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Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County

Colon & Rectum (All Stages^), 2017-2021

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

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Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate
cases per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
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Recent Trend
Recent 5-Year Trend in Incidence Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
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North Carolina 6 N/A 35.4 (34.9, 35.9) N/A 4,394 falling falling trend -1.6 (-2.8, -0.9)
US (SEER+NPCR) 1 N/A 36.4 (36.3, 36.4) N/A 140,088 falling falling trend -1.1 (-1.3, -0.9)
Swain County 6 Rural 61.5 (45.9, 80.9) 1 (1, 51) 11 stable stable trend 1.3 (-2.5, 5.6)
Washington County 6 Rural 54.4 (37.8, 76.3) 2 (1, 86) 9 stable stable trend -0.5 (-4.6, 3.8)
Granville County 6 Rural 49.8 (42.8, 57.8) 3 (1, 40) 38 stable stable trend -1.8 (-3.8, 0.2)
Hertford County 6 Rural 47.0 (36.3, 60.1) 4 (1, 85) 15 falling falling trend -3.2 (-5.9, -0.8)
Duplin County 6 Rural 46.8 (39.4, 55.2) 5 (1, 62) 31 rising rising trend 2.7 (0.3, 10.5)
Anson County 6 Urban 46.4 (36.0, 59.2) 6 (1, 86) 14 stable stable trend 1.5 (-1.2, 4.5)
McDowell County 6 Rural 46.1 (38.8, 54.6) 7 (1, 65) 30 stable stable trend 0.4 (-1.3, 2.3)
Bertie County 6 Rural 45.3 (33.7, 59.9) 8 (1, 91) 12 stable stable trend -2.5 (-5.4, 0.1)
Mitchell County 6 Rural 44.5 (32.2, 60.4) 9 (1, 95) 10 stable stable trend -1.0 (-4.2, 2.2)
Caldwell County 6 Urban 43.9 (38.4, 50.1) 10 (2, 58) 50 stable stable trend -1.0 (-2.8, 0.7)
Cleveland County 6 Rural 43.8 (38.8, 49.4) 11 (2, 54) 58 stable stable trend -1.2 (-2.7, 0.4)
Robeson County 6 Rural 43.7 (38.8, 49.2) 12 (2, 55) 60 stable stable trend 1.8 (-5.9, 11.2)
Cherokee County 6 Rural 43.3 (34.6, 53.9) 13 (1, 82) 22 stable stable trend -1.6 (-5.0, 1.8)
Northampton County 6 Rural 43.0 (31.4, 57.9) 14 (1, 94) 12 stable stable trend -0.6 (-2.8, 1.5)
Wayne County 6 Urban 42.6 (37.8, 47.9) 15 (3, 64) 60 stable stable trend -1.2 (-2.4, 0.1)
Davidson County 6 Urban 42.4 (38.5, 46.6) 16 (4, 55) 93 stable stable trend 3.5 (-2.0, 10.9)
Martin County 6 Rural 41.8 (32.0, 54.0) 17 (1, 92) 14 stable stable trend -1.4 (-3.4, 0.5)
Jones County 6 Rural 41.7 (27.4, 61.9) 18 (1, 98) 6 stable stable trend -0.9 (-4.5, 2.7)
Cabarrus County 6 Urban 41.6 (37.9, 45.5) 19 (5, 58) 96 stable stable trend -1.3 (-3.2, 0.7)
Halifax County 6 Rural 41.5 (34.7, 49.5) 20 (2, 84) 29 falling falling trend -1.3 (-2.5, -0.2)
Rutherford County 6 Rural 41.5 (35.8, 48.1) 21 (3, 74) 40 falling falling trend -2.3 (-3.7, -0.9)
