Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Georgia by County
Melanoma of the Skin (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
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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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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| Georgia 7 | N/A | 25.0 (24.6, 25.4) | N/A | 2,936 |
falling 
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-1.3 (-3.4, -0.1) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 23.1 (23.0, 23.2) | N/A | 91,120 |
stable 
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0.2 (-1.1, 1.2) |
| Clayton County 7 | Urban | 7.0 (5.4, 8.9) | 117 (114, 117) | 16 |
falling
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-2.7 (-3.7, -1.7) |
| Decatur County 7 | Rural | 9.9 (5.7, 16.1) | 116 (89, 117) | 4 |
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| Dougherty County 7 | Urban | 11.4 (8.6, 14.9) | 115 (97, 117) | 12 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.9, 2.0) |
| Muscogee County 7 | Urban | 12.1 (10.1, 14.4) | 114 (102, 116) | 26 |
falling
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-15.4 (-27.4, -7.6) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 14.0 (8.1, 22.8) | 113 (47, 117) | 4 |
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| Mitchell County 7 | Rural | 15.0 (9.2, 23.4) | 112 (45, 117) | 4 |
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| Clarke County 7 | Urban | 15.6 (12.4, 19.3) | 111 (74, 116) | 18 |
stable
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-1.0 (-4.0, 1.2) |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 15.8 (10.4, 23.2) | 109 (50, 117) | 6 |
stable
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1.3 (-2.3, 5.9) |
| Richmond County 7 | Urban | 15.8 (13.5, 18.4) | 110 (82, 114) | 36 |
rising 
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2.3 (0.6, 4.3) |
| Chattooga County 7 | Rural | 16.0 (10.1, 24.2) | 108 (44, 117) | 5 |
stable
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1.0 (-3.4, 6.3) |
| Rockdale County 7 | Urban | 16.3 (12.9, 20.3) | 107 (69, 115) | 17 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.4, 0.3) |
| Paulding County 7 | Urban | 16.4 (13.7, 19.5) | 106 (74, 114) | 28 |
falling
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-6.8 (-14.5, -4.3) |
| Douglas County 7 | Urban | 16.4 (13.5, 19.8) | 105 (72, 115) | 24 |
falling
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-11.3 (-22.6, -3.5) |
| DeKalb County 7 | Urban | 16.5 (15.2, 17.8) | 104 (86, 112) | 126 |
falling
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-6.0 (-13.4, -0.1) |
| Floyd County 7 | Urban | 16.7 (13.5, 20.4) | 103 (68, 115) | 20 |
stable
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0.8 (-0.8, 2.8) |
| Polk County 7 | Rural | 17.2 (12.2, 23.5) | 102 (46, 116) | 8 |
stable
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0.3 (-2.2, 3.3) |
| Sumter County 7 | Rural | 17.3 (11.6, 24.9) | 101 (36, 116) | 6 |
rising
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5.5 (2.3, 10.4) |
| Bibb County 7 | Urban | 17.6 (15.0, 20.6) | 100 (68, 112) | 33 |
falling
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-6.4 (-12.3, -2.3) |
| Catoosa County 7 | Urban | 17.8 (13.9, 22.5) | 99 (55, 115) | 15 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.4, 2.0) |
| Murray County 7 | Urban | 18.1 (13.1, 24.6) | 97 (42, 116) | 9 |
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| Cook County 7 | Rural | 18.2 (10.5, 29.5) | 98 (25, 117) | 3 |
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| Walker County 7 | Urban | 18.4 (14.4, 23.1) | 96 (53, 114) | 16 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.3, 2.1) |
| Upson County 7 | Rural | 18.5 (13.1, 25.8) | 95 (37, 116) | 8 |
stable
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2.2 (-1.1, 6.6) |
| Brooks County 7 | Urban | 18.6 (11.4, 29.1) | 94 (22, 117) | 5 |
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| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 19.1 (12.8, 27.9) | 93 (27, 116) | 6 |
stable
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1.5 (-1.2, 4.8) |
| Crisp County 7 | Rural | 19.2 (12.7, 28.2) | 92 (29, 116) | 6 |
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| Lowndes County 7 | Urban | 19.4 (15.8, 23.5) | 90 (49, 112) | 21 |
stable
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1.1 (-0.3, 2.9) |
| Gordon County 7 | Rural | 19.4 (14.8, 25.0) | 91 (43, 113) | 13 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.7, 2.9) |
| Whitfield County 7 | Urban | 19.4 (15.9, 23.5) | 89 (52, 111) | 22 |
