Estimated Cancer Prevalence for Selected Cancer Sites by County and Gender, 2008

Source: New York State Cancer Registry

County/Region Diagnosed in Last 5 Years Ever Diagnosed
Males Females Males Females
All cancers Colorectal Lung Prostate All cancers Colorectal Lung Breast All cancers Colorectal Lung Prostate All cancers Colorectal Lung Breast
New York State 152,710 13,910 7,150 67,120 150,910 14,440 8,310 53,950 384,150 36,510 11,840 166,110 450,780 39,960 14,260 173,470
New York City 57,340 5,200 2,630 26,360 59,420 5,890 3,120 21,350 141,440 13,420 4,310 64,290 172,380 15,850 5,290 66,670
New York State Excl New York City 95,380 8,720 4,520 40,760 91,500 8,550 5,190 32,600 242,720 23,100 7,530 101,820 278,390 24,120 8,970 106,800
Bronx 8,400 730 370 4,110 9,040 910 460 3,300 20,280 1,830 600 9,780 25,730 2,400 780 10,040
Kings (Brooklyn) 17,030 1,510 770 8,190 17,570 1,790 920 6,370 41,870 3,910 1,250 19,980 50,510 4,780 1,550 19,730
New York (Manhattan) 11,960 1,080 550 5,320 12,180 1,160 640 4,280 29,650 2,780 900 12,970 35,460 3,120 1,080 13,480
Queens 16,260 1,540 770 7,200 16,880 1,690 900 6,060 40,490 4,030 1,270 17,860 49,540 4,610 1,530 19,160
Richmond (Staten Island) 3,690 340 170 1,550 3,760 340 200 1,340 9,140 870 290 3,700 11,170 930 350 4,260
Albany 2,410 220 110 1,040 2,420 230 130 860 6,130 580 190 2,580 7,400 650 230 2,840
Allegany 440 40 20 190 390 40 20 140 1,140 110 40 470 1,200 100 40 460
Broome 1,780 160 80 750 1,730 170 100 610 4,650 450 140 1,970 5,450 500 180 2,090
Cattaraugus 740 70 40 310 690 60 40 240 1,880 180 60 780 2,120 180 70 810
Cayuga 720 60 30 300 670 60 40 230 1,850 170 60 760 2,090 180 70 800
Chautauqua 1,260 110 60 540 1,180 110 70 410 3,270 310 100 1,370 3,690 320 120 1,420
Chemung 800 70 40 340 770 70 40 270 2,070 200 60 870 2,380 210 80 910
Chenango 500 50 20 210 450 40 30 160 1,270 120 40 530 1,410 120 40 540
Clinton 680 60 30 280 630 50 40 220 1,720 160 50 690 1,920 160 60 730
Columbia 660 60 30 290 580 50 30 210 1,670 160 50 710 1,790 150 60 690
Cortland 380 40 20 160 370 30 20 130 980 90 30 400 1,130 90 40 420
Delaware 520 50 30 230 450 40 30 160 1,350 130 40 580 1,400 120 50 540
Dutchess 2,440 220 110 1,040 2,250 200 120 810 6,100 570 190 2,520 6,730 570 210 2,570
Erie 8,030 730 380 3,520 7,990 780 460 2,840 20,660 1,970 640 9,000 24,630 2,260 810 9,510
Essex 390 30 20 170 340 30 20 120 990 90 30 410 1,070 90 40 410
Franklin 420 30 20 180 390 30 20 140 1,070 100 30 420 1,190 100 40 460
Fulton 520 50 20 220 490 50 30 170 1,330 130 40 550 1,540 130 50 580
Genesee 540 50 20 230 500 40 30 180 1,400 130 40 590 1,560 130 50 600
Greene 480 40 20 210 430 40 20 150 1,230 110 40 520 1,310 110 40 510
Hamilton 70 10 0 30 50 10 0 20 170 20 0 70 170 10 10 70
Herkimer 610 50 30 260 560 50 30 200 1,560 150 50 650 1,750 150 60 670
Jefferson 880 80 40 360 840 70 50 290 2,220 200 70 880 2,550 210 80 960
