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Interpretation of Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer Data

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2018-2022

Texas Counties versus United States

Colon & Rectum

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by priority index

Explanation of Column Headers

State/County - The site and sex combination for this comparison.

Priority Index 1 - The priority index is based upon the direction of the trend and the rate comparison. An index of 1 is the highest priority - that trend is rising and the rate is already higher. An index of 9 is the lowest priority - the trend is falling and the rate is already lower.

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program


Other Notes


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


United States


Texas


Aransas County


Atascosa County


Bosque County


DeWitt County


Ector County


Hale County


Henderson County


Jim Wells County


Kleberg County


Lampasas County


Milam County


Morris County


Nacogdoches County


Polk County


Rusk County


San Patricio County


Shelby County


Uvalde County


Val Verde County


Wharton County


Wilson County


Wise County


Anderson County


Bell County


Bexar County


Bowie County


Eastland County


El Paso County


Fannin County


Grayson County


Jefferson County


Johnson County


Kaufman County


Liberty County


Lubbock County


Potter County


Taylor County


Tom Green County


Van Zandt County


Victoria County


Wichita County


Bandera County


Bee County


Burleson County


Caldwell County


Callahan County


Cameron County


Chambers County


Colorado County


Cooke County


Coryell County


Erath County


Freestone County


Gillespie County


Gonzales County


Gray County


Hidalgo County


Hill County


Houston County


Howard County


Jasper County


Jones County


Kerr County


Lavaca County


Limestone County


Maverick County


Medina County


Navarro County


Newton County


Parker County


Red River County


Starr County


Tarrant County


Trinity County


Tyler County


Upshur County


Webb County


Young County


Collin County


Travis County


Angelina County


Austin County


Bastrop County


Brazoria County


Brazos County


Brown County


Burnet County


Cass County


Cherokee County


Dallas County


Ellis County


Fayette County


Galveston County


Gregg County


Grimes County


Guadalupe County


Hardin County


Harris County


Harrison County


Hays County


Hood County


Hopkins County


Hunt County


Hutchinson County


Kendall County


Lamar County


Leon County


Llano County


Matagorda County


McLennan County


Midland County


Montague County


Montgomery County


Nueces County


Orange County


Palo Pinto County


Panola County


Randall County


Rockwall County


San Jacinto County


Smith County


Titus County


Walker County


Washington County


Wood County


Comal County


Denton County


Fort Bend County


Waller County


Williamson County


Calhoun County Coleman County Dawson County Duval County Frio County Hockley County Jackson County Karnes County Lee County Madison County Moore County Nolan County Rains County Reeves County Sabine County Scurry County Wilbarger County Willacy County Zavala County Andrews County Archer County Armstrong County Bailey County Baylor County Blanco County Borden County Brewster County Briscoe County Brooks County Camp County Carson County Castro County Childress County Clay County Cochran County Coke County Collingsworth County Comanche County Concho County Cottle County Crane County Crockett County Crosby County Culberson County Dallam County Deaf Smith County Delta County Dickens County Dimmit County Donley County Edwards County Falls County Fisher County Floyd County Foard County Franklin County Gaines County Garza County Glasscock County Goliad County Hall County Hamilton County Hansford County Hardeman County Hartley County Haskell County Hemphill County Hudspeth County Irion County Jack County Jeff Davis County Jim Hogg County Kenedy County Kent County Kimble County King County Kinney County Knox County La Salle County Lamb County Lipscomb County Live Oak County Loving County Lynn County Marion County Martin County Mason County McCulloch County McMullen County Menard County Mills County Mitchell County Motley County Ochiltree County Oldham County Parmer County Pecos County Presidio County Reagan County Real County Refugio County Roberts County Robertson County Runnels County San Augustine County San Saba County Schleicher County Shackelford County Sherman County Somervell County Stephens County Sterling County Stonewall County Sutton County Swisher County Terrell County Terry County Throckmorton County Upton County Ward County Wheeler County Winkler County Yoakum County Zapata County

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/03/2025 6:57 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 Version 5.3.0. 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). The Healthy People 2020 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:
Andrews County, Archer County, Armstrong County, Bailey County, Baylor County, Blanco County, Borden County, Brewster County, Briscoe County, Brooks County, Camp County, Carson County, Castro County, Childress County, Clay County, Cochran County, Coke County, Collingsworth County, Comanche County, Concho County, Cottle County, Crane County, Crockett County, Crosby County, Culberson County, Dallam County, Deaf Smith County, Delta County, Dickens County, Dimmit County, Donley County, Edwards County, Falls County, Fisher County, Floyd County, Foard County, Franklin County, Gaines County, Garza County, Glasscock County, Goliad County, Hall County, Hamilton County, Hansford County, Hardeman County, Hartley County, Haskell County, Hemphill County, Hudspeth County, Irion County, Jack County, Jeff Davis County, Jim Hogg County, Kenedy County, Kent County, Kimble County, King County, Kinney County, Knox County, La Salle County, Lamb County, Lipscomb County, Live Oak County, Loving County, Lynn County, Marion County, Martin County, Mason County, McCulloch County, McMullen County, Menard County, Mills County, Mitchell County, Motley County, Ochiltree County, Oldham County, Parmer County, Pecos County, Presidio County, Reagan County, Real County, Refugio County, Roberts County, Robertson County, Runnels County, San Augustine County, San Saba County, Schleicher County, Shackelford County, Sherman County, Somervell County, Stephens County, Sterling County, Stonewall County, Sutton County, Swisher County, Terrell County, Terry County, Throckmorton County, Upton County, Ward County, Wheeler County, Winkler County, Yoakum County, Zapata County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Calhoun County, Coleman County, Dawson County, Duval County, Frio County, Hockley County, Jackson County, Karnes County, Lee County, Madison County, Moore County, Nolan County, Rains County, Reeves County, Sabine County, Scurry County, Wilbarger County, Willacy County, Zavala 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 does not include Puerto Rico.