stable
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-1.0 (-6.5, 1.6) |
| Grady County 7 | Rural | 19.5 (13.1, 28.0) | 88 (27, 116) | 7 |
stable
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-0.3 (-4.3, 4.2) |
| Meriwether County 7 | Urban | 20.3 (13.3, 29.9) | 87 (24, 116) | 6 |
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| Putnam County 7 | Rural | 20.4 (13.7, 29.7) | 86 (24, 116) | 7 |
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| Coffee County 7 | Rural | 20.8 (15.3, 27.6) | 85 (32, 113) | 10 |
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| Tift County 7 | Rural | 21.1 (15.5, 28.2) | 82 (30, 114) | 10 |
stable
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1.7 (-0.7, 4.8) |
| Appling County 7 | Rural | 21.1 (12.9, 32.6) | 84 (14, 116) | 4 |
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| Banks County 7 | Rural | 21.2 (13.5, 32.2) | 77 (15, 116) | 5 |
falling
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-15.2 (-35.6, -4.1) |
| Ware County 7 | Rural | 21.2 (15.4, 28.7) | 81 (27, 114) | 9 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.8, 4.1) |
| Ben Hill County 7 | Rural | 21.3 (12.9, 33.1) | 80 (13, 117) | 4 |
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| Dade County 7 | Urban | 21.3 (13.4, 32.7) | 83 (16, 116) | 5 |
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| Troup County 7 | Rural | 21.5 (17.0, 26.7) | 78 (35, 111) | 17 |
stable
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1.3 (-1.6, 4.8) |
| Emanuel County 7 | Rural | 21.5 (13.9, 31.9) | 79 (19, 116) | 5 |
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| Oglethorpe County 7 | Urban | 21.7 (12.8, 34.6) | 76 (11, 116) | 4 |
stable
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-18.7 (-42.4, 1.4) |
| Burke County 7 | Urban | 21.7 (14.8, 30.9) | 74 (21, 115) | 7 |
rising
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2.9 (0.2, 6.8) |
| Berrien County 7 | Rural | 21.8 (13.8, 32.9) | 75 (15, 116) | 5 |
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| Harris County 7 | Urban | 22.0 (15.9, 29.7) | 72 (24, 113) | 10 |
falling
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-27.7 (-44.4, -3.6) |
| Bulloch County 7 | Rural | 22.0 (17.3, 27.6) | 73 (33, 110) | 16 |
rising
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3.7 (1.4, 7.0) |
| Wilkes County 7 | Rural | 22.3 (12.6, 37.7) | 71 (9, 117) | 3 |
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| Jefferson County 7 | Rural | 22.3 (13.5, 35.0) | 66 (12, 116) | 4 |
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| Henry County 7 | Urban | 22.4 (19.7, 25.4) | 69 (45, 95) | 54 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.8, 3.7) |
| Lee County 7 | Urban | 22.5 (16.0, 30.8) | 70 (21, 114) | 8 |
stable
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-8.3 (-33.8, 2.3) |
| Liberty County 7 | Urban | 22.6 (16.9, 29.6) | 67 (24, 112) | 11 |
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| Greene County 7 | Rural | 22.8 (15.4, 33.3) | 68 (17, 115) | 8 |
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| Laurens County 7 | Rural | 23.1 (17.8, 29.6) | 65 (24, 111) | 14 |
rising
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7.1 (4.7, 11.1) |
| Elbert County 7 | Rural | 23.5 (15.1, 35.0) | 64 (12, 115) | 6 |
stable
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3.4 (-0.1, 8.1) |
| Gwinnett County 7 | Urban | 23.6 (22.2, 25.2) | 63 (48, 80) | 217 |
falling
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-5.3 (-11.4, -1.4) |
| Bartow County 7 | Urban | 23.7 (19.8, 28.1) | 62 (31, 99) | 28 |
stable
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0.2 (-2.0, 2.9) |
| Toombs County 7 | Rural | 23.9 (16.7, 33.1) | 61 (16, 114) | 8 |
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| Fannin County 7 | Rural | 24.1 (16.9, 33.7) | 60 (15, 113) | 10 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.1, 3.7) |
| Newton County 7 | Urban | 24.1 (20.2, 28.6) | 59 (31, 97) | 28 |
falling
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-5.4 (-14.3, -0.9) |
| Cobb County 7 | Urban | 24.4 (22.9, 26.1) | 58 (42, 77) | 196 |
falling
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-5.0 (-7.2, -3.4) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 24.6 (17.7, 33.3) | 57 (16, 112) | 9 |
rising
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4.1 (1.4, 8.0) |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 24.6 (14.3, 40.5) | 56 (4, 116) | 4 |
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| Madison County 7 | Urban | 24.8 (17.9, 33.6) | 55 (15, 110) | 9 |
stable
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1.7 (-2.1, 6.9) |
