TABLE 1.

Characteristics of colorectal cancer cases by race/ethnicity, SEER 17 2000–2019.

Characteristic	White	Black	Hispanic	American Indian	API	East Asian	Southeast Asian	South Asian	Pacific Islander
Number of cases (N)	250,913	45,435	41,314	2804	30,761	13,525	10,197	1751	2071
Sex
Female	42.1	46.5	42.4	46.0	44.2	44.8	44.3	38.8	41.2
Male	57.9	53.5	57.6	54.0	55.8	55.2	55.7	61.2	58.8
Age
50–54	14.2	17.3	18.8	16.8	17.0	15.3	17.5	17.7	19.2
55–59	16.8	19.5	19.9	19.4	18.6	17.4	18.9	19.0	21.9
60–64	20.2	21.5	20.7	22.9	20.2	19.3	21.4	20.2	20.7
65–69	23.7	22.2	21.4	20.1	22.9	24.1	22.4	24.6	20.3
70–74	25.1	19.5	19.2	20.8	21.2	23.9	19.9	18.6	17.9
Subsite
Proximal	38.6	47.1	35.6	37.2	29.1	31.3	26.4	29.1	29.7
Distal	27.4	26.8	29.0	28.6	35.1	34.4	36.3	31.9	33.3
Rectum	31.6	22.4	32.7	31.6	34.0	32.6	35.2	37.1	34.8
Colon, NOS	2.4	3.6	2.7	2.5	2.5	1.7	2.1	1.8	2.3
Stage
Early a	44.4	40.8	40.7	41.0	41.8	41.9	40.2	40.9	39.8
Regional	35.0	33.2	36.5	35.8	37.4	38.4	37.6	39.1	34.8
Distant	18.3	23.2	19.6	21.0	17.9	17.1	19.4	16.5	22.9
Unknown	2.3	2.8	3.2	2.3	2.9	2.7	2.8	3.5	2.5
Median income
≥$75,000	29.7	18.5	24.5	43.9	53.4	55.1	50.6	52.6	60.7
$65,000–$74,999	22.8	20.1	27.1	13.1	20.5	18.9	23.1	19.3	16.0
$55,000–$64,999	21.6	26.5	32.6	13.6	22.6	24.3	22.2	20.7	20.1
<$55,000	25.9	34.9	15.8	29.3	3.5	1.7	4.0	7.4	3.2
Marital status
Married	60.8	40.7	56.3	45.8	67.5	68.6	67.8	76.4	55.3
Divorced/separated	11.9	15.0	12.1	12.1	7.5	7.0	7.6	4.2	12.4
Single	13.1	27.7	18.1	17.1	12.2	12.4	11.9	6.3	16.9
Unmarried/domestic partner	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Widowed	8.4	10.0	7.1	9.0	6.9	6.5	7.5	6.5	8.5
Unknown	5.6	6.5	6.2	15.6	5.9	5.4	5.1	6.6	6.8

Note: Numbers represent column percentages unless otherwise specified.

Abbreviation: API, Asian/Pacific Islander (aggregated).

^a Early stage includes in situ and localized tumors.