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Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in Alabama
Among 56 Alabama counties with published values, the counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates are Geneva County, AL (35.6, 1.5 times the U.S. rate of 23.8), Henry County, AL (32.7, 1.37 times the U.S. rate of 23.8) and Baldwin County, AL (31.9, 1.34 times the U.S. rate of 23.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 56 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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| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneva County | AL | 35.6 | 23.8 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 2 | Henry County | AL | 32.7 | 23.8 | 1.37x | No |
| 3 | Baldwin County | AL | 31.9 | 23.8 | 1.34x | Significant |
| 4 | Lawrence County | AL | 31.1 | 23.8 | 1.31x | No |
| 5 | Marion County | AL | 28.3 | 23.8 | 1.19x | No |
| 6 | Cullman County | AL | 27.5 | 23.8 | 1.16x | No |
| 7 | Lauderdale County | AL | 27 | 23.8 | 1.13x | No |
| 8 | Morgan County | AL | 26.5 | 23.8 | 1.11x | No |
| 9 | Jackson County | AL | 26 | 23.8 | 1.09x | No |
| 10 | Calhoun County | AL | 25.9 | 23.8 | 1.09x | No |
| 11 | Winston County | AL | 25.6 | 23.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 12 | Limestone County | AL | 25.5 | 23.8 | 1.07x | No |
| 13 | Etowah County | AL | 25.3 | 23.8 | 1.06x | No |
| 14 | Marshall County | AL | 25.1 | 23.8 | 1.05x | No |
| 15 | Dale County | AL | 25 | 23.8 | 1.05x | No |
| 16 | Colbert County | AL | 24.4 | 23.8 | 1.03x | No |
| 17 | Houston County | AL | 24.4 | 23.8 | 1.03x | No |
| 18 | Cleburne County | AL | 23.9 | 23.8 | 1x | No |
| 19 | Elmore County | AL | 23.9 | 23.8 | 1x | No |
| 20 | Madison County | AL | 23.9 | 23.8 | 1x | No |
| 21 | Mobile County | AL | 23.9 | 23.8 | 1x | No |
| 22 | Covington County | AL | 22.9 | 23.8 | 0.96x | No |
| 23 | St. Clair County | AL | 22.4 | 23.8 | 0.94x | No |
| 24 | Blount County | AL | 21.7 | 23.8 | 0.91x | No |
| 25 | Shelby County | AL | 21.4 | 23.8 | 0.9x | No |
| 26 | Chilton County | AL | 21.3 | 23.8 | 0.89x | No |
| 27 | Autauga County | AL | 21.2 | 23.8 | 0.89x | No |
| 28 | Conecuh County | AL | 21.1 | 23.8 | 0.89x | No |
| 29 | Walker County | AL | 20.7 | 23.8 | 0.87x | No |
| 30 | Lamar County | AL | 20.4 | 23.8 | 0.86x | No |
| 31 | Clay County | AL | 20.3 | 23.8 | 0.85x | No |
| 32 | Coffee County | AL | 20.3 | 23.8 | 0.85x | No |
| 33 | Barbour County | AL | 19.6 | 23.8 | 0.82x | No |
| 34 | Choctaw County | AL | 19.5 | 23.8 | 0.82x | No |
| 35 | Talladega County | AL | 19.4 | 23.8 | 0.82x | No |
| 36 | Cherokee County | AL | 18.8 | 23.8 | 0.79x | No |
| 37 | DeKalb County | AL | 18.1 | 23.8 | 0.76x | No |
| 38 | Pike County | AL | 17.7 | 23.8 | 0.74x | No |
| 39 | Clarke County | AL | 17.5 | 23.8 | 0.74x | No |
| 40 | Randolph County | AL | 17.5 | 23.8 | 0.74x | No |
| 41 | Bibb County | AL | 15.8 | 23.8 | 0.66x | No |
| 42 | Jefferson County | AL | 15.7 | 23.8 | 0.66x | No |
| 43 | Tallapoosa County | AL | 15.6 | 23.8 | 0.66x | No |
| 44 | Franklin County | AL | 15.4 | 23.8 | 0.65x | No |
| 45 | Washington County | AL | 15.2 | 23.8 | 0.64x | No |
| 46 | Escambia County | AL | 15 | 23.8 | 0.63x | No |
| 47 | Fayette County | AL | 15 | 23.8 | 0.63x | No |
| 48 | Tuscaloosa County | AL | 14.8 | 23.8 | 0.62x | No |
| 49 | Monroe County | AL | 14 | 23.8 | 0.59x | No |
| 50 | Butler County | AL | 12.3 | 23.8 | 0.52x | No |
| 51 | Dallas County | AL | 12.2 | 23.8 | 0.51x | No |
| 52 | Montgomery County | AL | 11.8 | 23.8 | 0.5x | No |
| 53 | Pickens County | AL | 11.1 | 23.8 | 0.47x | No |
| 54 | Lee County | AL | 10.8 | 23.8 | 0.45x | No |
| 55 | Chambers County | AL | 7.6 | 23.8 | 0.32x | No |
| 56 | Russell County | AL | 6.2 | 23.8 | 0.26x | No |