| Oconee County 7 | Urban | 24.9 (19.2, 31.9) | 54 (21, 107) | 13 |
falling
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-8.1 (-21.5, -1.3) |
| Colquitt County 7 | Rural | 25.0 (19.1, 32.0) | 53 (19, 105) | 13 |
stable
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-1.0 (-4.6, 2.9) |
| Brantley County 7 | Urban | 25.2 (15.9, 38.0) | 52 (7, 115) | 5 |
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| Irwin County 7 | Rural | 25.5 (14.3, 42.6) | 51 (4, 117) | 3 |
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| Baldwin County 7 | Rural | 25.8 (19.7, 33.2) | 50 (16, 104) | 13 |
stable
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1.4 (-1.5, 4.9) |
| Crawford County 7 | Urban | 25.9 (14.7, 42.6) | 49 (3, 116) | 4 |
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| Coweta County 7 | Urban | 26.2 (22.7, 30.1) | 48 (25, 80) | 43 |
rising
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1.2 (0.1, 2.7) |
| Dodge County 7 | Rural | 26.8 (18.2, 38.3) | 47 (9, 112) | 7 |
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| Lincoln County 7 | Urban | 27.2 (15.9, 45.5) | 45 (2, 116) | 4 |
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| Morgan County 7 | Urban | 27.3 (19.0, 38.2) | 46 (7, 110) | 8 |
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| Thomas County 7 | Rural | 27.4 (21.4, 34.6) | 44 (13, 97) | 15 |
rising
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7.5 (2.4, 19.4) |
| Fulton County 7 | Urban | 27.5 (26.1, 29.0) | 43 (33, 59) | 298 |
stable
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-3.3 (-7.5, 0.2) |
| Camden County 7 | Rural | 28.3 (22.2, 35.6) | 42 (13, 89) | 16 |
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| Barrow County 7 | Urban | 28.4 (23.5, 34.1) | 41 (16, 82) | 25 |
rising
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2.3 (0.3, 5.3) |
| Tattnall County 7 | Rural | 28.6 (20.3, 39.2) | 40 (8, 106) | 8 |
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| Jones County 7 | Urban | 28.8 (21.1, 38.4) | 39 (8, 101) | 10 |
rising
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4.9 (1.8, 10.1) |
| Worth County 7 | Urban | 29.0 (20.0, 40.7) | 38 (6, 110) | 8 |
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| Glynn County 7 | Urban | 29.4 (25.0, 34.6) | 37 (16, 72) | 34 |
rising
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3.0 (1.5, 5.0) |
| Houston County 7 | Urban | 29.5 (25.9, 33.5) | 36 (18, 66) | 50 |
rising
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4.6 (3.0, 7.0) |
| Stephens County 7 | Rural | 30.1 (22.5, 39.7) | 35 (7, 90) | 12 |
stable
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2.0 (-0.8, 5.9) |
| McDuffie County 7 | Urban | 30.3 (21.6, 41.6) | 34 (6, 106) | 9 |
rising
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5.0 (2.1, 9.3) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 30.6 (23.1, 40.3) | 33 (6, 88) | 16 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.8, 0.9) |
| Peach County 7 | Urban | 30.7 (22.6, 41.0) | 32 (6, 99) | 10 |
rising
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6.5 (3.3, 12.5) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 30.8 (25.7, 36.7) | 31 (13, 72) | 26 |
rising
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2.8 (1.1, 5.1) |
| Walton County 7 | Urban | 31.0 (26.5, 36.1) | 30 (13, 64) | 35 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.8, 0.1) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 31.0 (27.1, 35.4) | 29 (14, 62) | 50 |
stable
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-5.2 (-21.6, 2.6) |
| Chatham County 7 | Urban | 31.1 (28.5, 34.0) | 28 (18, 51) | 105 |
rising
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4.8 (3.7, 6.5) |
| Spalding County 7 | Urban | 32.1 (26.8, 38.2) | 27 (10, 66) | 28 |
rising
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3.0 (1.7, 4.8) |
| Monroe County 7 | Urban | 33.4 (25.1, 43.6) | 26 (2, 84) | 12 |
rising
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7.4 (4.8, 12.3) |
| Lamar County 7 | Rural | 33.4 (22.8, 47.4) | 25 (1, 99) | 7 |
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| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 34.1 (21.0, 53.2) | 24 (1, 112) | 4 |
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| Effingham County 7 | Urban | 34.2 (27.9, 41.4) | 23 (6, 63) | 22 |
rising
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4.7 (3.1, 7.2) |
| Carroll County 7 | Urban | 34.8 (30.3, 39.9) | 22 (8, 48) | 44 |
rising
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2.0 (0.5, 4.1) |
| McIntosh County 7 | Urban | 36.3 (24.1, 53.6) | 21 (1, 102) | 7 |
