Which counties have the highest cancer rates in Georgia

July 13, 2023
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Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.

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

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#50. Thomas County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 638.5
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 489.8

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#49. Heard County

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– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 641.5
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 499.4

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#48. Lamar County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 643.5
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 513.2

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#47. Monroe County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 646.1
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 466.3

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#46. Hart County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 646.6
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 436.6

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#45. Clay County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 648.3
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 393.7

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#44. Sumter County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 651.6
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 532.9

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#43. Spalding County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 652.6
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 504.4

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#42. Upson County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 653.3
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 472.3

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#41. McIntosh County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 655.6
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 374.3

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#40. Miller County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 656.7
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 462.2

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#39. Screven County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 656.8
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 464.2

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#38. Jones County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 656.8
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 507.2

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#37. Madison County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 656.9
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 503.3

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#36. Randolph County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 659.2
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 424.9

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#35. Dawson County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 665.4
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 457.4

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#34. Hancock County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 668.2
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 413.4

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#33. Meriwether County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 673.6
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 465.0

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#32. Worth County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 674.3
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 490.8

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#31. Franklin County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 674.3
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 501.6

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#30. Habersham County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 675.2
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 523.9

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#29. Jefferson County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 677.9
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 505.7

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#28. Wilkinson County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 686.4
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 482.7

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#27. Oglethorpe County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 687.5
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 501.2

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#26. Stephens County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 693.3
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 511.0

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#25. Morgan County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 695.7
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 494.6

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#24. Crawford County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 697.8
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 479.4

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#23. Brooks County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 701.1
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 508.6

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#22. Jasper County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 721.9
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 536.1

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#21. Turner County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 722.2
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 548.2

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#20. McDuffie County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 729.8
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 566.3

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#19. White County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 734.9
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 485.9

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#18. Webster County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 742.1
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 466.7

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#17. Wilkes County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 743.1
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 469.7

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#16. Putnam County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 744.1
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 467.6

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#15. Elbert County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 748.3
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 523.6

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#14. Talbot County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 759.0
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 448.1

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#13. Rabun County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 769.9
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 443.0

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#12. Terrell County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 776.6
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 554.0

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#11. Lincoln County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 781.9
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 469.3

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#10. Taliaferro County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 792.6
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 439.4

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#9. Twiggs County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 793.1
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 518.1

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#8. Gilmer County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 822.3
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 498.6

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#7. Warren County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 825.2
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 518.8

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#6. Quitman County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 862.2
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 442.5

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#5. Pickens County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 866.8
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 575.3

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#4. Fannin County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 885.4
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 476.3

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#3. Greene County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 891.7
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 496.8

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Georgia using data from the CDC.
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#2. Union County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 927.5
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 448.2

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#1. Towns County

– Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 1,068.2
– Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 524.8

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