Counties with the highest cancer rates in Alabama

Several factors contribute to cancer rates, from personal habits and genetics to air pollution or groundwater quality in a given area. People experiencing social, economic, or environmental disadvantages are disproportionately affected by high cancer rates in certain regions—including access or barriers to early screening and care.

Cancer rates also fluctuate by jobs: Higher rates of cancer can be found among meat industry and rubber manufacturing workers, and farmers.

Stacker compiled the counties with the highest cancer rates in Alabama using data from the CDC. Keep reading to see where in your state cancer cases are the most common.

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#50. Houston County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 561.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 433.4

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#49. Blount County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 563.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 428.1

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#48. Cullman County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 563.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 428.2

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#47. Lauderdale County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 565.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 415.1

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#46. Cleburne County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 568.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 408.5

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#45. Washington County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 571.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 416.9

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#44. Sumter County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 576.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 460.2

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#43. Bullock County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 578.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 464.4

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#42. St. Clair County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 579.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 456.2

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#41. Monroe County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 580.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 409.8

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#40. Perry County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 584.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 446.7

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#39. Hale County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 587.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 419.8

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#38. Autauga County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 587.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 487.9

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#37. Bibb County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 590.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 471.0

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#36. Cherokee County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 601.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 387.2

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#35. Marengo County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 601.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 441.3

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#34. Coosa County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 602.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 390.2

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#33. Covington County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 604.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 416.8

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#32. Randolph County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 607.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 419.6

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#31. Talladega County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 607.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 465.9

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#30. Dallas County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 611.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 468.8

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#29. Morgan County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 611.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 476.5

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#28. Geneva County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 612.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 430.1

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#27. Elmore County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 614.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 507.2

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#26. Calhoun County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 616.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 478.7

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#25. Etowah County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 618.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 457.1

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#24. Butler County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 624.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 453.4

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#23. Macon County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 625.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 456.2

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#22. Jackson County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 626.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 438.7

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#21. Marion County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 628.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 422.9

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#20. Barbour County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 628.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 450.2

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#19. Winston County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 630.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 419.4

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#18. Conecuh County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 631.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 411.7

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#17. Baldwin County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 634.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 444.8

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#16. Lawrence County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 639.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 468.2

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#15. Colbert County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 643.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 460.4

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#14. Fayette County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 644.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 442.7

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#13. Choctaw County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 646.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 409.7

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#12. Chambers County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 651.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 466.2

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#11. Greene County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 654.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 443.1

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#10. Wilcox County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 661.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 476.2

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#9. Pickens County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 662.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 491.2

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#8. Clarke County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 663.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 476.9

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#7. Henry County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 682.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 446.8

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#6. Clay County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 700.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 483.2

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#5. Lamar County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 701.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 482.0

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#4. Walker County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 711.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 519.6

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#3. Tallapoosa County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 728.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 493.5

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#2. Crenshaw County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 739.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 545.8

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#1. Lowndes County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 791.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 583.5

Counties with the highest cancer rates in Alabama

#50. Houston County

#49. Blount County

#48. Cullman County

#47. Lauderdale County

#46. Cleburne County

#45. Washington County

#44. Sumter County

#43. Bullock County

#42. St. Clair County

#41. Monroe County

#40. Perry County

#39. Hale County

#38. Autauga County

#37. Bibb County

#36. Cherokee County

#35. Marengo County

#34. Coosa County

#33. Covington County

#32. Randolph County

#31. Talladega County

#30. Dallas County

#29. Morgan County

#28. Geneva County

#27. Elmore County

#26. Calhoun County

#25. Etowah County

#24. Butler County

#23. Macon County

#22. Jackson County

#21. Marion County

#20. Barbour County

#19. Winston County

#18. Conecuh County

#17. Baldwin County

#16. Lawrence County

#15. Colbert County

#14. Fayette County

#13. Choctaw County

#12. Chambers County

#11. Greene County

#10. Wilcox County

#9. Pickens County

#8. Clarke County

#7. Henry County

#6. Clay County

#5. Lamar County

#4. Walker County

#3. Tallapoosa County

#2. Crenshaw County

#1. Lowndes County

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