Lewis 250 20 10 100 220 20 10 80 620 60 20 260 650 50 20 250
Livingston 540 50 30 220 490 40 30 170 1,350 120 40 550 1,470 120 50 560
Madison 610 50 30 250 560 50 30 200 1,540 140 50 630 1,690 140 50 640
Monroe 6,010 550 280 2,610 5,890 550 330 2,100 15,310 1,450 470 6,530 17,910 1,580 570 6,880
Montgomery 460 40 20 190 460 50 30 160 1,220 120 40 510 1,450 130 50 550
Nassau 11,910 1,110 570 5,130 11,560 1,110 660 4,150 30,770 3,010 960 13,200 35,190 3,130 1,140 13,590
Niagara 1,950 180 90 830 1,880 180 110 670 5,000 480 150 2,100 5,800 510 190 2,220
Oneida 2,130 190 100 900 2,030 190 120 720 5,530 540 170 2,340 6,350 580 210 2,440
Onondaga 3,750 340 180 1,600 3,720 350 210 1,320 9,610 910 290 4,050 11,340 1,000 360 4,340
Ontario 970 90 50 410 910 80 50 320 2,460 230 80 1,010 2,760 230 90 1,060
Orange 2,670 240 120 1,110 2,580 220 140 920 6,570 600 200 2,610 7,600 610 230 2,860
Orleans 370 30 20 160 340 30 20 120 940 90 30 390 1,030 80 30 390
Oswego 980 90 40 400 930 80 50 330 2,440 220 80 960 2,790 220 90 1,050
Otsego 580 50 30 250 530 50 30 190 1,490 140 50 620 1,670 140 50 640
Putnam 820 70 40 330 760 60 40 270 2,010 180 60 780 2,230 160 70 850
Rensselaer 1,310 120 60 550 1,270 110 70 450 3,330 310 100 1,360 3,860 320 120 1,470
Rockland 2,420 220 110 1,060 2,280 210 130 820 6,050 570 190 2,580 6,860 590 220 2,650
St. Lawrence 930 80 40 380 860 80 50 300 2,330 210 70 940 2,640 220 90 1,010
Saratoga 1,840 160 80 770 1,750 150 90 620 4,630 430 140 1,840 5,250 420 160 1,990
Schenectady 1,320 120 60 560 1,290 120 70 460 3,460 340 100 1,470 4,020 370 130 1,540
Schoharie 310 30 10 130 270 30 20 100 800 80 30 330 830 70 30 320
Schuyler 190 20 10 80 170 20 10 60 480 40 20 200 520 40 20 200
Seneca 320 30 20 130 280 30 20 100 820 80 30 340 870 70 30 340
Steuben 930 80 40 390 830 80 50 290 2,360 220 70 990 2,560 210 80 980
Suffolk 12,450 1,130 590 5,270 12,000 1,080 670 4,290 31,230 2,930 970 12,820 35,950 2,980 1,140 13,730
Sullivan 730 60 30 320 610 50 30 220 1,830 170 50 770 1,840 150 60 710
Tioga 470 40 20 200 430 40 30 150 1,190 110 40 490 1,310 110 40 500
Tompkins 670 60 30 270 650 50 30 230 1,690 150 50 680 1,960 160 60 740
Ulster 1,640 150 80 700 1,510 140 80 540 4,120 390 130 1,700 4,600 380 140 1,760
Warren 660 60 30 280 610 60 40 220 1,690 160 50 700 1,900 160 60 730
Washington 590 50 30 250 530 50 30 190 1,490 140 50 610 1,630 140 50 630
Wayne 820 70 40 350 750 70 40 270 2,070 190 60 840 2,270 180 70 870
Westchester 7,820 710 370 3,410 7,740 740 430 2,780 19,940 1,910 610 8,620 23,360 2,090 740 9,000
Wyoming 370 30 20 150 320 30 20 110 930 90 30 370 980 80 30 380
Yates 240 20 10 110 210 20 10 80 630 60 20 260 660 60 20 260

Notes

  • Estimated number of residents alive as of January 1, 2008, diagnosed with cancer within the past 5 years or within the past 32 years, respectively.
  • Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.