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Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in Georgia

Among 117 Georgia counties with published values, the counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates are Pickens County, GA (54.3, 2.28 times the U.S. rate of 23.8), Towns County, GA (50.8, 2.13 times the U.S. rate of 23.8) and Pike County, GA (50.5, 2.12 times the U.S. rate of 23.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 33 of the 117 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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Melanoma of the skin cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in Georgia
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Pickens CountyGA54.323.82.28xSignificant
2Towns CountyGA50.823.82.13xSignificant
3Pike CountyGA50.523.82.12xSignificant
4Dawson CountyGA4923.82.06xSignificant
5Forsyth CountyGA47.323.81.99xSignificant
6White CountyGA45.923.81.93xSignificant
7Cherokee CountyGA43.223.81.82xSignificant
8Lumpkin CountyGA43.123.81.81xSignificant
9Hall CountyGA41.923.81.76xSignificant
10Jasper CountyGA4123.81.72xSignificant
11Columbia CountyGA40.323.81.69xSignificant
12Gilmer CountyGA40.323.81.69xSignificant
13Habersham CountyGA38.823.81.63xSignificant
14Bleckley CountyGA37.923.81.59xSignificant
15Rabun CountyGA37.923.81.59xSignificant
16Pierce CountyGA37.423.81.57xSignificant
17Bryan CountyGA37.323.81.57xSignificant
18McIntosh CountyGA35.823.81.5xNo
19Montgomery CountyGA35.723.81.5xNo
20Effingham CountyGA35.523.81.49xSignificant
21Monroe CountyGA35.523.81.49xSignificant
22Butts CountyGA34.623.81.45xSignificant
23McDuffie CountyGA34.323.81.44xSignificant
24Johnson CountyGA32.623.81.37xNo
25Jackson CountyGA32.223.81.35xSignificant
26Union CountyGA32.223.81.35xSignificant
27Peach CountyGA32.123.81.35xSignificant
28Chatham CountyGA31.723.81.33xSignificant
29Fayette CountyGA31.123.81.31xSignificant
30Lamar CountyGA3123.81.3xNo
31Spalding CountyGA30.723.81.29xSignificant
32Carroll CountyGA30.523.81.28xSignificant
33Pulaski CountyGA30.523.81.28xNo
34Worth CountyGA30.523.81.28xNo
35Camden CountyGA30.123.81.26xSignificant
36Haralson CountyGA29.923.81.26xNo
37Glynn CountyGA29.823.81.25xSignificant
38Dodge CountyGA29.723.81.25xNo
39Jones CountyGA29.723.81.25xNo
40Houston CountyGA29.623.81.24xSignificant
41Walton CountyGA29.523.81.24xSignificant
42Lincoln CountyGA29.323.81.23xNo
43Tift CountyGA29.323.81.23xNo
44Tattnall CountyGA29.123.81.22xNo
45Appling CountyGA28.723.81.21xNo
46Wayne CountyGA28.423.81.19xNo
47Morgan CountyGA27.923.81.17xNo
48Toombs CountyGA27.323.81.15xNo
49Fulton CountyGA27.123.81.14xSignificant
50Stephens CountyGA26.723.81.12xNo
51Madison CountyGA26.623.81.12xNo
52Baldwin CountyGA26.423.81.11xNo
53Thomas CountyGA26.423.81.11xNo
54Crawford CountyGA26.323.81.11xNo
55Oconee CountyGA2623.81.09xNo
56Laurens CountyGA25.823.81.08xNo
57Banks CountyGA25.423.81.07xNo
58Colquitt CountyGA2523.81.05xNo
59Newton CountyGA2523.81.05xNo
60Barrow CountyGA24.823.81.04xNo
61Liberty CountyGA24.823.81.04xNo
62Oglethorpe CountyGA24.523.81.03xNo
63Cobb CountyGA24.323.81.02xNo
64Heard CountyGA24.223.81.02xNo
65Coweta CountyGA24.123.81.01xNo
66Upson CountyGA2423.81.01xNo
67Burke CountyGA23.823.81xNo
68Jeff Davis CountyGA23.823.81xNo
69Greene CountyGA23.523.80.99xNo
70Bulloch CountyGA23.123.80.97xNo
71Bartow CountyGA2323.80.97xNo
72Brantley CountyGA22.823.80.96xNo
73Cook CountyGA22.123.80.93xNo
74Troup CountyGA22.123.80.93xNo
75Berrien CountyGA2223.80.92xNo
76Harris CountyGA21.823.80.92xNo
77Jefferson CountyGA21.423.80.9xNo
78Meriwether CountyGA21.423.80.9xNo
79Henry CountyGA21.323.80.89xNo
80Ben Hill CountyGA21.223.80.89xNo
81Gwinnett CountyGA21.223.80.89xNo
82Emanuel CountyGA21.123.80.89xNo
83Crisp CountyGA20.823.80.87xNo
84Lowndes CountyGA20.823.80.87xNo
85Ware CountyGA20.723.80.87xNo
86Lee CountyGA20.423.80.86xNo
87Coffee CountyGA20.223.80.85xNo
88Fannin CountyGA19.723.80.83xNo
89Sumter CountyGA19.623.80.82xNo
90Franklin CountyGA19.523.80.82xNo
91Bibb CountyGA19.123.80.8xNo
92Putnam CountyGA1923.80.8xNo
93Dade CountyGA18.823.80.79xNo
94Polk CountyGA18.823.80.79xNo
95Whitfield CountyGA18.823.80.79xNo
96Mitchell CountyGA18.723.80.79xNo
97Brooks CountyGA18.623.80.78xNo
98Catoosa CountyGA17.823.80.75xNo
99Walker CountyGA17.623.80.74xNo
100Murray CountyGA17.523.80.74xNo
101Grady CountyGA17.423.80.73xNo
102Gordon CountyGA17.323.80.73xNo
103Rockdale CountyGA17.123.80.72xNo
104Richmond CountyGA1723.80.71xNo
105Paulding CountyGA16.823.80.71xNo
106Douglas CountyGA16.623.80.7xNo
107Floyd CountyGA16.623.80.7xNo
108DeKalb CountyGA16.423.80.69xNo
109Elbert CountyGA15.423.80.65xNo
110Washington CountyGA15.323.80.64xNo
111Chattooga CountyGA1523.80.63xNo
112Clarke CountyGA14.423.80.61xNo
113Hart CountyGA14.123.80.59xNo
114Dougherty CountyGA12.923.80.54xNo
115Muscogee CountyGA10.123.80.42xNo
116Decatur CountyGA9.923.80.42xNo
117Clayton CountyGA6.323.80.26xNo

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