Counties with the highest cancer rates in Nebraska

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

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

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#50. Phelps County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 621.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 440.2
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#49. Custer County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 624.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 414.4
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#48. Sheridan County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 625.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 386.3
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#47. Johnson County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 625.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 444.3
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#46. Butler County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 630.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 436.3
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#45. Cuming County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 632.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 442.6
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#44. Polk County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 637.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 447.8
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#43. Saunders County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 638.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 470.1
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#42. Otoe County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 638.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 471.1
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#41. Cass County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 645.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 490.4
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#40. Cedar County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 646.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 431.3
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#39. Grant County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 646.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 393.8
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#38. Red Willow County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 648.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 449.4
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#37. Frontier County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 649.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 394.6
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#36. Pawnee County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 651.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 389.8
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#35. Merrick County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 654.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 461.5
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#34. Brown County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 657.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 395.7
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#33. York County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 661.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 486.3
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#32. Lincoln County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 663.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 475.7
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#31. Perkins County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 664.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 447.4
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#30. Dodge County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 670.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 516.6
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#29. Howard County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 675.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 466.2
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#28. Deuel County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 677.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 394.5
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#27. Gage County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 682.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 455.3
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#26. Hamilton County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 683.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 500.0
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#25. Clay County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 710.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 492.7
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#24. Dundy County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 713.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 391.5
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#23. Antelope County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 715.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 474.4
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#22. Fillmore County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 725.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 455.9
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#21. Boyd County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 726.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 410.3
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#20. Harlan County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 733.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 438.0
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#19. Sherman County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 736.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 446.1
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#18. Rock County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 736.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 393.2
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#17. Jefferson County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 737.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 461.9
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#16. Keith County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 740.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 418.4
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#15. Thayer County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 767.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 507.2
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#14. Garfield County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 780.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 434.7
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#13. Valley County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 788.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 483.2
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#12. Webster County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 795.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 499.7
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#11. Furnas County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 798.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 503.0
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#10. Burt County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 806.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 506.1
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#9. Richardson County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 813.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 488.2
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#8. Garden County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 833.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 444.8
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#7. Boone County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 833.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 521.8
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#6. Nuckolls County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 837.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 473.3
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#5. Greeley County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 864.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 557.8
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#4. Logan County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 865.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 609.8
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#3. Hitchcock County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 875.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 563.9
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#2. Franklin County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 889.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 518.5
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#1. Blaine County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 899.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 595.9
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