Counties with the highest cancer rates in Illinois

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July 12, 2023
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Counties with the highest cancer rates in Illinois

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 Illinois using data from the CDC. Keep reading to see where in your state cancer cases are the most common.

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#50. Knox County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 682.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 473.2
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#49. LaSalle County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 684.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 497.2
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#48. Jasper County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 685.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 486.5
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#47. Johnson County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 687.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 455.4
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#46. Adams County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 688.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 496.0
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#45. White County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 688.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 465.9
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#44. Gallatin County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 690.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 450.0
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#43. Livingston County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 691.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 504.6
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#42. Henry County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 693.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 481.9
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#41. Warren County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 694.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 523.6
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#40. Putnam County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 695.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 424.8
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#39. Whiteside County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 698.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 473.3
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#38. Wabash County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 704.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 482.4
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#37. Vermilion County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 706.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 515.4
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#36. Sangamon County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 706.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 539.7
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#35. Saline County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 717.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 504.6
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#34. Ford County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 719.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 528.8
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#33. Montgomery County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 719.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 510.6
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#32. Fulton County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 727.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 505.5
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#31. Henderson County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 727.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 420.6
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#30. Washington County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 727.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 517.7
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#29. Logan County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 734.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 554.1
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#28. Union County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 734.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 486.9
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#27. Hancock County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 737.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 482.2
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#26. Franklin County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 737.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 512.8
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#25. Greene County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 745.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 519.1
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#24. Schuyler County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 751.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 483.6
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#23. Stark County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 756.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 497.8
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#22. Iroquois County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 760.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 509.3
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#21. Carroll County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 764.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 476.5
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#20. Macon County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 765.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 546.0
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#19. Marion County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 772.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 565.1
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#18. Mercer County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 775.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 534.4
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#17. Macoupin County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 777.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 534.2
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#16. Morgan County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 782.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 556.7
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#15. Bureau County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 784.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 528.4
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#14. Pike County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 786.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 543.4
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#13. Hardin County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 786.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 451.7
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#12. Marshall County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 790.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 516.9
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#11. Pulaski County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 794.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 516.6
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#10. Christian County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 795.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 555.4
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#9. Scott County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 798.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 568.6
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#8. Clay County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 799.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 548.6
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#7. Pope County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 799.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 440.8
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#6. Jo Daviess County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 800.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 468.1
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#5. Menard County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 807.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 567.2
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#4. Shelby County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 813.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 538.3
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#3. Mason County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 815.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 527.0
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#2. Alexander County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 828.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 517.7
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#1. Calhoun County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 832.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 489.9
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