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 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 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 01/20/2021 2:49 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
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.
⋔ 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 1969-2017 US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.
‡ Incidence data come from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each area for additional information.
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.
*** No Healthy People 2020 Objective for this cancer.
Healthy People 2020 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
# 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.