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, All Ages

Sorted by Percentlate

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 26.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.7 to 27.6 and 657 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.8

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 21.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.8 to 21.9 and 83,825 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.8

Roane County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 19.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.5 to 31.2 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 50 (11, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 41.7

Boone County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 22.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.5 to 32.1 and 7 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 46 (8, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 47.4

Webster County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 31.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.3 to 52.0 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (1, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 48.8

Taylor County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 22.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.3 to 33.8 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 47 (5, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 49.1

Upshur County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 23.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.3 to 33.4 and 7 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (5, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 49.3

Lewis County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 34.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.6 to 48.0 and 8 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (1, 47)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 51.9

Clay County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 32.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.3 to 52.8 and 4 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (1, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 52.6

Harrison County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 29.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.8 to 35.7 and 26 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (3, 42)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 53.0

Logan County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 29.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 22.2 to 37.7 and 13 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (2, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 53.7

Randolph County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 25.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.1 to 34.7 and 10 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (4, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 54.7

Morgan County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 23.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.7 to 36.4 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (3, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.3

Greenbrier County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 26.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.3 to 34.4 and 14 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (5, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.6

Barbour County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 36.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.5 to 50.8 and 8 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 48)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 55.7

Wayne County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 25.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.3 to 32.4 and 14 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (7, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.1

Nicholas County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 30.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 22.7 to 41.3 and 11 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (1, 48)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 56.3

Braxton County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 29.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.9 to 43.6 and 6 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (1, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.4

Berkeley County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 23.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.6 to 27.3 and 32 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (18, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.7

Preston County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 25.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.2 to 33.2 and 12 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (6, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.7

Fayette County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 24.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.1 to 31.5 and 15 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (9, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.8

Mason County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 29.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.8 to 39.8 and 10 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (1, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.8

Jackson County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 21.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.5 to 29.7 and 9 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 49 (12, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.9

Kanawha County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 22.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.1 to 25.8 and 58 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (25, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.6

Putnam County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 21.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.3 to 27.3 and 17 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 48 (20, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.7

Summers County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 24.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.6 to 36.9 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (4, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 58.7

Hardy County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 24.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.2 to 38.2 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (2, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.0

Wood County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 23.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.6 to 28.3 and 27 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (17, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.2

Lincoln County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 28.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.2 to 39.6 and 8 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (1, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.4

Brooke County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 24.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.2 to 33.2 and 9 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (7, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.7

Doddridge County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 29.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.8 to 50.1 and 3 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (1, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 60.7

Pocahontas County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 41.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.2 to 63.6 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 48)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 61.4

Wetzel County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 31.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.4 to 45.2 and 7 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (1, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 61.4

Jefferson County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 26.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.9 to 32.2 and 19 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (7, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 61.6

Mingo County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 37.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.6 to 49.8 and 11 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 41)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 62.1

Cabell County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 24.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.7 to 28.8 and 31 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (15, 49)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 62.7

Hampshire County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 31.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.3 to 42.5 and 11 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (1, 48)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 63.5

Gilmer County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 33.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.0 to 55.9 and 3 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 64.0

Ohio County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 25.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.4 to 32.3 and 15 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (7, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 64.0

Mercer County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 29.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.4 to 35.5 and 26 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (4, 43)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 64.8

Marshall County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 33.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.6 to 42.6 and 14 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (1, 43)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 65.1

Marion County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 33.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.3 to 40.2 and 24 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (1, 35)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 65.4

Ritchie County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 27.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.4 to 45.8 and 3 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (1, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 65.4

Raleigh County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 33.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.3 to 39.0 and 35 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (2, 31)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 65.7

Tucker County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 24.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.7 to 44.6 and 3 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (1, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 66.7

Monongalia County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 26.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 22.1 to 31.6 and 27 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (10, 48)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 68.2

Tyler County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 36.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.3 to 55.2 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 68.4

McDowell County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 36.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.0 to 48.9 and 11 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 42)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 69.2

Monroe County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 26.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.1 to 40.5 and 5 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (1, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 69.2

Wyoming County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 31.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 22.8 to 42.9 and 10 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (1, 48)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 70.6

Hancock County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 26.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.8 to 34.7 and 12 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (5, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 70.9

Mineral County⁶

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 26.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.3 to 35.8 and 10 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (3, 50)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 72.5

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 : *

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 : *

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 10/07/2024 1:35 am.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

Data cannot be shown for the following areas. For more information on what areas are suppressed or not available, please refer to the table.
Calhoun, Grant, Pendleton, Pleasants, Wirt

† 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.
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).
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.

Data for the United States does not include data from Indiana.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.