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Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in Indiana
Among 35 Indiana counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer death rates are Warrick County, IN (8.6, 1.95 times the U.S. rate of 4.4), Jefferson County, IN (8.5, 1.93 times the U.S. rate of 4.4) and Bartholomew County, IN (7.2, 1.64 times the U.S. rate of 4.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 4 of the 35 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 Indiana counties, highest first
Brain & nervous system cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warrick County | IN | 8.6 | 4.4 | 1.95x | Significant |
| 2 | Jefferson County | IN | 8.5 | 4.4 | 1.93x | Significant |
| 3 | Bartholomew County | IN | 7.2 | 4.4 | 1.64x | Significant |
| 4 | Steuben County | IN | 7.2 | 4.4 | 1.64x | No |
| 5 | Henry County | IN | 7 | 4.4 | 1.59x | No |
| 6 | Wabash County | IN | 6.9 | 4.4 | 1.57x | No |
| 7 | Dearborn County | IN | 6.4 | 4.4 | 1.45x | No |
| 8 | Grant County | IN | 6.4 | 4.4 | 1.45x | No |
| 9 | Morgan County | IN | 6.4 | 4.4 | 1.45x | No |
| 10 | Johnson County | IN | 6.3 | 4.4 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 11 | Kosciusko County | IN | 6.2 | 4.4 | 1.41x | No |
| 12 | Jackson County | IN | 6.1 | 4.4 | 1.39x | No |
| 13 | DeKalb County | IN | 5.9 | 4.4 | 1.34x | No |
| 14 | Lawrence County | IN | 5.8 | 4.4 | 1.32x | No |
| 15 | Floyd County | IN | 5.2 | 4.4 | 1.18x | No |
| 16 | Delaware County | IN | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.16x | No |
| 17 | Hamilton County | IN | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.16x | No |
| 18 | Vanderburgh County | IN | 5 | 4.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 19 | Clark County | IN | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1.09x | No |
| 20 | Boone County | IN | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.07x | No |
| 21 | Hancock County | IN | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 22 | Hendricks County | IN | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 23 | Vigo County | IN | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 24 | St. Joseph County | IN | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.02x | No |
| 25 | Howard County | IN | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1x | No |
| 26 | Tippecanoe County | IN | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1x | No |
| 27 | LaPorte County | IN | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.95x | No |
| 28 | Madison County | IN | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.95x | No |
| 29 | Allen County | IN | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.93x | No |
| 30 | Elkhart County | IN | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.93x | No |
| 31 | Monroe County | IN | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.93x | No |
| 32 | Porter County | IN | 4 | 4.4 | 0.91x | No |
| 33 | Marion County | IN | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 34 | Wayne County | IN | 3.8 | 4.4 | 0.86x | No |
| 35 | Lake County | IN | 3.7 | 4.4 | 0.84x | No |