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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023

Kentucky Counties versus United States

Colon & Rectum

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by name

Counties
sort alphabetically by name ascending 		Priority Index1
1=highest
9=lowest
sort by priority index descending 		Recent Trend2
 County Death
Rate
Compared
to
US Rate
 Average Annual Count
sort by count descending 		Age-Adjusted Death Rate

deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by rate descending 		Rate
Ratio3
County
to
US
sort by rate descending 		Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by trend descending
United States - falling - 52,648 12.9 (12.8, 12.9) - -0.8 (-1.5, -0.4)
Kentucky - stable - 917 16.5 (16.0, 17.0) - -0.2 (-1.0, 2.1)
Woodford County 6 stable similar 5 15.3 (9.9, 22.7) 1.2 -2.0 (-4.6, 0.8)
Wolfe County
**
 		** higher 3 36.6 (20.3, 61.7) 2.8
**
Whitley County 6 stable similar 7 16.7 (11.6, 23.5) 1.3 -3.2 (-23.9, 2.0)
Webster County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Wayne County 6 stable similar 4 14.3 (8.8, 22.5) 1.1 -0.2 (-4.0, 4.1)
Washington County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Warren County 4 stable higher 22 16.8 (13.8, 20.3) 1.3 -1.2 (-2.6, 0.2)
Union County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Trimble County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Trigg County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Todd County
**
 		** similar 3 21.8 (12.2, 36.2) 1.7
**
Taylor County 6 stable similar 7 19.8 (13.5, 28.2) 1.5 -0.7 (-3.7, 2.5)
Spencer County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Simpson County 6 stable similar 5 19.7 (12.3, 30.1) 1.5 -1.8 (-4.9, 1.2)
Shelby County 6 stable similar 8 15.5 (11.0, 21.3) 1.2 -1.9 (-3.9, 0.2)
Scott County
**
 		** similar 7 13.5 (9.3, 18.9) 1.1
**
Russell County
**
 		** similar 4 18.9 (11.5, 29.5) 1.5
**
Rowan County 6 stable similar 4 14.9 (8.9, 23.6) 1.2 0.1 (-4.0, 4.6)
Rockcastle County 4 stable higher 6 26.6 (17.4, 39.3) 2.1 25.6 (-0.7, 52.9)
Robertson County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Pulaski County 8 falling similar 14 16.0 (12.4, 20.4) 1.2 -2.3 (-4.1, -0.6)
Powell County 4 stable higher 4 30.4 (18.0, 48.1) 2.4 1.8 (-1.4, 5.5)
Pike County 4 stable higher 17 21.3 (17.0, 26.7) 1.7 -0.9 (-2.6, 0.8)
Perry County 1 rising higher 12 32.1 (24.1, 42.1) 2.5 10.8 (0.2, 33.5)
Pendleton County
**
 		** similar 3 21.3 (12.2, 34.6) 1.7
**
Owsley County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Owen County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Oldham County 6 stable similar 12 15.6 (11.7, 20.4) 1.2 -2.5 (-4.8, 0.2)
Ohio County 6 stable similar 6 18.0 (11.9, 26.4) 1.4 -0.7 (-3.0, 1.7)
Nicholas County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Nelson County 4 stable higher 12 22.7 (17.2, 29.4) 1.8 -1.9 (-4.4, 0.6)
Muhlenberg County 6 stable similar 7 17.1 (11.9, 23.9) 1.3 -0.7 (-4.2, 2.6)
Morgan County 6 stable similar 4 23.1 (13.8, 36.7) 1.8 -0.3 (-4.0, 3.6)
Montgomery County 6 stable similar 7 19.7 (13.5, 28.0) 1.5 -0.1 (-3.4, 3.3)
Monroe County 4 stable higher 5 28.6 (17.9, 44.1) 2.2 1.9 (-1.7, 6.2)
Metcalfe County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Mercer County 4 stable higher 6 20.5 (13.9, 29.4) 1.6 -0.5 (-3.8, 2.8)
