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Counties with the highest bladder cancer incidence rates in Alabama
Among 57 Alabama counties with published values, the counties with the highest bladder cancer incidence rates are Morgan County, AL (24.4, 1.3 times the U.S. rate of 18.7), Lawrence County, AL (24, 1.28 times the U.S. rate of 18.7) and Clay County, AL (22.4, 1.2 times the U.S. rate of 18.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 57 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.
All Alabama counties, highest first
Bladder cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan County | AL | 24.4 | 18.7 | 1.3x | Significant |
| 2 | Lawrence County | AL | 24 | 18.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 3 | Clay County | AL | 22.4 | 18.7 | 1.2x | No |
| 4 | Elmore County | AL | 22 | 18.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 5 | Chilton County | AL | 21.6 | 18.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 6 | Colbert County | AL | 21.4 | 18.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 7 | Monroe County | AL | 21.3 | 18.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 8 | Baldwin County | AL | 20.9 | 18.7 | 1.12x | Significant |
| 9 | Geneva County | AL | 20.8 | 18.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 10 | Calhoun County | AL | 20.6 | 18.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 11 | Cullman County | AL | 20.6 | 18.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 12 | Etowah County | AL | 19.8 | 18.7 | 1.06x | No |
| 13 | Coosa County | AL | 19.4 | 18.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 14 | Talladega County | AL | 19 | 18.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 15 | Blount County | AL | 18.8 | 18.7 | 1.01x | No |
| 16 | Mobile County | AL | 18.6 | 18.7 | 0.99x | No |
| 17 | Limestone County | AL | 18.5 | 18.7 | 0.99x | No |
| 18 | Madison County | AL | 18.5 | 18.7 | 0.99x | No |
| 19 | Marshall County | AL | 18.4 | 18.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 20 | Houston County | AL | 18.1 | 18.7 | 0.97x | No |
| 21 | Lauderdale County | AL | 18 | 18.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 22 | Dale County | AL | 17.8 | 18.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 23 | DeKalb County | AL | 17.8 | 18.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 24 | Washington County | AL | 17.6 | 18.7 | 0.94x | No |
| 25 | Fayette County | AL | 17.5 | 18.7 | 0.94x | No |
| 26 | Cherokee County | AL | 17.4 | 18.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 27 | Conecuh County | AL | 17.2 | 18.7 | 0.92x | No |
| 28 | Coffee County | AL | 17.1 | 18.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 29 | Jackson County | AL | 16.9 | 18.7 | 0.9x | No |
| 30 | Shelby County | AL | 16.8 | 18.7 | 0.9x | No |
| 31 | Tallapoosa County | AL | 16.7 | 18.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 32 | Chambers County | AL | 16.6 | 18.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 33 | Bibb County | AL | 16.5 | 18.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 34 | Randolph County | AL | 16.3 | 18.7 | 0.87x | No |
| 35 | St. Clair County | AL | 16.2 | 18.7 | 0.87x | No |
| 36 | Lamar County | AL | 16 | 18.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 37 | Marion County | AL | 15.9 | 18.7 | 0.85x | No |
| 38 | Franklin County | AL | 15.4 | 18.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 39 | Autauga County | AL | 15.3 | 18.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 40 | Clarke County | AL | 15.3 | 18.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 41 | Jefferson County | AL | 15.2 | 18.7 | 0.81x | No |
| 42 | Butler County | AL | 14.9 | 18.7 | 0.8x | No |
| 43 | Henry County | AL | 14.9 | 18.7 | 0.8x | No |
| 44 | Walker County | AL | 14.9 | 18.7 | 0.8x | No |
| 45 | Barbour County | AL | 14.5 | 18.7 | 0.78x | No |
| 46 | Covington County | AL | 14.3 | 18.7 | 0.76x | No |
| 47 | Dallas County | AL | 14.1 | 18.7 | 0.75x | No |
| 48 | Lee County | AL | 13.8 | 18.7 | 0.74x | No |
| 49 | Winston County | AL | 13.5 | 18.7 | 0.72x | No |
| 50 | Marengo County | AL | 13 | 18.7 | 0.7x | No |
| 51 | Tuscaloosa County | AL | 13 | 18.7 | 0.7x | No |
| 52 | Pickens County | AL | 12.5 | 18.7 | 0.67x | No |
| 53 | Montgomery County | AL | 11.9 | 18.7 | 0.64x | No |
| 54 | Macon County | AL | 11.1 | 18.7 | 0.59x | No |
| 55 | Escambia County | AL | 9.6 | 18.7 | 0.51x | No |
| 56 | Pike County | AL | 8.8 | 18.7 | 0.47x | No |
| 57 | Russell County | AL | 8.8 | 18.7 | 0.47x | No |