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, Male
Sorted by rate
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 | - | 318,737 | 171.5 (171.3, 171.8) | - | -1.8 (-1.8, -1.7) |
| Missouri | - | falling | - | 6,910 | 193.0 (190.9, 195.1) | - | -1.4 (-1.5, -1.3) |
| Carter County | 4 | stable | higher | 11 | 306.0 (226.2, 407.1) | 1.8 | -0.2 (-2.6, 2.1) |
| Ripley County | 4 | stable | higher | 22 | 293.4 (239.3, 357.0) | 1.7 | -0.1 (-1.9, 1.8) |
| Shannon County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 288.2 (221.4, 370.8) | 1.7 | -1.0 (-2.5, 0.7) |
| St. Clair County | 1 | rising | higher | 24 | 287.0 (233.6, 350.9) | 1.7 | 4.0 (0.2, 18.6) |
| New Madrid County | 4 | stable | higher | 29 | 286.1 (240.0, 339.1) | 1.7 | -0.5 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Oregon County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 279.2 (222.1, 348.4) | 1.6 | 1.1 (-1.0, 3.3) |
| Dunklin County | 4 | stable | higher | 45 | 278.6 (242.2, 319.2) | 1.6 | 0.0 (-1.0, 2.5) |
| Atchison County | 4 | stable | higher | 12 | 276.4 (209.0, 363.2) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-2.8, 1.4) |
| Wayne County | 4 | stable | higher | 25 | 269.2 (222.4, 324.9) | 1.6 | -0.2 (-2.0, 1.6) |
| Montgomery County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 267.3 (216.6, 327.3) | 1.6 | -1.8 (-3.8, 0.1) |
| Knox County | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 267.3 (182.8, 381.0) | 1.6 | -0.5 (-2.8, 1.6) |
| Randolph County | 4 | stable | higher | 38 | 265.0 (227.5, 307.2) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-1.9, 1.1) |
| Gentry County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 259.0 (191.9, 343.8) | 1.5 | 1.6 (-0.7, 3.9) |
| Dallas County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 259.0 (217.7, 306.4) | 1.5 | 0.1 (-1.0, 1.4) |
| Washington County | 4 | stable | higher | 40 | 258.1 (222.3, 298.4) | 1.5 | 1.1 (-0.6, 6.3) |
| St. Francois County | 4 | stable | higher | 100 | 247.8 (225.7, 271.6) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-1.6, 0.0) |
| Dent County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 247.5 (206.1, 295.8) | 1.4 | 0.4 (-1.4, 2.2) |
| Audrain County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 245.8 (205.6, 291.5) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Hickory County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 242.0 (190.5, 306.4) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-2.9, 1.7) |
| Ray County | 4 | stable | higher | 36 | 240.4 (205.2, 280.2) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Mississippi County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 239.8 (190.3, 298.7) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-2.4, 0.9) |
| Howell County | 4 | stable | higher | 61 | 238.2 (211.6, 267.5) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Putnam County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 237.1 (171.1, 324.3) | 1.4 | -0.9 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Chariton County | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 236.3 (183.6, 302.1) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-2.2, 1.2) |
| Butler County | 5 | falling | higher | 63 | 235.5 (209.7, 263.8) | 1.4 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Saline County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 235.3 (199.3, 276.3) | 1.4 | 12.0 (-0.5, 22.1) |
| Stoddard County | 5 | falling | higher | 46 | 235.0 (205.2, 268.3) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Iron County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 233.8 (184.7, 293.6) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-3.5, 0.6) |
| Mercer County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 232.5 (156.2, 338.6) | 1.4 | 0.1 (-2.5, 2.9) |
| McDonald County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 231.7 (194.0, 274.7) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Pemiscot County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 231.6 (188.0, 282.9) | 1.4 | -8.1 (-28.0, 0.2) |
| Crawford County | 4 | stable | higher | 36 | 229.9 (196.2, 268.2) | 1.3 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Reynolds County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 229.6 (174.0, 301.0) | 1.3 | 6.7 (-2.8, 27.3) |
| Marion County | 4 | stable | higher | 39 | 228.1 (196.4, 263.8) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-1.9, 0.7) |
| Ozark County | 4 | stable | higher | 19 | 227.9 (181.6, 285.5) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-3.5, 0.6) |
| Shelby County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 226.3 (165.9, 304.2) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-4.5, 1.5) |
| Lewis County | 6 | stable | similar | 14 | 224.8 (172.3, 288.9) | 1.3 | -1.8 (-4.1, 0.4) |
| Miller County | 4 | stable | higher | 38 | 222.5 (191.3, 257.9) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-2.3, 0.3) |
| Linn County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 222.5 (178.5, 275.3) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.4, 0.4) |
