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Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in Tennessee
Among 35 Tennessee counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer death rates are Cocke County, TN (8.4, 1.91 times the U.S. rate of 4.4), Jefferson County, TN (7.5, 1.7 times the U.S. rate of 4.4) and Rhea County, TN (7.4, 1.68 times the U.S. rate of 4.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 3 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 Tennessee counties, highest first
Brain & nervous system cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocke County | TN | 8.4 | 4.4 | 1.91x | Significant |
| 2 | Jefferson County | TN | 7.5 | 4.4 | 1.7x | Significant |
| 3 | Rhea County | TN | 7.4 | 4.4 | 1.68x | No |
| 4 | Lawrence County | TN | 6.3 | 4.4 | 1.43x | No |
| 5 | Sumner County | TN | 6.2 | 4.4 | 1.41x | Significant |
| 6 | Warren County | TN | 6.2 | 4.4 | 1.41x | No |
| 7 | Cheatham County | TN | 6 | 4.4 | 1.36x | No |
| 8 | Bradley County | TN | 5.7 | 4.4 | 1.3x | No |
| 9 | Cumberland County | TN | 5.6 | 4.4 | 1.27x | No |
| 10 | Hamblen County | TN | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.25x | No |
| 11 | Davidson County | TN | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.16x | No |
| 12 | Wilson County | TN | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.16x | No |
| 13 | Sullivan County | TN | 5 | 4.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 14 | Tipton County | TN | 5 | 4.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 15 | Washington County | TN | 5 | 4.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 16 | Williamson County | TN | 5 | 4.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 17 | Blount County | TN | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1.11x | No |
| 18 | Coffee County | TN | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1.09x | No |
| 19 | Gibson County | TN | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1.09x | No |
| 20 | Sevier County | TN | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.07x | No |
| 21 | Knox County | TN | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 22 | Putnam County | TN | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 23 | Robertson County | TN | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 24 | Rutherford County | TN | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.02x | No |
| 25 | Carter County | TN | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1x | No |
| 26 | Hamilton County | TN | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1x | No |
| 27 | Montgomery County | TN | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1x | No |
| 28 | Hawkins County | TN | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.93x | No |
| 29 | Roane County | TN | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.93x | No |
| 30 | Madison County | TN | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 31 | McMinn County | TN | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 32 | Shelby County | TN | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 33 | Greene County | TN | 3.7 | 4.4 | 0.84x | No |
| 34 | Maury County | TN | 3.7 | 4.4 | 0.84x | No |
| 35 | Anderson County | TN | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.77x | No |