State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report by State

Colon & Rectum (Late Stage^), 2015-2019

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+

Sorted by CI*Rank

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - The objective of *** is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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.

Percent of Cases with Late Stage - This is the number of late stages cases compared to the number of cases for all stages.

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• Rate : The incidence rate is 64.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 64.7 to 65.2 and 72,150 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.1

Puerto Rico⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.2 to 16.3 and 697 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 46.6

Utah³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 45.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.7 to 48.2 and 346 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (49, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.0

New Mexico³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 52.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.5 to 55.2 and 400 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (43, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 53.5

Arizona⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 53.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.9 to 54.5 and 1,335 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (45, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.4

District of Columbia⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 53.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.9 to 58.6 and 100 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (34, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 51.0

Massachusetts³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 55.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.7 to 56.3 and 1,350 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (42, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 54.6

Connecticut³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 55.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.9 to 57.5 and 754 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (40, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 53.9

Vermont⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 55.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.7 to 60.2 and 140 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (30, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 54.6

Colorado⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 56.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.0 to 58.3 and 980 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (37, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.4

Rhode Island⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 57.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.3 to 61.2 and 225 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (28, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.3

California³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 58.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.7 to 59.0 and 7,221 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (36, 44)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.8

Washington⁵

• Rate : The incidence rate is 58.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.2 to 60.0 and 1,434 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (34, 44)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.2

Oregon⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 59.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.5 to 61.1 and 881 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (31, 44)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.3

Virginia⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 59.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.1 to 60.7 and 1,689 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (32, 43)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.0

Maine⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.1 to 62.9 and 341 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (24, 45)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.2

Wyoming⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.2 to 65.2 and 119 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (19, 48)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.8

New Hampshire⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.9 to 64.0 and 318 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (22, 44)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.7

Maryland⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.6 to 62.7 and 1,253 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (26, 40)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.3

Delaware⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.7 to 65.0 and 225 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (20, 45)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.3

Minnesota⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.1 to 63.3 and 1,180 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (24, 38)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.6

South Carolina⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.1 to 63.4 and 1,144 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (24, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.2

Florida⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.2 to 62.7 and 5,362 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (27, 36)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.8

Hawaii³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 62.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.9 to 66.1 and 337 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (19, 40)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 54.1

New York³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.3 to 64.0 and 4,401 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (23, 33)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.4

Michigan⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.0 to 64.4 and 2,313 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (23, 34)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.4

Wisconsin⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.2 to 65.4 and 1,341 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (20, 34)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.6

North Carolina⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.6 to 65.0 and 2,284 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (22, 32)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.4

Montana⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 64.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.7 to 67.9 and 259 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (16, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.7

Texas³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 65.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 64.7 to 66.3 and 5,297 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (19, 26)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.7

Kansas⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 65.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.5 to 68.1 and 649 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (16, 30)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.3

Idaho³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 65.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.9 to 69.1 and 373 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (14, 33)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 61.4

Georgia³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 66.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.5 to 68.1 and 2,168 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (17, 24)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 54.6

Oklahoma⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 67.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.1 to 69.1 and 894 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (15, 25)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 54.3

Alabama⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 67.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.9 to 69.4 and 1,196 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (15, 24)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 53.5

New Jersey³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 69.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 67.7 to 70.4 and 2,190 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (13, 20)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.5

Missouri⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 69.5 to 72.7 and 1,571 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (7, 17)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.5

Ohio⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 70.0 to 72.3 and 3,042 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (8, 17)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.9

Tennessee⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 69.7 to 72.8 and 1,687 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (7, 17)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.5

North Dakota⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 66.8 to 76.5 and 179 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (2, 24)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.6

Nebraska⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 68.7 to 74.7 and 459 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (3, 19)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.6

Iowa³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 69.5 to 74.0 and 816 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (5, 18)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.0

South Dakota⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 67.5 to 76.3 and 220 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (2, 23)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.1

Pennsylvania⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 72.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 70.9 to 73.1 and 3,578 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (6, 16)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.7

Indiana⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 73.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 72.0 to 75.2 and 1,670 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (3, 14)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.8

Illinois³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 73.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 72.6 to 74.9 and 3,207 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (4, 12)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.2

Alaska⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 74.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 68.4 to 80.0 and 149 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (2, 23)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.1

West Virginia⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 75.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 72.2 to 77.9 and 558 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (2, 15)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.1

Kentucky³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 75.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 73.6 to 77.5 and 1,191 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 10)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 53.1

Louisiana³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 76.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 74.5 to 78.4 and 1,207 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (2, 8)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.2

Arkansas⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 77.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 74.9 to 79.7 and 834 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (2, 8)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.0

Mississippi⁶

• Rate : The incidence rate is 88.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 85.4 to 90.6 and 908 average annual cases over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 1)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.9

Nevada⁶

• Rate : Data not available for this combination of data selections.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : data not available

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/31/2023 3:51 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

⋔ 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. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.

† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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 (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.
Data not available for this combination of data selections.

¹ Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database (2001-2019) - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2021 submission.
³ Source: SEER November 2021 submission. State Cancer Registry also receives funding from CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries.
⁵ Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database (2001-2019) - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2021 submission.
⁶ Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database (2001-2019) - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2021 submission).

Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.

Data not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.

Data for the United States does not include data from Nevada.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.