State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Pennsylvania by County

Colon & Rectum (Late Stage^), 2018-2022

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+

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.

Percent of Cases with Late Stage - This is the number of late stages cases compared to the number of cases for all stages.

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

Pennsylvania²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 68.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 67.5 to 69.5 and 3,496 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 64.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 64.1 to 64.5 and 75,131 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A

Greene County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 99.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 77.3 to 126.4 and 14 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 42)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Wyoming County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 99.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 74.3 to 129.2 and 11 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 52)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Schuylkill County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 97.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 86.6 to 109.4 and 60 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 16)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Northumberland County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 92.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 79.1 to 106.6 and 37 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 32)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Cambria County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 85.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 75.5 to 96.8 and 53 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 33)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Blair County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 85.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 74.3 to 97.1 and 46 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (1, 37)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Elk County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 84.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 64.9 to 108.9 and 13 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 60)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Clinton County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 83.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.9 to 107.3 and 12 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (1, 61)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Luzerne County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 82.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 75.4 to 89.6 and 110 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (3, 31)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Crawford County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 81.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 68.8 to 95.8 and 30 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (1, 48)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Mifflin County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 81.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 64.6 to 101.2 and 17 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (1, 57)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Monroe County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 81.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 71.4 to 91.6 and 54 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (2, 40)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Fulton County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 79.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.6 to 116.7 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (1, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Indiana County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 79.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 66.0 to 94.1 and 27 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (2, 54)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Armstrong County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 79.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.5 to 94.6 and 25 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (2, 55)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Columbia County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 77.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.4 to 94.7 and 21 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (1, 57)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Clearfield County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 77.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.0 to 92.0 and 27 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (2, 54)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Carbon County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 77.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.8 to 93.3 and 23 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (2, 56)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Bradford County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 76.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.1 to 93.7 and 20 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (1, 58)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Fayette County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 76.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 66.7 to 87.7 and 44 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (4, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Mercer County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 76.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.8 to 88.1 and 39 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (3, 52)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Washington County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 75.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 68.0 to 84.4 and 70 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (5, 46)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lawrence County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 75.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.9 to 89.2 and 30 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (3, 55)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Montour County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 75.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.1 to 108.0 and 6 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (1, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Allegheny County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 75.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 71.5 to 78.5 and 373 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (12, 35)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Adams County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 74.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.8 to 87.2 and 34 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (4, 56)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Potter County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 73.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.3 to 104.6 and 6 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (1, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Susquehanna County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 72.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.5 to 91.6 and 15 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (2, 63)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lehigh County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 72.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 66.1 to 79.2 and 98 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (11, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Beaver County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 72.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.9 to 81.7 and 54 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (7, 52)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Northampton County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.3 to 78.8 and 92 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (11, 48)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Bedford County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.0 to 89.2 and 17 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (2, 62)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Tioga County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.3 to 91.2 and 14 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (2, 63)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Clarion County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 70.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.8 to 93.1 and 11 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (1, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lackawanna County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 69.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.0 to 77.7 and 64 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (11, 54)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Union County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 68.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.5 to 89.2 and 11 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (2, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Philadelphia County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 68.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.1 to 71.8 and 336 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (22, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Somerset County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 67.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.0 to 80.7 and 23 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (6, 62)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Bucks County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 66.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.2 to 71.1 and 180 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (24, 53)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

York County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 66.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.0 to 72.0 and 116 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (21, 55)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Delaware County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 66.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.3 to 71.4 and 140 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (22, 54)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lebanon County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 66.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.9 to 76.2 and 38 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (13, 60)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Juniata County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 65.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.4 to 91.8 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (2, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Westmoreland County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 64.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.4 to 70.7 and 107 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (24, 57)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Erie County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.0 to 71.3 and 66 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (22, 60)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Pike County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.8 to 78.0 and 18 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 46 (10, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Wayne County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.7 to 79.0 and 16 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 47 (8, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Berks County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 62.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.8 to 68.0 and 101 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 48 (29, 60)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lycoming County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.9 to 73.2 and 28 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 49 (14, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Montgomery County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.3 to 65.0 and 201 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 50 (36, 58)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Huntingdon County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.8 to 78.6 and 12 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 51 (7, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Dauphin County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.8 to 67.7 and 62 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 52 (27, 62)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

McKean County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.7 to 79.7 and 10 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 53 (6, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Warren County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 59.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.3 to 78.0 and 11 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 54 (8, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Centre County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 59.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.8 to 69.6 and 29 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 55 (23, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Jefferson County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 57.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.2 to 75.1 and 11 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 56 (10, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lancaster County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 57.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.5 to 61.8 and 121 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 57 (41, 63)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Franklin County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 56.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.0 to 65.1 and 35 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 58 (31, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Chester County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 55.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.2 to 60.7 and 111 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 59 (44, 63)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Cumberland County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 55.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.6 to 62.0 and 54 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 60 (40, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Butler County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 52.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.2 to 59.8 and 42 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 61 (44, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Perry County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 50.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.7 to 67.4 and 9 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 62 (22, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Venango County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 48.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.2 to 62.8 and 12 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 63 (31, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Snyder County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 45.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.7 to 62.3 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 64 (35, 64)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Cameron County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Forest County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Sullivan County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 3:59 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.