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Counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates in Iowa
Among 99 Iowa counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates are Van Buren County, IA (97.9, 1.89 times the U.S. rate of 51.8), Palo Alto County, IA (87.2, 1.68 times the U.S. rate of 51.8) and Fremont County, IA (84.9, 1.64 times the U.S. rate of 51.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 31 of the 99 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 new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Buren County | IA | 97.9 | 51.8 | 1.89x | Significant |
| 2 | Palo Alto County | IA | 87.2 | 51.8 | 1.68x | Significant |
| 3 | Fremont County | IA | 84.9 | 51.8 | 1.64x | Significant |
| 4 | Page County | IA | 83.2 | 51.8 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 5 | Wapello County | IA | 83 | 51.8 | 1.6x | Significant |
| 6 | Louisa County | IA | 80.1 | 51.8 | 1.55x | Significant |
| 7 | Mills County | IA | 77.4 | 51.8 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 8 | Decatur County | IA | 77.1 | 51.8 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 9 | Buchanan County | IA | 77 | 51.8 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 10 | Monona County | IA | 74.5 | 51.8 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 11 | Montgomery County | IA | 74.1 | 51.8 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 12 | Appanoose County | IA | 73.6 | 51.8 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 13 | Taylor County | IA | 73.4 | 51.8 | 1.42x | No |
| 14 | Clinton County | IA | 73 | 51.8 | 1.41x | Significant |
| 15 | Union County | IA | 72.2 | 51.8 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 16 | Fayette County | IA | 71.5 | 51.8 | 1.38x | Significant |
| 17 | Des Moines County | IA | 70.6 | 51.8 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 18 | Pottawattamie County | IA | 70.2 | 51.8 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 19 | Adams County | IA | 69.2 | 51.8 | 1.34x | No |
| 20 | Black Hawk County | IA | 68.7 | 51.8 | 1.33x | Significant |
| 21 | Pocahontas County | IA | 68.7 | 51.8 | 1.33x | No |
| 22 | Cass County | IA | 67.5 | 51.8 | 1.3x | Significant |
| 23 | Jackson County | IA | 66.9 | 51.8 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 24 | Webster County | IA | 66.8 | 51.8 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 25 | Osceola County | IA | 66.6 | 51.8 | 1.29x | No |
| 26 | Boone County | IA | 66.4 | 51.8 | 1.28x | Significant |
| 27 | Clarke County | IA | 66.3 | 51.8 | 1.28x | No |
| 28 | Ringgold County | IA | 66.1 | 51.8 | 1.28x | No |
| 29 | Iowa County | IA | 65.6 | 51.8 | 1.27x | No |
| 30 | Jasper County | IA | 65.5 | 51.8 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 31 | Woodbury County | IA | 65.3 | 51.8 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 32 | Lee County | IA | 65.2 | 51.8 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 33 | Henry County | IA | 64.4 | 51.8 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 34 | Greene County | IA | 64.2 | 51.8 | 1.24x | No |
| 35 | Audubon County | IA | 64 | 51.8 | 1.24x | No |
| 36 | Harrison County | IA | 63.6 | 51.8 | 1.23x | No |
| 37 | Polk County | IA | 63.3 | 51.8 | 1.22x | Significant |
| 38 | Wright County | IA | 63 | 51.8 | 1.22x | No |
| 39 | Davis County | IA | 62.9 | 51.8 | 1.21x | No |
