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Incidence Rate Report for West Virginia 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

West Virginia⁵ 489.3 (483.8, 494.8) 10,335 1999 - 2001

West Virginia⁵ 486.4 (477.1, 496.0) 10,336 2001

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

Wirt County⁵ 653.8 (543.5, 783.5) 42 1999 - 2001

Hancock County⁵ 581.6 (540.6, 625.6) 255 1999 - 2001

Ohio County⁵ 570.9 (536.4, 607.5) 355 1999 - 2001

Marion County⁵ 554.8 (523.6, 587.7) 405 1999 - 2001

Boone County⁵ 542.1 (493.2, 595.0) 151 1999 - 2001

Mingo County⁵ 535.7 (487.5, 588.0) 154 1999 - 2001

Lewis County⁵ 535.6 (478.9, 598.4) 110 1999 - 2001

Kanawha County⁵ 535.3 (518.6, 552.5) 1,312 1999 - 2001

Harrison County⁵ 530.3 (501.9, 560.1) 442 1999 - 2001

Wetzel County⁵ 525.1 (470.4, 585.7) 115 1999 - 2001

Mineral County⁵ 524.8 (479.5, 573.8) 166 1999 - 2001

Logan County⁵ 520.0 (480.8, 561.8) 221 1999 - 2001

Clay County⁵ 516.4 (441.4, 601.3) 57 1999 - 2001

Wyoming County⁵ 513.7 (466.3, 565.2) 147 1999 - 2001

Pocahontas County⁵ 513.4 (440.6, 598.4) 61 1999 - 2001

Greenbrier County⁵ 510.5 (472.6, 551.2) 229 1999 - 2001

Hampshire County⁵ 509.6 (457.1, 567.2) 117 1999 - 2001

Cabell County⁵ 506.9 (483.0, 531.8) 575 1999 - 2001

Jackson County⁵ 506.8 (462.7, 554.3) 165 1999 - 2001

Fayette County⁵ 505.5 (472.3, 540.7) 291 1999 - 2001

Wood County⁵ 502.8 (478.2, 528.6) 525 1999 - 2001

Berkeley County⁵ 501.0 (471.4, 532.1) 364 1999 - 2001

McDowell County⁵ 491.6 (448.5, 538.5) 161 1999 - 2001

Putnam County⁵ 491.2 (456.3, 528.3) 250 1999 - 2001

Calhoun County⁵ 490.8 (412.3, 583.3) 47 1999 - 2001

Webster County⁵ 487.6 (417.0, 569.4) 57 1999 - 2001

Randolph County⁵ 480.0 (437.8, 525.9) 159 1999 - 2001

Preston County⁵ 479.3 (437.5, 524.6) 163 1999 - 2001

Barbour County⁵ 477.0 (420.8, 540.2) 88 1999 - 2001

Lincoln County⁵ 472.6 (422.9, 527.0) 112 1999 - 2001

Taylor County⁵ 469.0 (414.6, 529.6) 90 1999 - 2001

Braxton County⁵ 467.1 (410.1, 531.0) 82 1999 - 2001

Monongalia County⁵ 464.4 (435.8, 494.5) 329 1999 - 2001

Ritchie County⁵ 463.8 (396.6, 541.9) 57 1999 - 2001

Upshur County⁵ 462.6 (415.8, 514.1) 120 1999 - 2001

Mason County⁵ 457.6 (414.6, 504.5) 140 1999 - 2001

Raleigh County⁵ 453.4 (428.7, 479.4) 422 1999 - 2001

Gilmer County⁵ 451.6 (370.5, 549.4) 37 1999 - 2001

Pleasants County⁵ 451.5 (373.5, 543.3) 39 1999 - 2001

Brooke County⁵ 442.9 (401.8, 487.9) 147 1999 - 2001

Tucker County⁵ 436.6 (363.9, 524.6) 43 1999 - 2001

Mercer County⁵ 436.0 (409.6, 463.9) 347 1999 - 2001

Jefferson County⁵ 434.5 (398.0, 473.9) 177 1999 - 2001

Roane County⁵ 430.9 (376.7, 491.6) 77 1999 - 2001

Nicholas County⁵ 423.9 (382.8, 468.9) 131 1999 - 2001

Hardy County⁵ 405.0 (347.2, 470.9) 59 1999 - 2001

Pendleton County⁵ 404.2 (337.5, 483.9) 44 1999 - 2001

Marshall County⁵ 402.6 (368.8, 439.3) 176 1999 - 2001

Morgan County⁵ 401.4 (350.1, 459.3) 76 1999 - 2001

Wayne County⁵ 398.1 (366.1, 432.4) 194 1999 - 2001

Monroe County⁵ 388.3 (336.7, 447.5) 68 1999 - 2001

Summers County⁵ 385.0 (334.2, 444.3) 71 1999 - 2001

Tyler County⁵ 339.3 (281.3, 408.7) 41 1999 - 2001

Grant County⁵ 327.2 (273.8, 389.2) 45 1999 - 2001

Doddridge County⁵ 314.5 (249.5, 394.1) 27 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.
