Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Arkansas by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
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) 
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette County | Rural | Yes | 96.3 (64.5, 143.9) | 75 (28, 75) | 6 |
falling 
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-3.0 (-5.6, -0.8) |
| Polk County | Rural | Yes | 110.2 (88.3, 137.0) | 74 (36, 75) | 19 |
falling
|
-18.0 (-30.2, -3.7) |
| Benton County | Urban | No | 122.8 (115.3, 130.6) | 73 (52, 74) | 203 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.1, -0.5) |
| Nevada County | Rural | No | 124.9 (89.7, 172.2) | 72 (7, 75) | 8 |
stable 
|
-3.0 (-22.4, 0.3) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 125.4 (89.5, 175.1) | 71 (6, 75) | 8 |
falling
|
-13.6 (-32.1, -2.3) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 125.9 (117.3, 135.0) | 70 (46, 73) | 161 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 126.6 (88.1, 178.8) | 69 (3, 75) | 7 |
stable
|
0.3 (-2.8, 3.5) |
| Saline County | Urban | No | 127.8 (117.4, 139.0) | 68 (39, 73) | 115 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Garland County | Urban | No | 128.4 (117.4, 140.3) | 67 (38, 73) | 114 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.5, -1.3) |
| Yell County | Rural | No | 128.8 (102.5, 160.4) | 66 (14, 75) | 18 |
falling
|
-5.7 (-12.4, -2.6) |
| Pulaski County | Urban | No | 128.9 (122.8, 135.3) | 65 (46, 71) | 348 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-4.3, -1.4) |
| Faulkner County | Urban | No | 130.0 (118.4, 142.6) | 64 (35, 73) | 94 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Stone County | Rural | No | 130.3 (101.5, 167.0) | 63 (10, 75) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.7, 1.0) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 131.3 (105.2, 163.5) | 62 (10, 75) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Pope County | Rural | No | 131.5 (116.2, 148.3) | 61 (24, 74) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.2) |
| Columbia County | Rural | No | 131.6 (106.7, 161.0) | 60 (11, 75) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.1, -0.6) |
| Bradley County | Rural | No | 131.7 (95.7, 177.9) | 59 (3, 75) | 9 |
falling
|
-21.0 (-34.1, -4.2) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 131.9 (114.4, 151.6) | 58 (22, 74) | 41 |
stable
|
6.4 (-1.5, 13.0) |
| Prairie County | Rural | No | 132.1 (96.1, 180.5) | 57 (4, 75) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.9, -0.7) |
| Sebastian County | Urban | No | 132.9 (122.0, 144.6) | 56 (33, 72) | 114 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Independence County | Rural | No | 134.3 (114.5, 156.7) | 55 (17, 74) | 35 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.7, 0.2) |
| Drew County | Rural | No | 136.5 (108.4, 170.3) | 54 (6, 75) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.7, 0.6) |
| Lonoke County | Urban | No | 137.2 (122.1, 153.8) | 53 (22, 72) | 61 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Izard County | Rural | No | 139.1 (109.2, 176.5) | 52 (5, 75) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.1) |
| Sevier County | Rural | No | 140.7 (107.4, 181.2) | 51 (4, 75) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.4, 1.3) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 140.7 (118.9, 165.9) | 50 (10, 74) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 141.1 (113.2, 174.5) | 49 (4, 75) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Craighead County | Urban | No | 143.8 (130.9, 157.7) | 48 (19, 68) | 94 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Boone County | Rural | No | 144.0 (125.4, 165.1) | 47 (12, 71) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Woodruff County | Rural | No | 144.2 (103.7, 199.6) | 46 (1, 75) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.7, 1.5) |
| White County | Rural | No | 145.3 (130.9, 161.1) | 45 (16, 67) | 76 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Conway County | Rural | No | 145.4 (119.6, 175.8) | 44 (6, 74) | 23 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.5, 1.6) |
| Cleburne County | Rural | No | 146.1 (123.4, 172.7) | 43 (8, 73) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Ouachita County | Rural | No | 147.0 (121.7, 176.6) | 42 (5, 74) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 0.9) |
| Clark County | Rural | No | 147.6 (120.0, 180.1) | 41 (4, 74) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.2, 1.5) |
| Perry County | Urban | No | 148.0 (112.0, 194.1) | 40 (1, 75) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-4.0, 0.7) |
| Hot Spring County | Rural | No | 148.4 (126.8, 173.0) | 39 (7, 73) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 149.0 (110.8, 197.6) | 38 (1, 75) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.5, 1.5) |
