (7.8, 18.8) | 14 (1, 82) | 5 | 66.7 |
| Morgan County 7 | Urban | 12.1 (6.8, 20.4) | 15 (1, 83) | 3 | 54.8 |
| Walker County 7 | Urban | 12.1 (9.0, 15.9) | 16 (1, 71) | 11 | 73.3 |
| Madison County 7 | Urban | 12.0 (7.4, 18.5) | 17 (1, 82) | 5 | 67.6 |
| Butts County 7 | Urban | 11.0 (6.4, 17.9) | 18 (1, 83) | 4 | 66.7 |
| Catoosa County 7 | Urban | 10.9 (7.9, 14.6) | 19 (3, 80) | 10 | 68.6 |
| Spalding County 7 | Urban | 10.8 (7.9, 14.4) | 20 (3, 80) | 10 | 69.4 |
| Walton County 7 | Urban | 10.7 (8.2, 13.8) | 21 (4, 76) | 13 | 73.9 |
| Peach County 7 | Urban | 10.7 (6.3, 17.3) | 24 (1, 83) | 4 | 79.2 |
| Richmond County 7 | Urban | 10.7 (8.9, 12.8) | 22 (6, 66) | 26 | 70.6 |
| Whitfield County 7 | Urban | 10.6 (8.1, 13.7) | 23 (4, 76) | 13 | 68.5 |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 10.6 (6.4, 16.9) | 25 (1, 83) | 4 | 77.8 |
| Camden County 7 | Rural | 10.4 (6.9, 15.1) | 26 (2, 83) | 6 | 57.4 |
| Bartow County 7 | Urban | 10.3 (8.0, 13.2) | 27 (5, 78) | 14 | 63.6 |
| Jones County 7 | Urban | 10.3 (6.1, 16.5) | 28 (1, 83) | 4 | 62.5 |
| Putnam County 7 | Rural | 10.3 (5.8, 17.4) | 29 (1, 83) | 3 | 60.7 |
| Grady County 7 | Rural | 10.3 (5.7, 17.1) | 30 (1, 83) | 3 | 59.3 |
| Pickens County 7 | Urban | 10.2 (6.5, 15.7) | 32 (1, 83) | 5 | 62.8 |
| Hall County 7 | Urban | 10.2 (8.5, 12.2) | 31 (8, 69) | 25 | 74.7 |
| Newton County 7 | Urban | 10.1 (7.8, 12.9) | 33 (6, 79) | 14 | 81.9 |
| Lumpkin County 7 | Urban | 10.0 (6.0, 16.0) | 35 (1, 83) | 4 | 67.7 |
| Bryan County 7 | Urban | 10.0 (6.0, 15.6) | 34 (1, 83) | 4 | 60.6 |
| White County 7 | Rural | 9.9 (6.1, 15.6) | 36 (2, 83) | 4 | 64.7 |
| Coweta County 7 | Urban | 9.8 (7.8, 12.2) | 37 (8, 78) | 18 | 66.2 |
| Lowndes County 7 | Urban | 9.8 (7.4, 12.8) | 38 (7, 82) | 11 | 65.5 |
| Emanuel County 7 | Rural | 9.8 (5.5, 16.4) | 39 (1, 83) | 3 | 80.0 |
| Troup County 7 | Rural | 9.7 (6.9, 13.2) | 40 (5, 83) | 9 | 74.1 |
| Douglas County 7 | Urban | 9.6 (7.4, 12.3) | 41 (8, 80) | 14 | 67.6 |
| Floyd County 7 | Urban | 9.5 (7.1, 12.5) | 42 (8, 82) | 11 | 61.3 |
| Sumter County 7 | Rural | 9.5 (5.2, 16.0) | 43 (1, 83) | 3 | 76.2 |
| Liberty County 7 | Urban | 9.5 (6.3, 13.8) | 44 (3, 83) | 6 | 74.4 |
| Gordon County 7 | Rural | 9.5 (6.5, 13.5) | 46 (5, 83) | 7 | 66.7 |
| Laurens County 7 | Rural | 9.5 (6.2, 13.9) | 45 (4, 83) | 6 | 67.4 |
| Dougherty County 7 | Urban | 9.4 (6.9, 12.7) | 47 (6, 83) | 10 | 69.6 |
| Carroll County 7 | Urban | 9.4 (7.2, 12.1) | 48 (8, 81) | 12 | 64.6 |
| Cherokee County 7 | Urban | 9.2 (7.7, 10.8) | 49 (17, 77) | 30 | 65.9 |
| Muscogee County 7 | Urban | 9.0 (7.3, 11.0) | 50 (15, 79) | 21 | 63.0 |
| Monroe County 7 | Urban | 9.0 (5.0, 15.1) | 51 (2, 83) | 3 | 57.1 |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 8.9 (6.3, 12.3) | 52 (8, 83) | 8 | 64.5 |
| Barrow County 7 | Urban | 8.9 (6.3, 12.2) | 53 (8, 83) | 8 | 68.9 |
| Chattooga County 7 | Rural | 8.8 (5.0, 14.9) | 54 (2, 83) | 3 | 72.7 |
| Houston County 7 | Urban | 8.8 (6.9, 11.0) | 55 (14, 82) | 16 | 66.4 |
| Forsyth County 7 | Urban | 8.8 (7.2, 10.6) | 56 (18, 80) | 24 | 65.7 |
| Colquitt County 7 | Rural | 8.8 (5.6, 13.1) | 57 (5, 83) | 5 | 59.5 |
| Effingham County 7 | Urban | 8.7 (5.9, 12.4) | 58 (7, 83) | 7 | 58.9 |
| Decatur County 7 | Rural | 8.7 (5.0, 14.3) | 59 (3, 83) | 3 | 54.8 |
| Clarke County 7 | Urban | 8.7 (6.4, 11.5) | 60 (11, 83) | 10 | 68.1 |
| Columbia County 7 | Urban | 8.4 (6.6, 10.6) | 61 (18, 83) | 15 | 65.8 |
| Glynn County 7 | Urban | 8.4 (6.2, 11.2) | 62 (12, 83) | 10 | 65.0 |
| Thomas County 7 | Rural | 8.4 (5.4, 12.5) | 63 (8, 83) | 5 | 69.2 |
| Tift County 7 | Rural | 8.3 (5.0, 13.0) | 64 (5, 83) | 4 | 62.5 |
| Dawson County 7 | Urban | 8.2 (4.5, 14.2) | 67 (3, 83) | 3 | 59.3 |
