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Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer Table

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Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023

Virginia Counties versus United States

Colon & Rectum

All Races, Both Sexes
  Above US Rate Similar to US Rate Below US Rate
Rising
Trend		 Priority 1: rising and above

Priority 2: rising and similar

Wythe County		 Priority 3: rising and below

Stable
Trend		 Priority 4: stable and above

Brunswick County
Buchanan County
Danville City
Fairfax City
Halifax County with South Boston City
Hopewell City
Orange County
Rockbridge County
Shenandoah County
Smyth County
Staunton City
Tazewell County		 Priority 6: stable and similar

Accomack County
Alexandria City
Amherst County
Appomattox County
Augusta County
Bedford City and County
Botetourt County
Campbell County
Carroll County
Charlotte County
Charlottesville City
Colonial Heights City
Culpeper County
Fauquier County
Fluvanna County
Franklin County
Frederick County
Goochland County
Grayson County
Harrisonburg City
Henry County
King William County
Lancaster County
Lee County
Lynchburg City
Manassas City
Martinsville City
Mecklenburg County
Nelson County
Nottoway County
Page County
Patrick County
Petersburg City
Prince Edward County
Prince George County
Roanoke County
Russell County
Scott County
Warren County
Waynesboro City		 Priority 7: stable and below

Falling
Trend		 Priority 5: falling and above

Portsmouth City
Roanoke City
Wise County		 Priority 8: falling and similar

Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City
Chesapeake City
Chesterfield County
Clarke County
Dinwiddie County
Gloucester County
Hampton City
Hanover County
Henrico County
Isle of Wight County
Louisa County
Montgomery County
Newport News City
Norfolk City
Pittsylvania County
Prince William County
Pulaski County
Richmond City
Rockingham County
Salem City
Spotsylvania County
Stafford County
Suffolk City
Washington County
Westmoreland County
Winchester City
York County		 Priority 9: falling and below

Albemarle County
Arlington County
Fairfax County
Loudoun County
Virginia Beach City
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/12/2026 3:00 pm.

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

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:
Amelia County, Bath County, Bland County, Bristol City, Buena Vista City, Charles City County, Covington City, Craig County, Cumberland County, Emporia City, Falls Church City, Galax City, Greene County, Highland County, King George County, King and Queen County, Lexington City, Madison County, Manassas Park City, Mathews County, Middlesex County, Northampton County, Norton City, Poquoson City, Radford City, Rappahannock County, Surry County, Sussex County, Williamsburg City

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Buckingham County, Caroline County, Dickenson County, Essex County, Floyd County, Franklin City, Fredericksburg City, Giles County, Greensville County, James City County, Lunenburg County, New Kent County, Northumberland County, Powhatan County, Richmond County, Southampton 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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