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Incidence Rate Report for Washington 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

Washington⁴ 502.3 (498.9, 505.7) 27,880 1999 - 2001

Washington⁴ 497.6 (491.8, 503.5) 28,176 2001

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

Grays Harbor County⁶ 543.6 (520.8, 567.3) 430 1998 - 2002

Mason County⁶ 540.0 (514.0, 567.1) 331 1998 - 2002

Jefferson County⁶ 535.8 (503.1, 571.1) 214 1998 - 2002

Cowlitz County⁴ 526.5 (500.6, 553.4) 518 1999 - 2001

Whatcom County⁶ 525.8 (509.9, 542.0) 837 1998 - 2002

Skagit County⁶ 525.0 (506.4, 544.2) 604 1998 - 2002

Benton County⁴ 523.3 (500.5, 546.9) 668 1999 - 2001

Adams County⁴ 520.3 (452.9, 595.1) 72 1999 - 2001

Columbia County⁴ 519.4 (416.8, 651.8) 30 1999 - 2001

Grant County⁴ 518.4 (487.6, 550.7) 353 1999 - 2001

Island County⁶ 517.9 (495.6, 541.0) 409 1998 - 2002

Pierce County⁶ 517.7 (509.7, 525.9) 3,178 1998 - 2002

Skamania County⁴ 517.4 (435.5, 612.1) 49 1999 - 2001

Snohomish County⁶ 514.1 (505.2, 523.1) 2,604 1998 - 2002

Pend Oreille County⁴ 511.3 (444.8, 588.8) 73 1999 - 2001

Clallam County⁶ 509.5 (489.0, 530.9) 492 1998 - 2002

Kitsap County⁶ 508.3 (494.8, 522.1) 1,089 1998 - 2002

Wahkiakum County⁴ 507.7 (402.7, 646.9) 28 1999 - 2001

Spokane County⁴ 500.4 (488.1, 513.1) 2,075 1999 - 2001

Walla Walla County⁴ 498.8 (466.2, 533.4) 299 1999 - 2001

Lewis County⁴ 496.6 (468.6, 526.0) 397 1999 - 2001

Thurston County⁶ 494.0 (480.4, 508.0) 1,000 1998 - 2002

King County⁶ 493.4 (488.4, 498.3) 7,827 1998 - 2002

Clark County⁴ 493.0 (478.3, 508.0) 1,460 1999 - 2001

Kittitas County⁴ 491.1 (447.2, 538.5) 156 1999 - 2001

Chelan County⁴ 489.4 (460.0, 520.4) 345 1999 - 2001

Asotin County⁴ 487.3 (438.0, 541.4) 121 1999 - 2001

Douglas County⁴ 483.8 (441.5, 529.4) 160 1999 - 2001

Franklin County⁴ 475.1 (434.5, 518.9) 171 1999 - 2001

Stevens County⁴ 470.6 (433.7, 510.4) 204 1999 - 2001

Garfield County⁴ 468.5 (337.9, 661.2) 15 1999 - 2001

Yakima County⁴ 447.9 (431.0, 465.2) 893 1999 - 2001

Okanogan County⁴ 447.6 (412.1, 485.9) 197 1999 - 2001

Ferry County⁴ 444.9 (359.7, 547.3) 34 1999 - 2001

San Juan County⁶ 437.6 (397.1, 483.6) 91 1998 - 2002

Lincoln County⁴ 434.2 (371.7, 509.7) 60 1999 - 2001

Whitman County⁴ 434.2 (392.0, 479.9) 132 1999 - 2001

Klickitat County⁴ 432.7 (382.5, 489.1) 91 1999 - 2001

Pacific County⁴ 424.2 (383.5, 470.1) 142 1999 - 2001

Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/31/2005 1:39 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.
⁴ 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. Since 1974, SEER has funded the Metropolitan Seattle - Puget Sound Registry.
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
Washington⁴	502.3 (498.9, 505.7)	27,880	1999 - 2001
Washington⁴	497.6 (491.8, 503.5)	28,176	2001
US (SEER+NPCR)²	461.6 (460.8, 462.5)	*******	2001
Grays Harbor County⁶	543.6 (520.8, 567.3)	430	1998 - 2002
Mason County⁶	540.0 (514.0, 567.1)	331	1998 - 2002
Jefferson County⁶	535.8 (503.1, 571.1)	214	1998 - 2002
Cowlitz County⁴	526.5 (500.6, 553.4)	518	1999 - 2001
Whatcom County⁶	525.8 (509.9, 542.0)	837	1998 - 2002
Skagit County⁶	525.0 (506.4, 544.2)	604	1998 - 2002
Benton County⁴	523.3 (500.5, 546.9)	668	1999 - 2001
Adams County⁴	520.3 (452.9, 595.1)	72	1999 - 2001
Columbia County⁴	519.4 (416.8, 651.8)	30	1999 - 2001
Grant County⁴	518.4 (487.6, 550.7)	353	1999 - 2001
Island County⁶	517.9 (495.6, 541.0)	409	1998 - 2002
Pierce County⁶	517.7 (509.7, 525.9)	3,178	1998 - 2002
Skamania County⁴	517.4 (435.5, 612.1)	49	1999 - 2001
Snohomish County⁶	514.1 (505.2, 523.1)	2,604	1998 - 2002
Pend Oreille County⁴	511.3 (444.8, 588.8)	73	1999 - 2001
Clallam County⁶	509.5 (489.0, 530.9)	492	1998 - 2002
Kitsap County⁶	508.3 (494.8, 522.1)	1,089	1998 - 2002
Wahkiakum County⁴	507.7 (402.7, 646.9)	28	1999 - 2001
Spokane County⁴	500.4 (488.1, 513.1)	2,075	1999 - 2001
Walla Walla County⁴	498.8 (466.2, 533.4)	299	1999 - 2001
Lewis County⁴	496.6 (468.6, 526.0)	397	1999 - 2001
Thurston County⁶	494.0 (480.4, 508.0)	1,000	1998 - 2002
King County⁶	493.4 (488.4, 498.3)	7,827	1998 - 2002
Clark County⁴	493.0 (478.3, 508.0)	1,460	1999 - 2001
Kittitas County⁴	491.1 (447.2, 538.5)	156	1999 - 2001
Chelan County⁴	489.4 (460.0, 520.4)	345	1999 - 2001
Asotin County⁴	487.3 (438.0, 541.4)	121	1999 - 2001
Douglas County⁴	483.8 (441.5, 529.4)	160	1999 - 2001
Franklin County⁴	475.1 (434.5, 518.9)	171	1999 - 2001
Stevens County⁴	470.6 (433.7, 510.4)	204	1999 - 2001
Garfield County⁴	468.5 (337.9, 661.2)	15	1999 - 2001
Yakima County⁴	447.9 (431.0, 465.2)	893	1999 - 2001
Okanogan County⁴	447.6 (412.1, 485.9)	197	1999 - 2001
Ferry County⁴	444.9 (359.7, 547.3)	34	1999 - 2001
San Juan County⁶	437.6 (397.1, 483.6)	91	1998 - 2002
Lincoln County⁴	434.2 (371.7, 509.7)	60	1999 - 2001
Whitman County⁴	434.2 (392.0, 479.9)	132	1999 - 2001
Klickitat County⁴	432.7 (382.5, 489.1)	91	1999 - 2001
Pacific County⁴	424.2 (383.5, 470.1)	142	1999 - 2001
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/31/2005 1:39 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. ⁴ 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. Since 1974, SEER has funded the Metropolitan Seattle - Puget Sound Registry. 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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