| 40 | Scott County | IA | 62.9 | 51.8 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 41 | Benton County | IA | 62.8 | 51.8 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 42 | Floyd County | IA | 62.8 | 51.8 | 1.21x | No |
| 43 | Jones County | IA | 62.7 | 51.8 | 1.21x | No |
| 44 | Butler County | IA | 62.5 | 51.8 | 1.21x | No |
| 45 | Keokuk County | IA | 62.4 | 51.8 | 1.2x | No |
| 46 | Madison County | IA | 61.9 | 51.8 | 1.19x | No |
| 47 | Poweshiek County | IA | 61.9 | 51.8 | 1.19x | No |
| 48 | Marion County | IA | 61.5 | 51.8 | 1.19x | Significant |
| 49 | Lucas County | IA | 61.1 | 51.8 | 1.18x | No |
| 50 | Shelby County | IA | 60.9 | 51.8 | 1.18x | No |
| 51 | Worth County | IA | 60.9 | 51.8 | 1.18x | No |
| 52 | Linn County | IA | 60.8 | 51.8 | 1.17x | Significant |
| 53 | Guthrie County | IA | 60.7 | 51.8 | 1.17x | No |
| 54 | Mahaska County | IA | 60.7 | 51.8 | 1.17x | No |
| 55 | Monroe County | IA | 60.7 | 51.8 | 1.17x | No |
| 56 | Hamilton County | IA | 59.6 | 51.8 | 1.15x | No |
| 57 | Cerro Gordo County | IA | 59.5 | 51.8 | 1.15x | No |
| 58 | Winnebago County | IA | 59.1 | 51.8 | 1.14x | No |
| 59 | Cedar County | IA | 58.3 | 51.8 | 1.13x | No |
| 60 | O'Brien County | IA | 57.6 | 51.8 | 1.11x | No |
| 61 | Muscatine County | IA | 56.7 | 51.8 | 1.09x | No |
| 62 | Ida County | IA | 56.6 | 51.8 | 1.09x | No |
| 63 | Marshall County | IA | 56.6 | 51.8 | 1.09x | No |
| 64 | Crawford County | IA | 56.1 | 51.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 65 | Chickasaw County | IA | 56 | 51.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 66 | Clay County | IA | 55.4 | 51.8 | 1.07x | No |
| 67 | Humboldt County | IA | 54.7 | 51.8 | 1.06x | No |
| 68 | Franklin County | IA | 54.5 | 51.8 | 1.05x | No |
| 69 | Emmet County | IA | 53.8 | 51.8 | 1.04x | No |
| 70 | Dubuque County | IA | 53.5 | 51.8 | 1.03x | No |
| 71 | Tama County | IA | 53.4 | 51.8 | 1.03x | No |
| 72 | Adair County | IA | 52 | 51.8 | 1x | No |
| 73 | Howard County | IA | 50.8 | 51.8 | 0.98x | No |
| 74 | Mitchell County | IA | 50.4 | 51.8 | 0.97x | No |
| 75 | Washington County | IA | 50.4 | 51.8 | 0.97x | No |
| 76 | Carroll County | IA | 50.3 | 51.8 | 0.97x | No |
| 77 | Cherokee County | IA | 50.2 | 51.8 | 0.97x | No |
| 78 | Allamakee County | IA | 49.6 | 51.8 | 0.96x | No |
| 79 | Clayton County | IA | 49.2 | 51.8 | 0.95x | No |
| 80 | Dallas County | IA | 48.9 | 51.8 | 0.94x | No |
| 81 | Kossuth County | IA | 48.7 | 51.8 | 0.94x | No |
| 82 | Wayne County | IA | 48.5 | 51.8 | 0.94x | No |
| 83 | Dickinson County | IA | 48.2 | 51.8 | 0.93x | No |
| 84 | Warren County | IA | 47.8 | 51.8 | 0.92x | No |
| 85 | Hardin County | IA | 47.4 | 51.8 | 0.92x | No |
| 86 | Sac County | IA | 47 | 51.8 | 0.91x | No |
| 87 | Delaware County | IA | 46.9 | 51.8 | 0.91x | No |
| 88 | Plymouth County | IA | 46.9 | 51.8 | 0.91x | No |
| 89 | Johnson County | IA | 45.6 | 51.8 | 0.88x | No |
| 90 | Grundy County | IA | 44.9 | 51.8 | 0.87x | No |
| 91 | Calhoun County | IA | 43.9 | 51.8 | 0.85x | No |
| 92 | Hancock County | IA | 42.8 | 51.8 | 0.83x | No |
| 93 | Jefferson County | IA | 40.9 | 51.8 | 0.79x | No |
| 94 | Lyon County | IA | 39.9 | 51.8 | 0.77x | No |
| 95 | Bremer County | IA | 39.7 | 51.8 | 0.77x | No |
| 96 | Story County | IA | 39.4 | 51.8 | 0.76x | No |
| 97 | Buena Vista County | IA | 38.9 | 51.8 | 0.75x | No |
| 98 | Winneshiek County | IA | 37.9 | 51.8 | 0.73x | No |
| 99 | Sioux County | IA | 32.1 | 51.8 | 0.62x | No |