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
West Virginia⁵	489.3 (483.8, 494.8)	10,335	1999 - 2001
West Virginia⁵	486.4 (477.1, 496.0)	10,336	2001
US (SEER+NPCR)²	461.6 (460.8, 462.5)	*******	2001
Wirt County⁵	653.8 (543.5, 783.5)	42	1999 - 2001
Hancock County⁵	581.6 (540.6, 625.6)	255	1999 - 2001
Ohio County⁵	570.9 (536.4, 607.5)	355	1999 - 2001
Marion County⁵	554.8 (523.6, 587.7)	405	1999 - 2001
Boone County⁵	542.1 (493.2, 595.0)	151	1999 - 2001
Mingo County⁵	535.7 (487.5, 588.0)	154	1999 - 2001
Lewis County⁵	535.6 (478.9, 598.4)	110	1999 - 2001
Kanawha County⁵	535.3 (518.6, 552.5)	1,312	1999 - 2001
Harrison County⁵	530.3 (501.9, 560.1)	442	1999 - 2001
Wetzel County⁵	525.1 (470.4, 585.7)	115	1999 - 2001
Mineral County⁵	524.8 (479.5, 573.8)	166	1999 - 2001
Logan County⁵	520.0 (480.8, 561.8)	221	1999 - 2001
Clay County⁵	516.4 (441.4, 601.3)	57	1999 - 2001
Wyoming County⁵	513.7 (466.3, 565.2)	147	1999 - 2001
Pocahontas County⁵	513.4 (440.6, 598.4)	61	1999 - 2001
Greenbrier County⁵	510.5 (472.6, 551.2)	229	1999 - 2001
Hampshire County⁵	509.6 (457.1, 567.2)	117	1999 - 2001
Cabell County⁵	506.9 (483.0, 531.8)	575	1999 - 2001
Jackson County⁵	506.8 (462.7, 554.3)	165	1999 - 2001
Fayette County⁵	505.5 (472.3, 540.7)	291	1999 - 2001
Wood County⁵	502.8 (478.2, 528.6)	525	1999 - 2001
Berkeley County⁵	501.0 (471.4, 532.1)	364	1999 - 2001
McDowell County⁵	491.6 (448.5, 538.5)	161	1999 - 2001
Putnam County⁵	491.2 (456.3, 528.3)	250	1999 - 2001
Calhoun County⁵	490.8 (412.3, 583.3)	47	1999 - 2001
Webster County⁵	487.6 (417.0, 569.4)	57	1999 - 2001
Randolph County⁵	480.0 (437.8, 525.9)	159	1999 - 2001
Preston County⁵	479.3 (437.5, 524.6)	163	1999 - 2001
Barbour County⁵	477.0 (420.8, 540.2)	88	1999 - 2001
Lincoln County⁵	472.6 (422.9, 527.0)	112	1999 - 2001
Taylor County⁵	469.0 (414.6, 529.6)	90	1999 - 2001
Braxton County⁵	467.1 (410.1, 531.0)	82	1999 - 2001
Monongalia County⁵	464.4 (435.8, 494.5)	329	1999 - 2001
Ritchie County⁵	463.8 (396.6, 541.9)	57	1999 - 2001
Upshur County⁵	462.6 (415.8, 514.1)	120	1999 - 2001
Mason County⁵	457.6 (414.6, 504.5)	140	1999 - 2001
Raleigh County⁵	453.4 (428.7, 479.4)	422	1999 - 2001
Gilmer County⁵	451.6 (370.5, 549.4)	37	1999 - 2001
Pleasants County⁵	451.5 (373.5, 543.3)	39	1999 - 2001
Brooke County⁵	442.9 (401.8, 487.9)	147	1999 - 2001
Tucker County⁵	436.6 (363.9, 524.6)	43	1999 - 2001
Mercer County⁵	436.0 (409.6, 463.9)	347	1999 - 2001
Jefferson County⁵	434.5 (398.0, 473.9)	177	1999 - 2001
Roane County⁵	430.9 (376.7, 491.6)	77	1999 - 2001
Nicholas County⁵	423.9 (382.8, 468.9)	131	1999 - 2001
Hardy County⁵	405.0 (347.2, 470.9)	59	1999 - 2001
Pendleton County⁵	404.2 (337.5, 483.9)	44	1999 - 2001
Marshall County⁵	402.6 (368.8, 439.3)	176	1999 - 2001
Morgan County⁵	401.4 (350.1, 459.3)	76	1999 - 2001
Wayne County⁵	398.1 (366.1, 432.4)	194	1999 - 2001
Monroe County⁵	388.3 (336.7, 447.5)	68	1999 - 2001
Summers County⁵	385.0 (334.2, 444.3)	71	1999 - 2001
Tyler County⁵	339.3 (281.3, 408.7)	41	1999 - 2001
Grant County⁵	327.2 (273.8, 389.2)	45	1999 - 2001
Doddridge County⁵	314.5 (249.5, 394.1)	27	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. 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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