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Counties with the highest non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence rates in Massachusetts
Among 13 Massachusetts counties with published values, the counties with the highest non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence rates are Berkshire County, MA (21.1, 1.14 times the U.S. rate of 18.5), Norfolk County, MA (21.1, 1.14 times the U.S. rate of 18.5) and Bristol County, MA (19.6, 1.06 times the U.S. rate of 18.5). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 1 of the 13 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 Massachusetts counties, highest first
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire County | MA | 21.1 | 18.5 | 1.14x | No |
| 2 | Norfolk County | MA | 21.1 | 18.5 | 1.14x | Significant |
| 3 | Bristol County | MA | 19.6 | 18.5 | 1.06x | No |
| 4 | Plymouth County | MA | 19.5 | 18.5 | 1.05x | No |
| 5 | Worcester County | MA | 19.5 | 18.5 | 1.05x | No |
| 6 | Hampshire County | MA | 19.4 | 18.5 | 1.05x | No |
| 7 | Barnstable County | MA | 19.3 | 18.5 | 1.04x | No |
| 8 | Essex County | MA | 19.1 | 18.5 | 1.03x | No |
| 9 | Middlesex County | MA | 18.7 | 18.5 | 1.01x | No |
| 10 | Hampden County | MA | 18.6 | 18.5 | 1.01x | No |
| 11 | Franklin County | MA | 18.4 | 18.5 | 0.99x | No |
| 12 | Dukes County | MA | 17.6 | 18.5 | 0.95x | No |
| 13 | Suffolk County | MA | 16.7 | 18.5 | 0.9x | No |