Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data
Incidence Rate Report for South Carolina by County
Colon & Rectum (All Stages^), 2014-2018
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Count
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - The objective of 39.9 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.Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC/APC:
- Rising when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC is above 0.
- Stable when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC includes 0.
- Falling when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC is below 0.
AAPC/APC (95% Confidence Interval) - the change in rate over time
- Average Annual Percent Change - AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program
- Annual Percent Change - APCs calculated in SEER*Stat.
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
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 37.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.8 to 38.3 and 2,275 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to 0.1.
US (SEER+NPCR)1
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 38.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.9 to 38.1 and 143,200 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.2.
Greenville County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 33.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.2 to 35.5 and 190 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (31, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -2.1.
Horry County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 36.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.0 to 39.2 and 172 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (21, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -2.6.
Charleston County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 32.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.0 to 34.8 and 148 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (32, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -2.1.
Richland County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 33.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.1 to 36.4 and 134 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (28, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to -3.0.
Spartanburg County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 36.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.8 to 39.6 and 129 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (20, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -2.1.
Lexington County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 35.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.0 to 38.9 and 119 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (22, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.6.
Anderson County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 45.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.7 to 49.5 and 114 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (4, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -1.1.
York County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 35.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.3 to 38.7 and 101 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (22, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to -2.2.
Beaufort County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 30.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.4 to 34.0 and 84 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (34, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -2.0.
Aiken County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 34.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.1 to 38.6 and 75 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (22, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to -0.7.
Berkeley County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 34.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.5 to 37.9 and 73 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (24, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -1.8.
Florence County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 41.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.0 to 46.0 and 70 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (8, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -1.6.
Pickens County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 40.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.1 to 45.8 and 58 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (8, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.5.
Dorchester County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 34.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.7 to 39.3 and 56 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (20, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.2 to -1.9.
Orangeburg County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 49.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.9 to 56.4 and 56 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 23)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to 0.2.
Sumter County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 39.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.9 to 45.2 and 50 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (8, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.9.
Lancaster County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 37.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.0 to 43.5 and 46 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (11, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -0.4.
Darlington County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 46.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.5 to 54.0 and 41 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (2, 31)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -0.6.
Laurens County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 46.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.0 to 53.6 and 40 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (2, 33)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -1.0.
Oconee County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 36.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.0 to 42.2 and 40 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (13, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -1.1.
Georgetown County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 38.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.0 to 45.5 and 38 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (8, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to 1.4.
Greenwood County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 42.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.3 to 49.3 and 37 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (4, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.0.
Kershaw County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 40.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.2 to 47.5 and 32 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (5, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.5 to -2.9.
Cherokee County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 44.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.3 to 52.2 and 31 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (2, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to 0.2.
Chesterfield County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 42.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.3 to 50.9 and 26 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (3, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to 0.2.
Williamsburg County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 57.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.4 to 69.5 and 24 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 2.5.
Marion County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 58.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.9 to 70.5 and 24 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 3.1.
Newberry County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 46.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.1 to 56.2 and 23 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to 1.1.
Colleton County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 45.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.5 to 55.6 and 23 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (1, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to 1.3.
Dillon County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 50.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.7 to 62.3 and 19 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 34)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to 1.5.
Clarendon County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 39.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.1 to 48.9 and 19 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (4, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to 1.4.
Union County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 47.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.7 to 58.6 and 19 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to 0.9.
Chester County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 41.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.6 to 51.1 and 18 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (3, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.2 to -2.7.
Jasper County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 40.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.8 to 52.0 and 15 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (2, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to 0.8.
Abbeville County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 41.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.0 to 52.7 and 15 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (2, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.1 to -1.2.
Marlboro County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 43.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.9 to 55.3 and 15 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (1, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to 2.5.
Fairfield County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 43.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.3 to 56.2 and 14 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to 0.6.
Saluda County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 52.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.3 to 67.1 and 14 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to 5.2.
Edgefield County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 36.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.0 to 46.9 and 13 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (4, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.4 to -0.2.
Hampton County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 45.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.3 to 60.3 and 11 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.3 to 0.8.
Barnwell County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 35.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.9 to 47.5 and 10 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (4, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.7 to -2.0.
Calhoun County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 46.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.8 to 63.6 and 10 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to 0.7.
Lee County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 41.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.3 to 56.6 and 10 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.6 to 1.0.
Bamberg County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 40.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.5 to 56.3 and 8 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.9 to -2.8.
McCormick County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : No
- Rate : The incidence rate is 43.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.1 to 63.6 and 8 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to 3.2.
Allendale County6
- Met Healthy People Objective of 39.9? : Yes
- Rate : The incidence rate is 32.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.7 to 53.4 and 4 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.4 to -3.0.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/19/2022 1:45 am.
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.
⋔ 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 1969-2018 US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.
‡ Incidence data come from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each area for additional information.
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 stage.
Healthy People 2020 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
1 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database (2001-2018) - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2020 submission.
6 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database (2001-2018) - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2020 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 modifed by NCI. The 1969-2018 US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2020 data.
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 for 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.