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Counties with the highest kidney cancer incidence rates in Georgia
Among 116 Georgia counties with published values, the counties with the highest kidney cancer incidence rates are Oglethorpe County, GA (34.6, 1.93 times the U.S. rate of 17.9), Appling County, GA (30.8, 1.72 times the U.S. rate of 17.9) and Evans County, GA (29.5, 1.65 times the U.S. rate of 17.9). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 14 of the 116 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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Kidney & renal pelvis cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oglethorpe County | GA | 34.6 | 17.9 | 1.93x | Significant |
| 2 | Appling County | GA | 30.8 | 17.9 | 1.72x | Significant |
| 3 | Evans County | GA | 29.5 | 17.9 | 1.65x | No |
| 4 | Haralson County | GA | 27.6 | 17.9 | 1.54x | Significant |
| 5 | Pulaski County | GA | 27.3 | 17.9 | 1.53x | No |
| 6 | Sumter County | GA | 26.8 | 17.9 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 7 | Cook County | GA | 26.4 | 17.9 | 1.47x | No |
| 8 | Elbert County | GA | 26.2 | 17.9 | 1.46x | No |
| 9 | Habersham County | GA | 25.8 | 17.9 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 10 | Hart County | GA | 25.6 | 17.9 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 11 | Meriwether County | GA | 24.8 | 17.9 | 1.39x | No |
| 12 | Dade County | GA | 24.7 | 17.9 | 1.38x | No |
| 13 | Long County | GA | 24.5 | 17.9 | 1.37x | No |
| 14 | Crawford County | GA | 24.3 | 17.9 | 1.36x | No |
| 15 | Catoosa County | GA | 24.2 | 17.9 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 16 | Berrien County | GA | 24 | 17.9 | 1.34x | No |
| 17 | Putnam County | GA | 23.9 | 17.9 | 1.34x | No |
| 18 | Walker County | GA | 23.6 | 17.9 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 19 | Decatur County | GA | 23.5 | 17.9 | 1.31x | No |
| 20 | Ben Hill County | GA | 23.4 | 17.9 | 1.31x | No |
| 21 | Candler County | GA | 23.3 | 17.9 | 1.3x | No |
| 22 | Screven County | GA | 23.3 | 17.9 | 1.3x | No |
| 23 | Franklin County | GA | 23.2 | 17.9 | 1.3x | No |
| 24 | Worth County | GA | 23.2 | 17.9 | 1.3x | No |
| 25 | Crisp County | GA | 23.1 | 17.9 | 1.29x | No |
| 26 | Effingham County | GA | 23.1 | 17.9 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 27 | Liberty County | GA | 23.1 | 17.9 | 1.29x | No |
| 28 | Murray County | GA | 23.1 | 17.9 | 1.29x | No |
| 29 | Peach County | GA | 23 | 17.9 | 1.28x | No |
| 30 | Pike County | GA | 22.8 | 17.9 | 1.27x | No |
| 31 | Newton County | GA | 22.7 | 17.9 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 32 | Douglas County | GA | 22.5 | 17.9 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 33 | Chattooga County | GA | 22.4 | 17.9 | 1.25x | No |
| 34 | McIntosh County | GA | 22.2 | 17.9 | 1.24x | No |
| 35 | Ware County | GA | 22.2 | 17.9 | 1.24x | No |
| 36 | Dougherty County | GA | 22 | 17.9 | 1.23x | No |
| 37 | Telfair County | GA | 22 | 17.9 | 1.23x | No |
| 38 | Camden County | GA | 21.7 | 17.9 | 1.21x | No |
| 39 | Bartow County | GA | 21.5 | 17.9 | 1.2x | Significant |
| 40 | Stephens County | GA | 21.3 | 17.9 | 1.19x | No |
| 41 | Bulloch County | GA | 21.2 | 17.9 | 1.18x | No |
| 42 | Henry County | GA | 21.2 | 17.9 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 43 | Jones County | GA | 21.1 | 17.9 | 1.18x | No |
| 44 | Wayne County | GA | 21.1 | 17.9 | 1.18x | No |
| 45 | Rabun County | GA | 21 | 17.9 | 1.17x | No |
| 46 | Morgan County | GA | 20.8 | 17.9 | 1.16x | No |
| 47 | Pickens County | GA | 20.8 | 17.9 | 1.16x | No |
| 48 | Walton County | GA | 20.8 | 17.9 | 1.16x | No |
| 49 | Burke County | GA | 20.6 | 17.9 | 1.15x | No |
