State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for California by County

Colon & Rectum, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).

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

California

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The death rate is 12.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.8 to 12.1 and 5,417 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The death rate is 12.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.8 to 12.9 and 52,648 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Calaveras County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 16.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.9 to 21.4 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Yuba County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 16.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.1 to 20.6 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Tulare County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 15.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.0 to 17.4 and 67 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Butte County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 14.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.7 to 17.1 and 38 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

San Bernardino County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 14.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.8 to 15.3 and 302 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Siskiyou County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 14.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.5 to 19.2 and 11 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Tehama County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 14.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.8 to 18.5 and 13 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Stanislaus County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 14.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.8 to 15.7 and 80 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Del Norte County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 14.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.2 to 21.1 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lake County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 14.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.9 to 17.8 and 16 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Kern County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 13.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.7 to 15.0 and 114 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Merced County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 13.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.8 to 16.0 and 35 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sacramento County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 13.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.9 to 14.4 and 242 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Tuolumne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 13.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.2 to 17.9 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Riverside County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 13.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.9 to 14.2 and 377 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Colusa County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 13.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.7 to 21.6 and 3 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Mendocino County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 13.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.6 to 16.6 and 18 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

San Joaquin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 13.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.1 to 14.5 and 106 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Fresno County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 13.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.2 to 14.3 and 130 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Solano County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 13.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.9 to 14.7 and 72 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lassen County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 12.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.8 to 19.2 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Los Angeles County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 12.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.2 to 12.8 and 1,411 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Kings County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.9 to 15.5 and 17 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Humboldt County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 12.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.1 to 15.0 and 22 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Shasta County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 12.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.4 to 14.4 and 32 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sonoma County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 12.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.8 to 13.3 and 82 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

San Benito County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 12.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.5 to 16.3 and 8 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Imperial County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 11.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.6 to 14.1 and 22 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Madera County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 11.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.4 to 14.4 and 19 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

San Diego County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 11.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.2 to 12.2 and 434 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Ventura County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 11.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.7 to 12.6 and 121 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

El Dorado County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 11.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.7 to 13.5 and 33 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Placer County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 11.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.0 to 12.6 and 66 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sutter County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 11.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.5 to 14.2 and 13 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Nevada County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 11.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.8 to 13.7 and 21 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Napa County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 11.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.9 to 13.4 and 22 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Amador County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 10.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.7 to 15.0 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

San Luis Obispo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 10.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.3 to 12.3 and 43 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Contra Costa County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 10.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.9 to 11.5 and 154 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Orange County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 10.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.1 to 11.0 and 402 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Santa Cruz County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 10.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.0 to 12.2 and 36 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Yolo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 10.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.5 to 12.5 and 22 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Alameda County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 10.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.7 to 11.0 and 196 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Glenn County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 10.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.0 to 16.5 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

San Francisco County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 10.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.2 to 10.9 and 110 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Santa Barbara County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 9.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.7 to 11.1 and 53 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Santa Clara County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 9.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.0 to 10.2 and 210 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Monterey County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 9.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.1 to 10.6 and 44 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Marin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 9.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.8 to 10.4 and 40 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Mariposa County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 8.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.1 to 15.8 and 3 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Plumas County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 8.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.0 to 15.5 and 3 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

San Mateo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 8.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.5 to 9.2 and 82 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Alpine County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Inyo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Modoc County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Mono County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Sierra County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Trinity County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/10/2026 11:46 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

† 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 (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).

Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.

If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.