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Counties with the highest stomach cancer incidence rates in North Carolina

Among 65 North Carolina counties with published values, the counties with the highest stomach cancer incidence rates are Warren County, NC (15.2, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 6.6), Clay County, NC (14.1, 2.14 times the U.S. rate of 6.6) and Northampton County, NC (12.3, 1.86 times the U.S. rate of 6.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 4 of the 65 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.

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Counties with the highest stomach cancer incidence rates in North Carolina
Rank	County	State	Value	U.S. rate	Times reference	Significant
1	Warren County	NC	15.2	6.6	2.3x	Significant
2	Clay County	NC	14.1	6.6	2.14x	Significant
3	Northampton County	NC	12.3	6.6	1.86x	No
4	Wayne County	NC	10.3	6.6	1.56x	Significant
5	Granville County	NC	9.4	6.6	1.42x	No
6	Edgecombe County	NC	9.2	6.6	1.39x	No
7	McDowell County	NC	8.7	6.6	1.32x	No
8	Hoke County	NC	8.4	6.6	1.27x	No
9	Johnston County	NC	8.3	6.6	1.26x	Significant
10	Rutherford County	NC	8.1	6.6	1.23x	No
11	Pasquotank County	NC	8	6.6	1.21x	No
12	Richmond County	NC	8	6.6	1.21x	No
13	Halifax County	NC	7.9	6.6	1.2x	No
14	Lenoir County	NC	7.9	6.6	1.2x	No
15	Franklin County	NC	7.8	6.6	1.18x	No
16	Cumberland County	NC	7.7	6.6	1.17x	No
17	Scotland County	NC	7.7	6.6	1.17x	No
18	Durham County	NC	7.6	6.6	1.15x	No
19	Sampson County	NC	7.5	6.6	1.14x	No
20	Beaufort County	NC	7.4	6.6	1.12x	No
21	Robeson County	NC	7.3	6.6	1.11x	No
22	Guilford County	NC	7.2	6.6	1.09x	No
23	Onslow County	NC	7	6.6	1.06x	No
24	Pender County	NC	7	6.6	1.06x	No
25	Wilkes County	NC	7	6.6	1.06x	No
26	Haywood County	NC	6.9	6.6	1.05x	No
27	Lee County	NC	6.9	6.6	1.05x	No
28	Henderson County	NC	6.8	6.6	1.03x	No
29	Wake County	NC	6.8	6.6	1.03x	No
30	Burke County	NC	6.7	6.6	1.02x	No
31	Surry County	NC	6.6	6.6	1x	No
32	Catawba County	NC	6.4	6.6	0.97x	No
33	Pitt County	NC	6.4	6.6	0.97x	No
34	Columbus County	NC	6.3	6.6	0.95x	No
35	Gaston County	NC	6.3	6.6	0.95x	No
36	Mecklenburg County	NC	6.3	6.6	0.95x	No
37	Harnett County	NC	6.2	6.6	0.94x	No
38	Yadkin County	NC	6.2	6.6	0.94x	No
39	Cabarrus County	NC	6.1	6.6	0.92x	No
40	Cleveland County	NC	6.1	6.6	0.92x	No
41	Lincoln County	NC	6.1	6.6	0.92x	No
42	Forsyth County	NC	6	6.6	0.91x	No
43	Moore County	NC	6	6.6	0.91x	No
44	Nash County	NC	6	6.6	0.91x	No
45	Wilson County	NC	6	6.6	0.91x	No
46	New Hanover County	NC	5.9	6.6	0.89x	No
47	Craven County	NC	5.8	6.6	0.88x	No
48	Macon County	NC	5.8	6.6	0.88x	No
49	Watauga County	NC	5.8	6.6	0.88x	No
50	Alamance County	NC	5.7	6.6	0.86x	No
51	Chatham County	NC	5.7	6.6	0.86x	No
52	Iredell County	NC	5.7	6.6	0.86x	No
53	Rowan County	NC	5.6	6.6	0.85x	No
54	Davidson County	NC	5.5	6.6	0.83x	No
55	Randolph County	NC	5.5	6.6	0.83x	No
56	Union County	NC	5.5	6.6	0.83x	No
57	Stokes County	NC	5.4	6.6	0.82x	No
58	Rockingham County	NC	5.3	6.6	0.8x	No
59	Orange County	NC	5.1	6.6	0.77x	No
60	Stanly County	NC	5	6.6	0.76x	No
61	Caldwell County	NC	4.8	6.6	0.73x	No
62	Transylvania County	NC	4.8	6.6	0.73x	No
63	Brunswick County	NC	4.7	6.6	0.71x	No
64	Buncombe County	NC	4.2	6.6	0.64x	No
65	Carteret County	NC	3.6	6.6	0.55x	No

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