Stanly County 6 Rural 41.3 (35.1, 48.4) 22 (3, 79) 33 stable stable trend -0.9 (-2.9, 1.0)
Wilkes County 6 Rural 41.2 (35.4, 47.9) 23 (3, 76) 39 stable stable trend -0.3 (-2.6, 2.1)
Gaston County 6 Urban 41.1 (37.7, 44.7) 24 (7, 57) 113 falling falling trend -2.0 (-3.0, -1.0)
Rockingham County 6 Urban 40.9 (35.8, 46.6) 25 (4, 73) 52 falling falling trend -2.1 (-3.3, -1.0)
Lenoir County 6 Rural 40.7 (33.9, 48.5) 26 (2, 84) 29 falling falling trend -2.5 (-4.4, -0.8)
Columbus County 6 Rural 40.7 (34.2, 48.2) 27 (3, 83) 29 stable stable trend -0.8 (-2.7, 1.0)
Surry County 6 Rural 40.7 (35.1, 47.0) 28 (3, 79) 41 stable stable trend -0.7 (-2.0, 0.7)
Richmond County 6 Rural 40.6 (33.1, 49.4) 29 (2, 88) 22 stable stable trend -1.8 (-3.6, 0.0)
Caswell County 6 Rural 40.5 (31.0, 52.4) 30 (1, 93) 14 stable stable trend -1.0 (-3.4, 1.4)
Bladen County 6 Rural 39.8 (31.4, 50.0) 31 (2, 92) 17 stable stable trend -1.6 (-5.3, 2.1)
Harnett County 6 Rural 39.8 (35.1, 45.0) 32 (6, 78) 52 falling falling trend -2.4 (-4.0, -0.8)
Pamlico County 6 Rural 39.7 (27.5, 56.8) 33 (1, 97) 9 stable stable trend -1.0 (-5.4, 3.6)
Scotland County 6 Rural 39.4 (31.3, 49.1) 34 (2, 94) 17 stable stable trend -2.2 (-4.9, 0.4)
Person County 6 Urban 39.3 (31.9, 48.2) 35 (2, 91) 21 stable stable trend -0.1 (-2.6, 2.4)
Randolph County 6 Urban 39.0 (35.0, 43.4) 36 (9, 75) 72 stable stable trend -1.1 (-14.8, 4.0)
Polk County 6 Rural 38.7 (28.9, 51.4) 37 (2, 96) 14 stable stable trend 13.0 (-2.0, 35.1)
Carteret County 6 Rural 38.5 (33.0, 44.7) 38 (6, 85) 42 falling falling trend -2.2 (-3.4, -1.0)
Yancey County 6 Rural 38.2 (27.5, 51.9) 39 (2, 97) 11 stable stable trend -2.8 (-6.2, 0.2)
Stokes County 6 Urban 37.7 (31.0, 45.6) 40 (4, 93) 25 stable stable trend -1.2 (-3.6, 1.3)
Union County 6 Urban 37.7 (34.3, 41.4) 41 (16, 77) 95 stable stable trend -1.8 (-3.6, 0.2)
Davie County 6 Urban 37.7 (30.8, 45.8) 42 (3, 92) 23 stable stable trend -0.5 (-4.2, 3.5)
Onslow County 6 Urban 37.6 (33.2, 42.4) 43 (10, 84) 56 stable stable trend -0.9 (-2.3, 0.7)
Vance County 6 Rural 37.6 (30.7, 45.8) 44 (4, 93) 22 falling falling trend -3.3 (-5.1, -1.6)
Burke County 6 Urban 37.5 (32.7, 42.9) 45 (8, 86) 48 falling falling trend -3.5 (-11.6, -1.8)
Perquimans County 6 Rural 37.4 (26.3, 52.8) 46 (1, 98) 9 falling falling trend -3.9 (-7.4, -0.8)
Wilson County 6 Rural 37.3 (31.9, 43.2) 47 (8, 89) 38 stable stable trend 9.8 (-0.9, 25.2)
Haywood County 6 Rural 37.2 (31.6, 43.6) 48 (6, 88) 36 stable stable trend -1.0 (-3.1, 1.1)
Craven County 6 Rural 37.1 (32.3, 42.4) 49 (10, 87) 48 stable stable trend 0.1 (-6.8, 8.9)
Montgomery County 6 Rural 37.0 (28.3, 47.9) 50 (2, 96) 13 stable stable trend -0.1 (-4.0, 3.9)
