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Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in Louisiana
Among 62 Louisiana counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer death rates are East Carroll Parish, LA (58.4, 1.93 times the U.S. rate of 30.2), East Feliciana Parish, LA (57.9, 1.92 times the U.S. rate of 30.2) and Acadia Parish, LA (57.8, 1.91 times the U.S. rate of 30.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 45 of the 62 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.
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Lung & bronchus cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carroll Parish | LA | 58.4 | 30.2 | 1.93x | Significant |
| 2 | East Feliciana Parish | LA | 57.9 | 30.2 | 1.92x | Significant |
| 3 | Acadia Parish | LA | 57.8 | 30.2 | 1.91x | Significant |
| 4 | Allen Parish | LA | 55.3 | 30.2 | 1.83x | Significant |
| 5 | Franklin Parish | LA | 54.1 | 30.2 | 1.79x | Significant |
| 6 | Avoyelles Parish | LA | 53.9 | 30.2 | 1.78x | Significant |
| 7 | West Carroll Parish | LA | 53.8 | 30.2 | 1.78x | Significant |
| 8 | Webster Parish | LA | 53.6 | 30.2 | 1.77x | Significant |
| 9 | Jackson Parish | LA | 52.7 | 30.2 | 1.75x | Significant |
| 10 | Evangeline Parish | LA | 51.8 | 30.2 | 1.72x | Significant |
| 11 | Richland Parish | LA | 51.6 | 30.2 | 1.71x | Significant |
| 12 | Claiborne Parish | LA | 51.3 | 30.2 | 1.7x | Significant |
| 13 | Jefferson Davis Parish | LA | 51.3 | 30.2 | 1.7x | Significant |
| 14 | Washington Parish | LA | 50.8 | 30.2 | 1.68x | Significant |
| 15 | Iberville Parish | LA | 50.7 | 30.2 | 1.68x | Significant |
| 16 | Beauregard Parish | LA | 50.3 | 30.2 | 1.67x | Significant |
| 17 | Red River Parish | LA | 48.5 | 30.2 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 18 | Catahoula Parish | LA | 48 | 30.2 | 1.59x | Significant |
| 19 | Vernon Parish | LA | 47.2 | 30.2 | 1.56x | Significant |
| 20 | St. Landry Parish | LA | 46.7 | 30.2 | 1.55x | Significant |
| 21 | Tangipahoa Parish | LA | 45.9 | 30.2 | 1.52x | Significant |
| 22 | Terrebonne Parish | LA | 45.8 | 30.2 | 1.52x | Significant |
| 23 | St. Bernard Parish | LA | 45.7 | 30.2 | 1.51x | Significant |
| 24 | Iberia Parish | LA | 45.4 | 30.2 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 25 | Union Parish | LA | 44.9 | 30.2 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 26 | Sabine Parish | LA | 44.7 | 30.2 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 27 | St. Mary Parish | LA | 44.6 | 30.2 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 28 | LaSalle Parish | LA | 43.7 | 30.2 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 29 | Vermilion Parish | LA | 43.7 | 30.2 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 30 | Morehouse Parish | LA | 43.4 | 30.2 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 31 | Grant Parish | LA | 43.3 | 30.2 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 32 | Livingston Parish | LA | 42.7 | 30.2 | 1.41x | Significant |
| 33 | De Soto Parish | LA | 42.2 | 30.2 | 1.4x | Significant |
| 34 | Bossier Parish | LA | 41.7 | 30.2 | 1.38x | Significant |
| 35 | Calcasieu Parish | LA | 41.6 | 30.2 | 1.38x | Significant |
| 36 | St. Helena Parish | LA | 40.6 | 30.2 | 1.34x | No |
| 37 | St. John the Baptist Parish | LA | 40.2 | 30.2 | 1.33x | Significant |
| 38 | Pointe Coupee Parish | LA | 40.1 | 30.2 | 1.33x | Significant |
| 39 | Lafourche Parish | LA | 39.5 | 30.2 | 1.31x | Significant |
| 40 | Caldwell Parish | LA | 39.4 | 30.2 | 1.3x | No |
| 41 | Bienville Parish | LA | 38.9 | 30.2 | 1.29x | No |
| 42 | Rapides Parish | LA | 38.9 | 30.2 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 43 | St. Martin Parish | LA | 38.9 | 30.2 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 44 | Assumption Parish | LA | 38.8 | 30.2 | 1.28x | No |
| 45 | West Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 38.5 | 30.2 | 1.27x | No |
| 46 | Caddo Parish | LA | 37.3 | 30.2 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 47 | St. James Parish | LA | 37 | 30.2 | 1.23x | No |
| 48 | Plaquemines Parish | LA | 36.6 | 30.2 | 1.21x | No |
| 49 | Ouachita Parish | LA | 35.8 | 30.2 | 1.19x | Significant |
| 50 | Lafayette Parish | LA | 35.5 | 30.2 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 51 | Natchitoches Parish | LA | 35.1 | 30.2 | 1.16x | No |
| 52 | St. Charles Parish | LA | 35 | 30.2 | 1.16x | No |
| 53 | Jefferson Parish | LA | 33.9 | 30.2 | 1.12x | Significant |
| 54 | Concordia Parish | LA | 33.6 | 30.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 55 | Winn Parish | LA | 33.6 | 30.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 56 | St. Tammany Parish | LA | 33.2 | 30.2 | 1.1x | Significant |
| 57 | Lincoln Parish | LA | 32.7 | 30.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 58 | Madison Parish | LA | 32.4 | 30.2 | 1.07x | No |
| 59 | Ascension Parish | LA | 32 | 30.2 | 1.06x | No |
| 60 | East Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 30.5 | 30.2 | 1.01x | No |
| 61 | West Feliciana Parish | LA | 29.4 | 30.2 | 0.97x | No |
| 62 | Orleans Parish | LA | 28.2 | 30.2 | 0.93x | No |