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Counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates in Wisconsin
Among 72 Wisconsin counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates are Menominee County, WI (120.5, 2.33 times the U.S. rate of 51.8), Iron County, WI (84.6, 1.63 times the U.S. rate of 51.8) and Juneau County, WI (81.9, 1.58 times the U.S. rate of 51.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 21 of the 72 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 Wisconsin counties, highest first
Lung & bronchus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menominee County | WI | 120.5 | 51.8 | 2.33x | Significant |
| 2 | Iron County | WI | 84.6 | 51.8 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 3 | Juneau County | WI | 81.9 | 51.8 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 4 | Adams County | WI | 78.5 | 51.8 | 1.52x | Significant |
| 5 | Langlade County | WI | 76 | 51.8 | 1.47x | Significant |
| 6 | Douglas County | WI | 75.1 | 51.8 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 7 | Sawyer County | WI | 74.5 | 51.8 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 8 | Jackson County | WI | 73.2 | 51.8 | 1.41x | Significant |
| 9 | Kenosha County | WI | 69.8 | 51.8 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 10 | Forest County | WI | 67 | 51.8 | 1.29x | No |
| 11 | Rock County | WI | 66.5 | 51.8 | 1.28x | Significant |
| 12 | Burnett County | WI | 64.5 | 51.8 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 13 | Monroe County | WI | 63.5 | 51.8 | 1.23x | Significant |
| 14 | Waushara County | WI | 63.5 | 51.8 | 1.23x | Significant |
| 15 | Racine County | WI | 63.4 | 51.8 | 1.22x | Significant |
| 16 | Marinette County | WI | 63.3 | 51.8 | 1.22x | Significant |
| 17 | Milwaukee County | WI | 63.2 | 51.8 | 1.22x | Significant |
| 18 | Vilas County | WI | 62.5 | 51.8 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 19 | Marquette County | WI | 61.3 | 51.8 | 1.18x | No |
| 20 | Walworth County | WI | 60.4 | 51.8 | 1.17x | Significant |
| 21 | Sauk County | WI | 60.2 | 51.8 | 1.16x | Significant |
| 22 | Polk County | WI | 59.7 | 51.8 | 1.15x | Significant |
| 23 | Crawford County | WI | 59.6 | 51.8 | 1.15x | No |
| 24 | Green Lake County | WI | 59.4 | 51.8 | 1.15x | No |
| 25 | Oneida County | WI | 59.3 | 51.8 | 1.14x | No |
| 26 | Trempealeau County | WI | 59.3 | 51.8 | 1.14x | No |
| 27 | Vernon County | WI | 58.8 | 51.8 | 1.14x | No |
| 28 | Oconto County | WI | 58.1 | 51.8 | 1.12x | No |
| 29 | Chippewa County | WI | 57.6 | 51.8 | 1.11x | No |
| 30 | Lincoln County | WI | 57.6 | 51.8 | 1.11x | No |
| 31 | Washburn County | WI | 57.6 | 51.8 | 1.11x | No |
| 32 | Sheboygan County | WI | 57.4 | 51.8 | 1.11x | Significant |
| 33 | Barron County | WI | 56.5 | 51.8 | 1.09x | No |
| 34 | Iowa County | WI | 56.2 | 51.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 35 | Winnebago County | WI | 55.7 | 51.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 36 | Price County | WI | 54.7 | 51.8 | 1.06x | No |
| 37 | La Crosse County | WI | 54.4 | 51.8 | 1.05x | No |
| 38 | Lafayette County | WI | 54.3 | 51.8 | 1.05x | No |
| 39 | Manitowoc County | WI | 54.2 | 51.8 | 1.05x | No |
| 40 | Waupaca County | WI | 54.2 | 51.8 | 1.05x | No |
| 41 | Dodge County | WI | 53.6 | 51.8 | 1.03x | No |
| 42 | Rusk County | WI | 52.6 | 51.8 | 1.02x | No |
| 43 | Green County | WI | 52.4 | 51.8 | 1.01x | No |
| 44 | Fond du Lac County | WI | 52.3 | 51.8 | 1.01x | No |
| 45 | Richland County | WI | 52.1 | 51.8 | 1.01x | No |
| 46 | Washington County | WI | 52 | 51.8 | 1x | No |
| 47 | Jefferson County | WI | 51.7 | 51.8 | 1x | No |
| 48 | Florence County | WI | 51.6 | 51.8 | 1x | No |
| 49 | Dunn County | WI | 50.6 | 51.8 | 0.98x | No |
| 50 | Ashland County | WI | 50.4 | 51.8 | 0.97x | No |
| 51 | Grant County | WI | 50.3 | 51.8 | 0.97x | No |
| 52 | Shawano County | WI | 49.8 | 51.8 | 0.96x | No |
| 53 | Bayfield County | WI | 49.6 | 51.8 | 0.96x | No |
| 54 | Brown County | WI | 49.5 | 51.8 | 0.96x | No |
| 55 | Columbia County | WI | 48.8 | 51.8 | 0.94x | No |
| 56 | Waukesha County | WI | 47.7 | 51.8 | 0.92x | No |
| 57 | Door County | WI | 47 | 51.8 | 0.91x | No |
| 58 | Outagamie County | WI | 46.6 | 51.8 | 0.9x | No |
| 59 | Marathon County | WI | 46.4 | 51.8 | 0.9x | No |
| 60 | Clark County | WI | 46.1 | 51.8 | 0.89x | No |
| 61 | Pierce County | WI | 45.9 | 51.8 | 0.89x | No |
| 62 | Wood County | WI | 45.7 | 51.8 | 0.88x | No |
| 63 | Kewaunee County | WI | 45.6 | 51.8 | 0.88x | No |
| 64 | Taylor County | WI | 45.1 | 51.8 | 0.87x | No |
| 65 | St. Croix County | WI | 44.6 | 51.8 | 0.86x | No |
| 66 | Portage County | WI | 44.4 | 51.8 | 0.86x | No |
| 67 | Eau Claire County | WI | 43.6 | 51.8 | 0.84x | No |
| 68 | Calumet County | WI | 43 | 51.8 | 0.83x | No |
| 69 | Dane County | WI | 42.4 | 51.8 | 0.82x | No |
| 70 | Ozaukee County | WI | 41.5 | 51.8 | 0.8x | No |
| 71 | Buffalo County | WI | 40.7 | 51.8 | 0.79x | No |
| 72 | Pepin County | WI | 36.6 | 51.8 | 0.71x | No |