Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023
Georgia Counties versus United States
All Cancer Sites
All Races, Female
Sorted by count
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 | - | 287,034 | 126.3 (126.1, 126.6) | - | -1.1 (-1.2, -1.0) |
| Georgia | - | falling | - | 8,607 | 129.4 (128.2, 130.7) | - | -1.0 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Fulton County | 8 | falling | similar | 726 | 122.6 (118.6, 126.7) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.1, -1.6) |
| Gwinnett County | 8 | falling | similar | 552 | 120.5 (115.9, 125.3) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-1.4, -0.9) |
| DeKalb County | 8 | falling | similar | 534 | 118.7 (114.2, 123.4) | 0.9 | -1.3 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Cobb County | 8 | falling | similar | 514 | 117.9 (113.3, 122.6) | 0.9 | -1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Chatham County | 6 | stable | similar | 243 | 122.9 (116.0, 130.3) | 1.0 | 3.1 (-1.2, 5.8) |
| Cherokee County | 8 | falling | similar | 195 | 117.2 (109.8, 125.0) | 0.9 | -1.4 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Clayton County | 8 | falling | similar | 195 | 138.8 (129.7, 148.5) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Richmond County | 5 | falling | higher | 190 | 148.0 (138.5, 158.0) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Henry County | 5 | falling | higher | 188 | 143.2 (133.8, 153.0) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Muscogee County | 5 | falling | higher | 182 | 141.7 (132.5, 151.4) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Hall County | 8 | falling | similar | 159 | 120.0 (111.7, 128.8) | 0.9 | -1.3 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Forsyth County | 9 | falling | lower | 142 | 103.5 (96.0, 111.5) | 0.8 | -1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Bibb County | 8 | falling | similar | 138 | 127.8 (118.2, 138.0) | 1.0 | -2.7 (-9.8, -1.2) |
| Houston County | 8 | falling | similar | 125 | 129.8 (119.7, 140.6) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Coweta County | 6 | stable | similar | 117 | 128.8 (118.4, 140.0) | 1.0 | -1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Paulding County | 8 | falling | similar | 115 | 132.1 (121.2, 143.7) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Columbia County | 8 | falling | similar | 113 | 114.4 (105.1, 124.4) | 0.9 | -1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Douglas County | 4 | stable | higher | 108 | 139.3 (127.4, 152.0) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Fayette County | 9 | falling | lower | 105 | 113.0 (103.3, 123.5) | 0.9 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Bartow County | 4 | stable | higher | 104 | 155.4 (142.1, 169.6) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Floyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 102 | 150.6 (137.5, 164.6) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Carroll County | 8 | falling | similar | 99 | 138.7 (126.5, 151.7) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.6, 0.0) |
| Walton County | 4 | stable | higher | 96 | 142.3 (129.7, 155.9) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Newton County | 4 | stable | higher | 96 | 141.2 (128.6, 154.8) | 1.1 | -0.4 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Glynn County | 8 | falling | similar | 93 | 124.5 (112.8, 137.2) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.6, -1.2) |
| Whitfield County | 4 | stable | higher | 91 | 144.9 (131.7, 159.1) | 1.1 | 5.6 (-2.1, 11.7) |
| Dougherty County | 4 | stable | higher | 87 | 146.3 (132.5, 161.2) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Rockdale County | 8 | falling | similar | 82 | 134.6 (121.5, 148.7) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.3, -0.5) |
| Clarke County | 8 | falling | similar | 81 | 124.5 (112.4, 137.4) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Spalding County | 4 | stable | higher | 79 | 158.2 (142.5, 175.4) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-1.1, 0.4) |
| Barrow County | 4 | stable | higher | 77 | 161.2 (145.2, 178.5) | 1.3 | 0.4 (-0.5, 1.4) |
| Lowndes County | 8 | falling | similar | 75 | 115.5 (103.9, 128.1) | 0.9 | -2.1 (-3.1, -1.1) |
| Walker County | 8 | falling | similar | 72 | 138.3 (124.0, 154.0) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Catoosa County | 6 | stable | similar | 64 | 125.3 (111.8, 140.1) | 1.0 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Troup County | 8 | falling | similar | 64 | 136.6 (121.8, 152.8) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Jackson County | 8 | falling | similar | 61 | 129.5 (115.2, 145.2) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Gordon County | 4 | stable | higher | 55 | 144.6 (127.8, 163.2) | 1.1 | -0.5 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Bulloch County | 6 | stable | similar | 50 | 122.6 (107.6, 139.1) | 1.0 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Effingham County | 6 | stable | similar | 49 | 140.6 (123.1, 159.9) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Habersham County | 6 | stable | similar | 48 | 138.5 (121.1, 158.0) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Liberty County | 1 | rising | higher | 47 | 170.0 (148.2, 194.0) | 1.3 | 5.4 (0.6, 16.3) |
