Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023
Missouri Counties versus United States
All Cancer Sites
All Races, Both Sexes
Sorted by priority index
Counties
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Priority Index1 1=highest 9=lowest 
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Recent Trend2 |
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate |
Average Annual Count
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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Rate Ratio3 County to US
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Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| United States | - | falling | - | 605,771 | 145.4 (145.2, 145.6) | - | -1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Missouri | - | falling | - | 13,027 | 162.2 (160.9, 163.4) | - | -1.2 (-1.2, -1.1) |
| Barton County | 8 | falling | similar | 27 | 152.9 (126.9, 183.2) | 1.1 | -3.0 (-10.8, -0.6) |
| Bates County | 8 | falling | similar | 35 | 151.5 (129.3, 176.8) | 1.0 | -13.6 (-26.1, -1.9) |
| Boone County | 8 | falling | similar | 266 | 144.9 (137.1, 153.1) | 1.0 | -1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Cape Girardeau County | 8 | falling | similar | 154 | 146.7 (136.3, 157.8) | 1.0 | -3.0 (-7.9, -1.2) |
| Cass County | 8 | falling | similar | 224 | 154.9 (145.7, 164.4) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Cedar County | 8 | falling | similar | 39 | 161.5 (138.6, 187.7) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Clay County | 8 | falling | similar | 438 | 152.1 (145.7, 158.7) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-3.7, -1.5) |
| Cole County | 8 | falling | similar | 141 | 139.6 (129.2, 150.6) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.3) |
| Gasconade County | 8 | falling | similar | 41 | 159.1 (137.2, 184.1) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Greene County | 8 | falling | similar | 553 | 146.5 (141.0, 152.2) | 1.0 | -1.5 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Harrison County | 8 | falling | similar | 22 | 159.9 (130.2, 195.3) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-3.6, -0.2) |
| Howard County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 152.2 (123.5, 186.1) | 1.0 | -1.5 (-2.9, -0.2) |
| Jackson County | 8 | falling | similar | 1,341 | 157.7 (153.9, 161.6) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Pike County | 8 | falling | similar | 40 | 164.4 (142.0, 189.7) | 1.1 | -3.0 (-8.5, -0.9) |
| Platte County | 8 | falling | similar | 168 | 131.1 (122.2, 140.4) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-2.4, -1.2) |
| Polk County | 8 | falling | similar | 69 | 159.9 (143.1, 178.3) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| St. Charles County | 8 | falling | similar | 696 | 137.5 (132.8, 142.2) | 0.9 | -1.7 (-2.0, -1.3) |
| St. Louis County | 8 | falling | similar | 2,047 | 149.1 (146.2, 152.1) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-1.5, -1.1) |
| Warren County | 8 | falling | similar | 78 | 159.7 (143.7, 177.0) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Caldwell County | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 171.4 (139.2, 209.3) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-2.1, 1.7) |
| Camden County | 6 | stable | similar | 131 | 154.6 (142.0, 168.3) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Carroll County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 140.7 (114.3, 172.6) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-2.8, 0.4) |
| Chariton County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 178.1 (144.5, 218.3) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-2.0, 1.0) |
| Christian County | 6 | stable | similar | 174 | 159.4 (148.8, 170.5) | 1.1 | 0.6 (-0.7, 4.6) |
| Clark County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 151.3 (119.7, 190.0) | 1.0 | 4.6 (-5.0, 17.6) |
| Cooper County | 6 | stable | similar | 38 | 164.6 (141.2, 190.9) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.7, 0.6) |
| Dade County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 177.3 (145.4, 215.4) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| Daviess County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 155.5 (124.3, 192.8) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-3.1, 0.3) |
| DeKalb County | 6 | stable | similar | 28 | 174.6 (146.5, 207.2) | 1.2 | -0.1 (-2.0, 1.8) |
| Grundy County | 6 | stable | similar | 27 | 175.8 (146.2, 210.2) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-2.7, 0.7) |
| Holt County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 134.9 (99.7, 181.4) | 0.9 | -0.6 (-12.9, 3.0) |
| Knox County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 173.4 (127.2, 233.1) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-3.1, 0.7) |
| Lewis County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 175.3 (143.8, 212.3) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-3.9, 0.4) |
| Maries County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 177.6 (146.8, 214.1) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-3.2, 0.2) |
| Mercer County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 176.8 (129.6, 238.1) | 1.2 | -0.1 (-2.0, 1.8) |
