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