Counties with the highest cancer rates in New Mexico

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July 12, 2023
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Counties with the highest cancer rates in New Mexico

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

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#33. McKinley County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 303.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 304.1
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#32. Lea County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 338.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 366.1
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#31. Curry County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 344.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 350.3
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#30. San Juan County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 359.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 319.3
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#29. Roosevelt County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 365.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 348.2
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#28. Chaves County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 394.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 339.7
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#27. Eddy County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 413.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 371.3
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#26. Rio Arriba County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 430.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 310.3
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#25. Cibola County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 445.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 370.1
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#24. San Miguel County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 456.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 312.1
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#23. Doña Ana County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 457.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 408.9
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#22. Bernalillo County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 463.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 382.4
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#21. Colfax County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 469.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 276.6
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#20. Otero County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 477.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 389.0
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#19. Hidalgo County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 481.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 316.3
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#18. Valencia County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 493.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 384.8
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#17. Union County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 501.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 369.5
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#16. Mora County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 506.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 315.0
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#15. Socorro County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 509.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 380.2
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#14. Los Alamos County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 512.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 391.1
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#13. Luna County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 519.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 385.7
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#12. Sandoval County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 519.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 403.7
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#11. Grant County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 526.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 305.9
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#10. Guadalupe County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 535.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 386.3
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#9. Taos County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 539.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 325.1
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#8. Santa Fe County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 552.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 349.2
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#7. Lincoln County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 627.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 325.7
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#6. Catron County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 631.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 253.0
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#5. Quay County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 638.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 383.2
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#4. Torrance County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 653.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 445.2
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#3. De Baca County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 735.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 387.9
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#2. Sierra County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 820.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 396.3
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#1. Harding County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 972.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 477.3

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