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Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Melanoma of the Skin, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
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Annual Incidence Rate
over rate period
(95% Confidence Interval)

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Average Annual Count
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Rate Period
North Carolina 6 21.5 (21.1, 21.9) 2,001 2005-2009
US (SEER+NPCR) 1 19.2 (19.2, 19.3)
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2005-2009
Davie County 6 42.9 (34.6, 52.6) 19 2005-2009
Cherokee County 6 36.0 (27.3, 46.9) 13 2005-2009
Moore County 6 35.2 (30.2, 40.8) 41 2005-2009
Yadkin County 6 33.5 (26.1, 42.5) 14 2005-2009
Stanly County 6 33.4 (27.5, 40.3) 23 2005-2009
Clay County 6 32.9 (20.7, 50.8) 5 2005-2009
Haywood County 6 31.4 (25.6, 38.2) 23 2005-2009
McDowell County 6 30.4 (23.9, 38.1) 16 2005-2009
Currituck County 6 29.6 (20.4, 41.6) 7 2005-2009
Orange County 6 29.3 (24.9, 34.2) 34 2005-2009
Dare County 6 29.1 (22.0, 37.9) 12 2005-2009
Forsyth County 6 28.4 (26.0, 31.0) 103 2005-2009
Henderson County 6 27.7 (23.7, 32.2) 38 2005-2009
Yancey County 6 27.7 (18.3, 40.3) 6 2005-2009
Alamance County 6 27.5 (23.9, 31.5) 43 2005-2009
Cabarrus County 6 27.4 (23.9, 31.3) 44 2005-2009
Chowan County 6 26.5 (16.5, 40.6) 5 2005-2009
Chatham County 6 26.3 (21.2, 32.3) 18 2005-2009
Randolph County 6 26.0 (22.4, 30.0) 38 2005-2009
Carteret County 6 25.7 (21.0, 31.3) 22 2005-2009
Guilford County 6 25.6 (23.6, 27.7) 121 2005-2009
Surry County 6 25.5 (20.8, 31.0) 21 2005-2009
Stokes County 6 25.1 (19.5, 32.0) 14 2005-2009
Jackson County 6 25.0 (18.4, 33.4) 10 2005-2009
Avery County 6 25.0 (16.2, 37.1) 5 2005-2009
Catawba County 6 24.9 (21.6, 28.5) 42 2005-2009
Craven County 6 24.4 (20.3, 29.1) 26 2005-2009
Watauga County 6 24.3 (18.0, 32.1) 10 2005-2009
Wake County 6 24.2 (22.6, 25.9) 179 2005-2009
Buncombe County 6 24.0 (21.4, 26.9) 63 2005-2009
Iredell County 6 23.8 (20.4, 27.5) 37 2005-2009
Rutherford County 6 23.8 (18.9, 29.5) 18 2005-2009
Caldwell County 6 23.1 (18.8, 28.2) 21 2005-2009
Transylvania County 6 22.7 (16.0, 31.4) 9 2005-2009
Beaufort County 6 22.6 (17.3, 29.2) 13 2005-2009
Rowan County 6 22.1 (18.9, 25.8) 34 2005-2009
Cleveland County 6 21.9 (18.1, 26.2) 24 2005-2009
Ashe County 6 21.7 (15.0, 30.5) 7 2005-2009
Macon County 6 21.5 (15.3, 29.6) 10 2005-2009
Davidson County 6 21.5 (18.5, 24.8) 37 2005-2009
Lee County 6 20.9 (16.1, 26.8) 13 2005-2009
Burke County 6 20.9 (17.1, 25.4) 21 2005-2009
Madison County 6 20.5 (13.0, 31.1) 5 2005-2009
Polk County 6 20.4 (13.0, 31.0) 6 2005-2009
Alexander County 6 20.2 (14.5, 27.5) 8 2005-2009
Mecklenburg County 6 20.0 (18.6, 21.6) 150 2005-2009
Nash County 6 19.9 (16.2, 24.2) 21 2005-2009
Mitchell County 6 19.5 (11.2, 31.7) 4 2005-2009
Pitt County 6 19.5 (16.2, 23.1) 26 2005-2009
Wilkes County 6 19.3 (15.2, 24.2) 16 2005-2009
Pasquotank County 6 19.0 (13.5, 26.0) 8 2005-2009
Wilson County 6 18.9 (14.9, 23.6) 16 2005-2009
Lenoir County 6 18.7 (14.2, 24.1) 12 2005-2009
Durham County 6 18.4 (16.0, 21.2) 42 2005-2009
Lincoln County 6 18.0 (13.9, 22.8) 14 2005-2009
Onslow County 6 17.8 (14.2, 22.0) 19 2005-2009
Granville County 6 17.7 (13.0, 23.5) 10 2005-2009
Gaston County 6 17.6 (15.2, 20.4) 38 2005-2009
Union County 6 17.6 (14.8, 20.8) 29 2005-2009
Franklin County 6 17.1 (12.5, 22.9) 9 2005-2009
