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Counties with the highest stomach cancer incidence rates in Texas
Among 89 Texas counties with published values, the counties with the highest stomach cancer incidence rates are Polk County, TX (11.4, 1.73 times the U.S. rate of 6.6), Val Verde County, TX (11.2, 1.7 times the U.S. rate of 6.6) and Bee County, TX (11.1, 1.68 times the U.S. rate of 6.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 14 of the 89 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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Stomach cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | TX | 11.4 | 6.6 | 1.73x | Significant |
| 2 | Val Verde County | TX | 11.2 | 6.6 | 1.7x | Significant |
| 3 | Bee County | TX | 11.1 | 6.6 | 1.68x | No |
| 4 | Jasper County | TX | 10.9 | 6.6 | 1.65x | Significant |
| 5 | Milam County | TX | 10.9 | 6.6 | 1.65x | No |
| 6 | Uvalde County | TX | 10.9 | 6.6 | 1.65x | No |
| 7 | Titus County | TX | 10.7 | 6.6 | 1.62x | No |
| 8 | San Jacinto County | TX | 10.3 | 6.6 | 1.56x | No |
| 9 | Cameron County | TX | 10.2 | 6.6 | 1.55x | Significant |
| 10 | Victoria County | TX | 10.1 | 6.6 | 1.53x | Significant |
| 11 | Cherokee County | TX | 10 | 6.6 | 1.52x | Significant |
| 12 | Rusk County | TX | 9.7 | 6.6 | 1.47x | No |
| 13 | Jim Wells County | TX | 9.5 | 6.6 | 1.44x | No |
| 14 | Hidalgo County | TX | 9.2 | 6.6 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 15 | Navarro County | TX | 9.2 | 6.6 | 1.39x | No |
| 16 | Erath County | TX | 9 | 6.6 | 1.36x | No |
| 17 | Fannin County | TX | 8.9 | 6.6 | 1.35x | No |
| 18 | Gregg County | TX | 8.8 | 6.6 | 1.33x | Significant |
| 19 | Matagorda County | TX | 8.8 | 6.6 | 1.33x | No |
| 20 | Wichita County | TX | 8.7 | 6.6 | 1.32x | No |
| 21 | Liberty County | TX | 8.6 | 6.6 | 1.3x | No |
| 22 | Aransas County | TX | 8.4 | 6.6 | 1.27x | No |
| 23 | Tom Green County | TX | 8.3 | 6.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 24 | Bell County | TX | 8.2 | 6.6 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 25 | Hardin County | TX | 8.2 | 6.6 | 1.24x | No |
| 26 | El Paso County | TX | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.23x | Significant |
| 27 | San Patricio County | TX | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.23x | No |
| 28 | Bexar County | TX | 8 | 6.6 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 29 | Dallas County | TX | 8 | 6.6 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 30 | Harris County | TX | 8 | 6.6 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 31 | Webb County | TX | 8 | 6.6 | 1.21x | No |
| 32 | Jefferson County | TX | 7.8 | 6.6 | 1.18x | No |
| 33 | Potter County | TX | 7.7 | 6.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 34 | Starr County | TX | 7.7 | 6.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 35 | Fort Bend County | TX | 7.5 | 6.6 | 1.14x | Significant |
| 36 | Cass County | TX | 7.4 | 6.6 | 1.12x | No |
| 37 | Anderson County | TX | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 38 | Hopkins County | TX | 6.9 | 6.6 | 1.05x | No |
| 39 | Tarrant County | TX | 6.8 | 6.6 | 1.03x | No |
| 40 | Brazoria County | TX | 6.7 | 6.6 | 1.02x | No |
| 41 | Brazos County | TX | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 42 | Galveston County | TX | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 43 | Guadalupe County | TX | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 44 | McLennan County | TX | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 45 | Walker County | TX | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 46 | Williamson County | TX | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.98x | No |
| 47 | Ector County | TX | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.97x | No |
| 48 | Hays County | TX | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.97x | No |
| 49 | Kaufman County | TX | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.97x | No |
| 50 | Lamar County | TX | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.97x | No |
| 51 | Waller County | TX | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.97x | No |
| 52 | Caldwell County | TX | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.95x | No |
| 53 | Maverick County | TX | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.95x | No |
| 54 | Johnson County | TX | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.94x | No |
| 55 | Parker County | TX | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.94x | No |
| 56 | Smith County | TX | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.94x | No |
| 57 | Washington County | TX | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.94x | No |
| 58 | Angelina County | TX | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 59 | Atascosa County | TX | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 60 | Ellis County | TX | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 61 | Gillespie County | TX | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 62 | Lubbock County | TX | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 63 | Travis County | TX | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 64 | Montgomery County | TX | 6 | 6.6 | 0.91x | No |
| 65 | Comal County | TX | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 66 | Denton County | TX | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 67 | Grayson County | TX | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 68 | Hood County | TX | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 69 | Van Zandt County | TX | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 70 | Wilson County | TX | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 71 | Hunt County | TX | 5.8 | 6.6 | 0.88x | No |
| 72 | Medina County | TX | 5.8 | 6.6 | 0.88x | No |
| 73 | Nueces County | TX | 5.7 | 6.6 | 0.86x | No |
| 74 | Burnet County | TX | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 75 | Coryell County | TX | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 76 | Harrison County | TX | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 77 | Taylor County | TX | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 78 | Bastrop County | TX | 5.5 | 6.6 | 0.83x | No |
| 79 | Collin County | TX | 5.4 | 6.6 | 0.82x | No |
| 80 | Wise County | TX | 5.4 | 6.6 | 0.82x | No |
| 81 | Kendall County | TX | 5.3 | 6.6 | 0.8x | No |
| 82 | Wood County | TX | 5.3 | 6.6 | 0.8x | No |
| 83 | Bowie County | TX | 5.1 | 6.6 | 0.77x | No |
| 84 | Midland County | TX | 5 | 6.6 | 0.76x | No |
| 85 | Orange County | TX | 5 | 6.6 | 0.76x | No |
| 86 | Henderson County | TX | 4.6 | 6.6 | 0.7x | No |
| 87 | Rockwall County | TX | 4.3 | 6.6 | 0.65x | No |
| 88 | Randall County | TX | 4.2 | 6.6 | 0.64x | No |
| 89 | Kerr County | TX | 3.2 | 6.6 | 0.48x | No |