| Thomas County | 6 | stable | similar | 47 | 137.2 (119.7, 156.7) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.8, 0.2) |
| Polk County | 4 | stable | higher | 44 | 161.4 (140.4, 184.8) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.2, 0.3) |
| Laurens County | 6 | stable | similar | 44 | 117.4 (101.9, 134.7) | 0.9 | -0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Murray County | 4 | stable | higher | 42 | 163.6 (141.8, 188.0) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Camden County | 6 | stable | similar | 42 | 135.0 (116.7, 155.5) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Tift County | 6 | stable | similar | 41 | 145.6 (125.9, 167.7) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Pickens County | 6 | stable | similar | 39 | 143.5 (123.4, 166.6) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Colquitt County | 8 | falling | similar | 39 | 130.2 (112.2, 150.5) | 1.0 | -1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Union County | 6 | stable | similar | 38 | 124.0 (105.7, 146.1) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-3.6, 0.1) |
| Ware County | 6 | stable | similar | 38 | 147.2 (126.5, 170.7) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Fannin County | 6 | stable | similar | 37 | 140.6 (118.6, 166.7) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.5, 0.2) |
| Madison County | 4 | stable | higher | 36 | 167.3 (143.2, 194.8) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-2.6, 1.2) |
| Bryan County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 155.7 (132.8, 181.4) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Coffee County | 6 | stable | similar | 34 | 132.7 (113.3, 154.6) | 1.0 | -0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Gilmer County | 6 | stable | similar | 34 | 129.7 (108.8, 154.0) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.7, 0.4) |
| Wayne County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 176.6 (150.6, 206.1) | 1.4 | 0.8 (-0.6, 2.3) |
| Baldwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 126.7 (107.6, 148.5) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Chattooga County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 185.3 (157.8, 216.7) | 1.5 | 0.4 (-0.4, 1.2) |
| Stephens County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 161.0 (136.8, 188.8) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Hart County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 150.8 (128.1, 177.1) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-2.5, 1.1) |
| Toombs County | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 173.4 (147.1, 203.3) | 1.4 | 0.5 (-0.7, 1.8) |
| Upson County | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 151.7 (128.8, 178.0) | 1.2 | 0.4 (-1.0, 7.1) |
| White County | 6 | stable | similar | 33 | 137.7 (116.5, 162.2) | 1.1 | -0.2 (-1.6, 1.4) |
| Lumpkin County | 6 | stable | similar | 32 | 147.4 (124.5, 173.6) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-3.3, 1.8) |
| Peach County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 165.0 (139.6, 194.1) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Haralson County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 154.9 (131.2, 181.8) | 1.2 | 0.0 (-1.3, 1.4) |
| Harris County | 8 | falling | similar | 31 | 124.3 (104.8, 146.7) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Sumter County | 6 | stable | similar | 31 | 149.5 (126.0, 176.5) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-1.0, 0.8) |
| Dawson County | 6 | stable | similar | 30 | 143.9 (120.7, 170.7) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-3.1, 0.7) |
| Decatur County | 6 | stable | similar | 29 | 138.4 (116.1, 164.0) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Elbert County | 1 | rising | higher | 27 | 166.8 (138.4, 200.0) | 1.3 | 11.1 (1.7, 22.0) |
| Franklin County | 6 | stable | similar | 27 | 147.3 (122.8, 175.7) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Monroe County | 8 | falling | similar | 27 | 122.2 (101.7, 146.1) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-2.4, 0.0) |
| Mitchell County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 160.6 (133.8, 191.9) | 1.3 | -0.1 (-1.4, 1.2) |
| Emanuel County | 4 | stable | higher | 26 | 171.4 (142.6, 204.6) | 1.4 | 0.5 (-1.5, 2.5) |
| Butts County | 6 | stable | similar | 26 | 152.2 (126.5, 182.0) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-2.0, 1.6) |
| Lee County | 6 | stable | similar | 26 | 138.7 (115.2, 165.6) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-2.0, 0.9) |
| Meriwether County | 6 | stable | similar | 25 | 139.6 (115.6, 168.1) | 1.1 | -0.3 (-1.7, 1.1) |
| Oconee County | 9 | falling | lower | 25 | 93.5 (77.6, 112.0) | 0.7 | -2.2 (-3.5, -0.8) |
| Grady County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 127.9 (105.3, 154.3) | 1.0 | -1.4 (-3.2, 0.4) |
| Rabun County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 159.7 (129.7, 195.7) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-2.4, 0.4) |
