State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for West Virginia by County

All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2016-2020

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

West Virginia⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,989.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,968.1 to 2,010.2 and 7,053 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.5.

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,944.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,942.6 to 1,946.1 and 971,828 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.1.

Wyoming County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,088.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,893.7 to 2,298.1 and 90 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (1, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.9.

Wood County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,997.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,903.2 to 2,095.4 and 340 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (8, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.8.

Wirt County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,875.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,540.5 to 2,264.7 and 22 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (1, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to 2.0.

Wetzel County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,112.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,902.6 to 2,339.8 and 74 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 0.8.

Webster County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,081.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,794.5 to 2,401.0 and 39 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (1, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to 2.0.

Wayne County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,077.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,940.4 to 2,221.1 and 174 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (2, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 8.5.

Upshur County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,204.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 2,022.2 to 2,399.2 and 109 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 1.1.

Tyler County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,876.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,612.0 to 2,171.6 and 37 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (3, 53)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to 1.0.

Tucker County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,896.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,621.5 to 2,204.4 and 34 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (2, 53)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -0.9.

Taylor County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,072.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,857.3 to 2,305.0 and 69 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (1, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 1.6.

Summers County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,748.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,545.7 to 1,970.9 and 55 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (14, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 2.6.

Roane County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,944.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,724.6 to 2,184.5 and 58 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (2, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to 0.0.

Ritchie County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,777.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,534.1 to 2,049.4 and 39 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (7, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -0.5.

Randolph County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,976.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,822.2 to 2,139.4 and 123 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (5, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 1.0.

Raleigh County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,942.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,843.4 to 2,046.2 and 295 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (11, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.6.

Putnam County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,169.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 2,041.8 to 2,303.9 and 219 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.2.

Preston County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,913.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,765.3 to 2,069.8 and 128 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (8, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 1.2.

Pocahontas County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,760.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,517.5 to 2,030.6 and 38 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (7, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 2.1.

Pleasants County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,359.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 2,009.0 to 2,754.6 and 33 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 2.4.

Pendleton County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,448.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,215.0 to 1,713.5 and 27 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 54 (41, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -21.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -30.2 to -11.6.

Ohio County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,024.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,892.1 to 2,164.2 and 179 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (4, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 0.6.

Nicholas County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,920.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,758.1 to 2,094.6 and 105 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (6, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.1.

Morgan County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,909.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,721.7 to 2,111.4 and 78 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (5, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 1.2.

Monroe County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,737.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,539.3 to 1,953.3 and 57 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (20, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to 0.3.

Monongalia County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,925.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,817.8 to 2,038.1 and 251 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (12, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.3.

Mingo County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,014.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,826.8 to 2,217.2 and 90 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (2, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 0.3.

Mineral County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,765.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,613.4 to 1,928.0 and 101 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (23, 53)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -0.7.

Mercer County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,980.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,872.2 to 2,093.6 and 255 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (8, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -1.2.

McDowell County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,820.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,632.8 to 2,024.4 and 71 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (10, 53)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to 0.2.

Mason County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,141.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,970.7 to 2,322.3 and 118 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 1.1.

Marshall County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,827.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,684.8 to 1,979.9 and 124 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (17, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 0.4.

Marion County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,038.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,917.6 to 2,163.9 and 218 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (4, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.6 to -0.4.

Logan County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,317.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 2,149.2 to 2,495.5 and 149 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 18)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 1.0.

Lincoln County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,084.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,885.9 to 2,298.0 and 83 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (1, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -0.5.

Lewis County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,261.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 2,032.9 to 2,508.6 and 73 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 1.6.

Kanawha County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,055.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,989.6 to 2,123.1 and 754 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (7, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.1.

Jefferson County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,967.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,836.9 to 2,105.6 and 177 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (6, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 5.2.

Jackson County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,019.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,858.0 to 2,190.8 and 117 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (3, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.2.

Harrison County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,118.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 2,006.5 to 2,234.4 and 274 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (2, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.1.

Hardy County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,290.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,112.1 to 1,490.5 and 38 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 55 (51, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -9.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -24.7 to -0.2.

Hancock County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,965.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,814.5 to 2,124.7 and 129 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (5, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.1.

Hampshire County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,717.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,558.5 to 1,889.1 and 89 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (27, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to 1.6.

Greenbrier County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,923.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,788.5 to 2,065.6 and 153 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (9, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -0.8.

Grant County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,453.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,258.9 to 1,670.7 and 40 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 53 (45, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to 0.6.

Gilmer County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,064.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,735.3 to 2,437.9 and 28 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (1, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 1.8.

Fayette County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,977.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,846.7 to 2,114.2 and 176 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (7, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.2.

Doddridge County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,781.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,509.7 to 2,089.2 and 31 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (4, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 5.1.

Clay County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,252.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,944.3 to 2,594.8 and 39 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to 1.1.

Calhoun County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,533.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,278.3 to 1,825.4 and 26 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 52 (28, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -1.5.

Cabell County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,117.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 2,021.3 to 2,217.3 and 369 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (3, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.3.

Brooke County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,022.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,849.9 to 2,207.2 and 103 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (2, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.4.

Braxton County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,761.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,558.7 to 1,984.5 and 56 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (12, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 1.6.

Boone County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,063.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,873.7 to 2,268.5 and 91 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (1, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 1.4.

Berkeley County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 2,028.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,930.0 to 2,130.6 and 341 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (6, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.2.

Barbour County⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 1,923.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 1,715.4 to 2,149.6 and 63 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (4, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 0.1.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/04/2023 12:51 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 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.