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 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 | - | 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) |
| Fayette County | 9 | falling | lower | 105 | 113.0 (103.3, 123.5) | 0.9 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Forsyth County | 9 | falling | lower | 142 | 103.5 (96.0, 111.5) | 0.8 | -1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Oconee County | 9 | falling | lower | 25 | 93.5 (77.6, 112.0) | 0.7 | -2.2 (-3.5, -0.8) |
| Baldwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 126.7 (107.6, 148.5) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Bibb County | 8 | falling | similar | 138 | 127.8 (118.2, 138.0) | 1.0 | -2.7 (-9.8, -1.2) |
| Candler County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 126.5 (92.6, 169.8) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Carroll County | 8 | falling | similar | 99 | 138.7 (126.5, 151.7) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.6, 0.0) |
| Cherokee County | 8 | falling | similar | 195 | 117.2 (109.8, 125.0) | 0.9 | -1.4 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Clarke County | 8 | falling | similar | 81 | 124.5 (112.4, 137.4) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Clay County | 8 | falling | similar | 3 | 101.9 (58.9, 180.7) | 0.8 | -3.4 (-6.4, -1.0) |
| Clayton County | 8 | falling | similar | 195 | 138.8 (129.7, 148.5) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Cobb County | 8 | falling | similar | 514 | 117.9 (113.3, 122.6) | 0.9 | -1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Colquitt County | 8 | falling | similar | 39 | 130.2 (112.2, 150.5) | 1.0 | -1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Columbia County | 8 | falling | similar | 113 | 114.4 (105.1, 124.4) | 0.9 | -1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Dade County | 8 | falling | similar | 19 | 154.6 (124.3, 191.1) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-3.0, -0.2) |
| DeKalb County | 8 | falling | similar | 534 | 118.7 (114.2, 123.4) | 0.9 | -1.3 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Dooly County | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 101.7 (70.4, 144.2) | 0.8 | -1.9 (-3.1, -0.8) |
| Fulton County | 8 | falling | similar | 726 | 122.6 (118.6, 126.7) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.1, -1.6) |
| Glynn County | 8 | falling | similar | 93 | 124.5 (112.8, 137.2) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.6, -1.2) |
| Gwinnett County | 8 | falling | similar | 552 | 120.5 (115.9, 125.3) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-1.4, -0.9) |
| Hall County | 8 | falling | similar | 159 | 120.0 (111.7, 128.8) | 0.9 | -1.3 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Harris County | 8 | falling | similar | 31 | 124.3 (104.8, 146.7) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Heard County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 125.9 (93.4, 167.3) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-3.6, -0.1) |
| Houston County | 8 | falling | similar | 125 | 129.8 (119.7, 140.6) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Jackson County | 8 | falling | similar | 61 | 129.5 (115.2, 145.2) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Lamar County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 139.3 (111.0, 173.2) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.7, -0.2) |
| Lincoln County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 139.3 (98.8, 193.2) | 1.1 | -2.2 (-4.1, -0.4) |
| Lowndes County | 8 | falling | similar | 75 | 115.5 (103.9, 128.1) | 0.9 | -2.1 (-3.1, -1.1) |
| Monroe County | 8 | falling | similar | 27 | 122.2 (101.7, 146.1) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-2.4, 0.0) |
| Paulding County | 8 | falling | similar | 115 | 132.1 (121.2, 143.7) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Rockdale County | 8 | falling | similar | 82 | 134.6 (121.5, 148.7) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.3, -0.5) |
| Screven County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 123.7 (95.0, 159.4) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-3.6, -0.6) |
| Tattnall County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 143.9 (117.2, 175.5) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Terrell County | 8 | falling | similar | 12 | 165.4 (125.0, 216.7) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-4.1, -0.6) |
| Troup County | 8 | falling | similar | 64 | 136.6 (121.8, 152.8) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Walker County | 8 | falling | similar | 72 | 138.3 (124.0, 154.0) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Washington County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 145.0 (117.9, 177.3) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Appling County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 143.6 (115.0, 177.9) | 1.1 | -0.5 (-2.0, 1.0) |
| Atkinson County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 174.3 (126.1, 236.1) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-3.3, 2.3) |
| Bacon County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 148.2 (111.8, 193.7) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-3.5, 1.2) |
| Baker County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 167.2 (101.0, 271.2) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-5.0, 3.0) |
| Banks County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 126.5 (99.3, 159.4) | 1.0 | 0.4 (-1.6, 2.8) |
| Berrien County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 134.4 (107.4, 166.9) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.2) |
| Bleckley County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 121.7 (91.0, 160.5) | 1.0 | -1.4 (-4.3, 1.4) |
| Brantley County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 142.2 (112.7, 177.6) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-3.2, 1.2) |
| Brooks County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 126.9 (101.4, 158.2) | 1.0 | 0.1 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Bulloch County | 6 | stable | similar | 50 | 122.6 (107.6, 139.1) | 1.0 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Burke County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 121.2 (97.7, 148.9) | 1.0 | 9.4 (-4.0, 22.1) |
