State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for West Virginia by County

Colon & Rectum (Late Stage^), 2017-2021

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

Sorted by Count

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

West Virginia⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 78.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 75.7 to 81.5 and 585 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.4

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

Ritchie County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 86.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.0 to 140.7 and 3 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (1, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 66.7

Clay County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 95.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.2 to 153.5 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (1, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 52.9

Hardy County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 59.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.5 to 94.5 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 46 (6, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.3

Webster County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 88.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.8 to 140.7 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (1, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 48.6

Roane County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.5 to 99.5 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (4, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 43.2

Morgan County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 54.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.3 to 83.9 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 47 (12, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 52.5

Taylor County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 60.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.6 to 92.3 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (7, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 46.8

Pocahontas County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 125.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 79.5 to 187.5 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 44)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 65.8

Tyler County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 121.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 78.2 to 181.5 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 45)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 69.4

Monroe County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 88.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.9 to 130.3 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (1, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 74.3

Summers County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 87.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.4 to 128.1 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (1, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 62.8

Braxton County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 101.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 67.7 to 145.5 and 6 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (1, 46)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.7

Wetzel County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 89.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.8 to 128.3 and 6 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (1, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.6

Boone County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 62.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.3 to 89.7 and 6 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (7, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 47.8

Upshur County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 65.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.7 to 93.6 and 6 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (6, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 48.5

Barbour County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 119.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 83.3 to 166.2 and 7 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 38)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.2

Lincoln County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 86.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.2 to 119.6 and 7 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (1, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.7

Lewis County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 103.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 73.1 to 143.2 and 8 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 44)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.9

Mingo County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 82.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.3 to 113.9 and 8 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (2, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.1

Jackson County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 68.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.7 to 93.0 and 8 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (7, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.4

Wyoming County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 87.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.8 to 120.8 and 8 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (1, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 70.7

Brooke County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 71.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.9 to 96.8 and 8 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (5, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.5

Mineral County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 70.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.3 to 95.4 and 8 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (5, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 75.0

Randolph County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 75.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.8 to 101.1 and 9 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (5, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 54.8

Hampshire County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 87.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.7 to 117.3 and 9 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (2, 46)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 61.8

Mason County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 88.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 64.7 to 119.1 and 9 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (1, 46)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.6

Nicholas County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 84.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.5 to 112.9 and 9 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (2, 46)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.0

McDowell County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 105.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 77.5 to 141.4 and 10 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 40)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 66.7

Preston County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 73.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.2 to 96.3 and 10 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (6, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.9

Hancock County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 83.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.2 to 108.4 and 11 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (3, 46)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 71.3

Logan County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 89.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 67.4 to 116.2 and 12 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (2, 44)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 52.7

Wayne County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 73.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.6 to 94.5 and 12 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (6, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.5

Greenbrier County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 79.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.5 to 101.9 and 13 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (5, 46)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 54.3

Marshall County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 99.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 75.8 to 127.1 and 13 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (1, 40)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 65.3

Ohio County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 70.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.7 to 90.6 and 13 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (9, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 64.0

Fayette County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 69.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.6 to 89.7 and 13 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (11, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.6

Putnam County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 66.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.7 to 83.1 and 15 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (15, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.1

Jefferson County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 78.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.9 to 97.7 and 16 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (6, 46)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 62.6

Marion County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 96.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 78.4 to 117.2 and 21 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (2, 36)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 64.2

Wood County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.4 to 76.6 and 23 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (21, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.9

Mercer County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 91.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 75.1 to 109.6 and 24 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (3, 38)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 64.3

Harrison County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 91.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 75.4 to 109.5 and 24 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (3, 37)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 52.9

Monongalia County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 83.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 68.7 to 99.8 and 24 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (5, 41)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 69.5

Berkeley County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 73.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.2 to 86.7 and 28 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (13, 46)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.7

Cabell County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 79.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 67.0 to 93.8 and 29 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (8, 43)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 62.8

Raleigh County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 100.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 84.7 to 117.8 and 31 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 29)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 65.0

Kanawha County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 61.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.1 to 70.1 and 50 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (29, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.1

Calhoun County⁶

• 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 : *

Doddridge County⁶

• 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 : *

Gilmer County⁶

• 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 : *

Grant County⁶

• 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 : *

Pendleton County⁶

• 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 : *

Pleasants County⁶

• 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 : *

Tucker County⁶

• 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 : *

Wirt County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• 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 10/11/2024 6:22 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.
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.