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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Texas
Among 80 Texas counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Polk County, TX (16.8, 2.95 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Brown County, TX (10.9, 1.91 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and San Jacinto County, TX (10, 1.75 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 7 of the 80 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.
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Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | TX | 16.8 | 5.7 | 2.95x | Significant |
| 2 | Brown County | TX | 10.9 | 5.7 | 1.91x | Significant |
| 3 | San Jacinto County | TX | 10 | 5.7 | 1.75x | No |
| 4 | Anderson County | TX | 9.5 | 5.7 | 1.67x | Significant |
| 5 | Lamar County | TX | 9.5 | 5.7 | 1.67x | Significant |
| 6 | Fayette County | TX | 9.4 | 5.7 | 1.65x | No |
| 7 | Hood County | TX | 9.2 | 5.7 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 8 | Cass County | TX | 8.7 | 5.7 | 1.53x | No |
| 9 | Navarro County | TX | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.49x | No |
| 10 | Wichita County | TX | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 11 | Cherokee County | TX | 8.3 | 5.7 | 1.46x | No |
| 12 | Gillespie County | TX | 8.3 | 5.7 | 1.46x | No |
| 13 | Nacogdoches County | TX | 8.1 | 5.7 | 1.42x | No |
| 14 | Harrison County | TX | 8 | 5.7 | 1.4x | No |
| 15 | Chambers County | TX | 7.9 | 5.7 | 1.39x | No |
| 16 | Grayson County | TX | 7.9 | 5.7 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 17 | Palo Pinto County | TX | 7.6 | 5.7 | 1.33x | No |
| 18 | Bowie County | TX | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 19 | Walker County | TX | 7.4 | 5.7 | 1.3x | No |
| 20 | Johnson County | TX | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 21 | Hardin County | TX | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.26x | No |
| 22 | Washington County | TX | 7.1 | 5.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 23 | Liberty County | TX | 7 | 5.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 24 | Henderson County | TX | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 25 | Wise County | TX | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 26 | Wood County | TX | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 27 | Comal County | TX | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 28 | Van Zandt County | TX | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 29 | Bell County | TX | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 30 | Ellis County | TX | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 31 | McLennan County | TX | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 32 | Medina County | TX | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 33 | Ector County | TX | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 34 | Hill County | TX | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 35 | San Patricio County | TX | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 36 | Victoria County | TX | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 37 | Brazoria County | TX | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 38 | Matagorda County | TX | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 39 | Coryell County | TX | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 40 | Smith County | TX | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 41 | Rusk County | TX | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 42 | Potter County | TX | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 43 | Cooke County | TX | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 44 | Dallas County | TX | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 45 | Galveston County | TX | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 46 | Kerr County | TX | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 47 | Randall County | TX | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 48 | Rockwall County | TX | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 49 | Taylor County | TX | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 50 | Angelina County | TX | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 51 | Bexar County | TX | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 52 | Gregg County | TX | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 53 | Jefferson County | TX | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 54 | Montgomery County | TX | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 55 | Parker County | TX | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 56 | Tarrant County | TX | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 57 | Upshur County | TX | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 58 | Wilson County | TX | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 59 | Brazos County | TX | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 60 | Collin County | TX | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 61 | Hays County | TX | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 62 | Midland County | TX | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 63 | Tom Green County | TX | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 64 | Kaufman County | TX | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 65 | Denton County | TX | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 66 | Guadalupe County | TX | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 67 | Williamson County | TX | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 68 | Bastrop County | TX | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 69 | Hunt County | TX | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 70 | Nueces County | TX | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 71 | Cameron County | TX | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 72 | Harris County | TX | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 73 | Orange County | TX | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 74 | Burnet County | TX | 5 | 5.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 75 | Lubbock County | TX | 5 | 5.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 76 | Travis County | TX | 5 | 5.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 77 | El Paso County | TX | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 78 | Fort Bend County | TX | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 79 | Webb County | TX | 4.4 | 5.7 | 0.77x | No |
| 80 | Hidalgo County | TX | 4.3 | 5.7 | 0.75x | No |