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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Maryland
Among 20 Maryland counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Garrett County, MD (9.1, 1.6 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), St. Mary's County, MD (8, 1.4 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Washington County, MD (7.2, 1.26 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 1 of the 20 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 Maryland counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett County | MD | 9.1 | 5.7 | 1.6x | No |
| 2 | St. Mary's County | MD | 8 | 5.7 | 1.4x | Significant |
| 3 | Washington County | MD | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.26x | No |
| 4 | Cecil County | MD | 7 | 5.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 5 | Calvert County | MD | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 6 | Wicomico County | MD | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 7 | Harford County | MD | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 8 | Baltimore city | MD | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 9 | Frederick County | MD | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 10 | Anne Arundel County | MD | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 11 | Baltimore County | MD | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 12 | Charles County | MD | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 13 | Prince George's County | MD | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 14 | Carroll County | MD | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 15 | Queen Anne's County | MD | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 16 | Allegany County | MD | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 17 | Howard County | MD | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 18 | Montgomery County | MD | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 19 | Worcester County | MD | 4.3 | 5.7 | 0.75x | No |
| 20 | Talbot County | MD | 4.2 | 5.7 | 0.74x | No |