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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Alabama by County

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

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

Sorted by Recentaapc

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


Alabama2


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Escambia County2


DeKalb County2


Houston County2


Covington County2


Bibb County2


Barbour County2


Elmore County2


Geneva County2


Tuscaloosa County2


Autauga County2


Jefferson County2


Lowndes County2


Cleburne County2


Bullock County2


Cherokee County2


Lauderdale County2


Lee County2


Madison County2


Henry County2


Shelby County2


Clay County2


Jackson County2


Marion County2


Morgan County2


Colbert County2


Butler County2


Mobile County2


Cullman County2


Marshall County2


Montgomery County2


Calhoun County2


Dallas County2


Talladega County2


Chambers County2


Lamar County2


Macon County2


Baldwin County2


Chilton County2


Marengo County2


Randolph County2


Crenshaw County2


Pike County2


Greene County2


Hale County2


St. Clair County2


Dale County2


Franklin County2


Lawrence County2


Fayette County2


Russell County2


Clarke County2


Tallapoosa County2


Winston County2


Walker County2


Blount County2


Coffee County2


Monroe County2


Coosa County2


Etowah County2


Pickens County2


Washington County2


Choctaw County2


Limestone County2


Sumter County2


Conecuh County2


Wilcox County2


Perry County2


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 11:32 am.

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.