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Counties with the highest thyroid cancer incidence rates in West Virginia
Among 30 West Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest thyroid cancer incidence rates are Clay County, WV (37, 2.85 times the U.S. rate of 13), Logan County, WV (29.3, 2.25 times the U.S. rate of 13) and Grant County, WV (27.5, 2.12 times the U.S. rate of 13). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 10 of the 30 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 West Virginia counties, highest first
Thyroid cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay County | WV | 37 | 13 | 2.85x | Significant |
| 2 | Logan County | WV | 29.3 | 13 | 2.25x | Significant |
| 3 | Grant County | WV | 27.5 | 13 | 2.12x | Significant |
| 4 | Lincoln County | WV | 26.7 | 13 | 2.05x | Significant |
| 5 | Taylor County | WV | 25.7 | 13 | 1.98x | Significant |
| 6 | Fayette County | WV | 23.1 | 13 | 1.78x | Significant |
| 7 | Kanawha County | WV | 22.1 | 13 | 1.7x | Significant |
| 8 | Preston County | WV | 21.7 | 13 | 1.67x | Significant |
| 9 | Putnam County | WV | 21.5 | 13 | 1.65x | Significant |
| 10 | Boone County | WV | 20.7 | 13 | 1.59x | No |
| 11 | Wyoming County | WV | 18.5 | 13 | 1.42x | No |
| 12 | Hancock County | WV | 17.8 | 13 | 1.37x | No |
| 13 | Marshall County | WV | 17.7 | 13 | 1.36x | No |
| 14 | Marion County | WV | 16.9 | 13 | 1.3x | No |
| 15 | Monongalia County | WV | 16.7 | 13 | 1.28x | Significant |
| 16 | Hampshire County | WV | 14.7 | 13 | 1.13x | No |
| 17 | Greenbrier County | WV | 14.5 | 13 | 1.12x | No |
| 18 | Nicholas County | WV | 14.1 | 13 | 1.08x | No |
| 19 | Ohio County | WV | 13.9 | 13 | 1.07x | No |
| 20 | Mercer County | WV | 13.7 | 13 | 1.05x | No |
| 21 | Harrison County | WV | 13.6 | 13 | 1.05x | No |
| 22 | Berkeley County | WV | 13.2 | 13 | 1.02x | No |
| 23 | Cabell County | WV | 13.1 | 13 | 1.01x | No |
| 24 | Raleigh County | WV | 12.7 | 13 | 0.98x | No |
| 25 | Wayne County | WV | 12.5 | 13 | 0.96x | No |
| 26 | Mineral County | WV | 12.3 | 13 | 0.95x | No |
| 27 | Jefferson County | WV | 12.2 | 13 | 0.94x | No |
| 28 | Randolph County | WV | 11.9 | 13 | 0.92x | No |
| 29 | Jackson County | WV | 10.1 | 13 | 0.78x | No |
| 30 | Wood County | WV | 8.6 | 13 | 0.66x | No |