Unspecified and other pneumoconioses: Top 50 counties with highest age-adjusted death rates (per million population), U.S. residents age 15 and over, 2000–2009
| County | State | Death Rate | Number of Deaths | Percent Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age-Adjusted | Crude | ||||
| Logan County | West Virginia | 266.3 | 278.5 | 82 | † |
| Dickenson County | Virginia | 206.9 | 235.6 | 32 | † |
| Wyoming County | West Virginia | 167.1 | 179.7 | 36 | † |
| Boone County | West Virginia | 152.4 | 155.8 | 32 | † |
| Mingo County | West Virginia | 145.6 | 138.3 | 30 | † |
| Russell County | Virginia | 144.4 | 155.3 | 37 | † |
| Wise County | Virginia | 138.3 | 141.9 | 49 | † |
| Clay County | West Virginia | 119.2 | 134.3 | 11 | † |
| McDowell County | West Virginia | 114.6 | 142.1 | 28 | † |
| Tazewell County | Virginia | 106.1 | 125.7 | 46 | † |
| Nicholas County | West Virginia | 104.7 | 124.5 | 27 | † |
| Fayette County | West Virginia | 97.0 | 123.0 | 47 | † |
| Raleigh County | West Virginia | 92.0 | 110.5 | 72 | † |
| Mercer County | West Virginia | 85.6 | 115.0 | 58 | † |
| Harlan County | Kentucky | 79.9 | 87.3 | 22 | † |
| Floyd County | Kentucky | 78.0 | 72.9 | 25 | † |
| Buchanan County | Virginia | 70.9 | 77.3 | 16 | † |
| Carbon County | Utah | 67.7 | 79.4 | 12 | † |
| Sweetwater County | Wyoming | 54.8 | 34.2 | 10 | † |
| Cambria County | Pennsylvania | 54.5 | 90.0 | 111 | † |
| Muhlenberg County | Kentucky | 49.9 | 62.0 | 16 | † |
| Montezuma County | Colorado | 44.0 | 51.2 | 10 | † |
| Pike County | Kentucky | 43.9 | 44.5 | 24 | † |
| Las Animas County | Colorado | 42.5 | 77.2 | 10 | † |
| Wayne County | West Virginia | 29.7 | 32.0 | 11 | † |
| Somerset County | Pennsylvania | 26.6 | 41.0 | 27 | † |
| Greenbrier County | West Virginia | 25.6 | 35.0 | 10 | † |
| Fayette County | Pennsylvania | 25.2 | 38.2 | 46 | † |
| Franklin County | Illinois | 22.1 | 34.1 | 11 | † |
| Clearfield County | Pennsylvania | 19.2 | 27.8 | 19 | † |
| Indiana County | Pennsylvania | 18.8 | 24.2 | 18 | † |
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 18.4 | 23.9 | 38 | † |
| Schuylkill County | Pennsylvania | 15.7 | 24.4 | 30 | † |
| Armstrong County | Pennsylvania | 14.6 | 22.4 | 13 | † |
| Marion County | West Virginia | 14.3 | 21.2 | 10 | † |
| Washington County | Pennsylvania | 12.0 | 17.7 | 30 | † |
| Belmont County | Ohio | 11.8 | 17.4 | 10 | † |
| Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania | 11.3 | 19.0 | 33 | † |
| Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | 6.2 | 10.4 | 27 | † |
| Westmoreland County | Pennsylvania | 5.7 | 8.2 | 25 | † |
| Berks County | Pennsylvania | 3.7 | 4.1 | 13 | † |
| Jefferson County | Alabama | 2.8 | 3.0 | 16 | † |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | 1.3 | 1.7 | 18 | † |
| Allegheny County | Pennsylvania | 0.9 | 1.3 | 13 | † |
| Overall United States | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2,233 | 3.8 | |
Note:
Data are not shown ("†") for counties with less than 10 female deaths with the disease of interest reported during the time interval. Counties with less than 10 reportable deaths, and split/merged counties incorporated for less than the entire time interval are not presented (see Appendix: Split, Merged, or Renamed Counties and County Equivalents).
See Appendix for information about data sources, methods, ICD codes, and limitations.
Source:
Mortality multiple cause-of-death data from National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System.
Citation:
NIOSH 2014. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2014-787 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Respiratory Health Division, Morgantown, WV. Available at: <https://wwwn.cdc.gov/eWorld/Data/787> April 23, 2024.
Reference Number: 2014-787
Date Posted: September 2014
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