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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

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

Explanation of Column Headers
Incidence Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The incidence rate is based upon 100,000 people and is an annual rate (or average annual rate) based on the time period indicated. Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population.

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC/APC:

AAPC/APC (95% Confidence Interval) - the change in rate over time


Other Notes


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


Kentucky7


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Wolfe County7


Powell County7


Butler County7


Bracken County7


Cumberland County7


Carter County7


Bath County7


Adair County7


Magoffin County7


Lincoln County7


Monroe County7


Lewis County7


McLean County7


Clay County7


Floyd County7


Garrard County7


Taylor County7


Webster County7


Rockcastle County7


Knox County7


Marion County7


Harrison County7


Leslie County7


Lyon County7


Breckinridge County7


Fleming County7


Perry County7


Estill County7


Lawrence County7


Todd County7


Logan County7


Knott County7


Harlan County7


Casey County7


Caldwell County7


Mercer County7


Mason County7


Simpson County7


Grayson County7


Pike County7


Boyd County7


Hardin County7


Boyle County7


Owen County7


Wayne County7


Nicholas County7


Russell County7


Morgan County7


Pulaski County7


Breathitt County7


Spencer County7


Clinton County7


Montgomery County7


Barren County7


Whitley County7


Bell County7


Johnson County7


Hopkins County7


Trimble County7


Bullitt County7


Rowan County7


Menifee County7


Elliott County7


Hart County7


Greenup County7


Nelson County7


Calloway County7


Henry County7


Gallatin County7


Warren County7


Ohio County7


Letcher County7


Laurel County7


Muhlenberg County7


Madison County7


Washington County7


Clark County7


Allen County7


Metcalfe County7


Woodford County7


Bourbon County7


Kenton County7


Henderson County7


Martin County7


Grant County7


Campbell County7


Pendleton County7


Christian County7


Green County7


Meade County7


Daviess County7


McCreary County7


Livingston County7


Graves County7


Marshall County7


Jefferson County7


Fulton County7


Franklin County7


Trigg County7


McCracken County7


Jackson County7


Oldham County7


Larue County7


Jessamine County7


Boone County7


Scott County7


Anderson County7


Fayette County7


Lee County7


Shelby County7


Carroll County7


Union County7


Edmonson County7


Ballard County7


Hancock County7


Carlisle County7 Crittenden County7 Hickman County7 Owsley County7 Robertson County7


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 6:25 pm.

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

Trend
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.


† 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.

‡ Incidence data come from different sources. The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.

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.

⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. The rates used in CI*Rank are all age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population using 19 age groups for SEER and NPCR areas. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.

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.

1 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2024 submission.

7 Source: SEER November 2024 submission.

* 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.