Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Alaska by Borough or Census Area
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
Area
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate † cases per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| Alaska 6 | N/A | 429.0 (422.0, 436.1) | 38 (35, 40) | 3,210 |
stable 
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0.1 (-1.1, 1.8) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 444.4 (444.1, 444.7) | N/A | 1,744,459 |
falling 
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-0.5 (-0.7, -0.3) |
| Aleutians East Borough 6 | Rural | 219.1 (139.4, 331.8) | 28 (21, 28) | 7 |
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| Aleutians West Census Area 6 | Rural | 290.1 (177.4, 439.5) | 27 (4, 28) | 9 |
stable
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1.0 (-4.6, 6.7) |
| North Slope Borough 6 | Rural | 321.7 (258.8, 394.0) | 26 (13, 28) | 26 |
stable
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-2.0 (-5.6, 1.8) |
| Petersburg Census Area 6 | Rural | 327.2 (255.8, 414.6) | 25 (9, 28) | 16 |
stable
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-3.7 (-25.1, 23.0) |
| Haines Borough 6 | Rural | 344.3 (255.8, 459.0) | 24 (4, 28) | 12 |
stable
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-2.6 (-5.8, 0.3) |
| Skagway Municipality 6 | Rural | 345.4 (216.0, 532.1) | 23 (1, 28) | 5 |
stable
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-1.7 (-13.7, 11.5) |
| Sitka City and Borough 6 | Rural | 355.2 (304.9, 411.9) | 22 (11, 27) | 38 |
stable
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-1.2 (-2.8, 0.4) |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area 6 | Rural | 359.3 (307.0, 418.2) | 21 (9, 27) | 41 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.0, -0.6) |
| Bristol Bay Borough 6 | Rural | 364.7 (215.7, 585.7) | 20 (1, 28) | 4 |
stable
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-1.1 (-6.3, 5.0) |
| Bethel Census Area 6 | Rural | 366.6 (316.8, 421.5) | 19 (10, 27) | 49 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.9, 1.3) |
| Juneau City and Borough 6 | Rural | 396.9 (367.0, 428.7) | 18 (9, 23) | 145 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Kusilvak Census Area 6 | Rural | 403.7 (315.3, 506.8) | 17 (1, 27) | 18 |
stable
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-0.9 (-4.5, 2.9) |
| Kodiak Island Borough 6 | Rural | 405.2 (354.3, 461.3) | 16 (4, 24) | 52 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.1, 0.5) |
| Fairbanks North Borough 6 | Urban | 408.5 (388.9, 428.8) | 15 (9, 20) | 369 |
stable
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0.5 (-1.7, 4.9) |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 6 | Rural | 410.2 (318.2, 525.5) | 14 (1, 27) | 16 |
stable
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-0.5 (-24.9, 36.3) |
| Northwest Arctic Borough 6 | Rural | 422.0 (346.2, 508.4) | 13 (2, 25) | 24 |
stable
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0.7 (-0.9, 2.5) |
| Wrangell Borough 6 | Rural | 429.2 (327.0, 557.4) | 12 (1, 26) | 15 |
stable
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-0.8 (-15.2, 14.2) |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 6 | Rural | 431.4 (363.0, 509.7) | 11 (1, 24) | 34 |
stable
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-0.1 (-12.4, 13.1) |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough 6 | Urban | 433.9 (415.3, 453.1) | 10 (5, 17) | 471 |
falling
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-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Dillingham Census Area 6 | Rural | 442.9 (351.2, 550.4) | 9 (1, 25) | 19 |
stable
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0.6 (-2.8, 4.2) |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough 6 | Rural | 446.9 (424.6, 470.1) | 8 (3, 15) | 345 |
falling
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-0.9 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Anchorage Municipality 6 | Urban | 451.5 (440.0, 463.2) | 7 (4, 13) | 1,291 |
stable
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0.4 (-0.7, 2.2) |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough 6 | Rural | 474.1 (427.0, 525.2) | 6 (1, 15) | 81 |
stable
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-0.6 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough 6 | Rural | 480.1 (325.1, 682.4) | 5 (1, 27) | 7 |
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| Nome Census Area 6 | Rural | 488.5 (407.1, 580.0) | 4 (1, 20) | 33 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.1, 3.2) |
| Denali Borough 6 | Rural | 491.6 (326.7, 707.4) | 3 (1, 27) | 9 |
stable
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-0.2 (-5.8, 6.0) |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 6 | Rural | 511.8 (436.0, 596.8) | 2 (1, 16) | 38 |
stable
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4.3 (-2.3, 20.3) |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 6 | Rural | 518.4 (436.1, 611.9) | 1 (1, 16) | 33 |
stable
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0.4 (-2.1, 3.2) |
| Yakutat City and Borough 6 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/22/2024 4:01 pm.
Alaska Census Area Name Change: please note that Wade Hampton Census Area, AK (FIPS code=02270) was renamed effective July 1, 2015, and the new name is Kusilvak Census Area (FIPS Code=02158). This website now uses Kusilvak.
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 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 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Summary/Historic Combined Summary Stage (2004+).
⋔ 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
* 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).
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 2023 submission.
6 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2023 submission).
8 Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program and are based on APCs. Data 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. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2023 data.
Data for the United States does not include data from Indiana.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/22/2024 4:01 pm.
Alaska Census Area Name Change: please note that Wade Hampton Census Area, AK (FIPS code=02270) was renamed effective July 1, 2015, and the new name is Kusilvak Census Area (FIPS Code=02158). This website now uses Kusilvak.
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.
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 (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.
‡ 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 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Summary/Historic Combined Summary Stage (2004+).
⋔ 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
* 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).
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 2023 submission.
6 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2023 submission).
8 Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program and are based on APCs. Data 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. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2023 data.
Data for the United States does not include data from Indiana.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.