| Butts County | 6 | stable | similar | 26 | 152.2 (126.5, 182.0) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-2.0, 1.6) |
| Calhoun County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 176.4 (112.1, 267.5) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-4.8, 1.9) |
| Camden County | 6 | stable | similar | 42 | 135.0 (116.7, 155.5) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Catoosa County | 6 | stable | similar | 64 | 125.3 (111.8, 140.1) | 1.0 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Charlton County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 150.8 (111.7, 200.5) | 1.2 | 1.9 (-1.6, 6.5) |
| Chatham County | 6 | stable | similar | 243 | 122.9 (116.0, 130.3) | 1.0 | 3.1 (-1.2, 5.8) |
| Clinch County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 160.0 (110.8, 225.2) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-4.3, 2.5) |
| Coffee County | 6 | stable | similar | 34 | 132.7 (113.3, 154.6) | 1.0 | -0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Cook County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 142.4 (113.0, 177.7) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-3.0, 0.8) |
| Coweta County | 6 | stable | similar | 117 | 128.8 (118.4, 140.0) | 1.0 | -1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Crawford County | 6 | stable | similar | 14 | 157.9 (121.8, 202.9) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-3.8, 1.9) |
| Crisp County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 142.5 (116.4, 173.3) | 1.1 | 1.2 (-1.0, 9.8) |
| 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) |
| Dodge County | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 139.2 (113.6, 169.9) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-3.4, 1.3) |
| Early County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 141.2 (107.5, 183.5) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-2.6, 1.1) |
| Effingham County | 6 | stable | similar | 49 | 140.6 (123.1, 159.9) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Evans County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 148.3 (109.5, 197.0) | 1.2 | 0.0 (-2.2, 2.3) |
| Fannin County | 6 | stable | similar | 37 | 140.6 (118.6, 166.7) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.5, 0.2) |
| Franklin County | 6 | stable | similar | 27 | 147.3 (122.8, 175.7) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Gilmer County | 6 | stable | similar | 34 | 129.7 (108.8, 154.0) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.7, 0.4) |
| Grady County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 127.9 (105.3, 154.3) | 1.0 | -1.4 (-3.2, 0.4) |
| Greene County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 115.3 (93.5, 142.0) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-3.9, 0.5) |
| Habersham County | 6 | stable | similar | 48 | 138.5 (121.1, 158.0) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Hancock County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 149.0 (107.8, 204.9) | 1.2 | -0.1 (-2.2, 2.1) |
| Irwin County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 104.8 (72.0, 149.0) | 0.8 | -1.6 (-3.9, 0.5) |
| 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) |
| Jefferson County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 138.9 (110.1, 173.9) | 1.1 | -0.4 (-2.4, 1.6) |
| Jenkins County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 128.6 (90.7, 179.0) | 1.0 | 0.0 (-3.0, 3.1) |
| Johnson County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 170.9 (125.1, 229.9) | 1.4 | 0.4 (-2.2, 3.1) |
| Jones County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 111.3 (91.4, 134.7) | 0.9 | -1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Lanier County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 151.4 (109.7, 204.4) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-2.7, 2.3) |
| Laurens County | 6 | stable | similar | 44 | 117.4 (101.9, 134.7) | 0.9 | -0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Lee County | 6 | stable | similar | 26 | 138.7 (115.2, 165.6) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-2.0, 0.9) |
| Long County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 108.0 (75.9, 148.6) | 0.9 | -2.7 (-6.0, 0.7) |
| Lumpkin County | 6 | stable | similar | 32 | 147.4 (124.5, 173.6) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-3.3, 1.8) |
| Macon County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 164.8 (124.2, 215.7) | 1.3 | 0.6 (-1.0, 2.3) |
| Marion County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 123.2 (86.5, 173.4) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-4.4, 1.3) |
| McDuffie County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 129.3 (105.3, 157.7) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-3.6, 0.3) |
| McIntosh County | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 143.1 (108.8, 187.0) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-3.3, 1.3) |
| Meriwether County | 6 | stable | similar | 25 | 139.6 (115.6, 168.1) | 1.1 | -0.3 (-1.7, 1.1) |
| Miller County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 117.5 (79.1, 171.9) | 0.9 | -2.2 (-5.1, 0.5) |
| Montgomery County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 161.2 (116.2, 219.1) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-2.7, 2.4) |
| Morgan County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 140.3 (115.1, 170.1) | 1.1 | 0.1 (-1.1, 1.5) |
| Oglethorpe County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 144.8 (115.1, 181.0) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-3.4, 1.3) |
| Pickens County | 6 | stable | similar | 39 | 143.5 (123.4, 166.6) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Pulaski County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 132.1 (98.9, 174.7) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-3.4, 0.9) |
| Putnam County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 112.9 (91.5, 138.7) | 0.9 | -1.2 (-3.0, 0.6) |
| Randolph County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 124.9 (82.5, 183.9) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-4.0, 0.6) |
| Schley County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 110.1 (67.1, 175.4) | 0.9 | -2.0 (-5.0, 1.1) |
