Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Colon & Rectum (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate † cases per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval) 
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky 7 | N/A | 46.5 (45.6, 47.3) | N/A | 2,529 |
stable 
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-0.9 (-1.3, 0.3) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 36.7 (36.6, 36.7) | N/A | 145,073 |
falling 
|
-0.9 (-1.0, -0.8) |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 71.9 (49.2, 102.6) | 1 (1, 107) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-4.8, 1.8) |
| Powell County 7 | Rural | 71.5 (52.7, 95.0) | 2 (1, 93) | 11 |
stable
|
1.2 (-2.1, 5.2) |
| Butler County 7 | Urban | 71.2 (53.1, 93.7) | 3 (1, 94) | 11 |
rising 
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2.8 (0.9, 5.3) |
| Bracken County 7 | Urban | 70.9 (50.0, 98.4) | 4 (1, 105) | 8 |
stable
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-0.1 (-3.9, 4.6) |
| Cumberland County 7 | Rural | 70.6 (47.0, 103.4) | 5 (1, 111) | 6 |
stable
|
1.3 (-2.6, 5.7) |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 67.7 (55.5, 81.9) | 6 (1, 62) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.7, 0.5) |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 65.7 (48.3, 87.7) | 7 (1, 107) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.3, 1.6) |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 65.1 (50.8, 82.5) | 8 (1, 96) | 16 |
stable
|
1.2 (-1.5, 4.5) |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 65.1 (47.4, 87.7) | 9 (1, 106) | 10 |
stable
|
0.4 (-2.1, 3.2) |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 64.4 (52.2, 78.8) | 10 (1, 78) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.9, 1.6) |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 63.9 (46.1, 86.8) | 11 (1, 107) | 9 |
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| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 63.3 (46.2, 84.8) | 12 (1, 105) | 10 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.6, 2.5) |
| McLean County 7 | Urban | 63.4 (44.8, 87.9) | 13 (1, 110) | 8 |
stable
|
0.9 (-2.2, 4.5) |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 61.5 (48.1, 77.9) | 14 (1, 106) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.5, 2.3) |
| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 60.2 (50.3, 71.6) | 15 (2, 84) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 59.7 (45.9, 76.7) | 16 (1, 105) | 14 |
stable
|
0.1 (-2.1, 2.5) |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 59.3 (47.6, 73.2) | 17 (1, 96) | 19 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.9, 3.6) |
| Webster County 7 | Rural | 59.3 (43.3, 79.6) | 18 (1, 111) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.9, 2.3) |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 59.2 (45.1, 76.8) | 19 (1, 107) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.7, 2.1) |
| Knox County 7 | Rural | 59.2 (48.4, 71.7) | 20 (1, 89) | 23 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.6, 2.5) |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 59.2 (45.5, 75.8) | 21 (1, 108) | 13 |
stable
|
0.5 (-2.5, 3.8) |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 58.8 (45.7, 74.8) | 22 (1, 104) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.3, 2.4) |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 58.7 (41.8, 80.8) | 23 (1, 113) | 9 |
stable
|
0.9 (-2.8, 5.1) |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 58.4 (40.6, 82.8) | 24 (1, 114) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-3.4, 3.3) |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 58.0 (45.3, 73.3) | 25 (1, 106) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.9, 2.7) |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 58.2 (43.8, 76.2) | 26 (1, 110) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.8, 2.1) |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 58.0 (47.0, 70.8) | 27 (2, 98) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.8, 1.4) |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 57.0 (41.8, 76.3) | 28 (1, 112) | 10 |
stable
|
0.2 (-2.2, 2.8) |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 56.3 (42.1, 74.0) | 29 (1, 113) | 11 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.7, 2.4) |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 55.8 (39.5, 76.9) | 30 (1, 114) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-5.5, 1.6) |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 55.4 (44.7, 68.0) | 31 (3, 100) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 55.3 (40.6, 74.0) | 32 (1, 113) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.8, 1.7) |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 54.1 (43.6, 66.6) | 33 (3, 106) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.1, 0.5) |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 54.0 (41.0, 70.3) | 34 (2, 111) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-4.1, 1.5) |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 53.6 (39.4, 71.9) | 35 (1, 114) | 10 |
stable
|
-2.2 (-4.8, 0.2) |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 53.0 (41.8, 66.5) | 36 (4, 110) | 16 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.3, 2.3) |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 52.3 (39.7, 68.0) | 37 (2, 113) | 12 |
stable
|
-2.2 (-5.1, 0.6) |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 52.8 (40.1, 68.4) | 38 (3, 113) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-3.2, 2.1) |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 52.6 (42.0, 65.2) | 39 (4, 108) | 18 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-3.6, 0.2) |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 52.3 (45.1, 60.5) | 40 (10, 95) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 52.2 (44.4, 61.1) | 41 (10, 99) | 34 |
