Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023
Georgia Counties versus United States
Lung & Bronchus
All Races, Both Sexes
Sorted by rateratio
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 | - | 134,732 | 31.5 (31.4, 31.6) | - | -3.7 (-3.9, -3.5) |
| Georgia | - | falling | - | 4,056 | 32.7 (32.3, 33.2) | - | -4.8 (-5.5, -4.2) |
| Oconee County | 9 | falling | lower | 11 | 20.8 (15.6, 27.3) | 0.7 | -4.4 (-5.9, -2.7) |
| DeKalb County | 9 | falling | lower | 170 | 21.8 (20.3, 23.3) | 0.7 | -5.0 (-7.0, -4.3) |
| Fayette County | 9 | falling | lower | 40 | 22.8 (19.7, 26.3) | 0.7 | -3.8 (-5.0, -2.6) |
| Forsyth County | 9 | falling | lower | 60 | 23.8 (21.1, 26.7) | 0.8 | -4.4 (-5.2, -3.4) |
| Gwinnett County | 9 | falling | lower | 199 | 24.3 (22.7, 25.9) | 0.8 | -4.0 (-4.6, -3.5) |
| Cobb County | 9 | falling | lower | 188 | 24.3 (22.7, 26.0) | 0.8 | -6.0 (-9.6, -4.4) |
| Grady County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 24.5 (17.9, 33.1) | 0.8 | -9.7 (-20.6, -5.8) |
| Clarke County | 9 | falling | lower | 29 | 25.4 (21.4, 30.0) | 0.8 | -3.4 (-5.0, -1.9) |
| Fulton County | 9 | falling | lower | 265 | 25.6 (24.2, 27.1) | 0.8 | -3.8 (-4.2, -3.4) |
| Greene County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 26.0 (19.1, 35.7) | 0.8 | -4.1 (-6.0, -2.2) |
| Brooks County | 8 | falling | similar | 7 | 27.3 (19.1, 38.7) | 0.9 | -4.2 (-6.4, -2.3) |
| Cherokee County | 9 | falling | lower | 87 | 27.5 (24.9, 30.3) | 0.9 | -3.7 (-4.6, -2.7) |
| Harris County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 28.0 (21.7, 35.9) | 0.9 | -3.3 (-5.1, -1.4) |
| Hart County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 28.1 (21.6, 36.4) | 0.9 | -5.8 (-16.2, -3.9) |
| Hall County | 8 | falling | similar | 73 | 28.6 (25.7, 31.8) | 0.9 | -11.4 (-22.2, -4.2) |
| Candler County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 28.6 (17.7, 44.5) | 0.9 | -3.7 (-8.0, 0.3) |
| Bulloch County | 8 | falling | similar | 23 | 28.8 (23.6, 34.9) | 0.9 | -18.8 (-31.8, -9.8) |
| Clayton County | 8 | falling | similar | 71 | 28.8 (25.7, 32.3) | 0.9 | -4.2 (-5.1, -3.4) |
| Irwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 4 | 29.8 (18.2, 47.0) | 0.9 | -2.6 (-5.6, -0.1) |
| Chatham County | 8 | falling | similar | 111 | 30.4 (27.9, 33.2) | 1.0 | -3.6 (-4.3, -3.0) |
| Lowndes County | 8 | falling | similar | 37 | 30.5 (26.2, 35.4) | 1.0 | -4.4 (-5.7, -3.3) |
| Columbia County | 8 | falling | similar | 55 | 30.6 (27.0, 34.6) | 1.0 | -3.6 (-4.3, -2.9) |
| Putnam County | 8 | falling | similar | 12 | 30.8 (23.2, 40.5) | 1.0 | -2.7 (-4.9, -0.5) |
| Rockdale County | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 31.0 (26.4, 36.2) | 1.0 | -3.7 (-4.9, -2.7) |
| Union County | 8 | falling | similar | 19 | 31.4 (25.1, 39.5) | 1.0 | -2.7 (-4.8, -0.5) |
| Henry County | 8 | falling | similar | 76 | 31.7 (28.4, 35.2) | 1.0 | -3.7 (-4.5, -2.9) |
| Coweta County | 8 | falling | similar | 55 | 31.7 (28.0, 35.8) | 1.0 | -3.5 (-4.5, -2.5) |
| Newton County | 8 | falling | similar | 39 | 32.0 (27.5, 36.9) | 1.0 | -11.5 (-23.9, -5.0) |
| Douglas County | 8 | falling | similar | 45 | 33.1 (28.7, 37.9) | 1.0 | -3.5 (-4.8, -2.1) |
| Houston County | 8 | falling | similar | 59 | 33.1 (29.3, 37.2) | 1.0 | -3.4 (-4.6, -2.3) |
| Burke County | 8 | falling | similar | 11 | 33.5 (24.9, 44.3) | 1.1 | -3.5 (-5.9, -1.3) |
