Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Arkansas by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | N/A | Yes | 56.8 (55.6, 58.0) | N/A | 1,832 |
stable 
|
0.9 (-0.4, 2.1) |
| United States | N/A | Yes | 44.0 (43.9, 44.1) | N/A | 158,490 |
falling 
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Dallas County | Rural | Yes | 94.7 (63.2, 138.1) | 1 (1, 70) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-4.4, 1.8) |
| Chicot County | Rural | Yes | 88.0 (64.8, 117.9) | 2 (1, 61) | 11 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.4, 1.7) |
| Calhoun County | Rural | Yes | 87.5 (55.5, 134.6) | 3 (1, 75) | 5 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.9, 1.0) |
| Mississippi County | Rural | Yes | 83.2 (70.6, 97.4) | 4 (1, 36) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Lee County | Rural | Yes | 81.8 (57.1, 114.7) | 5 (1, 73) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-4.0, 1.8) |
| Crittenden County | Urban | Yes | 81.7 (70.3, 94.5) | 6 (1, 34) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.0, 0.5) |
| Scott County | Rural | Yes | 81.3 (58.8, 110.6) | 7 (1, 67) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-3.3, 2.5) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | Yes | 80.9 (62.6, 103.4) | 8 (1, 60) | 15 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.7, 1.8) |
| Poinsett County | Urban | Yes | 80.5 (65.1, 98.7) | 9 (1, 49) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Randolph County | Rural | Yes | 79.2 (61.4, 100.7) | 10 (1, 62) | 14 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.6, 2.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 75.6 (58.1, 97.2) | 11 (1, 67) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.8, 1.3) |
| Union County | Rural | Yes | 75.6 (63.7, 89.2) | 12 (1, 52) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Franklin County | Rural | Yes | 74.5 (57.9, 95.0) | 13 (1, 67) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.7, 1.3) |
| Pike County | Rural | Yes | 73.8 (52.4, 101.9) | 14 (1, 73) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.6, 1.7) |
| Johnson County | Rural | Yes | 72.3 (57.9, 89.2) | 15 (1, 64) | 19 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.6, 1.7) |
| Arkansas County | Rural | Yes | 72.1 (55.4, 92.8) | 16 (1, 67) | 14 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.7, 2.0) |
| Phillips County | Rural | Yes | 71.1 (53.0, 93.6) | 17 (1, 71) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.2, 0.3) |
| Cross County | Rural | Yes | 70.1 (54.0, 90.0) | 18 (1, 69) | 14 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.3, 2.1) |
| Stone County | Rural | Yes | 70.0 (51.5, 94.2) | 19 (1, 74) | 11 |
stable
|
0.4 (-2.3, 3.2) |
| Marion County | Rural | Yes | 69.9 (53.2, 91.0) | 20 (1, 70) | 15 |
stable
|
0.1 (-2.1, 2.3) |
| Fulton County | Rural | Yes | 69.5 (49.7, 95.4) | 21 (1, 75) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.6, 1.8) |
| Logan County | Rural | Yes | 69.3 (55.1, 86.6) | 22 (2, 67) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.3, 1.2) |
| Howard County | Rural | Yes | 68.9 (50.0, 93.1) | 23 (1, 74) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.9, 1.5) |
| Hempstead County | Rural | Yes | 68.5 (52.3, 88.2) | 24 (2, 70) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.1, 0.2) |
| St. Francis County | Rural | Yes | 68.3 (53.9, 85.4) | 25 (2, 69) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.4, -0.1) |
| Searcy County | Rural | Yes | 67.8 (45.3, 99.6) | 26 (1, 75) | 7 |
stable
|
-2.2 (-4.9, 0.2) |
| Little River County | Urban | Yes | 66.5 (46.7, 92.4) | 27 (1, 75) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-4.2, 2.0) |
| Cleburne County | Rural | Yes | 65.7 (52.7, 81.5) | 28 (4, 68) | 20 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.1, 1.8) |
| Desha County | Rural | Yes | 65.4 (44.6, 92.8) | 29 (1, 75) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.3, 1.0) |
| Miller County | Urban | Yes | 65.1 (54.7, 76.9) | 30 (5, 66) | 30 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.2) |
| Monroe County | Rural | Yes | 65.0 (40.7, 100.3) | 31 (1, 75) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-4.1, 2.5) |
| Ouachita County | Rural | Yes | 64.8 (50.6, 82.0) | 32 (3, 71) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Conway County | Rural | Yes | 64.8 (50.3, 82.5) | 33 (3, 70) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.6, 1.4) |
| Jefferson County | Rural | Yes | 63.7 (55.4, 73.1) | 34 (12, 62) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.9, -0.1) |
| Newton County | Rural | Yes | 63.4 (40.9, 96.3) | 35 (1, 75) | 6 |
stable
|
-2.2 (-5.8, 0.9) |
| Greene County | Rural | Yes | 63.3 (53.7, 74.4) | 36 (9, 66) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Prairie County | Rural | Yes | 62.9 (41.3, 93.2) | 37 (1, 75) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-4.9, 1.2) |
