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Counties with the highest brain cancer incidence rates in Texas
Among 76 Texas counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer incidence rates are Burnet County, TX (11.2, 1.81 times the U.S. rate of 6.2), Titus County, TX (10.4, 1.68 times the U.S. rate of 6.2) and Matagorda County, TX (10.3, 1.66 times the U.S. rate of 6.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 4 of the 76 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 new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnet County | TX | 11.2 | 6.2 | 1.81x | Significant |
| 2 | Titus County | TX | 10.4 | 6.2 | 1.68x | No |
| 3 | Matagorda County | TX | 10.3 | 6.2 | 1.66x | No |
| 4 | Polk County | TX | 10.3 | 6.2 | 1.66x | Significant |
| 5 | Washington County | TX | 9.3 | 6.2 | 1.5x | No |
| 6 | Gregg County | TX | 8.9 | 6.2 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 7 | Henderson County | TX | 8.7 | 6.2 | 1.4x | No |
| 8 | Llano County | TX | 8.5 | 6.2 | 1.37x | No |
| 9 | Johnson County | TX | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 10 | Kendall County | TX | 8.1 | 6.2 | 1.31x | No |
| 11 | Wise County | TX | 7.8 | 6.2 | 1.26x | No |
| 12 | Parker County | TX | 7.5 | 6.2 | 1.21x | No |
| 13 | Smith County | TX | 7.5 | 6.2 | 1.21x | No |
| 14 | Wood County | TX | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.19x | No |
| 15 | Coryell County | TX | 7.3 | 6.2 | 1.18x | No |
| 16 | Chambers County | TX | 7.2 | 6.2 | 1.16x | No |
| 17 | Bastrop County | TX | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x | No |
| 18 | Bowie County | TX | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x | No |
| 19 | Kerr County | TX | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x | No |
| 20 | Midland County | TX | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x | No |
| 21 | Wharton County | TX | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x | No |
| 22 | Anderson County | TX | 7 | 6.2 | 1.13x | No |
| 23 | Angelina County | TX | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 24 | Hood County | TX | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 25 | Van Zandt County | TX | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 26 | Denton County | TX | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 27 | Nacogdoches County | TX | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x | No |
| 28 | Collin County | TX | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 29 | Hays County | TX | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 30 | Lamar County | TX | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 31 | Montgomery County | TX | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 32 | Waller County | TX | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x | No |
| 33 | Cooke County | TX | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x | No |
| 34 | Kaufman County | TX | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x | No |
| 35 | Potter County | TX | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x | No |
| 36 | Bell County | TX | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.05x | No |
| 37 | Ellis County | TX | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.05x | No |
| 38 | Cherokee County | TX | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x | No |
| 39 | Tarrant County | TX | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x | No |
| 40 | Randall County | TX | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.98x | No |
| 41 | Walker County | TX | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.98x | No |
| 42 | Brazoria County | TX | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x | No |
| 43 | Hunt County | TX | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x | No |
| 44 | Medina County | TX | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x | No |
| 45 | Williamson County | TX | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x | No |
| 46 | Wilson County | TX | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x | No |
| 47 | Bexar County | TX | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 48 | Dallas County | TX | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 49 | Fort Bend County | TX | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 50 | Lubbock County | TX | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 51 | Wichita County | TX | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x | No |
| 52 | Maverick County | TX | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.94x | No |
| 53 | Rockwall County | TX | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.94x | No |
| 54 | Starr County | TX | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.94x | No |
| 55 | Taylor County | TX | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.94x | No |
| 56 | Comal County | TX | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x | No |
| 57 | Galveston County | TX | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x | No |
| 58 | Guadalupe County | TX | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x | No |
| 59 | El Paso County | TX | 5.6 | 6.2 | 0.9x | No |
| 60 | Grayson County | TX | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.89x | No |
| 61 | Harris County | TX | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.89x | No |
| 62 | Orange County | TX | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.89x | No |
| 63 | Travis County | TX | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.89x | No |
| 64 | Hidalgo County | TX | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x | No |
| 65 | Jefferson County | TX | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x | No |
| 66 | Victoria County | TX | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x | No |
| 67 | Brazos County | TX | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.82x | No |
| 68 | Liberty County | TX | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.82x | No |
| 69 | Webb County | TX | 5 | 6.2 | 0.81x | No |
| 70 | Nueces County | TX | 4.9 | 6.2 | 0.79x | No |
| 71 | Ector County | TX | 4.8 | 6.2 | 0.77x | No |
| 72 | McLennan County | TX | 4.8 | 6.2 | 0.77x | No |
| 73 | Tom Green County | TX | 4.7 | 6.2 | 0.76x | No |
| 74 | Cameron County | TX | 4.5 | 6.2 | 0.73x | No |
| 75 | San Patricio County | TX | 4.3 | 6.2 | 0.69x | No |
| 76 | Harrison County | TX | 3.8 | 6.2 | 0.61x | No |