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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023

Virginia Counties versus United States

Breast

All Races, Female

Sorted by name

Counties
sort alphabetically by name ascending 		Priority Index1
1=highest
9=lowest
sort by priority index descending 		Recent Trend2
 County Death
Rate
Compared
to
US Rate
 Average Annual Count
sort by count descending 		Age-Adjusted Death Rate

deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by rate descending 		Rate
Ratio3
County
to
US
sort by rate descending 		Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by trend descending
United States - falling - 42,257 19.2 (19.1, 19.3) - -1.5 (-1.7, -1.3)
Virginia - stable - 1,130 19.9 (19.4, 20.5) - -1.2 (-1.6, 0.3)
York County 7 stable lower 5 9.9 (6.3, 15.1) 0.5 -3.2 (-7.2, 0.9)
Wythe County 6 stable similar 6 25.1 (16.3, 37.7) 1.3 -0.9 (-3.7, 1.8)
Wise County 4 stable higher 8 32.6 (23.0, 45.2) 1.7 0.2 (-2.8, 3.1)
Winchester City
**
 		** similar 4 18.8 (11.2, 30.0) 1.0
**
Williamsburg City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Westmoreland County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Waynesboro City 6 stable similar 4 22.2 (13.4, 35.4) 1.2 -2.2 (-5.9, 1.3)
Washington County 6 stable similar 10 22.0 (16.1, 29.9) 1.1 -1.6 (-4.5, 1.2)
Warren County 8 falling similar 6 22.1 (14.9, 31.8) 1.2 -2.9 (-5.3, -0.5)
Virginia Beach City 8 falling similar 55 19.2 (16.9, 21.6) 1.0 -1.5 (-2.4, -0.6)
Tazewell County 6 stable similar 8 24.1 (16.6, 34.4) 1.3 0.0 (-2.7, 2.7)
Sussex County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Surry County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Suffolk City 8 falling similar 13 22.7 (17.5, 29.1) 1.2 -2.3 (-3.5, -1.1)
Staunton City
**
 		** similar 5 23.3 (14.5, 35.9) 1.2
**
Stafford County 6 stable similar 17 21.3 (16.8, 26.6) 1.1 -1.9 (-4.2, 0.5)
Spotsylvania County 4 stable higher 23 26.5 (21.7, 32.1) 1.4 -0.2 (-2.2, 2.3)
Southampton County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Smyth County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Shenandoah County 6 stable similar 8 22.1 (15.3, 31.2) 1.2 0.0 (-2.5, 2.5)
Scott County 6 stable similar 4 24.0 (13.8, 39.8) 1.3 -2.7 (-6.9, 1.1)
Salem City 2 rising similar 5 26.5 (17.0, 40.2) 1.4 3.3 (0.7, 8.4)
Russell County 6 stable similar 6 27.0 (17.6, 40.6) 1.4 0.3 (-2.6, 3.5)
Rockingham County 6 stable similar 11 16.4 (12.3, 21.8) 0.9 -1.9 (-3.9, 0.2)
Rockbridge County 6 stable similar 4 17.3 (10.4, 28.9) 0.9 -0.9 (-4.0, 2.8)
Roanoke County 6 stable similar 16 19.1 (15.0, 24.2) 1.0 -0.5 (-2.5, 1.7)
Roanoke City 6 stable similar 17 23.3 (18.3, 29.2) 1.2 -0.6 (-2.0, 0.8)
Richmond County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Richmond City 8 falling similar 29 22.8 (19.1, 27.0) 1.2 -2.3 (-3.3, -1.3)
Rappahannock County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Radford City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Pulaski County 8 falling similar 5 16.1 (10.4, 24.7) 0.8 -3.1 (-5.3, -0.9)
Prince William County 8 falling similar 43 18.0 (15.6, 20.6) 0.9 -2.3 (-3.3, -1.2)
Prince George County
**
 		** similar 3 16.8 (9.4, 27.6) 0.9
**
Prince Edward County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Powhatan County
**
 		** similar 4 18.7 (11.5, 29.5) 1.0
**
Portsmouth City 8 falling similar 15 24.6 (19.2, 31.0) 1.3 -2.1 (-3.7, -0.7)
Poquoson City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Pittsylvania County 6 stable similar 9 17.8 (12.5, 25.0) 0.9 -2.2 (-4.9, 0.2)
Petersburg City 4 stable higher 9 35.3 (25.1, 48.5) 1.8 -0.8 (-3.1, 1.4)
Patrick County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Page County
**
 		** similar 4 19.3 (11.2, 31.9) 1.0
**
Orange County 6 stable similar 8 25.8 (18.1, 36.0) 1.3 -1.1 (-4.0, 2.2)
