How do we
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  • Inside Corridor
  • Outside Corridor
Cancer Incidence Rates per 100k
473.5
500.2
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Cancer Incidence Rates per 100k

5.3% lower in the corridor

Cancer Mortality Rates per 100k
161.4
174.2
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Cancer Mortality Rates per 100k

7.3% lower in the corridor

Coronary Heart Disease
6.0%
6.6%
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Coronary Heart Disease

Nearly Equal

Diabetes
13.6%
13.5%
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Diabetes

Nearly Equal

Food Insecurity
16.5%
17.8%
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Food Insecurity

1.3% lower in the corridor

Heart Disease Mortality Rate per 100k
205.8
240.7
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Heart Disease Mortality Rate per 100k

14.5% lower in the corridor

High Blood Pressure
39.1%
39.8%
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High Blood Pressure

Nearly Equal

Life Expectancy
74.8 Years
73.3 Years
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Life Expectancy

1.5 year higher in the corridor

Low Birthweight
11.2%
11.2%
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Low Birthweight

Equal

Mammogram Screening
49.8%
47.4%
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Mammogram Screening

2.4% higher in the corridor

Obesity
38.6%
41.3%
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Obesity

2.7% lower in the corridor

Smokers
15.5%
19.0%
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Smokers

3.5% lower in the corridor

Stroke
3.6%
3.9%
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Stroke

Nearly Equal

Bachelor Degree or Higher
33.2%
23.8%
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Bachelor Degree or Higher

9.4% higher in the corridor

Employment
58.8%
54.4%
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Employment

4.4% higher in the corridor

Income
$66,020
$58,729
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Income

12.4% higher in the corridor

Poverty
18.2%
19.3%
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Poverty

1.1% lower in the corridor

Two people wearing life jackets and hats paddle a canoe along Louisiana's industrial corridor, surrounded by dense, green-tinted foliage.
Two people in red life jackets paddle a canoe on a calm river, surrounded by trees and moss near the Louisiana industrial corridor.