| Lawrence County | 4 | stable | higher | 54 | 221.9 (195.8, 250.6) | 1.3 | 3.0 (-0.7, 10.9) |
| DeKalb County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 221.8 (176.2, 276.4) | 1.3 | 0.6 (-1.6, 3.1) |
| Barry County | 4 | stable | higher | 57 | 221.5 (195.5, 250.3) | 1.3 | -0.8 (-1.9, 0.4) |
| Bollinger County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 221.3 (175.4, 276.9) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Caldwell County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 220.5 (168.0, 285.1) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-2.9, 2.1) |
| Harrison County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 220.1 (169.6, 283.0) | 1.3 | 0.3 (-1.5, 6.8) |
| Maries County | 6 | stable | similar | 14 | 219.1 (169.7, 280.4) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-2.1, 1.3) |
| Johnson County | 4 | stable | higher | 56 | 218.1 (192.5, 246.0) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.2, 0.4) |
| Livingston County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 217.9 (175.8, 267.8) | 1.3 | 0.3 (-0.9, 1.6) |
| Sullivan County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 217.0 (155.4, 297.0) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-2.7, 1.3) |
| Pettis County | 4 | stable | higher | 55 | 216.6 (191.2, 244.5) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Morgan County | 4 | stable | higher | 39 | 216.2 (185.7, 251.0) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Laclede County | 4 | stable | higher | 48 | 214.3 (187.1, 244.6) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Jasper County | 5 | falling | higher | 139 | 212.9 (197.0, 229.8) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Adair County | 4 | stable | higher | 28 | 211.2 (176.9, 250.5) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-1.9, 1.4) |
| Ralls County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 210.3 (165.8, 264.8) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Moniteau County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 209.5 (168.3, 257.9) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-3.2, 0.7) |
| Henry County | 4 | stable | higher | 36 | 208.7 (178.8, 243.1) | 1.2 | 3.3 (-3.5, 10.5) |
| Macon County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 207.0 (169.6, 251.1) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.7, 0.5) |
| Newton County | 5 | falling | higher | 77 | 206.6 (185.9, 229.1) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Jefferson County | 5 | falling | higher | 260 | 205.7 (193.9, 218.1) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-2.0, -1.1) |
| Vernon County | 8 | falling | similar | 26 | 205.5 (170.8, 245.7) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Franklin County | 5 | falling | higher | 133 | 205.4 (189.4, 222.4) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Dade County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 205.2 (156.9, 266.4) | 1.2 | -2.1 (-3.5, -0.7) |
| Osage County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 204.5 (161.2, 256.4) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.6, 1.1) |
| Buchanan County | 5 | falling | higher | 96 | 204.4 (186.1, 224.1) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Texas County | 4 | stable | higher | 37 | 203.2 (174.4, 235.8) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.2, 0.6) |
| Taney County | 4 | stable | higher | 81 | 202.8 (182.8, 224.7) | 1.2 | 6.4 (-0.6, 11.0) |
| Scott County | 5 | falling | higher | 47 | 202.6 (176.9, 231.2) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Madison County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 202.6 (161.8, 251.4) | 1.2 | -3.8 (-14.3, -1.5) |
| Wright County | 8 | falling | similar | 24 | 201.5 (166.0, 242.8) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-3.5, -0.3) |
| Monroe County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 200.7 (153.3, 260.0) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Benton County | 8 | falling | similar | 41 | 200.4 (172.3, 233.2) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Pulaski County | 6 | stable | similar | 38 | 199.3 (170.7, 231.2) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-3.4, 0.2) |
| Lafayette County | 4 | stable | higher | 42 | 199.2 (172.7, 228.9) | 1.2 | 0.6 (-3.8, 8.3) |
| Andrew County | 8 | falling | similar | 24 | 198.4 (163.3, 239.4) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-3.4, -0.2) |
| Webster County | 6 | stable | similar | 43 | 197.1 (170.5, 226.6) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Pike County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 196.7 (160.6, 238.7) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-2.6, 0.8) |
| St. Louis City | 5 | falling | higher | 289 | 194.9 (184.4, 205.9) | 1.1 | -3.1 (-4.6, -2.7) |
| Cooper County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 194.5 (157.7, 237.8) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-2.6, 0.9) |
