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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County

Childhood (Ages <20, All Sites) (All Stages^), 2018-2022

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes

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


Kentucky7


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Boone County7


Kenton County7


Hardin County7


Warren County7


Jefferson County7


Daviess County7


Fayette County7


Oldham County7


Adair County7 Allen County7 Anderson County7 Ballard County7 Barren County7 Bath County7 Bell County7 Bourbon County7 Boyd County7 Boyle County7 Bracken County7 Breathitt County7 Breckinridge County7 Bullitt County7 Butler County7 Caldwell County7 Calloway County7 Campbell County7 Carlisle County7 Carroll County7 Carter County7 Casey County7 Christian County7 Clark County7 Clay County7 Clinton County7 Crittenden County7 Cumberland County7 Edmonson County7 Elliott County7 Estill County7 Fleming County7 Floyd County7 Franklin County7 Fulton County7 Gallatin County7 Garrard County7 Grant County7 Graves County7 Grayson County7 Green County7 Greenup County7 Hancock County7 Harlan County7 Harrison County7 Hart County7 Henderson County7 Henry County7 Hickman County7 Hopkins County7 Jackson County7 Jessamine County7 Johnson County7 Knott County7 Knox County7 Larue County7 Laurel County7 Lawrence County7 Lee County7 Leslie County7 Letcher County7 Lewis County7 Lincoln County7 Livingston County7 Logan County7 Lyon County7 Madison County7 Magoffin County7 Marion County7 Marshall County7 Martin County7 Mason County7 McCracken County7 McCreary County7 McLean County7 Meade County7 Menifee County7 Mercer County7 Metcalfe County7 Monroe County7 Montgomery County7 Morgan County7 Muhlenberg County7 Nelson County7 Nicholas County7 Ohio County7 Owen County7 Owsley County7 Pendleton County7 Perry County7 Pike County7 Powell County7 Pulaski County7 Robertson County7 Rockcastle County7 Rowan County7 Russell County7 Scott County7 Shelby County7 Simpson County7 Spencer County7 Taylor County7 Todd County7 Trigg County7 Trimble County7 Union County7 Washington County7 Wayne County7 Webster County7 Whitley County7 Wolfe County7 Woodford County7


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/13/2026 10:00 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.

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.