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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of adults who get screened for colorectal cancer — C‑07 Data

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
63.5 percent (2023) *

National Target:
72.8 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
63.5 percent of adults aged 45 to 75 years received a colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines in 2023 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Total
63.5
CI 62.6 / 64.4
SE 0.489

Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Sex, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Male
62.4
CI 61.0 / 63.7
SE 0.711
Female
64.7
CI 63.4 / 65.9
SE 0.679

Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Race/Ethnicity, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
54.4
CI 43.2 / 65.3
SE 5.468
Asian only
56.6
CI 52.1 / 61.0
SE 2.122
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
65.1
CI 62.3 / 67.8
SE 1.460
White only
65.0
CI 64.0 / 66.1
SE 0.586
2 or more races
65.0
CI 56.7 / 72.7
SE 3.853
Hispanic or Latino
54.1
CI 51.2 / 57.1
SE 1.402
Not Hispanic or Latino
65.4
CI 64.4 / 66.3
SE 0.524
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
51.0
CI 36.1 / 65.6
SE 7.213
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
57.0
CI 52.4 / 61.4
SE 2.135
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
64.8
CI 61.9 / 67.6
SE 1.482
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
66.4
CI 65.3 / 67.4
SE 0.613
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
68.5
CI 59.9 / 76.4
SE 4.084

Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Age group, 2023 † ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
45-64 years
60.4
CI 59.3 / 61.6
SE 0.594
45-54 years
46.5
CI 44.7 / 48.3
SE 0.904
55-64 years
74.0
CI 72.5 / 75.4
SE 0.718
65-75 years
82.8
CI 81.5 / 84.0
SE 0.619

Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Educational attainment, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Less than High school
50.3
CI 47.0 / 53.7
SE 1.749
High school
56.3
CI 54.5 / 58.2
SE 0.983
Some college or Associate degree
65.0
CI 63.4 / 66.7
SE 0.933
4-year college degree or more
71.9
CI 70.5 / 73.2
SE 0.714

Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
<100
49.2
CI 45.9 / 52.4
SE 1.697
100-199
56.8
CI 54.5 / 59.1
SE 1.324
200-399
59.4
CI 57.6 / 61.3
SE 1.032
400+
70.4
CI 69.1 / 71.6
SE 0.642

Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Health insurance status (50-64 years), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Insured
60.6
CI 59.3 / 61.8
SE 0.633
Private
61.7
CI 60.3 / 63.0
SE 0.698
Public
56.3
CI 53.5 / 59.1
SE 1.527
Uninsured
23.0
CI 19.3 / 27.1
SE 1.865

Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Geographic location, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Metropolitan
64.1
CI 63.1 / 65.1
SE 0.538
Non-metropolitan
60.4
CI 58.2 / 62.6
SE 1.260

Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Marital status, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
65.6
CI 64.5 / 66.7
SE 0.583
Divorced, separated, widowed
60.9
CI 59.2 / 62.6
SE 1.067
Never married
55.8
CI 52.9 / 58.6
SE 1.421

Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Country of birth, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
US
66.4
CI 65.4 / 67.3
SE 0.562
Outside US
54.7
CI 52.3 / 57.1
SE 1.139

Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Veteran status, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Veteran
70.2
CI 67.3 / 73.0
SE 1.788
Non-veteran
63.1
CI 62.2 / 64.1
SE 0.514

Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Disability status, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
People with disabilities
65.2
CI 62.5 / 67.9
SE 1.755
People without disabilities
63.5
CI 62.5 / 64.4
SE 0.507

Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Sexual orientation, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Straight
63.5
CI 62.6 / 64.4
SE 0.504
Straight, Male
62.2
CI 60.8 / 63.5
SE 0.724
Straight, Female
64.8
CI 63.5 / 66.1
SE 0.707
Gay/​Lesbian
72.6
CI 66.0 / 78.6
SE 3.300
Gay, Male
72.8
CI 63.7 / 80.7
SE 4.321
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
72.2
CI 62.3 / 80.8
SE 4.916
Bisexual
68.6
CI 57.2 / 78.6
SE 4.870
Bisexual, Male
83.43
CI 66.7 / 93.9
SE 6.854
Bisexual, Female
61.7
CI 47.3 / 74.7
SE 6.150

Disparity