Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Arkansas by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval) 
|
Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poinsett County | Urban | No | 234.4 (210.4, 260.7) | 1 (1, 19) | 72 |
stable 
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.6) |
| Chicot County | Rural | No | 223.7 (190.8, 261.3) | 2 (1, 47) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 0.9) |
| Arkansas County | Rural | No | 217.4 (191.4, 246.3) | 3 (1, 41) | 53 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 1.0) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 216.6 (189.8, 246.3) | 4 (1, 45) | 50 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.1) |
| Calhoun County | Rural | No | 216.2 (170.7, 272.1) | 5 (1, 74) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.3, 1.6) |
| Crittenden County | Urban | No | 214.6 (197.0, 233.5) | 6 (1, 30) | 114 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| Phillips County | Rural | No | 214.3 (187.2, 244.6) | 7 (1, 50) | 49 |
falling 
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Dallas County | Rural | No | 213.6 (173.7, 261.3) | 8 (1, 69) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| Cross County | Rural | No | 212.3 (186.0, 241.6) | 9 (1, 48) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Mississippi County | Rural | No | 211.1 (192.2, 231.3) | 10 (1, 36) | 97 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Searcy County | Rural | No | 210.3 (176.5, 250.1) | 11 (1, 64) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Scott County | Rural | No | 207.3 (175.4, 244.1) | 12 (1, 65) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 207.1 (172.1, 248.0) | 13 (1, 69) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 206.7 (169.3, 251.3) | 14 (1, 70) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| Randolph County | Rural | No | 206.4 (181.7, 233.7) | 15 (1, 52) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 205.0 (178.7, 234.4) | 16 (1, 61) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Desha County | Rural | No | 203.7 (171.4, 240.7) | 17 (1, 67) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.4) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 203.5 (177.9, 232.3) | 18 (1, 60) | 47 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.1, 1.0) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 198.2 (171.2, 229.2) | 19 (1, 67) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.4, 1.4) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 192.9 (168.9, 219.6) | 20 (2, 65) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 190.3 (169.0, 214.0) | 21 (3, 64) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-10.0, -0.6) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 189.5 (172.7, 207.6) | 22 (6, 58) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Sharp County | Rural | No | 189.4 (167.5, 214.0) | 23 (3, 66) | 59 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Hempstead County | Rural | No | 189.4 (166.0, 215.5) | 24 (3, 67) | 50 |
stable
|
3.9 (-1.4, 12.5) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 187.2 (166.4, 210.2) | 25 (5, 66) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.7) |
| Miller County | Urban | No | 185.4 (169.3, 202.7) | 26 (8, 62) | 101 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Clark County | Rural | No | 185.3 (162.1, 211.2) | 27 (4, 71) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 0.8) |
| Jefferson County | Rural | No | 184.4 (171.6, 198.1) | 28 (12, 58) | 161 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Little River County | Urban | No | 182.4 (154.4, 214.5) | 29 (2, 75) | 32 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.5, 0.2) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 181.0 (158.4, 206.6) | 30 (5, 71) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Ouachita County | Rural | No | 180.9 (160.2, 203.7) | 31 (8, 72) | 60 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.0, 0.4) |
| Drew County | Rural | No | 180.5 (155.9, 208.2) | 32 (4, 73) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Crawford County | Urban | No | 179.6 (166.5, 193.6) | 33 (15, 62) | 143 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 179.1 (150.1, 212.4) | 34 (3, 75) | 27 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.1, 1.4) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 179.1 (149.2, 213.8) | 35 (3, 75) | 27 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.6, 0.2) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 179.0 (146.0, 218.4) | 36 (1, 75) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.9, 1.9) |
