Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, 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) 
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 102.6 (77.9, 136.3) | 100 (23, 100) | 13 |
stable 
|
-1.5 (-3.0, 0.1) |
| Greene County | Rural | Yes | 106.5 (83.3, 135.2) | 99 (26, 100) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.0, 0.2) |
| Wake County | Urban | Yes | 107.9 (104.3, 111.7) | 98 (88, 100) | 668 |
falling 
|
-4.2 (-6.4, -1.9) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 108.0 (91.5, 126.9) | 97 (54, 100) | 33 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.9) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | Yes | 109.4 (93.5, 128.1) | 96 (46, 100) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 110.0 (100.5, 120.3) | 95 (72, 100) | 101 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.7, -1.4) |
| Chatham County | Urban | Yes | 114.1 (102.9, 126.4) | 94 (57, 100) | 85 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | Yes | 116.3 (112.4, 120.3) | 93 (78, 97) | 688 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Watauga County | Rural | Yes | 116.6 (99.8, 135.8) | 92 (34, 100) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | Yes | 118.7 (112.2, 125.5) | 91 (66, 97) | 265 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.1) |
| Avery County | Rural | Yes | 119.7 (94.8, 150.8) | 90 (11, 100) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.2) |
| Union County | Urban | Yes | 121.2 (113.0, 129.9) | 89 (56, 97) | 166 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Yancey County | Rural | Yes | 121.8 (99.9, 148.5) | 88 (15, 100) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.2, -0.3) |
| Hyde County | Rural | Yes | 122.2 (80.5, 189.1) | 87 (1, 100) | 5 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.9, 1.4) |
| Durham County | Urban | Yes | 122.3 (115.2, 129.6) | 86 (55, 96) | 236 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.0, -0.2) |
| Chowan County | Rural | Yes | 122.4 (95.7, 155.9) | 85 (7, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-20.5, 0.6) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 123.2 (107.9, 140.5) | 84 (25, 100) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 123.2 (114.9, 132.0) | 83 (51, 96) | 165 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 124.7 (114.2, 136.0) | 82 (41, 98) | 117 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 125.3 (111.3, 140.8) | 81 (29, 99) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 125.4 (113.4, 138.6) | 80 (33, 98) | 83 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 125.6 (116.8, 135.0) | 79 (45, 96) | 193 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 126.3 (113.2, 140.9) | 78 (29, 98) | 75 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 127.3 (118.6, 136.4) | 77 (42, 94) | 165 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 127.4 (109.6, 148.4) | 76 (17, 100) | 42 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 127.9 (103.1, 158.3) | 75 (5, 100) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.5) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 128.2 (122.9, 133.6) | 74 (50, 87) | 458 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 128.5 (110.3, 149.3) | 73 (15, 99) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 128.8 (121.1, 136.9) | 72 (41, 91) | 221 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 129.6 (93.7, 176.1) | 71 (1, 100) | 9 |
stable
|
17.9 (-2.5, 35.8) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 129.8 (120.0, 140.3) | 70 (36, 93) | 147 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 130.8 (113.9, 150.1) | 69 (12, 99) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 130.8 (109.6, 155.7) | 68 (9, 100) | 28 |
stable
|
14.2 (-2.0, 27.0) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 131.4 (115.0, 149.8) | 67 (12, 98) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 132.0 (122.7, 141.9) | 66 (29, 90) | 157 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 132.9 (114.6, 153.6) | 65 (9, 98) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.8, -0.6) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 133.3 (114.5, 154.7) | 64 (12, 99) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 133.3 (118.2, 149.9) | 63 (16, 95) | 59 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.4) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 134.5 (110.9, 161.9) | 62 (5, 100) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.8, -0.4) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 135.1 (106.0, 171.5) | 61 (3, 100) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 135.7 (110.3, 166.4) | 60 (4, 100) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 135.9 (122.8, 150.2) | 59 (18, 93) | 83 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-8.4, -1.2) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 136.0 (110.2, 167.4) | 58 (4, 100) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 136.7 (124.8, 149.6) | 57 (19, 91) | 104 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 136.8 (124.8, 149.8) | 56 (19, 88) | 100 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 137.2 (125.1, 150.3) | 55 (17, 90) | 102 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 137.5 (125.8, 150.1) | 54 (18, 86) | 110 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 137.7 (113.4, 166.6) | 53 (3, 99) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 137.8 (128.6, 147.5) | 52 (22, 81) | 176 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 138.0 (129.9, 146.6) | 51 (25, 80) | 222 