Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data
Incidence Rate Report for South Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2015-2019
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - 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
- Rate : The incidence rate is 443.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 441.4 to 446.2 and 28,333 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -1.1.
US (SEER+NPCR)1
- Rate : The incidence rate is 449.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 449.1 to 449.7 and 1,728,431 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 0.2.
Edgefield County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 363.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 335.7 to 393.0 and 136 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (40, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.1.
Beaufort County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 377.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 366.8 to 388.3 and 1,159 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (41, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -6.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -11.7 to -1.9.
Jasper County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 380.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 352.0 to 411.0 and 147 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (35, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -8.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -14.2 to -2.2.
Aiken County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 393.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 381.7 to 405.8 and 898 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (38, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -5.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -12.5 to 2.7.
Allendale County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 394.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 344.4 to 449.7 and 49 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (8, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.8.
Hampton County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 401.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 366.3 to 438.9 and 103 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (16, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.2.
Fairfield County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 405.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 374.5 to 439.1 and 141 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (18, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.7.
Barnwell County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 415.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 381.2 to 452.0 and 118 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (11, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.1.
Richland County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 427.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 418.5 to 436.8 and 1,780 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (25, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.0.
Newberry County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 428.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 402.4 to 455.5 and 222 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (11, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.1.
Horry County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 429.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 420.4 to 437.8 and 2,197 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (24, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.4 to -2.2.
Calhoun County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 430.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 391.0 to 473.8 and 97 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (4, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 1.1.
Kershaw County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 431.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 411.1 to 452.1 and 373 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (13, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.0.
Clarendon County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 432.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 405.6 to 460.1 and 226 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (9, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.3 to 11.8.
Orangeburg County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 434.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 417.1 to 452.4 and 519 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (14, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.3.
Abbeville County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 435.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 404.1 to 469.1 and 158 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (5, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.7.
Bamberg County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 436.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 395.2 to 482.1 and 92 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (3, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.2.
Saluda County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 438.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 403.4 to 476.8 and 123 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (3, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.6.
Greenwood County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 439.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 420.2 to 460.1 and 405 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (9, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.0.
Dorchester County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 440.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 425.7 to 454.6 and 766 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (13, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.4.
Lancaster County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 440.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 423.5 to 457.1 and 577 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (11, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.6.
Berkeley County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 443.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 431.2 to 456.2 and 1,042 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (13, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.7.
Charleston County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 444.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 435.7 to 453.1 and 2,152 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (16, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.
Chesterfield County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 444.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 420.3 to 469.8 and 271 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (6, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.9.
Lexington County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 444.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 434.5 to 455.0 and 1,544 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (14, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.3.
Darlington County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 444.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 424.7 to 465.4 and 404 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (8, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.2.
Dillon County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 450.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 419.6 to 482.4 and 173 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (3, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.7.
Florence County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 452.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 437.7 to 467.0 and 780 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (8, 34)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -0.3.
Oconee County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 456.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 437.8 to 474.8 and 542 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (5, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.4.
Lee County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 458.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 418.9 to 501.5 and 107 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (1, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.6.
Greenville County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 459.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 451.3 to 467.0 and 2,755 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (8, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.5.
Spartanburg County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 459.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 449.9 to 469.9 and 1,718 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (8, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.2.
Sumter County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 460.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 443.9 to 478.3 and 588 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (4, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.1.
York County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 462.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 451.1 to 473.5 and 1,389 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (6, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.3.
Marion County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 467.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 437.3 to 498.5 and 202 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (2, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.6.
Marlboro County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 468.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 436.3 to 503.0 and 165 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (1, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.7.
Anderson County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 468.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 456.7 to 481.2 and 1,205 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (4, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.4.
McCormick County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 473.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 425.5 to 527.1 and 91 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 1.0.
Williamsburg County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 477.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 447.8 to 508.4 and 215 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.8.
Pickens County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 477.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 461.2 to 494.0 and 701 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (2, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.2.
Laurens County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 478.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 458.0 to 500.4 and 427 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 23)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.3.
Cherokee County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 483.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 460.4 to 507.9 and 342 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.6.
Georgetown County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 484.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 464.0 to 506.5 and 504 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.6.
Chester County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 499.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 469.2 to 531.1 and 220 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.4.
Colleton County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 513.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 484.5 to 542.8 and 268 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.4.
Union County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 513.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 480.7 to 548.2 and 201 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 1.3.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/31/2023 6:09 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.
⋔ 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.
† 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. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each area for additional information.
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 stage.
1 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database (2001-2019) - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2021 submission.
6 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database (2001-2019) - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2021 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 modifed by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2021 data.
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.
Data for the United States does not include data from Nevada.
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.