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Counties with the highest thyroid cancer incidence rates in Oklahoma
Among 35 Oklahoma counties with published values, the counties with the highest thyroid cancer incidence rates are Okmulgee County, OK (22.1, 1.7 times the U.S. rate of 13), Wagoner County, OK (18.9, 1.45 times the U.S. rate of 13) and Rogers County, OK (18.3, 1.41 times the U.S. rate of 13). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 5 of the 35 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 Oklahoma counties, highest first
Thyroid cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okmulgee County | OK | 22.1 | 13 | 1.7x | Significant |
| 2 | Wagoner County | OK | 18.9 | 13 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 3 | Rogers County | OK | 18.3 | 13 | 1.41x | Significant |
| 4 | Pottawatomie County | OK | 17.1 | 13 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 5 | Muskogee County | OK | 16.7 | 13 | 1.28x | No |
| 6 | Sequoyah County | OK | 16.7 | 13 | 1.28x | No |
| 7 | Logan County | OK | 16.1 | 13 | 1.24x | No |
| 8 | Delaware County | OK | 15.7 | 13 | 1.21x | No |
| 9 | Payne County | OK | 15.3 | 13 | 1.18x | No |
| 10 | Tulsa County | OK | 15.3 | 13 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 11 | Le Flore County | OK | 15.2 | 13 | 1.17x | No |
| 12 | Mayes County | OK | 15 | 13 | 1.15x | No |
| 13 | Garfield County | OK | 14.9 | 13 | 1.15x | No |
| 14 | Grady County | OK | 14.9 | 13 | 1.15x | No |
| 15 | Pittsburg County | OK | 14.7 | 13 | 1.13x | No |
| 16 | McClain County | OK | 14.5 | 13 | 1.12x | No |
| 17 | Custer County | OK | 14.4 | 13 | 1.11x | No |
| 18 | Creek County | OK | 14.2 | 13 | 1.09x | No |
| 19 | Cherokee County | OK | 14.1 | 13 | 1.08x | No |
| 20 | Lincoln County | OK | 13.8 | 13 | 1.06x | No |
| 21 | Pontotoc County | OK | 13.8 | 13 | 1.06x | No |
| 22 | McIntosh County | OK | 13.7 | 13 | 1.05x | No |
| 23 | Caddo County | OK | 13.5 | 13 | 1.04x | No |
| 24 | Stephens County | OK | 13.5 | 13 | 1.04x | No |
| 25 | Kay County | OK | 13.1 | 13 | 1.01x | No |
| 26 | Ottawa County | OK | 13.1 | 13 | 1.01x | No |
| 27 | Cleveland County | OK | 12.7 | 13 | 0.98x | No |
| 28 | Osage County | OK | 12.6 | 13 | 0.97x | No |
| 29 | Canadian County | OK | 12.5 | 13 | 0.96x | No |
| 30 | McCurtain County | OK | 10.9 | 13 | 0.84x | No |
| 31 | Oklahoma County | OK | 10.7 | 13 | 0.82x | No |
| 32 | Washington County | OK | 9.3 | 13 | 0.72x | No |
| 33 | Carter County | OK | 9.2 | 13 | 0.71x | No |
| 34 | Comanche County | OK | 9 | 13 | 0.69x | No |
| 35 | Bryan County | OK | 7.3 | 13 | 0.56x | No |