Scotland County 6 16.9 (11.6, 23.9) 7 2005-2009
Pamlico County 6 16.9 (9.2, 29.3) 3 2005-2009
Rockingham County 6 16.9 (13.5, 20.8) 18 2005-2009
Greene County 6 16.5 (9.8, 26.3) 4 2005-2009
Person County 6 15.8 (10.8, 22.5) 6 2005-2009
New Hanover County 6 15.7 (13.3, 18.4) 31 2005-2009
Harnett County 6 15.7 (12.3, 19.7) 15 2005-2009
Cumberland County 6 15.3 (13.2, 17.6) 41 2005-2009
Caswell County 6 15.2 (9.5, 23.4) 4 2005-2009
Montgomery County 6 15.2 (9.6, 22.8) 5 2005-2009
Johnston County 6 14.7 (12.0, 17.8) 22 2005-2009
Duplin County 6 14.5 (10.2, 19.9) 8 2005-2009
Columbus County 6 14.4 (10.5, 19.3) 9 2005-2009
Martin County 6 14.0 (8.1, 22.6) 4 2005-2009
Vance County 6 13.9 (9.3, 19.8) 6 2005-2009
Wayne County 6 13.6 (10.8, 17.1) 16 2005-2009
Northampton County 6 13.3 (8.1, 21.3) 4 2005-2009
Pender County 6 13.3 (9.4, 18.4) 8 2005-2009
Sampson County 6 13.2 (9.5, 17.8) 9 2005-2009
Halifax County 6 12.9 (9.3, 17.5) 9 2005-2009
Brunswick County 6 12.6 (10.0, 15.7) 19 2005-2009
Richmond County 6 12.4 (8.4, 17.7) 6 2005-2009
Hoke County 6 10.2 (5.7, 16.6) 3 2005-2009
Edgecombe County 6 9.6 (6.2, 14.3) 5 2005-2009
Robeson County 6 9.0 (6.7, 11.8) 10 2005-2009
Alleghany County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Anson County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Bertie County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Bladen County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Camden County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Gates County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Graham County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Hertford County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Hyde County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Jones County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Perquimans County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Swain County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Tyrrell County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Warren County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Washington County 6
*
3 or fewer
2005-2009
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/22/2013 8:21 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US populations included with the data release have been adjusted for the population shifts due to hurricanes Katrina and Rita for 62 counties and parishes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The 1969-2009 US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.
§ Because of the impact on Louisiana's population for the July - December 2005 time period due to Hurricanes Katrina/Rita, SEER excluded Louisiana cases diagnosed for that six month time period. The count has been suppressed due to data consistency issues.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 cases were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.

1 Source: CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) January 2012 data submission and SEER November 2011 submission.
6 Source: State Cancer Registry and the CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) January 2012 data submission. State rates include rates from metropolitan areas funded by SEER.

Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.

Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
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