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Counties with the highest bladder cancer incidence rates in Maryland
Among 24 Maryland counties with published values, the counties with the highest bladder cancer incidence rates are Dorchester County, MD (28.3, 1.51 times the U.S. rate of 18.7), Caroline County, MD (25.2, 1.35 times the U.S. rate of 18.7) and Queen Anne's County, MD (24.1, 1.29 times the U.S. rate of 18.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 4 of the 24 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 Maryland counties, highest first
Bladder cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorchester County | MD | 28.3 | 18.7 | 1.51x | Significant |
| 2 | Caroline County | MD | 25.2 | 18.7 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 3 | Queen Anne's County | MD | 24.1 | 18.7 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 4 | Cecil County | MD | 23.4 | 18.7 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 5 | Kent County | MD | 22.6 | 18.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 6 | Somerset County | MD | 21.3 | 18.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 7 | Frederick County | MD | 20.3 | 18.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 8 | Talbot County | MD | 20.1 | 18.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 9 | St. Mary's County | MD | 19.7 | 18.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 10 | Worcester County | MD | 19.6 | 18.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 11 | Anne Arundel County | MD | 19.2 | 18.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 12 | Calvert County | MD | 19.1 | 18.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 13 | Allegany County | MD | 18.7 | 18.7 | 1x | No |
| 14 | Carroll County | MD | 18.6 | 18.7 | 0.99x | No |
| 15 | Baltimore County | MD | 17.3 | 18.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 16 | Charles County | MD | 17.1 | 18.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 17 | Wicomico County | MD | 17 | 18.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 18 | Harford County | MD | 16.5 | 18.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 19 | Baltimore city | MD | 15.3 | 18.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 20 | Montgomery County | MD | 14.7 | 18.7 | 0.79x | No |
| 21 | Howard County | MD | 13.9 | 18.7 | 0.74x | No |
| 22 | Garrett County | MD | 12.7 | 18.7 | 0.68x | No |
| 23 | Washington County | MD | 12.5 | 18.7 | 0.67x | No |
| 24 | Prince George's County | MD | 12 | 18.7 | 0.64x | No |