Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Colon & Rectum (Late Stage^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
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 | 78.8 (76.8, 80.8) | N/A | 1,270 | 57.3 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 64.3 (64.1, 64.5) | N/A | 75,131 | 59.3 |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 47.0 (36.1, 60.2) | 102 (81, 102) | 13 | 46.5 |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 58.6 (42.0, 79.5) | 101 (40, 102) | 8 | 55.3 |
| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 59.1 (42.2, 80.7) | 100 (42, 102) | 8 | 46.6 |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 59.1 (33.6, 97.2) | 99 (15, 102) | 3 | 48.5 |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 62.5 (55.5, 70.2) | 98 (66, 101) | 59 | 54.5 |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 62.7 (41.7, 91.1) | 97 (21, 102) | 6 | 50.0 |
| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 62.9 (43.8, 87.5) | 96 (26, 102) | 7 | 38.7 |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 63.5 (40.9, 94.0) | 95 (20, 102) | 5 | 55.3 |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 65.0 (48.7, 85.0) | 94 (33, 102) | 11 | 52.9 |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 65.7 (49.8, 85.1) | 93 (33, 102) | 12 | 61.2 |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 66.4 (50.8, 85.4) | 92 (34, 102) | 13 | 52.5 |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 66.8 (41.1, 102.9) | 91 (10, 102) | 4 | 53.7 |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 67.3 (51.7, 86.0) | 90 (34, 102) | 13 | 58.0 |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 68.0 (45.4, 98.2) | 89 (17, 102) | 6 | 51.7 |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 67.4 (56.4, 79.9) | 88 (45, 101) | 28 | 57.9 |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 67.7 (50.7, 88.6) | 87 (30, 102) | 11 | 57.1 |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 69.1 (64.6, 73.7) | 86 (63, 94) | 188 | 55.9 |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 70.7 (52.5, 93.2) | 85 (20, 102) | 11 | 64.7 |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 70.9 (49.7, 98.5) | 84 (16, 102) | 7 | 46.8 |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 71.5 (43.7, 111.0) | 83 (7, 102) | 4 | 51.2 |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 71.3 (43.0, 112.4) | 82 (6, 102) | 4 | 52.6 |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 71.8 (58.6, 87.0) | 81 (32, 100) | 22 | 55.1 |
| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 72.9 (44.0, 113.9) | 80 (6, 102) | 4 | 50.0 |
| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 73.1 (49.4, 104.2) | 79 (10, 102) | 6 | 63.3 |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 73.3 (50.8, 102.6) | 78 (10, 102) | 7 | 54.7 |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 73.6 (57.7, 92.6) | 77 (23, 101) | 16 | 62.7 |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 73.7 (58.5, 91.7) | 76 (25, 100) | 17 | 53.2 |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 74.5 (54.8, 99.0) | 75 (18, 102) | 10 | 55.7 |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 74.2 (50.9, 105.0) | 74 (11, 102) | 7 | 49.3 |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 75.1 (47.9, 112.9) | 73 (6, 102) | 5 | 50.0 |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 76.2 (47.1, 116.7) | 72 (3, 102) | 4 | 43.1 |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 76.7 (51.0, 111.0) | 71 (6, 102) | 6 | 43.9 |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 77.2 (43.5, 126.9) | 70 (2, 102) | 3 | 48.5 |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 77.5 (63.0, 94.4) | 69 (22, 98) | 21 | 54.5 |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 78.5 (64.3, 95.0) | 68 (22, 98) | 22 | 55.6 |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 78.6 (62.1, 98.2) | 67 (17, 99) | 16 | 51.6 |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 79.0 (45.7, 127.7) | 66 (3, 102) | 3 | 56.7 |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 79.7 (54.5, 113.0) | 65 (6, 102) | 7 | 56.9 |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 80.3 (57.7, 109.4) | 64 (9, 101) | 9 | 63.8 |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 81.0 (61.7, 104.3) | 63 (12, 100) | 12 | 54.4 |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 81.6 (68.1, 97.0) | 62 (21, 94) | 27 | 59.0 |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 81.8 (52.6, 122.1) | 61 (4, 102) | 5 | 45.5 |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 81.9 (66.3, 100.1) | 60 (17, 97) | 20 | 57.8 |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 82.3 (59.0, 112.0) | 59 (8, 101) | 8 | 60.0 |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 82.3 (51.4, 125.2) | 58 (3, 102) | 5 | 63.9 |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 83.3 (48.8, 132.8) | 57 (1, 102) | 4 | 52.9 |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 83.4 (58.3, 115.7) | 56 (5, 102) | 7 | 48.7 |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 83.8 (51.6, 128.7) | 55 (2, 102) | 4 | 66.7 |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 84.4 (49.5, 135.0) | 54 (2, 102) | 4 | 62.1 |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 84.0 (49.6, 133.6) | 53 (1, 102) | 4 | 44.2 |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 