| Rockdale County 7 | Urban | 8.1 (5.9, 10.9) | 65 (14, 83) | 10 | 77.8 |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 8.1 (4.5, 13.5) | 66 (4, 83) | 3 | 59.3 |
| Lee County 7 | Urban | 8.1 (4.6, 13.5) | 68 (4, 83) | 3 | 66.7 |
| Bulloch County 7 | Rural | 8.0 (5.4, 11.4) | 69 (11, 83) | 6 | 72.7 |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 8.0 (6.1, 10.3) | 70 (21, 83) | 13 | 69.5 |
| Chatham County 7 | Urban | 7.8 (6.5, 9.2) | 72 (32, 82) | 29 | 69.6 |
| Bibb County 7 | Urban | 7.8 (6.0, 9.9) | 71 (22, 83) | 14 | 63.4 |
| Fulton County 7 | Urban | 7.6 (6.9, 8.4) | 73 (47, 80) | 86 | 69.9 |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 7.5 (6.1, 9.3) | 75 (32, 83) | 20 | 66.9 |
| Coffee County 7 | Rural | 7.5 (4.5, 11.9) | 74 (8, 83) | 4 | 83.3 |
| Cobb County 7 | Urban | 7.5 (6.7, 8.4) | 76 (47, 81) | 66 | 66.3 |
| Gwinnett County 7 | Urban | 7.5 (6.7, 8.3) | 77 (48, 81) | 73 | 68.0 |
| Paulding County 7 | Urban | 7.3 (5.6, 9.3) | 78 (30, 83) | 14 | 59.1 |
| DeKalb County 7 | Urban | 7.2 (6.4, 8.1) | 79 (52, 82) | 59 | 71.2 |
| Clayton County 7 | Urban | 6.9 (5.6, 8.6) | 80 (41, 83) | 20 | 71.7 |
| Habersham County 7 | Rural | 6.8 (4.3, 10.6) | 81 (15, 83) | 5 | 60.5 |
| Harris County 7 | Urban | 6.8 (3.9, 11.4) | 82 (10, 83) | 3 | 77.3 |
| Baldwin County 7 | Rural | 6.6 (3.9, 10.6) | 83 (14, 83) | 4 | 55.9 |
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| Bacon County 7 | Rural |
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| Baker County 7 | Rural |
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| Ben Hill County 7 | Rural |
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| Bleckley County 7 | Rural |
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| Brooks County 7 | Urban |
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| Burke County 7 | Urban |
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| Calhoun County 7 | Rural |
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| Candler County 7 | Rural |
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| Charlton County 7 | Rural |
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| Chattahoochee County 7 | Urban |
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| Clay County 7 | Rural |
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| Clinch County 7 | Rural |
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| Cook County 7 | Rural |
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| Crawford County 7 | Urban |
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| Dade County 7 | Urban |
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| Dodge County 7 | Rural |
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| Dooly County 7 | Rural |
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| Early County 7 | Rural |
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| Echols County 7 | Urban |
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| Elbert County 7 | Rural |
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| Evans County 7 | Rural |
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| Franklin County 7 | Rural |
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| Glascock County 7 | Rural |
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| Hancock County 7 | Rural |
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| Heard County 7 | Urban |
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| Irwin County 7 | Rural |
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| Jasper County 7 | Urban |
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| Jeff Davis County 7 | Rural |
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| Jefferson County 7 | Rural |
