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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Colorado 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


Colorado2


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Broomfield County2


Montezuma County2


Otero County2


Chaffee County2


Mesa County2


Morgan County2


El Paso County2


Fremont County2


La Plata County2


Arapahoe County2


Boulder County2


Douglas County2


Jefferson County2


Denver County2


Pueblo County2


Weld County2


Adams County2


Las Animas County2


Teller County2


Yuma County2


Logan County2


Montrose County2


Larimer County2


Garfield County2


Prowers County2


Delta County2


Archuleta County2


Elbert County2


Kit Carson County2


Park County2


Alamosa County2 Baca County2 Bent County2 Cheyenne County2 Clear Creek County2 Conejos County2 Costilla County2 Crowley County2 Custer County2 Dolores County2 Eagle County2 Gilpin County2 Grand County2 Gunnison County2 Hinsdale County2 Huerfano County2 Jackson County2 Kiowa County2 Lake County2 Lincoln County2 Mineral County2 Moffat County2 Ouray County2 Phillips County2 Pitkin County2 Rio Blanco County2 Rio Grande County2 Routt County2 Saguache County2 San Juan County2 San Miguel County2 Sedgwick County2 Summit County2 Washington County2


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 9:02 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.