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Counties with the highest liver cancer incidence rates in Virginia
Among 72 Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest liver cancer incidence rates are Waynesboro city, VA (18.5, 2.13 times the U.S. rate of 8.7), Hopewell city, VA (15.8, 1.82 times the U.S. rate of 8.7) and Dinwiddie County, VA (13.6, 1.56 times the U.S. rate of 8.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 4 of the 72 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
Liver & bile duct cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waynesboro city | VA | 18.5 | 8.7 | 2.13x | Significant |
| 2 | Hopewell city | VA | 15.8 | 8.7 | 1.82x | Significant |
| 3 | Dinwiddie County | VA | 13.6 | 8.7 | 1.56x | Significant |
| 4 | Page County | VA | 13.3 | 8.7 | 1.53x | No |
| 5 | Buckingham County | VA | 13.1 | 8.7 | 1.51x | No |
| 6 | Smyth County | VA | 12.4 | 8.7 | 1.43x | No |
| 7 | Richmond city | VA | 11.5 | 8.7 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 8 | Danville city | VA | 10.8 | 8.7 | 1.24x | No |
| 9 | Southampton County | VA | 10.7 | 8.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 10 | Staunton city | VA | 10.7 | 8.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 11 | Warren County | VA | 10.6 | 8.7 | 1.22x | No |
| 12 | Pulaski County | VA | 10.5 | 8.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 13 | Roanoke city | VA | 10.4 | 8.7 | 1.2x | No |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | VA | 10.4 | 8.7 | 1.2x | No |
| 15 | Augusta County | VA | 10.1 | 8.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 16 | New Kent County | VA | 10.1 | 8.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 17 | Louisa County | VA | 10 | 8.7 | 1.15x | No |
| 18 | Petersburg city | VA | 9.9 | 8.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 19 | Lynchburg city | VA | 9.6 | 8.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 20 | Orange County | VA | 9.6 | 8.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 21 | Prince George County | VA | 9.6 | 8.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 22 | Amherst County | VA | 9.5 | 8.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 23 | Newport News city | VA | 9.5 | 8.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 24 | Suffolk city | VA | 9.4 | 8.7 | 1.08x | No |
| 25 | Caroline County | VA | 9.3 | 8.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 26 | Fauquier County | VA | 9.3 | 8.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 27 | Fluvanna County | VA | 9.3 | 8.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 28 | King George County | VA | 9.3 | 8.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 29 | Tazewell County | VA | 9.1 | 8.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 30 | Campbell County | VA | 9 | 8.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 31 | Wise County | VA | 9 | 8.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 32 | Salem city | VA | 8.6 | 8.7 | 0.99x | No |
| 33 | Westmoreland County | VA | 8.6 | 8.7 | 0.99x | No |
| 34 | Henry County | VA | 8.5 | 8.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 35 | Norfolk city | VA | 8.5 | 8.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 36 | Wythe County | VA | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 37 | Stafford County | VA | 8.2 | 8.7 | 0.94x | No |
| 38 | Hampton city | VA | 8.1 | 8.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 39 | Isle of Wight County | VA | 8.1 | 8.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 40 | Powhatan County | VA | 7.9 | 8.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 41 | Shenandoah County | VA | 7.9 | 8.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 42 | Hanover County | VA | 7.7 | 8.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 43 | Virginia Beach city | VA | 7.7 | 8.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 44 | Gloucester County | VA | 7.5 | 8.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 45 | Goochland County | VA | 7.5 | 8.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 46 | Portsmouth city | VA | 7.5 | 8.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 47 | Chesterfield County | VA | 7.3 | 8.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 48 | Roanoke County | VA | 7.3 | 8.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 49 | Accomack County | VA | 7.1 | 8.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 50 | Prince William County | VA | 7 | 8.7 | 0.8x | No |
| 51 | Henrico County | VA | 6.9 | 8.7 | 0.79x | No |
| 52 | Culpeper County | VA | 6.8 | 8.7 | 0.78x | No |
| 53 | Halifax County | VA | 6.8 | 8.7 | 0.78x | No |
| 54 | Pittsylvania County | VA | 6.8 | 8.7 | 0.78x | No |
| 55 | Bedford County | VA | 6.7 | 8.7 | 0.77x | No |
| 56 | Chesapeake city | VA | 6.5 | 8.7 | 0.75x | No |
| 57 | Charlottesville city | VA | 6.4 | 8.7 | 0.74x | No |
| 58 | Mecklenburg County | VA | 6.4 | 8.7 | 0.74x | No |
| 59 | Botetourt County | VA | 6.3 | 8.7 | 0.72x | No |
| 60 | Fairfax County | VA | 6.3 | 8.7 | 0.72x | No |
| 61 | Carroll County | VA | 6.2 | 8.7 | 0.71x | No |
| 62 | Loudoun County | VA | 6 | 8.7 | 0.69x | No |
| 63 | Montgomery County | VA | 6 | 8.7 | 0.69x | No |
| 64 | Washington County | VA | 5.8 | 8.7 | 0.67x | No |
| 65 | Albemarle County | VA | 5.7 | 8.7 | 0.66x | No |
| 66 | Frederick County | VA | 5.7 | 8.7 | 0.66x | No |
| 67 | James City County | VA | 5.7 | 8.7 | 0.66x | No |
| 68 | Alexandria city | VA | 5.6 | 8.7 | 0.64x | No |
| 69 | Arlington County | VA | 5.6 | 8.7 | 0.64x | No |
| 70 | Franklin County | VA | 5.5 | 8.7 | 0.63x | No |
| 71 | Rockingham County | VA | 4.8 | 8.7 | 0.55x | No |
| 72 | York County | VA | 3.9 | 8.7 | 0.45x | No |