Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Colon & Rectum (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
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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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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky 7 | N/A | 46.5 (45.6, 47.3) | N/A | 2,529 |
stable 
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-0.9 (-1.3, 0.3) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 36.7 (36.6, 36.7) | N/A | 145,073 |
falling 
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-0.9 (-1.0, -0.8) |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 71.9 (49.2, 102.6) | 1 (1, 107) | 7 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.8, 1.8) |
| Powell County 7 | Rural | 71.5 (52.7, 95.0) | 2 (1, 93) | 11 |
stable
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1.2 (-2.1, 5.2) |
| Butler County 7 | Urban | 71.2 (53.1, 93.7) | 3 (1, 94) | 11 |
rising 
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2.8 (0.9, 5.3) |
| Bracken County 7 | Urban | 70.9 (50.0, 98.4) | 4 (1, 105) | 8 |
stable
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-0.1 (-3.9, 4.6) |
| Cumberland County 7 | Rural | 70.6 (47.0, 103.4) | 5 (1, 111) | 6 |
stable
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1.3 (-2.6, 5.7) |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 67.7 (55.5, 81.9) | 6 (1, 62) | 23 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.7, 0.5) |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 65.7 (48.3, 87.7) | 7 (1, 107) | 10 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.3, 1.6) |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 65.1 (50.8, 82.5) | 8 (1, 96) | 16 |
stable
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1.2 (-1.5, 4.5) |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 65.1 (47.4, 87.7) | 9 (1, 106) | 10 |
stable
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0.4 (-2.1, 3.2) |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 64.4 (52.2, 78.8) | 10 (1, 78) | 21 |
stable
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-0.2 (-1.9, 1.6) |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 63.9 (46.1, 86.8) | 11 (1, 107) | 9 |
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| McLean County 7 | Urban | 63.4 (44.8, 87.9) | 13 (1, 110) | 8 |
stable
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0.9 (-2.2, 4.5) |
| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 63.3 (46.2, 84.8) | 12 (1, 105) | 10 |
stable
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0.3 (-1.6, 2.5) |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 61.5 (48.1, 77.9) | 14 (1, 106) | 15 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.5, 2.3) |
| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 60.2 (50.3, 71.6) | 15 (2, 84) | 29 |
stable
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-0.5 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 59.7 (45.9, 76.7) | 16 (1, 105) | 14 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.1, 2.5) |
| Webster County 7 | Rural | 59.3 (43.3, 79.6) | 18 (1, 111) | 10 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.9, 2.3) |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 59.3 (47.6, 73.2) | 17 (1, 96) | 19 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.9, 3.6) |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 59.2 (45.1, 76.8) | 19 (1, 107) | 13 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.7, 2.1) |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 59.2 (45.5, 75.8) | 21 (1, 108) | 13 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.5, 3.8) |
| Knox County 7 | Rural | 59.2 (48.4, 71.7) | 20 (1, 89) | 23 |
stable
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0.9 (-0.6, 2.5) |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 58.8 (45.7, 74.8) | 22 (1, 104) | 15 |
stable
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-0.1 (-2.3, 2.4) |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 58.7 (41.8, 80.8) | 23 (1, 113) | 9 |
stable
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0.9 (-2.8, 5.1) |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 58.4 (40.6, 82.8) | 24 (1, 114) | 8 |
stable
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-0.2 (-3.4, 3.3) |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 58.2 (43.8, 76.2) | 26 (1, 110) | 12 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.8, 2.1) |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 58.0 (45.3, 73.3) | 25 (1, 106) | 16 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.9, 2.7) |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 58.0 (47.0, 70.8) | 27 (2, 98) | 21 |
stable
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-0.2 (-1.8, 1.4) |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 57.0 (41.8, 76.3) | 28 (1, 112) | 10 |
stable
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0.2 (-2.2, 2.8) |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 56.3 (42.1, 74.0) | 29 (1, 113) | 11 |
stable
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0.2 (-1.7, 2.4) |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 55.8 (39.5, 76.9) | 30 (1, 114) | 8 |
stable
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-1.8 (-5.5, 1.6) |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 55.4 (44.7, 68.0) | 31 (3, 100) | 20 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 55.3 (40.6, 74.0) | 32 (1, 113) | 11 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.8, 1.7) |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 54.1 (43.6, 66.6) | 33 (3, 106) | 20 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.1, 0.5) |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 54.0 (41.0, 70.3) | 34 (2, 111) | 12 |
stable
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-1.4 (-4.1, 1.5) |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 53.6 (39.4, 71.9) | 35 (1, 114) | 10 |
stable
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-2.2 (-4.8, 0.2) |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 53.0 (41.8, 66.5) | 36 (4, 110) | 16 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.3, 2.3) |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 52.8 (40.1, 68.4) | 38 (3, 113) | 12 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.2, 2.1) |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 52.6 (42.0, 65.2) | 39 (4, 108) | 18 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.6, 0.2) |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 52.3 (45.1, 60.5) | 40 (10, 95) | 41 |
