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Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in Wisconsin
Among 68 Wisconsin counties with published values, the counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates are Waukesha County, WI (38.4, 1.61 times the U.S. rate of 23.8), Manitowoc County, WI (37.5, 1.58 times the U.S. rate of 23.8) and Trempealeau County, WI (36, 1.51 times the U.S. rate of 23.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 19 of the 68 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 | Waukesha County | WI | 38.4 | 23.8 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 2 | Manitowoc County | WI | 37.5 | 23.8 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 3 | Trempealeau County | WI | 36 | 23.8 | 1.51x | Significant |
| 4 | La Crosse County | WI | 35.9 | 23.8 | 1.51x | Significant |
| 5 | St. Croix County | WI | 34.6 | 23.8 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 6 | Dane County | WI | 34.4 | 23.8 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 7 | Iowa County | WI | 34.1 | 23.8 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 8 | Dunn County | WI | 33.8 | 23.8 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 9 | Walworth County | WI | 33.4 | 23.8 | 1.4x | Significant |
| 10 | Columbia County | WI | 32.7 | 23.8 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 11 | Lafayette County | WI | 32.7 | 23.8 | 1.37x | No |
| 12 | Calumet County | WI | 32.6 | 23.8 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 13 | Washington County | WI | 32.3 | 23.8 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 14 | Eau Claire County | WI | 31.3 | 23.8 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 15 | Bayfield County | WI | 31 | 23.8 | 1.3x | No |
| 16 | Waushara County | WI | 31 | 23.8 | 1.3x | No |
| 17 | Pepin County | WI | 30.8 | 23.8 | 1.29x | No |
| 18 | Vernon County | WI | 30.6 | 23.8 | 1.29x | No |
| 19 | Green County | WI | 30.3 | 23.8 | 1.27x | No |
| 20 | Monroe County | WI | 30.3 | 23.8 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 21 | Jefferson County | WI | 29.3 | 23.8 | 1.23x | Significant |
| 22 | Ozaukee County | WI | 29 | 23.8 | 1.22x | Significant |
| 23 | Marquette County | WI | 28.6 | 23.8 | 1.2x | No |
| 24 | Rock County | WI | 28.5 | 23.8 | 1.2x | Significant |
| 25 | Outagamie County | WI | 28 | 23.8 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 26 | Brown County | WI | 27.9 | 23.8 | 1.17x | Significant |
| 27 | Chippewa County | WI | 27.6 | 23.8 | 1.16x | No |
| 28 | Fond du Lac County | WI | 27.6 | 23.8 | 1.16x | No |
| 29 | Dodge County | WI | 27.1 | 23.8 | 1.14x | No |
| 30 | Douglas County | WI | 27 | 23.8 | 1.13x | No |
| 31 | Sauk County | WI | 26.9 | 23.8 | 1.13x | No |
| 32 | Barron County | WI | 26.7 | 23.8 | 1.12x | No |
| 33 | Buffalo County | WI | 26.6 | 23.8 | 1.12x | No |
| 34 | Langlade County | WI | 26.3 | 23.8 | 1.11x | No |
| 35 | Kenosha County | WI | 26.2 | 23.8 | 1.1x | No |
| 36 | Racine County | WI | 26.2 | 23.8 | 1.1x | No |
| 37 | Polk County | WI | 26.1 | 23.8 | 1.1x | No |
| 38 | Sheboygan County | WI | 26.1 | 23.8 | 1.1x | No |
| 39 | Lincoln County | WI | 25.9 | 23.8 | 1.09x | No |
| 40 | Winnebago County | WI | 25.9 | 23.8 | 1.09x | No |
| 41 | Door County | WI | 25.5 | 23.8 | 1.07x | No |
| 42 | Oconto County | WI | 25.5 | 23.8 | 1.07x | No |
| 43 | Portage County | WI | 25.4 | 23.8 | 1.07x | No |
| 44 | Grant County | WI | 24.2 | 23.8 | 1.02x | No |
| 45 | Shawano County | WI | 23.9 | 23.8 | 1x | No |
| 46 | Wood County | WI | 23.8 | 23.8 | 1x | No |
| 47 | Clark County | WI | 23.3 | 23.8 | 0.98x | No |
| 48 | Marathon County | WI | 22.9 | 23.8 | 0.96x | No |
| 49 | Juneau County | WI | 22.7 | 23.8 | 0.95x | No |
| 50 | Vilas County | WI | 22.3 | 23.8 | 0.94x | No |
| 51 | Adams County | WI | 21.9 | 23.8 | 0.92x | No |
| 52 | Kewaunee County | WI | 21.9 | 23.8 | 0.92x | No |
| 53 | Waupaca County | WI | 21.9 | 23.8 | 0.92x | No |
| 54 | Crawford County | WI | 21.3 | 23.8 | 0.89x | No |
| 55 | Marinette County | WI | 20.8 | 23.8 | 0.87x | No |
| 56 | Washburn County | WI | 20.4 | 23.8 | 0.86x | No |
| 57 | Sawyer County | WI | 20.1 | 23.8 | 0.84x | No |
| 58 | Green Lake County | WI | 19.6 | 23.8 | 0.82x | No |
| 59 | Oneida County | WI | 19 | 23.8 | 0.8x | No |
| 60 | Taylor County | WI | 18.7 | 23.8 | 0.79x | No |
| 61 | Rusk County | WI | 18.4 | 23.8 | 0.77x | No |
| 62 | Ashland County | WI | 17 | 23.8 | 0.71x | No |
| 63 | Jackson County | WI | 16.8 | 23.8 | 0.71x | No |
| 64 | Burnett County | WI | 16.7 | 23.8 | 0.7x | No |
| 65 | Pierce County | WI | 16.4 | 23.8 | 0.69x | No |
| 66 | Milwaukee County | WI | 15.4 | 23.8 | 0.65x | No |
| 67 | Richland County | WI | 12.2 | 23.8 | 0.51x | No |
| 68 | Price County | WI | 11.3 | 23.8 | 0.47x | No |