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Counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates in Washington
Among 25 Washington counties with published values, the counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates are Okanogan County, WA (8.8, 1.91 times the U.S. rate of 4.6), Grays Harbor County, WA (7.4, 1.61 times the U.S. rate of 4.6) and Pacific County, WA (7, 1.52 times the U.S. rate of 4.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 4 of the 25 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 Washington counties, highest first
Esophagus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okanogan County | WA | 8.8 | 4.6 | 1.91x | Significant |
| 2 | Grays Harbor County | WA | 7.4 | 4.6 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 3 | Pacific County | WA | 7 | 4.6 | 1.52x | No |
| 4 | Lewis County | WA | 6.6 | 4.6 | 1.43x | No |
| 5 | Mason County | WA | 6.6 | 4.6 | 1.43x | No |
| 6 | Stevens County | WA | 6.6 | 4.6 | 1.43x | No |
| 7 | Clallam County | WA | 6.3 | 4.6 | 1.37x | No |
| 8 | Grant County | WA | 6.3 | 4.6 | 1.37x | No |
| 9 | Whatcom County | WA | 6 | 4.6 | 1.3x | Significant |
| 10 | Franklin County | WA | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 11 | Pierce County | WA | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 12 | Cowlitz County | WA | 5.5 | 4.6 | 1.2x | No |
| 13 | Douglas County | WA | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.13x | No |
| 14 | Thurston County | WA | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 15 | Chelan County | WA | 5 | 4.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 16 | Skagit County | WA | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 17 | Snohomish County | WA | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 18 | Benton County | WA | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1.02x | No |
| 19 | Island County | WA | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.98x | No |
| 20 | Clark County | WA | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.96x | No |
| 21 | Kitsap County | WA | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.96x | No |
| 22 | Spokane County | WA | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.96x | No |
| 23 | Jefferson County | WA | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.91x | No |
| 24 | Yakima County | WA | 4 | 4.6 | 0.87x | No |
| 25 | King County | WA | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.83x | No |