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Counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates in Kentucky
Among 27 Kentucky counties with published values, the counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates are Grayson County, KY (10.6, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.6), Bell County, KY (10.2, 2.22 times the U.S. rate of 4.6) and Christian County, KY (9.2, 2 times the U.S. rate of 4.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 9 of the 27 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 Kentucky counties, highest first
Esophagus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grayson County | KY | 10.6 | 4.6 | 2.3x | Significant |
| 2 | Bell County | KY | 10.2 | 4.6 | 2.22x | Significant |
| 3 | Christian County | KY | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2x | Significant |
| 4 | Harlan County | KY | 8.5 | 4.6 | 1.85x | Significant |
| 5 | Jessamine County | KY | 7.9 | 4.6 | 1.72x | Significant |
| 6 | Henderson County | KY | 7.6 | 4.6 | 1.65x | Significant |
| 7 | Clark County | KY | 7.4 | 4.6 | 1.61x | No |
| 8 | Pike County | KY | 7.1 | 4.6 | 1.54x | Significant |
| 9 | Kenton County | KY | 6.9 | 4.6 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 10 | Boyd County | KY | 6.8 | 4.6 | 1.48x | No |
| 11 | Oldham County | KY | 6.7 | 4.6 | 1.46x | No |
| 12 | Greenup County | KY | 6.6 | 4.6 | 1.43x | No |
| 13 | Bullitt County | KY | 6.4 | 4.6 | 1.39x | No |
| 14 | Campbell County | KY | 6.2 | 4.6 | 1.35x | No |
| 15 | Laurel County | KY | 6.2 | 4.6 | 1.35x | No |
| 16 | Daviess County | KY | 6.1 | 4.6 | 1.33x | No |
| 17 | Nelson County | KY | 5.9 | 4.6 | 1.28x | No |
| 18 | Jefferson County | KY | 5.4 | 4.6 | 1.17x | Significant |
| 19 | Pulaski County | KY | 5.4 | 4.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 20 | Boone County | KY | 5.3 | 4.6 | 1.15x | No |
| 21 | Madison County | KY | 5.3 | 4.6 | 1.15x | No |
| 22 | Hopkins County | KY | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 23 | Franklin County | KY | 5 | 4.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 24 | Warren County | KY | 5 | 4.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 25 | McCracken County | KY | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1.02x | No |
| 26 | Fayette County | KY | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.93x | No |
| 27 | Hardin County | KY | 4 | 4.6 | 0.87x | No |