Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Georgia by County
Colon & Rectum (Late Stage^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by CI*Rank
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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Percent of Cases with Late Stage
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| Georgia 3 | N/A | 67.7 (66.4, 68.9) | N/A | 2,295 | 57.4 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 64.2 (64.0, 64.4) | N/A | 72,697 | 59.1 |
| Towns County 7 | Rural | 41.4 (22.7, 69.9) | 123 (33, 123) | 3 | 43.6 |
| Crisp County 7 | Rural | 43.0 (25.0, 69.0) | 122 (41, 123) | 4 | 50.0 |
| Floyd County 7 | Urban | 45.2 (35.7, 56.5) | 121 (88, 123) | 16 | 42.0 |
| Oconee County 7 | Urban | 46.7 (31.8, 66.2) | 120 (51, 123) | 6 | 57.1 |
| Worth County 7 | Urban | 46.7 (28.3, 72.8) | 119 (26, 123) | 4 | 55.6 |
| Gilmer County 7 | Rural | 50.1 (35.0, 69.5) | 118 (40, 123) | 8 | 48.8 |
| Rabun County 7 | Rural | 50.9 (32.3, 76.7) | 117 (23, 123) | 5 | 51.0 |
| Liberty County 7 | Urban | 50.9 (35.4, 71.2) | 116 (35, 123) | 7 | 50.0 |
| Columbia County 7 | Urban | 51.1 (42.3, 61.1) | 115 (71, 123) | 25 | 58.2 |
| Laurens County 7 | Rural | 52.4 (38.3, 69.9) | 114 (44, 123) | 9 | 48.0 |
| Toombs County 7 | Rural | 56.3 (36.6, 82.9) | 113 (18, 123) | 5 | 57.8 |
| Dawson County 7 | Urban | 57.9 (38.8, 83.3) | 112 (16, 123) | 6 | 71.1 |
| Tattnall County 7 | Rural | 58.1 (37.0, 87.1) | 111 (13, 123) | 5 | 63.2 |
| Lamar County 7 | Rural | 58.1 (34.6, 91.6) | 110 (9, 123) | 4 | 42.2 |
| Colquitt County 7 | Rural | 58.7 (42.6, 78.9) | 109 (27, 123) | 9 | 46.9 |
| Rockdale County 7 | Urban | 58.8 (47.2, 72.4) | 108 (43, 122) | 19 | 56.5 |
| Houston County 7 | Urban | 59.1 (49.6, 69.9) | 107 (51, 120) | 28 | 50.5 |
| Forsyth County 7 | Urban | 60.3 (52.3, 69.2) | 106 (54, 118) | 42 | 58.9 |
| Richmond County 7 | Urban | 60.9 (52.5, 70.3) | 105 (49, 118) | 39 | 54.3 |
| Chatham County 7 | Urban | 62.0 (55.1, 69.4) | 104 (53, 115) | 61 | 56.5 |
| Gwinnett County 7 | Urban | 62.1 (57.5, 66.9) | 103 (63, 111) | 154 | 59.7 |
| Hall County 7 | Urban | 62.1 (53.9, 71.3) | 102 (45, 118) | 41 | 60.6 |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 62.4 (52.6, 73.5) | 101 (36, 118) | 30 | 55.2 |
| Walker County 7 | Urban | 62.5 (49.6, 77.7) | 100 (27, 121) | 17 | 49.1 |
| Fulton County 7 | Urban | 63.3 (59.2, 67.6) | 99 (61, 110) | 186 | 56.4 |
| Grady County 7 | Rural | 63.3 (42.5, 90.6) | 98 (10, 123) | 6 | 43.5 |
| Fannin County 7 | Rural | 63.5 (45.8, 85.9) | 97 (15, 123) | 9 | 51.6 |
| DeKalb County 7 | Urban | 63.5 (58.8, 68.5) | 96 (59, 110) | 141 | 59.1 |
| Cobb County 7 | Urban | 63.8 (59.0, 68.8) | 95 (57, 109) | 142 | 57.9 |
| Lee County 7 | Urban | 63.8 (42.1, 92.9) | 94 (8, 123) | 6 | 47.6 |
