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Counties with the highest leukemia incidence rates in Florida
Among 60 Florida counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia incidence rates are Union County, FL (41.6, 2.87 times the U.S. rate of 14.5), Baker County, FL (23.2, 1.6 times the U.S. rate of 14.5) and Calhoun County, FL (23.2, 1.6 times the U.S. rate of 14.5). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 37 of the 60 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 new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union County | FL | 41.6 | 14.5 | 2.87x | Significant |
| 2 | Baker County | FL | 23.2 | 14.5 | 1.6x | Significant |
| 3 | Calhoun County | FL | 23.2 | 14.5 | 1.6x | Significant |
| 4 | Martin County | FL | 23.2 | 14.5 | 1.6x | Significant |
| 5 | Gilchrist County | FL | 22 | 14.5 | 1.52x | No |
| 6 | DeSoto County | FL | 21.9 | 14.5 | 1.51x | Significant |
| 7 | Sumter County | FL | 21.8 | 14.5 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 8 | Clay County | FL | 21.5 | 14.5 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 9 | Hardee County | FL | 21.5 | 14.5 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 10 | Nassau County | FL | 21.5 | 14.5 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 11 | Hernando County | FL | 21 | 14.5 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 12 | Citrus County | FL | 20.5 | 14.5 | 1.41x | Significant |
| 13 | Brevard County | FL | 20.3 | 14.5 | 1.4x | Significant |
| 14 | Columbia County | FL | 19.9 | 14.5 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 15 | Flagler County | FL | 19.8 | 14.5 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 16 | Charlotte County | FL | 19.7 | 14.5 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 17 | Bay County | FL | 19.6 | 14.5 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 18 | Pasco County | FL | 19.4 | 14.5 | 1.34x | Significant |
| 19 | Marion County | FL | 19.2 | 14.5 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 20 | Dixie County | FL | 19.1 | 14.5 | 1.32x | No |
| 21 | Sarasota County | FL | 19.1 | 14.5 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 22 | Indian River County | FL | 19 | 14.5 | 1.31x | Significant |
| 23 | Lake County | FL | 19 | 14.5 | 1.31x | Significant |
| 24 | St. Lucie County | FL | 19 | 14.5 | 1.31x | Significant |
| 25 | St. Johns County | FL | 18.7 | 14.5 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 26 | Duval County | FL | 18.6 | 14.5 | 1.28x | Significant |
| 27 | Escambia County | FL | 18.6 | 14.5 | 1.28x | Significant |
| 28 | Bradford County | FL | 18.2 | 14.5 | 1.26x | No |
| 29 | Palm Beach County | FL | 18.2 | 14.5 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 30 | Hillsborough County | FL | 18.1 | 14.5 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 31 | Jackson County | FL | 17.8 | 14.5 | 1.23x | No |
| 32 | Leon County | FL | 17.7 | 14.5 | 1.22x | Significant |
| 33 | Seminole County | FL | 17.5 | 14.5 | 1.21x | Significant |
| 34 | Gadsden County | FL | 17.3 | 14.5 | 1.19x | No |
| 35 | Pinellas County | FL | 17.3 | 14.5 | 1.19x | Significant |
| 36 | Lee County | FL | 17.2 | 14.5 | 1.19x | Significant |
| 37 | Volusia County | FL | 17.1 | 14.5 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 38 | Wakulla County | FL | 17.1 | 14.5 | 1.18x | No |
| 39 | Levy County | FL | 16.8 | 14.5 | 1.16x | No |
| 40 | Polk County | FL | 16.7 | 14.5 | 1.15x | Significant |
| 41 | Hendry County | FL | 16.5 | 14.5 | 1.14x | No |
| 42 | Manatee County | FL | 16.5 | 14.5 | 1.14x | Significant |
| 43 | Suwannee County | FL | 16.2 | 14.5 | 1.12x | No |
| 44 | Collier County | FL | 16.1 | 14.5 | 1.11x | Significant |
| 45 | Santa Rosa County | FL | 16.1 | 14.5 | 1.11x | No |
| 46 | Washington County | FL | 16 | 14.5 | 1.1x | No |
| 47 | Broward County | FL | 15.8 | 14.5 | 1.09x | Significant |
| 48 | Jefferson County | FL | 15.6 | 14.5 | 1.08x | No |
| 49 | Walton County | FL | 15.5 | 14.5 | 1.07x | No |
| 50 | Miami-Dade County | FL | 15.4 | 14.5 | 1.06x | Significant |
| 51 | Orange County | FL | 15.1 | 14.5 | 1.04x | No |
| 52 | Putnam County | FL | 15 | 14.5 | 1.03x | No |
| 53 | Alachua County | FL | 14.8 | 14.5 | 1.02x | No |
| 54 | Okaloosa County | FL | 14.8 | 14.5 | 1.02x | No |
| 55 | Okeechobee County | FL | 14.7 | 14.5 | 1.01x | No |
| 56 | Monroe County | FL | 14.3 | 14.5 | 0.99x | No |
| 57 | Highlands County | FL | 14.2 | 14.5 | 0.98x | No |
| 58 | Osceola County | FL | 14 | 14.5 | 0.97x | No |
| 59 | Madison County | FL | 12.1 | 14.5 | 0.83x | No |
| 60 | Taylor County | FL | 12 | 14.5 | 0.83x | No |