50 Counties In Texas With The Highest Cancer Rates

Cancer is sadly a part of everyday life. We all know someone who is either fighting cancer, or lost someone to the disease. According to Texas Health and Human Services, individuals diagnosed with the disease in the state was 139,100, in 2023.

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Texas Health and Human Services also reports that the most common cancers in the Lone State Star are lung, breast, and prostate cancers. There are many ways one could prevent certain cancers, and the CDC has that data here.

Sadly, individuals still get sick with Cancer in the state of Texas, with some areas of the state having more elevated rates than others. Stacker has compiled the data which reveals the counties in Texas with highest rates of cancer.

Here is what the data revealed:

LOOK: These Are the Counties With the Highest Cancer Rates in Texas

Stacker ranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in Texas using data from the CDC.

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