State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report by State

Lung & Bronchus (All Stages^), 2017

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

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 55.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.0 to 55.5 and 221,119 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.9.

Kentucky⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 87.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 84.5 to 89.5 and 4,933 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 2)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.3.

West Virginia²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 81.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 77.8 to 84.9 and 2,176 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 2)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.

Mississippi²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 69.0 to 74.6 and 2,647 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (3, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.4.

Arkansas²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 68.7 to 74.1 and 2,777 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (3, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.3.

Tennessee²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 70.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 69.1 to 72.8 and 6,044 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (3, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.

Missouri²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 70.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 69.0 to 72.7 and 5,625 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (3, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.9.

Maine²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 68.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 64.8 to 72.3 and 1,392 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (3, 12)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.7.

Indiana²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 66.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 64.4 to 68.0 and 5,379 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (7, 11)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.

Ohio²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.5 to 65.1 and 9,742 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (8, 16)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.1.

Louisiana⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.3 to 65.6 and 3,565 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (7, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.6.

North Carolina²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 62.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.5 to 64.3 and 8,093 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (8, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.1 to -1.1.

Iowa⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 62.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.4 to 65.4 and 2,557 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (7, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.6.

Oklahoma²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.7 to 64.2 and 2,965 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (8, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.6.

Rhode Island²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.6 to 66.2 and 859 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (7, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.2.

Alabama²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.8 to 63.7 and 3,927 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (9, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -2.0.

Pennsylvania²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.5 to 62.8 and 10,929 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (10, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.1.

South Carolina²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.7 to 63.6 and 4,137 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (9, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.

Illinois²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.0 to 62.5 and 9,429 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (11, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.4.

New Hampshire²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.9 to 64.2 and 1,137 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (8, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.1.

North Dakota²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.0 to 65.7 and 522 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (7, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.4.

Michigan⁴

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.1 # with a 95% confidence interval from 58.8 to 61.5 and average annual cases over .
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (14, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.3.

Georgia⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 59.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.5 to 61.4 and 6,929 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (14, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.5.

Connecticut⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 58.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.5 to 60.9 and 2,792 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (14, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.2.

New York⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 58.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.3 to 59.3 and 14,364 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (20, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.0.

Massachusetts⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 57.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.4 to 58.6 and 4,983 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (21, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.8.

Delaware²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 56.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.7 to 61.0 and 761 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (11, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.1.

Vermont²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 56.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.6 to 61.9 and 506 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (9, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to -1.6.

Wisconsin²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 56.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.3 to 57.7 and 4,234 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (23, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.6.

South Dakota²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 55.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.4 to 60.7 and 601 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (12, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.2.

Nebraska²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 54.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.6 to 57.8 and 1,256 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (21, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.7.

Maryland²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 54.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.9 to 56.4 and 3,947 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (25, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.7.

Florida²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 54.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.3 to 55.0 and 17,068 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (27, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -2.3.

Minnesota²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 53.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.0 to 55.5 and 3,642 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (26, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.0.

Alaska²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 52.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.2 to 59.1 and 361 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (14, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -2.6.

Kansas²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 52.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.2 to 55.2 and 1,855 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (26, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.5.

Virginia²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 51.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.9 to 52.8 and 5,219 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (32, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.8.

New Jersey⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 51.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.8 to 52.5 and 5,723 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (33, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.3.

Washington⁴

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 49.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.1 to 51.2 and 4,349 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (35, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.8.

Nevada²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 48.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.2 to 50.9 and 1,709 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (35, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -2.8.

Oregon²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 48.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.6 to 50.4 and 2,640 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (36, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.6 to -1.2.

Texas²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 47.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.0 to 48.7 and 13,427 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (38, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -2.5.

Montana²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 47.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.8 to 51.2 and 692 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (33, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.5.

Idaho⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 46.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.0 to 50.1 and 961 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (36, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.8.

Hawaii⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 44.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.7 to 47.9 and 858 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (39, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.6.

Arizona²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 43.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.9 to 44.6 and 3,968 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (43, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.0 to -1.9.

District of Columbia²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 42.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.0 to 48.1 and 296 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (37, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -7.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.0 to -4.8.

Colorado²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 39.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.2 to 41.5 and 2,418 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (46, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -2.4.

Wyoming²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 39.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.0 to 44.7 and 281 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (42, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.4.

California⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 38.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.2 to 39.4 and 16,805 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (46, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -2.9.

New Mexico⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 33.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.5 to 36.1 and 905 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (49, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to -1.9.

Utah⁷

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 25.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.1 to 27.0 and 671 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (51, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.6.

Puerto Rico²

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.1 to 16.4 and 745 average annual cases over 2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.0 to -2.7.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/18/2021 4:43 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† 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 1969-2017 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 do not include cases diagnosed in other states for those states in which the data exchange agreement specifically prohibits the release of data to third parties.

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.