State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer Data

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

Kansas Counties versus United States

Kidney & Renal Pelvis

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by name

Explanation of Column Headers

State/County - The site and sex combination for this comparison.

Priority Index ¹ - The priority index is based upon the direction of the trend and the rate comparison. An index of 1 is the highest priority - that trend is rising and the rate is already higher. An index of 9 is the lowest priority - the trend is falling and the rate is already lower.

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

• 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.

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

United States

• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.2.
• Rate : The death rate is 3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.5 to 3.5 and 14,079 average annual deaths.

Kansas

• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.0.
• Rate : The death rate is 4.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.7 to 4.3 and 144 average annual deaths.

Allen County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Anderson County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Atchison County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Barber County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Barton County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Bourbon County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Brown County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Butler County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 4.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.9 to 7.9 and 4 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.4

Chase County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Chautauqua County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Cherokee County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Cheyenne County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Clark County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Clay County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Cloud County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Coffey County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Comanche County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Cowley County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Crawford County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Decatur County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Dickinson County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Doniphan County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Douglas County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.8 to 4.9 and 4 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.9

Edwards County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Elk County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Ellis County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Ellsworth County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Finney County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Ford County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Franklin County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Geary County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Gove County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Graham County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Grant County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Gray County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Greeley County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Greenwood County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Hamilton County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Harper County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Harvey County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Haskell County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Hodgeman County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Jackson County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Jefferson County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Jewell County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Johnson County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 8.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.5.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.6 to 3.8 and 21 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.9

Kearny County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Kingman County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Kiowa County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Labette County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Lane County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Leavenworth County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Lincoln County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Linn County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Logan County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Lyon County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Marion County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Marshall County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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McPherson County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Meade County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Miami County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Mitchell County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Montgomery County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Morris County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Morton County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Nemaha County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Neosho County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Ness County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Norton County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Osage County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Osborne County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Ottawa County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Pawnee County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Phillips County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Pottawatomie County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Pratt County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Rawlins County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Reno County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to 0.5.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 5.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.5 to 8.6 and 5 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.6

Republic County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Rice County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Riley County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Rooks County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Rush County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Russell County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Saline County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is 1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 3.9.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 5.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.7 to 9.1 and 5 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.7

Scott County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Sedgwick County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.8.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 4.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.3 to 4.8 and 24 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.1

Seward County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
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Shawnee County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 8.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is falling because the trend is -13.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -25.1 to -0.1.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.9 to 3.9 and 7 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.8

Sheridan County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Sherman County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Smith County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Stafford County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Stanton County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Stevens County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Sumner County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Thomas County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Trego County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Wabaunsee County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Wallace County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Washington County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Wichita County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Wilson County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Woodson County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Wyandotte County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.8.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.2 to 6.3 and 8 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.3

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/16/2024 8:50 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 Version 4.8.0.0. 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). The Healthy People 2020 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:
Allen County, Anderson County, Atchison County, Barber County, Barton County, Bourbon County, Brown County, Chase County, Chautauqua County, Cherokee County, Cheyenne County, Clark County, Clay County, Cloud County, Coffey County, Comanche County, Cowley County, Crawford County, Decatur County, Dickinson County, Doniphan County, Edwards County, Elk County, Ellis County, Ellsworth County, Finney County, Ford County, Franklin County, Geary County, Gove County, Graham County, Grant County, Gray County, Greeley County, Greenwood County, Hamilton County, Harper County, Harvey County, Haskell County, Hodgeman County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Jewell County, Kearny County, Kingman County, Kiowa County, Labette County, Lane County, Leavenworth County, Lincoln County, Linn County, Logan County, Lyon County, Marion County, Marshall County, McPherson County, Meade County, Miami County, Mitchell County, Montgomery County, Morris County, Morton County, Nemaha County, Neosho County, Ness County, Norton County, Osage County, Osborne County, Ottawa County, Pawnee County, Phillips County, Pottawatomie County, Pratt County, Rawlins County, Republic County, Rice County, Riley County, Rooks County, Rush County, Russell County, Scott County, Seward County, Sheridan County, Sherman County, Smith County, Stafford County, Stanton County, Stevens County, Sumner County, Thomas County, Trego County, Wabaunsee County, Wallace County, Washington County, Wichita County, Wilson County, Woodson County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Butler County, Douglas 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 does not include Puerto Rico.