| Jefferson County | Rural | No | 149.2 (133.5, 166.3) | 37 (12, 66) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 150.3 (112.8, 199.6) | 36 (1, 75) | 12 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.5, 1.9) |
| Newton County | Rural | No | 150.5 (107.3, 208.7) | 35 (1, 75) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.2, 2.1) |
| Howard County | Rural | No | 151.2 (117.5, 192.5) | 34 (1, 75) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-4.1, -0.2) |
| Ashley County | Rural | No | 151.9 (124.2, 184.8) | 33 (2, 74) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.4, 0.9) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 152.4 (121.7, 189.3) | 32 (2, 74) | 18 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.9, 1.8) |
| Crawford County | Urban | No | 152.5 (136.1, 170.7) | 31 (10, 66) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 153.5 (114.2, 203.6) | 30 (1, 75) | 11 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.0, 2.0) |
| Baxter County | Rural | No | 153.6 (135.9, 173.5) | 29 (7, 64) | 70 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.3) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 156.0 (125.5, 192.5) | 28 (1, 73) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.1, 1.8) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 156.5 (126.8, 192.4) | 27 (2, 73) | 20 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.3, 2.2) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 157.0 (127.7, 192.6) | 26 (1, 73) | 22 |
rising 
|
6.8 (1.7, 17.4) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 157.7 (136.7, 181.3) | 25 (4, 67) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Hempstead County | Rural | No | 160.0 (130.7, 194.2) | 24 (1, 72) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Phillips County | Rural | No | 160.0 (129.1, 196.8) | 23 (1, 72) | 20 |
falling
|
-4.7 (-15.3, -2.0) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 160.6 (129.2, 198.0) | 22 (1, 73) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.2) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 161.2 (134.2, 192.6) | 21 (2, 70) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.4, 1.3) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 161.2 (131.3, 196.8) | 20 (1, 72) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Randolph County | Rural | No | 162.1 (131.6, 198.0) | 19 (1, 72) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.8, 1.6) |
| Miller County | Urban | No | 163.9 (143.2, 186.8) | 18 (2, 60) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Desha County | Rural | No | 170.4 (130.7, 219.3) | 17 (1, 73) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.0, 0.9) |
| Scott County | Rural | No | 170.5 (130.7, 220.6) | 16 (1, 73) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.3, 2.3) |
| Searcy County | Rural | No | 171.7 (128.8, 227.6) | 15 (1, 74) | 12 |
stable
|
0.1 (-2.5, 2.8) |
| Dallas County | Rural | No | 171.8 (125.6, 233.3) | 14 (1, 74) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-3.2, 2.1) |
| Cross County | Rural | No | 175.6 (143.4, 213.7) | 13 (1, 66) | 21 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.1) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 176.4 (148.8, 208.0) | 12 (1, 60) | 30 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.9, 1.5) |
| Little River County | Urban | No | 178.2 (140.0, 224.7) | 11 (1, 71) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.0, 1.8) |
| Mississippi County | Rural | No | 179.1 (155.7, 205.2) | 10 (1, 44) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 179.6 (142.8, 224.5) | 9 (1, 68) | 19 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.5, 2.2) |
| Chicot County | Rural | No | 181.1 (139.4, 233.3) | 8 (1, 72) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.4, 1.1) |
| St. Francis County | Rural | No | 181.6 (150.3, 218.0) | 7 (1, 61) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Sharp County | Rural | No | 182.0 (151.3, 218.1) | 6 (1, 57) | 29 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.4) |
| Arkansas County | Rural | No | 182.4 (149.6, 221.0) | 5 (1, 64) | 23 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Calhoun County | Rural | No | 186.6 (126.1, 270.1) | 4 (1, 75) | 7 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.9, 3.3) |
| Crittenden County | Urban | No | 187.9 (166.1, 212.0) | 3 (1, 34) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 194.4 (141.2, 262.8) | 2 (1, 72) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.6, 1.2) |
| Poinsett County | Urban | No | 195.8 (166.4, 229.5) | 1 (1, 40) | 33 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.5, 1.5) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 1:15 am.
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.