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Counties with the highest cancer incidence rates in Kentucky

Among 120 Kentucky counties with published values, the counties with the highest cancer incidence rates are Wolfe County, KY (674.9, 1.49 times the U.S. rate of 453.4), Cumberland County, KY (619.8, 1.37 times the U.S. rate of 453.4) and Powell County, KY (619.3, 1.37 times the U.S. rate of 453.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 97 of the 120 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 incidence rates in Kentucky
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Wolfe CountyKY674.9453.41.49xSignificant
2Cumberland CountyKY619.8453.41.37xSignificant
3Powell CountyKY619.3453.41.37xSignificant
4Livingston CountyKY615.8453.41.36xSignificant
5Bracken CountyKY614.7453.41.36xSignificant
6Lincoln CountyKY606.1453.41.34xSignificant
7Estill CountyKY604.5453.41.33xSignificant
8Owsley CountyKY604.3453.41.33xSignificant
9Carter CountyKY597.9453.41.32xSignificant
10Clay CountyKY596.7453.41.32xSignificant
11Knox CountyKY593.8453.41.31xSignificant
12Rockcastle CountyKY591.6453.41.3xSignificant
13Fulton CountyKY587.8453.41.3xSignificant
14Floyd CountyKY587.2453.41.3xSignificant
15Grant CountyKY579.9453.41.28xSignificant
16Whitley CountyKY576.5453.41.27xSignificant
17Nelson CountyKY574.1453.41.27xSignificant
18Trimble CountyKY574453.41.27xSignificant
19Montgomery CountyKY572.9453.41.26xSignificant
20Carlisle CountyKY572.8453.41.26xSignificant
21Harrison CountyKY565.7453.41.25xSignificant
22Bourbon CountyKY565.6453.41.25xSignificant
23Perry CountyKY564.6453.41.25xSignificant
24Bath CountyKY561.7453.41.24xSignificant
25Adair CountyKY561.6453.41.24xSignificant
26Grayson CountyKY560.2453.41.24xSignificant
27Boyd CountyKY560.1453.41.24xSignificant
28Gallatin CountyKY558.7453.41.23xSignificant
29Hardin CountyKY558.5453.41.23xSignificant
30Lawrence CountyKY557.8453.41.23xSignificant
31Pulaski CountyKY556.4453.41.23xSignificant
32Mercer CountyKY554.4453.41.22xSignificant
33Calloway CountyKY553.5453.41.22xSignificant
34Washington CountyKY552.6453.41.22xSignificant
35Meade CountyKY551.4453.41.22xSignificant
36Spencer CountyKY549.3453.41.21xSignificant
37Taylor CountyKY548.2453.41.21xSignificant
38McLean CountyKY546.7453.41.21xSignificant
39Henry CountyKY546.5453.41.21xSignificant
40Green CountyKY546.4453.41.21xSignificant
41Magoffin CountyKY545.4453.41.2xSignificant
42McCreary CountyKY545453.41.2xSignificant
43Garrard CountyKY544.6453.41.2xSignificant
44Woodford CountyKY544.2453.41.2xSignificant
45Pike CountyKY544453.41.2xSignificant
46Monroe CountyKY541.7453.41.19xSignificant
47Marion CountyKY541.1453.41.19xSignificant
48Anderson CountyKY539.9453.41.19xSignificant
49McCracken CountyKY539.4453.41.19xSignificant
50Clinton CountyKY539453.41.19xSignificant
51Wayne CountyKY539453.41.19xSignificant
52Fleming CountyKY538.4453.41.19xSignificant
53Pendleton CountyKY538453.41.19xSignificant
54Boyle CountyKY537.9453.41.19xSignificant
55Bullitt CountyKY537.7453.41.19xSignificant
56Marshall CountyKY536.5453.41.18xSignificant
57Oldham CountyKY534.8453.41.18xSignificant
58Russell CountyKY534.8453.41.18xSignificant
59Mason CountyKY534.5453.41.18xSignificant
60Letcher CountyKY533.5453.41.18xSignificant
61Ohio CountyKY533.1453.41.18xSignificant
62Kenton CountyKY530453.41.17xSignificant
63Madison CountyKY528.5453.41.17xSignificant
64Metcalfe CountyKY527.3453.41.16xSignificant
65Clark CountyKY527453.41.16xSignificant
66Carroll CountyKY525453.41.16xSignificant
67Robertson CountyKY523.7453.41.16xNo
68Daviess CountyKY522.5453.41.15xSignificant
69Ballard CountyKY522453.41.15xSignificant
70Leslie CountyKY521.6453.41.15xSignificant
71Jessamine CountyKY521.5453.41.15xSignificant
72Owen CountyKY521453.41.15xSignificant
73Bell CountyKY520.8453.41.15xSignificant
74Campbell CountyKY520453.41.15xSignificant
75Harlan CountyKY519.4453.41.15xSignificant
76Christian CountyKY519.3453.41.15xSignificant
77Laurel CountyKY518.4453.41.14xSignificant
78Knott CountyKY518.1453.41.14xSignificant
79Franklin CountyKY517.4453.41.14xSignificant
80Menifee CountyKY517.3453.41.14xNo
81Casey CountyKY516.9453.41.14xSignificant
82Jefferson CountyKY516453.41.14xSignificant
83Greenup CountyKY515.6453.41.14xSignificant
84Hart CountyKY512.8453.41.13xSignificant
85Butler CountyKY512.4453.41.13xSignificant
86Trigg CountyKY512.4453.41.13xSignificant
87Larue CountyKY507.7453.41.12xSignificant
88Boone CountyKY507.5453.41.12xSignificant
89Lee CountyKY507453.41.12xNo
90Muhlenberg CountyKY506.5453.41.12xSignificant
91Breckinridge CountyKY505.8453.41.12xSignificant
92Graves CountyKY503.6453.41.11xSignificant
93Simpson CountyKY502.2453.41.11xSignificant
94Hopkins CountyKY500.2453.41.1xSignificant
95Logan CountyKY500453.41.1xSignificant
96Hickman CountyKY499453.41.1xNo
97Lewis CountyKY498.3453.41.1xNo
98Barren CountyKY496.1453.41.09xSignificant
99Fayette CountyKY496453.41.09xSignificant
100Scott CountyKY490.4453.41.08xSignificant
101Rowan CountyKY489.8453.41.08xNo
102Union CountyKY488.8453.41.08xNo
103Johnson CountyKY487.2453.41.07xNo
104Lyon CountyKY487.1453.41.07xNo
105Henderson CountyKY483.9453.41.07xSignificant
106Allen CountyKY481.4453.41.06xNo
107Breathitt CountyKY480.6453.41.06xNo
108Edmonson CountyKY480.2453.41.06xNo
109Shelby CountyKY477453.41.05xNo
110Caldwell CountyKY476.9453.41.05xNo
111Webster CountyKY476.7453.41.05xNo
112Jackson CountyKY476.3453.41.05xNo
113Todd CountyKY476.2453.41.05xNo
114Nicholas CountyKY474.7453.41.05xNo
115Warren CountyKY472453.41.04xSignificant
116Morgan CountyKY469453.41.03xNo
117Hancock CountyKY466.4453.41.03xNo
118Martin CountyKY464.9453.41.03xNo
119Elliott CountyKY437.8453.40.97xNo
120Crittenden CountyKY434.7453.40.96xNo

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