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Counties with the highest bladder cancer incidence rates in Iowa
Among 78 Iowa counties with published values, the counties with the highest bladder cancer incidence rates are O'Brien County, IA (36.9, 1.97 times the U.S. rate of 18.7), Cass County, IA (35.1, 1.88 times the U.S. rate of 18.7) and Franklin County, IA (34.3, 1.83 times the U.S. rate of 18.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 18 of the 78 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 Iowa counties, highest first
Bladder cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Brien County | IA | 36.9 | 18.7 | 1.97x | Significant |
| 2 | Cass County | IA | 35.1 | 18.7 | 1.88x | Significant |
| 3 | Franklin County | IA | 34.3 | 18.7 | 1.83x | Significant |
| 4 | Buchanan County | IA | 33 | 18.7 | 1.76x | Significant |
| 5 | Butler County | IA | 30.5 | 18.7 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 6 | Grundy County | IA | 30.4 | 18.7 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 7 | Wapello County | IA | 29.3 | 18.7 | 1.57x | Significant |
| 8 | Mahaska County | IA | 28.7 | 18.7 | 1.53x | Significant |
| 9 | Monona County | IA | 28 | 18.7 | 1.5x | No |
| 10 | Davis County | IA | 27.8 | 18.7 | 1.49x | No |
| 11 | Calhoun County | IA | 27.3 | 18.7 | 1.46x | No |
| 12 | Appanoose County | IA | 26.6 | 18.7 | 1.42x | No |
| 13 | Howard County | IA | 26.3 | 18.7 | 1.41x | No |
| 14 | Pocahontas County | IA | 26.3 | 18.7 | 1.41x | No |
| 15 | Boone County | IA | 26.2 | 18.7 | 1.4x | Significant |
| 16 | Jackson County | IA | 26.2 | 18.7 | 1.4x | Significant |
| 17 | Webster County | IA | 26.1 | 18.7 | 1.4x | Significant |
| 18 | Washington County | IA | 26 | 18.7 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 19 | Clay County | IA | 25.9 | 18.7 | 1.39x | No |
| 20 | Wright County | IA | 25.9 | 18.7 | 1.39x | No |
| 21 | Palo Alto County | IA | 25.3 | 18.7 | 1.35x | No |
| 22 | Union County | IA | 25.2 | 18.7 | 1.35x | No |
| 23 | Woodbury County | IA | 25.2 | 18.7 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 24 | Black Hawk County | IA | 25.1 | 18.7 | 1.34x | Significant |
| 25 | Lyon County | IA | 25 | 18.7 | 1.34x | No |
| 26 | Page County | IA | 25 | 18.7 | 1.34x | No |
| 27 | Plymouth County | IA | 24.8 | 18.7 | 1.33x | No |
| 28 | Marshall County | IA | 24.6 | 18.7 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 29 | Tama County | IA | 24.6 | 18.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 30 | Dickinson County | IA | 24.5 | 18.7 | 1.31x | No |
| 31 | Lee County | IA | 24.4 | 18.7 | 1.3x | No |
| 32 | Emmet County | IA | 24.1 | 18.7 | 1.29x | No |
| 33 | Cedar County | IA | 23.7 | 18.7 | 1.27x | No |
| 34 | Allamakee County | IA | 23.6 | 18.7 | 1.26x | No |
| 35 | Marion County | IA | 23.6 | 18.7 | 1.26x | No |
| 36 | Fayette County | IA | 23.3 | 18.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 37 | Keokuk County | IA | 23.3 | 18.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 38 | Louisa County | IA | 23.3 | 18.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 39 | Dubuque County | IA | 22.6 | 18.7 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 40 | Crawford County | IA | 22.4 | 18.7 | 1.2x | No |
| 41 | Benton County | IA | 21.9 | 18.7 | 1.17x | No |
| 42 | Jones County | IA | 21.9 | 18.7 | 1.17x | No |
| 43 | Muscatine County | IA | 21.8 | 18.7 | 1.17x | No |
| 44 | Des Moines County | IA | 21.6 | 18.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 45 | Linn County | IA | 21.6 | 18.7 | 1.16x | Significant |
| 46 | Warren County | IA | 21.4 | 18.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 47 | Madison County | IA | 21.3 | 18.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 48 | Clinton County | IA | 21.2 | 18.7 | 1.13x | No |
| 49 | Johnson County | IA | 21 | 18.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 50 | Polk County | IA | 20.8 | 18.7 | 1.11x | Significant |
| 51 | Bremer County | IA | 20.7 | 18.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 52 | Greene County | IA | 20.6 | 18.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 53 | Harrison County | IA | 20.2 | 18.7 | 1.08x | No |
| 54 | Sioux County | IA | 20.2 | 18.7 | 1.08x | No |
| 55 | Winnebago County | IA | 20 | 18.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 56 | Floyd County | IA | 19.9 | 18.7 | 1.06x | No |
| 57 | Clayton County | IA | 19.3 | 18.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 58 | Sac County | IA | 19.3 | 18.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 59 | Kossuth County | IA | 19.2 | 18.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 60 | Jasper County | IA | 18.9 | 18.7 | 1.01x | No |
| 61 | Cerro Gordo County | IA | 18.7 | 18.7 | 1x | No |
| 62 | Dallas County | IA | 18.6 | 18.7 | 0.99x | No |
| 63 | Delaware County | IA | 17.8 | 18.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 64 | Iowa County | IA | 17.7 | 18.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 65 | Carroll County | IA | 17.5 | 18.7 | 0.94x | No |
| 66 | Hamilton County | IA | 17.5 | 18.7 | 0.94x | No |
| 67 | Cherokee County | IA | 17.2 | 18.7 | 0.92x | No |
| 68 | Hancock County | IA | 17.2 | 18.7 | 0.92x | No |
| 69 | Hardin County | IA | 17.1 | 18.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 70 | Poweshiek County | IA | 16.8 | 18.7 | 0.9x | No |
| 71 | Pottawattamie County | IA | 16.7 | 18.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 72 | Buena Vista County | IA | 16.4 | 18.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 73 | Story County | IA | 16.1 | 18.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 74 | Mills County | IA | 16 | 18.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 75 | Scott County | IA | 15.5 | 18.7 | 0.83x | No |
| 76 | Jefferson County | IA | 13.3 | 18.7 | 0.71x | No |
| 77 | Winneshiek County | IA | 12.3 | 18.7 | 0.66x | No |
| 78 | Henry County | IA | 11.7 | 18.7 | 0.63x | No |