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Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in Iowa
Among 96 Iowa counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer death rates are Fremont County, IA (62.1, 2.06 times the U.S. rate of 30.2), Van Buren County, IA (57.4, 1.9 times the U.S. rate of 30.2) and Wapello County, IA (52.7, 1.75 times the U.S. rate of 30.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 21 of the 96 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 Iowa counties, highest first
Lung & bronchus cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremont County | IA | 62.1 | 30.2 | 2.06x | Significant |
| 2 | Van Buren County | IA | 57.4 | 30.2 | 1.9x | Significant |
| 3 | Wapello County | IA | 52.7 | 30.2 | 1.75x | Significant |
| 4 | Page County | IA | 51 | 30.2 | 1.69x | Significant |
| 5 | Monona County | IA | 49.3 | 30.2 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 6 | Decatur County | IA | 48.4 | 30.2 | 1.6x | Significant |
| 7 | Louisa County | IA | 48 | 30.2 | 1.59x | Significant |
| 8 | Henry County | IA | 47.8 | 30.2 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 9 | Palo Alto County | IA | 47.6 | 30.2 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 10 | Pottawattamie County | IA | 45.6 | 30.2 | 1.51x | Significant |
| 11 | Ida County | IA | 45.4 | 30.2 | 1.5x | No |
| 12 | Clarke County | IA | 44.4 | 30.2 | 1.47x | No |
| 13 | Clinton County | IA | 44.4 | 30.2 | 1.47x | Significant |
| 14 | Ringgold County | IA | 43.7 | 30.2 | 1.45x | No |
| 15 | Jackson County | IA | 43.4 | 30.2 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 16 | Woodbury County | IA | 43.2 | 30.2 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 17 | Mahaska County | IA | 42.9 | 30.2 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 18 | Union County | IA | 42.9 | 30.2 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 19 | Appanoose County | IA | 41.1 | 30.2 | 1.36x | No |
| 20 | Pocahontas County | IA | 41 | 30.2 | 1.36x | No |
| 21 | Floyd County | IA | 40.8 | 30.2 | 1.35x | No |
| 22 | Lucas County | IA | 40.8 | 30.2 | 1.35x | No |
| 23 | Des Moines County | IA | 40 | 30.2 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 24 | Howard County | IA | 39.4 | 30.2 | 1.3x | No |
| 25 | Boone County | IA | 39 | 30.2 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 26 | Greene County | IA | 38.9 | 30.2 | 1.29x | No |
| 27 | Jones County | IA | 38.7 | 30.2 | 1.28x | No |
| 28 | Poweshiek County | IA | 38.2 | 30.2 | 1.26x | No |
| 29 | Polk County | IA | 37.8 | 30.2 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 30 | Davis County | IA | 37.6 | 30.2 | 1.25x | No |
| 31 | Jasper County | IA | 37 | 30.2 | 1.23x | No |
| 32 | Webster County | IA | 36.9 | 30.2 | 1.22x | No |
| 33 | Buchanan County | IA | 36.4 | 30.2 | 1.21x | No |
| 34 | Franklin County | IA | 36.3 | 30.2 | 1.2x | No |
| 35 | Lee County | IA | 36.2 | 30.2 | 1.2x | No |
| 36 | Black Hawk County | IA | 35.4 | 30.2 | 1.17x | Significant |
| 37 | Guthrie County | IA | 35.1 | 30.2 | 1.16x | No |
| 38 | Carroll County | IA | 34.9 | 30.2 | 1.16x | No |
| 39 | Marshall County | IA | 34.5 | 30.2 | 1.14x | No |
| 40 | Plymouth County | IA | 34 | 30.2 | 1.13x | No |
| 41 | Osceola County | IA | 33.9 | 30.2 | 1.12x | No |
| 42 | Scott County | IA | 33.8 | 30.2 | 1.12x | Significant |
