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Published in final edited form as: J Rural Health. 2023 Apr 24;40(1):87–95. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12763

TABLE 3.

Age-adjusted invasive cancer incidence rates per 100,000 at-risk population in the United States (excluding Kentucky), Kentucky, Appalachian Kentucky, and non-Appalachian Kentucky, 2014–2018.

	Kentucky rank among states	US rate	Kentucky rate	% Higher (Kentucky vs United States)	Non-Appalachian Kentucky	Appalachian Kentucky	% Higher (Appalachian vs non-Appalachian)
All sites	1	438.3	517.8	18.1^*	510.0	538.6	5.6^*
Lung and bronchus	1	49.3	88.8	80.1^*	82.4	105.3	27.8^*
Colon and rectum	2	37.5	48.0	28.0^*	45.4	54.8	20.7^*
Larynx	1	2.6	5.2	100.0^*	4.7	6.5	38.3^*
Oral cavity and pharynx	3	11.4	14.0	22.8	13.9	14.3	2.9
Cervix uteri	1	7.4	9.8	32.4^*	8.8	12.6	43.2^*

P < .001.