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Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in Colorado
Among 35 Colorado counties with published values, the counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates are San Miguel County, CO (44, 1.85 times the U.S. rate of 23.8), Chaffee County, CO (43.9, 1.84 times the U.S. rate of 23.8) and Pitkin County, CO (42, 1.76 times the U.S. rate of 23.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 12 of the 35 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 | San Miguel County | CO | 44 | 23.8 | 1.85x | Significant |
| 2 | Chaffee County | CO | 43.9 | 23.8 | 1.84x | Significant |
| 3 | Pitkin County | CO | 42 | 23.8 | 1.76x | Significant |
| 4 | Mesa County | CO | 40.5 | 23.8 | 1.7x | Significant |
| 5 | Routt County | CO | 37.2 | 23.8 | 1.56x | Significant |
| 6 | La Plata County | CO | 36.4 | 23.8 | 1.53x | Significant |
| 7 | Ouray County | CO | 35.2 | 23.8 | 1.48x | No |
| 8 | Lake County | CO | 34.9 | 23.8 | 1.47x | No |
| 9 | Garfield County | CO | 34.1 | 23.8 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 10 | Gunnison County | CO | 31.4 | 23.8 | 1.32x | No |
| 11 | Douglas County | CO | 31 | 23.8 | 1.3x | Significant |
| 12 | Eagle County | CO | 30.7 | 23.8 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 13 | Montrose County | CO | 30.5 | 23.8 | 1.28x | Significant |
| 14 | Jefferson County | CO | 29.6 | 23.8 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 15 | Clear Creek County | CO | 28.9 | 23.8 | 1.21x | No |
| 16 | Archuleta County | CO | 28.8 | 23.8 | 1.21x | No |
| 17 | Broomfield County | CO | 28.3 | 23.8 | 1.19x | No |
| 18 | Park County | CO | 27.9 | 23.8 | 1.17x | No |
| 19 | Delta County | CO | 27.2 | 23.8 | 1.14x | No |
| 20 | Boulder County | CO | 26.4 | 23.8 | 1.11x | Significant |
| 21 | Elbert County | CO | 25.8 | 23.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 22 | Montezuma County | CO | 25.3 | 23.8 | 1.06x | No |
| 23 | Summit County | CO | 24 | 23.8 | 1.01x | No |
| 24 | Weld County | CO | 23.8 | 23.8 | 1x | No |
| 25 | Arapahoe County | CO | 22.4 | 23.8 | 0.94x | No |
| 26 | Denver County | CO | 21.6 | 23.8 | 0.91x | No |
| 27 | Larimer County | CO | 19.3 | 23.8 | 0.81x | No |
| 28 | Adams County | CO | 18.1 | 23.8 | 0.76x | No |
| 29 | El Paso County | CO | 16.8 | 23.8 | 0.71x | No |
| 30 | Morgan County | CO | 16.5 | 23.8 | 0.69x | No |
| 31 | Teller County | CO | 16.3 | 23.8 | 0.68x | No |
| 32 | Fremont County | CO | 14.2 | 23.8 | 0.6x | No |
| 33 | Grand County | CO | 14.2 | 23.8 | 0.6x | No |
| 34 | Logan County | CO | 13.2 | 23.8 | 0.55x | No |
| 35 | Pueblo County | CO | 12.3 | 23.8 | 0.52x | No |