Nottoway County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Norton City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Northumberland County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Northampton County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Norfolk City 8 falling similar 29 22.4 (18.8, 26.6) 1.2 -1.7 (-2.9, -0.5)
Newport News City 6 stable similar 24 21.3 (17.5, 25.7) 1.1 -1.2 (-2.5, 0.1)
New Kent County
**
 		** similar 4 25.0 (14.2, 41.0) 1.3
**
Nelson County 6 stable similar 4 30.1 (16.7, 51.5) 1.6 30.8 (-1.0, 64.0)
Montgomery County 6 stable similar 10 19.8 (14.5, 26.4) 1.0 -1.3 (-4.2, 1.7)
Middlesex County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Mecklenburg County 6 stable similar 7 20.9 (14.2, 30.9) 1.1 -2.1 (-4.6, 0.3)
Mathews County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Martinsville City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Manassas Park City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Manassas City 6 stable similar 5 24.4 (15.1, 37.1) 1.3 -2.6 (-6.4, 1.2)
Madison County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Lynchburg City 6 stable similar 12 24.3 (18.3, 31.8) 1.3 0.1 (-2.8, 2.9)
Lunenburg County
**
 		** similar 3 34.1 (19.4, 58.5) 1.8
**
Louisa County
**
 		** similar 5 15.1 (9.5, 23.4) 0.8
**
Loudoun County 8 falling similar 35 16.9 (14.4, 19.6) 0.9 -2.2 (-3.7, -0.5)
Lexington City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Lee County 6 stable similar 4 23.8 (14.0, 39.0) 1.2 -0.8 (-4.8, 3.1)
Lancaster County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
King and Queen County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
King William County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
King George County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
James City County 8 falling similar 13 17.1 (12.8, 22.6) 0.9 -2.1 (-4.4, -0.6)
Isle of Wight County 6 stable similar 7 23.9 (16.5, 34.0) 1.2 -1.1 (-4.3, 2.4)
Hopewell City 4 stable higher 5 36.7 (23.6, 54.6) 1.9 1.1 (-1.5, 4.0)
Highland County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Henry County 6 stable similar 8 17.8 (12.5, 25.1) 0.9 -1.7 (-4.4, 0.7)
Henrico County 8 falling similar 50 20.7 (18.2, 23.6) 1.1 -2.0 (-2.8, -1.2)
Harrisonburg City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Hanover County 6 stable similar 18 21.5 (17.1, 26.8) 1.1 -1.4 (-3.3, 0.6)
Hampton City 5 falling higher 22 25.3 (20.6, 30.7) 1.3 -1.3 (-2.7, -0.1)
Halifax County with South Boston City 6 stable similar 8 24.2 (16.4, 35.0) 1.3 -1.4 (-4.1, 1.3)
Greensville County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Greene County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Grayson County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Goochland County 6 stable similar 4 18.7 (11.1, 30.7) 1.0 -3.3 (-6.7, 0.1)
Gloucester County
**
 		** similar 6 21.0 (14.0, 30.8) 1.1
**
Giles County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Galax City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Fredericksburg City
**
 		** similar 4 29.0 (17.5, 45.1) 1.5
**
Frederick County 6 stable similar 14 22.5 (17.4, 28.8) 1.2 -0.7 (-2.7, 1.7)
Franklin County 6 stable similar 8 20.2 (14.0, 28.5) 1.1 -0.8 (-2.4, 0.9)
Franklin City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Fluvanna County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Floyd County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Fauquier County 8 falling similar 11 22.4 (16.7, 29.6) 1.2 -2.0 (-3.5, -0.3)
Falls Church City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Fairfax County 9 falling lower 117 16.9 (15.5, 18.4) 0.9 -2.0 (-2.8, -1.2)
Fairfax City 4 stable higher 7 45.3 (31.2, 63.8) 2.4 1.1 (-2.3, 5.1)
Essex County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Emporia City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Dinwiddie County
**
 		** similar 6 28.4 (18.5, 42.3) 1.5
**
Dickenson County
