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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Mississippi by County

Colon & Rectum (All Stages^), 2018-2022

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 65+

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


Mississippi2


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Humphreys County2


Webster County2


Holmes County2


Leflore County2


Quitman County2


Yazoo County2


Coahoma County2


Calhoun County2


Chickasaw County2


Franklin County2


Tallahatchie County2


Wayne County2


Panola County2


Clay County2


Attala County2


Covington County2


Itawamba County2


Hancock County2


Sunflower County2


Pontotoc County2


Bolivar County2


Harrison County2


Yalobusha County2


Walthall County2


Clarke County2


Marshall County2


Neshoba County2


Simpson County2


Scott County2


Tishomingo County2


Union County2


Leake County2


DeSoto County2


Greene County2


Noxubee County2


Lafayette County2


Lee County2


Copiah County2


Montgomery County2


Kemper County2


Tate County2


Lauderdale County2


Pike County2


Lawrence County2


Amite County2


Washington County2


Lincoln County2


Pearl River County2


Jackson County2


Hinds County2


Prentiss County2


Tippah County2


George County2


Newton County2


Warren County2


Forrest County2


Adams County2


Grenada County2


Monroe County2


Oktibbeha County2


Carroll County2


Marion County2


Lowndes County2


Lamar County2


Stone County2


Alcorn County2


Jasper County2


Rankin County2


Madison County2


Winston County2


Smith County2


Jones County2


Jefferson Davis County2


Benton County2 Choctaw County2 Claiborne County2 Issaquena County2 Jefferson County2 Perry County2 Sharkey County2 Tunica County2 Wilkinson County2


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/26/2026 6:50 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.