| 50 | Colquitt County | GA | 20.6 | 17.9 | 1.15x | No |
| 51 | Grady County | GA | 20.6 | 17.9 | 1.15x | No |
| 52 | Lee County | GA | 20.5 | 17.9 | 1.15x | No |
| 53 | Lumpkin County | GA | 20.5 | 17.9 | 1.15x | No |
| 54 | Paulding County | GA | 20.3 | 17.9 | 1.13x | No |
| 55 | Whitfield County | GA | 20.3 | 17.9 | 1.13x | No |
| 56 | Chatham County | GA | 20.2 | 17.9 | 1.13x | Significant |
| 57 | Jeff Davis County | GA | 20.2 | 17.9 | 1.13x | No |
| 58 | Lowndes County | GA | 20.1 | 17.9 | 1.12x | No |
| 59 | Hall County | GA | 19.9 | 17.9 | 1.11x | No |
| 60 | Jackson County | GA | 19.8 | 17.9 | 1.11x | No |
| 61 | Upson County | GA | 19.8 | 17.9 | 1.11x | No |
| 62 | Banks County | GA | 19.7 | 17.9 | 1.1x | No |
| 63 | Brantley County | GA | 19.7 | 17.9 | 1.1x | No |
| 64 | Madison County | GA | 19.7 | 17.9 | 1.1x | No |
| 65 | Glynn County | GA | 19.6 | 17.9 | 1.09x | No |
| 66 | Thomas County | GA | 19.6 | 17.9 | 1.09x | No |
| 67 | Barrow County | GA | 19.5 | 17.9 | 1.09x | No |
| 68 | Coffee County | GA | 19.5 | 17.9 | 1.09x | No |
| 69 | Lamar County | GA | 19.5 | 17.9 | 1.09x | No |
| 70 | Pierce County | GA | 19.5 | 17.9 | 1.09x | No |
| 71 | Laurens County | GA | 19.4 | 17.9 | 1.08x | No |
| 72 | Gordon County | GA | 19.3 | 17.9 | 1.08x | No |
| 73 | Tift County | GA | 19.1 | 17.9 | 1.07x | No |
| 74 | Muscogee County | GA | 19 | 17.9 | 1.06x | No |
| 75 | Dodge County | GA | 18.9 | 17.9 | 1.06x | No |
| 76 | Greene County | GA | 18.8 | 17.9 | 1.05x | No |
| 77 | Emanuel County | GA | 18.7 | 17.9 | 1.04x | No |
| 78 | Jefferson County | GA | 18.7 | 17.9 | 1.04x | No |
| 79 | McDuffie County | GA | 18.7 | 17.9 | 1.04x | No |
| 80 | Rockdale County | GA | 18.7 | 17.9 | 1.04x | No |
| 81 | Union County | GA | 18.7 | 17.9 | 1.04x | No |
| 82 | Baldwin County | GA | 18.6 | 17.9 | 1.04x | No |
| 83 | Coweta County | GA | 18.5 | 17.9 | 1.03x | No |
| 84 | Forsyth County | GA | 18.5 | 17.9 | 1.03x | No |
| 85 | Jasper County | GA | 18.2 | 17.9 | 1.02x | No |
| 86 | Troup County | GA | 18.2 | 17.9 | 1.02x | No |
| 87 | Towns County | GA | 18 | 17.9 | 1.01x | No |
| 88 | Bryan County | GA | 17.9 | 17.9 | 1x | No |
| 89 | Columbia County | GA | 17.8 | 17.9 | 0.99x | No |
| 90 | Bibb County | GA | 17.6 | 17.9 | 0.98x | No |
| 91 | Carroll County | GA | 17.6 | 17.9 | 0.98x | No |
| 92 | Cherokee County | GA | 17.6 | 17.9 | 0.98x | No |
| 93 | Mitchell County | GA | 17.6 | 17.9 | 0.98x | No |
| 94 | Cobb County | GA | 17.5 | 17.9 | 0.98x | No |
| 95 | Fannin County | GA | 17.5 | 17.9 | 0.98x | No |
| 96 | Floyd County | GA | 17.5 | 17.9 | 0.98x | No |
| 97 | White County | GA | 17.5 | 17.9 | 0.98x | No |
| 98 | Spalding County | GA | 17.4 | 17.9 | 0.97x | No |
| 99 | Clayton County | GA | 17.3 | 17.9 | 0.97x | No |
| 100 | Fulton County | GA | 17.2 | 17.9 | 0.96x | No |
| 101 | Richmond County | GA | 16.9 | 17.9 | 0.94x | No |
| 102 | Toombs County | GA | 16.8 | 17.9 | 0.94x | No |
| 103 | Monroe County | GA | 16.6 | 17.9 | 0.93x | No |
| 104 | DeKalb County | GA | 16.5 | 17.9 | 0.92x | No |
| 105 | Fayette County | GA | 16.5 | 17.9 | 0.92x | No |
| 106 | Gwinnett County | GA | 16.5 | 17.9 | 0.92x | No |
| 107 | Polk County | GA | 16.4 | 17.9 | 0.92x | No |
| 108 | Washington County | GA | 16.4 | 17.9 | 0.92x | No |
| 109 | Houston County | GA | 16.3 | 17.9 | 0.91x | No |
| 110 | Gilmer County | GA | 15.6 | 17.9 | 0.87x | No |
| 111 | Harris County | GA | 14.6 | 17.9 | 0.82x | No |
| 112 | Oconee County | GA | 14.6 | 17.9 | 0.82x | No |
| 113 | Dawson County | GA | 14.4 | 17.9 | 0.8x | No |
| 114 | Tattnall County | GA | 13.9 | 17.9 | 0.78x | No |
| 115 | Butts County | GA | 13.4 | 17.9 | 0.75x | No |
| 116 | Clarke County | GA | 13 | 17.9 | 0.73x | No |