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Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in Texas

Among 143 Texas counties with published values, the counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates are Clay County, TX (41.7, 1.75 times the U.S. rate of 23.8), Polk County, TX (40.5, 1.7 times the U.S. rate of 23.8) and Young County, TX (36.1, 1.52 times the U.S. rate of 23.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 9 of the 143 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 Texas
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Clay CountyTX41.723.81.75xSignificant
2Polk CountyTX40.523.81.7xSignificant
3Young CountyTX36.123.81.52xSignificant
4Aransas CountyTX35.723.81.5xSignificant
5Archer CountyTX35.723.81.5xNo
6Jack CountyTX34.223.81.44xNo
7Blanco CountyTX33.523.81.41xNo
8Kendall CountyTX31.123.81.31xSignificant
9Leon CountyTX3123.81.3xNo
10Palo Pinto CountyTX30.223.81.27xNo
11Wilbarger CountyTX3023.81.26xNo
12Parker CountyTX29.423.81.24xSignificant
13Eastland CountyTX2923.81.22xNo
14Runnels CountyTX2923.81.22xNo
15Hood CountyTX28.523.81.2xNo
16Taylor CountyTX28.223.81.18xSignificant
17Callahan CountyTX28.123.81.18xNo
18Somervell CountyTX27.923.81.17xNo
19Washington CountyTX27.923.81.17xNo
20Lubbock CountyTX27.623.81.16xSignificant
21Coleman CountyTX27.423.81.15xNo
22Hockley CountyTX27.423.81.15xNo
23Gaines CountyTX2723.81.13xNo
24Llano CountyTX26.723.81.12xNo
25San Jacinto CountyTX26.623.81.12xNo
26Montgomery CountyTX26.223.81.1xSignificant
27Kerr CountyTX25.823.81.08xNo
28Galveston CountyTX25.323.81.06xNo
29Bandera CountyTX25.223.81.06xNo
30Milam CountyTX2523.81.05xNo
31Waller CountyTX24.823.81.04xNo
32Johnson CountyTX24.723.81.04xNo
33Hutchinson CountyTX24.423.81.03xNo
34Fannin CountyTX24.223.81.02xNo
35Montague CountyTX23.923.81xNo
36Rockwall CountyTX23.823.81xNo
37Wichita CountyTX23.823.81xNo
38Hays CountyTX23.123.80.97xNo
39Randall CountyTX22.823.80.96xNo
40Hardin CountyTX22.623.80.95xNo
41Burleson CountyTX22.523.80.95xNo
42Jones CountyTX22.423.80.94xNo
43Comal CountyTX22.223.80.93xNo
44Cooke CountyTX21.723.80.91xNo
45Bowie CountyTX21.523.80.9xNo
46Fayette CountyTX21.423.80.9xNo
47Potter CountyTX21.423.80.9xNo
48Grayson CountyTX21.123.80.89xNo
49Burnet CountyTX2123.80.88xNo
50Colorado CountyTX2123.80.88xNo
51Austin CountyTX20.923.80.88xNo
52Wise CountyTX20.523.80.86xNo
53Cass CountyTX20.323.80.85xNo
54Jasper CountyTX20.323.80.85xNo
55Erath CountyTX20.223.80.85xNo
56Collin CountyTX20.123.80.84xNo
57Gonzales CountyTX2023.80.84xNo
58Lamb CountyTX19.923.80.84xNo
59Wood CountyTX19.823.80.83xNo
60Chambers CountyTX19.723.80.83xNo
61Van Zandt CountyTX19.623.80.82xNo
62Scurry CountyTX19.223.80.81xNo
63Grimes CountyTX19.123.80.8xNo
64Travis CountyTX19.123.80.8xNo
