Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data
Incidence Rate Report by State
Lung & Bronchus (All Stages^), 2014-2018
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Name
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - The objective of *** is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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:
- Rising when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC is above 0.
- Stable when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC includes 0.
- Falling when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC is below 0.
AAPC/APC (95% Confidence Interval) - the change in rate over time
- Average Annual Percent Change - AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program
- Annual Percent Change - APCs calculated in SEER*Stat.
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
US (SEER+NPCR)1
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 57.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.1 to 57.4 and 222,811 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -1.8.
Wyoming6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 42.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.8 to 44.3 and 293 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (45, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.5.
Wisconsin6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 58.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.0 to 59.6 and 4,325 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (24, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.6.
West Virginia6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 79.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 77.4 to 80.5 and 2,090 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (2, 3)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.
Washington5
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 52.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.0 to 53.4 and 4,444 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (37, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to -2.2.
Virginia6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 54.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.1 to 55.4 and 5,422 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (31, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.9.
Vermont6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 60.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.0 to 62.8 and 528 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (15, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.7.
Utah7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 26.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.2 to 27.0 and 674 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (51, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.6.
Texas6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 49.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.1 to 49.9 and 13,456 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (41, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -2.5.
Tennessee6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 74.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 73.2 to 74.8 and 6,147 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (4, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.8.
South Dakota6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 57.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.4 to 59.6 and 612 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (24, 36)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.0 to 0.0.
South Carolina6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 62.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.0 to 63.7 and 4,066 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (14, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.2 to -1.3.
Rhode Island6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 68.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 66.8 to 70.9 and 941 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (6, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -4.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.9 to 0.9.
Puerto Rico6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 16.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.6 to 16.6 and 771 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.4 to 1.0.
Pennsylvania6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 62.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.1 to 63.2 and 10,903 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (15, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.1.
Oregon6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 52.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.7 to 53.5 and 2,751 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (37, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.7 to -2.2.
Oklahoma6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 66.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.6 to 67.7 and 3,122 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (9, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.5.
Ohio6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 67.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 66.7 to 67.9 and 10,058 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (9, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.2.
North Dakota6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 58.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.7 to 60.4 and 499 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (22, 36)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.4.
North Carolina6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 66.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.7 to 67.0 and 8,252 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (10, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -2.1.
New York7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 58.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.6 to 58.4 and 14,069 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (25, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.0.
New Mexico7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 37.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.1 to 38.2 and 974 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (50, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.2 to -2.4.
New Jersey7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 54.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.9 to 55.1 and 5,979 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (32, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.4.
New Hampshire6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 62.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.8 to 64.2 and 1,136 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (13, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.2.
Nevada6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 51.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.6 to 53.1 and 1,386 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (37, 41)
- Recent Trend : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Nebraska6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 55.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.5 to 57.3 and 1,259 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (27, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.8.
Montana6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 51.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.5 to 52.9 and 726 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (38, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.6.
Missouri6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 70.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 69.9 to 71.6 and 5,479 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (6, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.9.
Mississippi6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 74.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 72.7 to 75.3 and 2,669 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (3, 6)
- Recent Trend : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Minnesota6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 55.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.5 to 56.1 and 3,665 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (30, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.1.
Michigan5
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 62.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.2 to 63.5 and 8,073 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (14, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.3.
Massachusetts7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 60.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.0 to 61.5 and 5,175 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (21, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.5.
Maryland6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 55.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.3 to 55.9 and 3,897 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (30, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.7.
Maine6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 71.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 69.6 to 73.0 and 1,411 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (5, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.7.
Louisiana7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 64.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.6 to 65.6 and 3,537 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (12, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.8.
Kentucky7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 88.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 87.7 to 90.0 and 4,913 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 1)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.5.
Kansas6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 55.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.4 to 56.7 and 1,917 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (29, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.4.
Iowa7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 62.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.5 to 63.8 and 2,503 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (14, 23)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.
Indiana6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 69.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 69.1 to 70.7 and 5,556 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (6, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.6 to -2.0.
Illinois6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 63.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.5 to 63.6 and 9,538 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (14, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.4.
Idaho7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 49.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.7 to 50.6 and 960 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (41, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.9.
Hawaii7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 44.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.7 to 45.5 and 826 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (44, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.7.
Georgia7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 61.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.6 to 62.0 and 6,811 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (20, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.6.
Florida6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 56.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.6 to 57.3 and 17,343 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (27, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -2.2.
District of Columbia6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 44.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.6 to 47.3 and 301 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (44, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.9 to 2.5.
Delaware6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 64.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.7 to 66.7 and 832 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (10, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.3.
Connecticut7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 57.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.7 to 58.7 and 2,690 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (25, 31)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.3.
Colorado6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 40.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.6 to 41.1 and 2,377 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (47, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -2.5.
California7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 40.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.0 to 40.6 and 17,009 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (47, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -2.9.
Arkansas6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 76.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 75.3 to 77.8 and 2,916 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (2, 4)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.3.
Arizona6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 45.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.4 to 45.7 and 3,973 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (44, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to -2.7.
Alaska6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 55.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.5 to 57.9 and 366 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (25, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -2.2.
Alabama6
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 63.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.8 to 64.6 and 3,971 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (13, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -2.0.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/01/2022 12:44 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
⋔ 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. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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 1969-2018 US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.
Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.html.
^ All Stages refers to any stage in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) summary stage.
* 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
CI*Rank data for Puerto Rico is not available.