| Cherokee County 7 | Urban | 64.7 (57.1, 73.1) | 93 (43, 114) | 56 | 56.7 |
| Spalding County 7 | Urban | 65.0 (51.5, 81.0) | 92 (25, 120) | 16 | 61.7 |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 65.9 (42.3, 98.0) | 91 (6, 123) | 5 | 43.1 |
| Whitfield County 7 | Urban | 66.1 (54.2, 80.0) | 90 (28, 119) | 22 | 52.4 |
| Thomas County 7 | Rural | 66.2 (49.9, 86.1) | 89 (17, 122) | 11 | 55.3 |
| Chattooga County 7 | Rural | 66.2 (44.4, 94.8) | 88 (8, 123) | 6 | 47.6 |
| Catoosa County 7 | Urban | 66.2 (52.7, 82.1) | 87 (24, 120) | 17 | 56.4 |
| Oglethorpe County 7 | Urban | 66.5 (40.3, 103.4) | 86 (4, 123) | 4 | 43.5 |
| Douglas County 7 | Urban | 66.5 (55.5, 78.9) | 85 (31, 116) | 28 | 64.3 |
| Clarke County 7 | Urban | 66.7 (54.3, 81.2) | 84 (23, 119) | 21 | 58.8 |
| Polk County 7 | Rural | 66.8 (49.0, 88.9) | 83 (13, 122) | 10 | 55.2 |
| Gordon County 7 | Rural | 67.8 (52.2, 86.5) | 82 (16, 121) | 13 | 49.6 |
| White County 7 | Rural | 68.0 (49.3, 91.5) | 81 (14, 122) | 9 | 60.8 |
| Pickens County 7 | Urban | 68.1 (50.5, 90.1) | 80 (13, 122) | 10 | 61.9 |
| Muscogee County 7 | Urban | 68.3 (59.4, 78.1) | 79 (32, 112) | 44 | 53.2 |
| Lowndes County 7 | Urban | 68.3 (55.7, 82.9) | 78 (22, 118) | 21 | 52.5 |
| Peach County 7 | Urban | 68.4 (47.2, 96.0) | 77 (7, 123) | 7 | 62.5 |
| Pierce County 7 | Rural | 68.5 (43.1, 103.1) | 76 (5, 123) | 5 | 62.2 |
| Dougherty County 7 | Urban | 69.0 (56.2, 83.9) | 75 (19, 117) | 21 | 56.8 |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 69.1 (49.6, 93.6) | 74 (8, 122) | 10 | 55.8 |
| Harris County 7 | Urban | 69.2 (50.1, 93.2) | 73 (9, 122) | 9 | 55.4 |
| Camden County 7 | Rural | 69.3 (51.3, 91.6) | 72 (10, 122) | 11 | 53.0 |
| Bibb County 7 | Urban | 69.4 (59.6, 80.4) | 71 (27, 112) | 37 | 59.5 |
| Bartow County 7 | Urban | 69.5 (57.5, 83.3) | 70 (25, 115) | 25 | 56.2 |
| Paulding County 7 | Urban | 69.8 (58.9, 82.1) | 69 (25, 113) | 32 | 60.4 |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 70.3 (61.4, 80.2) | 68 (29, 109) | 49 | 59.2 |
| Coffee County 7 | Rural | 71.1 (52.4, 94.3) | 67 (10, 122) | 10 | 61.0 |
| Elbert County 7 | Rural | 71.6 (48.6, 101.8) | 66 (6, 123) | 6 | 49.2 |
| Butts County 7 | Urban | 72.0 (48.5, 102.9) | 65 (4, 123) | 6 | 51.7 |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 72.5 (41.1, 118.5) | 64 (1, 123) | 3 | 72.7 |
| Dooly County 7 | Rural | 72.7 (42.6, 115.9) | 63 (2, 123) | 4 | 72.0 |
| Morgan County 7 | Urban | 72.7 (48.9, 104.2) | 62 (4, 123) | 6 | 65.2 |
| Glynn County 7 | Urban | 73.5 (61.3, 87.4) | 61 (19, 111) | 27 | 63.2 |
| Newton County 7 | Urban | 74.0 (61.3, 88.5) | 60 (15, 111) | 25 | 59.3 |
| Tift County 7 | Rural | 74.0 (55.0, 97.5) | 59 (8, 120) | 10 | 66.7 |
| Effingham County 7 | Urban | 74.6 (56.2, 96.9) | 58 (7, 120) | 12 | 51.3 |
