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Counties with the highest brain cancer incidence rates in Alabama
Among 34 Alabama counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer incidence rates are Cullman County, AL (10, 1.61 times the U.S. rate of 6.2), Coffee County, AL (9.8, 1.58 times the U.S. rate of 6.2) and Morgan County, AL (9.5, 1.53 times the U.S. rate of 6.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 5 of the 34 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 Alabama counties, highest first
Brain & nervous system cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cullman County | AL | 10 | 6.2 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 2 | Coffee County | AL | 9.8 | 6.2 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 3 | Morgan County | AL | 9.5 | 6.2 | 1.53x | Significant |
| 4 | Chilton County | AL | 9.3 | 6.2 | 1.5x | No |
| 5 | Franklin County | AL | 9.3 | 6.2 | 1.5x | No |
| 6 | Limestone County | AL | 9.3 | 6.2 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 7 | Covington County | AL | 8.8 | 6.2 | 1.42x | No |
| 8 | Colbert County | AL | 8.6 | 6.2 | 1.39x | No |
| 9 | St. Clair County | AL | 8.6 | 6.2 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 10 | Escambia County | AL | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.32x | No |
| 11 | DeKalb County | AL | 8.1 | 6.2 | 1.31x | No |
| 12 | Walker County | AL | 8 | 6.2 | 1.29x | No |
| 13 | Chambers County | AL | 7.8 | 6.2 | 1.26x | No |
| 14 | Etowah County | AL | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.19x | No |
| 15 | Tallapoosa County | AL | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.19x | No |
| 16 | Jackson County | AL | 7.3 | 6.2 | 1.18x | No |
| 17 | Blount County | AL | 7 | 6.2 | 1.13x | No |
| 18 | Calhoun County | AL | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 19 | Marshall County | AL | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 20 | Elmore County | AL | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 21 | Lauderdale County | AL | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 22 | Russell County | AL | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 23 | Mobile County | AL | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x | No |
| 24 | Autauga County | AL | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.05x | No |
| 25 | Houston County | AL | 6.4 | 6.2 | 1.03x | No |
| 26 | Baldwin County | AL | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x | No |
| 27 | Dale County | AL | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x | No |
| 28 | Montgomery County | AL | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x | No |
| 29 | Jefferson County | AL | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 30 | Lee County | AL | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 31 | Talladega County | AL | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x | No |
| 32 | Madison County | AL | 5.6 | 6.2 | 0.9x | No |
| 33 | Shelby County | AL | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.89x | No |
| 34 | Tuscaloosa County | AL | 4.5 | 6.2 | 0.73x | No |