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Counties with the highest non-Hodgkin lymphoma death rates in Virginia
Among 43 Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest non-Hodgkin lymphoma death rates are Fairfax city, VA (14.4, 3 times the U.S. rate of 4.8), Alleghany County, VA (10.9, 2.27 times the U.S. rate of 4.8) and Wise County, VA (8.8, 1.83 times the U.S. rate of 4.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 3 of the 43 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 Virginia counties, highest first
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax city | VA | 14.4 | 4.8 | 3x | Significant |
| 2 | Alleghany County | VA | 10.9 | 4.8 | 2.27x | Significant |
| 3 | Wise County | VA | 8.8 | 4.8 | 1.83x | Significant |
| 4 | Page County | VA | 8.3 | 4.8 | 1.73x | No |
| 5 | Scott County | VA | 7.9 | 4.8 | 1.65x | No |
| 6 | Orange County | VA | 7.1 | 4.8 | 1.48x | No |
| 7 | Halifax County | VA | 6.9 | 4.8 | 1.44x | No |
| 8 | Accomack County | VA | 6.6 | 4.8 | 1.38x | No |
| 9 | Lynchburg city | VA | 6.6 | 4.8 | 1.38x | No |
| 10 | Pittsylvania County | VA | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.31x | No |
| 11 | Spotsylvania County | VA | 5.9 | 4.8 | 1.23x | No |
| 12 | James City County | VA | 5.8 | 4.8 | 1.21x | No |
| 13 | Gloucester County | VA | 5.7 | 4.8 | 1.19x | No |
| 14 | Frederick County | VA | 5.6 | 4.8 | 1.17x | No |
| 15 | Hanover County | VA | 5.5 | 4.8 | 1.15x | No |
| 16 | Henry County | VA | 5.5 | 4.8 | 1.15x | No |
| 17 | Rockingham County | VA | 5.5 | 4.8 | 1.15x | No |
| 18 | Washington County | VA | 5.4 | 4.8 | 1.13x | No |
| 19 | Fauquier County | VA | 5.3 | 4.8 | 1.1x | No |
| 20 | Montgomery County | VA | 5.3 | 4.8 | 1.1x | No |
| 21 | Roanoke County | VA | 5.3 | 4.8 | 1.1x | No |
| 22 | Roanoke city | VA | 5.2 | 4.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 23 | Campbell County | VA | 5.1 | 4.8 | 1.06x | No |
| 24 | Augusta County | VA | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1x | No |
| 25 | Henrico County | VA | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1x | No |
| 26 | Loudoun County | VA | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1x | No |
| 27 | Portsmouth city | VA | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1x | No |
| 28 | Prince William County | VA | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1x | No |
| 29 | York County | VA | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1x | No |
| 30 | Franklin County | VA | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.98x | No |
| 31 | Albemarle County | VA | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.94x | No |
| 32 | Newport News city | VA | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.94x | No |
| 33 | Chesterfield County | VA | 4.4 | 4.8 | 0.92x | No |
| 34 | Stafford County | VA | 4.4 | 4.8 | 0.92x | No |
| 35 | Chesapeake city | VA | 4.1 | 4.8 | 0.85x | No |
| 36 | Hampton city | VA | 4.1 | 4.8 | 0.85x | No |
| 37 | Norfolk city | VA | 4.1 | 4.8 | 0.85x | No |
| 38 | Virginia Beach city | VA | 4.1 | 4.8 | 0.85x | No |
| 39 | Suffolk city | VA | 4 | 4.8 | 0.83x | No |
| 40 | Fairfax County | VA | 3.7 | 4.8 | 0.77x | No |
| 41 | Richmond city | VA | 3.3 | 4.8 | 0.69x | No |
| 42 | Arlington County | VA | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.65x | No |
| 43 | Alexandria city | VA | 3 | 4.8 | 0.63x | No |