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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates (U.S.)
Among 1,313 U.S. counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Kingman County, KS (35.1, 6.16 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Polk County, TX (16.8, 2.95 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Union County, FL (16.5, 2.89 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 122 of the 1,313 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.
Top 50 U.S. counties
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted. Showing 50 of 1,313 counties with published values.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingman County | KS | 35.1 | 5.7 | 6.16x | Significant |
| 2 | Polk County | TX | 16.8 | 5.7 | 2.95x | Significant |
| 3 | Union County | FL | 16.5 | 5.7 | 2.89x | Significant |
| 4 | Clinton County | IN | 16.4 | 5.7 | 2.88x | Significant |
| 5 | Hempstead County | AR | 14.1 | 5.7 | 2.47x | Significant |
| 6 | Columbia County | AR | 12.7 | 5.7 | 2.23x | Significant |
| 7 | Decatur County | IN | 12.4 | 5.7 | 2.18x | Significant |
| 8 | Leake County | MS | 12.3 | 5.7 | 2.16x | Significant |
| 9 | Montgomery County | IL | 12.3 | 5.7 | 2.16x | Significant |
| 10 | Nelson County | VA | 12.3 | 5.7 | 2.16x | Significant |
| 11 | Hickman County | TN | 11.6 | 5.7 | 2.04x | Significant |
| 12 | Vernon County | WI | 11.6 | 5.7 | 2.04x | Significant |
| 13 | Perry County | MO | 11.5 | 5.7 | 2.02x | Significant |
| 14 | Morton County | ND | 11.4 | 5.7 | 2x | Significant |
| 15 | Overton County | TN | 11.3 | 5.7 | 1.98x | Significant |
| 16 | Wayne County | GA | 11.1 | 5.7 | 1.95x | Significant |
| 17 | Putnam County | OH | 11 | 5.7 | 1.93x | Significant |
| 18 | Roscommon County | MI | 11 | 5.7 | 1.93x | Significant |
| 19 | Brown County | TX | 10.9 | 5.7 | 1.91x | Significant |
| 20 | Marion County | IL | 10.9 | 5.7 | 1.91x | Significant |
| 21 | Del Norte County | CA | 10.8 | 5.7 | 1.89x | Significant |
| 22 | Goodhue County | MN | 10.8 | 5.7 | 1.89x | Significant |
| 23 | Greene County | PA | 10.8 | 5.7 | 1.89x | Significant |
| 24 | Waupaca County | WI | 10.8 | 5.7 | 1.89x | Significant |
| 25 | Ellis County | KS | 10.7 | 5.7 | 1.88x | Significant |
| 26 | Clarion County | PA | 10.6 | 5.7 | 1.86x | Significant |
| 27 | Crawford County | KS | 10.6 | 5.7 | 1.86x | Significant |
| 28 | Gage County | NE | 10.6 | 5.7 | 1.86x | Significant |
| 29 | Graves County | KY | 10.6 | 5.7 | 1.86x | Significant |
| 30 | Bristol city | VA | 10.5 | 5.7 | 1.84x | Significant |
| 31 | Meade County | SD | 10.4 | 5.7 | 1.82x | Significant |
| 32 | Neshoba County | MS | 10.4 | 5.7 | 1.82x | Significant |
| 33 | Patrick County | VA | 10.4 | 5.7 | 1.82x | No |
| 34 | Gibson County | TN | 10.3 | 5.7 | 1.81x | Significant |
| 35 | Leavenworth County | KS | 10.3 | 5.7 | 1.81x | Significant |
| 36 | Bolivar County | MS | 10.2 | 5.7 | 1.79x | Significant |
| 37 | Calloway County | KY | 10.1 | 5.7 | 1.77x | Significant |
| 38 | Kandiyohi County | MN | 10.1 | 5.7 | 1.77x | Significant |
| 39 | Muhlenberg County | KY | 10.1 | 5.7 | 1.77x | Significant |
| 40 | Boone County | IA | 10 | 5.7 | 1.75x | Significant |
| 41 | Greenup County | KY | 10 | 5.7 | 1.75x | Significant |
| 42 | San Jacinto County | TX | 10 | 5.7 | 1.75x | No |
| 43 | Christian County | KY | 9.9 | 5.7 | 1.74x | Significant |
| 44 | Logan County | IL | 9.9 | 5.7 | 1.74x | No |
| 45 | Fillmore County | MN | 9.8 | 5.7 | 1.72x | No |
| 46 | Kittitas County | WA | 9.8 | 5.7 | 1.72x | Significant |
| 47 | Muskogee County | OK | 9.8 | 5.7 | 1.72x | Significant |
| 48 | Taylor County | KY | 9.8 | 5.7 | 1.72x | No |
| 49 | Boyd County | KY | 9.7 | 5.7 | 1.7x | Significant |
| 50 | Grady County | GA | 9.7 | 5.7 | 1.7x | No |