Menifee County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Meade County 6 stable similar 5 14.7 (9.6, 21.9) 1.1 -0.5 (-4.0, 3.7)
McLean County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
McCreary County
**
 		** similar 5 21.8 (13.7, 33.3) 1.7
**
McCracken County 8 falling similar 11 11.6 (8.6, 15.4) 0.9 -2.5 (-4.0, -1.1)
Mason County 6 stable similar 5 19.6 (12.2, 30.1) 1.5 -2.1 (-4.8, 0.4)
Martin County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Marshall County 6 stable similar 8 15.5 (11.0, 21.5) 1.2 -0.9 (-2.8, 1.0)
Marion County 4 stable higher 5 21.6 (14.1, 31.8) 1.7 0.3 (-2.5, 3.3)
Magoffin County
**
 		** similar 3 22.9 (13.0, 37.8) 1.8
**
Madison County 6 stable similar 16 16.4 (13.0, 20.5) 1.3 -0.7 (-3.0, 1.8)
Lyon County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Logan County 4 stable higher 9 22.8 (16.5, 30.9) 1.8 3.8 (-2.1, 29.7)
Livingston County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Lincoln County 4 stable higher 8 25.1 (17.9, 34.5) 2.0 19.3 (-0.1, 37.7)
Lewis County
**
 		** similar 4 23.4 (14.0, 37.1) 1.8
**
Letcher County 6 stable similar 6 19.2 (12.8, 28.3) 1.5 -1.4 (-4.2, 1.4)
Leslie County
**
 		** higher 4 26.5 (16.1, 42.1) 2.1
**
Lee County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Lawrence County
**
 		** higher 5 24.4 (15.3, 37.1) 1.9
**
Laurel County 4 stable higher 14 19.5 (15.1, 24.8) 1.5 15.2 (-1.6, 29.5)
Larue County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Knox County 4 stable higher 10 24.3 (17.8, 32.7) 1.9 0.9 (-1.7, 4.0)
Knott County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Kenton County 4 stable higher 31 16.5 (14.0, 19.4) 1.3 7.8 (-2.7, 15.6)
Johnson County 6 stable similar 6 19.9 (13.0, 29.5) 1.6 -0.4 (-2.9, 2.1)
Jessamine County 8 falling similar 7 10.8 (7.5, 15.2) 0.8 -3.0 (-5.1, -0.9)
Jefferson County 8 falling similar 131 13.8 (12.7, 14.9) 1.1 -3.3 (-4.1, -2.6)
Jackson County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Hopkins County 6 stable similar 9 16.2 (11.7, 21.9) 1.3 -1.8 (-4.2, 0.4)
Hickman County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Henry County 6 stable similar 4 19.3 (11.5, 30.7) 1.5 -1.5 (-4.1, 1.1)
Henderson County 8 falling similar 10 17.4 (12.8, 23.2) 1.3 -1.8 (-3.4, -0.3)
Hart County 6 stable similar 5 18.8 (11.7, 28.9) 1.5 -1.0 (-4.4, 2.3)
Harrison County 4 stable higher 6 23.7 (16.0, 34.2) 1.8 -0.3 (-3.9, 3.4)
Harlan County 4 stable higher 10 25.6 (18.7, 34.5) 2.0 -1.2 (-3.8, 1.1)
Hardin County 5 falling higher 23 18.0 (14.7, 21.7) 1.4 -1.9 (-3.3, -0.5)
Hancock County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Greenup County 6 stable similar 9 16.1 (11.6, 22.1) 1.3 -0.9 (-2.7, 0.9)
Green County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Grayson County 4 stable higher 7 22.2 (15.4, 31.2) 1.7 0.2 (-3.0, 3.6)
Graves County 8 falling similar 7 13.1 (9.0, 18.7) 1.0 -3.2 (-5.5, -1.4)
Grant County 6 stable similar 4 14.6 (8.8, 22.9) 1.1 -1.8 (-5.7, 2.3)
Garrard County 6 stable similar 5 20.9 (13.2, 31.8) 1.6 -1.6 (-5.2, 2.3)
Gallatin County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Fulton County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Franklin County 6 stable similar 10 15.5 (11.4, 20.6) 1.2 -1.9 (-3.9, 0.1)
Floyd County 4 stable higher 9 20.9 (15.1, 28.3) 1.6 -1.1 (-3.4, 1.1)
Fleming County 6 stable similar 4 20.9 (13.0, 32.3) 1.6 -1.9 (-4.7, 1.0)
Fayette County 8 falling similar 39 11.5 (9.9, 13.3) 0.9 -2.5 (-3.7, -1.4)