| Columbia County | Rural | Yes | 62.8 (48.4, 80.4) | 38 (4, 74) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.8, 0.0) |
| Sharp County | Rural | Yes | 62.4 (47.0, 81.9) | 39 (3, 74) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.7, 1.5) |
| Hot Spring County | Rural | Yes | 62.4 (51.3, 75.3) | 40 (9, 70) | 24 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Drew County | Rural | Yes | 61.9 (45.3, 82.6) | 41 (3, 75) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.4, 2.0) |
| Perry County | Urban | Yes | 61.8 (43.1, 87.1) | 42 (2, 75) | 8 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-5.0, -1.1) |
| Ashley County | Rural | Yes | 61.5 (46.9, 79.7) | 43 (4, 74) | 13 |
stable
|
-22.3 (-42.4, 1.1) |
| Crawford County | Urban | Yes | 60.8 (52.7, 70.0) | 44 (15, 67) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Craighead County | Urban | Yes | 60.6 (54.0, 67.9) | 45 (19, 65) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Sebastian County | Urban | Yes | 60.6 (54.6, 67.1) | 46 (20, 62) | 81 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Izard County | Rural | Yes | 60.6 (44.3, 82.0) | 47 (3, 75) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.6, 0.8) |
| Grant County | Urban | Yes | 60.2 (46.2, 77.7) | 48 (5, 74) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.1, 1.4) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | Yes | 59.9 (38.8, 90.0) | 49 (1, 75) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.7, 1.9) |
| Carroll County | Rural | Yes | 59.3 (47.8, 73.2) | 50 (10, 72) | 21 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.6, 2.1) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | Yes | 58.7 (42.9, 79.3) | 51 (5, 75) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.5, -0.4) |
| Baxter County | Rural | Yes | 58.1 (47.9, 70.1) | 52 (13, 72) | 28 |
falling
|
-9.1 (-17.8, -2.2) |
| White County | Rural | Yes | 57.8 (50.4, 66.0) | 53 (21, 68) | 48 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Woodruff County | Rural | Yes | 57.7 (35.0, 91.9) | 54 (1, 75) | 4 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.7, -0.5) |
| Independence County | Rural | Yes | 57.3 (46.8, 69.6) | 55 (14, 73) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.7) |
| Madison County | Urban | Yes | 56.6 (41.7, 75.6) | 56 (7, 75) | 11 |
rising 
|
18.2 (5.5, 30.3) |
| Bradley County | Rural | Yes | 56.5 (37.3, 82.7) | 57 (2, 75) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.8, 0.0) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 55.7 (40.5, 75.5) | 58 (8, 75) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-3.8, 0.3) |
| Garland County | Urban | Yes | 55.3 (48.9, 62.4) | 59 (28, 69) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Faulkner County | Urban | Yes | 54.3 (48.4, 60.8) | 60 (32, 71) | 64 |
stable
|
6.5 (-1.1, 12.0) |
| Pope County | Rural | Yes | 54.2 (46.4, 63.0) | 61 (27, 73) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.8, -0.9) |
| Nevada County | Rural | Yes | 53.6 (34.6, 81.0) | 62 (3, 75) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.9, 2.3) |
| Boone County | Rural | Yes | 53.3 (43.5, 64.8) | 63 (22, 75) | 22 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | Yes | 53.2 (33.8, 81.9) | 64 (3, 75) | 5 |
stable
|
2.6 (-19.1, 29.0) |
| Lonoke County | Urban | Yes | 51.4 (44.4, 59.2) | 65 (33, 74) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.9, -0.8) |
| Pulaski County | Urban | Yes | 50.6 (47.4, 53.8) | 66 (49, 71) | 212 |
stable
|
2.7 (-2.3, 6.5) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | Yes | 50.3 (34.8, 71.2) | 67 (9, 75) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-3.3, 1.9) |
| Clark County | Rural | Yes | 48.9 (35.5, 65.9) | 68 (16, 75) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.3, 0.8) |
| Sevier County | Rural | Yes | 48.9 (33.8, 68.4) | 69 (14, 75) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.0, 0.9) |
| Yell County | Rural | Yes | 48.4 (35.3, 65.0) | 70 (18, 75) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-4.5, -1.4) |
| Saline County | Urban | Yes | 44.3 (39.4, 49.8) | 71 (58, 75) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Washington County | Urban | Yes | 43.3 (39.5, 47.4) | 72 (62, 75) | 97 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.2, -1.7) |
| Lafayette County | Rural | Yes | 43.2 (25.1, 72.8) | 73 (10, 75) | 4 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-6.0, -0.9) |
| Polk County | Rural | Yes | 41.6 (30.2, 56.7) | 74 (32, 75) | 10 |
falling
|
-25.9 (-37.3, -10.0) |
| Benton County | Urban | Yes | 41.4 (38.1, 44.9) | 75 (65, 75) | 118 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.5, -1.0) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 9:20 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.
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.