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Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in Arkansas
Among 75 Arkansas counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer death rates are Poinsett County, AR (73.6, 2.44 times the U.S. rate of 30.2), Jackson County, AR (70.5, 2.33 times the U.S. rate of 30.2) and Lawrence County, AR (68.7, 2.27 times the U.S. rate of 30.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 66 of the 75 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 Arkansas counties, highest first
Lung & bronchus cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poinsett County | AR | 73.6 | 30.2 | 2.44x | Significant |
| 2 | Jackson County | AR | 70.5 | 30.2 | 2.33x | Significant |
| 3 | Lawrence County | AR | 68.7 | 30.2 | 2.27x | Significant |
| 4 | Mississippi County | AR | 67.4 | 30.2 | 2.23x | Significant |
| 5 | Dallas County | AR | 64.7 | 30.2 | 2.14x | Significant |
| 6 | Arkansas County | AR | 63.2 | 30.2 | 2.09x | Significant |
| 7 | Izard County | AR | 60.5 | 30.2 | 2x | Significant |
| 8 | Clay County | AR | 60.4 | 30.2 | 2x | Significant |
| 9 | Lincoln County | AR | 60.1 | 30.2 | 1.99x | Significant |
| 10 | Franklin County | AR | 59.2 | 30.2 | 1.96x | Significant |
| 11 | Pike County | AR | 58.7 | 30.2 | 1.94x | Significant |
| 12 | Nevada County | AR | 56.8 | 30.2 | 1.88x | Significant |
| 13 | Clark County | AR | 55.5 | 30.2 | 1.84x | Significant |
| 14 | Searcy County | AR | 55.2 | 30.2 | 1.83x | Significant |
| 15 | Johnson County | AR | 55 | 30.2 | 1.82x | Significant |
| 16 | Scott County | AR | 55 | 30.2 | 1.82x | Significant |
| 17 | Fulton County | AR | 54.9 | 30.2 | 1.82x | Significant |
| 18 | Calhoun County | AR | 54.5 | 30.2 | 1.8x | Significant |
| 19 | Randolph County | AR | 54.2 | 30.2 | 1.79x | Significant |
| 20 | Crawford County | AR | 53.8 | 30.2 | 1.78x | Significant |
| 21 | Marion County | AR | 53.7 | 30.2 | 1.78x | Significant |
| 22 | Greene County | AR | 53.2 | 30.2 | 1.76x | Significant |
| 23 | Crittenden County | AR | 50.9 | 30.2 | 1.69x | Significant |
| 24 | Perry County | AR | 50.9 | 30.2 | 1.69x | Significant |
| 25 | Logan County | AR | 50.7 | 30.2 | 1.68x | Significant |
| 26 | Phillips County | AR | 50.4 | 30.2 | 1.67x | Significant |
| 27 | Conway County | AR | 49.1 | 30.2 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 28 | Lee County | AR | 49 | 30.2 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 29 | Sharp County | AR | 49 | 30.2 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 30 | Cleburne County | AR | 48.8 | 30.2 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 31 | Cleveland County | AR | 48.6 | 30.2 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 32 | St. Francis County | AR | 48.3 | 30.2 | 1.6x | Significant |
| 33 | Cross County | AR | 48.1 | 30.2 | 1.59x | Significant |
| 34 | Grant County | AR | 47.8 | 30.2 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 35 | Craighead County | AR | 47.7 | 30.2 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 36 | Hempstead County | AR | 47.4 | 30.2 | 1.57x | Significant |
| 37 | Chicot County | AR | 47.2 | 30.2 | 1.56x | Significant |
| 38 | Newton County | AR | 47.2 | 30.2 | 1.56x | Significant |
| 39 | Boone County | AR | 47 | 30.2 | 1.56x | Significant |
| 40 | Sevier County | AR | 47 | 30.2 | 1.56x | Significant |
| 41 | Hot Spring County | AR | 46.6 | 30.2 | 1.54x | Significant |
| 42 | Monroe County | AR | 46.6 | 30.2 | 1.54x | Significant |
| 43 | Desha County | AR | 46.5 | 30.2 | 1.54x | Significant |
| 44 | Miller County | AR | 46.1 | 30.2 | 1.53x | Significant |
| 45 | Stone County | AR | 45.9 | 30.2 | 1.52x | Significant |
| 46 | Jefferson County | AR | 45.8 | 30.2 | 1.52x | Significant |
| 47 | Columbia County | AR | 45.4 | 30.2 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 48 | White County | AR | 45.4 | 30.2 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 49 | Baxter County | AR | 45.2 | 30.2 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 50 | Howard County | AR | 45.1 | 30.2 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 51 | Van Buren County | AR | 44.3 | 30.2 | 1.47x | Significant |
| 52 | Ashley County | AR | 43.8 | 30.2 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 53 | Little River County | AR | 43.8 | 30.2 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 54 | Union County | AR | 43.5 | 30.2 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 55 | Drew County | AR | 43.4 | 30.2 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 56 | Sebastian County | AR | 43.4 | 30.2 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 57 | Yell County | AR | 43.3 | 30.2 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 58 | Lonoke County | AR | 42.9 | 30.2 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 59 | Ouachita County | AR | 42.7 | 30.2 | 1.41x | Significant |
| 60 | Carroll County | AR | 42.1 | 30.2 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 61 | Lafayette County | AR | 41.7 | 30.2 | 1.38x | No |
| 62 | Prairie County | AR | 41.6 | 30.2 | 1.38x | No |
| 63 | Madison County | AR | 41.5 | 30.2 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 64 | Pope County | AR | 40.5 | 30.2 | 1.34x | Significant |
| 65 | Saline County | AR | 40.5 | 30.2 | 1.34x | Significant |
| 66 | Garland County | AR | 38.5 | 30.2 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 67 | Polk County | AR | 38.4 | 30.2 | 1.27x | No |
| 68 | Faulkner County | AR | 37.7 | 30.2 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 69 | Pulaski County | AR | 36.8 | 30.2 | 1.22x | Significant |
| 70 | Woodruff County | AR | 36.8 | 30.2 | 1.22x | No |
| 71 | Montgomery County | AR | 35.8 | 30.2 | 1.19x | No |
| 72 | Independence County | AR | 35.5 | 30.2 | 1.18x | No |
| 73 | Bradley County | AR | 32.9 | 30.2 | 1.09x | No |
| 74 | Benton County | AR | 30.9 | 30.2 | 1.02x | No |
| 75 | Washington County | AR | 30.2 | 30.2 | 1x | No |