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Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in California

Among 46 California counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer death rates are Plumas County, CA (9.5, 2.16 times the U.S. rate of 4.4), Siskiyou County, CA (6.3, 1.43 times the U.S. rate of 4.4) and Sonoma County, CA (6, 1.36 times the U.S. rate of 4.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 6 of the 46 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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Brain & nervous system cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in California
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Plumas CountyCA9.54.42.16xSignificant
2Siskiyou CountyCA6.34.41.43xNo
3Sonoma CountyCA64.41.36xSignificant
4Tehama CountyCA64.41.36xNo
5San Luis Obispo CountyCA5.84.41.32xSignificant
6Napa CountyCA5.74.41.3xNo
7Shasta CountyCA5.74.41.3xNo
8Lake CountyCA5.64.41.27xNo
9San Benito CountyCA5.64.41.27xNo
10Santa Cruz CountyCA5.64.41.27xSignificant
11El Dorado CountyCA5.54.41.25xNo
12Butte CountyCA5.34.41.2xNo
13Marin CountyCA5.34.41.2xNo
14Riverside CountyCA5.34.41.2xSignificant
15Solano CountyCA5.14.41.16xNo
16Ventura CountyCA54.41.14xNo
17Placer CountyCA4.84.41.09xNo
18San Diego CountyCA4.84.41.09xSignificant
19Orange CountyCA4.74.41.07xNo
20Sacramento CountyCA4.64.41.05xNo
21Stanislaus CountyCA4.64.41.05xNo
22Sutter CountyCA4.64.41.05xNo
23Yolo CountyCA4.64.41.05xNo
24Merced CountyCA4.54.41.02xNo
25Nevada CountyCA4.54.41.02xNo
26Amador CountyCA4.44.41xNo
27Kern CountyCA4.44.41xNo
28San Bernardino CountyCA4.44.41xNo
29Santa Barbara CountyCA4.44.41xNo
30Tulare CountyCA4.44.41xNo
31Humboldt CountyCA4.34.40.98xNo
32Contra Costa CountyCA4.24.40.95xNo
33Los Angeles CountyCA4.24.40.95xNo
34San Mateo CountyCA4.24.40.95xNo
35Madera CountyCA4.14.40.93xNo
36Mendocino CountyCA4.14.40.93xNo
37San Joaquin CountyCA44.40.91xNo
38Santa Clara CountyCA44.40.91xNo
39Yuba CountyCA44.40.91xNo
40Calaveras CountyCA3.94.40.89xNo
41Kings CountyCA3.74.40.84xNo
42Monterey CountyCA3.74.40.84xNo
43San Francisco CountyCA3.74.40.84xNo
44Alameda CountyCA3.54.40.8xNo
45Fresno CountyCA3.54.40.8xNo
46Imperial CountyCA3.54.40.8xNo

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