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