stable
|
0.9 (-2.1, 11.9) |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 52.0 (46.3, 58.2) | 42 (16, 89) | 63 |
stable
|
2.2 (-1.5, 10.1) |
| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 51.7 (41.9, 63.2) | 43 (6, 110) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 1.4) |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 51.7 (36.9, 71.1) | 44 (2, 115) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.8, 2.5) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 51.8 (39.8, 66.6) | 45 (4, 113) | 14 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.7, 2.7) |
| Nicholas County 7 | Rural | 51.1 (32.8, 76.8) | 46 (1, 115) | 5 |
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| Russell County 7 | Rural | 50.6 (38.3, 65.9) | 47 (4, 113) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.9, 1.9) |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 50.6 (36.2, 69.2) | 48 (2, 114) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.8, 3.0) |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 50.5 (43.8, 58.1) | 49 (15, 100) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.9, -0.7) |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 50.6 (36.4, 69.0) | 50 (2, 115) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-3.3, 3.1) |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 50.4 (37.8, 66.1) | 51 (4, 114) | 12 |
stable
|
-2.4 (-4.8, 0.3) |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 50.3 (35.2, 70.8) | 52 (2, 115) | 7 |
stable
|
0.4 (-2.9, 4.6) |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 50.2 (40.0, 62.4) | 53 (8, 110) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.9, 2.7) |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 50.0 (42.0, 59.2) | 54 (11, 105) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.3, 1.6) |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 49.6 (40.4, 60.2) | 55 (11, 110) | 22 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 49.4 (38.7, 62.5) | 56 (6, 113) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.4) |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 49.3 (38.4, 62.6) | 57 (7, 113) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.3, 1.3) |
| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 49.0 (41.1, 58.0) | 58 (14, 107) | 29 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.6, 1.0) |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 48.8 (31.5, 72.9) | 59 (1, 115) | 5 |
stable
|
0.1 (-2.7, 3.4) |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 48.5 (42.3, 55.3) | 60 (19, 102) | 48 |
stable
|
8.7 (-2.1, 20.0) |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 48.6 (36.9, 62.9) | 61 (5, 114) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.6, 2.0) |
| Menifee County 7 | Rural | 48.1 (28.5, 77.2) | 62 (1, 115) | 4 |
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| Elliott County 7 | Rural | 48.2 (30.9, 73.0) | 63 (1, 115) | 5 |
stable
|
0.5 (-3.6, 5.9) |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 47.6 (35.6, 62.6) | 64 (5, 115) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-4.3, 1.3) |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 47.6 (39.3, 57.3) | 65 (16, 111) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.2, -0.2) |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 47.6 (39.5, 56.9) | 66 (15, 110) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.3, 0.2) |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 47.6 (38.4, 58.4) | 67 (12, 113) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.7) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 47.5 (35.3, 63.0) | 68 (6, 115) | 11 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-5.5, 1.3) |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 47.4 (29.9, 71.9) | 69 (1, 115) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.8, 2.6) |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 47.3 (42.1, 52.9) | 70 (28, 104) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.2, 1.6) |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 47.3 (36.7, 60.1) | 71 (9, 114) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.5, 1.7) |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 47.0 (36.0, 60.6) | 72 (6, 114) | 14 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.6, -0.2) |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 46.9 (40.1, 54.6) | 73 (22, 108) | 36 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-3.3, 0.0) |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 46.8 (37.9, 57.4) | 74 (14, 112) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.4, 0.8) |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 46.6 (40.6, 53.3) | 75 (28, 106) | 46 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 46.6 (31.7, 66.1) | 76 (4, 115) | 7 |
stable
|
0.2 (-2.9, 3.8) |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 46.2 (37.6, 56.1) | 77 (18, 113) | 21 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 46.0 (35.2, 59.3) | 78 (8, 115) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.5, 2.0) |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 45.8 (30.9, 66.0) | 79 (2, 115) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-5.1, 1.8) |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 45.4 (35.8, 57.1) | 80 (13, 114) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.9, 1.0) |
| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 45.2 (34.1, 59.0) | 81 (9, 115) | 12 |
stable
|
-3.0 (-9.9, 0.5) |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 45.3 (40.9, 49.9) | 82 (40, 104) | 85 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.7, 4.1) |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 45.0 (37.2, 54.0) | 83 (20, 112) | 25 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.6, -0.7) |
