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Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in Indiana

Among 86 Indiana counties with published values, the counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates are Rush County, IN (41.5, 1.74 times the U.S. rate of 23.8), Hancock County, IN (40, 1.68 times the U.S. rate of 23.8) and White County, IN (39.7, 1.67 times the U.S. rate of 23.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 11 of the 86 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 Indiana
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Rush CountyIN41.523.81.74xSignificant
2Hancock CountyIN4023.81.68xSignificant
3White CountyIN39.723.81.67xSignificant
4Pike CountyIN39.523.81.66xSignificant
5Shelby CountyIN34.823.81.46xSignificant
6Benton CountyIN32.723.81.37xNo
7Warren CountyIN31.723.81.33xNo
8Tipton CountyIN31.323.81.32xNo
9Clinton CountyIN30.323.81.27xNo
10Dearborn CountyIN30.323.81.27xSignificant
11Posey CountyIN29.623.81.24xNo
12Tippecanoe CountyIN28.423.81.19xSignificant
13Gibson CountyIN2823.81.18xNo
14Hendricks CountyIN2823.81.18xSignificant
15Decatur CountyIN27.923.81.17xNo
16Boone CountyIN27.823.81.17xNo
17Allen CountyIN27.623.81.16xSignificant
18Warrick CountyIN27.523.81.16xNo
19Johnson CountyIN27.423.81.15xSignificant
20Whitley CountyIN27.423.81.15xNo
21Hamilton CountyIN27.223.81.14xSignificant
22Wayne CountyIN27.223.81.14xNo
23Bartholomew CountyIN26.723.81.12xNo
24Henry CountyIN26.623.81.12xNo
25Jackson CountyIN25.923.81.09xNo
26Fayette CountyIN25.823.81.08xNo
27Daviess CountyIN25.723.81.08xNo
28Noble CountyIN25.623.81.08xNo
29Randolph CountyIN25.423.81.07xNo
30Putnam CountyIN25.123.81.05xNo
31Vermillion CountyIN2523.81.05xNo
32Pulaski CountyIN24.723.81.04xNo
33DeKalb CountyIN24.523.81.03xNo
34Knox CountyIN24.423.81.03xNo
35Crawford CountyIN23.923.81xNo
36Steuben CountyIN23.823.81xNo
37Ripley CountyIN23.723.81xNo
38Morgan CountyIN23.623.80.99xNo
39Wells CountyIN2323.80.97xNo
40Carroll CountyIN22.923.80.96xNo
41Grant CountyIN22.823.80.96xNo
42Vigo CountyIN22.823.80.96xNo
43Harrison CountyIN22.623.80.95xNo
44Dubois CountyIN22.523.80.95xNo
45Franklin CountyIN22.323.80.94xNo
46Vanderburgh CountyIN22.223.80.93xNo
47Parke CountyIN2223.80.92xNo
48Orange CountyIN21.423.80.9xNo
49Montgomery CountyIN21.123.80.89xNo
50Brown CountyIN2123.80.88xNo
51Lawrence CountyIN20.723.80.87xNo
52Madison CountyIN20.723.80.87xNo
53Wabash CountyIN20.523.80.86xNo
54Newton CountyIN20.223.80.85xNo
55Kosciusko CountyIN2023.80.84xNo
56Clay CountyIN19.923.80.84xNo
57Fountain CountyIN19.423.80.82xNo
58Huntington CountyIN1923.80.8xNo
59Washington CountyIN18.923.80.79xNo
60Howard CountyIN18.623.80.78xNo
61Marshall CountyIN18.423.80.77xNo
62Spencer CountyIN18.423.80.77xNo
63Sullivan CountyIN18.423.80.77xNo
64Jennings CountyIN17.723.80.74xNo
65Jay CountyIN17.623.80.74xNo
66Monroe CountyIN17.423.80.73xNo
67Greene CountyIN17.223.80.72xNo
68Delaware CountyIN17.123.80.72xNo
69Clark CountyIN1723.80.71xNo
70Miami CountyIN1723.80.71xNo
71Porter CountyIN16.823.80.71xNo
72Floyd CountyIN16.623.80.7xNo
73LaGrange CountyIN16.423.80.69xNo
74Scott CountyIN16.323.80.68xNo
75Owen CountyIN16.223.80.68xNo
76Marion CountyIN1623.80.67xNo
77Jasper CountyIN15.323.80.64xNo
78Jefferson CountyIN14.823.80.62xNo
79Elkhart CountyIN14.723.80.62xNo
80Perry CountyIN14.423.80.61xNo
81Adams CountyIN13.823.80.58xNo
82Starke CountyIN13.623.80.57xNo
83St. Joseph CountyIN13.223.80.55xNo
84Cass CountyIN12.623.80.53xNo
85Lake CountyIN11.923.80.5xNo
86LaPorte CountyIN11.523.80.48xNo

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