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Counties with the highest thyroid cancer incidence rates in Ohio
Among 80 Ohio counties with published values, the counties with the highest thyroid cancer incidence rates are Shelby County, OH (25.1, 1.93 times the U.S. rate of 13), Harrison County, OH (23.3, 1.79 times the U.S. rate of 13) and Lorain County, OH (22.7, 1.75 times the U.S. rate of 13). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 14 of the 80 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 Ohio counties, highest first
Thyroid cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | OH | 25.1 | 13 | 1.93x | Significant |
| 2 | Harrison County | OH | 23.3 | 13 | 1.79x | Significant |
| 3 | Lorain County | OH | 22.7 | 13 | 1.75x | Significant |
| 4 | Jefferson County | OH | 21.4 | 13 | 1.65x | Significant |
| 5 | Ottawa County | OH | 20.4 | 13 | 1.57x | Significant |
| 6 | Hancock County | OH | 20.1 | 13 | 1.55x | Significant |
| 7 | Summit County | OH | 19.2 | 13 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 8 | Auglaize County | OH | 18.6 | 13 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 9 | Carroll County | OH | 18.6 | 13 | 1.43x | No |
| 10 | Erie County | OH | 18.5 | 13 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 11 | Medina County | OH | 18.5 | 13 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 12 | Lawrence County | OH | 18.1 | 13 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 13 | Preble County | OH | 17.9 | 13 | 1.38x | No |
| 14 | Fayette County | OH | 17.3 | 13 | 1.33x | No |
| 15 | Licking County | OH | 17 | 13 | 1.31x | Significant |
| 16 | Hocking County | OH | 16.8 | 13 | 1.29x | No |
| 17 | Knox County | OH | 16.8 | 13 | 1.29x | No |
| 18 | Belmont County | OH | 16.6 | 13 | 1.28x | No |
| 19 | Gallia County | OH | 16.5 | 13 | 1.27x | No |
| 20 | Sandusky County | OH | 16.5 | 13 | 1.27x | No |
| 21 | Stark County | OH | 16.1 | 13 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 22 | Ashland County | OH | 15.8 | 13 | 1.22x | No |
| 23 | Ashtabula County | OH | 15.8 | 13 | 1.22x | No |
| 24 | Geauga County | OH | 15.8 | 13 | 1.22x | No |
| 25 | Wayne County | OH | 15.8 | 13 | 1.22x | No |
| 26 | Wyandot County | OH | 15.8 | 13 | 1.22x | No |
| 27 | Putnam County | OH | 15.5 | 13 | 1.19x | No |
| 28 | Fulton County | OH | 15.4 | 13 | 1.18x | No |
| 29 | Cuyahoga County | OH | 15.2 | 13 | 1.17x | Significant |
| 30 | Jackson County | OH | 15.1 | 13 | 1.16x | No |
| 31 | Huron County | OH | 15 | 13 | 1.15x | No |
| 32 | Union County | OH | 15 | 13 | 1.15x | No |
| 33 | Mercer County | OH | 14.8 | 13 | 1.14x | No |
| 34 | Tuscarawas County | OH | 14.8 | 13 | 1.14x | No |
| 35 | Wood County | OH | 14.7 | 13 | 1.13x | No |
| 36 | Delaware County | OH | 14.6 | 13 | 1.12x | No |
| 37 | Greene County | OH | 14.6 | 13 | 1.12x | No |
| 38 | Lake County | OH | 14.6 | 13 | 1.12x | No |
| 39 | Hardin County | OH | 14.4 | 13 | 1.11x | No |
| 40 | Allen County | OH | 14.3 | 13 | 1.1x | No |
| 41 | Montgomery County | OH | 14.3 | 13 | 1.1x | No |
| 42 | Williams County | OH | 14.3 | 13 | 1.1x | No |
| 43 | Crawford County | OH | 14.2 | 13 | 1.09x | No |
| 44 | Clark County | OH | 13.9 | 13 | 1.07x | No |
| 45 | Miami County | OH | 13.8 | 13 | 1.06x | No |
| 46 | Scioto County | OH | 13.5 | 13 | 1.04x | No |
| 47 | Mahoning County | OH | 13.1 | 13 | 1.01x | No |
| 48 | Athens County | OH | 13 | 13 | 1x | No |
| 49 | Portage County | OH | 13 | 13 | 1x | No |
| 50 | Clinton County | OH | 12.9 | 13 | 0.99x | No |
| 51 | Pickaway County | OH | 12.8 | 13 | 0.98x | No |
| 52 | Trumbull County | OH | 12.8 | 13 | 0.98x | No |
| 53 | Van Wert County | OH | 12.8 | 13 | 0.98x | No |
| 54 | Warren County | OH | 12.8 | 13 | 0.98x | No |
| 55 | Ross County | OH | 12.6 | 13 | 0.97x | No |
| 56 | Columbiana County | OH | 12.4 | 13 | 0.95x | No |
| 57 | Marion County | OH | 12.4 | 13 | 0.95x | No |
| 58 | Richland County | OH | 12.2 | 13 | 0.94x | No |
| 59 | Washington County | OH | 12.2 | 13 | 0.94x | No |
| 60 | Morrow County | OH | 12.1 | 13 | 0.93x | No |
| 61 | Fairfield County | OH | 12 | 13 | 0.92x | No |
| 62 | Logan County | OH | 11.9 | 13 | 0.92x | No |
| 63 | Pike County | OH | 11.9 | 13 | 0.92x | No |
| 64 | Clermont County | OH | 11.8 | 13 | 0.91x | No |
| 65 | Defiance County | OH | 11.6 | 13 | 0.89x | No |
| 66 | Holmes County | OH | 11.6 | 13 | 0.89x | No |
| 67 | Meigs County | OH | 11.6 | 13 | 0.89x | No |
| 68 | Butler County | OH | 11.4 | 13 | 0.88x | No |
| 69 | Franklin County | OH | 11.4 | 13 | 0.88x | No |
| 70 | Seneca County | OH | 11.4 | 13 | 0.88x | No |
| 71 | Guernsey County | OH | 11.2 | 13 | 0.86x | No |
| 72 | Lucas County | OH | 11.1 | 13 | 0.85x | No |
| 73 | Muskingum County | OH | 11.1 | 13 | 0.85x | No |
| 74 | Champaign County | OH | 10.9 | 13 | 0.84x | No |
| 75 | Darke County | OH | 10.5 | 13 | 0.81x | No |
| 76 | Coshocton County | OH | 10.3 | 13 | 0.79x | No |
| 77 | Highland County | OH | 10.3 | 13 | 0.79x | No |
| 78 | Madison County | OH | 10.1 | 13 | 0.78x | No |
| 79 | Hamilton County | OH | 9.8 | 13 | 0.75x | No |
| 80 | Brown County | OH | 7.7 | 13 | 0.59x | No |