| Seminole County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 151.8 (112.6, 202.1) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-2.9, 1.4) |
| Stewart County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 118.8 (72.1, 195.5) | 0.9 | -0.6 (-3.0, 1.5) |
| Sumter County | 6 | stable | similar | 31 | 149.5 (126.0, 176.5) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-1.0, 0.8) |
| Talbot County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 111.1 (73.8, 167.1) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-4.9, 1.2) |
| Taylor County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 112.8 (78.3, 159.9) | 0.9 | -29.9 (-55.3, 1.7) |
| Telfair County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 160.8 (120.0, 212.5) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-2.3, 1.3) |
| Thomas County | 6 | stable | similar | 47 | 137.2 (119.7, 156.7) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.8, 0.2) |
| Tift County | 6 | stable | similar | 41 | 145.6 (125.9, 167.7) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Towns County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 106.4 (83.2, 137.7) | 0.8 | -3.7 (-22.3, 3.5) |
| Turner County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 119.5 (83.3, 167.0) | 0.9 | -1.3 (-4.3, 1.6) |
| Twiggs County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 138.2 (95.9, 194.9) | 1.1 | 0.2 (-2.3, 2.6) |
| 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) |
| Warren County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 126.8 (83.5, 189.3) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-6.5, 1.4) |
| Wheeler County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 118.3 (73.6, 183.5) | 0.9 | -1.4 (-4.7, 2.0) |
| White County | 6 | stable | similar | 33 | 137.7 (116.5, 162.2) | 1.1 | -0.2 (-1.6, 1.4) |
| Wilcox County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 139.4 (96.5, 197.3) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-3.1, 0.8) |
| Wilkes County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 158.2 (118.6, 208.3) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-2.2, 1.5) |
| Wilkinson County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 114.0 (78.8, 161.0) | 0.9 | -0.7 (-3.2, 1.8) |
| Worth County | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 126.8 (102.8, 155.4) | 1.0 | -0.6 (-2.5, 1.3) |
| Floyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 102 | 150.6 (137.5, 164.6) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| 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) |
| Richmond County | 5 | falling | higher | 190 | 148.0 (138.5, 158.0) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Barrow County | 4 | stable | higher | 77 | 161.2 (145.2, 178.5) | 1.3 | 0.4 (-0.5, 1.4) |
| Bartow County | 4 | stable | higher | 104 | 155.4 (142.1, 169.6) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Ben Hill County | 4 | stable | higher | 22 | 164.5 (133.8, 200.8) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Bryan County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 155.7 (132.8, 181.4) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Chattooga County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 185.3 (157.8, 216.7) | 1.5 | 0.4 (-0.4, 1.2) |
| Dougherty County | 4 | stable | higher | 87 | 146.3 (132.5, 161.2) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Douglas County | 4 | stable | higher | 108 | 139.3 (127.4, 152.0) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Emanuel County | 4 | stable | higher | 26 | 171.4 (142.6, 204.6) | 1.4 | 0.5 (-1.5, 2.5) |
| Gordon County | 4 | stable | higher | 55 | 144.6 (127.8, 163.2) | 1.1 | -0.5 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Haralson County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 154.9 (131.2, 181.8) | 1.2 | 0.0 (-1.3, 1.4) |
| Hart County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 150.8 (128.1, 177.1) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-2.5, 1.1) |
| Madison County | 4 | stable | higher | 36 | 167.3 (143.2, 194.8) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-2.6, 1.2) |
| Mitchell County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 160.6 (133.8, 191.9) | 1.3 | -0.1 (-1.4, 1.2) |
| Murray County | 4 | stable | higher | 42 | 163.6 (141.8, 188.0) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Newton County | 4 | stable | higher | 96 | 141.2 (128.6, 154.8) | 1.1 | -0.4 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Peach County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 165.0 (139.6, 194.1) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Pierce County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 165.0 (133.8, 201.5) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Pike County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 161.1 (131.3, 196.1) | 1.3 | -0.1 (-1.9, 2.1) |
| Polk County | 4 | stable | higher | 44 | 161.4 (140.4, 184.8) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.2, 0.3) |
| Rabun County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 159.7 (129.7, 195.7) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-2.4, 0.4) |
| Spalding County | 4 | stable | higher | 79 | 158.2 (142.5, 175.4) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-1.1, 0.4) |
| Stephens County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 161.0 (136.8, 188.8) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| 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) |
| Walton County | 4 | stable | higher | 96 | 142.3 (129.7, 155.9) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Wayne County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 176.6 (150.6, 206.1) | 1.4 | 0.8 (-0.6, 2.3) |
| Whitfield County | 4 | stable | higher | 91 | 144.9 (131.7, 159.1) | 1.1 | 5.6 (-2.1, 11.7) |
| Elbert County | 1 | rising | higher | 27 | 166.8 (138.4, 200.0) | 1.3 | 11.1 (1.7, 22.0) |
| Liberty County | 1 | rising | higher | 47 | 170.0 (148.2, 194.0) | 1.3 | 5.4 (0.6, 16.3) |
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Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/14/2026 7:54 pm.
* 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 03/14/2026 7:54 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 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.