65Bosque CountyTX1923.80.8xNo
66Gillespie CountyTX18.923.80.79xNo
67Wilson CountyTX18.823.80.79xNo
68Denton CountyTX18.723.80.79xNo
69Hopkins CountyTX18.723.80.79xNo
70Comanche CountyTX18.323.80.77xNo
71Red River CountyTX18.323.80.77xNo
72Walker CountyTX18.323.80.77xNo
73Lavaca CountyTX18.223.80.76xNo
74Trinity CountyTX18.123.80.76xNo
75Jackson CountyTX1823.80.76xNo
76Orange CountyTX17.923.80.75xNo
77Tom Green CountyTX17.923.80.75xNo
78Hunt CountyTX17.423.80.73xNo
79Tarrant CountyTX17.423.80.73xNo
80Gray CountyTX17.323.80.73xNo
81Midland CountyTX17.323.80.73xNo
82San Patricio CountyTX17.323.80.73xNo
83Nolan CountyTX17.123.80.72xNo
84Howard CountyTX1723.80.71xNo
85Rains CountyTX1723.80.71xNo
86McLennan CountyTX16.923.80.71xNo
87Titus CountyTX16.923.80.71xNo
88Williamson CountyTX16.923.80.71xNo
89Brown CountyTX16.623.80.7xNo
90Hill CountyTX16.423.80.69xNo
91Medina CountyTX16.423.80.69xNo
92Tyler CountyTX15.923.80.67xNo
93Freestone CountyTX15.823.80.66xNo
94Kaufman CountyTX15.823.80.66xNo
95Lamar CountyTX15.823.80.66xNo
96Wharton CountyTX15.823.80.66xNo
97Falls CountyTX15.723.80.66xNo
98Bell CountyTX15.623.80.66xNo
99Brazoria CountyTX15.623.80.66xNo
100Hale CountyTX15.523.80.65xNo
101Calhoun CountyTX15.423.80.65xNo
102Fort Bend CountyTX15.423.80.65xNo
103Coryell CountyTX15.323.80.64xNo
104Robertson CountyTX15.123.80.63xNo
105Guadalupe CountyTX1523.80.63xNo
106Bastrop CountyTX14.923.80.63xNo
107Brazos CountyTX14.923.80.63xNo
108Cherokee CountyTX14.923.80.63xNo
109Henderson CountyTX14.923.80.63xNo
110Ellis CountyTX14.823.80.62xNo
111Harrison CountyTX14.723.80.62xNo
112Upshur CountyTX14.723.80.62xNo
113Victoria CountyTX13.723.80.58xNo
114Harris CountyTX13.623.80.57xNo
115Atascosa CountyTX13.523.80.57xNo
116Lee CountyTX13.523.80.57xNo
117Gregg CountyTX13.423.80.56xNo
118Smith CountyTX13.423.80.56xNo
119Lampasas CountyTX13.223.80.55xNo
120DeWitt CountyTX13.123.80.55xNo
121Nueces CountyTX13.123.80.55xNo
122Caldwell CountyTX12.923.80.54xNo
123Dallas CountyTX12.623.80.53xNo
124Nacogdoches CountyTX12.623.80.53xNo
125Panola CountyTX12.523.80.53xNo
126Angelina CountyTX12.123.80.51xNo
127Navarro CountyTX12.123.80.51xNo
128Matagorda CountyTX11.923.80.5xNo
129Liberty CountyTX11.623.80.49xNo
130Bexar CountyTX11.523.80.48xNo
131Rusk CountyTX11.523.80.48xNo
132Anderson CountyTX11.423.80.48xNo
133Houston CountyTX10.623.80.45xNo
134Uvalde CountyTX10.623.80.45xNo
135Limestone CountyTX10.323.80.43xNo
136Jefferson CountyTX10.123.80.42xNo
137Ector CountyTX8.423.80.35xNo
138Hidalgo CountyTX7.823.80.33xNo
139Cameron CountyTX7.523.80.32xNo
140Jim Wells CountyTX723.80.29xNo
141Starr CountyTX5.923.80.25xNo
142El Paso CountyTX5.123.80.21xNo
143Webb CountyTX3.423.80.14xNo

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