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Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in Mississippi
Among 80 Mississippi counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer death rates are Tishomingo County, MS (68.4, 2.26 times the U.S. rate of 30.2), Marshall County, MS (65.1, 2.16 times the U.S. rate of 30.2) and Yazoo County, MS (63.7, 2.11 times the U.S. rate of 30.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 54 of the 80 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 Mississippi counties, highest first
Lung & bronchus cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tishomingo County | MS | 68.4 | 30.2 | 2.26x | Significant |
| 2 | Marshall County | MS | 65.1 | 30.2 | 2.16x | Significant |
| 3 | Yazoo County | MS | 63.7 | 30.2 | 2.11x | Significant |
| 4 | Tallahatchie County | MS | 62.5 | 30.2 | 2.07x | Significant |
| 5 | Attala County | MS | 62.2 | 30.2 | 2.06x | Significant |
| 6 | Humphreys County | MS | 61.4 | 30.2 | 2.03x | Significant |
| 7 | George County | MS | 60.8 | 30.2 | 2.01x | Significant |
| 8 | Perry County | MS | 60.5 | 30.2 | 2x | Significant |
| 9 | Tunica County | MS | 59.7 | 30.2 | 1.98x | Significant |
| 10 | Coahoma County | MS | 59.2 | 30.2 | 1.96x | Significant |
| 11 | Leflore County | MS | 57.9 | 30.2 | 1.92x | Significant |
| 12 | Tate County | MS | 57.9 | 30.2 | 1.92x | Significant |
| 13 | Yalobusha County | MS | 55.4 | 30.2 | 1.83x | Significant |
| 14 | Bolivar County | MS | 55.1 | 30.2 | 1.82x | Significant |
| 15 | Pontotoc County | MS | 54 | 30.2 | 1.79x | Significant |
| 16 | Marion County | MS | 52.1 | 30.2 | 1.73x | Significant |
| 17 | Warren County | MS | 52.1 | 30.2 | 1.73x | Significant |
| 18 | Washington County | MS | 51.7 | 30.2 | 1.71x | Significant |
| 19 | Grenada County | MS | 50.6 | 30.2 | 1.68x | Significant |
| 20 | Panola County | MS | 50.5 | 30.2 | 1.67x | Significant |
| 21 | Lee County | MS | 49.9 | 30.2 | 1.65x | Significant |
| 22 | Forrest County | MS | 49.4 | 30.2 | 1.64x | Significant |
| 23 | Leake County | MS | 49.3 | 30.2 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 24 | Neshoba County | MS | 48.9 | 30.2 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 25 | Stone County | MS | 48.9 | 30.2 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 26 | Tippah County | MS | 48.9 | 30.2 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 27 | Pearl River County | MS | 48.6 | 30.2 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 28 | Prentiss County | MS | 48.3 | 30.2 | 1.6x | Significant |
| 29 | Calhoun County | MS | 47.9 | 30.2 | 1.59x | Significant |
| 30 | Holmes County | MS | 47.8 | 30.2 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 31 | Harrison County | MS | 47.1 | 30.2 | 1.56x | Significant |
| 32 | Benton County | MS | 46.8 | 30.2 | 1.55x | No |
| 33 | DeSoto County | MS | 46.7 | 30.2 | 1.55x | Significant |
| 34 | Scott County | MS | 46.5 | 30.2 | 1.54x | Significant |
| 35 | Adams County | MS | 45.6 | 30.2 | 1.51x | Significant |
| 36 | Union County | MS | 45.3 | 30.2 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 37 | Monroe County | MS | 44.9 | 30.2 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 38 | Choctaw County | MS | 44.6 | 30.2 | 1.48x | No |
| 39 | Lawrence County | MS | 44.6 | 30.2 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 40 | Carroll County | MS | 44 | 30.2 | 1.46x | No |
| 41 | Pike County | MS | 44 | 30.2 | 1.46x | Significant |
| 42 | Jones County | MS | 43.9 | 30.2 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 43 | Wayne County | MS | 43.9 | 30.2 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 44 | Copiah County | MS | 43.8 | 30.2 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 45 | Itawamba County | MS | 43.6 | 30.2 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 46 | Quitman County | MS | 43.6 | 30.2 | 1.44x | No |
| 47 | Chickasaw County | MS | 43.4 | 30.2 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 48 | Lincoln County | MS | 42.7 | 30.2 | 1.41x | Significant |
| 49 | Hancock County | MS | 42.2 | 30.2 | 1.4x | Significant |
| 50 | Covington County | MS | 41.9 | 30.2 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 51 | Jefferson County | MS | 41.8 | 30.2 | 1.38x | No |
| 52 | Noxubee County | MS | 41.5 | 30.2 | 1.37x | No |
| 53 | Clarke County | MS | 41.4 | 30.2 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 54 | Simpson County | MS | 41.4 | 30.2 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 55 | Jackson County | MS | 41.1 | 30.2 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 56 | Walthall County | MS | 41 | 30.2 | 1.36x | No |
| 57 | Amite County | MS | 40 | 30.2 | 1.32x | No |
| 58 | Alcorn County | MS | 39.5 | 30.2 | 1.31x | Significant |
| 59 | Smith County | MS | 39.2 | 30.2 | 1.3x | No |
| 60 | Sunflower County | MS | 39.2 | 30.2 | 1.3x | No |
| 61 | Newton County | MS | 39.1 | 30.2 | 1.29x | No |
| 62 | Hinds County | MS | 38.9 | 30.2 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 63 | Winston County | MS | 38.7 | 30.2 | 1.28x | No |
| 64 | Wilkinson County | MS | 38.2 | 30.2 | 1.26x | No |
| 65 | Lauderdale County | MS | 38 | 30.2 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 66 | Kemper County | MS | 37.6 | 30.2 | 1.25x | No |
| 67 | Greene County | MS | 37.5 | 30.2 | 1.24x | No |
| 68 | Lowndes County | MS | 37 | 30.2 | 1.23x | Significant |
| 69 | Jasper County | MS | 36.9 | 30.2 | 1.22x | No |
| 70 | Montgomery County | MS | 36.5 | 30.2 | 1.21x | No |
| 71 | Webster County | MS | 36 | 30.2 | 1.19x | No |
| 72 | Franklin County | MS | 34.5 | 30.2 | 1.14x | No |
| 73 | Rankin County | MS | 34.2 | 30.2 | 1.13x | Significant |
| 74 | Jefferson Davis County | MS | 33.8 | 30.2 | 1.12x | No |
| 75 | Madison County | MS | 33.2 | 30.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 76 | Lamar County | MS | 32.8 | 30.2 | 1.09x | No |
| 77 | Clay County | MS | 32.5 | 30.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 78 | Oktibbeha County | MS | 32.2 | 30.2 | 1.07x | No |
| 79 | Lafayette County | MS | 31.5 | 30.2 | 1.04x | No |
| 80 | Claiborne County | MS | 29.3 | 30.2 | 0.97x | No |