| Jasper County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 33.6 (23.2, 47.6) | 1.1 | -2.5 (-5.2, 0.4) |
| Morgan County | 8 | falling | similar | 11 | 33.8 (25.3, 44.7) | 1.1 | -2.8 (-5.4, -0.1) |
| Turner County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 34.0 (21.1, 53.0) | 1.1 | -2.7 (-6.9, 1.4) |
| Habersham County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 34.4 (28.3, 41.6) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-3.1, 0.3) |
| Paulding County | 8 | falling | similar | 55 | 34.6 (30.4, 39.2) | 1.1 | -3.8 (-4.6, -2.9) |
| Walton County | 8 | falling | similar | 45 | 34.9 (30.4, 39.9) | 1.1 | -11.2 (-17.5, -6.2) |
| Sumter County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 35.2 (27.4, 44.8) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-3.7, -1.1) |
| Glynn County | 8 | falling | similar | 49 | 35.2 (30.8, 40.2) | 1.1 | -3.2 (-4.3, -2.0) |
| Catoosa County | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 35.5 (30.3, 41.4) | 1.1 | -3.8 (-5.0, -2.6) |
| Gilmer County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 35.5 (28.8, 43.7) | 1.1 | -2.7 (-4.3, -0.9) |
| Dawson County | 8 | falling | similar | 16 | 35.6 (27.9, 45.0) | 1.1 | -5.5 (-9.8, -3.7) |
| Lincoln County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 35.7 (23.0, 55.1) | 1.1 | -30.9 (-56.7, 1.1) |
| Camden County | 8 | falling | similar | 23 | 36.0 (29.4, 43.6) | 1.1 | -2.9 (-4.1, -1.5) |
| Muscogee County | 5 | falling | higher | 84 | 36.0 (32.6, 39.7) | 1.1 | -2.8 (-3.8, -1.8) |
| Baldwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 36.7 (29.8, 44.9) | 1.2 | -2.9 (-4.6, -1.4) |
| Telfair County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 36.8 (25.1, 53.0) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-3.4, 1.4) |
| Tift County | 8 | falling | similar | 19 | 37.1 (29.9, 45.6) | 1.2 | -10.7 (-22.4, -2.9) |
| Jones County | 8 | falling | similar | 15 | 37.2 (29.1, 47.1) | 1.2 | -3.9 (-11.8, -2.1) |
| Evans County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 37.3 (23.8, 56.0) | 1.2 | -2.7 (-5.9, 0.3) |
| Fannin County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 37.3 (30.1, 46.4) | 1.2 | -3.3 (-5.1, -1.7) |
| Bibb County | 5 | falling | higher | 73 | 37.5 (33.7, 41.6) | 1.2 | -5.2 (-7.9, -3.7) |
| Hancock County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 37.6 (25.4, 56.0) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-3.8, 0.7) |
| Randolph County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 37.7 (23.5, 60.0) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-6.0, 2.3) |
| Dougherty County | 5 | falling | higher | 41 | 37.7 (32.6, 43.4) | 1.2 | -3.0 (-4.2, -2.0) |
| Appling County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 38.5 (28.3, 51.6) | 1.2 | -2.3 (-3.8, -0.7) |
| Rabun County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 38.6 (29.2, 51.0) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-3.5, 0.3) |
| Twiggs County | 8 | falling | similar | 6 | 39.1 (25.9, 58.9) | 1.2 | -3.0 (-5.4, -0.8) |
| Jeff Davis County | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 39.3 (27.7, 54.7) | 1.2 | -8.3 (-26.5, -3.3) |
| Screven County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 39.5 (28.7, 53.9) | 1.3 | -2.3 (-4.1, -0.6) |
