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Counties with the highest leukemia incidence rates in Virginia
Among 85 Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia incidence rates are Lunenburg County, VA (20.8, 1.43 times the U.S. rate of 14.5), Nottoway County, VA (20.8, 1.43 times the U.S. rate of 14.5) and Madison County, VA (19.4, 1.34 times the U.S. rate of 14.5). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 85 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 Virginia counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lunenburg County | VA | 20.8 | 14.5 | 1.43x | No |
| 2 | Nottoway County | VA | 20.8 | 14.5 | 1.43x | No |
| 3 | Madison County | VA | 19.4 | 14.5 | 1.34x | No |
| 4 | Patrick County | VA | 18.6 | 14.5 | 1.28x | No |
| 5 | Amherst County | VA | 18.4 | 14.5 | 1.27x | No |
| 6 | Rockbridge County | VA | 18.3 | 14.5 | 1.26x | No |
| 7 | Dickenson County | VA | 17.8 | 14.5 | 1.23x | No |
| 8 | Culpeper County | VA | 17.6 | 14.5 | 1.21x | No |
| 9 | Orange County | VA | 17.6 | 14.5 | 1.21x | No |
| 10 | Buckingham County | VA | 17.5 | 14.5 | 1.21x | No |
| 11 | King George County | VA | 16.4 | 14.5 | 1.13x | No |
| 12 | Harrisonburg city | VA | 16.3 | 14.5 | 1.12x | No |
| 13 | Northumberland County | VA | 16.1 | 14.5 | 1.11x | No |
| 14 | Waynesboro city | VA | 16.1 | 14.5 | 1.11x | No |
| 15 | Staunton city | VA | 15.9 | 14.5 | 1.1x | No |
| 16 | Gloucester County | VA | 15.6 | 14.5 | 1.08x | No |
| 17 | Lynchburg city | VA | 15.4 | 14.5 | 1.06x | No |
| 18 | Nelson County | VA | 15.2 | 14.5 | 1.05x | No |
| 19 | New Kent County | VA | 15 | 14.5 | 1.03x | No |
| 20 | Washington County | VA | 14.8 | 14.5 | 1.02x | No |
| 21 | Manassas city | VA | 14.7 | 14.5 | 1.01x | No |
| 22 | Shenandoah County | VA | 14.7 | 14.5 | 1.01x | No |
| 23 | Suffolk city | VA | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1x | No |
| 24 | Augusta County | VA | 14.1 | 14.5 | 0.97x | No |
| 25 | Accomack County | VA | 14 | 14.5 | 0.97x | No |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | VA | 14 | 14.5 | 0.97x | No |
| 27 | Hopewell city | VA | 13.9 | 14.5 | 0.96x | No |
| 28 | Dinwiddie County | VA | 13.5 | 14.5 | 0.93x | No |
| 29 | Powhatan County | VA | 13.4 | 14.5 | 0.92x | No |
| 30 | Wise County | VA | 13.4 | 14.5 | 0.92x | No |
| 31 | Bedford County | VA | 13.2 | 14.5 | 0.91x | No |
| 32 | Prince George County | VA | 13.2 | 14.5 | 0.91x | No |
| 33 | Carroll County | VA | 13 | 14.5 | 0.9x | No |
| 34 | Hanover County | VA | 13 | 14.5 | 0.9x | No |
| 35 | Buchanan County | VA | 12.9 | 14.5 | 0.89x | No |
| 36 | Louisa County | VA | 12.9 | 14.5 | 0.89x | No |
| 37 | Page County | VA | 12.9 | 14.5 | 0.89x | No |
