Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
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) 
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 262.9 (243.9, 283.1) | 1 (1, 15) | 159 |
stable 
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 255.0 (216.5, 298.6) | 2 (1, 57) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 252.5 (206.2, 306.7) | 3 (1, 78) | 22 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.9, 2.1) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 248.4 (223.4, 275.5) | 4 (1, 35) | 79 |
falling 
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 241.5 (216.5, 268.9) | 5 (1, 48) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 241.1 (213.9, 271.0) | 6 (1, 53) | 61 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 238.2 (221.0, 256.5) | 7 (1, 36) | 153 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 235.4 (157.0, 344.5) | 8 (1, 100) | 6 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-5.8, 1.3) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 235.2 (194.7, 281.6) | 9 (1, 84) | 27 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.9, 0.2) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 234.3 (215.6, 254.4) | 10 (1, 42) | 127 |
stable
|
4.6 (-1.6, 8.8) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 233.7 (202.3, 268.5) | 11 (1, 72) | 44 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.1, -1.0) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 229.5 (202.4, 259.4) | 12 (1, 71) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 228.7 (205.8, 253.6) | 13 (1, 59) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 228.1 (189.3, 273.8) | 14 (1, 86) | 26 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.7, -0.1) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 228.0 (204.3, 253.9) | 15 (1, 60) | 73 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 227.7 (192.0, 269.3) | 16 (1, 82) | 33 |
stable
|
10.4 (-2.5, 21.3) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 223.8 (204.5, 244.6) | 17 (3, 60) | 106 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 223.1 (203.1, 244.8) | 18 (3, 59) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 221.2 (187.9, 259.5) | 19 (1, 84) | 35 |
stable
|
11.2 (-0.3, 18.8) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 219.3 (183.0, 261.5) | 20 (1, 88) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.8, -0.9) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 218.4 (201.6, 236.3) | 21 (4, 60) | 136 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 218.2 (178.9, 265.0) | 22 (1, 93) | 23 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.7, -0.6) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 217.4 (194.3, 242.8) | 23 (3, 74) | 69 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 215.8 (198.7, 234.0) | 24 (6, 66) | 130 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 215.3 (196.2, 235.9) | 25 (5, 68) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 214.5 (201.7, 227.8) | 26 (9, 57) | 230 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 214.3 (186.1, 246.1) | 27 (2, 85) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.1, -0.4) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 214.2 (197.4, 232.0) | 28 (6, 67) | 132 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 212.9 (197.0, 229.6) | 29 (7, 65) | 147 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 212.8 (163.9, 272.7) | 30 (1, 99) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-3.9, 0.3) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 212.8 (196.6, 230.1) | 31 (7, 66) | 137 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 211.3 (188.7, 236.2) | 32 (5, 78) | 72 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -0.9) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 210.7 (185.2, 238.9) | 33 (3, 82) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 209.2 (159.8, 270.8) | 34 (1, 100) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-3.8, 0.3) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 208.3 (195.2, 222.0) | 35 (11, 65) | 201 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 206.8 (181.3, 235.2) | 36 (4, 88) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 205.8 (194.7, 217.4) | 37 (16, 65) | 281 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 205.6 (184.5, 228.7) | 38 (7, 82) | 73 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.0, -1.6) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 205.4 (191.6, 220.0) | 39 (13, 71) | 180 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 205.3 (170.7, 245.2) | 40 (2, 93) | 27 |
falling
|
-3.3 (-11.1, -2.2) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 204.7 (193.1, 216.9) | 41 (17, 66) | 253 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -1.0) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 203.8 (183.4, 226.0) | 42 (8, 82) | 80 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 203.2 (172.7, 238.2) | 43 (4, 91) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.8, -0.6) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 202.7 (177.5, 230.6) | 44 (6, 88) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.2, -0.6) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 202.4 (186.1, 219.9) | 45 (13, 79) | 121 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.0) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 201.7 (179.3, 226.3) | 46 (7, 85) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 201.6 (180.8, 224.2) | 47 (8, 85) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 200.1 (186.3, 214.7) | 48 (16, 78) | 172 |
falling
|