| Monroe County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 160.2 (130.8, 195.3) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-1.9, 0.7) |
| Nodaway County | 6 | stable | similar | 38 | 139.5 (120.0, 161.7) | 1.0 | -0.6 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Osage County | 6 | stable | similar | 27 | 157.6 (131.4, 187.7) | 1.1 | -0.5 (-1.9, 0.9) |
| Perry County | 6 | stable | similar | 46 | 163.8 (142.7, 187.6) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-2.6, 0.8) |
| Phelps County | 6 | stable | similar | 91 | 159.6 (145.0, 175.5) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Putnam County | 6 | stable | similar | 14 | 174.6 (135.1, 224.4) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-2.4, 0.7) |
| Schuyler County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 164.3 (119.2, 222.4) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-2.9, 1.0) |
| Scotland County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 143.3 (104.6, 193.1) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-4.0, 0.2) |
| Shelby County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 171.6 (136.1, 215.0) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-3.9, 0.1) |
| Ste. Genevieve County | 6 | stable | similar | 44 | 157.8 (137.0, 181.3) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Stone County | 6 | stable | similar | 92 | 147.8 (132.9, 164.3) | 1.0 | -0.9 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Sullivan County | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 164.6 (128.2, 209.5) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-3.2, 0.8) |
| Worth County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 158.6 (103.1, 240.7) | 1.1 | 0.2 (-2.9, 3.3) |
| Andrew County | 5 | falling | higher | 45 | 171.4 (149.3, 196.2) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Audrain County | 5 | falling | higher | 59 | 174.1 (154.5, 195.7) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-4.5, -0.5) |
| Barry County | 5 | falling | higher | 97 | 179.7 (163.6, 197.2) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Butler County | 5 | falling | higher | 116 | 195.7 (179.8, 212.7) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Callaway County | 5 | falling | higher | 95 | 163.6 (149.0, 179.5) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Franklin County | 5 | falling | higher | 240 | 167.9 (158.2, 178.0) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Henry County | 5 | falling | higher | 62 | 167.3 (148.8, 187.9) | 1.2 | -2.9 (-9.7, -1.4) |
| Jefferson County | 5 | falling | higher | 481 | 174.4 (167.2, 181.8) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| Johnson County | 5 | falling | higher | 93 | 172.0 (156.4, 188.8) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Lafayette County | 5 | falling | higher | 82 | 174.7 (157.8, 193.1) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Livingston County | 5 | falling | higher | 37 | 173.7 (148.8, 201.9) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-9.4, -0.1) |
| Marion County | 5 | falling | higher | 69 | 180.5 (161.5, 201.2) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Miller County | 5 | falling | higher | 63 | 175.0 (155.7, 196.2) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Montgomery County | 5 | falling | higher | 35 | 200.0 (170.5, 233.8) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Newton County | 5 | falling | higher | 143 | 175.0 (162.2, 188.7) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Pettis County | 5 | falling | higher | 104 | 186.3 (170.3, 203.5) | 1.3 | -0.8 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Pulaski County | 5 | falling | higher | 72 | 176.6 (158.3, 196.3) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Reynolds County | 5 | falling | higher | 20 | 187.9 (151.7, 232.0) | 1.3 | -1.7 (-2.9, -0.6) |
| Scott County | 5 | falling | higher | 86 | 166.4 (150.7, 183.4) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.1, -0.7) |
| St. Louis City | 5 | falling | higher | 551 | 164.8 (158.5, 171.4) | 1.1 | -2.6 (-3.0, -2.3) |
| Wayne County | 5 | falling | higher | 39 | 200.6 (172.5, 232.9) | 1.4 | -1.8 (-12.1, -0.3) |
| Adair County | 4 | stable | higher | 50 | 169.1 (148.5, 192.0) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Atchison County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 211.1 (170.0, 261.3) | 1.5 | -0.3 (-2.7, 1.9) |
| Benton County | 4 | stable | higher | 78 | 187.8 (168.3, 209.7) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Bollinger County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 185.0 (155.9, 218.7) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-1.3, 0.8) |
| Buchanan County | 4 | stable | higher | 196 | 184.9 (173.3, 197.2) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Carter County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 210.1 (166.4, 263.2) | 1.4 | -0.9 (-2.7, 0.8) |
| Clinton County | 4 | stable | higher | 53 | 177.4 (156.3, 200.9) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.4, 0.2) |
| Crawford County | 4 | stable | higher | 66 | 195.0 (173.8, 218.4) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Dallas County | 4 | stable | higher | 47 | 184.4 (161.0, 210.7) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Dent County | 4 | stable | higher | 48 | 208.1 (181.7, 237.8) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-1.3, 0.8) |