Estill County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Elliott County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Edmonson County
**
 		** similar 4 19.8 (11.3, 32.9) 1.5
**
Daviess County 6 stable similar 19 14.9 (12.0, 18.3) 1.2 14.4 (-2.1, 27.8)
Cumberland County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Crittenden County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Clinton County
**
 		** higher 4 26.9 (15.7, 44.0) 2.1
**
Clay County 4 stable higher 8 30.6 (21.4, 42.6) 2.4 0.1 (-3.2, 3.6)
Clark County
**
 		** higher 12 23.9 (18.1, 31.2) 1.9
**
Christian County 6 stable similar 11 17.2 (12.9, 22.4) 1.3 -0.4 (-2.8, 2.0)
Casey County 6 stable similar 4 18.0 (10.9, 28.7) 1.4 -1.7 (-4.7, 1.4)
Carter County 4 stable higher 9 25.9 (18.9, 34.8) 2.0 -0.6 (-3.4, 2.4)
Carroll County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Carlisle County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Campbell County 8 falling similar 14 12.4 (9.6, 15.7) 1.0 -4.0 (-5.7, -2.5)
Calloway County 6 stable similar 6 13.8 (9.1, 20.2) 1.1 -2.2 (-4.7, 0.0)
Caldwell County
**
 		** similar 4 18.7 (10.9, 30.7) 1.5
**
Butler County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Bullitt County 1 rising higher 17 17.1 (13.6, 21.4) 1.3 21.4 (8.2, 29.7)
Breckinridge County
**
 		** similar 4 15.1 (9.4, 23.4) 1.2
**
Breathitt County 6 stable similar 4 20.4 (12.0, 33.1) 1.6 -1.8 (-4.9, 1.4)
Bracken County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Boyle County 8 falling similar 6 15.0 (10.2, 21.6) 1.2 -23.6 (-42.2, -2.8)
Boyd County 5 falling higher 12 17.7 (13.5, 23.1) 1.4 -1.7 (-3.3, -0.3)
Bourbon County 8 falling similar 5 16.5 (10.4, 25.3) 1.3 -3.6 (-6.7, -0.8)
Boone County 8 falling similar 17 11.8 (9.4, 14.6) 0.9 -3.0 (-4.4, -1.4)
Bell County 4 stable higher 8 23.3 (16.4, 32.4) 1.8 -0.8 (-3.1, 1.5)
Bath County 4 stable higher 4 23.7 (14.1, 37.8) 1.8 -2.3 (-6.4, 1.4)
Barren County 4 stable higher 12 20.6 (15.5, 26.9) 1.6 1.0 (-1.1, 3.3)
Ballard County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Anderson County 6 stable similar 4 15.1 (9.3, 23.4) 1.2 -1.9 (-3.9, 0.2)
Allen County
**
 		** similar 4 13.7 (8.4, 21.5) 1.1
**
Adair County
**
 		** similar 5 18.2 (11.7, 27.6) 1.4
**
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/17/2026 5:23 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

* 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:
Ballard County, Bracken County, Butler County, Carlisle County, Carroll County, Crittenden County, Cumberland County, Elliott County, Estill County, Fulton County, Gallatin County, Green County, Hancock County, Hickman County, Jackson County, Knott County, Larue County, Lee County, Livingston County, Lyon County, Martin County, McLean County, Menifee County, Metcalfe County, Nicholas County, Owen County, Owsley County, Robertson County, Spencer County, Trigg County, Trimble County, Union County, Washington County, Webster County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Adair County, Allen County, Breckinridge County, Caldwell County, Clark County, Clinton County, Edmonson County, Lawrence County, Leslie County, Lewis County, Magoffin County, McCreary County, Pendleton County, Russell County, Scott County, Todd County, Wolfe 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.

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