Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Colon & Rectum (Late Stage^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
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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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Percent of Cases with Late Stage
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| Kentucky 7 | N/A | 27.0 (26.4, 27.6) | N/A | 1,466 | 58.0 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 22.0 (21.9, 22.1) | N/A | 86,932 | 59.9 |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 18.4 (10.5, 31.1) | 107 (23, 107) | 3 | 47.2 |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 18.9 (10.9, 31.3) | 106 (20, 107) | 4 | 50.0 |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 19.8 (15.6, 24.8) | 105 (62, 107) | 17 | 48.3 |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 20.0 (15.1, 26.1) | 104 (52, 107) | 12 | 55.1 |
| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 20.5 (14.5, 28.2) | 103 (39, 107) | 8 | 38.8 |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 20.9 (13.9, 30.3) | 102 (27, 107) | 6 | 55.6 |
| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 21.0 (15.2, 28.6) | 101 (35, 107) | 9 | 48.5 |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 21.2 (19.0, 23.6) | 100 (70, 106) | 70 | 55.0 |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 22.0 (17.1, 28.0) | 99 (41, 107) | 14 | 53.0 |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 22.8 (14.2, 35.0) | 98 (12, 107) | 5 | 59.0 |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 23.2 (16.3, 32.5) | 97 (18, 107) | 8 | 52.1 |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 23.3 (17.8, 29.9) | 96 (28, 107) | 13 | 60.7 |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 23.5 (17.9, 30.3) | 95 (28, 107) | 13 | 52.0 |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 23.6 (20.1, 27.5) | 94 (45, 104) | 34 | 58.6 |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 23.8 (18.5, 30.1) | 93 (32, 107) | 15 | 59.8 |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 23.8 (22.4, 25.3) | 92 (66, 97) | 219 | 56.7 |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 23.9 (15.7, 35.3) | 91 (10, 107) | 6 | 49.2 |
| Martin County 7 | Rural | 24.2 (13.6, 40.1) | 90 (5, 107) | 3 | 51.6 |
| Edmonson County 7 | Urban | 24.3 (14.1, 39.5) | 89 (4, 107) | 4 | 67.9 |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 24.3 (17.4, 33.1) | 88 (15, 107) | 9 | 49.4 |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 24.6 (19.3, 30.9) | 87 (25, 106) | 16 | 57.7 |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 25.2 (20.2, 31.1) | 86 (26, 105) | 19 | 63.3 |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 25.6 (20.6, 31.4) | 85 (23, 105) | 20 | 54.7 |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 25.7 (16.1, 39.5) | 84 (4, 107) | 5 | 57.8 |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 25.7 (17.7, 36.3) | 83 (9, 107) | 8 | 48.1 |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 25.9 (16.8, 38.6) | 82 (5, 107) | 5 | 46.6 |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 26.2 (18.9, 35.5) | 81 (11, 107) | 9 | 56.8 |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 26.2 (16.4, 40.1) | 80 (4, 107) | 5 | 52.2 |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 26.3 (15.3, 42.3) | 79 (2, 107) | 4 | 54.3 |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 26.4 (21.0, 32.8) | 78 (17, 105) | 18 | 51.7 |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 26.7 (19.9, 35.0) | 77 (11, 107) | 11 | 60.6 |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 26.7 (21.9, 32.3) | 76 (21, 103) | 23 | 53.7 |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 26.8 (22.5, 31.6) | 75 (25, 100) | 30 | 60.2 |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 26.7 (15.7, 43.2) | 74 (2, 107) | 4 | 57.6 |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 26.9 (17.3, 40.2) | 73 (3, 107) | 5 | 45.6 |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 27.0 (22.4, 32.2) | 72 (22, 101) | 26 | 56.8 |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 27.1 (17.7, 40.1) | 71 (4, 107) | 5 | 62.8 |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 27.1 (20.9, 34.9) | 70 (12, 106) | 14 | 55.6 |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 27.2 (16.3, 42.9) | 69 (1, 107) | 4 | 50.0 |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 27.3 (19.3, 37.6) | 68 (6, 107) | 8 | 50.0 |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 27.5 (20.2, 36.7) | 67 (9, 106) | 10 | 66.2 |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 27.7 (19.0, 39.3) | 66 (4, 107) | 7 | 60.7 |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 27.8 (20.8, 36.5) | 65 (9, 106) | 12 | 56.9 |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 27.8 (23.2, 33.1) | 64 (19, 99) | 27 | 57.6 |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 27.9 (17.6, 42.4) | 63 (3, 107) | 5 | 55.8 |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 28.0 (19.3, 39.3) | 62 (5, 107) | 8 | 54.9 |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 28.1 (24.0, 32.8) | 61 (21, 95) | 35 | 67.3 |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 28.2 (17.9, 42.6) | 60 (2, 107) | 5 | 65.8 |
| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 28.2 (19.6, 39.5) | 59 (5, 107) | 8 | 63.3 |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 28.3 (20.2, 38.8) | 58 (5, 107) | 9 | 57.3 |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 28.4 (19.9, 39.4) | 57 (4, 107) | 8 | 60.9 |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 28.5 (25.1, 32.3) | 56 (24, 89) | 53 | 62.3 |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 28.6 (17.0, 46.4) | 55 (1, 107) | 4 | 64.5 |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 28.5 (20.0, 39.4) | 54 (4, 107) | 8 | 61.9 |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 28.7 (15.9, 48.6) | 53 (1, 107) | 3 | 59.3 |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 28.5 (20.4, 38.9) | 52 (6, 106) | 9 | 42.3 |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 28.6 (24.5, 33.3) | 51 (19, 94) | 35 | 55.9 |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 28.7 (20.0, 40.0) | 50 (4, 107) | 7 | 60.7 |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 29.1 (22.4, 37.3) | 49 (9, 103) | 13 | 61.7 |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 29.6 (18.4, 45.6) | 48 (1, 107) | 5 | 54.8 |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 29.9 (20.7, 42.0) | 47 (3, 106) | 8 | 55.7 |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 29.6 (20.5, 41.7) | 46 (2, 107) | 7 | 59.0 |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 30.2 (19.3, 45.2) | 45 (2, 107) | 5 | 52.9 |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 30.2 (18.8, 47.3) | 44 (1, 107) | 4 | 59.5 |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 30.2 (23.8, 37.8) | 43 (8, 100) | 16 | 62.6 |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 30.4 (22.1, 41.1) | 42 (3, 104) | 10 | 61.3 |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 30.5 (22.7, 40.4) | 41 (5, 105) | 11 | 56.6 |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 30.6 (25.1, 37.0) | 40 (9, 96) | 24 | 58.8 |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 31.5 (21.7, 44.6) | 39 (2, 106) | 7 | 58.1 |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 31.6 (21.6, 44.9) | 38 (1, 107) | 7 | 52.2 |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 31.7 (27.5, 36.4) | 37 (11, 78) | 42 | 66.9 |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 32.0 (24.0, 42.0) | 36 (3, 100) | 12 | 58.0 |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 32.0 (22.2, 45.3) | 35 (2, 106) | 7 | 67.9 |
| Russell County 7 | Rural | 32.4 (22.8, 45.0) | 34 (2, 106) | 8 | 65.1 |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 32.4 (23.8, 43.3) | 33 (2, 103) | 10 | 53.1 |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 32.5 (25.2, 41.5) | 32 (4, 98) | 14 | 69.6 |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 32.7 (22.9, 45.4) | 31 (1, 105) | 8 | 53.4 |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 32.8 (20.5, 50.0) | 30 (1, 107) | 5 | 50.0 |
| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 32.9 (26.5, 40.6) | 29 (5, 92) | 19 | 66.4 |
| Elliott County 7 | Rural | 33.0 (19.1, 54.5) | 28 (1, 107) | 3 | 68.0 |
| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 33.3 (26.0, 42.1) | 27 (2, 94) | 16 | 55.2 |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 33.6 (23.3, 47.2) | 26 (1, 106) | 8 | 48.1 |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 33.8 (27.3, 41.4) | 25 (3, 88) | 20 | 68.5 |
| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 33.8 (21.6, 50.7) | 24 (1, 106) | 5 | 54.0 |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 34.0 (25.6, 44.4) | 23 (2, 99) | 12 | 65.2 |
| Nicholas County 7 | Rural | 34.0 (19.6, 55.9) | 22 (1, 107) | 3 | 68.0 |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 34.6 (27.0, 43.8) | 21 (2, 88) | 15 | 68.5 |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 35.4 (27.1, 45.6) | 20 (2, 94) | 13 | 62.3 |
| Bracken County 7 | Urban | 35.3 (21.4, 55.8) | 19 (1, 107) | 4 | 52.5 |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 35.7 (20.3, 59.6) | 18 (1, 107) | 3 | 50.0 |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 36.5 (27.7, 47.4) | 17 (1, 88) | 13 | 54.3 |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 36.6 (22.2, 58.2) | 16 (1, 107) | 4 | 56.4 |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 36.5 (25.9, 50.0) | 15 (1, 102) | 8 | 67.2 |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 36.7 (26.0, 50.8) | 14 (1, 100) | 8 | 64.1 |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 37.4 (25.6, 53.4) | 13 (1, 103) | 7 | 68.6 |
| Butler County 7 | Urban | 37.4 (25.0, 54.2) | 12 (1, 104) | 6 | 56.1 |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 37.6 (24.2, 56.0) | 11 (1, 106) | 5 | 57.4 |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 38.1 (27.2, 52.0) | 10 (1, 97) | 8 | 62.7 |
| Webster County 7 | Rural | 38.2 (25.4, 55.4) | 9 (1, 104) | 6 | 63.3 |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 38.2 (22.3, 61.5) | 8 (1, 107) | 4 | 76.0 |
| Knox County 7 | Rural | 40.3 (31.5, 51.0) | 7 (1, 73) | 15 | 67.3 |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 40.9 (27.0, 60.3) | 6 (1, 104) | 6 | 69.8 |
| Powell County 7 | Rural | 41.2 (27.3, 59.9) | 5 (1, 102) | 6 | 56.6 |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 42.4 (29.6, 59.1) | 4 (1, 91) | 8 | 75.5 |
| McLean County 7 | Urban | 43.9 (28.7, 65.0) | 3 (1, 101) | 6 | 70.0 |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 44.5 (33.2, 58.5) | 2 (1, 70) | 11 | 73.3 |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 45.6 (31.3, 64.5) | 1 (1, 86) | 7 | 70.0 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2026 5:43 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 are computed using cancers classified as malignant based on ICD-O-3. For more information see malignant.html.
^ Late Stage is defined as cases determined to be regional or distant. 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.