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Counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates in Louisiana
Among 64 Louisiana counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates are Evangeline Parish, LA (86.9, 1.68 times the U.S. rate of 51.8), Iberville Parish, LA (85.5, 1.65 times the U.S. rate of 51.8) and Bienville Parish, LA (83.9, 1.62 times the U.S. rate of 51.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 41 of the 64 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 Louisiana counties, highest first
Lung & bronchus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evangeline Parish | LA | 86.9 | 51.8 | 1.68x | Significant |
| 2 | Iberville Parish | LA | 85.5 | 51.8 | 1.65x | Significant |
| 3 | Bienville Parish | LA | 83.9 | 51.8 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 4 | Washington Parish | LA | 83.7 | 51.8 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 5 | Caldwell Parish | LA | 79.2 | 51.8 | 1.53x | Significant |
| 6 | East Carroll Parish | LA | 78.2 | 51.8 | 1.51x | Significant |
| 7 | De Soto Parish | LA | 76.9 | 51.8 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 8 | East Feliciana Parish | LA | 76.7 | 51.8 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 9 | Livingston Parish | LA | 76.4 | 51.8 | 1.47x | Significant |
| 10 | Richland Parish | LA | 76 | 51.8 | 1.47x | Significant |
| 11 | Terrebonne Parish | LA | 75.7 | 51.8 | 1.46x | Significant |
| 12 | West Carroll Parish | LA | 74.9 | 51.8 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 13 | LaSalle Parish | LA | 74.2 | 51.8 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 14 | Acadia Parish | LA | 73.9 | 51.8 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 15 | West Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 73.5 | 51.8 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 16 | Webster Parish | LA | 72.3 | 51.8 | 1.4x | Significant |
| 17 | Morehouse Parish | LA | 71.3 | 51.8 | 1.38x | Significant |
| 18 | Jackson Parish | LA | 71.2 | 51.8 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 19 | Franklin Parish | LA | 70.9 | 51.8 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 20 | Vermilion Parish | LA | 70.8 | 51.8 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 21 | Assumption Parish | LA | 70.4 | 51.8 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 22 | Vernon Parish | LA | 70.4 | 51.8 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 23 | St. Mary Parish | LA | 70.3 | 51.8 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 24 | Allen Parish | LA | 70.1 | 51.8 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 25 | Iberia Parish | LA | 70.1 | 51.8 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 26 | Cameron Parish | LA | 69.1 | 51.8 | 1.33x | No |
| 27 | Sabine Parish | LA | 68.5 | 51.8 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 28 | St. Bernard Parish | LA | 67.9 | 51.8 | 1.31x | Significant |
| 29 | Avoyelles Parish | LA | 67.8 | 51.8 | 1.31x | Significant |
| 30 | St. Martin Parish | LA | 67.5 | 51.8 | 1.3x | Significant |
| 31 | St. Landry Parish | LA | 66.5 | 51.8 | 1.28x | Significant |
| 32 | Red River Parish | LA | 66.4 | 51.8 | 1.28x | No |
| 33 | West Feliciana Parish | LA | 66 | 51.8 | 1.27x | No |
| 34 | Beauregard Parish | LA | 65.7 | 51.8 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 35 | Bossier Parish | LA | 65 | 51.8 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 36 | Winn Parish | LA | 64.8 | 51.8 | 1.25x | No |
| 37 | Jefferson Davis Parish | LA | 64.4 | 51.8 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 38 | Tangipahoa Parish | LA | 64.2 | 51.8 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 39 | Union Parish | LA | 62.6 | 51.8 | 1.21x | No |
| 40 | Grant Parish | LA | 61.7 | 51.8 | 1.19x | No |
| 41 | Claiborne Parish | LA | 61.3 | 51.8 | 1.18x | No |
| 42 | Caddo Parish | LA | 60.5 | 51.8 | 1.17x | Significant |
| 43 | Calcasieu Parish | LA | 60 | 51.8 | 1.16x | Significant |
| 44 | St. Tammany Parish | LA | 58.9 | 51.8 | 1.14x | Significant |
| 45 | Tensas Parish | LA | 58.5 | 51.8 | 1.13x | No |
| 46 | Ascension Parish | LA | 57.9 | 51.8 | 1.12x | Significant |
| 47 | Rapides Parish | LA | 57.9 | 51.8 | 1.12x | Significant |
| 48 | St. Helena Parish | LA | 57.6 | 51.8 | 1.11x | No |
| 49 | St. James Parish | LA | 57.4 | 51.8 | 1.11x | No |
| 50 | Lafourche Parish | LA | 57.1 | 51.8 | 1.1x | No |
| 51 | Natchitoches Parish | LA | 56.8 | 51.8 | 1.1x | No |
| 52 | Pointe Coupee Parish | LA | 56.5 | 51.8 | 1.09x | No |
| 53 | Lafayette Parish | LA | 56.4 | 51.8 | 1.09x | Significant |
| 54 | Concordia Parish | LA | 55.8 | 51.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 55 | Lincoln Parish | LA | 55.7 | 51.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 56 | Catahoula Parish | LA | 55.6 | 51.8 | 1.07x | No |
| 57 | Jefferson Parish | LA | 54.7 | 51.8 | 1.06x | Significant |
| 58 | Ouachita Parish | LA | 54.5 | 51.8 | 1.05x | No |
| 59 | Plaquemines Parish | LA | 53.1 | 51.8 | 1.03x | No |
| 60 | St. John the Baptist Parish | LA | 53 | 51.8 | 1.02x | No |
| 61 | East Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 51.1 | 51.8 | 0.99x | No |
| 62 | Orleans Parish | LA | 49.1 | 51.8 | 0.95x | No |
| 63 | St. Charles Parish | LA | 48 | 51.8 | 0.93x | No |
| 64 | Madison Parish | LA | 47.4 | 51.8 | 0.92x | No |