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| Bryan County 7 | Urban | 36.8 (28.7, 46.4) | 20 (2, 66) | 15 |
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| Bleckley County 7 | Rural | 37.2 (24.6, 54.2) | 19 (1, 99) | 6 |
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| Columbia County 7 | Urban | 37.2 (33.1, 41.6) | 18 (7, 36) | 63 |
rising
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4.0 (1.9, 7.4) |
| Rabun County 7 | Rural | 37.2 (26.2, 51.6) | 17 (1, 84) | 9 |
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| Haralson County 7 | Urban | 37.3 (28.7, 47.8) | 16 (2, 70) | 13 |
rising
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2.8 (0.2, 6.3) |
| Jasper County 7 | Urban | 37.4 (25.8, 53.0) | 15 (1, 91) | 7 |
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| Butts County 7 | Urban | 37.7 (28.1, 49.6) | 14 (1, 74) | 11 |
rising
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5.3 (2.4, 10.1) |
| Pierce County 7 | Rural | 38.3 (27.5, 52.1) | 13 (1, 77) | 9 |
rising
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11.1 (6.1, 28.0) |
| Gilmer County 7 | Rural | 38.5 (30.2, 48.5) | 12 (1, 59) | 19 |
rising
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2.5 (0.3, 5.6) |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 38.6 (22.7, 61.8) | 11 (1, 112) | 4 |
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| Habersham County 7 | Rural | 40.6 (33.3, 49.0) | 10 (1, 44) | 24 |
rising
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3.3 (1.3, 5.8) |
| Cherokee County 7 | Urban | 42.1 (38.7, 45.6) | 9 (4, 20) | 125 |
stable
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-2.3 (-7.7, 0.7) |
| Hall County 7 | Urban | 44.7 (40.9, 48.8) | 8 (2, 17) | 106 |
rising
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2.6 (1.6, 3.9) |
| Lumpkin County 7 | Urban | 45.9 (36.4, 57.4) | 7 (1, 32) | 18 |
rising
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2.8 (0.8, 5.5) |
| Pike County 7 | Urban | 46.4 (34.2, 61.6) | 6 (1, 58) | 10 |
rising
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6.9 (4.0, 12.1) |
| Forsyth County 7 | Urban | 48.0 (44.2, 52.0) | 5 (1, 13) | 126 |
stable
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1.0 (-4.8, 5.9) |
| Pickens County 7 | Urban | 48.9 (40.0, 59.5) | 4 (1, 24) | 25 |
rising
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3.9 (1.2, 8.0) |
| Towns County 7 | Rural | 49.8 (34.5, 70.5) | 3 (1, 58) | 10 |
stable
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2.2 (-0.4, 5.5) |
| Dawson County 7 | Urban | 50.3 (40.0, 62.6) | 2 (1, 24) | 19 |
stable
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2.8 (-0.2, 7.7) |
| White County 7 | Rural | 51.2 (41.2, 63.1) | 1 (1, 20) | 21 |
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| Atkinson County 7 | Rural |
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| Bacon County 7 | Rural |
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| Baker County 7 | Rural |
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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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| Dooly County 7 | Rural |
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| Early County 7 | Rural |
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| Echols County 7 | Urban |
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| Evans 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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| Jeff Davis County 7 | Rural |
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| Jenkins County 7 | Rural |
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| Lanier 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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| Miller County 7 | Rural |
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| Quitman 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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| Taylor County 7 | Rural |
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| Telfair County 7 | Rural |
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| Terrell County 7 | Urban |
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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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| 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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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/12/2026 6:22 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.
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.
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.