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Counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates in Texas
Among 75 Texas counties with published values, the counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates are San Jacinto County, TX (9.6, 2.09 times the U.S. rate of 4.6), Tyler County, TX (9.5, 2.07 times the U.S. rate of 4.6) and Kerr County, TX (8.6, 1.87 times the U.S. rate of 4.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 11 of the 75 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 Texas counties, highest first
Esophagus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jacinto County | TX | 9.6 | 4.6 | 2.09x | Significant |
| 2 | Tyler County | TX | 9.5 | 4.6 | 2.07x | Significant |
| 3 | Kerr County | TX | 8.6 | 4.6 | 1.87x | Significant |
| 4 | Upshur County | TX | 8.4 | 4.6 | 1.83x | Significant |
| 5 | Jasper County | TX | 8.3 | 4.6 | 1.8x | Significant |
| 6 | Polk County | TX | 8.1 | 4.6 | 1.76x | Significant |
| 7 | Hopkins County | TX | 8 | 4.6 | 1.74x | Significant |
| 8 | Bowie County | TX | 7.9 | 4.6 | 1.72x | Significant |
| 9 | Rusk County | TX | 7.9 | 4.6 | 1.72x | Significant |
| 10 | Cass County | TX | 7.8 | 4.6 | 1.7x | No |
| 11 | Aransas County | TX | 7.5 | 4.6 | 1.63x | No |
| 12 | Wise County | TX | 7.4 | 4.6 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 13 | Wood County | TX | 7 | 4.6 | 1.52x | Significant |
| 14 | Waller County | TX | 6.9 | 4.6 | 1.5x | No |
| 15 | Starr County | TX | 6.7 | 4.6 | 1.46x | No |
| 16 | Matagorda County | TX | 6.4 | 4.6 | 1.39x | No |
| 17 | Liberty County | TX | 6.2 | 4.6 | 1.35x | No |
| 18 | Henderson County | TX | 6 | 4.6 | 1.3x | No |
| 19 | Lamar County | TX | 6 | 4.6 | 1.3x | No |
| 20 | Parker County | TX | 6 | 4.6 | 1.3x | No |
| 21 | Wichita County | TX | 6 | 4.6 | 1.3x | No |
| 22 | Coryell County | TX | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 23 | Grayson County | TX | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 24 | Hardin County | TX | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 25 | Hunt County | TX | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 26 | Wilson County | TX | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 27 | Hood County | TX | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1.24x | No |
| 28 | Navarro County | TX | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1.24x | No |
| 29 | Randall County | TX | 5.5 | 4.6 | 1.2x | No |
| 30 | Tom Green County | TX | 5.4 | 4.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 31 | Potter County | TX | 5.3 | 4.6 | 1.15x | No |
| 32 | Taylor County | TX | 5.3 | 4.6 | 1.15x | No |
| 33 | Kaufman County | TX | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.13x | No |
| 34 | Brazoria County | TX | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 35 | Brazos County | TX | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 36 | Nacogdoches County | TX | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 37 | Anderson County | TX | 5 | 4.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 38 | Johnson County | TX | 5 | 4.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 39 | Galveston County | TX | 4.9 | 4.6 | 1.07x | No |
| 40 | Cooke County | TX | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 41 | Lubbock County | TX | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1.02x | No |
| 42 | Kendall County | TX | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1x | No |
| 43 | Smith County | TX | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1x | No |
| 44 | Guadalupe County | TX | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.98x | No |
| 45 | Jefferson County | TX | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.98x | No |
| 46 | Van Zandt County | TX | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.98x | No |
| 47 | Ellis County | TX | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.96x | No |
| 48 | Midland County | TX | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.96x | No |
| 49 | Montgomery County | TX | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.91x | No |
| 50 | Tarrant County | TX | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 51 | Gregg County | TX | 4 | 4.6 | 0.87x | No |
| 52 | Travis County | TX | 4 | 4.6 | 0.87x | No |
| 53 | Bastrop County | TX | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 54 | Nueces County | TX | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 55 | Orange County | TX | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 56 | Angelina County | TX | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.83x | No |
| 57 | Bexar County | TX | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.83x | No |
| 58 | Hays County | TX | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.83x | No |
| 59 | Denton County | TX | 3.7 | 4.6 | 0.8x | No |
| 60 | Harris County | TX | 3.7 | 4.6 | 0.8x | No |
| 61 | Dallas County | TX | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.78x | No |
| 62 | Hidalgo County | TX | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.78x | No |
| 63 | McLennan County | TX | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.78x | No |
| 64 | Rockwall County | TX | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.78x | No |
| 65 | Walker County | TX | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.78x | No |
| 66 | El Paso County | TX | 3.5 | 4.6 | 0.76x | No |
| 67 | Bell County | TX | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.74x | No |
| 68 | Comal County | TX | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.74x | No |
| 69 | Victoria County | TX | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.74x | No |
| 70 | Williamson County | TX | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.74x | No |
| 71 | Collin County | TX | 3.2 | 4.6 | 0.7x | No |
| 72 | Ector County | TX | 3.2 | 4.6 | 0.7x | No |
| 73 | Fort Bend County | TX | 3.2 | 4.6 | 0.7x | No |
| 74 | Cameron County | TX | 3 | 4.6 | 0.65x | No |
| 75 | Webb County | TX | 2.8 | 4.6 | 0.61x | No |