| Meriwether County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 39.7 (30.3, 51.6) | 1.3 | -2.1 (-4.0, -0.3) |
| Dooly County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 40.1 (28.1, 56.7) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-4.6, 0.2) |
| Lamar County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 40.1 (29.5, 53.6) | 1.3 | -5.5 (-17.7, -2.9) |
| Pulaski County | 8 | falling | similar | 7 | 40.2 (27.8, 57.6) | 1.3 | -2.6 (-5.4, 0.0) |
| Oglethorpe County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 40.3 (29.3, 54.6) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-4.0, 0.3) |
| Troup County | 5 | falling | higher | 35 | 40.3 (34.4, 47.0) | 1.3 | -1.8 (-3.3, -0.4) |
| Jackson County | 5 | falling | higher | 36 | 40.6 (34.7, 47.1) | 1.3 | -14.7 (-23.3, -3.6) |
| Cook County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 40.6 (29.5, 54.9) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-3.4, 1.5) |
| Carroll County | 5 | falling | higher | 55 | 40.7 (35.9, 45.9) | 1.3 | -5.9 (-12.6, -2.6) |
| Towns County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 40.8 (29.5, 56.6) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-3.9, 0.8) |
| Richmond County | 5 | falling | higher | 95 | 40.9 (37.2, 44.9) | 1.3 | -2.7 (-3.4, -2.0) |
| Lee County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 41.0 (31.6, 52.3) | 1.3 | -2.1 (-3.4, -0.5) |
| Decatur County | 5 | falling | higher | 16 | 41.2 (32.6, 51.6) | 1.3 | -2.1 (-3.7, -0.6) |
| Banks County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 41.2 (30.4, 54.9) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-3.2, 2.5) |
| McDuffie County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 41.3 (31.5, 53.5) | 1.3 | -2.4 (-4.7, -0.1) |
| Monroe County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 41.4 (33.0, 51.6) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-3.3, 0.9) |
| Jefferson County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 41.7 (30.0, 56.9) | 1.3 | -2.5 (-4.6, -0.6) |
| Bryan County | 5 | falling | higher | 17 | 41.8 (33.1, 52.0) | 1.3 | -3.8 (-14.9, -1.2) |
| Liberty County | 5 | falling | higher | 22 | 41.8 (34.0, 50.9) | 1.3 | -2.6 (-4.6, -0.6) |
| Thomas County | 5 | falling | higher | 28 | 42.3 (35.4, 50.3) | 1.3 | -2.3 (-3.8, -0.8) |
| Dade County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 42.5 (31.3, 56.9) | 1.3 | -10.7 (-34.6, -3.3) |
| Washington County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 42.6 (32.2, 55.5) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-4.2, 0.9) |
| Wilkes County | 8 | falling | similar | 7 | 42.6 (29.5, 60.8) | 1.4 | -3.1 (-5.0, -1.4) |
| Johnson County | 8 | falling | similar | 6 | 42.7 (28.7, 62.3) | 1.4 | -2.7 (-5.0, -0.6) |
| Stephens County | 5 | falling | higher | 17 | 42.9 (34.1, 53.5) | 1.4 | -1.8 (-3.3, -0.4) |
| Ben Hill County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 42.9 (31.9, 56.9) | 1.4 | -3.9 (-5.6, -2.4) |
| Butts County | 5 | falling | higher | 14 | 43.1 (33.4, 55.0) | 1.4 | -3.1 (-5.5, -0.8) |
| McIntosh County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 43.2 (31.9, 59.0) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-3.5, 0.8) |
| Bleckley County | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 43.4 (30.7, 60.4) | 1.4 | -3.0 (-5.2, -1.0) |