| Bulloch County 7 | Rural | 74.7 (58.6, 93.8) | 57 (10, 116) | 15 | 57.5 |
| Murray County 7 | Urban | 74.7 (55.2, 99.0) | 56 (7, 120) | 10 | 58.6 |
| Jasper County 7 | Urban | 74.9 (47.1, 113.7) | 55 (2, 123) | 5 | 56.1 |
| Meriwether County 7 | Urban | 74.9 (51.2, 105.8) | 54 (4, 122) | 7 | 49.3 |
| Walton County 7 | Urban | 75.1 (62.3, 89.6) | 53 (14, 112) | 25 | 54.1 |
| Brooks County 7 | Urban | 75.1 (48.6, 111.1) | 52 (3, 123) | 5 | 47.3 |
| Putnam County 7 | Rural | 75.3 (52.8, 104.2) | 51 (5, 122) | 8 | 65.0 |
| Brantley County 7 | Urban | 75.6 (49.5, 111.1) | 50 (3, 123) | 5 | 73.0 |
| Troup County 7 | Rural | 75.8 (60.7, 93.5) | 49 (11, 115) | 18 | 60.8 |
| Clayton County 7 | Urban | 76.0 (66.5, 86.6) | 48 (19, 98) | 54 | 56.2 |
| Monroe County 7 | Urban | 76.3 (55.3, 102.7) | 47 (6, 121) | 9 | 58.4 |
| Dade County 7 | Urban | 76.4 (47.9, 115.4) | 46 (2, 123) | 5 | 54.8 |
| Crawford County 7 | Urban | 76.4 (46.4, 119.3) | 45 (2, 123) | 4 | 58.3 |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 77.2 (62.0, 95.1) | 44 (10, 111) | 18 | 63.9 |
| Charlton County 7 | Rural | 78.4 (45.5, 126.1) | 43 (1, 123) | 3 | 65.4 |
| Coweta County 7 | Urban | 79.8 (68.6, 92.3) | 42 (14, 97) | 38 | 62.4 |
| Upson County 7 | Rural | 79.9 (57.1, 108.8) | 41 (3, 119) | 8 | 53.9 |
| Baldwin County 7 | Rural | 80.7 (61.5, 104.0) | 40 (5, 116) | 12 | 62.0 |
| Greene County 7 | Rural | 81.0 (56.6, 112.3) | 39 (2, 120) | 8 | 61.5 |
| Ben Hill County 7 | Rural | 81.9 (53.5, 120.1) | 38 (2, 122) | 5 | 56.3 |
| Jones County 7 | Urban | 82.5 (59.6, 111.3) | 37 (2, 119) | 9 | 62.9 |
| Madison County 7 | Urban | 83.1 (60.6, 111.2) | 36 (3, 119) | 9 | 66.2 |
| Cook County 7 | Rural | 84.5 (55.5, 123.6) | 35 (1, 123) | 5 | 45.8 |
| McDuffie County 7 | Urban | 84.7 (59.1, 118.0) | 34 (2, 120) | 7 | 57.8 |
| Lumpkin County 7 | Urban | 85.0 (62.1, 113.6) | 33 (3, 117) | 10 | 70.6 |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 85.9 (62.4, 115.5) | 32 (3, 117) | 9 | 55.6 |
| Sumter County 7 | Rural | 86.4 (62.7, 116.1) | 31 (2, 118) | 9 | 51.1 |
| Jefferson County 7 | Rural | 87.6 (57.4, 128.3) | 30 (1, 122) | 5 | 60.0 |
| Decatur County 7 | Rural | 87.8 (64.0, 117.6) | 29 (2, 117) | 9 | 58.2 |
| Terrell County 7 | Urban | 89.0 (49.8, 146.3) | 28 (1, 123) | 3 | 50.0 |
| Screven County 7 | Rural | 89.1 (57.6, 131.8) | 27 (1, 122) | 5 | 59.1 |
| Bacon County 7 | Rural | 89.2 (51.2, 144.4) | 26 (1, 123) | 3 | 44.7 |
| Macon County 7 | Rural | 89.2 (53.3, 140.0) | 25 (1, 123) | 4 | 55.6 |
| Banks County 7 | Rural | 89.2 (60.3, 127.5) | 24 (1, 120) | 6 | 61.5 |
| McIntosh County 7 | Urban | 89.5 (57.0, 133.5) | 23 (1, 122) | 5 | 58.1 |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 90.0 (64.5, 122.2) | 22 (2, 115) | 8 | 56.8 |
| Barrow County 7 | Urban | 91.1 (74.7, 110.1) | 21 (4, 87) | 23 | 65.5 |