Alamance County 6 Urban 36.8 (33.2, 40.8) 51 (15, 82) 77 falling falling trend -2.0 (-3.4, -0.5)
Lincoln County 6 Urban 36.5 (31.5, 42.1) 52 (9, 88) 42 falling falling trend -2.9 (-4.5, -1.2)
Edgecombe County 6 Urban 36.3 (29.9, 43.8) 53 (7, 94) 25 stable stable trend -2.3 (-5.4, 0.6)
Rowan County 6 Urban 36.2 (32.3, 40.5) 54 (15, 84) 67 falling falling trend -2.0 (-3.7, -0.4)
Johnston County 6 Urban 35.9 (32.4, 39.7) 55 (22, 83) 81 falling falling trend -1.6 (-2.9, -0.2)
Madison County 6 Urban 35.9 (26.2, 48.3) 56 (2, 98) 10 stable stable trend -0.6 (-3.2, 2.1)
Jackson County 6 Rural 35.8 (28.9, 44.1) 57 (6, 95) 20 stable stable trend -1.3 (-3.5, 0.9)
Lee County 6 Rural 35.8 (30.0, 42.5) 58 (9, 92) 28 falling falling trend -3.6 (-5.3, -2.0)
Chatham County 6 Urban 35.8 (30.7, 41.6) 59 (11, 91) 41 stable stable trend -0.6 (-2.5, 1.4)
Warren County 6 Rural 35.5 (25.8, 48.2) 60 (2, 98) 11 stable stable trend -1.9 (-4.7, 0.8)
Greene County 6 Rural 35.5 (25.5, 48.4) 61 (2, 98) 9 stable stable trend -3.5 (-7.6, 0.1)
Beaufort County 6 Rural 35.5 (29.1, 43.1) 62 (7, 94) 24 falling falling trend -3.4 (-5.3, -1.7)
Franklin County 6 Urban 35.2 (29.7, 41.6) 63 (10, 93) 31 falling falling trend -3.1 (-5.3, -0.9)
Brunswick County 6 Urban 35.0 (31.3, 39.2) 64 (21, 87) 84 stable stable trend -0.2 (-10.6, 7.0)
Iredell County 6 Urban 34.6 (31.1, 38.3) 65 (27, 87) 78 falling falling trend -1.9 (-3.0, -0.8)
Pender County 6 Urban 34.4 (28.7, 41.0) 66 (13, 94) 28 stable stable trend -0.4 (-2.5, 1.8)
Macon County 6 Rural 34.3 (27.9, 42.1) 67 (10, 95) 23 falling falling trend -2.7 (-4.9, -0.5)
Forsyth County 6 Urban 34.2 (31.8, 36.8) 68 (37, 84) 153 falling falling trend -2.0 (-3.5, -0.6)
Guilford County 6 Urban 34.2 (32.1, 36.4) 69 (39, 83) 210 stable stable trend -0.3 (-2.4, 4.7)
Sampson County 6 Rural 34.1 (28.4, 40.6) 70 (14, 95) 27 stable stable trend 1.0 (-2.6, 9.0)
Mecklenburg County 6 Urban 34.0 (32.5, 35.7) 71 (46, 80) 361 stable stable trend -0.4 (-1.7, 3.3)
Hoke County 6 Urban 33.7 (26.4, 42.3) 72 (6, 97) 16 falling falling trend -3.6 (-6.3, -0.7)
Watauga County 6 Rural 33.3 (26.7, 41.1) 73 (11, 97) 20 stable stable trend -1.5 (-4.0, 1.1)
Buncombe County 6 Urban 33.1 (30.4, 36.0) 74 (41, 89) 121 falling falling trend -1.7 (-3.0, -0.4)
Alexander County 6 Urban 33.0 (26.3, 41.2) 75 (9, 97) 17 falling falling trend -23.3 (-39.0, -3.6)
Catawba County 6 Urban 32.5 (29.1, 36.4) 76 (37, 93) 67 falling falling trend -3.0 (-4.2, -1.8)
Yadkin County 6 Urban 32.4 (25.4, 40.8) 77 (12, 97) 16 falling falling trend -2.7 (-5.5, -0.1)
Cumberland County 6 Urban 32.4 (29.6, 35.3) 78 (47, 91) 103 stable stable trend -1.0 (-4.3, 5.2)
Avery County 6 Rural 31.4 (22.3, 43.5) 79 (6, 98) 8 stable stable trend -0.8 (-4.0, 2.4)
