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Counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates in South Carolina
Among 28 South Carolina counties with published values, the counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates are Union County, SC (10, 2.17 times the U.S. rate of 4.6), Chester County, SC (7.6, 1.65 times the U.S. rate of 4.6) and Chesterfield County, SC (7.1, 1.54 times the U.S. rate of 4.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 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 South Carolina counties, highest first
Esophagus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union County | SC | 10 | 4.6 | 2.17x | Significant |
| 2 | Chester County | SC | 7.6 | 4.6 | 1.65x | No |
| 3 | Chesterfield County | SC | 7.1 | 4.6 | 1.54x | No |
| 4 | Colleton County | SC | 6.4 | 4.6 | 1.39x | No |
| 5 | Florence County | SC | 6.3 | 4.6 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 6 | Kershaw County | SC | 6 | 4.6 | 1.3x | No |
| 7 | Greenwood County | SC | 5.9 | 4.6 | 1.28x | No |
| 8 | Sumter County | SC | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1.24x | No |
| 9 | Georgetown County | SC | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.22x | No |
| 10 | Orangeburg County | SC | 5.5 | 4.6 | 1.2x | No |
| 11 | Cherokee County | SC | 5.4 | 4.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 12 | Horry County | SC | 5 | 4.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 13 | Dorchester County | SC | 4.9 | 4.6 | 1.07x | No |
| 14 | Darlington County | SC | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 15 | Laurens County | SC | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 16 | Lexington County | SC | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 17 | Greenville County | SC | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1x | No |
| 18 | Anderson County | SC | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.98x | No |
| 19 | Aiken County | SC | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.96x | No |
| 20 | Berkeley County | SC | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.93x | No |
| 21 | Spartanburg County | SC | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.93x | No |
| 22 | Charleston County | SC | 4 | 4.6 | 0.87x | No |
| 23 | Lancaster County | SC | 4 | 4.6 | 0.87x | No |
| 24 | Pickens County | SC | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.83x | No |
| 25 | Richland County | SC | 3.7 | 4.6 | 0.8x | No |
| 26 | York County | SC | 3.7 | 4.6 | 0.8x | No |
| 27 | Beaufort County | SC | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.78x | No |
| 28 | Oconee County | SC | 3.5 | 4.6 | 0.76x | No |