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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Pennsylvania
Among 58 Pennsylvania counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Greene County, PA (10.8, 1.89 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Clarion County, PA (10.6, 1.86 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Clearfield County, PA (9, 1.58 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 6 of the 58 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 Pennsylvania counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greene County | PA | 10.8 | 5.7 | 1.89x | Significant |
| 2 | Clarion County | PA | 10.6 | 5.7 | 1.86x | Significant |
| 3 | Clearfield County | PA | 9 | 5.7 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 4 | Butler County | PA | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 5 | Crawford County | PA | 8.4 | 5.7 | 1.47x | Significant |
| 6 | Columbia County | PA | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 7 | Indiana County | PA | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 8 | Blair County | PA | 7.4 | 5.7 | 1.3x | No |
| 9 | Clinton County | PA | 7.1 | 5.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 10 | Carbon County | PA | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 11 | Elk County | PA | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 12 | Lackawanna County | PA | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 13 | Pike County | PA | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 14 | Schuylkill County | PA | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 15 | Tioga County | PA | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 16 | Luzerne County | PA | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 17 | McKean County | PA | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 18 | Westmoreland County | PA | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 19 | Northumberland County | PA | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 20 | Beaver County | PA | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 21 | Bradford County | PA | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 22 | Jefferson County | PA | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 23 | Susquehanna County | PA | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 24 | Washington County | PA | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 25 | Huntingdon County | PA | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 26 | Lancaster County | PA | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 27 | Adams County | PA | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 28 | Bucks County | PA | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 29 | Franklin County | PA | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 30 | Perry County | PA | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 31 | Erie County | PA | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 32 | Lawrence County | PA | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 33 | Allegheny County | PA | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 34 | Bedford County | PA | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 35 | Lehigh County | PA | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 36 | Somerset County | PA | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 37 | Warren County | PA | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 38 | Chester County | PA | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 39 | Union County | PA | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 40 | York County | PA | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 41 | Mifflin County | PA | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 42 | Dauphin County | PA | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 43 | Northampton County | PA | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 44 | Wayne County | PA | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 45 | Lebanon County | PA | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 46 | Monroe County | PA | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 47 | Mercer County | PA | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 48 | Venango County | PA | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 49 | Berks County | PA | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 50 | Delaware County | PA | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 51 | Montgomery County | PA | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 52 | Armstrong County | PA | 5 | 5.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 53 | Cambria County | PA | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 54 | Cumberland County | PA | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 55 | Fayette County | PA | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 56 | Philadelphia County | PA | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 57 | Lycoming County | PA | 4.6 | 5.7 | 0.81x | No |
| 58 | Centre County | PA | 4.5 | 5.7 | 0.79x | No |