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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Florida
Among 46 Florida counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Union County, FL (16.5, 2.89 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Okeechobee County, FL (8.6, 1.51 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Jackson County, FL (8, 1.4 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 4 of the 46 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.
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Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union County | FL | 16.5 | 5.7 | 2.89x | Significant |
| 2 | Okeechobee County | FL | 8.6 | 5.7 | 1.51x | No |
| 3 | Jackson County | FL | 8 | 5.7 | 1.4x | No |
| 4 | Levy County | FL | 8 | 5.7 | 1.4x | No |
| 5 | Nassau County | FL | 7.7 | 5.7 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 6 | Suwannee County | FL | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 7 | Escambia County | FL | 7.1 | 5.7 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 8 | Alachua County | FL | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 9 | Citrus County | FL | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 10 | Clay County | FL | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 11 | Indian River County | FL | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 12 | Duval County | FL | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | Significant |
| 13 | Marion County | FL | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 14 | Brevard County | FL | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 15 | Flagler County | FL | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 16 | Putnam County | FL | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 17 | Volusia County | FL | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 18 | Lake County | FL | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 19 | Bay County | FL | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 20 | Okaloosa County | FL | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 21 | Columbia County | FL | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 22 | Hillsborough County | FL | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 23 | Santa Rosa County | FL | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 24 | Hernando County | FL | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 25 | Leon County | FL | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 26 | Pasco County | FL | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 27 | Seminole County | FL | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 28 | St. Lucie County | FL | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 29 | Sumter County | FL | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 30 | Sarasota County | FL | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 31 | Walton County | FL | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 32 | Palm Beach County | FL | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 33 | Martin County | FL | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 34 | Broward County | FL | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 35 | Charlotte County | FL | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 36 | Orange County | FL | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 37 | St. Johns County | FL | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 38 | Lee County | FL | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 39 | Polk County | FL | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 40 | Manatee County | FL | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 41 | Collier County | FL | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 42 | Miami-Dade County | FL | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 43 | Pinellas County | FL | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 44 | Highlands County | FL | 4.6 | 5.7 | 0.81x | No |
| 45 | Osceola County | FL | 4.5 | 5.7 | 0.79x | No |
| 46 | Monroe County | FL | 3.5 | 5.7 | 0.61x | No |