Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Massachusetts by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate † cases per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval) 
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Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts 7 | N/A | 215.6 (214.0, 217.2) | N/A | 16,070 |
falling 
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.2) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 222.9 (222.7, 223.2) | N/A | 734,330 |
stable 
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Dukes County 7 | Rural | 180.6 (155.2, 209.5) | 14 (8, 14) | 44 |
falling
|
-11.9 (-24.4, -3.1) |
| Nantucket County 7 | Rural | 181.0 (151.6, 214.9) | 13 (6, 14) | 28 |
stable
|
-20.6 (-41.4, 0.0) |
| Hampshire County 7 | Urban | 196.7 (186.3, 207.6) | 12 (9, 14) | 310 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 201.0 (186.5, 216.5) | 11 (6, 14) | 170 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Middlesex County 7 | Urban | 201.4 (198.3, 204.5) | 10 (9, 13) | 3,413 |
falling
|
-4.1 (-5.4, -3.4) |
| Suffolk County 7 | Urban | 202.4 (197.7, 207.3) | 9 (9, 13) | 1,468 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.5, -2.2) |
| Barnstable County 7 | Urban | 215.6 (206.5, 225.0) | 8 (4, 9) | 572 |
falling
|
-3.9 (-6.3, -1.2) |
| Essex County 7 | Urban | 217.9 (213.3, 222.5) | 7 (5, 9) | 1,909 |
falling
|
-5.1 (-8.1, -1.8) |
| Hampden County 7 | Urban | 218.3 (212.2, 224.6) | 6 (4, 9) | 1,063 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.8, -0.2) |
| Norfolk County 7 | Urban | 223.9 (219.0, 228.8) | 5 (2, 7) | 1,758 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Worcester County 7 | Urban | 227.2 (222.8, 231.8) | 4 (1, 6) | 2,158 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.5, 0.2) |
| Bristol County 7 | Urban | 228.7 (223.2, 234.3) | 3 (1, 5) | 1,442 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Plymouth County 7 | Urban | 232.3 (226.5, 238.2) | 2 (1, 5) | 1,384 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-5.7, -0.9) |
| Berkshire County 7 | Urban | 235.1 (223.2, 247.6) | 1 (1, 6) | 352 |
stable
|
0.1 (-2.3, 4.4) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/15/2025 9:31 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 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/Historic Combined Summary Stage (2004+).
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.
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 07/15/2025 9:31 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 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/Historic Combined Summary Stage (2004+).
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.
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.