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Counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates in Virginia
Among 44 Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates are Salem city, VA (10.6, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.6), Gloucester County, VA (8.7, 1.89 times the U.S. rate of 4.6) and Carroll County, VA (8, 1.74 times the U.S. rate of 4.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 6 of the 44 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 Virginia counties, highest first
Esophagus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem city | VA | 10.6 | 4.6 | 2.3x | Significant |
| 2 | Gloucester County | VA | 8.7 | 4.6 | 1.89x | Significant |
| 3 | Carroll County | VA | 8 | 4.6 | 1.74x | No |
| 4 | Campbell County | VA | 7.8 | 4.6 | 1.7x | Significant |
| 5 | Culpeper County | VA | 7.5 | 4.6 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 6 | Frederick County | VA | 7.2 | 4.6 | 1.57x | Significant |
| 7 | Smyth County | VA | 7 | 4.6 | 1.52x | No |
| 8 | Suffolk city | VA | 6.6 | 4.6 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 9 | Warren County | VA | 6.3 | 4.6 | 1.37x | No |
| 10 | Henry County | VA | 6 | 4.6 | 1.3x | No |
| 11 | Wise County | VA | 6 | 4.6 | 1.3x | No |
| 12 | Augusta County | VA | 5.9 | 4.6 | 1.28x | No |
| 13 | Bedford County | VA | 5.9 | 4.6 | 1.28x | No |
| 14 | Franklin County | VA | 5.9 | 4.6 | 1.28x | No |
| 15 | Shenandoah County | VA | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 16 | Spotsylvania County | VA | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 17 | Botetourt County | VA | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1.24x | No |
| 18 | Montgomery County | VA | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.22x | No |
| 19 | Roanoke County | VA | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.13x | No |
| 20 | Fauquier County | VA | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 21 | Roanoke city | VA | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 22 | Pittsylvania County | VA | 4.9 | 4.6 | 1.07x | No |
| 23 | Albemarle County | VA | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 24 | Norfolk city | VA | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 25 | Rockingham County | VA | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 26 | Lynchburg city | VA | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.96x | No |
| 27 | Newport News city | VA | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.96x | No |
| 28 | Stafford County | VA | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.91x | No |
| 29 | Virginia Beach city | VA | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 30 | Washington County | VA | 4 | 4.6 | 0.87x | No |
| 31 | Chesterfield County | VA | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 32 | York County | VA | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 33 | Hampton city | VA | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.83x | No |
| 34 | James City County | VA | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.83x | No |
| 35 | Chesapeake city | VA | 3.7 | 4.6 | 0.8x | No |
| 36 | Henrico County | VA | 3.7 | 4.6 | 0.8x | No |
| 37 | Portsmouth city | VA | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.78x | No |
| 38 | Richmond city | VA | 3.5 | 4.6 | 0.76x | No |
| 39 | Hanover County | VA | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.74x | No |
| 40 | Prince William County | VA | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.74x | No |
| 41 | Fairfax County | VA | 2.7 | 4.6 | 0.59x | No |
| 42 | Loudoun County | VA | 2.6 | 4.6 | 0.57x | No |
| 43 | Arlington County | VA | 2.2 | 4.6 | 0.48x | No |
| 44 | Alexandria city | VA | 2 | 4.6 | 0.43x | No |