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Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in Mississippi

Among 56 Mississippi counties with published values, the counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates are Lamar County, MS (36.1, 1.52 times the U.S. rate of 23.8), Madison County, MS (35.6, 1.5 times the U.S. rate of 23.8) and Forrest County, MS (32.5, 1.37 times the U.S. rate of 23.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 4 of the 56 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.