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Counties with the highest brain cancer incidence rates in Pennsylvania
Among 54 Pennsylvania counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer incidence rates are Elk County, PA (9.2, 1.48 times the U.S. rate of 6.2), Greene County, PA (9.2, 1.48 times the U.S. rate of 6.2) and Lawrence County, PA (8.8, 1.42 times the U.S. rate of 6.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 54 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 Pennsylvania 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 | Elk County | PA | 9.2 | 6.2 | 1.48x | No |
| 2 | Greene County | PA | 9.2 | 6.2 | 1.48x | No |
| 3 | Lawrence County | PA | 8.8 | 6.2 | 1.42x | No |
| 4 | Somerset County | PA | 8.7 | 6.2 | 1.4x | No |
| 5 | Bedford County | PA | 8.6 | 6.2 | 1.39x | No |
| 6 | Venango County | PA | 8.5 | 6.2 | 1.37x | No |
| 7 | Perry County | PA | 8.3 | 6.2 | 1.34x | No |
| 8 | Schuylkill County | PA | 8.3 | 6.2 | 1.34x | Significant |
| 9 | Armstrong County | PA | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.32x | No |
| 10 | Berks County | PA | 8 | 6.2 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 11 | Northumberland County | PA | 8 | 6.2 | 1.29x | No |
| 12 | Union County | PA | 8 | 6.2 | 1.29x | No |
| 13 | Susquehanna County | PA | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.27x | No |
| 14 | Butler County | PA | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.24x | No |
| 15 | Huntingdon County | PA | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.24x | No |
| 16 | Erie County | PA | 7.6 | 6.2 | 1.23x | No |
| 17 | Clarion County | PA | 7.5 | 6.2 | 1.21x | No |
| 18 | Indiana County | PA | 7.5 | 6.2 | 1.21x | No |
| 19 | Blair County | PA | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.19x | No |
| 20 | Lehigh County | PA | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.19x | No |
| 21 | Centre County | PA | 7.3 | 6.2 | 1.18x | No |
| 22 | Snyder County | PA | 7.3 | 6.2 | 1.18x | No |
| 23 | Crawford County | PA | 7.2 | 6.2 | 1.16x | No |
| 24 | Pike County | PA | 7.2 | 6.2 | 1.16x | No |
| 25 | Washington County | PA | 7.2 | 6.2 | 1.16x | No |
| 26 | Lancaster County | PA | 7 | 6.2 | 1.13x | No |
| 27 | Bucks County | PA | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 28 | Cambria County | PA | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 29 | Luzerne County | PA | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 30 | Monroe County | PA | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 31 | Westmoreland County | PA | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 32 | Allegheny County | PA | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 33 | Columbia County | PA | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 34 | Montgomery County | PA | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 35 | Beaver County | PA | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x | No |
| 36 | Chester County | PA | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.05x | No |
| 37 | Mercer County | PA | 6.4 | 6.2 | 1.03x | No |
| 38 | Dauphin County | PA | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x | No |
| 39 | Northampton County | PA | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x | No |
| 40 | Cumberland County | PA | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x | No |
| 41 | Lycoming County | PA | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x | No |
| 42 | York County | PA | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x | No |
| 43 | Delaware County | PA | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 44 | Lackawanna County | PA | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.94x | No |
| 45 | Adams County | PA | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x | No |
| 46 | Lebanon County | PA | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x | No |
| 47 | Franklin County | PA | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.89x | No |
| 48 | Jefferson County | PA | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.89x | No |
| 49 | Fayette County | PA | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.87x | No |
| 50 | Philadelphia County | PA | 5.3 | 6.2 | 0.85x | No |
| 51 | Wayne County | PA | 5.3 | 6.2 | 0.85x | No |
| 52 | Clearfield County | PA | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x | No |
| 53 | Bradford County | PA | 4.5 | 6.2 | 0.73x | No |
| 54 | Carbon County | PA | 4.3 | 6.2 | 0.69x | No |