Henderson County 6 Urban 31.0 (27.3, 35.3) 80 (42, 95) 57 falling falling trend -2.2 (-3.7, -0.8)
Chowan County 6 Rural 31.0 (22.1, 43.6) 81 (6, 98) 8 falling falling trend -4.0 (-7.4, -1.0)
Durham County 6 Urban 31.0 (28.3, 33.8) 82 (52, 94) 103 falling falling trend -2.7 (-3.5, -1.9)
Pitt County 6 Urban 30.6 (26.9, 34.7) 83 (43, 95) 52 falling falling trend -2.7 (-4.1, -1.3)
Pasquotank County 6 Rural 30.2 (23.6, 38.2) 84 (19, 98) 15 falling falling trend -3.7 (-5.8, -1.8)
Camden County 6 Urban 30.0 (18.2, 47.3) 85 (2, 98) 4 falling falling trend -5.1 (-9.2, -1.4)
Gates County 6 Urban 30.0 (19.0, 46.2) 86 (4, 98) 5 falling falling trend -4.0 (-7.5, -0.9)
Moore County 6 Urban 29.9 (25.9, 34.5) 87 (47, 96) 45 stable stable trend -2.6 (-19.3, 7.4)
New Hanover County 6 Urban 29.6 (26.7, 32.8) 88 (61, 95) 82 falling falling trend -2.1 (-3.2, -0.9)
Orange County 6 Urban 29.5 (25.7, 33.7) 89 (50, 96) 47 falling falling trend -1.8 (-2.8, -0.7)
Wake County 6 Urban 28.7 (27.3, 30.2) 90 (76, 95) 315 falling falling trend -2.7 (-3.6, -1.7)
Nash County 6 Urban 28.5 (24.3, 33.2) 91 (51, 97) 36 falling falling trend -4.9 (-6.8, -3.3)
Graham County 6 Rural 27.1 (15.1, 46.1) 92 (4, 98) 3 stable stable trend -0.4 (-6.6, 5.5)
Clay County 6 Rural 26.7 (16.9, 41.9) 93 (6, 98) 6 stable stable trend -1.6 (-5.6, 2.3)
Transylvania County 6 Rural 26.5 (20.1, 34.6) 94 (36, 98) 15 stable stable trend -1.6 (-3.5, 0.2)
Ashe County 6 Rural 24.7 (18.1, 33.2) 95 (51, 98) 11 stable stable trend -2.0 (-5.3, 1.2)
Dare County 6 Rural 24.6 (18.8, 31.8) 96 (58, 98) 14 falling falling trend -3.5 (-5.3, -1.7)
Alleghany County 6 Rural 22.1 (13.5, 35.9) 97 (31, 98) 4 stable stable trend -3.6 (-9.2, 1.3)
Currituck County 6 Urban 21.8 (15.1, 30.7) 98 (57, 98) 8 falling falling trend -3.9 (-7.9, -0.2)
Hyde County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Tyrrell County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/13/2024 3:22 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.

† 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.
‡ 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 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Summary/Historic Combined Summary Stage (2004+).
⋔ 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.
6 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2023 submission).
8 Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program and are based on APCs. Data 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. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2023 data.

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.

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