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Counties with the highest cancer incidence rates in California

Among 58 California counties with published values, the counties with the highest cancer incidence rates are Glenn County, CA (514, 1.13 times the U.S. rate of 453.4), Butte County, CA (495.8, 1.09 times the U.S. rate of 453.4) and Santa Barbara County, CA (486.9, 1.07 times the U.S. rate of 453.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 6 of the 58 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 California counties, highest first

All cancer cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest cancer incidence rates in California
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Glenn CountyCA514453.41.13xSignificant
2Butte CountyCA495.8453.41.09xSignificant
3Santa Barbara CountyCA486.9453.41.07xSignificant
4Marin CountyCA471.9453.41.04xSignificant
5Santa Cruz CountyCA471.9453.41.04xSignificant
6Sonoma CountyCA470.4453.41.04xSignificant
7Shasta CountyCA464.5453.41.02xNo
8Mariposa CountyCA459453.41.01xNo
9San Luis Obispo CountyCA458.2453.41.01xNo
10Ventura CountyCA458453.41.01xNo
11Humboldt CountyCA456.2453.41.01xNo
12Napa CountyCA451.8453.41xNo
13Yuba CountyCA451.8453.41xNo
14Placer CountyCA451.7453.41xNo
15Tuolumne CountyCA443453.40.98xNo
16El Dorado CountyCA442.9453.40.98xNo
17Tehama CountyCA441.8453.40.97xNo
18Calaveras CountyCA441.7453.40.97xNo
19San Diego CountyCA441.5453.40.97xNo
20Yolo CountyCA440.9453.40.97xNo
21Stanislaus CountyCA432.8453.40.95xNo
22Lake CountyCA428.4453.40.94xNo
23Solano CountyCA424453.40.94xNo
24Sutter CountyCA422.1453.40.93xNo
25Mendocino CountyCA421.1453.40.93xNo
26Contra Costa CountyCA420.6453.40.93xNo
27Orange CountyCA420.2453.40.93xNo
28Sacramento CountyCA418.7453.40.92xNo
29San Benito CountyCA418.2453.40.92xNo
30San Mateo CountyCA417.2453.40.92xNo
31Amador CountyCA416.7453.40.92xNo
32Colusa CountyCA416.7453.40.92xNo
33Fresno CountyCA415.4453.40.92xNo
34San Francisco CountyCA412453.40.91xNo
35Nevada CountyCA411.7453.40.91xNo
36Kern CountyCA410.9453.40.91xNo
37Madera CountyCA410.5453.40.91xNo
38San Bernardino CountyCA405.6453.40.89xNo
39San Joaquin CountyCA402.6453.40.89xNo
40Riverside CountyCA402.4453.40.89xNo
41Santa Clara CountyCA401453.40.88xNo
42Merced CountyCA396.8453.40.88xNo
43Monterey CountyCA392.7453.40.87xNo
44Los Angeles CountyCA388.7453.40.86xNo
45Plumas CountyCA386.5453.40.85xNo
46Alameda CountyCA385.8453.40.85xNo
47Kings CountyCA384.3453.40.85xNo
48Tulare CountyCA371.8453.40.82xNo
49Imperial CountyCA363.6453.40.8xNo
50Inyo CountyCA361.6453.40.8xNo
51Siskiyou CountyCA357.4453.40.79xNo
52Del Norte CountyCA345.7453.40.76xNo
53Lassen CountyCA344.9453.40.76xNo
54Mono CountyCA339.2453.40.75xNo
55Sierra CountyCA300.6453.40.66xNo
56Modoc CountyCA293.4453.40.65xNo
57Trinity CountyCA271.7453.40.6xNo
58Alpine CountyCA201.5453.40.44xNo

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