falling
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-1.3 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 52.3 (39.7, 68.0) | 37 (2, 113) | 12 |
stable
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-2.2 (-5.1, 0.6) |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 52.2 (44.4, 61.1) | 41 (10, 99) | 34 |
stable
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0.9 (-2.1, 11.9) |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 52.0 (46.3, 58.2) | 42 (16, 89) | 63 |
stable
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2.2 (-1.5, 10.1) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 51.8 (39.8, 66.6) | 45 (4, 113) | 14 |
stable
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0.9 (-0.7, 2.7) |
| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 51.7 (41.9, 63.2) | 43 (6, 110) | 21 |
stable
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-0.3 (-1.9, 1.4) |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 51.7 (36.9, 71.1) | 44 (2, 115) | 8 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.8, 2.5) |
| Nicholas County 7 | Rural | 51.1 (32.8, 76.8) | 46 (1, 115) | 5 |
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| Russell County 7 | Rural | 50.6 (38.3, 65.9) | 47 (4, 113) | 13 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.9, 1.9) |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 50.6 (36.4, 69.0) | 50 (2, 115) | 9 |
stable
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-0.2 (-3.3, 3.1) |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 50.6 (36.2, 69.2) | 48 (2, 114) | 9 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.8, 3.0) |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 50.5 (43.8, 58.1) | 49 (15, 100) | 44 |
falling
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-1.8 (-2.9, -0.7) |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 50.4 (37.8, 66.1) | 51 (4, 114) | 12 |
stable
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-2.4 (-4.8, 0.3) |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 50.3 (35.2, 70.8) | 52 (2, 115) | 7 |
stable
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0.4 (-2.9, 4.6) |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 50.2 (40.0, 62.4) | 53 (8, 110) | 17 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.9, 2.7) |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 50.0 (42.0, 59.2) | 54 (11, 105) | 29 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.3, 1.6) |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 49.6 (40.4, 60.2) | 55 (11, 110) | 22 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 49.4 (38.7, 62.5) | 56 (6, 113) | 16 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.5, 0.4) |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 49.3 (38.4, 62.6) | 57 (7, 113) | 15 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.3, 1.3) |
| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 49.0 (41.1, 58.0) | 58 (14, 107) | 29 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.6, 1.0) |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 48.8 (31.5, 72.9) | 59 (1, 115) | 5 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.7, 3.4) |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 48.6 (36.9, 62.9) | 61 (5, 114) | 12 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.6, 2.0) |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 48.5 (42.3, 55.3) | 60 (19, 102) | 48 |
stable
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8.7 (-2.1, 20.0) |
| Elliott County 7 | Rural | 48.2 (30.9, 73.0) | 63 (1, 115) | 5 |
stable
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0.5 (-3.6, 5.9) |
| Menifee County 7 | Rural | 48.1 (28.5, 77.2) | 62 (1, 115) | 4 |
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| Hart County 7 | Rural | 47.6 (35.6, 62.6) | 64 (5, 115) | 11 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.3, 1.3) |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 47.6 (39.3, 57.3) | 65 (16, 111) | 25 |
falling
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-1.7 (-3.2, -0.2) |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 47.6 (39.5, 56.9) | 66 (15, 110) | 26 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.3, 0.2) |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 47.6 (38.4, 58.4) | 67 (12, 113) | 20 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.5, 0.7) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 47.5 (35.3, 63.0) | 68 (6, 115) | 11 |
stable
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-2.1 (-5.5, 1.3) |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 47.4 (29.9, 71.9) | 69 (1, 115) | 5 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.8, 2.6) |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 47.3 (42.1, 52.9) | 70 (28, 104) | 63 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.2, 1.6) |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 47.3 (36.7, 60.1) | 71 (9, 114) | 15 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.5, 1.7) |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 47.0 (36.0, 60.6) | 72 (6, 114) | 14 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.6, -0.2) |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 46.9 (40.1, 54.6) | 73 (22, 108) | 36 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.3, 0.0) |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 46.8 (37.9, 57.4) | 74 (14, 112) | 20 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.4, 0.8) |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 46.6 (40.6, 53.3) | 75 (28, 106) | 46 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 46.6 (31.7, 66.1) | 76 (4, 115) | 7 |
stable
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0.2 (-2.9, 3.8) |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 46.2 (37.6, 56.1) | 77 (18, 113) | 21 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 46.0 (35.2, 59.3) | 78 (8, 115) | 13 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.5, 2.0) |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 45.8 (30.9, 66.0) | 79 (2, 115) | 7 |
stable
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-1.8 (-5.1, 1.8) |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 45.4 (35.8, 57.1) | 80 (13, 114) | 16 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.9, 1.0) |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 45.3 (40.9, 49.9) | 82 (40, 104) | 85 |
stable
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0.0 (-1.7, 4.1) |
| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 45.2 (34.1, 59.0) | 81 (9, 115) | 12 |
