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