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| Jenkins County 7 | Rural |
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| Johnson County 7 | Rural |
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| Lamar County 7 | Rural |
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| Lanier County 7 | Urban |
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| Lincoln County 7 | Urban |
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| Long County 7 | Urban |
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| Macon County 7 | Rural |
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| Marion County 7 | Urban |
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| McIntosh County 7 | Urban |
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| Meriwether County 7 | Urban |
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| Miller County 7 | Rural |
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| Mitchell County 7 | Rural |
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| Montgomery County 7 | Rural |
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| Oconee County 7 | Urban |
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| Oglethorpe County 7 | Urban |
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| Pierce County 7 | Rural |
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| Pike County 7 | Urban |
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| Pulaski County 7 | Rural |
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| Quitman County 7 | Rural |
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| Rabun County 7 | Rural |
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| Randolph County 7 | Rural |
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| Schley County 7 | Rural |
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| Screven County 7 | Rural |
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| Seminole County 7 | Rural |
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| Stewart County 7 | Urban |
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| Talbot County 7 | Urban |
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| Taliaferro County 7 | Rural |
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| Tattnall County 7 | Rural |
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| Taylor County 7 | Rural |
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| Telfair County 7 | Rural |
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| Terrell County 7 | Urban |
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| Toombs County 7 | Rural |
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| Towns County 7 | Rural |
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| Treutlen County 7 | Rural |
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| Turner County 7 | Rural |
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| Twiggs County 7 | Urban |
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| Upson County 7 | Rural |
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| Ware County 7 | Rural |
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| Warren County 7 | Rural |
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| Webster County 7 | Rural |
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| Wheeler County 7 | Rural |
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| Wilcox County 7 | Rural |
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| Wilkes County 7 | Rural |
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| Wilkinson County 7 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/14/2026 4:17 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.


