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Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in Texas
Among 66 Texas counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer death rates are Polk County, TX (9.4, 2.14 times the U.S. rate of 4.4), Palo Pinto County, TX (8.6, 1.95 times the U.S. rate of 4.4) and Washington County, TX (7, 1.59 times the U.S. rate of 4.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 3 of the 66 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.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | TX | 9.4 | 4.4 | 2.14x | Significant |
| 2 | Palo Pinto County | TX | 8.6 | 4.4 | 1.95x | Significant |
| 3 | Washington County | TX | 7 | 4.4 | 1.59x | No |
| 4 | Wood County | TX | 7 | 4.4 | 1.59x | No |
| 5 | Burnet County | TX | 6.8 | 4.4 | 1.55x | No |
| 6 | Matagorda County | TX | 6.7 | 4.4 | 1.52x | No |
| 7 | Wharton County | TX | 6.7 | 4.4 | 1.52x | No |
| 8 | Johnson County | TX | 6.6 | 4.4 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 9 | Kendall County | TX | 6.5 | 4.4 | 1.48x | No |
| 10 | Hood County | TX | 5.9 | 4.4 | 1.34x | No |
| 11 | Kaufman County | TX | 5.9 | 4.4 | 1.34x | No |
| 12 | Navarro County | TX | 5.9 | 4.4 | 1.34x | No |
| 13 | Anderson County | TX | 5.8 | 4.4 | 1.32x | No |
| 14 | Bowie County | TX | 5.7 | 4.4 | 1.3x | No |
| 15 | Gregg County | TX | 5.7 | 4.4 | 1.3x | No |
| 16 | Wise County | TX | 5.7 | 4.4 | 1.3x | No |
| 17 | Hunt County | TX | 5.6 | 4.4 | 1.27x | No |
| 18 | Bell County | TX | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.25x | No |
| 19 | Guadalupe County | TX | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.25x | No |
| 20 | Lamar County | TX | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.25x | No |
| 21 | Lubbock County | TX | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.25x | No |
| 22 | Angelina County | TX | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.2x | No |
| 23 | Comal County | TX | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.2x | No |
| 24 | Smith County | TX | 5.2 | 4.4 | 1.18x | No |
| 25 | Coryell County | TX | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.16x | No |
| 26 | Randall County | TX | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.16x | No |
| 27 | San Patricio County | TX | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.16x | No |
| 28 | Bastrop County | TX | 5 | 4.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 29 | Henderson County | TX | 5 | 4.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 30 | Liberty County | TX | 5 | 4.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 31 | Rockwall County | TX | 5 | 4.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 32 | Montgomery County | TX | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1.11x | No |
| 33 | Orange County | TX | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1.09x | No |
| 34 | Grayson County | TX | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.07x | No |
| 35 | Galveston County | TX | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 36 | Williamson County | TX | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 37 | Midland County | TX | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.02x | No |
| 38 | Tom Green County | TX | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.02x | No |
| 39 | Ellis County | TX | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1x | No |
| 40 | Jefferson County | TX | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1x | No |
| 41 | Brazoria County | TX | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 42 | Collin County | TX | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 43 | Denton County | TX | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 44 | Ector County | TX | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 45 | Kerr County | TX | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 46 | McLennan County | TX | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 47 | Potter County | TX | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 48 | Tarrant County | TX | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 49 | Van Zandt County | TX | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 50 | Taylor County | TX | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.95x | No |
| 51 | Bexar County | TX | 4 | 4.4 | 0.91x | No |
| 52 | Hays County | TX | 4 | 4.4 | 0.91x | No |
| 53 | Dallas County | TX | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 54 | Parker County | TX | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 55 | Walker County | TX | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 56 | Travis County | TX | 3.7 | 4.4 | 0.84x | No |
| 57 | Harris County | TX | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.82x | No |
| 58 | Fort Bend County | TX | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.8x | No |
| 59 | Hidalgo County | TX | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.8x | No |
| 60 | Nueces County | TX | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.8x | No |
| 61 | Webb County | TX | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.8x | No |
| 62 | Wichita County | TX | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.8x | No |
| 63 | Brazos County | TX | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.77x | No |
| 64 | El Paso County | TX | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.77x | No |
| 65 | Harrison County | TX | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.77x | No |
| 66 | Cameron County | TX | 2.7 | 4.4 | 0.61x | No |