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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Virginia by County

Prostate (All Stages^), 2018-2022

All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages

Sorted by Recentaapc

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


Virginia2


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Patrick County2


Madison County2


Northumberland County2


Northampton County2


Buena Vista City2


Martinsville City2


Staunton City2


King William County2


Charlottesville City2


Floyd County2


Danville City2


Prince Edward County2


Hanover County2


Montgomery County2


Powhatan County2


Gloucester County2


Amherst County2


Manassas Park City2


Chesterfield County2


Fairfax County2


Roanoke City2


Campbell County2


Loudoun County2


Wythe County2


Shenandoah County2


Pulaski County2


Prince William County2


Albemarle County2


Pittsylvania County2


Roanoke County2


Bedford City and County2


Scott County2


Tazewell County2


Newport News City2


Dinwiddie County2


Fauquier County2


York County2


Henrico County2


Rappahannock County2


Alexandria City2


Hampton City2


Culpeper County2


Richmond City2


Orange County2


Galax City2


Sussex County2


Spotsylvania County2


Middlesex County2


Charlotte County2


Fairfax City2


Southampton County2


Carroll County2


Smyth County2


Warren County2


Brunswick County2


Fluvanna County2


Halifax County with South Boston City2


Petersburg City2


Colonial Heights City2


Franklin City2


King and Queen County2


Accomack County2


Grayson County2


Portsmouth City2


Charles City County2


Radford City2


Nottoway County2


Botetourt County2


Chesapeake City2


Lunenburg County2


Mecklenburg County2


Salem City2


Suffolk City2


Norfolk City2


Essex County2


Stafford County2


New Kent County2


Clarke County2


Greensville County2


Williamsburg City2


Winchester City2


Harrisonburg City2


Lancaster County2


Richmond County2


Rockbridge County2


Surry County2


Falls Church City2


Frederick County2


Greene County2


Louisa County2


Page County2


Prince George County2


Virginia Beach City2


Westmoreland County2


Bland County2


Giles County2


King George County2


Arlington County2


Augusta County2


Caroline County2


Hopewell City2


Lynchburg City2


Amelia County2


James City County2


Henry County2


Goochland County2


Poquoson City2


Rockingham County2


Buckingham County2


Nelson County2


Waynesboro City2


Cumberland County2


Mathews County2


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City2


Appomattox County2


Franklin County2


Emporia City2


Fredericksburg City2


Wise County2


Manassas City2


Buchanan County2


Russell County2


Washington County2


Bristol City2


Isle of Wight County2


Lee County2


Bath County2


Covington City2


Craig County2


Dickenson County2


Lexington City2


Highland County2 Norton City2


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/15/2026 12:25 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 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.