84.4 (73.5, 96.5) | 52 (21, 84) | 46 | 61.0 |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 84.7 (60.7, 114.9) | 51 (5, 101) | 9 | 55.8 |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 85.9 (51.9, 133.9) | 50 (1, 102) | 4 | 51.3 |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 84.8 (65.5, 108.1) | 49 (9, 98) | 14 | 60.5 |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 86.1 (61.3, 117.7) | 48 (5, 101) | 8 | 41.2 |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 86.6 (59.1, 122.7) | 47 (3, 102) | 6 | 60.4 |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 86.9 (65.7, 112.7) | 46 (7, 98) | 12 | 61.1 |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 86.9 (58.4, 124.6) | 45 (3, 102) | 6 | 50.0 |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 87.3 (73.8, 102.5) | 44 (16, 86) | 31 | 57.2 |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 87.5 (74.2, 102.5) | 43 (16, 84) | 32 | 70.4 |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 88.8 (56.8, 132.6) | 42 (2, 102) | 5 | 62.5 |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 89.0 (61.3, 125.2) | 41 (3, 101) | 7 | 60.3 |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 89.7 (66.2, 118.9) | 40 (5, 99) | 10 | 57.5 |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 90.0 (63.7, 123.6) | 39 (3, 101) | 8 | 55.6 |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 89.8 (55.4, 137.8) | 38 (1, 102) | 4 | 57.9 |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 91.0 (62.2, 128.5) | 37 (2, 101) | 7 | 51.6 |
| Webster County 7 | Rural | 91.2 (57.8, 137.4) | 36 (1, 102) | 5 | 57.1 |
| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 91.7 (70.5, 117.5) | 35 (5, 96) | 14 | 53.5 |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 93.6 (80.1, 108.7) | 34 (11, 76) | 36 | 66.2 |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 94.5 (68.4, 127.3) | 33 (2, 98) | 9 | 51.7 |
| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 94.9 (75.5, 117.9) | 32 (4, 88) | 17 | 65.4 |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 95.8 (65.2, 135.7) | 31 (1, 100) | 7 | 64.7 |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 99.1 (73.6, 130.7) | 30 (2, 94) | 11 | 56.4 |
| Butler County 7 | Urban | 99.5 (65.2, 146.3) | 29 (1, 102) | 5 | 58.7 |
| Russell County 7 | Rural | 100.0 (70.3, 138.1) | 28 (1, 98) | 8 | 66.7 |
| Powell County 7 | Rural | 99.6 (60.9, 154.5) | 27 (1, 102) | 4 | 52.4 |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 100.8 (62.2, 155.7) | 26 (1, 102) | 4 | 58.3 |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 101.6 (76.0, 133.3) | 25 (2, 93) | 11 | 54.5 |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 101.9 (78.4, 130.5) | 24 (2, 86) | 13 | 66.3 |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 101.9 (70.1, 143.5) | 23 (1, 100) | 7 | 56.7 |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 103.2 (64.8, 156.4) | 22 (1, 102) | 5 | 57.5 |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 102.2 (70.7, 143.3) | 21 (1, 99) | 7 | 60.3 |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 103.6 (79.8, 132.3) | 20 (2, 86) | 13 | 69.5 |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 105.1 (72.7, 147.1) | 19 (1, 98) | 7 | 63.6 |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 106.8 (74.4, 148.9) | 18 (1, 97) | 7 | 66.7 |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 107.0 (74.0, 149.3) | 17 (1, 98) | 7 | 61.4 |
| Elliott County 7 | Rural | 110.0 (62.6, 179.0) | 16 (1, 102) | 3 | 69.6 |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 110.2 (88.7, 135.4) | 15 (1, 67) | 19 | 70.1 |
| Nicholas County 7 | Rural | 112.3 (63.6, 184.1) | 14 (1, 102) | 3 | 66.7 |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 113.1 (73.4, 167.7) | 13 (1, 99) | 5 | 66.7 |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 112.9 (84.6, 147.7) | 12 (1, 81) | 11 | 64.0 |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 115.3 (64.8, 190.4) | 11 (1, 102) | 3 | 48.5 |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 115.9 (80.3, 162.2) | 10 (1, 95) | 7 | 67.9 |
| Knox County 7 | Rural | 117.6 (90.9, 149.9) | 9 (1, 71) | 13 | 65.7 |
| Bracken County 7 | Urban | 117.7 (70.8, 185.3) | 8 (1, 102) | 4 | 52.6 |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 118.4 (90.1, 152.8) | 7 (1, 72) | 13 | 64.3 |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 120.3 (83.0, 169.0) | 6 (1, 93) | 7 | 76.1 |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 120.9 (82.4, 171.2) | 5 (1, 92) | 7 | 68.8 |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 122.3 (81.3, 177.0) | 4 (1, 94) | 6 | 69.0 |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 129.2 (74.0, 209.6) | 3 (1, 102) | 4 | 75.0 |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 136.4 (100.2, 181.8) | 2 (1, 67) | 10 | 74.2 |
| McLean County 7 | Urban | 138.6 (89.9, 204.5) | 1 (1, 96) | 5 | 70.3 |
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| Edmonson County 7 | Urban |
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| Lee County 7 | Rural |
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| Martin County 7 | Rural |
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| Owsley County 7 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 3:08 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.