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Counties with the highest bladder cancer incidence rates in Kentucky
Among 97 Kentucky counties with published values, the counties with the highest bladder cancer incidence rates are Trimble County, KY (42.6, 2.28 times the U.S. rate of 18.7), Adair County, KY (31.4, 1.68 times the U.S. rate of 18.7) and Marshall County, KY (31.2, 1.67 times the U.S. rate of 18.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 21 of the 97 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 Kentucky counties, highest first
Bladder cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trimble County | KY | 42.6 | 18.7 | 2.28x | Significant |
| 2 | Adair County | KY | 31.4 | 18.7 | 1.68x | Significant |
| 3 | Marshall County | KY | 31.2 | 18.7 | 1.67x | Significant |
| 4 | Logan County | KY | 30.4 | 18.7 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 5 | Washington County | KY | 30.1 | 18.7 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 6 | Ballard County | KY | 29.4 | 18.7 | 1.57x | No |
| 7 | Carter County | KY | 29.1 | 18.7 | 1.56x | Significant |
| 8 | Lawrence County | KY | 28.9 | 18.7 | 1.55x | Significant |
| 9 | Livingston County | KY | 28.9 | 18.7 | 1.55x | No |
| 10 | Lee County | KY | 28.8 | 18.7 | 1.54x | No |
| 11 | Grayson County | KY | 28.1 | 18.7 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 12 | Woodford County | KY | 28 | 18.7 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 13 | Hart County | KY | 27.8 | 18.7 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 14 | Muhlenberg County | KY | 27.8 | 18.7 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 15 | Henry County | KY | 27.3 | 18.7 | 1.46x | No |
| 16 | Oldham County | KY | 27.1 | 18.7 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 17 | Simpson County | KY | 26.7 | 18.7 | 1.43x | No |
| 18 | Franklin County | KY | 26.5 | 18.7 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 19 | Trigg County | KY | 26.4 | 18.7 | 1.41x | No |
| 20 | Estill County | KY | 26.3 | 18.7 | 1.41x | No |
| 21 | McLean County | KY | 26.1 | 18.7 | 1.4x | No |
| 22 | Perry County | KY | 26.1 | 18.7 | 1.4x | Significant |
| 23 | Greenup County | KY | 26 | 18.7 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 24 | Pulaski County | KY | 25.8 | 18.7 | 1.38x | Significant |
| 25 | Bath County | KY | 25.6 | 18.7 | 1.37x | No |
| 26 | Wayne County | KY | 25.4 | 18.7 | 1.36x | No |
| 27 | Morgan County | KY | 25.3 | 18.7 | 1.35x | No |
| 28 | Henderson County | KY | 25.1 | 18.7 | 1.34x | Significant |
| 29 | Breckinridge County | KY | 25 | 18.7 | 1.34x | No |
| 30 | Larue County | KY | 25 | 18.7 | 1.34x | No |
| 31 | Whitley County | KY | 25 | 18.7 | 1.34x | No |
| 32 | Grant County | KY | 24.9 | 18.7 | 1.33x | No |
| 33 | Taylor County | KY | 24.7 | 18.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 34 | Caldwell County | KY | 24.6 | 18.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 35 | Boyd County | KY | 24.4 | 18.7 | 1.3x | Significant |
| 36 | Pendleton County | KY | 24.4 | 18.7 | 1.3x | No |
| 37 | Calloway County | KY | 24.2 | 18.7 | 1.29x | No |
| 38 | Floyd County | KY | 24.1 | 18.7 | 1.29x | No |
| 39 | Lincoln County | KY | 24.1 | 18.7 | 1.29x | No |
| 40 | Lyon County | KY | 24 | 18.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 41 | Metcalfe County | KY | 23.9 | 18.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 42 | Allen County | KY | 23.8 | 18.7 | 1.27x | No |
| 43 | Mercer County | KY | 23.8 | 18.7 | 1.27x | No |
| 44 | Pike County | KY | 23.7 | 18.7 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 45 | Russell County | KY | 23.7 | 18.7 | 1.27x | No |
| 46 | Clay County | KY | 23.5 | 18.7 | 1.26x | No |
| 47 | Hardin County | KY | 23.5 | 18.7 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 48 | Daviess County | KY | 23.4 | 18.7 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 49 | Powell County | KY | 23.4 | 18.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 50 | Meade County | KY | 23.2 | 18.7 | 1.24x | No |
| 51 | Crittenden County | KY | 23.1 | 18.7 | 1.24x | No |
| 52 | Knott County | KY | 23 | 18.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 53 | Owen County | KY | 22.9 | 18.7 | 1.22x | No |
| 54 | Fleming County | KY | 22.8 | 18.7 | 1.22x | No |
| 55 | Barren County | KY | 22.3 | 18.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 56 | Boyle County | KY | 22.3 | 18.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 57 | Madison County | KY | 22.2 | 18.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 58 | Montgomery County | KY | 22.2 | 18.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 59 | Warren County | KY | 22.2 | 18.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 60 | Garrard County | KY | 22 | 18.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 61 | Todd County | KY | 22 | 18.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 62 | Bourbon County | KY | 21.8 | 18.7 | 1.17x | No |
| 63 | Hopkins County | KY | 21.8 | 18.7 | 1.17x | No |
| 64 | Boone County | KY | 21.6 | 18.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 65 | Casey County | KY | 21.6 | 18.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 66 | Ohio County | KY | 21.6 | 18.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 67 | Clark County | KY | 21.5 | 18.7 | 1.15x | No |
| 68 | Lewis County | KY | 21.5 | 18.7 | 1.15x | No |
| 69 | Bell County | KY | 21 | 18.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 70 | Edmonson County | KY | 21 | 18.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 71 | Jessamine County | KY | 21 | 18.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 72 | Knox County | KY | 20.9 | 18.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 73 | Marion County | KY | 20.9 | 18.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 74 | Harrison County | KY | 20.8 | 18.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 75 | Harlan County | KY | 20.7 | 18.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 76 | Fayette County | KY | 20.5 | 18.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 77 | McCracken County | KY | 20.5 | 18.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 78 | Christian County | KY | 20.4 | 18.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 79 | Campbell County | KY | 19.9 | 18.7 | 1.06x | No |
| 80 | Graves County | KY | 19.7 | 18.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 81 | Jefferson County | KY | 19.6 | 18.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 82 | Johnson County | KY | 19.4 | 18.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 83 | Kenton County | KY | 19.3 | 18.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 84 | Bullitt County | KY | 19.2 | 18.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 85 | Nelson County | KY | 19.2 | 18.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 86 | Union County | KY | 19.1 | 18.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 87 | Anderson County | KY | 18.9 | 18.7 | 1.01x | No |
| 88 | McCreary County | KY | 18.4 | 18.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 89 | Shelby County | KY | 17.2 | 18.7 | 0.92x | No |
| 90 | Mason County | KY | 17 | 18.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 91 | Webster County | KY | 17 | 18.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 92 | Letcher County | KY | 16.9 | 18.7 | 0.9x | No |
| 93 | Spencer County | KY | 15.6 | 18.7 | 0.83x | No |
| 94 | Rowan County | KY | 15.4 | 18.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 95 | Rockcastle County | KY | 15.3 | 18.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 96 | Laurel County | KY | 15.2 | 18.7 | 0.81x | No |
| 97 | Scott County | KY | 13.2 | 18.7 | 0.71x | No |