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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.

Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Texas
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Polk CountyTX16.85.72.95xSignificant
2Brown CountyTX10.95.71.91xSignificant
3San Jacinto CountyTX105.71.75xNo
4Anderson CountyTX9.55.71.67xSignificant
5Lamar CountyTX9.55.71.67xSignificant
6Fayette CountyTX9.45.71.65xNo
7Hood CountyTX9.25.71.61xSignificant
8Cass CountyTX8.75.71.53xNo
9Navarro CountyTX8.55.71.49xNo
10Wichita CountyTX8.55.71.49xSignificant
11Cherokee CountyTX8.35.71.46xNo
12Gillespie CountyTX8.35.71.46xNo
13Nacogdoches CountyTX8.15.71.42xNo
14Harrison CountyTX85.71.4xNo
15Chambers CountyTX7.95.71.39xNo
16Grayson CountyTX7.95.71.39xSignificant
17Palo Pinto CountyTX7.65.71.33xNo
18Bowie CountyTX7.55.71.32xNo
19Walker CountyTX7.45.71.3xNo
20Johnson CountyTX7.35.71.28xNo
21Hardin CountyTX7.25.71.26xNo
22Washington CountyTX7.15.71.25xNo
23Liberty CountyTX75.71.23xNo
24Henderson CountyTX6.95.71.21xNo
25Wise CountyTX6.85.71.19xNo
26Wood CountyTX6.85.71.19xNo
27Comal CountyTX6.65.71.16xNo
28Van Zandt CountyTX6.65.71.16xNo
29Bell CountyTX6.55.71.14xNo
30Ellis CountyTX6.55.71.14xNo
31McLennan CountyTX6.55.71.14xNo
32Medina CountyTX6.55.71.14xNo
33Ector CountyTX6.45.71.12xNo
34Hill CountyTX6.45.71.12xNo
35San Patricio CountyTX6.45.71.12xNo
36Victoria CountyTX6.45.71.12xNo
37Brazoria CountyTX6.35.71.11xNo
38Matagorda CountyTX6.35.71.11xNo
39Coryell CountyTX6.25.71.09xNo
40Smith CountyTX6.25.71.09xNo
41Rusk CountyTX6.15.71.07xNo
42Potter CountyTX65.71.05xNo
43Cooke CountyTX5.95.71.04xNo
44Dallas CountyTX5.95.71.04xNo
45Galveston CountyTX5.95.71.04xNo
46Kerr CountyTX5.95.71.04xNo
47Randall CountyTX5.95.71.04xNo
48Rockwall CountyTX5.95.71.04xNo
49Taylor CountyTX5.95.71.04xNo
50Angelina CountyTX5.85.71.02xNo
51Bexar CountyTX5.85.71.02xNo
52Gregg CountyTX5.85.71.02xNo
53Jefferson CountyTX5.85.71.02xNo
54Montgomery CountyTX5.85.71.02xNo
55Parker CountyTX5.85.71.02xNo
56Tarrant CountyTX5.85.71.02xNo
57Upshur CountyTX5.85.71.02xNo
58Wilson CountyTX5.85.71.02xNo
59Brazos CountyTX5.75.71xNo
60Collin CountyTX5.65.70.98xNo
61Hays CountyTX5.65.70.98xNo
62Midland CountyTX5.65.70.98xNo
63Tom Green CountyTX5.65.70.98xNo
64Kaufman CountyTX5.55.70.96xNo
65Denton CountyTX5.35.70.93xNo
66Guadalupe CountyTX5.35.70.93xNo
67Williamson CountyTX5.35.70.93xNo
68Bastrop CountyTX5.25.70.91xNo
69Hunt CountyTX5.25.70.91xNo
70Nueces CountyTX5.25.70.91xNo
71Cameron CountyTX5.15.70.89xNo
72Harris CountyTX5.15.70.89xNo
73Orange CountyTX5.15.70.89xNo
74Burnet CountyTX55.70.88xNo
75Lubbock CountyTX55.70.88xNo
76Travis CountyTX55.70.88xNo
77El Paso CountyTX4.85.70.84xNo
78Fort Bend CountyTX4.75.70.82xNo
79Webb CountyTX4.45.70.77xNo
80Hidalgo CountyTX4.35.70.75xNo

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