Impact of Low
Screening Rates
RATES REMAIN LOW ACROSS DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC AND POPULATION SEGMENTS
Colorectal Cancer Screening by Subpopulations (%), Adults 45 Years and Older, US, 2018*
COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING RATES (45+) BY ETHNICITY1:
COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING RATES BY AGE/GENDER1:
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2015
*FOBT or FIT within the past year, sigmoidoscopy within the past five years, or colonoscopy within the past 10 years
COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING TEST USE* (%), ADULTS 50 YEARS AND OLDER BY STATE, 20181
California
73
Oregon
72
New Mexico
63
Utah
69
Idaho
67
Nevada
62
Arizona
67
South Dakota
69
North Dakota
67
Colorado
69
Wyoming
60
Montana
65
Tennessee
70
Kentucky
70
Alabama
70
Ohio
68
Michigan
74
Delaware
73
District of Columbia
74
New Hampshire
75
Rhode Island
75
Connecticut
75
Massachusetts
76
Maine
75
Vermont
71
New Jersey
68
Pennsylvania
70
New York
70
Maryland
73
Virginia
70
West Virginia
68
North Carolina
71
South Carolina
72
Florida
71
Georgia
70
Mississippi
74
Indiana
68
Illinois
67
Wisconsin
74
Louisiana
70
Arkansas
67
Missouri
69
Iowa
71
Texas
62
Oklahoma
64
Kansas
68
Nebraska
68
Minnesota
73
Hawaii
73
Alaska
62
Washington
72
Puerto Rico
58
55.0-59.9%
60.0-64.9%
65.0-69.9%
70.0-74.9%
≥75.0%
*Up-to-date: fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within 1 year, or sigmoidoscopy within 5 years, or colonoscopy within 10 years.
CRC: colorectal cancer
References: 1. American Cancer Society. Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures 2020-2022. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2020.