| Burke County 7 | Urban | 92.0 (65.6, 125.7) | 20 (1, 117) | 8 | 60.0 |
| Dodge County 7 | Rural | 92.3 (64.8, 127.6) | 19 (1, 116) | 7 | 67.3 |
| Mitchell County 7 | Rural | 92.3 (64.6, 127.9) | 18 (1, 116) | 7 | 56.1 |
| Carroll County 7 | Urban | 92.4 (78.8, 107.7) | 17 (5, 67) | 34 | 62.4 |
| Ware County 7 | Rural | 94.6 (72.2, 121.7) | 16 (1, 106) | 12 | 62.0 |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 95.2 (70.3, 125.8) | 15 (1, 109) | 10 | 58.0 |
| Bryan County 7 | Urban | 95.9 (70.9, 126.8) | 14 (1, 106) | 10 | 62.7 |
| Telfair County 7 | Rural | 95.9 (60.4, 144.7) | 13 (1, 122) | 5 | 59.0 |
| Habersham County 7 | Rural | 96.0 (75.9, 119.8) | 12 (1, 89) | 16 | 68.1 |
| Emanuel County 7 | Rural | 96.6 (67.5, 133.9) | 11 (1, 114) | 7 | 57.8 |
| Haralson County 7 | Urban | 96.9 (71.6, 128.3) | 10 (1, 108) | 10 | 62.5 |
| Jeff Davis County 7 | Rural | 100.0 (65.6, 146.8) | 9 (1, 121) | 5 | 71.1 |
| Pike County 7 | Urban | 100.0 (68.4, 141.3) | 8 (1, 119) | 7 | 56.9 |
| Appling County 7 | Rural | 101.8 (70.5, 142.4) | 7 (1, 116) | 7 | 64.8 |
| Heard County 7 | Urban | 109.7 (68.9, 165.8) | 6 (1, 120) | 5 | 69.7 |
| Wilkes County 7 | Rural | 113.6 (73.6, 167.7) | 5 (1, 114) | 5 | 60.5 |
| Hancock County 7 | Rural | 116.6 (72.6, 177.2) | 4 (1, 121) | 5 | 79.3 |
| Berrien County 7 | Rural | 123.7 (89.1, 167.4) | 3 (1, 79) | 9 | 63.2 |
| Stephens County 7 | Rural | 130.6 (102.1, 164.6) | 2 (1, 40) | 15 | 63.2 |
| Warren County 7 | Rural | 134.0 (75.6, 219.6) | 1 (1, 122) | 3 | 64.0 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/20/2025 9:59 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 (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.
⋔ 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
* 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
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 2023 submission.
3 Source: SEER November 2023 submission. State Cancer Registry also receives funding from CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries.
7 Source: SEER November 2023 submission.
Data for the United States does not include data from Indiana.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/20/2025 9:59 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 (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.
⋔ 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
* 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
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 2023 submission.
3 Source: SEER November 2023 submission. State Cancer Registry also receives funding from CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries.
7 Source: SEER November 2023 submission.
Data for the United States does not include data from Indiana.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.