South Carolina Cancer Lawyer: Cancer Statistics in SC

The following chart includes important information about those living in the various counties in South Carolina that have been diagnosed with cancer.

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Incidence Rate Report for South Carolina by County
All Races, Both Sexes, All Cancer Sites, All Ages
Sorted by Rate

County
Annual Incidence Rate ¹
over rate period
cases per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
Average
Annual Count
Rate Period

US (SEER+NPCR)² 461.6 (460.8, 462.5) *** 2001

South Carolina⁵ 458.6 (454.8, 462.5) 18,321 1999 - 2001

South Carolina⁵ 446.0 (439.6, 452.6) 18,198 2001

Georgetown County⁵ 558.7 (525.8, 593.4) 370 1999 - 2001

Dorchester County⁵ 531.6 (502.5, 562.0) 435 1999 - 2001

Chester County⁵ 531.1 (487.7, 577.4) 186 1999 - 2001

Charleston County⁵ 516.6 (501.9, 531.7) 1,557 1999 - 2001

Marion County⁵ 511.8 (469.2, 557.3) 179 1999 - 2001

Kershaw County⁵ 508.5 (474.5, 544.5) 279 1999 - 2001

Orangeburg County⁵ 506.7 (480.8, 533.7) 480 1999 - 2001

Hampton County⁵ 495.8 (442.0, 554.7) 103 1999 - 2001

Richland County⁵ 488.2 (473.0, 503.7) 1,330 1999 - 2001

Bamberg County⁵ 477.5 (420.1, 541.1) 84 1999 - 2001

Oconee County⁵ 473.3 (445.7, 502.5) 377 1999 - 2001

Greenwood County⁵ 472.8 (443.8, 503.3) 330 1999 - 2001

Florence County⁵ 472.2 (450.4, 494.9) 588 1999 - 2001

Beaufort County⁵ 465.6 (444.7, 487.3) 647 1999 - 2001

Pickens County⁵ 465.4 (441.7, 490.1) 483 1999 - 2001

McCormick County⁵ 464.0 (397.7, 542.1) 60 1999 - 2001

Greenville County⁵ 463.7 (451.1, 476.6) 1,723 1999 - 2001

Dillon County⁵ 462.0 (418.1, 509.5) 136 1999 - 2001

Anderson County⁵ 460.4 (442.4, 478.9) 833 1999 - 2001

Newberry County⁵ 457.2 (419.9, 497.2) 186 1999 - 2001

Fairfield County⁵ 455.5 (408.2, 507.0) 113 1999 - 2001

Horry County⁵ 453.2 (437.1, 469.9) 1,039 1999 - 2001

York County⁵ 452.9 (433.3, 473.2) 683 1999 - 2001

Union County⁵ 446.1 (406.5, 488.9) 157 1999 - 2001

Darlington County⁵ 442.4 (414.0, 472.3) 304 1999 - 2001

Colleton County⁵ 441.7 (404.8, 481.3) 178 1999 - 2001

Sumter County⁵ 441.2 (417.2, 466.2) 424 1999 - 2001

Aiken County⁵ 438.4 (419.0, 458.6) 643 1999 - 2001

Clarendon County⁵ 433.4 (394.5, 475.4) 155 1999 - 2001

Spartanburg County⁵ 430.0 (415.5, 444.8) 1,117 1999 - 2001

Marlboro County⁵ 429.2 (386.4, 475.5) 123 1999 - 2001

Williamsburg County⁵ 427.5 (390.4, 467.5) 164 1999 - 2001

Cherokee County⁵ 422.9 (391.4, 456.2) 224 1999 - 2001

Lexington County⁵ 422.9 (406.3, 440.0) 841 1999 - 2001

Jasper County⁵ 415.6 (364.2, 472.5) 79 1999 - 2001

Barnwell County⁵ 413.0 (366.7, 463.7) 97 1999 - 2001

Berkeley County⁵ 399.6 (377.4, 423.1) 437 1999 - 2001

Allendale County⁵ 398.5 (333.8, 472.6) 45 1999 - 2001

Laurens County⁵ 385.3 (359.7, 412.2) 283 1999 - 2001

Chesterfield County⁵ 381.7 (348.4, 417.4) 164 1999 - 2001

Lancaster County⁵ 369.8 (342.4, 398.9) 228 1999 - 2001

Lee County⁵ 359.8 (313.4, 411.5) 72 1999 - 2001

Edgefield County⁵ 349.8 (306.6, 397.5) 80 1999 - 2001

Abbeville County⁵ 347.2 (309.0, 389.1) 101 1999 - 2001

Calhoun County⁵ 330.1 (281.9, 385.1) 56 1999 - 2001

Saluda County⁵ 261.2 (222.9, 304.5) 56 1999 - 2001

Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/31/2005 1:34 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts for both sexes are suppressed if fewer than 16 cases were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
** Data not available because of state legislation and regulations which prohibit the release of county level data to outside entities.
*** Data not provided because it did not meet USCS data quality standards for one or more years during the rate period of data collection. While 92% of the US population resided in geographic areas with population-based cancer registries meeting the registry eligibility criteria for 2000, 8% of the US population was not yet represented in the United States Cancer Statistics. American Cancer Society's Facts & Figures provides estimates of numbers of new cancer cases and deaths.
**** Data does not include cases diagnosed in other states because data exchange agreements prohibit the release of data to third parties.

