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Counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates in Missouri
Among 28 Missouri counties with published values, the counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates are Marion County, MO (9, 1.96 times the U.S. rate of 4.6), Scott County, MO (8, 1.74 times the U.S. rate of 4.6) and Pulaski County, MO (7.9, 1.72 times the U.S. rate of 4.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 3 of the 28 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 Missouri counties, highest first
Esophagus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion County | MO | 9 | 4.6 | 1.96x | Significant |
| 2 | Scott County | MO | 8 | 4.6 | 1.74x | Significant |
| 3 | Pulaski County | MO | 7.9 | 4.6 | 1.72x | No |
| 4 | Phelps County | MO | 7.5 | 4.6 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 5 | Lincoln County | MO | 7 | 4.6 | 1.52x | No |
| 6 | Buchanan County | MO | 6.7 | 4.6 | 1.46x | No |
| 7 | Christian County | MO | 6.6 | 4.6 | 1.43x | No |
| 8 | Howell County | MO | 6.4 | 4.6 | 1.39x | No |
| 9 | Butler County | MO | 6 | 4.6 | 1.3x | No |
| 10 | Franklin County | MO | 6 | 4.6 | 1.3x | No |
| 11 | Jefferson County | MO | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1.24x | No |
| 12 | St. Francois County | MO | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1.24x | No |
| 13 | Callaway County | MO | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.22x | No |
| 14 | Cass County | MO | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.22x | No |
| 15 | Greene County | MO | 5.5 | 4.6 | 1.2x | No |
| 16 | Taney County | MO | 5.5 | 4.6 | 1.2x | No |
| 17 | St. Charles County | MO | 5.4 | 4.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 18 | Boone County | MO | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.13x | No |
| 19 | Camden County | MO | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.13x | No |
| 20 | St. Louis city | MO | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 21 | Jackson County | MO | 5 | 4.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 22 | Newton County | MO | 5 | 4.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 23 | Cape Girardeau County | MO | 4.9 | 4.6 | 1.07x | No |
| 24 | St. Louis County | MO | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1.02x | No |
| 25 | Jasper County | MO | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.98x | No |
| 26 | Platte County | MO | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.98x | No |
| 27 | Clay County | MO | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.93x | No |
| 28 | Cole County | MO | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.83x | No |