Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023
Missouri Counties versus United States
Colon & Rectum
All Races, Both Sexes
Sorted by rateratio
Counties
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Priority Index1 1=highest 9=lowest
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Recent Trend2 |
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate |
Average Annual Count
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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Rate Ratio3 County to US
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Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| United States | - | falling | - | 52,648 | 12.9 (12.8, 12.9) | - | -0.8 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Missouri | - | stable | - | 1,107 | 14.1 (13.7, 14.5) | - | 1.7 (-1.1, 3.4) |
| St. Charles County | 9 | falling | lower | 46 | 9.1 (7.9, 10.3) | 0.7 | -3.9 (-5.0, -2.8) |
| Cape Girardeau County | 8 | falling | similar | 11 | 10.9 (8.0, 14.4) | 0.8 | -3.7 (-5.4, -2.2) |
| Franklin County | 8 | falling | similar | 16 | 11.7 (9.2, 14.7) | 0.9 | -3.9 (-7.7, -2.8) |
| Cole County | 8 | falling | similar | 12 | 12.2 (9.2, 15.9) | 0.9 | -2.7 (-5.2, -0.5) |
| Greene County | 8 | falling | similar | 46 | 12.4 (10.8, 14.2) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-2.8, -0.6) |
| Jefferson County | 8 | falling | similar | 33 | 12.6 (10.7, 14.8) | 1.0 | -2.9 (-4.1, -1.7) |
| Platte County | 8 | falling | similar | 17 | 12.8 (10.2, 16.0) | 1.0 | -2.4 (-4.4, -0.2) |
| Cass County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 12.9 (10.3, 15.9) | 1.0 | -1.0 (-2.5, 0.7) |
| St. Louis County | 6 | stable | similar | 174 | 13.0 (12.1, 13.9) | 1.0 | 0.3 (-2.5, 7.3) |
| Henry County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 13.0 (8.5, 19.7) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-3.5, 0.9) |
| Scott County | 8 | falling | similar | 7 | 13.0 (8.9, 18.6) | 1.0 | -2.4 (-4.6, -0.3) |
| Jackson County | 8 | falling | similar | 112 | 13.3 (12.2, 14.5) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-2.6, -1.5) |
| Lincoln County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 13.5 (9.8, 18.2) | 1.0 | -3.0 (-5.2, -0.8) |
| Boone County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 13.5 (11.2, 16.2) | 1.0 | -0.6 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Webster County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 13.6 (9.1, 19.6) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-5.6, 1.0) |
| Camden County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 13.6 (9.9, 18.7) | 1.1 | -3.1 (-5.2, -1.1) |
| Clay County | 6 | stable | similar | 39 | 13.8 (11.9, 15.9) | 1.1 | 4.9 (-0.5, 15.2) |
| Newton County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 14.0 (10.5, 18.4) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Crawford County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 14.3 (8.9, 21.9) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-3.7, 1.4) |
| Howell County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 14.3 (10.2, 19.6) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-2.9, 1.7) |
| Cedar County | 6 | stable | similar | 3 | 14.5 (7.7, 25.3) | 1.1 | -2.3 (-6.2, 1.0) |
| Johnson County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 14.5 (10.2, 20.0) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-4.0, 0.7) |
| Taney County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 14.5 (11.1, 18.9) | 1.1 | -0.3 (-2.1, 1.8) |
| Cooper County | 6 | stable | similar | 3 | 14.6 (8.3, 24.1) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-4.5, 0.7) |
| Stone County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 14.6 (9.9, 21.1) | 1.1 | 27.1 (-0.8, 52.3) |
| Polk County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 14.6 (9.5, 21.5) | 1.1 | -2.1 (-4.6, 0.3) |
| Warren County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 14.7 (9.9, 21.0) | 1.1 | 25.9 (-1.5, 50.4) |
| St. Louis City | 8 | falling | similar | 48 | 14.7 (12.9, 16.8) | 1.1 | -3.7 (-8.7, -2.8) |
| Callaway County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 15.1 (10.9, 20.5) | 1.2 | 0.1 (-2.2, 10.0) |
| Lawrence County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 15.2 (10.4, 21.4) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-3.2, 1.0) |
| Andrew County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 15.5 (9.4, 24.5) | 1.2 | -2.3 (-5.1, 0.2) |
| Jasper County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 15.5 (12.7, 18.7) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-2.0, 1.0) |
| Benton County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 15.7 (10.3, 23.9) | 1.2 | -2.9 (-6.1, 0.2) |
| Audrain County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 15.7 (10.3, 23.3) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-4.2, 3.4) |
| Buchanan County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 15.8 (12.5, 19.7) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-3.3, 0.1) |
| Pettis County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 15.9 (11.4, 21.7) | 1.2 | -2.0 (-4.7, 0.6) |
| Stoddard County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 16.1 (11.3, 22.6) | 1.3 | -1.7 (-4.3, 0.8) |
| Randolph County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 16.1 (10.3, 24.2) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-3.6, 1.2) |
| Bates County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 16.1 (9.4, 26.3) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-5.1, 1.7) |
| St. Francois County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 16.3 (12.6, 20.8) | 1.3 | -1.7 (-3.3, -0.2) |
| Christian County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 16.9 (13.5, 20.8) | 1.3 | 9.6 (-1.4, 28.3) |
| Saline County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 17.3 (11.0, 26.1) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-5.1, 2.3) |
| Barry County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 17.6 (12.7, 24.0) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-4.2, 2.2) |
| Phelps County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 17.9 (12.9, 24.2) | 1.4 | 0.2 (-2.5, 3.1) |
| Lafayette County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 18.5 (12.9, 25.7) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-4.1, 0.9) |
