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Counties with the highest thyroid cancer incidence rates in Florida
Among 47 Florida counties with published values, the counties with the highest thyroid cancer incidence rates are Miami-Dade County, FL (18.4, 1.42 times the U.S. rate of 13), Indian River County, FL (15.2, 1.17 times the U.S. rate of 13) and Pasco County, FL (14.7, 1.13 times the U.S. rate of 13). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 3 of the 47 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 Florida counties, highest first
Thyroid cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami-Dade County | FL | 18.4 | 13 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 2 | Indian River County | FL | 15.2 | 13 | 1.17x | No |
| 3 | Pasco County | FL | 14.7 | 13 | 1.13x | Significant |
| 4 | Broward County | FL | 14.5 | 13 | 1.12x | Significant |
| 5 | Martin County | FL | 14.2 | 13 | 1.09x | No |
| 6 | Lee County | FL | 14.1 | 13 | 1.08x | No |
| 7 | Seminole County | FL | 13.9 | 13 | 1.07x | No |
| 8 | Levy County | FL | 13.5 | 13 | 1.04x | No |
| 9 | Hernando County | FL | 13.4 | 13 | 1.03x | No |
| 10 | St. Lucie County | FL | 13.3 | 13 | 1.02x | No |
| 11 | Columbia County | FL | 13.2 | 13 | 1.02x | No |
| 12 | Palm Beach County | FL | 13.2 | 13 | 1.02x | No |
| 13 | Hillsborough County | FL | 13 | 13 | 1x | No |
| 14 | Polk County | FL | 12.9 | 13 | 0.99x | No |
| 15 | Brevard County | FL | 12.8 | 13 | 0.98x | No |
| 16 | Alachua County | FL | 12.5 | 13 | 0.96x | No |
| 17 | Monroe County | FL | 12.2 | 13 | 0.94x | No |
| 18 | Sarasota County | FL | 12.1 | 13 | 0.93x | No |
| 19 | Clay County | FL | 12 | 13 | 0.92x | No |
| 20 | Osceola County | FL | 12 | 13 | 0.92x | No |
| 21 | St. Johns County | FL | 11.9 | 13 | 0.92x | No |
| 22 | Volusia County | FL | 11.8 | 13 | 0.91x | No |
| 23 | Pinellas County | FL | 11.6 | 13 | 0.89x | No |
| 24 | Flagler County | FL | 11.2 | 13 | 0.86x | No |
| 25 | Manatee County | FL | 11.1 | 13 | 0.85x | No |
| 26 | Collier County | FL | 11 | 13 | 0.85x | No |
| 27 | Highlands County | FL | 11 | 13 | 0.85x | No |
| 28 | Bay County | FL | 10.6 | 13 | 0.82x | No |
| 29 | Santa Rosa County | FL | 10.5 | 13 | 0.81x | No |
| 30 | Lake County | FL | 10.4 | 13 | 0.8x | No |
| 31 | Orange County | FL | 10.2 | 13 | 0.78x | No |
| 32 | Escambia County | FL | 10.1 | 13 | 0.78x | No |
| 33 | Citrus County | FL | 9.9 | 13 | 0.76x | No |
| 34 | Leon County | FL | 9.8 | 13 | 0.75x | No |
| 35 | Charlotte County | FL | 9.7 | 13 | 0.75x | No |
| 36 | Nassau County | FL | 9.6 | 13 | 0.74x | No |
| 37 | Suwannee County | FL | 9.6 | 13 | 0.74x | No |
| 38 | Walton County | FL | 9.3 | 13 | 0.72x | No |
| 39 | Duval County | FL | 9.2 | 13 | 0.71x | No |
| 40 | Hendry County | FL | 9.2 | 13 | 0.71x | No |
| 41 | Okaloosa County | FL | 9 | 13 | 0.69x | No |
| 42 | Putnam County | FL | 8.9 | 13 | 0.68x | No |
| 43 | Marion County | FL | 8.8 | 13 | 0.68x | No |
| 44 | Okeechobee County | FL | 8.7 | 13 | 0.67x | No |
| 45 | Wakulla County | FL | 7.7 | 13 | 0.59x | No |
| 46 | Gadsden County | FL | 6.6 | 13 | 0.51x | No |
| 47 | Sumter County | FL | 6.6 | 13 | 0.51x | No |