State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for New Jersey by County

Breast (All Stages^), 2017-2021

All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, 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

New Jersey⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 136.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 135.0 to 137.8 and 8,031 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.3 to 0.9.

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 129.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 129.5 to 130.0 and 258,398 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.4 to 0.8.

Hunterdon County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 155.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 143.8 to 168.8 and 141 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 10)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 2.2.

Monmouth County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 152.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.3 to 158.3 and 671 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 6)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.7 to 4.5.

Burlington County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 147.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 141.0 to 153.8 and 453 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 11)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.6 to 2.4.

Bergen County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 145.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 141.3 to 150.1 and 916 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (2, 10)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.3 to 2.5.

Somerset County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 145.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 137.9 to 152.5 and 326 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 12)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.9.

Morris County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 144.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.4 to 150.4 and 485 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (2, 12)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.6.

Gloucester County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 143.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 135.5 to 151.3 and 276 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to 6.2.

Camden County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 142.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 136.8 to 148.8 and 469 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (2, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.1 to 1.1.

Cape May County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 141.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 128.2 to 155.4 and 115 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (1, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.8.

Sussex County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 140.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 129.5 to 151.9 and 140 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (1, 18)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.7.

Warren County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 140.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 127.8 to 153.2 and 107 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (1, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 5.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.4 to 11.5.

Ocean County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 137.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.3 to 142.9 and 647 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (6, 15)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 4.0.

Union County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 134.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 128.8 to 140.0 and 463 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (8, 17)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 1.9.

Passaic County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 130.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 124.8 to 136.6 and 405 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (10, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.1 to 3.9.

Atlantic County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 128.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 120.7 to 136.1 and 241 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (10, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.6.

Essex County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 127.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.1 to 132.2 and 640 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (13, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to 0.8.

Middlesex County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 127.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 122.7 to 131.6 and 664 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (13, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.3.

Mercer County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 126.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 120.1 to 133.4 and 301 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (12, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.3.

Cumberland County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 122.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 111.9 to 132.7 and 115 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (12, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.1 to 1.7.

Salem County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 120.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 105.0 to 136.5 and 52 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (9, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 1.5.

Hudson County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 107.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 102.3 to 111.8 and 403 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (20, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.9.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/09/2024 9:12 am.

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.