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Counties with the highest cancer death rates in Colorado

Among 60 Colorado counties with published values, the counties with the highest cancer death rates are Sedgwick County, CO (208.8, 1.46 times the U.S. rate of 143.2), Kiowa County, CO (196.6, 1.37 times the U.S. rate of 143.2) and Prowers County, CO (188.7, 1.32 times the U.S. rate of 143.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 4 of the 60 are significantly above the U.S. rate.

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. These are county-level figures, age-adjusted as published by the source, compared with the U.S. rate. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely. Significant means the lower bound of the county’s 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate.

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Counties with the highest cancer death rates in Colorado
Rank	County	State	Value	U.S. rate	Times reference	Significant
1	Sedgwick County	CO	208.8	143.2	1.46x	Significant
2	Kiowa County	CO	196.6	143.2	1.37x	No
3	Prowers County	CO	188.7	143.2	1.32x	Significant
4	Huerfano County	CO	182.6	143.2	1.28x	Significant
5	Baca County	CO	182.1	143.2	1.27x	No
6	Cheyenne County	CO	174.6	143.2	1.22x	No
7	Washington County	CO	169	143.2	1.18x	No
8	Conejos County	CO	164	143.2	1.15x	No
9	Morgan County	CO	159.5	143.2	1.11x	No
10	Las Animas County	CO	158	143.2	1.1x	No
11	Pueblo County	CO	157.9	143.2	1.1x	Significant
12	Saguache County	CO	155.1	143.2	1.08x	No
13	Lincoln County	CO	153.2	143.2	1.07x	No
14	Crowley County	CO	151.8	143.2	1.06x	No
15	Otero County	CO	149.9	143.2	1.05x	No
16	Kit Carson County	CO	146.8	143.2	1.03x	No
17	Yuma County	CO	146.4	143.2	1.02x	No
18	Moffat County	CO	146	143.2	1.02x	No
19	Rio Blanco County	CO	142.4	143.2	0.99x	No
20	Phillips County	CO	141.4	143.2	0.99x	No
21	Fremont County	CO	141.1	143.2	0.99x	No
22	Delta County	CO	139.6	143.2	0.97x	No
23	Montezuma County	CO	137.4	143.2	0.96x	No
24	Mesa County	CO	136.9	143.2	0.96x	No
25	El Paso County	CO	136.8	143.2	0.96x	No
26	Rio Grande County	CO	135.9	143.2	0.95x	No
27	Logan County	CO	134.6	143.2	0.94x	No
28	Bent County	CO	134.5	143.2	0.94x	No
29	Adams County	CO	133.8	143.2	0.93x	No
30	Alamosa County	CO	132.1	143.2	0.92x	No
31	Ouray County	CO	131.5	143.2	0.92x	No
32	Denver County	CO	131.4	143.2	0.92x	No
33	Weld County	CO	128.7	143.2	0.9x	No
34	Montrose County	CO	125.8	143.2	0.88x	No
35	Jefferson County	CO	124.8	143.2	0.87x	No
36	Arapahoe County	CO	124	143.2	0.87x	No
37	Teller County	CO	123.6	143.2	0.86x	No
38	Larimer County	CO	119.9	143.2	0.84x	No
39	Garfield County	CO	119.8	143.2	0.84x	No
40	Custer County	CO	116.2	143.2	0.81x	No
41	Archuleta County	CO	111.4	143.2	0.78x	No
42	Broomfield County	CO	109.2	143.2	0.76x	No
43	Gunnison County	CO	108.8	143.2	0.76x	No
44	La Plata County	CO	108.8	143.2	0.76x	No
45	Boulder County	CO	108.7	143.2	0.76x	No
46	Park County	CO	108.3	143.2	0.76x	No
47	Douglas County	CO	107.4	143.2	0.75x	No
48	Costilla County	CO	107.2	143.2	0.75x	No
49	Elbert County	CO	106.1	143.2	0.74x	No
50	San Miguel County	CO	99.1	143.2	0.69x	No
51	Chaffee County	CO	98.7	143.2	0.69x	No
52	Clear Creek County	CO	94.5	143.2	0.66x	No
53	Lake County	CO	90.5	143.2	0.63x	No
54	Routt County	CO	89.3	143.2	0.62x	No
55	Dolores County	CO	88.1	143.2	0.62x	No
56	Gilpin County	CO	82.1	143.2	0.57x	No
57	Grand County	CO	76.3	143.2	0.53x	No
58	Eagle County	CO	76.2	143.2	0.53x	No
59	Pitkin County	CO	74.9	143.2	0.52x	No
60	Summit County	CO	73.4	143.2	0.51x	No

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