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Counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates in Arkansas
Among 75 Arkansas counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates are Poinsett County, AR (113.9, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 51.8), Lawrence County, AR (108.5, 2.09 times the U.S. rate of 51.8) and Scott County, AR (99.1, 1.91 times the U.S. rate of 51.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 62 of the 75 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 Arkansas counties, highest first
Lung & bronchus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poinsett County | AR | 113.9 | 51.8 | 2.2x | Significant |
| 2 | Lawrence County | AR | 108.5 | 51.8 | 2.09x | Significant |
| 3 | Scott County | AR | 99.1 | 51.8 | 1.91x | Significant |
| 4 | Logan County | AR | 98 | 51.8 | 1.89x | Significant |
| 5 | Pike County | AR | 95.5 | 51.8 | 1.84x | Significant |
| 6 | Clay County | AR | 94.2 | 51.8 | 1.82x | Significant |
| 7 | Monroe County | AR | 94.2 | 51.8 | 1.82x | Significant |
| 8 | Perry County | AR | 93.3 | 51.8 | 1.8x | Significant |
| 9 | Sharp County | AR | 89.9 | 51.8 | 1.74x | Significant |
| 10 | Mississippi County | AR | 89.7 | 51.8 | 1.73x | Significant |
| 11 | Randolph County | AR | 88.5 | 51.8 | 1.71x | Significant |
| 12 | Dallas County | AR | 85.8 | 51.8 | 1.66x | Significant |
| 13 | Arkansas County | AR | 84.3 | 51.8 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 14 | Greene County | AR | 83.8 | 51.8 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 15 | Phillips County | AR | 83.8 | 51.8 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 16 | Cleburne County | AR | 83.7 | 51.8 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 17 | Johnson County | AR | 82.7 | 51.8 | 1.6x | Significant |
| 18 | Jackson County | AR | 82.5 | 51.8 | 1.59x | Significant |
| 19 | Drew County | AR | 82.4 | 51.8 | 1.59x | Significant |
| 20 | Grant County | AR | 82.3 | 51.8 | 1.59x | Significant |
| 21 | Clark County | AR | 82.2 | 51.8 | 1.59x | Significant |
| 22 | Franklin County | AR | 82.2 | 51.8 | 1.59x | Significant |
| 23 | Marion County | AR | 81.8 | 51.8 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 24 | Lincoln County | AR | 81.7 | 51.8 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 25 | Hot Spring County | AR | 81.1 | 51.8 | 1.57x | Significant |
| 26 | Crawford County | AR | 80.5 | 51.8 | 1.55x | Significant |
| 27 | Jefferson County | AR | 80.3 | 51.8 | 1.55x | Significant |
| 28 | Prairie County | AR | 79.5 | 51.8 | 1.53x | Significant |
| 29 | Conway County | AR | 79.3 | 51.8 | 1.53x | Significant |
| 30 | Cross County | AR | 77.7 | 51.8 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 31 | Cleveland County | AR | 77.6 | 51.8 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 32 | Fulton County | AR | 77.4 | 51.8 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 33 | Crittenden County | AR | 76.8 | 51.8 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 34 | Craighead County | AR | 75.4 | 51.8 | 1.46x | Significant |
| 35 | Nevada County | AR | 75.4 | 51.8 | 1.46x | Significant |
| 36 | Woodruff County | AR | 74.9 | 51.8 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 37 | Van Buren County | AR | 74.5 | 51.8 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 38 | Calhoun County | AR | 74.1 | 51.8 | 1.43x | No |
| 39 | Izard County | AR | 73.8 | 51.8 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 40 | Polk County | AR | 73.4 | 51.8 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 41 | Ashley County | AR | 73 | 51.8 | 1.41x | Significant |
| 42 | Chicot County | AR | 73 | 51.8 | 1.41x | Significant |
| 43 | Hempstead County | AR | 72.6 | 51.8 | 1.4x | Significant |
| 44 | Stone County | AR | 72.1 | 51.8 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 45 | Boone County | AR | 71.5 | 51.8 | 1.38x | Significant |
| 46 | Desha County | AR | 70.8 | 51.8 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 47 | White County | AR | 70.6 | 51.8 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 48 | Lonoke County | AR | 69.9 | 51.8 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 49 | Howard County | AR | 69.7 | 51.8 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 50 | St. Francis County | AR | 69.4 | 51.8 | 1.34x | Significant |
| 51 | Pope County | AR | 69.2 | 51.8 | 1.34x | Significant |
| 52 | Ouachita County | AR | 68.9 | 51.8 | 1.33x | Significant |
| 53 | Faulkner County | AR | 68.5 | 51.8 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 54 | Sebastian County | AR | 66.4 | 51.8 | 1.28x | Significant |
| 55 | Montgomery County | AR | 66.2 | 51.8 | 1.28x | No |
| 56 | Miller County | AR | 65.9 | 51.8 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 57 | Garland County | AR | 65.6 | 51.8 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 58 | Yell County | AR | 65.6 | 51.8 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 59 | Baxter County | AR | 65.4 | 51.8 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 60 | Independence County | AR | 65.4 | 51.8 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 61 | Saline County | AR | 64.1 | 51.8 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 62 | Union County | AR | 64.1 | 51.8 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 63 | Carroll County | AR | 62.6 | 51.8 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 64 | Lafayette County | AR | 62.3 | 51.8 | 1.2x | No |
| 65 | Pulaski County | AR | 60.4 | 51.8 | 1.17x | Significant |
| 66 | Lee County | AR | 60.2 | 51.8 | 1.16x | No |
| 67 | Columbia County | AR | 58.7 | 51.8 | 1.13x | No |
| 68 | Searcy County | AR | 58.5 | 51.8 | 1.13x | No |
| 69 | Bradley County | AR | 57.6 | 51.8 | 1.11x | No |
| 70 | Newton County | AR | 57.1 | 51.8 | 1.1x | No |
| 71 | Madison County | AR | 55 | 51.8 | 1.06x | No |
| 72 | Little River County | AR | 53.8 | 51.8 | 1.04x | No |
| 73 | Benton County | AR | 52.3 | 51.8 | 1.01x | No |
| 74 | Sevier County | AR | 52.2 | 51.8 | 1.01x | No |
| 75 | Washington County | AR | 49.2 | 51.8 | 0.95x | No |