| Morgan County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 140.3 (115.1, 170.1) | 1.1 | 0.1 (-1.1, 1.5) |
| Jones County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 111.3 (91.4, 134.7) | 0.9 | -1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Crisp County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 142.5 (116.4, 173.3) | 1.1 | 1.2 (-1.0, 9.8) |
| Greene County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 115.3 (93.5, 142.0) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-3.9, 0.5) |
| Putnam County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 112.9 (91.5, 138.7) | 0.9 | -1.2 (-3.0, 0.6) |
| Ben Hill County | 4 | stable | higher | 22 | 164.5 (133.8, 200.8) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| McDuffie County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 129.3 (105.3, 157.7) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-3.6, 0.3) |
| Dodge County | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 139.2 (113.6, 169.9) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-3.4, 1.3) |
| Tattnall County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 143.9 (117.2, 175.5) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Washington County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 145.0 (117.9, 177.3) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Pike County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 161.1 (131.3, 196.1) | 1.3 | -0.1 (-1.9, 2.1) |
| Pierce County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 165.0 (133.8, 201.5) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Worth County | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 126.8 (102.8, 155.4) | 1.0 | -0.6 (-2.5, 1.3) |
| Burke County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 121.2 (97.7, 148.9) | 1.0 | 9.4 (-4.0, 22.1) |
| Dade County | 8 | falling | similar | 19 | 154.6 (124.3, 191.1) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-3.0, -0.2) |
| Appling County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 143.6 (115.0, 177.9) | 1.1 | -0.5 (-2.0, 1.0) |
| Brooks County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 126.9 (101.4, 158.2) | 1.0 | 0.1 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Berrien County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 134.4 (107.4, 166.9) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.2) |
| Towns County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 106.4 (83.2, 137.7) | 0.8 | -3.7 (-22.3, 3.5) |
| Lamar County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 139.3 (111.0, 173.2) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.7, -0.2) |
| Brantley County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 142.2 (112.7, 177.6) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-3.2, 1.2) |
| Jefferson County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 138.9 (110.1, 173.9) | 1.1 | -0.4 (-2.4, 1.6) |
| Oglethorpe County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 144.8 (115.1, 181.0) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-3.4, 1.3) |
| Cook County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 142.4 (113.0, 177.7) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-3.0, 0.8) |
| Banks County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 126.5 (99.3, 159.4) | 1.0 | 0.4 (-1.6, 2.8) |
| Jasper County | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 131.8 (102.9, 167.2) | 1.0 | -0.4 (-1.9, 1.4) |
| Jeff Davis County | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 153.0 (119.4, 193.8) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| McIntosh County | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 143.1 (108.8, 187.0) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-3.3, 1.3) |
| Crawford County | 6 | stable | similar | 14 | 157.9 (121.8, 202.9) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-3.8, 1.9) |
| Screven County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 123.7 (95.0, 159.4) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-3.6, -0.6) |
| Macon County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 164.8 (124.2, 215.7) | 1.3 | 0.6 (-1.0, 2.3) |
| Wilkes County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 158.2 (118.6, 208.3) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-2.2, 1.5) |
| Early County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 141.2 (107.5, 183.5) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-2.6, 1.1) |
| Terrell County | 8 | falling | similar | 12 | 165.4 (125.0, 216.7) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-4.1, -0.6) |
| Telfair County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 160.8 (120.0, 212.5) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-2.3, 1.3) |
| Bacon County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 148.2 (111.8, 193.7) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-3.5, 1.2) |
| Seminole County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 151.8 (112.6, 202.1) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-2.9, 1.4) |
| Bleckley County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 121.7 (91.0, 160.5) | 1.0 | -1.4 (-4.3, 1.4) |