¹ Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population by 5-year age groups. Rates are for invasive cancer only, unless otherwise specified.
² Source: State Cancer Registry and the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS), CDC, January 2004 data submission, as published in United States Cancer Statistics, November 2004.
⁵ Source: State Cancer Registry and the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS), CDC, January 2004 data submission.
⁶ Source: SEER November 2004 submission. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.

County	Annual Incidence Rate ¹ over rate period cases per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)	Average Annual Count	Rate Period
US (SEER+NPCR)²	461.6 (460.8, 462.5)	*******	2001
South Carolina⁵	458.6 (454.8, 462.5)	18,321	1999 - 2001
South Carolina⁵	446.0 (439.6, 452.6)	18,198	2001
Georgetown County⁵	558.7 (525.8, 593.4)	370	1999 - 2001
Dorchester County⁵	531.6 (502.5, 562.0)	435	1999 - 2001
Chester County⁵	531.1 (487.7, 577.4)	186	1999 - 2001
Charleston County⁵	516.6 (501.9, 531.7)	1,557	1999 - 2001
Marion County⁵	511.8 (469.2, 557.3)	179	1999 - 2001
Kershaw County⁵	508.5 (474.5, 544.5)	279	1999 - 2001
Orangeburg County⁵	506.7 (480.8, 533.7)	480	1999 - 2001
Hampton County⁵	495.8 (442.0, 554.7)	103	1999 - 2001
Richland County⁵	488.2 (473.0, 503.7)	1,330	1999 - 2001
Bamberg County⁵	477.5 (420.1, 541.1)	84	1999 - 2001
Oconee County⁵	473.3 (445.7, 502.5)	377	1999 - 2001
Greenwood County⁵	472.8 (443.8, 503.3)	330	1999 - 2001
Florence County⁵	472.2 (450.4, 494.9)	588	1999 - 2001
Beaufort County⁵	465.6 (444.7, 487.3)	647	1999 - 2001
Pickens County⁵	465.4 (441.7, 490.1)	483	1999 - 2001
McCormick County⁵	464.0 (397.7, 542.1)	60	1999 - 2001
Greenville County⁵	463.7 (451.1, 476.6)	1,723	1999 - 2001
Dillon County⁵	462.0 (418.1, 509.5)	136	1999 - 2001
Anderson County⁵	460.4 (442.4, 478.9)	833	1999 - 2001
Newberry County⁵	457.2 (419.9, 497.2)	186	1999 - 2001
Fairfield County⁵	455.5 (408.2, 507.0)	113	1999 - 2001
Horry County⁵	453.2 (437.1, 469.9)	1,039	1999 - 2001
York County⁵	452.9 (433.3, 473.2)	683	1999 - 2001
Union County⁵	446.1 (406.5, 488.9)	157	1999 - 2001
Darlington County⁵	442.4 (414.0, 472.3)	304	1999 - 2001
Colleton County⁵	441.7 (404.8, 481.3)	178	1999 - 2001
Sumter County⁵	441.2 (417.2, 466.2)	424	1999 - 2001
Aiken County⁵	438.4 (419.0, 458.6)	643	1999 - 2001
Clarendon County⁵	433.4 (394.5, 475.4)	155	1999 - 2001
Spartanburg County⁵	430.0 (415.5, 444.8)	1,117	1999 - 2001
Marlboro County⁵	429.2 (386.4, 475.5)	123	1999 - 2001
Williamsburg County⁵	427.5 (390.4, 467.5)	164	1999 - 2001
Cherokee County⁵	422.9 (391.4, 456.2)	224	1999 - 2001
Lexington County⁵	422.9 (406.3, 440.0)	841	1999 - 2001
Jasper County⁵	415.6 (364.2, 472.5)	79	1999 - 2001
Barnwell County⁵	413.0 (366.7, 463.7)	97	1999 - 2001
Berkeley County⁵	399.6 (377.4, 423.1)	437	1999 - 2001
Allendale County⁵	398.5 (333.8, 472.6)	45	1999 - 2001
Laurens County⁵	385.3 (359.7, 412.2)	283	1999 - 2001
Chesterfield County⁵	381.7 (348.4, 417.4)	164	1999 - 2001
Lancaster County⁵	369.8 (342.4, 398.9)	228	1999 - 2001
Lee County⁵	359.8 (313.4, 411.5)	72	1999 - 2001
Edgefield County⁵	349.8 (306.6, 397.5)	80	1999 - 2001
Abbeville County⁵	347.2 (309.0, 389.1)	101	1999 - 2001
Calhoun County⁵	330.1 (281.9, 385.1)	56	1999 - 2001
Saluda County⁵	261.2 (222.9, 304.5)	56	1999 - 2001
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/31/2005 1:34 pm. State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts for both sexes are suppressed if fewer than 16 cases were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. Data not available because of state legislation and regulations which prohibit the release of county level data to outside entities. * Data not provided because it did not meet USCS data quality standards for one or more years during the rate period of data collection. While 92% of the US population resided in geographic areas with population-based cancer registries meeting the registry eligibility criteria for 2000, 8% of the US population was not yet represented in the United States Cancer Statistics. American Cancer Society's Facts & Figures provides estimates of numbers of new cancer cases and deaths. **** Data does not include cases diagnosed in other states because data exchange agreements prohibit the release of data to third parties. ¹ Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population by 5-year age groups. Rates are for invasive cancer only, unless otherwise specified. ² Source: State Cancer Registry and the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS), CDC, January 2004 data submission, as published in United States Cancer Statistics, November 2004. ⁵ Source: State Cancer Registry and the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS), CDC, January 2004 data submission. ⁶ Source: SEER November 2004 submission. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.

Source: statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov

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