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Counties with the highest brain cancer incidence rates in Mississippi
Among 14 Mississippi counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer incidence rates are Alcorn County, MS (9.8, 1.58 times the U.S. rate of 6.2), Lauderdale County, MS (6.8, 1.1 times the U.S. rate of 6.2) and Jones County, MS (6.6, 1.06 times the U.S. rate of 6.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 14 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 Mississippi 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 | Alcorn County | MS | 9.8 | 6.2 | 1.58x | No |
| 2 | Lauderdale County | MS | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 3 | Jones County | MS | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x | No |
| 4 | Pearl River County | MS | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x | No |
| 5 | Lamar County | MS | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x | No |
| 6 | Lee County | MS | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.98x | No |
| 7 | Hancock County | MS | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 8 | DeSoto County | MS | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x | No |
| 9 | Jackson County | MS | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.89x | No |
| 10 | Harrison County | MS | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x | No |
| 11 | Hinds County | MS | 4.9 | 6.2 | 0.79x | No |
| 12 | Rankin County | MS | 4.5 | 6.2 | 0.73x | No |
| 13 | Madison County | MS | 4.3 | 6.2 | 0.69x | No |
| 14 | Forrest County | MS | 4.2 | 6.2 | 0.68x | No |