Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data
Incidence Rate Report for West Virginia by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2015-2019
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Name
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
West Virginia6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 487.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 483.3 to 491.4 and 12,216 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to -0.1.
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.
Barbour County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 461.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 420.6 to 505.5 and 102 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (8, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.4.
Berkeley County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 479.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 462.1 to 496.6 and 640 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (16, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.2.
Boone County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 532.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 494.9 to 572.3 and 166 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 33)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 1.4.
Braxton County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 452.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 409.7 to 498.8 and 94 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (11, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 1.8.
Brooke County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 463.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 430.1 to 499.1 and 162 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (12, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.4.
Cabell County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 522.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 504.2 to 542.1 and 636 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (3, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.6.
Calhoun County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 377.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 325.5 to 436.5 and 44 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 54 (38, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to 0.1.
Clay County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 521.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 463.2 to 584.8 and 65 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (1, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 0.5.
Doddridge County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 377.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 329.8 to 431.9 and 48 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 53 (39, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising
because the trend is 6.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.8 to 9.9.
Fayette County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 509.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 483.7 to 537.1 and 316 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (4, 36)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.8.
Gilmer County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 510.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 448.0 to 579.1 and 51 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (1, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 1.9.
Grant County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 391.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 349.3 to 438.6 and 70 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (40, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.9.
Greenbrier County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 484.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 456.9 to 514.0 and 257 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (8, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.9.
Hampshire County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 448.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 415.3 to 483.4 and 156 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (17, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.3.
Hancock County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 484.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 454.6 to 515.9 and 221 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (7, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.6.
Hardy County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 384.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 344.0 to 428.9 and 73 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 52 (43, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.4.
Harrison County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 516.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 495.3 to 538.2 and 484 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (4, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.5.
Jackson County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 485.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 455.3 to 517.7 and 204 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (7, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.3.
Jefferson County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 455.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 432.6 to 478.8 and 323 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (24, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.7.
Kanawha County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 508.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 495.5 to 521.4 and 1,313 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (7, 27)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.3.
Lewis County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 542.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 499.6 to 588.9 and 126 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 1.6.
Lincoln County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 531.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 492.6 to 572.2 and 152 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 33)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.5.
Logan County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 590.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 558.0 to 624.7 and 272 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 1.2.
Marion County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 501.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 477.9 to 525.4 and 376 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (6, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.8.
Marshall County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 443.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 415.2 to 473.0 and 208 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (24, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.1 to 15.7.
Mason County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 508.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 476.1 to 543.6 and 197 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (3, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 1.0.
McDowell County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 490.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 452.2 to 531.4 and 137 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (4, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.9.
Mercer County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 478.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 457.4 to 501.1 and 417 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (12, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.2.
Mineral County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 447.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 416.7 to 480.5 and 172 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (20, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.4.
Mingo County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 580.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 542.1 to 621.4 and 187 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 1.1.
Monongalia County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 461.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 442.0 to 480.8 and 466 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (23, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.3.
Monroe County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 463.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 419.2 to 512.5 and 94 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (6, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.7.
Morgan County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 454.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 417.5 to 494.2 and 127 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (13, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 1.0.
Nicholas County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 477.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 445.1 to 512.8 and 177 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (8, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.4.
Ohio County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 497.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 470.7 to 524.5 and 304 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (6, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.3.
Pendleton County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 347.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 299.3 to 403.0 and 44 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 55 (48, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to 1.1.
Pleasants County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 544.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 480.2 to 614.7 and 56 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 1.7.
Pocahontas County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 430.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 379.7 to 487.2 and 61 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (12, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 1.2.
Preston County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 461.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 433.1 to 490.5 and 218 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (16, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 1.0.
Putnam County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 498.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 475.1 to 522.2 and 370 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (6, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.1.
Raleigh County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 496.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 476.9 to 517.1 and 522 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (8, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.9.
Randolph County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 484.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 453.4 to 516.7 and 204 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (7, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 1.4.
Ritchie County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 445.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 395.9 to 499.8 and 67 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (8, 54)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.3.
Roane County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 503.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 458.5 to 552.3 and 103 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (2, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 1.3.
Summers County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 406.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 366.1 to 451.6 and 84 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (33, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 2.2.
Taylor County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 485.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 444.4 to 528.7 and 114 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (4, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 1.9.
Tucker County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 497.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 436.6 to 565.0 and 57 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (1, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -0.5.
Tyler County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 452.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 400.6 to 509.1 and 63 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (6, 53)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 0.2.
Upshur County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 474.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 441.3 to 510.2 and 162 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (7, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.4.
Wayne County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 526.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 499.4 to 555.5 and 303 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (2, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising
because the trend is 3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.5 to 6.8.
Webster County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 562.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 500.8 to 630.5 and 70 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 2.6.
Wetzel County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 522.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 478.8 to 568.9 and 121 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 1.0.
Wirt County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 502.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 432.3 to 581.2 and 42 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (1, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to 0.8.
Wood County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 475.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 457.4 to 493.9 and 572 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (17, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.2.
Wyoming County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 483.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 447.4 to 522.2 and 148 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (5, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.4.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/06/2023 5:33 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
⋔ 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.
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.
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.
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.