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Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in Colorado
Among 37 Colorado counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer death rates are Washington County, CO (44.3, 1.47 times the U.S. rate of 30.2), Bent County, CO (40.6, 1.34 times the U.S. rate of 30.2) and Prowers County, CO (39.7, 1.31 times the U.S. rate of 30.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 37 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 Colorado counties, highest first
Lung & bronchus cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County | CO | 44.3 | 30.2 | 1.47x | No |
| 2 | Bent County | CO | 40.6 | 30.2 | 1.34x | No |
| 3 | Prowers County | CO | 39.7 | 30.2 | 1.31x | No |
| 4 | Kit Carson County | CO | 33.2 | 30.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 5 | Fremont County | CO | 31 | 30.2 | 1.03x | No |
| 6 | Pueblo County | CO | 30.8 | 30.2 | 1.02x | No |
| 7 | Las Animas County | CO | 29.1 | 30.2 | 0.96x | No |
| 8 | Otero County | CO | 28.7 | 30.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 9 | Moffat County | CO | 28.6 | 30.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 10 | Alamosa County | CO | 26.3 | 30.2 | 0.87x | No |
| 11 | Morgan County | CO | 26.2 | 30.2 | 0.87x | No |
| 12 | Montrose County | CO | 25.3 | 30.2 | 0.84x | No |
| 13 | Mesa County | CO | 25.2 | 30.2 | 0.83x | No |
| 14 | Delta County | CO | 25.1 | 30.2 | 0.83x | No |
| 15 | Adams County | CO | 24.1 | 30.2 | 0.8x | No |
| 16 | Archuleta County | CO | 23.7 | 30.2 | 0.78x | No |
| 17 | El Paso County | CO | 23.7 | 30.2 | 0.78x | No |
| 18 | Huerfano County | CO | 23.6 | 30.2 | 0.78x | No |
| 19 | Montezuma County | CO | 23.5 | 30.2 | 0.78x | No |
| 20 | Logan County | CO | 22.9 | 30.2 | 0.76x | No |
| 21 | Teller County | CO | 21.8 | 30.2 | 0.72x | No |
| 22 | Weld County | CO | 21.5 | 30.2 | 0.71x | No |
| 23 | Broomfield County | CO | 21 | 30.2 | 0.7x | No |
| 24 | Denver County | CO | 20.7 | 30.2 | 0.69x | No |
| 25 | Chaffee County | CO | 20.5 | 30.2 | 0.68x | No |
| 26 | Elbert County | CO | 19.9 | 30.2 | 0.66x | No |
| 27 | Arapahoe County | CO | 19.4 | 30.2 | 0.64x | No |
| 28 | Jefferson County | CO | 19 | 30.2 | 0.63x | No |
| 29 | Larimer County | CO | 18.9 | 30.2 | 0.63x | No |
| 30 | Grand County | CO | 16.3 | 30.2 | 0.54x | No |
| 31 | La Plata County | CO | 16.3 | 30.2 | 0.54x | No |
| 32 | Garfield County | CO | 15.8 | 30.2 | 0.52x | No |
| 33 | Boulder County | CO | 15.3 | 30.2 | 0.51x | No |
| 34 | Park County | CO | 14.7 | 30.2 | 0.49x | No |
| 35 | Douglas County | CO | 13.6 | 30.2 | 0.45x | No |
| 36 | Routt County | CO | 13.6 | 30.2 | 0.45x | No |
| 37 | Eagle County | CO | 10 | 30.2 | 0.33x | No |