Cancer rates often highest in central Illinois

This map shows cancer rates by county, with the highest rates in the darkest shade. Most of the counties with the highest cancer rates in Illinois also have the highest rates of pesticide and herbicide use.

Chart: Ben Felder, Investigate MidwestSource: Cancer: National Cancer Institute and the CDC, five years of incidence data, 2017-2021. Pesticides: Pesticide National Synthesis Project, from the U.S. Geological Survey.Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper