Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data
Incidence Rate Report for Washington by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2017-2021
Hispanic (any race), 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
Washington5
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Rate : The incidence rate is 351.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 342.8 to 359.3 and 1,836 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 -0.6 to 0.1.
US (SEER+NPCR) § 1
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Rate : The incidence rate is 350.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 349.2 to 350.8 and 155,866 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to -0.5.
Mason County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 585.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 450.2 to 743.7 and 17 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 11)
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Kitsap County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 518.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 456.6 to 585.1 and 61 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 8.0.
Thurston County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 501.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 444.1 to 563.2 and 73 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 1.3.
San Juan County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 487.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 283.8 to 771.6 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 27)
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Island County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 480.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 378.6 to 598.1 and 19 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 17)
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Pierce County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 456.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 424.4 to 489.0 and 218 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (3, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 1.3.
Clallam County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 433.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 335.1 to 549.3 and 15 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 23)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 1.9.
Snohomish County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 422.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 389.5 to 457.7 and 181 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (4, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -0.3.
Grays Harbor County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 422.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 316.7 to 547.5 and 15 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (1, 25)
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Kittitas County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 419.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 250.3 to 644.2 and 6 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (1, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.9 to 4.7.
Whatcom County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 415.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 358.6 to 477.0 and 47 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (3, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 1.1.
King County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 381.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 363.6 to 400.7 and 445 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (8, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.0.
Okanogan County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 362.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 276.9 to 464.5 and 16 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (3, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.2 to 3.7.
Chelan County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 362.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 305.8 to 425.0 and 42 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (6, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 2.5.
Jefferson County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 347.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 212.2 to 535.6 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (1, 29)
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Grant County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 333.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 294.7 to 374.9 and 70 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (10, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising
because the trend is 2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.5 to 5.5.
Franklin County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 332.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 295.5 to 371.7 and 83 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (11, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 2.6.
Benton County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 328.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 289.7 to 369.6 and 74 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (11, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to 0.2.
Douglas County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 327.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 259.7 to 405.3 and 23 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (7, 27)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 4.3.
Skagit County7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 315.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 269.4 to 367.1 and 41 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (11, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 1.5.
Adams County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 314.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 248.5 to 391.9 and 21 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (9, 27)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to 4.6.
Cowlitz County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 309.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 236.8 to 395.5 and 16 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (8, 27)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 15.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to 30.8.
Yakima County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 304.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 285.1 to 324.9 and 222 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (16, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 5.3.
Walla Walla County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 296.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 241.0 to 359.4 and 23 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (11, 27)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.8 to 0.3.
Clark County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 290.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 255.8 to 326.9 and 75 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (15, 27)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to 0.1.
Lewis County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 279.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 208.1 to 364.7 and 14 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (11, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.2 to 0.0.
Spokane County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 207.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.8 to 243.0 and 37 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (25, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 6.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.0 to 21.2.
Pacific County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 184.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 106.5 to 294.6 and 3 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (17, 29)
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Klickitat County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 158.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 91.4 to 258.2 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (24, 29)
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- CI*Rank ⋔ : *
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- CI*Rank ⋔ : *
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- CI*Rank ⋔ : *
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- CI*Rank ⋔ : *
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- CI*Rank ⋔ : *
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- CI*Rank ⋔ : *
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- CI*Rank ⋔ : *
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- CI*Rank ⋔ : *
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- CI*Rank ⋔ : *
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
- CI*Rank ⋔ : *
- Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/14/2025 6:54 am.
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.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
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.
5 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).
7 Source: SEER November 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.
NHIA (NAACCR Hispanic Identification Algorithm) was used for Hispanic Ethnicity (see Technical Notes section of the USCS).
Statistics for minorities may be affected by inconsistent race identification between the cancer case reports (sources for numerator of rate) and data from the Census Bureau (source for denominator of rate); and from undercounts of some population groups in the census.
Data for the United States does not include data from Indiana.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.