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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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| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rush County | IN | 41.5 | 23.8 | 1.74x | Significant |
| 2 | Hancock County | IN | 40 | 23.8 | 1.68x | Significant |
| 3 | White County | IN | 39.7 | 23.8 | 1.67x | Significant |
| 4 | Pike County | IN | 39.5 | 23.8 | 1.66x | Significant |
| 5 | Shelby County | IN | 34.8 | 23.8 | 1.46x | Significant |
| 6 | Benton County | IN | 32.7 | 23.8 | 1.37x | No |
| 7 | Warren County | IN | 31.7 | 23.8 | 1.33x | No |
| 8 | Tipton County | IN | 31.3 | 23.8 | 1.32x | No |
| 9 | Clinton County | IN | 30.3 | 23.8 | 1.27x | No |
| 10 | Dearborn County | IN | 30.3 | 23.8 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 11 | Posey County | IN | 29.6 | 23.8 | 1.24x | No |
| 12 | Tippecanoe County | IN | 28.4 | 23.8 | 1.19x | Significant |
| 13 | Gibson County | IN | 28 | 23.8 | 1.18x | No |
| 14 | Hendricks County | IN | 28 | 23.8 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 15 | Decatur County | IN | 27.9 | 23.8 | 1.17x | No |
| 16 | Boone County | IN | 27.8 | 23.8 | 1.17x | No |
| 17 | Allen County | IN | 27.6 | 23.8 | 1.16x | Significant |
| 18 | Warrick County | IN | 27.5 | 23.8 | 1.16x | No |
| 19 | Johnson County | IN | 27.4 | 23.8 | 1.15x | Significant |
| 20 | Whitley County | IN | 27.4 | 23.8 | 1.15x | No |
| 21 | Hamilton County | IN | 27.2 | 23.8 | 1.14x | Significant |
| 22 | Wayne County | IN | 27.2 | 23.8 | 1.14x | No |
| 23 | Bartholomew County | IN | 26.7 | 23.8 | 1.12x | No |
| 24 | Henry County | IN | 26.6 | 23.8 | 1.12x | No |
| 25 | Jackson County | IN | 25.9 | 23.8 | 1.09x | No |
| 26 | Fayette County | IN | 25.8 | 23.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 27 | Daviess County | IN | 25.7 | 23.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 28 | Noble County | IN | 25.6 | 23.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 29 | Randolph County | IN | 25.4 | 23.8 | 1.07x | No |
| 30 | Putnam County | IN | 25.1 | 23.8 | 1.05x | No |
| 31 | Vermillion County | IN | 25 | 23.8 | 1.05x | No |
| 32 | Pulaski County | IN | 24.7 | 23.8 | 1.04x | No |
| 33 | DeKalb County | IN | 24.5 | 23.8 | 1.03x | No |
| 34 | Knox County | IN | 24.4 | 23.8 | 1.03x | No |
| 35 | Crawford County | IN | 23.9 | 23.8 | 1x | No |
| 36 | Steuben County | IN | 23.8 | 23.8 | 1x | No |
| 37 | Ripley County | IN | 23.7 | 23.8 | 1x | No |
| 38 | Morgan County | IN | 23.6 | 23.8 | 0.99x | No |
| 39 | Wells County | IN | 23 | 23.8 | 0.97x | No |
| 40 | Carroll County | IN | 22.9 | 23.8 | 0.96x | No |
| 41 | Grant County | IN | 22.8 | 23.8 | 0.96x | No |
| 42 | Vigo County | IN | 22.8 | 23.8 | 0.96x | No |
| 43 | Harrison County | IN | 22.6 | 23.8 | 0.95x | No |
| 44 | Dubois County | IN | 22.5 | 23.8 | 0.95x | No |
| 45 | Franklin County | IN | 22.3 | 23.8 | 0.94x | No |
| 46 | Vanderburgh County | IN | 22.2 | 23.8 | 0.93x | No |
| 47 | Parke County | IN | 22 | 23.8 | 0.92x | No |
| 48 | Orange County | IN | 21.4 | 23.8 | 0.9x | No |
| 49 | Montgomery County | IN | 21.1 | 23.8 | 0.89x | No |
| 50 | Brown County | IN | 21 | 23.8 | 0.88x | No |
| 51 | Lawrence County | IN | 20.7 | 23.8 | 0.87x | No |
| 52 | Madison County | IN | 20.7 | 23.8 | 0.87x | No |
| 53 | Wabash County | IN | 20.5 | 23.8 | 0.86x | No |
| 54 | Newton County | IN | 20.2 | 23.8 | 0.85x | No |
| 55 | Kosciusko County | IN | 20 | 23.8 | 0.84x | No |
| 56 | Clay County | IN | 19.9 | 23.8 | 0.84x | No |
| 57 | Fountain County | IN | 19.4 | 23.8 | 0.82x | No |
| 58 | Huntington County | IN | 19 | 23.8 | 0.8x | No |
| 59 | Washington County | IN | 18.9 | 23.8 | 0.79x | No |
| 60 | Howard County | IN | 18.6 | 23.8 | 0.78x | No |
| 61 | Marshall County | IN | 18.4 | 23.8 | 0.77x | No |
| 62 | Spencer County | IN | 18.4 | 23.8 | 0.77x | No |
| 63 | Sullivan County | IN | 18.4 | 23.8 | 0.77x | No |
| 64 | Jennings County | IN | 17.7 | 23.8 | 0.74x | No |
| 65 | Jay County | IN | 17.6 | 23.8 | 0.74x | No |
| 66 | Monroe County | IN | 17.4 | 23.8 | 0.73x | No |
| 67 | Greene County | IN | 17.2 | 23.8 | 0.72x | No |
| 68 | Delaware County | IN | 17.1 | 23.8 | 0.72x | No |
| 69 | Clark County | IN | 17 | 23.8 | 0.71x | No |
| 70 | Miami County | IN | 17 | 23.8 | 0.71x | No |
| 71 | Porter County | IN | 16.8 | 23.8 | 0.71x | No |
| 72 | Floyd County | IN | 16.6 | 23.8 | 0.7x | No |
| 73 | LaGrange County | IN | 16.4 | 23.8 | 0.69x | No |
| 74 | Scott County | IN | 16.3 | 23.8 | 0.68x | No |
| 75 | Owen County | IN | 16.2 | 23.8 | 0.68x | No |
| 76 | Marion County | IN | 16 | 23.8 | 0.67x | No |
| 77 | Jasper County | IN | 15.3 | 23.8 | 0.64x | No |
| 78 | Jefferson County | IN | 14.8 | 23.8 | 0.62x | No |
| 79 | Elkhart County | IN | 14.7 | 23.8 | 0.62x | No |
| 80 | Perry County | IN | 14.4 | 23.8 | 0.61x | No |
| 81 | Adams County | IN | 13.8 | 23.8 | 0.58x | No |
| 82 | Starke County | IN | 13.6 | 23.8 | 0.57x | No |
| 83 | St. Joseph County | IN | 13.2 | 23.8 | 0.55x | No |
| 84 | Cass County | IN | 12.6 | 23.8 | 0.53x | No |
| 85 | Lake County | IN | 11.9 | 23.8 | 0.5x | No |
| 86 | LaPorte County | IN | 11.5 | 23.8 | 0.48x | No |