**
 		** similar 3 30.2 (16.9, 51.8) 1.6
**
Danville City 4 stable higher 10 29.2 (20.9, 39.9) 1.5 -0.5 (-3.2, 1.8)
Cumberland County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Culpeper County 6 stable similar 8 23.7 (16.8, 32.8) 1.2 -1.9 (-4.5, 1.0)
Craig County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Covington City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Colonial Heights City 2 rising similar 4 33.3 (20.0, 52.3) 1.7 4.1 (1.6, 7.4)
Clarke County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Chesterfield County 6 stable similar 48 20.6 (18.0, 23.5) 1.1 0.2 (-2.1, 9.0)
Chesapeake City 8 falling similar 33 21.9 (18.6, 25.7) 1.1 -1.4 (-2.2, -0.5)
Charlottesville City 6 stable similar 5 22.1 (14.3, 32.8) 1.2 0.0 (-2.6, 2.6)
Charlotte County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Charles City County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Carroll County
**
 		** similar 6 20.7 (14.0, 30.8) 1.1
**
Caroline County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Campbell County 7 stable lower 6 13.4 (8.9, 19.7) 0.7 -2.1 (-4.8, 0.6)
Buena Vista City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Buckingham County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Buchanan County 6 stable similar 5 30.8 (18.8, 48.8) 1.6 0.0 (-3.4, 3.1)
Brunswick County
**
 		** similar 4 30.1 (17.0, 51.0) 1.6
**
Bristol City 6 stable similar 4 23.4 (14.4, 37.9) 1.2 -1.6 (-3.8, 0.4)
Botetourt County 6 stable similar 5 19.0 (12.0, 29.4) 1.0 -1.5 (-4.5, 1.7)
Bland County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Bedford City and County 6 stable similar 12 19.5 (14.6, 25.8) 1.0 -1.4 (-2.9, 0.2)
Bath County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Augusta County 6 stable similar 10 16.0 (11.8, 21.5) 0.8 -1.0 (-2.7, 0.8)
Arlington County 8 falling similar 20 16.9 (13.7, 20.7) 0.9 -2.6 (-4.4, -1.0)
Appomattox County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Amherst County 6 stable similar 5 16.1 (10.1, 25.1) 0.8 -2.5 (-5.8, 0.7)
Amelia County
**
 		** similar 3 35.2 (18.9, 60.7) 1.8
**
Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Alexandria City 8 falling similar 14 15.7 (12.2, 20.0) 0.8 -2.0 (-3.7, -0.3)
Albemarle County 9 falling lower 10 11.1 (8.2, 14.9) 0.6 -3.3 (-5.7, -0.9)
Accomack County 6 stable similar 6 21.8 (13.5, 33.6) 1.1 -0.5 (-3.0, 5.1)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/17/2026 8:40 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

* 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:
Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City, Appomattox County, Bath County, Bland County, Buckingham County, Buena Vista City, Caroline County, Charles City County, Charlotte County, Clarke County, Covington City, Craig County, Cumberland County, Emporia City, Essex County, Falls Church City, Floyd County, Fluvanna County, Franklin City, Galax City, Giles County, Grayson County, Greene County, Greensville County, Harrisonburg City, Highland County, King George County, King William County, King and Queen County, Lancaster County, Lexington City, Madison County, Manassas Park City, Martinsville City, Mathews County, Middlesex County, Northampton County, Northumberland County, Norton City, Nottoway County, Patrick County, Poquoson City, Prince Edward County, Radford City, Rappahannock County, Richmond County, Smyth County, Southampton County, Surry County, Sussex County, Westmoreland County, Williamsburg City

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Amelia County, Brunswick County, Carroll County, Dickenson County, Dinwiddie County, Fredericksburg City, Gloucester County, Louisa County, Lunenburg County, New Kent County, Page County, Powhatan County, Prince George County, Staunton City, Winchester City

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.

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