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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Oklahoma
Among 28 Oklahoma counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Muskogee County, OK (9.8, 1.72 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Cherokee County, OK (9, 1.58 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Ottawa County, OK (9, 1.58 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 6 of the 28 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 Oklahoma counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muskogee County | OK | 9.8 | 5.7 | 1.72x | Significant |
| 2 | Cherokee County | OK | 9 | 5.7 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 3 | Ottawa County | OK | 9 | 5.7 | 1.58x | No |
| 4 | Pittsburg County | OK | 8.8 | 5.7 | 1.54x | Significant |
| 5 | Garfield County | OK | 8.7 | 5.7 | 1.53x | Significant |
| 6 | Carter County | OK | 8.3 | 5.7 | 1.46x | No |
| 7 | Pontotoc County | OK | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 8 | Sequoyah County | OK | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 9 | Pottawatomie County | OK | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 10 | Stephens County | OK | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 11 | Oklahoma County | OK | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 12 | Creek County | OK | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 13 | Tulsa County | OK | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | Significant |
| 14 | Le Flore County | OK | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 15 | Mayes County | OK | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 16 | Canadian County | OK | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 17 | Okmulgee County | OK | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 18 | Payne County | OK | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 19 | Delaware County | OK | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 20 | Bryan County | OK | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 21 | Osage County | OK | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 22 | Washington County | OK | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 23 | Comanche County | OK | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 24 | Rogers County | OK | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 25 | Kay County | OK | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 26 | Grady County | OK | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 27 | Cleveland County | OK | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 28 | Wagoner County | OK | 4.6 | 5.7 | 0.81x | No |