| Lincoln County | 8 | falling | similar | 62 | 193.7 (171.5, 218.0) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.7, -0.1) |
| Douglas County | 8 | falling | similar | 19 | 193.7 (155.9, 239.5) | 1.1 | -2.1 (-3.9, -0.4) |
| Grundy County | 6 | stable | similar | 14 | 193.6 (149.3, 248.3) | 1.1 | -2.0 (-4.4, 0.1) |
| Perry County | 8 | falling | similar | 25 | 193.1 (160.0, 231.6) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-3.1, -0.4) |
| Howard County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 189.7 (143.5, 247.0) | 1.1 | 0.1 (-2.2, 2.3) |
| Daviess County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 188.8 (140.1, 250.3) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-3.4, 0.7) |
| Christian County | 8 | falling | similar | 92 | 187.5 (170.2, 206.1) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Jackson County | 8 | falling | similar | 687 | 187.1 (180.7, 193.7) | 1.1 | -2.0 (-3.5, -1.7) |
| Cass County | 8 | falling | similar | 120 | 186.8 (171.8, 202.8) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Clinton County | 8 | falling | similar | 28 | 185.8 (155.5, 220.8) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Barton County | 8 | falling | similar | 15 | 185.4 (144.3, 235.6) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-3.5, -0.1) |
| Camden County | 6 | stable | similar | 77 | 185.4 (165.7, 207.3) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Cape Girardeau County | 8 | falling | similar | 84 | 184.3 (166.7, 203.3) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Greene County | 8 | falling | similar | 297 | 183.9 (174.5, 193.7) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-2.2, -1.4) |
| Gasconade County | 8 | falling | similar | 22 | 181.9 (147.8, 222.6) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-3.1, -0.7) |
| Boone County | 8 | falling | similar | 145 | 180.9 (167.6, 195.1) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Callaway County | 8 | falling | similar | 50 | 177.3 (155.2, 201.9) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.9, -0.7) |
| Schuyler County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 177.1 (112.4, 269.0) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-5.8, 0.3) |
| Clark County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 176.9 (126.5, 242.7) | 1.0 | -3.3 (-5.3, -1.4) |
| Cedar County | 8 | falling | similar | 19 | 175.6 (141.3, 216.8) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-4.4, -0.8) |
| Phelps County | 6 | stable | similar | 47 | 175.1 (153.0, 199.7) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| St. Louis County | 8 | falling | similar | 1,012 | 174.9 (170.0, 180.0) | 1.0 | -1.5 (-1.9, -1.2) |
| Ste. Genevieve County | 8 | falling | similar | 24 | 174.3 (143.5, 210.3) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Bates County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 173.2 (138.3, 214.8) | 1.0 | -19.8 (-30.7, -8.7) |
| Clay County | 8 | falling | similar | 221 | 173.2 (162.7, 184.1) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.4, -1.2) |
| Stone County | 6 | stable | similar | 51 | 171.0 (148.0, 197.2) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.4, 0.1) |
| Cole County | 8 | falling | similar | 75 | 168.3 (151.2, 187.0) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Carroll County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 166.7 (124.8, 220.5) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-3.3, 0.8) |
| Polk County | 8 | falling | similar | 33 | 166.2 (141.0, 194.8) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-3.6, -0.7) |
| Platte County | 8 | falling | similar | 94 | 165.2 (149.9, 181.7) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Warren County | 8 | falling | similar | 38 | 165.0 (141.3, 191.7) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.9, -0.7) |
| St. Charles County | 8 | falling | similar | 360 | 161.5 (153.8, 169.4) | 0.9 | -2.0 (-2.4, -1.6) |
| Holt County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 156.6 (102.0, 236.0) | 0.9 | -0.4 (-3.1, 2.1) |
| Nodaway County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 151.8 (122.3, 186.7) | 0.9 | -0.9 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Scotland County | 8 | falling | similar | 4 | 125.3 (75.7, 198.5) | 0.7 | -23.8 (-46.2, -2.2) |
| Worth County |
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** | similar | 3 | 206.7 (112.8, 359.4) | 1.2 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/18/2026 10:00 pm.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
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).
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Worth County
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 03/18/2026 10:00 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 < 0.90** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
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).
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Worth County
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.