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Counties with the highest thyroid cancer incidence rates in New York

Among 60 New York counties with published values, the counties with the highest thyroid cancer incidence rates are Richmond County, NY (29.4, 2.26 times the U.S. rate of 13), Chenango County, NY (24.5, 1.88 times the U.S. rate of 13) and Nassau County, NY (24.2, 1.86 times the U.S. rate of 13). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 27 of the 60 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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Thyroid cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest thyroid cancer incidence rates in New York
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Richmond CountyNY29.4132.26xSignificant
2Chenango CountyNY24.5131.88xSignificant
3Nassau CountyNY24.2131.86xSignificant
4Suffolk CountyNY23.4131.8xSignificant
5Tioga CountyNY22.9131.76xSignificant
6Putnam CountyNY22.5131.73xSignificant
7Cortland CountyNY22131.69xSignificant
8Warren CountyNY20.9131.61xSignificant
9Queens CountyNY20.5131.58xSignificant
10Herkimer CountyNY19.6131.51xSignificant
11Kings CountyNY19.3131.48xSignificant
12Rockland CountyNY18.9131.45xSignificant
13Yates CountyNY18.9131.45xNo
14Niagara CountyNY18.5131.42xSignificant
15Westchester CountyNY18.5131.42xSignificant
16Orleans CountyNY18.4131.42xNo
17Columbia CountyNY18.2131.4xSignificant
18Dutchess CountyNY17.5131.35xSignificant
19Chemung CountyNY17.4131.34xSignificant
20New York CountyNY17.4131.34xSignificant
21Livingston CountyNY17131.31xNo
22Washington CountyNY16.9131.3xNo
23Schoharie CountyNY16.7131.28xNo
24Albany CountyNY16.6131.28xSignificant
25Orange CountyNY16.5131.27xSignificant
26Schenectady CountyNY16.3131.25xSignificant
27Saratoga CountyNY16.2131.25xSignificant
28Clinton CountyNY16.1131.24xNo
29Oneida CountyNY16.1131.24xSignificant
30Cattaraugus CountyNY15.8131.22xNo
31Rensselaer CountyNY15.7131.21xSignificant
32Ontario CountyNY15.6131.2xNo
33Ulster CountyNY15.5131.19xSignificant
34Broome CountyNY15.4131.18xNo
35Otsego CountyNY15.4131.18xNo
36Erie CountyNY15.2131.17xSignificant
37Chautauqua CountyNY14.6131.12xNo
38Bronx CountyNY14.2131.09xSignificant
39Wayne CountyNY14131.08xNo
40Lewis CountyNY13.9131.07xNo
41Onondaga CountyNY13.9131.07xNo
42Monroe CountyNY13.8131.06xNo
43Jefferson CountyNY13.6131.05xNo
44Sullivan CountyNY13.5131.04xNo
45Steuben CountyNY13.4131.03xNo
46Cayuga CountyNY13.3131.02xNo
47Madison CountyNY13131xNo
48Tompkins CountyNY13131xNo
49Delaware CountyNY12.8130.98xNo
50Allegany CountyNY12.5130.96xNo
51Greene CountyNY12.4130.95xNo
52Genesee CountyNY12.3130.95xNo
53Essex CountyNY11.8130.91xNo
54Oswego CountyNY11.5130.88xNo
55Seneca CountyNY11.2130.86xNo
56Fulton CountyNY10130.77xNo
57Montgomery CountyNY9.8130.75xNo
58Wyoming CountyNY8.9130.68xNo
59St. Lawrence CountyNY8.4130.65xNo
60Franklin CountyNY6.9130.53xNo

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