stable
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-3.0 (-9.9, 0.5) |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 45.0 (37.2, 54.0) | 83 (20, 112) | 25 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.6, -0.7) |
| Martin County 7 | Rural | 44.8 (30.1, 64.6) | 84 (4, 115) | 6 |
stable
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-1.3 (-4.7, 2.3) |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 43.6 (33.1, 56.3) | 85 (13, 115) | 13 |
stable
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-2.3 (-4.7, 0.1) |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 43.4 (38.0, 49.4) | 86 (37, 111) | 50 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.2, -0.7) |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 42.9 (35.8, 50.9) | 88 (32, 113) | 27 |
stable
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-2.0 (-8.8, 0.8) |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 42.8 (29.5, 60.8) | 89 (5, 115) | 7 |
stable
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1.3 (-1.9, 5.2) |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 42.7 (29.7, 59.7) | 87 (6, 115) | 8 |
stable
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-2.7 (-6.1, 0.8) |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 42.3 (37.2, 48.0) | 91 (49, 112) | 52 |
falling
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-1.9 (-2.8, -1.0) |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 42.3 (33.1, 53.4) | 90 (18, 115) | 15 |
stable
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-1.9 (-4.3, 0.8) |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 42.2 (30.3, 57.5) | 92 (10, 115) | 9 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.0, 1.9) |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 42.2 (28.2, 62.1) | 93 (5, 115) | 6 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.9, 1.5) |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 42.1 (33.7, 52.1) | 94 (23, 115) | 19 |
stable
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-0.8 (-4.0, 8.9) |
| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 42.0 (33.7, 52.0) | 95 (28, 115) | 19 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.9, -0.1) |
| Fulton County 7 | Rural | 42.0 (23.6, 69.7) | 97 (1, 115) | 3 |
stable
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-1.8 (-5.7, 1.9) |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 41.8 (39.9, 43.8) | 96 (71, 104) | 386 |
falling
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-2.3 (-2.6, -2.0) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 41.2 (34.4, 49.2) | 98 (39, 115) | 27 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.4, -0.8) |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 40.9 (29.1, 56.5) | 99 (10, 115) | 9 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.3, -0.5) |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 40.7 (34.6, 47.6) | 100 (46, 114) | 35 |
falling
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-2.5 (-3.8, -1.2) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 40.7 (27.9, 57.7) | 101 (8, 115) | 7 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.3, 2.0) |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 40.6 (34.2, 48.0) | 102 (44, 114) | 30 |
stable
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-2.2 (-4.9, 1.1) |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 40.1 (28.1, 55.9) | 103 (15, 115) | 8 |
falling
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-3.0 (-5.6, -0.5) |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 40.0 (33.1, 48.1) | 104 (41, 115) | 24 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.5, -0.3) |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 40.0 (35.4, 45.0) | 105 (60, 113) | 58 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.1, 6.6) |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 38.9 (31.7, 47.3) | 106 (39, 115) | 21 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.6, -0.6) |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 38.5 (28.7, 50.8) | 107 (34, 115) | 11 |
stable
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-2.3 (-4.4, 0.0) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 38.3 (35.3, 41.4) | 108 (80, 113) | 127 |
stable
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5.2 (-1.9, 10.2) |
| Lee County 7 | Rural | 37.6 (22.8, 59.9) | 109 (6, 115) | 4 |
stable
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-0.5 (-4.4, 3.9) |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 36.6 (29.8, 44.6) | 110 (56, 115) | 21 |
stable
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-2.5 (-4.8, 0.0) |
| Carroll County 7 | Rural | 36.1 (23.1, 54.2) | 111 (19, 115) | 5 |
stable
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-2.8 (-6.1, 0.7) |
| Edmonson County 7 | Urban | 35.5 (22.9, 52.8) | 113 (17, 115) | 6 |
stable
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-1.6 (-5.0, 1.9) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 35.3 (23.8, 51.0) | 112 (27, 115) | 6 |
stable
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-1.9 (-5.9, 1.7) |
| Ballard County 7 | Urban | 33.9 (21.4, 52.9) | 114 (25, 115) | 5 |
stable
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-2.9 (-6.4, 0.3) |
| Hancock County 7 | Rural | 33.7 (20.3, 53.3) | 115 (16, 115) | 4 |
stable
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-1.8 (-5.7, 2.4) |
| Carlisle County 7 | Urban |
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| Crittenden County 7 | Rural |
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| Hickman County 7 | Rural |
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| Owsley County 7 | Rural |
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| Robertson County 7 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/16/2026 5:38 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
† 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.
‡ Incidence data come from different sources. The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
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.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. The rates used in CI*Rank are all age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population using 19 age groups for SEER and NPCR areas. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
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.
1 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2024 submission.
7 Source: SEER November 2024 submission.
* 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.