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) 
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poinsett County | Urban | No | 1,298.6 (1,143.2, 1,469.4) | 1 (1, 24) | 51 |
stable 
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0.1 (-0.5, 0.7) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 1,225.4 (1,055.9, 1,414.3) | 2 (1, 43) | 37 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.3, 1.6) |
| Arkansas County | Rural | No | 1,221.7 (1,055.1, 1,406.9) | 3 (1, 42) | 39 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.4, 1.7) |
| Phillips County | Rural | No | 1,204.6 (1,034.5, 1,394.6) | 4 (1, 51) | 37 |
falling 
|
-1.1 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Cross County | Rural | No | 1,195.3 (1,022.8, 1,388.6) | 5 (1, 53) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Searcy County | Rural | No | 1,195.2 (985.5, 1,436.4) | 6 (1, 63) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.8, 1.3) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 1,186.0 (951.5, 1,460.3) | 7 (1, 71) | 17 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-14.1, -0.1) |
| Chicot County | Rural | No | 1,161.9 (963.5, 1,389.0) | 8 (1, 67) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Desha County | Rural | No | 1,159.8 (955.2, 1,395.5) | 9 (1, 66) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 1,154.2 (989.2, 1,338.9) | 10 (1, 58) | 35 |
stable
|
1.5 (-9.9, 11.3) |
| Crittenden County | Urban | No | 1,133.5 (1,019.6, 1,256.9) | 11 (1, 45) | 74 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Clark County | Rural | No | 1,128.3 (972.2, 1,302.3) | 12 (1, 60) | 37 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.4, 1.4) |
| Calhoun County | Rural | No | 1,105.6 (834.5, 1,436.3) | 13 (1, 75) | 11 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.8, 2.5) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 1,099.3 (934.0, 1,285.7) | 14 (1, 69) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Mississippi County | Rural | No | 1,095.0 (975.7, 1,225.0) | 15 (2, 54) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 1,088.2 (929.3, 1,266.3) | 16 (1, 67) | 33 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.1, 1.9) |
| Randolph County | Rural | No | 1,085.5 (937.6, 1,250.0) | 17 (1, 66) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Scott County | Rural | No | 1,078.1 (885.5, 1,300.3) | 18 (1, 74) | 22 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.6, 0.5) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 1,073.3 (863.0, 1,319.2) | 19 (1, 75) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.0, 1.2) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 1,069.4 (870.9, 1,299.7) | 20 (1, 74) | 20 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.0, 2.4) |
| Sharp County | Rural | No | 1,067.8 (934.3, 1,215.3) | 21 (2, 63) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 1,048.1 (830.9, 1,304.6) | 22 (1, 75) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.4, 1.6) |
| Dallas County | Rural | No | 1,035.8 (819.4, 1,291.5) | 23 (1, 75) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 1,027.0 (892.5, 1,176.3) | 24 (3, 71) | 42 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-8.2, -1.2) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 1,026.2 (888.7, 1,179.1) | 25 (4, 70) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.8) |
| Hempstead County | Rural | No | 1,025.6 (881.0, 1,187.2) | 26 (3, 71) | 36 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.4, 0.0) |
| Jefferson County | Rural | No | 1,018.8 (935.8, 1,107.2) | 27 (9, 58) | 115 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Boone County | Rural | No | 1,018.1 (918.9, 1,125.1) | 28 (8, 66) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Miller County | Urban | No | 1,016.8 (912.7, 1,129.6) | 29 (6, 66) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 1,011.0 (864.3, 1,175.5) | 30 (4, 73) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 1,010.8 (859.2, 1,181.6) | 31 (3, 74) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Lonoke County | Urban | No | 1,010.1 (922.7, 1,103.7) | 32 (9, 62) | 101 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Drew County | Rural | No | 1,000.9 (847.0, 1,174.6) | 33 (3, 74) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Crawford County | Urban | No | 1,000.7 (914.5, 1,092.9) | 34 (10, 65) | 100 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Nevada County | Rural | No | 993.8 (794.1, 1,228.3) | 35 (1, 75) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.6, 1.2) |
| Yell County | Rural | No | 984.8 (843.1, 1,143.6) | 36 (5, 74) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Sevier County | Rural | No | 984.6 (805.2, 1,192.6) | 37 (2, 75) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.2, 0.3) |