| Hancock County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 149.0 (107.8, 204.9) | 1.2 | -0.1 (-2.2, 2.1) |
| Pulaski County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 132.1 (98.9, 174.7) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-3.4, 0.9) |
| Charlton County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 150.8 (111.7, 200.5) | 1.2 | 1.9 (-1.6, 6.5) |
| Johnson County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 170.9 (125.1, 229.9) | 1.4 | 0.4 (-2.2, 3.1) |
| Heard County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 125.9 (93.4, 167.3) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-3.6, -0.1) |
| Evans County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 148.3 (109.5, 197.0) | 1.2 | 0.0 (-2.2, 2.3) |
| Candler County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 126.5 (92.6, 169.8) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Lincoln County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 139.3 (98.8, 193.2) | 1.1 | -2.2 (-4.1, -0.4) |
| Montgomery County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 161.2 (116.2, 219.1) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-2.7, 2.4) |
| Atkinson County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 174.3 (126.1, 236.1) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-3.3, 2.3) |
| Lanier County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 151.4 (109.7, 204.4) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-2.7, 2.3) |
| Dooly County | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 101.7 (70.4, 144.2) | 0.8 | -1.9 (-3.1, -0.8) |
| Long County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 108.0 (75.9, 148.6) | 0.9 | -2.7 (-6.0, 0.7) |
| Twiggs County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 138.2 (95.9, 194.9) | 1.1 | 0.2 (-2.3, 2.6) |
| Jenkins County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 128.6 (90.7, 179.0) | 1.0 | 0.0 (-3.0, 3.1) |
| Marion County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 123.2 (86.5, 173.4) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-4.4, 1.3) |
| Turner County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 119.5 (83.3, 167.0) | 0.9 | -1.3 (-4.3, 1.6) |
| Wilcox County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 139.4 (96.5, 197.3) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-3.1, 0.8) |
| Wilkinson County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 114.0 (78.8, 161.0) | 0.9 | -0.7 (-3.2, 1.8) |
| Clinch County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 160.0 (110.8, 225.2) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-4.3, 2.5) |
| Taylor County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 112.8 (78.3, 159.9) | 0.9 | -29.9 (-55.3, 1.7) |
| Irwin County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 104.8 (72.0, 149.0) | 0.8 | -1.6 (-3.9, 0.5) |
| Randolph County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 124.9 (82.5, 183.9) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-4.0, 0.6) |
| Talbot County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 111.1 (73.8, 167.1) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-4.9, 1.2) |
| Miller County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 117.5 (79.1, 171.9) | 0.9 | -2.2 (-5.1, 0.5) |
| Warren County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 126.8 (83.5, 189.3) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-6.5, 1.4) |
| Calhoun County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 176.4 (112.1, 267.5) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-4.8, 1.9) |
| Wheeler County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 118.3 (73.6, 183.5) | 0.9 | -1.4 (-4.7, 2.0) |
| Baker County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 167.2 (101.0, 271.2) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-5.0, 3.0) |
| Schley County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 110.1 (67.1, 175.4) | 0.9 | -2.0 (-5.0, 1.1) |
| Stewart County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 118.8 (72.1, 195.5) | 0.9 | -0.6 (-3.0, 1.5) |
| Clay County | 8 | falling | similar | 3 | 101.9 (58.9, 180.7) | 0.8 | -3.4 (-6.4, -1.0) |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/17/2026 11:00 am.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** 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).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Echols County, Glascock County, Quitman County, Taliaferro County, Webster County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Chattahoochee County, Treutlen 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 03/17/2026 11:00 am.
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 has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** 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).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Echols County, Glascock County, Quitman County, Taliaferro County, Webster County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Chattahoochee County, Treutlen 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.