| Marion County | 8 | falling | similar | 7 | 18.5 (12.7, 26.3) | 1.4 | -1.9 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| New Madrid County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 18.9 (11.9, 29.1) | 1.5 | 0.3 (-3.1, 4.0) |
| Dent County | 8 | falling | similar | 4 | 19.1 (11.2, 31.0) | 1.5 | -2.8 (-5.8, -0.3) |
| Gasconade County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 19.2 (12.0, 30.0) | 1.5 | -0.7 (-4.7, 3.0) |
| Pike County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 19.4 (12.2, 29.7) | 1.5 | -2.0 (-4.5, 0.3) |
| Douglas County | 6 | stable | similar | 3 | 19.5 (10.9, 32.9) | 1.5 | -2.0 (-5.4, 1.0) |
| Ray County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 19.8 (13.4, 28.4) | 1.5 | -1.3 (-3.9, 1.4) |
| Wright County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 19.9 (13.0, 29.5) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-2.3, 1.4) |
| Ste. Genevieve County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 19.9 (13.0, 29.8) | 1.6 | -34.7 (-62.8, 2.7) |
| Montgomery County | 6 | stable | similar | 3 | 20.2 (11.4, 33.9) | 1.6 | -2.1 (-6.1, 1.5) |
| Butler County | 4 | stable | higher | 12 | 21.3 (16.3, 27.6) | 1.7 | -0.4 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Dunklin County | 4 | stable | higher | 9 | 22.2 (15.9, 30.3) | 1.7 | 0.6 (-1.9, 3.1) |
| Laclede County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 22.3 (16.3, 29.8) | 1.7 | 0.8 (-1.7, 3.4) |
| Ripley County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 22.3 (13.0, 36.5) | 1.7 | 0.7 (-2.2, 3.4) |
| Nodaway County | 1 | rising | higher | 6 | 22.3 (14.8, 32.7) | 1.7 | 8.1 (2.9, 26.5) |
| Wayne County | 4 | stable | higher | 5 | 22.4 (14.2, 35.4) | 1.7 | -0.6 (-4.4, 3.2) |
| Texas County | 4 | stable | higher | 8 | 23.0 (16.2, 32.1) | 1.8 | 0.6 (-2.7, 3.9) |
| St. Clair County | 6 | stable | similar | 3 | 23.7 (12.8, 41.0) | 1.8 | 9.6 (-1.1, 35.2) |
| Vernon County | 1 | rising | higher | 7 | 23.8 (16.2, 34.1) | 1.9 | 2.8 (0.3, 5.8) |
| Macon County | 4 | stable | higher | 5 | 24.0 (15.0, 36.6) | 1.9 | 0.0 (-3.6, 3.6) |
| Adair County | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 24.2 (16.8, 34.0) | 1.9 | -0.3 (-3.4, 2.9) |
| Pemiscot County | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 32.6 (22.4, 46.2) | 2.5 | 1.9 (-0.1, 4.1) |
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** | similar | 3 | 12.1 (6.9, 19.9) | 0.9 |
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| Dallas County |
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** | similar | 4 | 17.0 (10.5, 26.4) | 1.3 |
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| Hickory County |
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** | similar | 4 | 18.5 (11.1, 32.6) | 1.4 |
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| McDonald County |
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** | similar | 5 | 19.7 (12.7, 29.2) | 1.5 |
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| Miller County |
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** | similar | 4 | 12.6 (7.7, 19.8) | 1.0 |
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| Morgan County |
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** | similar | 4 | 13.6 (8.2, 21.7) | 1.1 |
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| Perry County |
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** | similar | 3 | 11.5 (6.6, 19.1) | 0.9 |
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| Pulaski County |
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** | similar | 8 | 18.9 (13.2, 26.1) | 1.5 |
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** | similar | 3 | 21.7 (12.2, 36.7) | 1.7 |
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** | similar | 5 | 17.0 (10.8, 25.7) | 1.3 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/12/2026 5:26 am.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Atchison County, Barton County, Bollinger County, Caldwell County, Carroll County, Carter County, Chariton County, Clark County, Dade County, Daviess County, DeKalb County, Gentry County, Grundy County, Harrison County, Holt County, Howard County, Iron County, Knox County, Lewis County, Linn County, Livingston County, Madison County, Maries County, Mercer County, Mississippi County, Moniteau County, Monroe County, Oregon County, Osage County, Ozark County, Putnam County, Reynolds County, Schuyler County, Scotland County, Shannon County, Shelby County, Sullivan County, Worth County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Clinton County, Dallas County, Hickory County, McDonald County, Miller County, Morgan County, Perry County, Pulaski County, Ralls County, Washington County
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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 do not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/12/2026 5:26 am.
Trend2
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.
Rate Comparison
Above
when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
Similar
when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
Below
when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90
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.Rate Comparison
Above
when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10Similar
when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.Below
when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Atchison County, Barton County, Bollinger County, Caldwell County, Carroll County, Carter County, Chariton County, Clark County, Dade County, Daviess County, DeKalb County, Gentry County, Grundy County, Harrison County, Holt County, Howard County, Iron County, Knox County, Lewis County, Linn County, Livingston County, Madison County, Maries County, Mercer County, Mississippi County, Moniteau County, Monroe County, Oregon County, Osage County, Ozark County, Putnam County, Reynolds County, Schuyler County, Scotland County, Shannon County, Shelby County, Sullivan County, Worth County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Clinton County, Dallas County, Hickory County, McDonald County, Miller County, Morgan County, Perry County, Pulaski County, Ralls County, Washington County
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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 do not include Puerto Rico.


