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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Tennessee
Among 48 Tennessee counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Hickman County, TN (11.6, 2.04 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Overton County, TN (11.3, 1.98 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Gibson County, TN (10.3, 1.81 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 8 of the 48 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 Tennessee counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hickman County | TN | 11.6 | 5.7 | 2.04x | Significant |
| 2 | Overton County | TN | 11.3 | 5.7 | 1.98x | Significant |
| 3 | Gibson County | TN | 10.3 | 5.7 | 1.81x | Significant |
| 4 | McMinn County | TN | 9.5 | 5.7 | 1.67x | Significant |
| 5 | Obion County | TN | 9.5 | 5.7 | 1.67x | Significant |
| 6 | Putnam County | TN | 9.3 | 5.7 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 7 | White County | TN | 8.9 | 5.7 | 1.56x | No |
| 8 | Henry County | TN | 8.7 | 5.7 | 1.53x | No |
| 9 | Carroll County | TN | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.49x | No |
| 10 | Tipton County | TN | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.49x | No |
| 11 | Hamblen County | TN | 8 | 5.7 | 1.4x | No |
| 12 | Sullivan County | TN | 7.7 | 5.7 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 13 | Fayette County | TN | 7.6 | 5.7 | 1.33x | No |
| 14 | Giles County | TN | 7.6 | 5.7 | 1.33x | No |
| 15 | Robertson County | TN | 7.6 | 5.7 | 1.33x | No |
| 16 | Anderson County | TN | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 17 | Cocke County | TN | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 18 | Wilson County | TN | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 19 | Dyer County | TN | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.26x | No |
| 20 | Rutherford County | TN | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 21 | Blount County | TN | 7.1 | 5.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 22 | Dickson County | TN | 7.1 | 5.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 23 | Lawrence County | TN | 7.1 | 5.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 24 | Loudon County | TN | 7 | 5.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 25 | Coffee County | TN | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 26 | Jefferson County | TN | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 27 | Rhea County | TN | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 28 | Carter County | TN | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 29 | Sevier County | TN | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 30 | Bradley County | TN | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 31 | Montgomery County | TN | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 32 | Greene County | TN | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 33 | Roane County | TN | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 34 | Williamson County | TN | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 35 | Monroe County | TN | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 36 | Sumner County | TN | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 37 | Hawkins County | TN | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 38 | Madison County | TN | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 39 | Davidson County | TN | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 40 | Maury County | TN | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 41 | Shelby County | TN | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 42 | Cumberland County | TN | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 43 | Warren County | TN | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 44 | Hamilton County | TN | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 45 | Knox County | TN | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 46 | Washington County | TN | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 47 | Campbell County | TN | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 48 | Franklin County | TN | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |