State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report by State

Lung & Bronchus (All Stages^), 2016-2020

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - 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

• Rate : The incidence rate is 54.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.9 to 54.1 and 215,307 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.7.

Puerto Rico⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.6 to 15.7 and 677 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.4 to 4.4.

Utah⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 24.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.0 to 25.7 and 693 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (49, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.6.

New Mexico⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 33.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.8 to 34.7 and 936 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (48, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.4 to -3.7.

California⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 37.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.3 to 37.8 and 16,658 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (46, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.8.

Colorado⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 38.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.6 to 39.0 and 2,417 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (45, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -1.5.

Wyoming⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 40.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.4 to 42.6 and 302 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (42, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.3.

Arizona⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 41.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.0 to 42.2 and 3,978 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (42, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.1 to -2.7.

Hawaii⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 41.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.4 to 43.0 and 815 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (42, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -1.1.

District of Columbia⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 42.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.6 to 45.1 and 295 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (41, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 3.1.

Idaho⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 46.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.7 to 47.3 and 977 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (39, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.9.

Texas⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 46.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.1 to 46.8 and 13,468 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (39, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -2.5.

Montana⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 47.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.9 to 49.1 and 715 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (37, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.4 to -1.1.

Oregon⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 49.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.3 to 49.9 and 2,736 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (37, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.1 to -2.2.

Washington⁵

• Rate : The incidence rate is 49.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.7 to 50.0 and 4,455 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (36, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -2.2.

New Jersey⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 51.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.8 to 51.9 and 5,849 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (32, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.6.

Maryland⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 51.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.1 to 52.6 and 3,862 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (31, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.7.

Virginia⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 52.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.5 to 52.7 and 5,455 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (31, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.9.

Nebraska⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 52.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.0 to 53.7 and 1,236 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (30, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.8.

Kansas⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 52.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.4 to 53.6 and 1,892 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (30, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.4.

Alaska⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 52.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.1 to 55.2 and 376 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (25, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -2.6.

Florida⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 54.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.0 to 54.8 and 17,677 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (27, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -2.0.

Minnesota⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 54.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.0 to 55.6 and 3,832 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (25, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.0.

Connecticut⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 55.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.2 to 56.1 and 2,672 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (23, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.3.

New York⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 55.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.0 to 55.8 and 13,946 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (24, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.1.

South Dakota⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 55.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.9 to 57.9 and 629 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (20, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.2.

North Dakota⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 56.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.9 to 58.4 and 503 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (18, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.7.

Vermont⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 56.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.0 to 58.5 and 517 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (17, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.7.

Delaware⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 57.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.2 to 58.8 and 793 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (16, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.4 to -2.3.

Wisconsin⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 57.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.3 to 57.9 and 4,411 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (21, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.6.

Georgia⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 57.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.3 to 58.5 and 6,885 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (19, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -1.7.

South Carolina⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 58.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.8 to 59.5 and 4,073 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (15, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -1.7.

Massachusetts⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 59.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.5 to 59.9 and 5,292 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (14, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.3.

Illinois⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 59.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.8 to 59.9 and 9,319 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (14, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.5.

Pennsylvania⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 59.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.0 to 60.1 and 10,742 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (14, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.1.

Michigan⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 59.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.0 to 60.2 and 7,998 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (14, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.5.

Alabama⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.3 to 61.0 and 3,904 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (12, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.9.

Iowa⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.6 to 61.8 and 2,518 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (12, 18)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.5.

New Hampshire⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.2 to 62.4 and 1,170 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (10, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -0.9.

Louisiana⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.6 to 62.4 and 3,528 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (10, 15)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.6.

North Carolina⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 62.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.1 to 63.4 and 8,319 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (9, 12)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.7.

Oklahoma⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.2 to 64.2 and 3,074 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (9, 12)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.3.

Rhode Island⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.0 to 65.8 and 910 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (8, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to -0.9.

Ohio⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 64.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 64.2 to 65.3 and 10,062 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (8, 9)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.0.

Missouri⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 68.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 67.3 to 68.9 and 5,509 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (5, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -0.5.

Maine⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 69.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 67.6 to 70.9 and 1,447 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (3, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.7.

Tennessee⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 69.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 68.9 to 70.5 and 6,102 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (3, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.9.

Mississippi⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 69.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 68.7 to 71.1 and 2,621 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (3, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.5.

Arkansas⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 70.1 to 72.5 and 2,824 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (3, 5)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.2.

West Virginia⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 75.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 74.2 to 77.3 and 2,053 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (2, 2)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.7.

Kentucky⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 84.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 83.3 to 85.5 and 4,875 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 1)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.5.

Indiana⁶

• Rate : Data not available for this combination of data selections.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : Data not available for this combination of data selections.

Nevada⁶

• Rate : Data not available for this combination of data selections.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : Data not available for this combination of data selections.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/29/2023 8:54 am.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

Data cannot be shown for the following areas. For more information on what areas are suppressed or not available, please refer to the table.
Indiana, Nevada

† 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 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 not available for this combination of data selections.

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 not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.

Data for the United States does not include data from Nevada.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.