| Ouachita County | Rural | No | 983.5 (855.7, 1,125.0) | 38 (7, 74) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| Little River County | Urban | No | 983.2 (815.5, 1,175.6) | 39 (3, 75) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.6, 0.4) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 982.0 (852.4, 1,125.8) | 40 (7, 74) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 0.9) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 976.9 (874.1, 1,088.5) | 41 (10, 71) | 67 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Ashley County | Rural | No | 968.4 (835.5, 1,116.5) | 42 (7, 74) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Perry County | Urban | No | 967.9 (783.9, 1,182.5) | 43 (2, 75) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.5, 1.3) |
| Craighead County | Urban | No | 957.5 (887.5, 1,031.5) | 44 (19, 68) | 141 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 953.2 (807.1, 1,118.3) | 45 (7, 75) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.1) |
| Pope County | Rural | No | 946.6 (862.4, 1,036.8) | 46 (16, 71) | 94 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Baxter County | Rural | No | 945.0 (871.3, 1,023.3) | 47 (20, 69) | 121 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 943.7 (846.4, 1,049.2) | 48 (14, 73) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-5.0, -0.5) |
| Columbia County | Rural | No | 943.4 (809.5, 1,093.0) | 49 (9, 75) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.5) |
| Hot Spring County | Rural | No | 936.0 (829.7, 1,052.3) | 50 (13, 74) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| White County | Rural | No | 935.0 (859.6, 1,015.4) | 51 (21, 70) | 114 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| St. Francis County | Rural | No | 933.4 (796.8, 1,086.7) | 52 (7, 75) | 34 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.3, -0.9) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 926.3 (821.0, 1,041.4) | 53 (14, 74) | 57 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Woodruff County | Rural | No | 918.3 (708.7, 1,170.4) | 54 (3, 75) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-4.1, 0.5) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 912.5 (786.8, 1,052.8) | 55 (13, 75) | 38 |
falling
|
-13.4 (-23.1, -2.9) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 907.2 (729.4, 1,115.5) | 56 (6, 75) | 18 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.5, 0.1) |
| Stone County | Rural | No | 901.4 (762.9, 1,057.8) | 57 (12, 75) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Howard County | Rural | No | 896.2 (730.9, 1,087.8) | 58 (7, 75) | 20 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-4.0, -1.8) |
| Prairie County | Rural | No | 895.0 (716.7, 1,104.1) | 59 (6, 75) | 17 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.4, -1.2) |
| Izard County | Rural | No | 892.7 (756.9, 1,045.6) | 60 (13, 75) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.2, 0.4) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 890.8 (772.8, 1,021.9) | 61 (16, 75) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.2, 0.5) |
| Pulaski County | Urban | No | 888.9 (855.1, 923.8) | 62 (43, 70) | 536 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-4.2, -0.8) |
| Cleburne County | Rural | No | 885.5 (787.4, 992.5) | 63 (23, 75) | 59 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Sebastian County | Urban | No | 876.3 (819.3, 936.2) | 64 (37, 73) | 179 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 874.7 (826.1, 925.4) | 65 (42, 73) | 247 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Saline County | Urban | No | 871.2 (815.8, 929.4) | 66 (41, 74) | 188 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Benton County | Urban | No | 858.7 (816.8, 902.2) | 67 (48, 73) | 320 |
falling
|
-3.9 (-6.8, -0.7) |
| Newton County | Rural | No | 858.6 (680.1, 1,070.1) | 68 (8, 75) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.9, 1.3) |
| Conway County | Rural | No | 849.7 (724.7, 990.2) | 69 (20, 75) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Garland County | Urban | No | 835.3 (783.5, 889.7) | 70 (49, 75) | 195 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -1.4) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 826.9 (667.7, 1,012.8) | 71 (13, 75) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.6, 0.9) |
| Faulkner County | Urban | No | 815.5 (754.0, 880.7) | 72 (50, 75) | 132 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Independence County | Rural | No | 814.9 (720.3, 918.5) | 73 (38, 75) | 54 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.7, -0.9) |
| Lafayette County | Rural | No | 802.6 (613.6, 1,031.5) | 74 (9, 75) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.1, 0.2) |
| Bradley County | Rural | No | 771.7 (604.1, 971.3) | 75 (19, 75) | 14 |
stable
|
-6.6 (-24.2, 13.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 11:05 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.