| Douglas County | 4 | stable | higher | 38 | 185.1 (159.0, 215.3) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.8, 0.3) |
| Dunklin County | 4 | stable | higher | 83 | 218.0 (196.9, 241.0) | 1.5 | -0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Hickory County | 4 | stable | higher | 35 | 202.2 (169.1, 241.3) | 1.4 | -0.1 (-1.5, 1.2) |
| Howell County | 4 | stable | higher | 109 | 187.8 (172.0, 204.8) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Iron County | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 209.7 (177.9, 246.5) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-2.3, 0.6) |
| Jasper County | 4 | stable | higher | 260 | 175.8 (166.2, 185.8) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| Laclede County | 4 | stable | higher | 96 | 198.9 (181.1, 218.2) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-1.0, 0.6) |
| Lawrence County | 4 | stable | higher | 100 | 193.1 (176.2, 211.3) | 1.3 | 2.1 (-0.2, 7.1) |
| Lincoln County | 4 | stable | higher | 120 | 178.8 (164.3, 194.3) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Linn County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 191.0 (162.5, 223.7) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-1.9, 1.1) |
| Madison County | 4 | stable | higher | 38 | 203.5 (174.9, 236.0) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| McDonald County | 4 | stable | higher | 55 | 197.8 (174.3, 223.7) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Mississippi County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 180.6 (152.8, 212.4) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.7, 0.2) |
| Moniteau County | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 171.9 (146.5, 200.7) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Morgan County | 4 | stable | higher | 65 | 179.8 (160.0, 201.7) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| New Madrid County | 4 | stable | higher | 56 | 234.5 (207.2, 264.8) | 1.6 | 0.1 (-0.8, 1.0) |
| Oregon County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 219.7 (184.9, 260.1) | 1.5 | 0.3 (-1.4, 2.0) |
| Ozark County | 4 | stable | higher | 35 | 204.4 (173.3, 241.0) | 1.4 | -0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Pemiscot County | 4 | stable | higher | 43 | 211.6 (183.6, 243.0) | 1.5 | -0.2 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Ralls County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 175.2 (147.3, 207.8) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.7, 0.9) |
| Randolph County | 4 | stable | higher | 66 | 208.8 (186.6, 233.0) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Ray County | 4 | stable | higher | 68 | 204.9 (183.2, 228.8) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-1.4, 1.0) |
| Ripley County | 4 | stable | higher | 40 | 262.8 (226.2, 304.2) | 1.8 | 1.0 (-0.3, 2.2) |
| Saline County | 4 | stable | higher | 59 | 195.7 (173.3, 220.3) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.8, 0.8) |
| Shannon County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 233.3 (194.1, 279.3) | 1.6 | 3.9 (-1.3, 15.2) |
| St. Clair County | 4 | stable | higher | 35 | 211.1 (178.8, 248.5) | 1.5 | 9.4 (-0.5, 19.2) |
| St. Francois County | 4 | stable | higher | 179 | 206.4 (192.9, 220.7) | 1.4 | 0.1 (-0.6, 2.6) |
| Stoddard County | 4 | stable | higher | 84 | 193.1 (174.6, 213.1) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Taney County | 4 | stable | higher | 144 | 166.7 (154.3, 180.0) | 1.1 | 4.1 (-1.4, 8.0) |
| Texas County | 4 | stable | higher | 67 | 175.5 (156.7, 196.1) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.4, 0.4) |
| Vernon County | 4 | stable | higher | 51 | 178.0 (156.1, 202.3) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Washington County | 4 | stable | higher | 69 | 221.0 (197.6, 246.8) | 1.5 | -0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Webster County | 4 | stable | higher | 77 | 165.8 (149.3, 183.6) | 1.1 | -0.2 (-1.0, 0.7) |
| Wright County | 4 | stable | higher | 45 | 173.0 (150.6, 198.1) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Gentry County | 1 | rising | higher | 20 | 227.3 (184.3, 278.4) | 1.6 | 7.9 (0.9, 19.5) |
| Macon County | 1 | rising | higher | 45 | 191.9 (166.6, 220.4) | 1.3 | 2.4 (0.0, 10.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/15/2026 12:20 pm.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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 United States do not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/15/2026 12:20 pm.
Trend2
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.
Rate Comparison
Above when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
Similar
when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
Below when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90
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.Rate Comparison
Above
when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10Similar
when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.Below
when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.901 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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 United States do not include Puerto Rico.