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Counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates in Ohio

Among 88 Ohio counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates are Pike County, OH (100.1, 1.93 times the U.S. rate of 51.8), Meigs County, OH (96.2, 1.86 times the U.S. rate of 51.8) and Lawrence County, OH (92.8, 1.79 times the U.S. rate of 51.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 68 of the 88 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 new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates in Ohio
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Pike CountyOH100.151.81.93xSignificant
2Meigs CountyOH96.251.81.86xSignificant
3Lawrence CountyOH92.851.81.79xSignificant
4Ross CountyOH90.751.81.75xSignificant
5Vinton CountyOH90.551.81.75xSignificant
6Hardin CountyOH89.251.81.72xSignificant
7Hocking CountyOH88.551.81.71xSignificant
8Jackson CountyOH88.451.81.71xSignificant
9Brown CountyOH87.251.81.68xSignificant
10Morgan CountyOH8751.81.68xSignificant
11Adams CountyOH86.651.81.67xSignificant
12Highland CountyOH86.651.81.67xSignificant
13Marion CountyOH85.851.81.66xSignificant
14Perry CountyOH83.851.81.62xSignificant
15Gallia CountyOH83.451.81.61xSignificant
16Harrison CountyOH81.451.81.57xSignificant
17Scioto CountyOH81.451.81.57xSignificant
18Coshocton CountyOH79.951.81.54xSignificant
19Guernsey CountyOH79.951.81.54xSignificant
20Muskingum CountyOH7951.81.53xSignificant
21Clark CountyOH78.851.81.52xSignificant
22Washington CountyOH77.651.81.5xSignificant
23Clinton CountyOH77.351.81.49xSignificant
24Wyandot CountyOH7551.81.45xSignificant
25Fayette CountyOH74.851.81.44xSignificant
26Madison CountyOH74.351.81.43xSignificant
27Pickaway CountyOH73.851.81.42xSignificant
28Jefferson CountyOH73.551.81.42xSignificant
29Defiance CountyOH73.451.81.42xSignificant
30Belmont CountyOH71.651.81.38xSignificant
31Carroll CountyOH71.351.81.38xSignificant
32Allen CountyOH70.251.81.36xSignificant
33Athens CountyOH69.951.81.35xSignificant
34Clermont CountyOH69.651.81.34xSignificant
35Richland CountyOH69.351.81.34xSignificant
36Champaign CountyOH69.151.81.33xSignificant
37Henry CountyOH69.151.81.33xSignificant
38Licking CountyOH69.151.81.33xSignificant
39Williams CountyOH68.951.81.33xSignificant
40Columbiana CountyOH68.251.81.32xSignificant
41Paulding CountyOH68.251.81.32xSignificant
42Ashtabula CountyOH67.451.81.3xSignificant
43Morrow CountyOH67.151.81.3xSignificant
44Montgomery CountyOH66.751.81.29xSignificant
45Monroe CountyOH66.451.81.28xSignificant
46Lucas CountyOH65.451.81.26xSignificant
47Preble CountyOH65.351.81.26xSignificant
48Crawford CountyOH6551.81.25xSignificant
49Logan CountyOH6551.81.25xSignificant
50Trumbull CountyOH64.751.81.25xSignificant
51Butler CountyOH63.951.81.23xSignificant
52Tuscarawas CountyOH62.951.81.21xSignificant
53Auglaize CountyOH62.751.81.21xSignificant
54Lorain CountyOH62.751.81.21xSignificant
55Miami CountyOH62.651.81.21xSignificant
56Portage CountyOH62.651.81.21xSignificant
57Hamilton CountyOH6251.81.2xSignificant
58Stark CountyOH61.351.81.18xSignificant
59Sandusky CountyOH61.251.81.18xSignificant
60Seneca CountyOH60.751.81.17xSignificant
61Fairfield CountyOH60.551.81.17xSignificant
62Lake CountyOH60.451.81.17xSignificant
63Darke CountyOH60.251.81.16xSignificant
64Shelby CountyOH59.951.81.16xNo
65Summit CountyOH59.851.81.15xSignificant
66Cuyahoga CountyOH59.751.81.15xSignificant
67Ashland CountyOH59.651.81.15xSignificant
68Van Wert CountyOH58.751.81.13xNo
69Huron CountyOH58.451.81.13xNo
70Franklin CountyOH5851.81.12xSignificant
71Knox CountyOH57.851.81.12xNo
72Mahoning CountyOH56.751.81.09xSignificant
73Wayne CountyOH56.651.81.09xNo
74Ottawa CountyOH56.551.81.09xNo
75Erie CountyOH56.251.81.08xNo
76Medina CountyOH54.951.81.06xNo
77Wood CountyOH54.451.81.05xNo
78Warren CountyOH54.251.81.05xNo
79Union CountyOH53.651.81.03xNo
80Fulton CountyOH52.851.81.02xNo
81Greene CountyOH52.751.81.02xNo
82Hancock CountyOH49.851.80.96xNo
83Mercer CountyOH46.651.80.9xNo
84Delaware CountyOH43.251.80.83xNo
85Geauga CountyOH42.751.80.82xNo
86Noble CountyOH42.451.80.82xNo
87Putnam CountyOH40.351.80.78xNo
88Holmes CountyOH37.651.80.73xNo

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