| Martin County 7 | Rural | 44.8 (30.1, 64.6) | 84 (4, 115) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-4.7, 2.3) |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 43.6 (33.1, 56.3) | 85 (13, 115) | 13 |
stable
|
-2.3 (-4.7, 0.1) |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 43.4 (38.0, 49.4) | 86 (37, 111) | 50 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.7) |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 42.7 (29.7, 59.7) | 87 (6, 115) | 8 |
stable
|
-2.7 (-6.1, 0.8) |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 42.9 (35.8, 50.9) | 88 (32, 113) | 27 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-8.8, 0.8) |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 42.8 (29.5, 60.8) | 89 (5, 115) | 7 |
stable
|
1.3 (-1.9, 5.2) |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 42.3 (33.1, 53.4) | 90 (18, 115) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-4.3, 0.8) |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 42.3 (37.2, 48.0) | 91 (49, 112) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.8, -1.0) |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 42.2 (30.3, 57.5) | 92 (10, 115) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-3.0, 1.9) |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 42.2 (28.2, 62.1) | 93 (5, 115) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.9, 1.5) |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 42.1 (33.7, 52.1) | 94 (23, 115) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-4.0, 8.9) |
| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 42.0 (33.7, 52.0) | 95 (28, 115) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.9, -0.1) |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 41.8 (39.9, 43.8) | 96 (71, 104) | 386 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.6, -2.0) |
| Fulton County 7 | Rural | 42.0 (23.6, 69.7) | 97 (1, 115) | 3 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-5.7, 1.9) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 41.2 (34.4, 49.2) | 98 (39, 115) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.4, -0.8) |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 40.9 (29.1, 56.5) | 99 (10, 115) | 9 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.3, -0.5) |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 40.7 (34.6, 47.6) | 100 (46, 114) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.8, -1.2) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 40.7 (27.9, 57.7) | 101 (8, 115) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.3, 2.0) |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 40.6 (34.2, 48.0) | 102 (44, 114) | 30 |
stable
|
-2.2 (-4.9, 1.1) |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 40.1 (28.1, 55.9) | 103 (15, 115) | 8 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-5.6, -0.5) |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 40.0 (33.1, 48.1) | 104 (41, 115) | 24 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.5, -0.3) |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 40.0 (35.4, 45.0) | 105 (60, 113) | 58 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.1, 6.6) |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 38.9 (31.7, 47.3) | 106 (39, 115) | 21 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.6, -0.6) |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 38.5 (28.7, 50.8) | 107 (34, 115) | 11 |
stable
|
-2.3 (-4.4, 0.0) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 38.3 (35.3, 41.4) | 108 (80, 113) | 127 |
stable
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5.2 (-1.9, 10.2) |
| Lee County 7 | Rural | 37.6 (22.8, 59.9) | 109 (6, 115) | 4 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-4.4, 3.9) |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 36.6 (29.8, 44.6) | 110 (56, 115) | 21 |
stable
|
-2.5 (-4.8, 0.0) |
| Carroll County 7 | Rural | 36.1 (23.1, 54.2) | 111 (19, 115) | 5 |
stable
|
-2.8 (-6.1, 0.7) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 35.3 (23.8, 51.0) | 112 (27, 115) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-5.9, 1.7) |
| Edmonson County 7 | Urban | 35.5 (22.9, 52.8) | 113 (17, 115) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-5.0, 1.9) |
| Ballard County 7 | Urban | 33.9 (21.4, 52.9) | 114 (25, 115) | 5 |
stable
|
-2.9 (-6.4, 0.3) |
| Hancock County 7 | Rural | 33.7 (20.3, 53.3) | 115 (16, 115) | 4 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-5.7, 2.4) |
| Carlisle County 7 | Urban |
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| Crittenden County 7 | Rural |
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| Hickman County 7 | Rural |
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| Owsley County 7 | Rural |
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| Robertson County 7 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 3:47 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (SEER areas use 20 age groups and NPCR areas use 19 age groups). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.
Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.html.
^ All Stages refers to any stage. Due to changes in stage coding, Combined Summary Stage with Expanded Regional Codes (2004+) is used for data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) databases and Merged Summary Stage is used for data from National Program of Cancer Registries databases. Due to the increased complexity with staging, other staging variables maybe used if necessary.
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.
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.
* 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.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.