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.7) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 138.5 (118.2, 162.3) | 50 (5, 98) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 138.5 (119.8, 159.8) | 49 (7, 96) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 139.2 (125.1, 154.6) | 48 (12, 92) | 79 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 139.2 (132.8, 145.8) | 47 (25, 71) | 373 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 139.2 (126.2, 153.6) | 46 (13, 88) | 93 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 140.3 (116.6, 168.3) | 45 (3, 99) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 141.0 (126.8, 156.6) | 44 (11, 90) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 141.2 (131.0, 152.1) | 43 (17, 80) | 149 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-6.7, -0.8) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 141.3 (120.7, 165.0) | 42 (4, 97) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 142.0 (131.7, 152.9) | 41 (16, 76) | 147 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 142.5 (124.5, 162.9) | 40 (5, 92) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 143.1 (118.3, 172.5) | 39 (2, 99) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 143.1 (109.4, 186.4) | 38 (1, 100) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.4, 1.3) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 143.3 (133.9, 153.2) | 37 (15, 73) | 180 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 143.6 (133.2, 154.6) | 36 (14, 77) | 149 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 144.0 (128.1, 161.5) | 35 (8, 89) | 66 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 144.5 (128.6, 162.0) | 34 (7, 87) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 145.6 (108.2, 193.4) | 33 (1, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.2, 0.6) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 146.2 (136.8, 156.2) | 32 (13, 66) | 188 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 146.8 (128.8, 166.7) | 31 (4, 88) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 149.1 (114.9, 192.7) | 30 (1, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.1, 0.8) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 151.7 (136.0, 168.9) | 29 (4, 75) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 151.8 (134.0, 171.6) | 28 (3, 82) | 58 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 151.9 (138.2, 166.7) | 27 (5, 71) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 152.1 (139.7, 165.4) | 26 (6, 65) | 116 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 152.1 (123.4, 186.9) | 25 (1, 98) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.9, -0.1) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 152.6 (144.7, 160.9) | 24 (9, 50) | 283 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 152.8 (136.4, 170.8) | 23 (3, 77) | 66 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 154.3 (142.1, 167.4) | 22 (6, 59) | 120 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 154.6 (117.6, 202.3) | 21 (1, 100) | 13 |
stable
|
0.3 (-2.4, 3.0) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 154.7 (100.0, 240.2) | 20 (1, 100) | 5 |
stable
|
-2.4 (-7.0, 1.7) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 155.2 (141.0, 170.8) | 19 (3, 64) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 157.7 (140.2, 177.1) | 18 (2, 74) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.5) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 158.0 (133.4, 186.8) | 17 (1, 86) | 32 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.8, 7.0) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 158.4 (140.8, 177.9) | 16 (2, 72) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 161.9 (148.8, 175.9) | 15 (3, 46) | 120 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 162.0 (149.4, 175.5) | 14 (2, 44) | 128 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.4) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 163.7 (132.2, 201.9) | 13 (1, 93) | 22 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.6, 2.2) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 163.9 (122.7, 217.6) | 12 (1, 99) | 11 |
stable
|
0.9 (-1.3, 3.4) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 164.1 (147.0, 182.8) | 11 (1, 55) | 70 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.6, 1.3) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 164.1 (145.3, 185.2) | 10 (1, 64) | 59 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.8, 1.6) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 164.4 (141.8, 189.4) | 9 (1, 75) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 164.5 (136.7, 197.0) | 8 (1, 85) | 27 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.3, 2.8) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 164.9 (145.1, 186.9) | 7 (1, 64) | 54 |
stable
|
0.7 (-3.7, 5.4) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 165.7 (147.7, 185.6) | 6 (1, 58) | 66 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 168.1 (145.5, 193.6) | 5 (1, 69) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 175.4 (162.8, 188.7) | 4 (1, 24) | 149 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 187.9 (166.1, 211.9) | 3 (1, 29) | 57 |
stable
|
4.4 (-0.1, 13.8) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 188.9 (149.4, 237.5) | 2 (1, 77) | 19 |
rising 
|
4.0 (1.2, 16.0) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 203.0 (165.5, 247.4) | 1 (1, 51) | 22 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.3, 2.8) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 4:23 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.