| St. Francis County | Rural | No | 177.6 (156.0, 201.5) | 37 (7, 73) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.7, -1.2) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 177.2 (153.7, 203.7) | 38 (7, 74) | 43 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Perry County | Urban | No | 176.3 (147.3, 210.1) | 39 (3, 75) | 27 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Ashley County | Rural | No | 176.1 (154.7, 200.1) | 40 (8, 73) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Boone County | Rural | No | 175.2 (159.9, 191.8) | 41 (15, 69) | 100 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Stone County | Rural | No | 175.0 (150.7, 203.0) | 42 (6, 75) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 174.6 (159.5, 190.8) | 43 (15, 69) | 101 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-4.0, -0.8) |
| Columbia County | Rural | No | 174.1 (152.7, 197.9) | 44 (10, 74) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Craighead County | Urban | No | 174.0 (163.4, 185.1) | 45 (22, 64) | 205 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 173.6 (152.4, 197.7) | 46 (11, 74) | 58 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-9.8, -0.6) |
| Howard County | Rural | No | 173.4 (146.3, 204.6) | 47 (6, 75) | 30 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.7, -1.0) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 173.0 (150.6, 198.3) | 48 (9, 74) | 44 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.6, 0.2) |
| Hot Spring County | Rural | No | 172.8 (156.1, 191.0) | 49 (15, 71) | 82 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.7) |
| Lonoke County | Urban | No | 172.6 (159.9, 186.0) | 50 (20, 68) | 142 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Nevada County | Rural | No | 172.5 (141.6, 209.2) | 51 (3, 75) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.7, 1.3) |
| Baxter County | Rural | No | 170.2 (157.1, 184.3) | 52 (20, 69) | 149 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Cleburne County | Rural | No | 169.3 (152.2, 188.2) | 53 (17, 72) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.4) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 168.9 (152.0, 187.5) | 54 (18, 74) | 78 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| White County | Rural | No | 168.6 (157.0, 180.9) | 55 (25, 69) | 163 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Prairie County | Rural | No | 168.0 (137.9, 204.0) | 56 (6, 75) | 23 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.1, -0.7) |
| Sevier County | Rural | No | 167.1 (140.5, 197.5) | 57 (9, 75) | 29 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Pope County | Rural | No | 167.0 (154.2, 180.5) | 58 (23, 72) | 131 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Yell County | Rural | No | 166.8 (145.2, 190.9) | 59 (14, 75) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Woodruff County | Rural | No | 166.4 (132.4, 208.2) | 60 (3, 75) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-4.2, 0.1) |
| Izard County | Rural | No | 165.8 (143.1, 191.9) | 61 (13, 75) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Conway County | Rural | No | 164.0 (143.4, 186.9) | 62 (17, 75) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Newton County | Rural | No | 163.9 (133.1, 201.4) | 63 (9, 75) | 22 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.9, 0.3) |
| Sebastian County | Urban | No | 163.7 (154.8, 173.1) | 64 (36, 70) | 261 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 156.8 (128.7, 190.6) | 65 (12, 75) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.4, 1.0) |
| Pulaski County | Urban | No | 156.5 (151.4, 161.7) | 66 (53, 71) | 748 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Garland County | Urban | No | 153.9 (145.2, 163.0) | 67 (49, 75) | 258 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.3) |
| Independence County | Rural | No | 153.1 (137.8, 169.7) | 68 (37, 75) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -1.0) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 151.7 (132.6, 173.2) | 69 (29, 75) | 48 |
falling
|
-14.3 (-23.7, -4.9) |
| Faulkner County | Urban | No | 150.5 (141.1, 160.4) | 70 (53, 75) | 196 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Saline County | Urban | No | 148.8 (140.5, 157.5) | 71 (56, 75) | 250 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 148.4 (141.4, 155.7) | 72 (58, 75) | 345 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.4) |
| Bradley County | Rural | No | 146.9 (119.2, 179.6) | 73 (17, 75) | 20 |
falling
|
-5.6 (-11.4, -2.5) |
| Benton County | Urban | No | 144.7 (138.6, 150.9) | 74 (63, 75) | 439 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.7, -1.1) |
| Lafayette County | Rural | No | 139.1 (109.7, 176.2) | 75 (19, 75) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.1, -0.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 2:25 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.