State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for South Carolina by County

Lung & Bronchus (All Stages^), 2017-2021

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

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 58.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.6 to 59.2 and 4,066 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.5 to -3.2.

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 53.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.0 to 53.2 and 216,523 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -2.9.

Abbeville County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.7 to 73.9 and 24 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (5, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to 1.2.

Aiken County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 48.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.5 to 52.6 and 122 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (33, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.5.

Allendale County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.1 to 88.3 and 8 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (2, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to 4.5.

Anderson County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 65.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.3 to 70.0 and 184 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (8, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.7.

Bamberg County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.2 to 82.3 and 14 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (3, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to 2.4.

Barnwell County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 52.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.6 to 65.8 and 15 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (9, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -6.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -17.1 to 0.4.

Beaufort County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 38.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.8 to 42.1 and 135 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 46 (43, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.1 to -1.7.

Berkeley County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 58.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.7 to 62.5 and 147 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (16, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -11.1 to -2.8.

Calhoun County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 51.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.9 to 67.3 and 12 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (8, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.9 to 2.1.

Charleston County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 52.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.5 to 55.2 and 275 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (30, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.3.

Cherokee County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 76.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 67.7 to 86.1 and 58 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (2, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.9 to 0.1.

Chester County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 82.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 71.0 to 95.8 and 38 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 16)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 0.9.

Chesterfield County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 73.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.9 to 83.7 and 47 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (3, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to 0.2.

Clarendon County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 62.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.0 to 73.0 and 34 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (5, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to 2.7.

Colleton County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 91.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 80.3 to 103.5 and 53 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 8)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to 1.3.

Darlington County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 67.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.4 to 76.1 and 64 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (4, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 1.3.

Dillon County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 107.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 92.9 to 123.6 and 42 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 4)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 4.9.

Dorchester County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.8 to 66.4 and 111 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (11, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -1.4.

Edgefield County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 41.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.3 to 51.9 and 16 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (32, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to -0.7.

Fairfield County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.4 to 74.1 and 21 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (5, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to 1.7.

Florence County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 62.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.1 to 67.8 and 114 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (9, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.4 to -0.3.

Georgetown County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 54.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.4 to 60.9 and 69 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (17, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to 0.2.

Greenville County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 51.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.4 to 54.5 and 336 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (31, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.6.

Greenwood County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 70.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.0 to 78.5 and 69 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (4, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 1.8.

Hampton County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.3 to 78.9 and 17 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (3, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.6 to -0.5.

Horry County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 62.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.6 to 65.7 and 375 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (12, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.4 to -2.1.

Jasper County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 42.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.0 to 53.1 and 19 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (30, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.5 to 0.7.

Kershaw County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 68.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.2 to 76.9 and 65 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (4, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to 0.1.

Lancaster County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 51.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.5 to 57.5 and 75 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (25, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -8.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -19.7 to -2.1.

Laurens County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 69.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.3 to 77.9 and 67 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (4, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -8.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -13.6 to -3.2.

Lee County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 67.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.2 to 85.2 and 16 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (2, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to 0.8.

Lexington County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.4 to 63.7 and 222 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (15, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.7.

Marion County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 72.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.1 to 85.2 and 32 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (2, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 1.7.

Marlboro County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 86.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 73.2 to 101.7 and 32 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to 2.9.

McCormick County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 62.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.4 to 84.5 and 14 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (2, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 4.2.

Newberry County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 58.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.6 to 68.6 and 33 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (8, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.0 to -0.6.

Oconee County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.3 to 67.9 and 82 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (9, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to 1.4.

Orangeburg County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 56.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.6 to 62.8 and 72 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (14, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.8.

Pickens County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.2 to 66.1 and 101 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (11, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.5.

Richland County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 52.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.0 to 55.4 and 223 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (30, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -1.8.

Saluda County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 53.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.2 to 67.5 and 16 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (8, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 1.1.

Spartanburg County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 62.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.8 to 65.8 and 256 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (11, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -8.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -13.4 to -2.7.

Sumter County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.2 to 67.5 and 82 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (10, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -15.8 to -1.0.

Union County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 72.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.8 to 85.7 and 32 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (2, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -12.1 to -0.9.

Williamsburg County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 49.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.9 to 59.8 and 24 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (16, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -18.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -35.2 to -2.6.

York County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.5 to 65.5 and 196 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (12, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.0.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 12:11 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.