Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina 6 | N/A | 524.8 (522.1, 527.5) | N/A | 30,972 |
stable 
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-0.3 (-0.7, 0.6) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 481.1 (480.6, 481.5) | N/A | 888,315 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 633.3 (574.5, 696.8) | 1 (1, 45) | 93 |
rising 
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1.4 (0.1, 2.9) |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 632.1 (559.4, 712.4) | 2 (1, 62) | 58 |
rising
|
1.7 (0.2, 3.3) |
| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural | 626.3 (490.7, 792.2) | 3 (1, 97) | 16 |
stable
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2.3 (-0.6, 5.5) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 617.0 (577.6, 658.7) | 4 (1, 32) | 196 |
stable
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0.5 (-0.2, 1.3) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 602.9 (563.0, 645.1) | 5 (1, 42) | 188 |
stable
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-0.4 (-1.9, 1.1) |
| Jones County 6 | Rural | 599.0 (516.3, 692.9) | 6 (1, 92) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.8, 1.2) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 588.4 (555.6, 622.8) | 7 (1, 45) | 266 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.6, 0.6) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 584.8 (558.2, 612.4) | 8 (1, 40) | 389 |
stable
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0.1 (-4.6, 0.9) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 581.8 (555.9, 608.5) | 9 (2, 43) | 415 |
stable
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-0.2 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 578.1 (512.2, 651.9) | 10 (1, 90) | 67 |
stable
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-0.3 (-1.6, 1.1) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 573.5 (521.0, 630.3) | 11 (1, 80) | 97 |
stable
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1.9 (-0.6, 6.2) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 572.1 (553.0, 591.8) | 12 (4, 43) | 728 |
stable
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-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 570.3 (535.6, 606.8) | 13 (2, 64) | 221 |
falling 
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-2.2 (-3.8, -1.3) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 569.7 (542.9, 597.5) | 14 (3, 57) | 364 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 569.4 (540.4, 599.6) | 15 (2, 58) | 319 |
stable
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-0.4 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 569.0 (534.4, 605.4) | 16 (2, 67) | 220 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.8, 1.3) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 565.3 (524.2, 608.9) | 17 (2, 78) | 150 |
stable
|
1.5 (-1.1, 5.8) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 564.1 (533.2, 596.7) | 18 (2, 67) | 273 |
stable
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0.3 (-0.7, 1.4) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 563.1 (529.7, 598.2) | 19 (2, 71) | 228 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 562.3 (535.4, 590.2) | 20 (4, 64) | 360 |
rising
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0.7 (0.1, 1.5) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 560.1 (523.5, 598.9) | 21 (3, 77) | 189 |
stable
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-0.5 (-5.9, 1.2) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 558.5 (523.1, 595.8) | 22 (3, 75) | 201 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.0, -0.9) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 556.9 (529.8, 585.2) | 23 (4, 66) | 346 |
falling
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-1.2 (-2.7, -0.6) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 555.7 (520.9, 592.2) | 24 (4, 75) | 202 |
stable
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0.1 (-1.0, 1.3) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 555.1 (533.7, 577.1) | 25 (6, 63) | 536 |
stable
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1.2 (-0.7, 4.4) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 553.4 (524.9, 583.1) | 26 (5, 72) | 308 |
stable
|
0.5 (-2.0, 3.7) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 550.3 (516.9, 585.3) | 27 (4, 77) | 223 |
stable
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-0.4 (-1.2, 0.4) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 550.2 (525.4, 576.0) | 28 (7, 69) | 401 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 550.1 (495.4, 610.2) | 29 (1, 91) | 82 |
stable
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2.8 (-0.8, 10.1) |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 548.9 (502.1, 598.7) | 30 (2, 88) | 120 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.2) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 546.2 (505.1, 590.1) | 31 (3, 85) | 145 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 544.3 (522.3, 567.1) | 32 (11, 70) | 495 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-6.4, -0.5) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 543.4 (523.2, 564.3) | 33 (12, 69) | 585 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.4) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 543.0 (501.3, 587.5) | 34 (4, 88) | 138 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.3, -0.3) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 541.8 (522.2, 562.0) | 35 (12, 70) | 640 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.7) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 541.0 (481.3, 606.2) | 36 (2, 93) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.4, 1.8) |
| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 540.7 (503.8, 579.7) | 37 (4, 85) | 171 |
stable
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1.0 (0.0, 1.9) |
| Washington County 6 | Rural | 540.2 (465.6, 624.7) | 38 (1, 96) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.0, 1.4) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 538.9 (509.1, 570.1) | 39 (5, 81) | 261 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 538.1 (511.5, 565.8) | 40 (9, 81) | 331 |
stable
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-0.3 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 535.5 (509.4, 562.5) | 41 (11, 77) | 343 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.4) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 535.4 (515.2, 556.2) | 42 (14, 74) | 578 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.4, -0.5) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 535.2 (497.4, 575.4) | 43 (4, 88) | 160 |
stable
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-0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 535.1 (498.9, 573.6) | 44 (6, 86) | 184 |
rising
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5.7 (1.0, 11.1) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 534.1 (507.7, 561.7) | 45 (10, 80) | 334 |
falling
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-2.7 (-6.8, -1.1) |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 534.1 (521.7, 546.6) | 46 (23, 66) | 1,501 |
falling
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-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 530.3 (495.2, 567.5) | 47 (8, 89) | 181 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 530.1 (474.5, 591.4) | 48 (2, 95) | 76 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.6) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 529.5 (476.5, 587.5) | 49 (2, 95) | 80 |
stable
|
1.8 (-0.8, 6.9) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 528.7 (475.3, 587.3) | 50 (3, 95) | 81 |
stable
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1.3 (-0.2, 4.5) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 528.6 (508.7, 549.1) | 51 (20, 77) | 575 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-3.5, -0.7) |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 528.4 (510.6, 546.7) | 52 (22, 77) | 704 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.6) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 527.4 (506.6, 548.8) | 53 (20, 79) | 524 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 526.1 (509.0, 543.8) | 54 (24, 77) | 762 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 526.0 (505.5, 547.1) | 55 (22, 82) | 563 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.1) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 525.8 (504.0, 548.4) | 56 (18, 82) | 471 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 525.5 (495.6, 556.8) | 57 (13, 88) | 249 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 524.8 (479.8, 573.1) | 58 (5, 93) | 108 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-15.1, -0.1) |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 523.5 (509.3, 538.1) | 59 (31, 76) | 1,085 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.2, 3.1) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 522.7 (502.6, 543.5) | 60 (22, 83) | 684 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-6.0, -0.5) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 521.2 (487.5, 556.7) | 61 (10, 90) | 191 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 519.9 (492.7, 548.4) | 62 (19, 88) | 299 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.1, 0.0) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 518.4 (459.3, 584.0) | 63 (3, 97) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.1) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 517.8 (481.6, 556.4) | 64 (12, 93) | 166 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.1, 1.2) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 517.0 (476.7, 560.1) | 65 (8, 94) | 131 |
stable
|
4.3 (-0.8, 10.2) |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 516.7 (507.1, 526.4) | 66 (43, 76) | 2,444 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.0, 1.8) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 514.0 (463.4, 569.3) | 67 (5, 95) | 84 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-10.4, 1.1) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 513.6 (473.8, 556.0) | 68 (9, 95) | 132 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.8, 4.2) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 505.0 (452.0, 563.5) | 69 (5, 96) | 69 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.8, 1.3) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 503.3 (462.0, 548.1) | 70 (11, 95) | 134 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 500.4 (472.8, 529.4) | 71 (32, 93) | 280 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.3, 2.9) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 500.1 (452.9, 551.3) | 72 (12, 97) | 91 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-6.9, -0.2) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 500.1 (450.8, 554.5) | 73 (8, 97) | 90 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.9, 2.0) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 500.0 (478.7, 522.1) | 74 (41, 92) | 457 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 499.4 (484.3, 515.0) | 75 (51, 89) | 870 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 499.4 (456.1, 546.5) | 76 (13, 96) | 111 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 498.3 (443.2, 559.2) | 77 (5, 97) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 496.9 (453.5, 543.7) | 78 (12, 96) | 108 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 493.9 (484.9, 503.2) | 79 (65, 89) | 2,487 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-5.2, -1.2) |
| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 492.6 (440.7, 549.5) | 80 (10, 97) | 71 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.3, -0.3) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 491.5 (468.3, 515.6) | 81 (48, 94) | 369 |
stable
|
2.0 (-0.8, 5.7) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 489.9 (473.7, 506.6) | 82 (60, 92) | 742 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.9) |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 487.2 (426.9, 554.8) | 83 (7, 98) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.5, 1.6) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 486.8 (464.6, 509.8) | 84 (55, 95) | 391 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 483.8 (455.2, 513.9) | 85 (45, 96) | 231 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-6.2, -0.7) |
| Hyde County 6 | Rural | 482.2 (381.5, 604.9) | 86 (1, 100) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-4.0, 2.0) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 480.4 (444.7, 518.8) | 87 (35, 97) | 154 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 479.9 (419.4, 548.4) | 88 (10, 98) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 477.4 (439.8, 517.7) | 89 (37, 97) | 131 |
stable
|
3.9 (-0.5, 9.3) |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 475.9 (413.8, 547.1) | 90 (11, 98) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.7, 1.7) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 474.7 (436.8, 515.4) | 91 (36, 97) | 133 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 473.6 (447.7, 500.6) | 92 (57, 96) | 276 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.7) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 470.4 (434.8, 508.3) | 93 (46, 97) | 142 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 465.1 (428.6, 504.7) | 94 (45, 98) | 143 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.7, 1.3) |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 438.1 (400.6, 478.3) | 95 (69, 99) | 106 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.2) |
| Graham County 6 | Rural | 421.5 (350.7, 504.5) | 96 (28, 100) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-3.3, 3.0) |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 398.7 (342.9, 463.3) | 97 (70, 100) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Camden County 6 | Urban | 394.3 (325.6, 474.0) | 98 (60, 100) | 25 |
stable
|
-2.8 (-5.6, 0.1) |
| Currituck County 6 | Urban | 354.3 (314.7, 397.9) | 99 (95, 100) | 66 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.8, -0.3) |
| Gates County 6 | Urban | 340.9 (283.9, 407.9) | 100 (94, 100) | 27 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.9, 1.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/08/2024 5:02 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.
‡ 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.
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 12/08/2024 5:02 pm.
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.
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.