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Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in Kansas
Among 60 Kansas counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer death rates are Kingman County, KS (72.1, 2.39 times the U.S. rate of 30.2), Elk County, KS (71.8, 2.38 times the U.S. rate of 30.2) and Geary County, KS (62.7, 2.08 times the U.S. rate of 30.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 23 of the 60 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 Kansas counties, highest first
Lung & bronchus cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingman County | KS | 72.1 | 30.2 | 2.39x | Significant |
| 2 | Elk County | KS | 71.8 | 30.2 | 2.38x | Significant |
| 3 | Geary County | KS | 62.7 | 30.2 | 2.08x | Significant |
| 4 | Doniphan County | KS | 57.7 | 30.2 | 1.91x | Significant |
| 5 | Sumner County | KS | 54.7 | 30.2 | 1.81x | Significant |
| 6 | Cherokee County | KS | 54.3 | 30.2 | 1.8x | Significant |
| 7 | Wilson County | KS | 53.9 | 30.2 | 1.78x | Significant |
| 8 | Allen County | KS | 52.1 | 30.2 | 1.73x | Significant |
| 9 | Crawford County | KS | 50.7 | 30.2 | 1.68x | Significant |
| 10 | Brown County | KS | 49.7 | 30.2 | 1.65x | Significant |
| 11 | Wyandotte County | KS | 49.4 | 30.2 | 1.64x | Significant |
| 12 | Rooks County | KS | 46.5 | 30.2 | 1.54x | No |
| 13 | Osage County | KS | 46.2 | 30.2 | 1.53x | Significant |
| 14 | Franklin County | KS | 45.2 | 30.2 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 15 | Labette County | KS | 45 | 30.2 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 16 | Wabaunsee County | KS | 44.8 | 30.2 | 1.48x | No |
| 17 | Rice County | KS | 43.7 | 30.2 | 1.45x | No |
| 18 | Linn County | KS | 41.8 | 30.2 | 1.38x | No |
| 19 | Cowley County | KS | 41.4 | 30.2 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 20 | Pawnee County | KS | 41.2 | 30.2 | 1.36x | No |
| 21 | Jackson County | KS | 41.1 | 30.2 | 1.36x | No |
| 22 | Jefferson County | KS | 41 | 30.2 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 23 | Montgomery County | KS | 41 | 30.2 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 24 | Clay County | KS | 40.8 | 30.2 | 1.35x | No |
| 25 | Neosho County | KS | 40.5 | 30.2 | 1.34x | No |
| 26 | Miami County | KS | 40.3 | 30.2 | 1.33x | Significant |
| 27 | Butler County | KS | 39.8 | 30.2 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 28 | Marion County | KS | 39.4 | 30.2 | 1.3x | No |
| 29 | Marshall County | KS | 39 | 30.2 | 1.29x | No |
| 30 | Coffey County | KS | 38.9 | 30.2 | 1.29x | No |
| 31 | Ottawa County | KS | 38.6 | 30.2 | 1.28x | No |
| 32 | Reno County | KS | 37.8 | 30.2 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 33 | Anderson County | KS | 37.2 | 30.2 | 1.23x | No |
| 34 | Sedgwick County | KS | 37.1 | 30.2 | 1.23x | Significant |
| 35 | Leavenworth County | KS | 37 | 30.2 | 1.23x | Significant |
| 36 | Harper County | KS | 36.4 | 30.2 | 1.21x | No |
| 37 | Cloud County | KS | 35.5 | 30.2 | 1.18x | No |
| 38 | Shawnee County | KS | 33.8 | 30.2 | 1.12x | Significant |
| 39 | Riley County | KS | 33.6 | 30.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 40 | Mitchell County | KS | 33.4 | 30.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 41 | Dickinson County | KS | 33.1 | 30.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 42 | Saline County | KS | 32.4 | 30.2 | 1.07x | No |
| 43 | Barton County | KS | 32.3 | 30.2 | 1.07x | No |
| 44 | Atchison County | KS | 31.7 | 30.2 | 1.05x | No |
| 45 | Lyon County | KS | 31.7 | 30.2 | 1.05x | No |
| 46 | Pottawatomie County | KS | 31.4 | 30.2 | 1.04x | No |
| 47 | Washington County | KS | 31.2 | 30.2 | 1.03x | No |
| 48 | Pratt County | KS | 30.9 | 30.2 | 1.02x | No |
| 49 | Russell County | KS | 29.9 | 30.2 | 0.99x | No |
| 50 | Nemaha County | KS | 29.2 | 30.2 | 0.97x | No |
| 51 | Douglas County | KS | 28.8 | 30.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 52 | Ellis County | KS | 28.1 | 30.2 | 0.93x | No |
| 53 | Finney County | KS | 28.1 | 30.2 | 0.93x | No |
| 54 | Greenwood County | KS | 27.5 | 30.2 | 0.91x | No |
| 55 | Bourbon County | KS | 27.4 | 30.2 | 0.91x | No |
| 56 | Harvey County | KS | 27.2 | 30.2 | 0.9x | No |
| 57 | Ford County | KS | 24.9 | 30.2 | 0.82x | No |
| 58 | Johnson County | KS | 23.2 | 30.2 | 0.77x | No |
| 59 | Seward County | KS | 22.5 | 30.2 | 0.75x | No |
| 60 | McPherson County | KS | 22 | 30.2 | 0.73x | No |