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