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Counties with the highest stomach cancer incidence rates in West Virginia
Among 16 West Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest stomach cancer incidence rates are Wyoming County, WV (9.3, 1.41 times the U.S. rate of 6.6), Harrison County, WV (8.8, 1.33 times the U.S. rate of 6.6) and Mercer County, WV (8.6, 1.3 times the U.S. rate of 6.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 16 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 West Virginia counties, highest first
Stomach cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming County | WV | 9.3 | 6.6 | 1.41x | No |
| 2 | Harrison County | WV | 8.8 | 6.6 | 1.33x | No |
| 3 | Mercer County | WV | 8.6 | 6.6 | 1.3x | No |
| 4 | Hancock County | WV | 8.3 | 6.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 5 | Wayne County | WV | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 6 | Greenbrier County | WV | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1.08x | No |
| 7 | Marion County | WV | 6.8 | 6.6 | 1.03x | No |
| 8 | Monongalia County | WV | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 9 | Kanawha County | WV | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 10 | Wood County | WV | 5.8 | 6.6 | 0.88x | No |
| 11 | Cabell County | WV | 5.7 | 6.6 | 0.86x | No |
| 12 | Raleigh County | WV | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 13 | Jefferson County | WV | 5.5 | 6.6 | 0.83x | No |
| 14 | Berkeley County | WV | 5.3 | 6.6 | 0.8x | No |
| 15 | Putnam County | WV | 4.9 | 6.6 | 0.74x | No |
| 16 | Fayette County | WV | 4.8 | 6.6 | 0.73x | No |