-6.7 (-9.1, -3.1) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 199.7 (174.2, 228.0) | 49 (6, 89) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 198.9 (163.7, 241.6) | 50 (2, 98) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.2, -0.6) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 198.1 (167.2, 234.2) | 51 (4, 96) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.3, 1.2) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 195.5 (182.4, 209.2) | 52 (22, 79) | 197 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.4, -1.5) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 194.8 (182.0, 208.4) | 53 (23, 81) | 186 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 194.6 (165.6, 227.7) | 54 (6, 95) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 194.3 (165.9, 226.0) | 55 (5, 96) | 40 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-4.3, -1.3) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 193.6 (177.1, 211.4) | 56 (18, 85) | 111 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.9, -1.5) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 193.1 (176.7, 210.9) | 57 (18, 85) | 111 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.4) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 193.0 (175.4, 212.2) | 58 (17, 85) | 94 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.9) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 192.7 (175.0, 211.9) | 59 (18, 87) | 94 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 191.9 (183.1, 201.0) | 60 (34, 77) | 381 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.1) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 190.7 (170.5, 212.8) | 61 (16, 89) | 71 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-3.7, -1.9) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 189.7 (168.5, 213.3) | 62 (16, 92) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.8, 6.1) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 189.0 (165.1, 215.8) | 63 (14, 95) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 189.0 (175.2, 203.7) | 64 (29, 84) | 147 |
stable
|
-2.4 (-8.0, 2.5) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 188.1 (168.7, 209.0) | 65 (17, 92) | 77 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.0, -1.3) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 187.7 (158.5, 222.0) | 66 (10, 99) | 31 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.9, 0.6) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 187.6 (146.3, 239.0) | 67 (2, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 186.7 (175.0, 199.3) | 68 (38, 84) | 247 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 186.7 (172.8, 201.4) | 69 (33, 87) | 145 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.7, -1.7) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 185.5 (143.0, 238.4) | 70 (2, 100) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.6, -0.2) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 184.8 (168.3, 202.6) | 71 (27, 90) | 104 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.6, -1.3) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 182.6 (175.3, 190.2) | 72 (52, 83) | 493 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 182.0 (146.5, 225.6) | 73 (6, 100) | 21 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.4, -1.0) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 181.6 (151.3, 216.8) | 74 (11, 99) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.9, -0.5) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 180.8 (159.7, 204.3) | 75 (21, 96) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 179.1 (168.7, 190.0) | 76 (50, 89) | 237 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 178.0 (158.6, 199.3) | 77 (32, 96) | 66 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.1, -1.4) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 177.7 (165.4, 190.9) | 78 (45, 92) | 166 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 175.4 (163.5, 187.9) | 79 (50, 92) | 181 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 173.5 (149.6, 200.9) | 80 (24, 99) | 46 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.2, -1.4) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 172.4 (151.5, 195.9) | 81 (31, 99) | 55 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 170.7 (146.9, 198.3) | 82 (25, 100) | 40 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 168.2 (156.7, 180.4) | 83 (61, 95) | 184 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.8, -1.0) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 167.9 (141.1, 198.6) | 84 (28, 100) | 32 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.9, -0.9) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 167.1 (132.3, 210.7) | 85 (9, 100) | 17 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.8, -0.5) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 165.6 (124.5, 218.5) | 86 (5, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.0, 0.4) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 165.5 (154.0, 177.7) | 87 (66, 96) | 169 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.0, -2.0) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 159.8 (151.3, 168.6) | 88 (76, 97) | 280 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.2, -1.5) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 157.9 (137.9, 180.8) | 89 (55, 100) | 52 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 157.6 (148.3, 167.3) | 90 (77, 98) | 230 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-3.4, -2.5) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 154.7 (149.2, 160.4) | 91 (83, 97) | 666 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.6, -2.1) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 154.6 (85.3, 256.8) | 92 (1, 100) | 3 |
falling
|
-3.3 (-6.4, -0.8) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 154.2 (123.1, 194.0) | 93 (25, 100) | 18 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.4, -0.7) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 153.6 (127.2, 185.1) | 94 (36, 100) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.2, -0.5) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 152.6 (132.5, 175.1) | 95 (63, 100) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.1, -0.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 149.0 (128.9, 171.7) | 96 (63, 100) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.8, -0.3) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 147.2 (133.8, 161.9) | 97 (80, 100) | 92 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.9, -1.5) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 146.6 (118.7, 180.1) | 98 (45, 100) | 20 |
falling
|
-3.4 (-4.7, -2.2) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 144.0 (138.9, 149.2) | 99 (89, 100) | 680 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-4.8, -1.5) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 136.9 (124.5, 150.2) | 100 (88, 100) | 98 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-3.7, -2.1) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 12:59 pm.
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.