| 43 | Linn County | IA | 33.3 | 30.2 | 1.1x | Significant |
| 44 | Washington County | IA | 33.1 | 30.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 45 | Harrison County | IA | 32.7 | 30.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 46 | Madison County | IA | 32.7 | 30.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 47 | Montgomery County | IA | 32.7 | 30.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 48 | Tama County | IA | 32.6 | 30.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 49 | Mills County | IA | 32.4 | 30.2 | 1.07x | No |
| 50 | O'Brien County | IA | 32.4 | 30.2 | 1.07x | No |
| 51 | Audubon County | IA | 32.2 | 30.2 | 1.07x | No |
| 52 | Marion County | IA | 31.9 | 30.2 | 1.06x | No |
| 53 | Cherokee County | IA | 31.7 | 30.2 | 1.05x | No |
| 54 | Fayette County | IA | 31.7 | 30.2 | 1.05x | No |
| 55 | Monroe County | IA | 31.4 | 30.2 | 1.04x | No |
| 56 | Muscatine County | IA | 31.4 | 30.2 | 1.04x | No |
| 57 | Wright County | IA | 31.3 | 30.2 | 1.04x | No |
| 58 | Shelby County | IA | 31.1 | 30.2 | 1.03x | No |
| 59 | Delaware County | IA | 31 | 30.2 | 1.03x | No |
| 60 | Adair County | IA | 30.8 | 30.2 | 1.02x | No |
| 61 | Chickasaw County | IA | 30.7 | 30.2 | 1.02x | No |
| 62 | Butler County | IA | 30.6 | 30.2 | 1.01x | No |
| 63 | Cedar County | IA | 30.6 | 30.2 | 1.01x | No |
| 64 | Grundy County | IA | 30.5 | 30.2 | 1.01x | No |
| 65 | Hamilton County | IA | 30.5 | 30.2 | 1.01x | No |
| 66 | Cass County | IA | 30.2 | 30.2 | 1x | No |
| 67 | Iowa County | IA | 30.1 | 30.2 | 1x | No |
| 68 | Benton County | IA | 29.8 | 30.2 | 0.99x | No |
| 69 | Warren County | IA | 29.2 | 30.2 | 0.97x | No |
| 70 | Emmet County | IA | 28.8 | 30.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 71 | Crawford County | IA | 28.7 | 30.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 72 | Humboldt County | IA | 28.7 | 30.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 73 | Hardin County | IA | 28.6 | 30.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 74 | Calhoun County | IA | 28.4 | 30.2 | 0.94x | No |
| 75 | Worth County | IA | 28.3 | 30.2 | 0.94x | No |
| 76 | Keokuk County | IA | 28.1 | 30.2 | 0.93x | No |
| 77 | Cerro Gordo County | IA | 27.9 | 30.2 | 0.92x | No |
| 78 | Dubuque County | IA | 27.9 | 30.2 | 0.92x | No |
| 79 | Kossuth County | IA | 27.7 | 30.2 | 0.92x | No |
| 80 | Hancock County | IA | 27.6 | 30.2 | 0.91x | No |
| 81 | Allamakee County | IA | 26.3 | 30.2 | 0.87x | No |
| 82 | Buena Vista County | IA | 26.2 | 30.2 | 0.87x | No |
| 83 | Winneshiek County | IA | 25.3 | 30.2 | 0.84x | No |
| 84 | Story County | IA | 24.7 | 30.2 | 0.82x | No |
| 85 | Winnebago County | IA | 24.4 | 30.2 | 0.81x | No |
| 86 | Clayton County | IA | 23.5 | 30.2 | 0.78x | No |
| 87 | Dickinson County | IA | 23.1 | 30.2 | 0.76x | No |
| 88 | Clay County | IA | 22.5 | 30.2 | 0.75x | No |
| 89 | Dallas County | IA | 22.2 | 30.2 | 0.74x | No |
| 90 | Sac County | IA | 22.2 | 30.2 | 0.74x | No |
| 91 | Jefferson County | IA | 21.2 | 30.2 | 0.7x | No |
| 92 | Johnson County | IA | 20.4 | 30.2 | 0.68x | No |
| 93 | Lyon County | IA | 19.9 | 30.2 | 0.66x | No |
| 94 | Bremer County | IA | 19.1 | 30.2 | 0.63x | No |
| 95 | Mitchell County | IA | 18.9 | 30.2 | 0.63x | No |
| 96 | Sioux County | IA | 18.5 | 30.2 | 0.61x | No |