Counties with the highest cancer rates in Massachusetts

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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 399.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 407.4
#14. Suffolk County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 499.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 405.0
#13. Hampshire County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 504.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 425.0
#12. Middlesex County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 549.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 435.5
#11. Hampden County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 579.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 468.6
#10. Worcester County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 581.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 451.5
#9. Essex County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 591.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 461.0
#8. Norfolk County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 609.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 473.1
#7. Bristol County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 626.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 523.7
#6. Nantucket County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 638.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 412.1
#5. Franklin County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 653.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 483.1
#4. Plymouth County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 742.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 462.6
#3. Berkshire County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 790.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 478.6
#2. Dukes County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 926.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 482.8
#1. Barnstable County
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