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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Georgia
Among 54 Georgia counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Wayne County, GA (11.1, 1.95 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Grady County, GA (9.7, 1.7 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Tift County, GA (9.5, 1.67 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 54 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 Georgia counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne County | GA | 11.1 | 5.7 | 1.95x | Significant |
| 2 | Grady County | GA | 9.7 | 5.7 | 1.7x | No |
| 3 | Tift County | GA | 9.5 | 5.7 | 1.67x | Significant |
| 4 | White County | GA | 9.1 | 5.7 | 1.6x | No |
| 5 | Liberty County | GA | 9 | 5.7 | 1.58x | No |
| 6 | Pickens County | GA | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.49x | No |
| 7 | Ware County | GA | 8.3 | 5.7 | 1.46x | No |
| 8 | Gordon County | GA | 8 | 5.7 | 1.4x | No |
| 9 | Dougherty County | GA | 7.9 | 5.7 | 1.39x | No |
| 10 | Walker County | GA | 7.8 | 5.7 | 1.37x | No |
| 11 | Spalding County | GA | 7.7 | 5.7 | 1.35x | No |
| 12 | Bulloch County | GA | 7.4 | 5.7 | 1.3x | No |
| 13 | Floyd County | GA | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 14 | Polk County | GA | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 15 | Dawson County | GA | 7.1 | 5.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 16 | Barrow County | GA | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 17 | Catoosa County | GA | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 18 | Colquitt County | GA | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 19 | Douglas County | GA | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 20 | Carroll County | GA | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 21 | Chatham County | GA | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 22 | Camden County | GA | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 23 | Cherokee County | GA | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 24 | Clarke County | GA | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 25 | Walton County | GA | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 26 | Baldwin County | GA | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 27 | Fayette County | GA | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 28 | Henry County | GA | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 29 | Habersham County | GA | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 30 | Coweta County | GA | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 31 | Laurens County | GA | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 32 | Jackson County | GA | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 33 | Bartow County | GA | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 34 | Columbia County | GA | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 35 | Clayton County | GA | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 36 | Hall County | GA | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 37 | Muscogee County | GA | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 38 | Paulding County | GA | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 39 | Thomas County | GA | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 40 | Whitfield County | GA | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 41 | Effingham County | GA | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 42 | Richmond County | GA | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 43 | Fulton County | GA | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 44 | Troup County | GA | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 45 | Cobb County | GA | 5 | 5.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 46 | Houston County | GA | 5 | 5.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 47 | Bibb County | GA | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 48 | Lowndes County | GA | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 49 | DeKalb County | GA | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 50 | Glynn County | GA | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 51 | Newton County | GA | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 52 | Forsyth County | GA | 4.4 | 5.7 | 0.77x | No |
| 53 | Gwinnett County | GA | 4.4 | 5.7 | 0.77x | No |
| 54 | Rockdale County | GA | 4.2 | 5.7 | 0.74x | No |