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Counties with the highest brain cancer incidence rates in Colorado
Among 16 Colorado counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer incidence rates are Douglas County, CO (7.8, 1.26 times the U.S. rate of 6.2), Montrose County, CO (7.3, 1.18 times the U.S. rate of 6.2) and Teller County, CO (7.3, 1.18 times the U.S. rate of 6.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 1 of the 16 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 Colorado 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 | Douglas County | CO | 7.8 | 6.2 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 2 | Montrose County | CO | 7.3 | 6.2 | 1.18x | No |
| 3 | Teller County | CO | 7.3 | 6.2 | 1.18x | No |
| 4 | La Plata County | CO | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x | No |
| 5 | Larimer County | CO | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x | No |
| 6 | Boulder County | CO | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 7 | Mesa County | CO | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 8 | Broomfield County | CO | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x | No |
| 9 | El Paso County | CO | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x | No |
| 10 | Adams County | CO | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.94x | No |
| 11 | Jefferson County | CO | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.94x | No |
| 12 | Pueblo County | CO | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.94x | No |
| 13 | Garfield County | CO | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x | No |
| 14 | Arapahoe County | CO | 5.6 | 6.2 | 0.9x | No |
| 15 | Weld County | CO | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.89x | No |
| 16 | Denver County | CO | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.87x | No |