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Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in Florida
Among 63 Florida counties with published values, the counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates are Union County, FL (56, 2.35 times the U.S. rate of 23.8), Indian River County, FL (51.3, 2.16 times the U.S. rate of 23.8) and St. Johns County, FL (45.3, 1.9 times the U.S. rate of 23.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 29 of the 63 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 | Union County | FL | 56 | 23.8 | 2.35x | Significant |
| 2 | Indian River County | FL | 51.3 | 23.8 | 2.16x | Significant |
| 3 | St. Johns County | FL | 45.3 | 23.8 | 1.9x | Significant |
| 4 | Nassau County | FL | 44.7 | 23.8 | 1.88x | Significant |
| 5 | Brevard County | FL | 38.6 | 23.8 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 6 | Lee County | FL | 38.3 | 23.8 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 7 | Sarasota County | FL | 37.7 | 23.8 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 8 | Manatee County | FL | 37.5 | 23.8 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 9 | Martin County | FL | 37.3 | 23.8 | 1.57x | Significant |
| 10 | Volusia County | FL | 37.3 | 23.8 | 1.57x | Significant |
| 11 | Flagler County | FL | 37 | 23.8 | 1.55x | Significant |
| 12 | Escambia County | FL | 36.9 | 23.8 | 1.55x | Significant |
| 13 | Collier County | FL | 36.1 | 23.8 | 1.52x | Significant |
| 14 | Charlotte County | FL | 34.7 | 23.8 | 1.46x | Significant |
| 15 | Pasco County | FL | 33.9 | 23.8 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 16 | Clay County | FL | 33.6 | 23.8 | 1.41x | Significant |
| 17 | Hernando County | FL | 33.3 | 23.8 | 1.4x | Significant |
| 18 | Okeechobee County | FL | 32.3 | 23.8 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 19 | Polk County | FL | 32.2 | 23.8 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 20 | Santa Rosa County | FL | 32.1 | 23.8 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 21 | Citrus County | FL | 30.4 | 23.8 | 1.28x | Significant |
| 22 | Bay County | FL | 30.2 | 23.8 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 23 | Pinellas County | FL | 29.6 | 23.8 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 24 | Sumter County | FL | 28.7 | 23.8 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 25 | St. Lucie County | FL | 28.6 | 23.8 | 1.2x | Significant |
| 26 | Highlands County | FL | 27.7 | 23.8 | 1.16x | No |
| 27 | Hardee County | FL | 27.5 | 23.8 | 1.16x | No |
| 28 | Seminole County | FL | 27.4 | 23.8 | 1.15x | Significant |
| 29 | Duval County | FL | 27.2 | 23.8 | 1.14x | Significant |
| 30 | Marion County | FL | 27 | 23.8 | 1.13x | Significant |
| 31 | DeSoto County | FL | 26.8 | 23.8 | 1.13x | No |
| 32 | Hillsborough County | FL | 26.7 | 23.8 | 1.12x | Significant |
| 33 | Baker County | FL | 26.1 | 23.8 | 1.1x | No |
| 34 | Okaloosa County | FL | 26.1 | 23.8 | 1.1x | No |
| 35 | Levy County | FL | 25.7 | 23.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 36 | Glades County | FL | 25.4 | 23.8 | 1.07x | No |
| 37 | Lake County | FL | 25.4 | 23.8 | 1.07x | No |
| 38 | Monroe County | FL | 24.9 | 23.8 | 1.05x | No |
| 39 | Palm Beach County | FL | 24.5 | 23.8 | 1.03x | No |
| 40 | Walton County | FL | 23.9 | 23.8 | 1x | No |
| 41 | Alachua County | FL | 23.6 | 23.8 | 0.99x | No |
| 42 | Putnam County | FL | 23.1 | 23.8 | 0.97x | No |
| 43 | Gulf County | FL | 22.7 | 23.8 | 0.95x | No |
| 44 | Franklin County | FL | 22.4 | 23.8 | 0.94x | No |
| 45 | Wakulla County | FL | 21.5 | 23.8 | 0.9x | No |
| 46 | Washington County | FL | 21.1 | 23.8 | 0.89x | No |
| 47 | Columbia County | FL | 20.6 | 23.8 | 0.87x | No |
| 48 | Dixie County | FL | 20 | 23.8 | 0.84x | No |
| 49 | Bradford County | FL | 19.7 | 23.8 | 0.83x | No |
| 50 | Taylor County | FL | 19.5 | 23.8 | 0.82x | No |
| 51 | Broward County | FL | 18.9 | 23.8 | 0.79x | No |
| 52 | Orange County | FL | 18.5 | 23.8 | 0.78x | No |
| 53 | Gilchrist County | FL | 18.4 | 23.8 | 0.77x | No |
| 54 | Suwannee County | FL | 18.4 | 23.8 | 0.77x | No |
| 55 | Calhoun County | FL | 18.1 | 23.8 | 0.76x | No |
| 56 | Leon County | FL | 17.9 | 23.8 | 0.75x | No |
| 57 | Jefferson County | FL | 15.6 | 23.8 | 0.66x | No |
| 58 | Hendry County | FL | 15.1 | 23.8 | 0.63x | No |
| 59 | Osceola County | FL | 14.9 | 23.8 | 0.63x | No |
| 60 | Holmes County | FL | 14.8 | 23.8 | 0.62x | No |
| 61 | Gadsden County | FL | 11.1 | 23.8 | 0.47x | No |
| 62 | Miami-Dade County | FL | 8.6 | 23.8 | 0.36x | No |
| 63 | Jackson County | FL | 7.9 | 23.8 | 0.33x | No |