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Counties with the highest cancer incidence rates in Mississippi
Among 82 Mississippi counties with published values, the counties with the highest cancer incidence rates are Issaquena County, MS (624, 1.38 times the U.S. rate of 453.4), Quitman County, MS (594.5, 1.31 times the U.S. rate of 453.4) and Covington County, MS (589.3, 1.3 times the U.S. rate of 453.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 29 of the 82 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 Mississippi counties, highest first
All cancer cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Issaquena County | MS | 624 | 453.4 | 1.38x | No |
| 2 | Quitman County | MS | 594.5 | 453.4 | 1.31x | Significant |
| 3 | Covington County | MS | 589.3 | 453.4 | 1.3x | Significant |
| 4 | Humphreys County | MS | 549.9 | 453.4 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 5 | Holmes County | MS | 546.7 | 453.4 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 6 | Coahoma County | MS | 542.1 | 453.4 | 1.2x | Significant |
| 7 | Chickasaw County | MS | 534.9 | 453.4 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 8 | Itawamba County | MS | 533.6 | 453.4 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 9 | Lee County | MS | 529.5 | 453.4 | 1.17x | Significant |
| 10 | Sharkey County | MS | 529 | 453.4 | 1.17x | No |
| 11 | Forrest County | MS | 526 | 453.4 | 1.16x | Significant |
| 12 | Pontotoc County | MS | 522.8 | 453.4 | 1.15x | Significant |
| 13 | Yalobusha County | MS | 522.2 | 453.4 | 1.15x | Significant |
| 14 | Tunica County | MS | 521.8 | 453.4 | 1.15x | Significant |
| 15 | Calhoun County | MS | 520.1 | 453.4 | 1.15x | Significant |
| 16 | Smith County | MS | 519.3 | 453.4 | 1.15x | Significant |
| 17 | Yazoo County | MS | 517.1 | 453.4 | 1.14x | Significant |
| 18 | Lawrence County | MS | 515.1 | 453.4 | 1.14x | Significant |
| 19 | Monroe County | MS | 509 | 453.4 | 1.12x | Significant |
| 20 | Tishomingo County | MS | 508.8 | 453.4 | 1.12x | Significant |
| 21 | Marion County | MS | 508.6 | 453.4 | 1.12x | Significant |
| 22 | Clay County | MS | 500 | 453.4 | 1.1x | Significant |
| 23 | Wilkinson County | MS | 495.9 | 453.4 | 1.09x | No |
| 24 | Simpson County | MS | 495.7 | 453.4 | 1.09x | Significant |
| 25 | Jasper County | MS | 494.7 | 453.4 | 1.09x | No |
| 26 | Harrison County | MS | 494.4 | 453.4 | 1.09x | Significant |
| 27 | Leflore County | MS | 492.1 | 453.4 | 1.09x | Significant |
| 28 | Grenada County | MS | 490.4 | 453.4 | 1.08x | No |
| 29 | Jackson County | MS | 487.6 | 453.4 | 1.08x | Significant |
| 30 | Pike County | MS | 487.4 | 453.4 | 1.07x | Significant |
| 31 | Pearl River County | MS | 481.8 | 453.4 | 1.06x | Significant |
| 32 | Panola County | MS | 481.5 | 453.4 | 1.06x | No |
| 33 | Hinds County | MS | 480 | 453.4 | 1.06x | Significant |
| 34 | Tallahatchie County | MS | 479 | 453.4 | 1.06x | No |
| 35 | Stone County | MS | 478.2 | 453.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 36 | Madison County | MS | 477.8 | 453.4 | 1.05x | Significant |
| 37 | Lowndes County | MS | 476.7 | 453.4 | 1.05x | Significant |
| 38 | Jefferson Davis County | MS | 473.6 | 453.4 | 1.04x | No |
| 39 | Tate County | MS | 473.6 | 453.4 | 1.04x | No |
| 40 | Jones County | MS | 473.4 | 453.4 | 1.04x | No |
| 41 | Newton County | MS | 472.5 | 453.4 | 1.04x | No |
| 42 | Perry County | MS | 471.9 | 453.4 | 1.04x | No |
| 43 | Attala County | MS | 471 | 453.4 | 1.04x | No |
| 44 | Webster County | MS | 470.5 | 453.4 | 1.04x | No |
| 45 | Noxubee County | MS | 470.3 | 453.4 | 1.04x | No |
| 46 | Sunflower County | MS | 469.6 | 453.4 | 1.04x | No |
| 47 | Hancock County | MS | 469.3 | 453.4 | 1.04x | No |
| 48 | Union County | MS | 468.1 | 453.4 | 1.03x | No |
| 49 | Tippah County | MS | 467.9 | 453.4 | 1.03x | No |
| 50 | Lamar County | MS | 466.7 | 453.4 | 1.03x | No |
| 51 | Washington County | MS | 464.8 | 453.4 | 1.03x | No |
| 52 | Prentiss County | MS | 462.5 | 453.4 | 1.02x | No |
| 53 | Walthall County | MS | 462.2 | 453.4 | 1.02x | No |
| 54 | Marshall County | MS | 456.1 | 453.4 | 1.01x | No |
| 55 | Clarke County | MS | 454.7 | 453.4 | 1x | No |
| 56 | Wayne County | MS | 453.6 | 453.4 | 1x | No |
| 57 | Benton County | MS | 451.3 | 453.4 | 1x | No |
| 58 | George County | MS | 450.8 | 453.4 | 0.99x | No |
| 59 | DeSoto County | MS | 450.6 | 453.4 | 0.99x | No |
| 60 | Winston County | MS | 450.3 | 453.4 | 0.99x | No |
| 61 | Kemper County | MS | 450.2 | 453.4 | 0.99x | No |
| 62 | Jefferson County | MS | 449.4 | 453.4 | 0.99x | No |
| 63 | Amite County | MS | 449.3 | 453.4 | 0.99x | No |
| 64 | Neshoba County | MS | 447.8 | 453.4 | 0.99x | No |
| 65 | Alcorn County | MS | 447.2 | 453.4 | 0.99x | No |
| 66 | Copiah County | MS | 446.5 | 453.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 67 | Warren County | MS | 444 | 453.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 68 | Montgomery County | MS | 441.2 | 453.4 | 0.97x | No |
| 69 | Franklin County | MS | 438.9 | 453.4 | 0.97x | No |
| 70 | Scott County | MS | 438 | 453.4 | 0.97x | No |
| 71 | Adams County | MS | 437.3 | 453.4 | 0.96x | No |
| 72 | Lafayette County | MS | 429.7 | 453.4 | 0.95x | No |
| 73 | Lauderdale County | MS | 428.6 | 453.4 | 0.95x | No |
| 74 | Oktibbeha County | MS | 428.1 | 453.4 | 0.94x | No |
| 75 | Lincoln County | MS | 420.6 | 453.4 | 0.93x | No |
| 76 | Rankin County | MS | 418.8 | 453.4 | 0.92x | No |
| 77 | Bolivar County | MS | 416.7 | 453.4 | 0.92x | No |
| 78 | Carroll County | MS | 416.3 | 453.4 | 0.92x | No |
| 79 | Greene County | MS | 416.3 | 453.4 | 0.92x | No |
| 80 | Choctaw County | MS | 414 | 453.4 | 0.91x | No |
| 81 | Claiborne County | MS | 405.7 | 453.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 82 | Leake County | MS | 399.9 | 453.4 | 0.88x | No |