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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Illinois
Among 40 Illinois counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Montgomery County, IL (12.3, 2.16 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Marion County, IL (10.9, 1.91 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Logan County, IL (9.9, 1.74 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 3 of the 40 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 Illinois counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montgomery County | IL | 12.3 | 5.7 | 2.16x | Significant |
| 2 | Marion County | IL | 10.9 | 5.7 | 1.91x | Significant |
| 3 | Logan County | IL | 9.9 | 5.7 | 1.74x | No |
| 4 | Henry County | IL | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 5 | Morgan County | IL | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.49x | No |
| 6 | Boone County | IL | 8.2 | 5.7 | 1.44x | No |
| 7 | Clinton County | IL | 7.7 | 5.7 | 1.35x | No |
| 8 | Jefferson County | IL | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 9 | Knox County | IL | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 10 | Williamson County | IL | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 11 | Ogle County | IL | 7 | 5.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 12 | Vermilion County | IL | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 13 | Winnebago County | IL | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 14 | Kankakee County | IL | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 15 | Monroe County | IL | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 16 | Grundy County | IL | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 17 | McHenry County | IL | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 18 | LaSalle County | IL | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 19 | Fulton County | IL | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 20 | Sangamon County | IL | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 21 | Madison County | IL | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 22 | Will County | IL | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 23 | Kendall County | IL | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 24 | McLean County | IL | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 25 | DuPage County | IL | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 26 | Jackson County | IL | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 27 | Peoria County | IL | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 28 | St. Clair County | IL | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 29 | Kane County | IL | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 30 | Whiteside County | IL | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 31 | Champaign County | IL | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 32 | Cook County | IL | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 33 | Lake County | IL | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 34 | Rock Island County | IL | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 35 | Macon County | IL | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 36 | Macoupin County | IL | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 37 | Tazewell County | IL | 5 | 5.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 38 | Adams County | IL | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 39 | DeKalb County | IL | 4.3 | 5.7 | 0.75x | No |
| 40 | Stephenson County | IL | 4.3 | 5.7 | 0.75x | No |