| 38 | Goochland County | VA | 12.7 | 14.5 | 0.88x | No |
| 39 | Stafford County | VA | 12.7 | 14.5 | 0.88x | No |
| 40 | Rockingham County | VA | 12.5 | 14.5 | 0.86x | No |
| 41 | Chesterfield County | VA | 12.4 | 14.5 | 0.86x | No |
| 42 | Westmoreland County | VA | 12.3 | 14.5 | 0.85x | No |
| 43 | Russell County | VA | 12.1 | 14.5 | 0.83x | No |
| 44 | Spotsylvania County | VA | 12.1 | 14.5 | 0.83x | No |
| 45 | James City County | VA | 12 | 14.5 | 0.83x | No |
| 46 | Lee County | VA | 12 | 14.5 | 0.83x | No |
| 47 | Mecklenburg County | VA | 11.8 | 14.5 | 0.81x | No |
| 48 | Henrico County | VA | 11.6 | 14.5 | 0.8x | No |
| 49 | Virginia Beach city | VA | 11.6 | 14.5 | 0.8x | No |
| 50 | Fluvanna County | VA | 11.5 | 14.5 | 0.79x | No |
| 51 | Wythe County | VA | 11.4 | 14.5 | 0.79x | No |
| 52 | Campbell County | VA | 11.3 | 14.5 | 0.78x | No |
| 53 | Albemarle County | VA | 11.2 | 14.5 | 0.77x | No |
| 54 | Richmond city | VA | 11.1 | 14.5 | 0.77x | No |
| 55 | Charlottesville city | VA | 11 | 14.5 | 0.76x | No |
| 56 | Henry County | VA | 11 | 14.5 | 0.76x | No |
| 57 | Botetourt County | VA | 10.9 | 14.5 | 0.75x | No |
| 58 | Halifax County | VA | 10.9 | 14.5 | 0.75x | No |
| 59 | Alexandria city | VA | 10.8 | 14.5 | 0.74x | No |
| 60 | Danville city | VA | 10.8 | 14.5 | 0.74x | No |
| 61 | Petersburg city | VA | 10.6 | 14.5 | 0.73x | No |
| 62 | Newport News city | VA | 10.5 | 14.5 | 0.72x | No |
| 63 | Norfolk city | VA | 10.5 | 14.5 | 0.72x | No |
| 64 | Pulaski County | VA | 10.4 | 14.5 | 0.72x | No |
| 65 | York County | VA | 10.4 | 14.5 | 0.72x | No |
| 66 | Montgomery County | VA | 10 | 14.5 | 0.69x | No |
| 67 | Salem city | VA | 10 | 14.5 | 0.69x | No |
| 68 | Fauquier County | VA | 9.8 | 14.5 | 0.68x | No |
| 69 | Warren County | VA | 9.8 | 14.5 | 0.68x | No |
| 70 | Hampton city | VA | 9.7 | 14.5 | 0.67x | No |
| 71 | Roanoke County | VA | 9.6 | 14.5 | 0.66x | No |
| 72 | Pittsylvania County | VA | 9.5 | 14.5 | 0.66x | No |
| 73 | Isle of Wight County | VA | 9.4 | 14.5 | 0.65x | No |
| 74 | Fairfax County | VA | 9.3 | 14.5 | 0.64x | No |
| 75 | Roanoke city | VA | 9.1 | 14.5 | 0.63x | No |
| 76 | Caroline County | VA | 9 | 14.5 | 0.62x | No |
| 77 | Smyth County | VA | 8.9 | 14.5 | 0.61x | No |
| 78 | Franklin County | VA | 8.8 | 14.5 | 0.61x | No |
| 79 | Frederick County | VA | 8.8 | 14.5 | 0.61x | No |
| 80 | Arlington County | VA | 8.6 | 14.5 | 0.59x | No |
| 81 | Chesapeake city | VA | 8.4 | 14.5 | 0.58x | No |
| 82 | Loudoun County | VA | 8.3 | 14.5 | 0.57x | No |
| 83 | Portsmouth city | VA | 8.1 | 14.5 | 0.56x | No |
| 84 | Prince William County | VA | 7.6 | 14.5 | 0.52x | No |
| 85 | Tazewell County | VA | 5.6 | 14.5 | 0.39x | No |