Incidence of Cancer by Municipality 2005

Municipality Cancer Incidence Cancer Incidence Per 1000 Population
Lehigh County 1930 5.846
Alburtis Borough 5 2.272
Allentown City 572 5.352
Bethlehem City* 119 6.153
Catasauqua Borough 37 5.652
Coopersburg Borough 18 7.012
Coplay Borough 26 7.722
Emmaus Borough 70 6.173
Fountain Hill Borough 36 7.841
Hanover Township 7 3.659
Heidelberg Township 18 5.282
Lower Macungie Township 147 5.617
Lower Milford Township 21 5.476
Lowhill Township 6 2.832
Lynn Township 24 5.644
Macungie Borough 11 3.540
North Whitehall Township 77 4.849
Salisbury Township 102 7.386
Slatington Borough 24 5.445
South Whitehall Township 158 8.352
Upper Macungie Township 85 5.127
Upper Milford Township 65 8.808
Upper Saucon Township 70 4.993
Washington Township 37 5.342
Weisenberg Township 28 5.964
Whitehall Township 167 6.442
Northampton County 1664 5.791
Allen Township 32 8.758
Bangor Borough 25 4.720
Bath Borough 18 6.512
Bethlehem City* 305 5.709
Bethlehem Township 114 4.846
Bushkill Township 59 7.501
Chapman Borough 1 4.274
East Allen Township 32 6.422
East Bangor Borough 6 6.036
Easton City 108 4.113
Forks Township 82 6.380
Freemansburg Borough 10 5.076
Glendon Borough 2 5.495
Hanover Township 70 6.839
Hellertown Borough 39 6.957
Lehigh Township 81 7.670
Lower Mt Bethel Township 15 4.536
Lower Nazareth Township 34 6.024
Lower Saucon Township 85 7.710
Moore Township 50 5.369
Nazareth Borough 33 5.487
North Catasauqua Borough 62 21.693
Northampton Borough 18 1.859
Palmer Township 107 5.791
Pen Argyl Borough 14 3.821
Plainfield Township 44 7.279
Portland Borough 13 22.727
Roseto Borough 8 4.822
Stockertown Borough 1 1.325
Tatamy Borough 1 0.960
Upper Mt Bethel Township 21 2.950
Upper Nazareth Township 20 3.770
Walnutport Borough 15 7.032
Washington Township 35 7.456
West Easton Borough 7 5.993
Williams Township 43 7.544
Wilson Borough 41 5.296
Wind Gap Borough 13 4.605


Source: Pennsylvania Department of Health

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