State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for South Carolina by County

All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2017-2021

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65

Sorted by Name

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

South Carolina⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 224.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 222.3 to 226.1 and 11,808 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.3.

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 222.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 222.7 to 223.2 and 734,330 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.0.

Abbeville County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 231.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 204.4 to 262.3 and 60 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (1, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 2.8.

Aiken County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 199.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 190.0 to 209.8 and 360 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (36, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.3 to -1.0.

Allendale County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 230.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 187.0 to 282.2 and 21 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (1, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 1.7.

Anderson County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 230.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 221.2 to 240.6 and 486 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (8, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.5 to -0.5.

Bamberg County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 215.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.0 to 255.9 and 32 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (2, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to 1.8.

Barnwell County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 217.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 189.3 to 248.5 and 49 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (3, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.8.

Beaufort County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 180.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.4 to 190.8 and 324 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (42, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.4.

Berkeley County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 215.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 206.8 to 224.5 and 485 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (23, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.6 to 0.5.

Calhoun County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 222.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 188.6 to 262.3 and 35 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (1, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to 3.1.

Charleston County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 219.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 213.3 to 226.7 and 918 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (21, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.7.

Cherokee County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 250.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 231.6 to 269.7 and 148 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.7.

Chester County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 252.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 228.5 to 278.7 and 91 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 1.1.

Chesterfield County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 237.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 217.5 to 259.4 and 113 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (2, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 2.2.

Clarendon County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 235.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 210.9 to 261.7 and 82 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (1, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 2.0.

Colleton County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 252.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 229.8 to 276.5 and 106 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 1.5.

Darlington County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 235.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 218.6 to 253.3 and 163 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (3, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 1.0.

Dillon County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 279.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 252.5 to 309.6 and 85 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 15)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 2.5.

Dorchester County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 226.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 216.0 to 237.3 and 371 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (9, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.0.

Edgefield County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 170.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.2 to 195.3 and 50 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 46 (40, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.8.

Fairfield County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 223.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 195.5 to 253.8 and 59 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (2, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.7.

Florence County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 233.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 221.6 to 245.2 and 330 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (5, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.1.

Georgetown County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 255.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 236.8 to 275.5 and 173 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -7.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -16.9 to 1.1.

Greenville County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 235.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 229.3 to 241.5 and 1,242 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (8, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to -0.1.

Greenwood County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 240.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 224.1 to 258.8 and 167 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (2, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.9.

Hampton County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 222.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 193.0 to 254.9 and 44 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (2, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.8.

Horry County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 215.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 208.2 to 222.6 and 826 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (25, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.0.

Jasper County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 181.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.2 to 205.5 and 61 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (34, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -10.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -19.4 to -4.6.

Kershaw County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 237.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 220.7 to 255.2 and 166 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (2, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.2.

Lancaster County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 207.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 194.7 to 221.5 and 201 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (23, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -10.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -15.9 to -4.4.

Laurens County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 230.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 214.6 to 247.7 and 171 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (4, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.9 to -0.9.

Lee County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 233.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 201.1 to 269.5 and 43 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (1, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to 1.2.

Lexington County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 219.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 211.4 to 226.8 and 671 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (21, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.0 to -1.1.

Marion County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 250.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 225.0 to 278.0 and 81 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (1, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.0 to 1.5.

Marlboro County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 239.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 214.4 to 267.2 and 72 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (1, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 1.1.

McCormick County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 228.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 186.2 to 279.2 and 26 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (1, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to 2.1.

Newberry County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 227.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 205.5 to 250.3 and 92 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (2, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.9.

Oconee County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 229.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 214.1 to 245.6 and 200 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (5, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 1.0.

Orangeburg County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 247.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 231.7 to 263.7 and 218 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (1, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.3.

Pickens County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 236.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 224.3 to 250.1 and 291 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (4, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.5.

Richland County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 213.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 206.7 to 220.1 and 834 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (27, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.

Saluda County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 207.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 179.4 to 239.2 and 44 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (5, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -9.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -18.8 to 1.0.

Spartanburg County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 232.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 224.6 to 239.9 and 768 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (9, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -0.7.

Sumter County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 230.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 217.4 to 245.0 and 241 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (5, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.6.

Union County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 251.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 224.5 to 281.1 and 73 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 2.4.

Williamsburg County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 228.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 204.6 to 253.7 and 78 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (2, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.8.

York County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 220.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 213.2 to 228.9 and 640 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (19, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.0.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/11/2024 2:23 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.