Boroughs with the highest cancer rates in Alaska

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July 12, 2023
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Boroughs with the highest cancer rates in Alaska

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 boroughs with the highest cancer rates in Alaska using data from the CDC. Keep reading to see where in your state cancer cases are the most common.

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#28. Aleutians East Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 135.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 138.9

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#27. Aleutians West Census Area

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 178.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 286.2

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#26. Kusilvak Census Area

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 219.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 401.3

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#25. North Slope Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 251.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 366.8

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#24. Bethel Census Area

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 265.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 367.5

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#23. Northwest Arctic Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 298.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 414.2

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#22. Nome Census Area

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 343.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 506.4

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#21. Skagway Municipality

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 359.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 330.1

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#20. Fairbanks North Star Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 362.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 402.7

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#19. Dillingham Census Area

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 372.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 418.0

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#18. Kodiak Island Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 393.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 408.2

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#17. Denali Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 402.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 385.6

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#16. Valdez-Cordova Census Area

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 419.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 373.9

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#15. Haines Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 424.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 273.7

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#14. Matanuska-Susitna Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 426.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 420.4

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#13. Anchorage Municipality

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 429.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 444.0

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#12. Sitka City and Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 438.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 357.8

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#11. Bristol Bay Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 443.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 337.2

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#10. Juneau City and Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 446.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 399.1

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#9. Lake and Peninsula Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 470.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 515.4

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#8. Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 495.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 365.3

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#7. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 526.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 475.9

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#6. Petersburg Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 542.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 384.0

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#5. Ketchikan Gateway Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 543.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 446.2

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#4. Wrangell City and Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 557.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 349.6

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#3. Kenai Peninsula Borough

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 576.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 441.4

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#2. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 648.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 569.0

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#1. Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 730.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 422.8

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