| Terrell County | 8 | falling | similar | 6 | 43.5 (28.9, 64.0) | 1.4 | -4.6 (-6.6, -2.9) |
| Colquitt County | 5 | falling | higher | 25 | 43.6 (36.2, 52.1) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-3.0, -0.4) |
| Effingham County | 5 | falling | higher | 30 | 43.6 (36.6, 51.5) | 1.4 | -2.0 (-3.7, -0.2) |
| Tattnall County | 5 | falling | higher | 13 | 43.8 (33.5, 56.3) | 1.4 | -3.5 (-5.4, -1.7) |
| Barrow County | 5 | falling | higher | 38 | 43.9 (37.7, 50.8) | 1.4 | -2.1 (-3.3, -0.8) |
| Warren County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 44.1 (27.1, 70.8) | 1.4 | -2.7 (-6.0, 0.5) |
| Upson County | 5 | falling | higher | 18 | 44.1 (35.3, 54.8) | 1.4 | -1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Marion County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 44.1 (29.0, 66.2) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-3.1, 2.4) |
| Bartow County | 5 | falling | higher | 56 | 44.2 (39.0, 49.9) | 1.4 | -2.9 (-4.5, -1.4) |
| Mitchell County | 5 | falling | higher | 13 | 44.3 (34.2, 56.7) | 1.4 | -2.1 (-3.6, -0.6) |
| Taylor County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 44.5 (28.9, 66.7) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-4.5, 1.4) |
| Whitfield County | 5 | falling | higher | 54 | 44.5 (39.3, 50.2) | 1.4 | -3.0 (-4.1, -1.9) |
| Floyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 57 | 44.6 (39.5, 50.2) | 1.4 | -2.5 (-3.5, -1.6) |
| Worth County | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 44.7 (34.6, 57.2) | 1.4 | -1.5 (-3.3, 0.4) |
| Long County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 44.9 (29.7, 64.7) | 1.4 | -2.8 (-6.4, 1.1) |
| Pickens County | 4 | stable | higher | 25 | 44.9 (37.0, 54.4) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Haralson County | 5 | falling | higher | 17 | 45.1 (35.9, 56.0) | 1.4 | -4.7 (-13.9, -2.8) |
| Lumpkin County | 5 | falling | higher | 20 | 45.4 (36.7, 55.8) | 1.4 | -2.9 (-4.6, -1.0) |
| Walker County | 5 | falling | higher | 46 | 45.5 (39.8, 52.0) | 1.4 | -3.5 (-4.5, -2.5) |
| Franklin County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 45.6 (36.2, 57.0) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.9, 0.7) |
| Charlton County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 45.8 (31.7, 64.6) | 1.5 | -1.4 (-3.8, 1.1) |
| White County | 4 | stable | higher | 22 | 45.9 (37.5, 55.9) | 1.5 | -1.4 (-3.3, 0.8) |
| Talbot County | 8 | falling | similar | 5 | 45.9 (28.1, 73.7) | 1.5 | -4.0 (-6.7, -1.7) |
| Spalding County | 5 | falling | higher | 44 | 46.2 (40.1, 53.0) | 1.5 | -1.6 (-2.5, -0.7) |
| Laurens County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 46.5 (39.4, 54.6) | 1.5 | -0.6 (-2.5, 1.4) |
| Dodge County | 5 | falling | higher | 14 | 46.9 (36.4, 60.0) | 1.5 | -2.4 (-4.6, -0.2) |
| Berrien County | 5 | falling | higher | 12 | 47.0 (35.8, 61.0) | 1.5 | -2.5 (-4.6, -0.5) |
| Macon County | 4 | stable | higher | 8 | 47.4 (33.6, 65.6) | 1.5 | -1.4 (-3.6, 0.7) |
| Coffee County | 5 | falling | higher | 24 | 47.7 (39.4, 57.4) | 1.5 | -1.9 (-3.5, -0.2) |
| Wayne County | 4 | stable | higher | 19 | 48.1 (38.6, 59.3) | 1.5 | -1.9 (-4.2, 0.2) |
| Polk County | 5 | falling | higher | 25 | 48.3 (40.0, 57.8) | 1.5 | -8.2 (-25.5, -2.5) |
