Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data
Incidence Rate Report for South Carolina by County
Colon & Rectum (Late Stage^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by CI*Rank
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - 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
South Carolina6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Rate : The incidence rate is 62.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.2 to 64.4 and 1,200 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 60.4
US (SEER+NPCR)1
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Rate : The incidence rate is 64.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 64.0 to 64.4 and 72,697 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.1
Dillon County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 108.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 82.0 to 141.4 and 12 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 21)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 63.0
Marion County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 102.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 78.1 to 131.0 and 13 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 23)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 63.1
Orangeburg County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 101.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 86.5 to 117.7 and 35 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 12)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 66.9
Calhoun County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 99.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 67.0 to 141.2 and 6 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 40)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 73.8
Laurens County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 87.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 71.6 to 105.0 and 23 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 26)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 66.3
Bamberg County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 85.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.7 to 126.1 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (1, 44)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 67.5
Cherokee County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 84.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 68.0 to 104.2 and 18 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 31)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 63.9
Fairfield County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 82.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.4 to 113.4 and 8 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (1, 42)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 65.6
Darlington County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 82.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 66.8 to 100.2 and 21 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (2, 32)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 51.2
Marlboro County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 79.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.0 to 108.3 and 8 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (1, 43)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.1
Anderson County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 78.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 70.0 to 88.3 and 60 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (4, 24)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 61.6
Williamsburg County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 76.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.7 to 101.9 and 10 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (1, 42)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 54.8
Union County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 75.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.0 to 101.5 and 9 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (1, 42)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 66.7
Chester County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 74.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.6 to 98.9 and 10 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (2, 43)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 70.0
Chesterfield County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 72.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.1 to 93.0 and 12 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (2, 42)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.9
Colleton County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 71.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.5 to 93.2 and 12 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (2, 42)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 63.2
Newberry County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 70.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.5 to 93.5 and 10 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (2, 44)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 54.8
Oconee County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 70.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.0 to 83.9 and 25 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (5, 38)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 67.0
Hampton County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 69.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.3 to 102.5 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (1, 45)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 48.1
Georgetown County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 68.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.2 to 83.4 and 23 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (5, 40)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.5
Spartanburg County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 68.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.6 to 75.5 and 78 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (10, 34)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 68.4
Greenwood County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 68.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.8 to 83.5 and 19 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (5, 42)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 61.8
Barnwell County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 67.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.5 to 97.6 and 6 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (2, 45)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.0
Florence County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 66.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.9 to 77.8 and 34 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (9, 39)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 53.7
Clarendon County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 66.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.8 to 88.4 and 10 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (4, 44)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.6
Lexington County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 66.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.2 to 73.9 and 67 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (11, 36)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 65.6
Lee County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 65.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.5 to 98.5 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (2, 45)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.1
Pickens County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 65.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.1 to 76.9 and 29 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (9, 40)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 61.5
Horry County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 63.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.4 to 69.1 and 99 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (15, 37)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.2
Sumter County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 62.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.9 to 75.3 and 24 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (9, 42)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 60.8
Dorchester County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 60.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.2 to 71.6 and 30 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (12, 42)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 60.4
Lancaster County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 57.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.6 to 69.8 and 23 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (14, 44)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 61.2
Richland County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 57.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.3 to 63.8 and 70 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (21, 42)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 63.7
Greenville County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 57.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.1 to 62.2 and 103 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (23, 42)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 60.3
Berkeley County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 56.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.9 to 65.3 and 40 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (18, 44)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 60.3
Abbeville County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 56.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.2 to 80.4 and 6 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (6, 45)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 52.5
York County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 54.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.3 to 61.5 and 49 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (23, 44)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.8
McCormick County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 52.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.9 to 88.0 and 3 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (4, 45)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 53.1
Kershaw County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 51.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.4 to 65.5 and 13 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (16, 45)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 62.3
Charleston County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 51.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.8 to 56.6 and 74 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (30, 44)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.6
Jasper County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 49.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.0 to 72.4 and 6 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (10, 45)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 61.2
Aiken County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 48.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.6 to 57.0 and 34 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (28, 45)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 51.4
Beaufort County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 45.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.5 to 52.9 and 42 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (34, 45)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.6
Saluda County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 45.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.8 to 72.8 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (9, 45)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 52.9
Edgefield County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 38.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.5 to 59.3 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (21, 45)
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 46.7
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : * 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).
- CI*Rank ⋔ : *
- Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/06/2024 7:21 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.
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).
Data for the United States does not include data from Indiana.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.