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Counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates in Washington
Among 37 Washington counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates are Mason County, WA (64.7, 1.25 times the U.S. rate of 51.8), Grays Harbor County, WA (62.5, 1.21 times the U.S. rate of 51.8) and Okanogan County, WA (61.5, 1.19 times the U.S. rate of 51.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 6 of the 37 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 Washington counties, highest first
Lung & bronchus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason County | WA | 64.7 | 51.8 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 2 | Grays Harbor County | WA | 62.5 | 51.8 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 3 | Okanogan County | WA | 61.5 | 51.8 | 1.19x | Significant |
| 4 | Cowlitz County | WA | 59.9 | 51.8 | 1.16x | Significant |
| 5 | Pacific County | WA | 58.2 | 51.8 | 1.12x | No |
| 6 | Pierce County | WA | 57.3 | 51.8 | 1.11x | Significant |
| 7 | Thurston County | WA | 56.4 | 51.8 | 1.09x | Significant |
| 8 | Lewis County | WA | 53 | 51.8 | 1.02x | No |
| 9 | Snohomish County | WA | 51.2 | 51.8 | 0.99x | No |
| 10 | Skagit County | WA | 50.7 | 51.8 | 0.98x | No |
| 11 | Pend Oreille County | WA | 49.8 | 51.8 | 0.96x | No |
| 12 | Kitsap County | WA | 49.4 | 51.8 | 0.95x | No |
| 13 | Clallam County | WA | 48.4 | 51.8 | 0.93x | No |
| 14 | Clark County | WA | 47.1 | 51.8 | 0.91x | No |
| 15 | Island County | WA | 46.9 | 51.8 | 0.91x | No |
| 16 | Grant County | WA | 45.7 | 51.8 | 0.88x | No |
| 17 | Whatcom County | WA | 45.3 | 51.8 | 0.87x | No |
| 18 | Chelan County | WA | 44.2 | 51.8 | 0.85x | No |
| 19 | Ferry County | WA | 44.2 | 51.8 | 0.85x | No |
| 20 | Douglas County | WA | 43.3 | 51.8 | 0.84x | No |
| 21 | Yakima County | WA | 42.9 | 51.8 | 0.83x | No |
| 22 | Skamania County | WA | 42.1 | 51.8 | 0.81x | No |
| 23 | Spokane County | WA | 42 | 51.8 | 0.81x | No |
| 24 | King County | WA | 41 | 51.8 | 0.79x | No |
| 25 | Klickitat County | WA | 41 | 51.8 | 0.79x | No |
| 26 | Benton County | WA | 40.9 | 51.8 | 0.79x | No |
| 27 | Franklin County | WA | 40.6 | 51.8 | 0.78x | No |
| 28 | Kittitas County | WA | 39.4 | 51.8 | 0.76x | No |
| 29 | Jefferson County | WA | 39 | 51.8 | 0.75x | No |
| 30 | Lincoln County | WA | 38.4 | 51.8 | 0.74x | No |
| 31 | Stevens County | WA | 38.3 | 51.8 | 0.74x | No |
| 32 | Walla Walla County | WA | 32 | 51.8 | 0.62x | No |
| 33 | Wahkiakum County | WA | 31 | 51.8 | 0.6x | No |
| 34 | Asotin County | WA | 29.9 | 51.8 | 0.58x | No |
| 35 | Whitman County | WA | 28.6 | 51.8 | 0.55x | No |
| 36 | San Juan County | WA | 27.4 | 51.8 | 0.53x | No |
| 37 | Adams County | WA | 23.6 | 51.8 | 0.46x | No |