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Counties with the highest cancer death rates in Nebraska

Among 78 Nebraska counties with published values, the counties with the highest cancer death rates are Thurston County, NE (226.5, 1.58 times the U.S. rate of 143.2), Nance County, NE (215.2, 1.5 times the U.S. rate of 143.2) and Webster County, NE (207.9, 1.45 times the U.S. rate of 143.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 11 of the 78 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.

All Nebraska counties, highest first

All cancer cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest cancer death rates in Nebraska
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Thurston CountyNE226.5143.21.58xSignificant
2Nance CountyNE215.2143.21.5xSignificant
3Webster CountyNE207.9143.21.45xSignificant
4Nemaha CountyNE201143.21.4xSignificant
5Hitchcock CountyNE200.9143.21.4xSignificant
6Greeley CountyNE189.9143.21.33xNo
7Richardson CountyNE185.2143.21.29xSignificant
8Jefferson CountyNE184.9143.21.29xSignificant
9Franklin CountyNE184.5143.21.29xNo
10Harlan CountyNE182.8143.21.28xNo
11Johnson CountyNE181.4143.21.27xNo
12Cheyenne CountyNE175.3143.21.22xSignificant
13Thayer CountyNE174.6143.21.22xNo
14Burt CountyNE172.3143.21.2xNo
15Polk CountyNE171.1143.21.19xNo
16Gage CountyNE170.1143.21.19xSignificant
17Garfield CountyNE168.8143.21.18xNo
18Furnas CountyNE166.8143.21.16xNo
19Morrill CountyNE165.5143.21.16xNo
20Dodge CountyNE164.9143.21.15xSignificant
21Butler CountyNE159.7143.21.12xNo
22Red Willow CountyNE159.6143.21.11xNo
23Valley CountyNE158.7143.21.11xNo
24Cass CountyNE157.4143.21.1xNo
25Otoe CountyNE155.1143.21.08xNo
26Lincoln CountyNE154.4143.21.08xNo
27Box Butte CountyNE153.8143.21.07xNo
28Holt CountyNE153.5143.21.07xNo
29Adams CountyNE152.8143.21.07xNo
30Douglas CountyNE152.7143.21.07xSignificant
31Seward CountyNE152.2143.21.06xNo
32Dixon CountyNE151.4143.21.06xNo
33Washington CountyNE151.4143.21.06xNo
34Boyd CountyNE151.2143.21.06xNo
35Merrick CountyNE150.5143.21.05xNo
36Dawes CountyNE149.2143.21.04xNo
37Scotts Bluff CountyNE148143.21.03xNo
38York CountyNE147.8143.21.03xNo
39Sarpy CountyNE147.7143.21.03xNo
40Brown CountyNE147.5143.21.03xNo
41Dakota CountyNE147.1143.21.03xNo
42Antelope CountyNE146.8143.21.03xNo
43Colfax CountyNE146.5143.21.02xNo
44Hamilton CountyNE146.1143.21.02xNo
45Clay CountyNE145.5143.21.02xNo
46Fillmore CountyNE145.3143.21.01xNo
47Knox CountyNE144.6143.21.01xNo
48Dawson CountyNE144.3143.21.01xNo
49Madison CountyNE144143.21.01xNo
50Keith CountyNE143.3143.21xNo
51Cedar CountyNE140.7143.20.98xNo
52Saunders CountyNE140.7143.20.98xNo
53Chase CountyNE139.9143.20.98xNo
54Buffalo CountyNE139.5143.20.97xNo
55Phelps CountyNE139.1143.20.97xNo
56Sheridan CountyNE138.8143.20.97xNo
57Lancaster CountyNE138.2143.20.97xNo
58Cuming CountyNE137.9143.20.96xNo
59Hall CountyNE136.6143.20.95xNo
60Boone CountyNE134.3143.20.94xNo
61Saline CountyNE134.2143.20.94xNo
62Custer CountyNE134.1143.20.94xNo
63Cherry CountyNE133.7143.20.93xNo
64Perkins CountyNE133.5143.20.93xNo
65Platte CountyNE133143.20.93xNo
66Stanton CountyNE130.6143.20.91xNo
67Nuckolls CountyNE130143.20.91xNo
68Pawnee CountyNE126143.20.88xNo
69Kimball CountyNE125.8143.20.88xNo
70Howard CountyNE124.6143.20.87xNo
71Garden CountyNE121.9143.20.85xNo
72Deuel CountyNE121.5143.20.85xNo
73Pierce CountyNE119.8143.20.84xNo
74Kearney CountyNE114.1143.20.8xNo
75Gosper CountyNE111.1143.20.78xNo
76Sherman CountyNE110.1143.20.77xNo
77Wayne CountyNE106.6143.20.74xNo
78Frontier CountyNE97.8143.20.68xNo

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