| Early County | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 48.7 (33.6, 68.9) | 1.5 | -1.8 (-4.1, 0.2) |
| Clinch County | 8 | falling | similar | 4 | 48.7 (29.8, 76.3) | 1.5 | -4.2 (-6.9, -2.1) |
| Gordon County | 5 | falling | higher | 36 | 49.1 (42.1, 57.0) | 1.6 | -4.8 (-10.3, -2.9) |
| Madison County | 5 | falling | higher | 21 | 49.1 (39.9, 60.0) | 1.6 | -2.1 (-3.7, -0.4) |
| Crisp County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 49.2 (38.4, 62.4) | 1.6 | -1.7 (-4.4, 0.8) |
| Lanier County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 49.3 (32.7, 71.7) | 1.6 | -2.0 (-4.4, 0.6) |
| Heard County | 4 | stable | higher | 8 | 49.4 (35.0, 68.5) | 1.6 | -1.8 (-3.5, 0.1) |
| Ware County | 5 | falling | higher | 23 | 49.6 (40.9, 59.8) | 1.6 | -1.6 (-3.3, 0.0) |
| Montgomery County | 4 | stable | higher | 6 | 49.8 (33.3, 72.6) | 1.6 | -2.4 (-6.3, 1.3) |
| Pierce County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 50.0 (38.5, 64.2) | 1.6 | -1.9 (-3.9, 0.2) |
| Toombs County | 5 | falling | higher | 18 | 50.1 (40.2, 62.0) | 1.6 | -1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Brantley County | 5 | falling | higher | 13 | 50.6 (38.8, 65.2) | 1.6 | -2.8 (-5.0, -0.6) |
| Wilkinson County | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 50.7 (35.0, 72.2) | 1.6 | -1.8 (-4.7, 1.0) |
| Pike County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 51.0 (38.9, 65.9) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-3.2, 2.2) |
| Peach County | 5 | falling | higher | 19 | 51.9 (41.7, 64.1) | 1.6 | -1.9 (-3.6, -0.2) |
| Emanuel County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 52.2 (40.9, 65.8) | 1.7 | -0.8 (-2.8, 1.3) |
| Elbert County | 4 | stable | higher | 16 | 52.2 (41.0, 65.9) | 1.7 | -1.3 (-3.2, 0.5) |
| Chattooga County | 5 | falling | higher | 20 | 55.8 (45.3, 68.4) | 1.8 | -1.5 (-2.7, -0.2) |
| Crawford County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 57.0 (41.8, 76.7) | 1.8 | -1.9 (-4.1, 0.3) |
| Murray County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 57.1 (47.9, 67.7) | 1.8 | -3.3 (-4.5, -2.0) |
| Bacon County | 4 | stable | higher | 9 | 62.0 (44.8, 84.2) | 2.0 | -1.9 (-5.2, 1.2) |
| Treutlen County | 4 | stable | higher | 6 | 62.2 (41.5, 91.1) | 2.0 | 1.0 (-1.8, 4.5) |
| Miller County | 4 | stable | higher | 6 | 67.1 (43.8, 99.5) | 2.1 | -1.2 (-4.3, 1.5) |
| Atkinson County | 4 | stable | higher | 8 | 84.6 (60.0, 116.4) | 2.7 | 0.4 (-1.6, 2.7) |
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Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/12/2026 4:30 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:
Baker County, Calhoun County, Chattahoochee County, Clay County, Echols County, Glascock County, Quitman County, Schley County, Stewart County, Taliaferro County, Webster County, Wheeler County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Jenkins County, Seminole County, Wilcox 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 03/12/2026 4:30 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:
Baker County, Calhoun County, Chattahoochee County, Clay County, Echols County, Glascock County, Quitman County, Schley County, Stewart County, Taliaferro County, Webster County, Wheeler County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Jenkins County, Seminole County, Wilcox 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.