TX / county disease rankings
Counties with the highest childhood cancer incidence rates in Texas
Among 44 Texas counties with published values, the counties with the highest childhood cancer incidence rates are Hunt County, TX (29.6, 1.8 times the U.S. rate of 16.4), Wise County, TX (24.9, 1.52 times the U.S. rate of 16.4) and Ector County, TX (24.3, 1.48 times the U.S. rate of 16.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 6 of the 44 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 Texas counties, highest first
Childhood cancer (under 15) cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunt County | TX | 29.6 | 16.4 | 1.8x | Significant |
| 2 | Wise County | TX | 24.9 | 16.4 | 1.52x | No |
| 3 | Ector County | TX | 24.3 | 16.4 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 4 | Denton County | TX | 22.1 | 16.4 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 5 | Smith County | TX | 21.3 | 16.4 | 1.3x | No |
| 6 | Starr County | TX | 21.1 | 16.4 | 1.29x | No |
| 7 | Montgomery County | TX | 20.6 | 16.4 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 8 | Rockwall County | TX | 20.3 | 16.4 | 1.24x | No |
| 9 | El Paso County | TX | 20.2 | 16.4 | 1.23x | Significant |
| 10 | Collin County | TX | 19.6 | 16.4 | 1.2x | Significant |
| 11 | Grayson County | TX | 19.5 | 16.4 | 1.19x | No |
| 12 | Potter County | TX | 19.5 | 16.4 | 1.19x | No |
| 13 | Gregg County | TX | 19.4 | 16.4 | 1.18x | No |
| 14 | Angelina County | TX | 18.7 | 16.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 15 | Guadalupe County | TX | 18.7 | 16.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 16 | Williamson County | TX | 18.7 | 16.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 17 | Bastrop County | TX | 18.4 | 16.4 | 1.12x | No |
| 18 | Fort Bend County | TX | 18.4 | 16.4 | 1.12x | No |
| 19 | Tom Green County | TX | 18.4 | 16.4 | 1.12x | No |
| 20 | Galveston County | TX | 17.6 | 16.4 | 1.07x | No |
| 21 | Johnson County | TX | 17.6 | 16.4 | 1.07x | No |
| 22 | Bexar County | TX | 17.5 | 16.4 | 1.07x | No |
| 23 | Brazoria County | TX | 17.4 | 16.4 | 1.06x | No |
| 24 | Webb County | TX | 17.4 | 16.4 | 1.06x | No |
| 25 | Midland County | TX | 17.3 | 16.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 26 | Lubbock County | TX | 17.2 | 16.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 27 | Randall County | TX | 17.2 | 16.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 28 | Tarrant County | TX | 17.2 | 16.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 29 | Travis County | TX | 17.2 | 16.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 30 | Dallas County | TX | 16.8 | 16.4 | 1.02x | No |
| 31 | Hidalgo County | TX | 16.6 | 16.4 | 1.01x | No |
| 32 | Nueces County | TX | 16.5 | 16.4 | 1.01x | No |
| 33 | Jefferson County | TX | 16.3 | 16.4 | 0.99x | No |
| 34 | Brazos County | TX | 16.2 | 16.4 | 0.99x | No |
| 35 | Harris County | TX | 16.2 | 16.4 | 0.99x | No |
| 36 | Taylor County | TX | 16.1 | 16.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 37 | Wichita County | TX | 16.1 | 16.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 38 | Cameron County | TX | 15.9 | 16.4 | 0.97x | No |
| 39 | Hays County | TX | 15.8 | 16.4 | 0.96x | No |
| 40 | Kaufman County | TX | 15.7 | 16.4 | 0.96x | No |
| 41 | McLennan County | TX | 14.8 | 16.4 | 0.9x | No |
| 42 | Ellis County | TX | 14.3 | 16.4 | 0.87x | No |
| 43 | Parker County | TX | 14.3 | 16.4 | 0.87x | No |
| 44 | Bell County | TX | 13.8 | 16.4 | 0.84x | No |