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Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in Georgia
Among 40 Georgia counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer death rates are Madison County, GA (10.4, 2.36 times the U.S. rate of 4.4), Floyd County, GA (7.9, 1.8 times the U.S. rate of 4.4) and Jackson County, GA (7.2, 1.64 times the U.S. rate of 4.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 3 of the 40 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 Georgia counties, highest first
Brain & nervous system cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison County | GA | 10.4 | 4.4 | 2.36x | Significant |
| 2 | Floyd County | GA | 7.9 | 4.4 | 1.8x | Significant |
| 3 | Jackson County | GA | 7.2 | 4.4 | 1.64x | Significant |
| 4 | Tift County | GA | 6.6 | 4.4 | 1.5x | No |
| 5 | Gordon County | GA | 6 | 4.4 | 1.36x | No |
| 6 | Barrow County | GA | 5.9 | 4.4 | 1.34x | No |
| 7 | Paulding County | GA | 5.7 | 4.4 | 1.3x | No |
| 8 | Troup County | GA | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.25x | No |
| 9 | Bartow County | GA | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1.23x | No |
| 10 | Effingham County | GA | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1.23x | No |
| 11 | Walker County | GA | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.2x | No |
| 12 | Habersham County | GA | 5.2 | 4.4 | 1.18x | No |
| 13 | Cherokee County | GA | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1.11x | No |
| 14 | Clarke County | GA | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1.11x | No |
| 15 | Houston County | GA | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1.11x | No |
| 16 | Forsyth County | GA | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1.09x | No |
| 17 | Newton County | GA | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.07x | No |
| 18 | Whitfield County | GA | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.07x | No |
| 19 | Carroll County | GA | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 20 | Douglas County | GA | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 21 | Coweta County | GA | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.02x | No |
| 22 | Hall County | GA | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.02x | No |
| 23 | Columbia County | GA | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1x | No |
| 24 | Fayette County | GA | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 25 | Bibb County | GA | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.95x | No |
| 26 | Cobb County | GA | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.95x | No |
| 27 | Fulton County | GA | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.93x | No |
| 28 | Rockdale County | GA | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.93x | No |
| 29 | Spalding County | GA | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.93x | No |
| 30 | Dougherty County | GA | 4 | 4.4 | 0.91x | No |
| 31 | Chatham County | GA | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 32 | Glynn County | GA | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 33 | Henry County | GA | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 34 | Walton County | GA | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 35 | Gwinnett County | GA | 3.8 | 4.4 | 0.86x | No |
| 36 | Richmond County | GA | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.82x | No |
| 37 | Clayton County | GA | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.8x | No |
| 38 | DeKalb County | GA | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.8x | No |
| 39 | Muscogee County | GA | 3 | 4.4 | 0.68x | No |
| 40 | Lowndes County | GA | 2.7 | 4.4 | 0.61x | No |