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Counties with the highest cancer incidence rates in South Carolina

Among 46 South Carolina counties with published values, the counties with the highest cancer incidence rates are Chester County, SC (505, 1.11 times the U.S. rate of 453.4), Greenwood County, SC (501.4, 1.11 times the U.S. rate of 453.4) and Hampton County, SC (499.2, 1.1 times the U.S. rate of 453.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 11 of the 46 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 South Carolina
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Chester CountySC505453.41.11xSignificant
2Greenwood CountySC501.4453.41.11xSignificant
3Hampton CountySC499.2453.41.1xSignificant
4Colleton CountySC491.1453.41.08xSignificant
5Dillon CountySC486.4453.41.07xSignificant
6Dorchester CountySC485.7453.41.07xSignificant
7Greenville CountySC485453.41.07xSignificant
8Orangeburg CountySC483.4453.41.07xSignificant
9Union CountySC476.9453.41.05xNo
10Florence CountySC472453.41.04xSignificant
11Spartanburg CountySC471.5453.41.04xSignificant
12Kershaw CountySC470.6453.41.04xNo
13Pickens CountySC467.4453.41.03xNo
14Charleston CountySC466.9453.41.03xSignificant
15Oconee CountySC466.4453.41.03xNo
16McCormick CountySC465.3453.41.03xNo
17Georgetown CountySC460.5453.41.02xNo
18Clarendon CountySC458.7453.41.01xNo
19Allendale CountySC457.8453.41.01xNo
20Marion CountySC457.4453.41.01xNo
21Lexington CountySC455.8453.41.01xNo
22Cherokee CountySC452.4453.41xNo
23Horry CountySC450.7453.40.99xNo
24Newberry CountySC449.2453.40.99xNo
25Sumter CountySC447.5453.40.99xNo
26Anderson CountySC447.2453.40.99xNo
27Fairfield CountySC445453.40.98xNo
28Marlboro CountySC442.8453.40.98xNo
29Berkeley CountySC439.4453.40.97xNo
30York CountySC435.6453.40.96xNo
31Laurens CountySC432.3453.40.95xNo
32Darlington CountySC427.7453.40.94xNo
33Bamberg CountySC427453.40.94xNo
34Chesterfield CountySC417.7453.40.92xNo
35Abbeville CountySC416.8453.40.92xNo
36Richland CountySC408.8453.40.9xNo
37Aiken CountySC406.9453.40.9xNo
38Beaufort CountySC403.6453.40.89xNo
39Lancaster CountySC396.2453.40.87xNo
40Williamsburg CountySC396.2453.40.87xNo
41Barnwell CountySC392.9453.40.87xNo
42Lee CountySC383.2453.40.85xNo
43Edgefield CountySC353.2453.40.78xNo
44Calhoun CountySC350.9453.40.77xNo
45Jasper CountySC338.1453.40.75xNo
46Saluda CountySC312.9453.40.69xNo

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