Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, 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)
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | Urban | Yes | 120.5 (117.1, 124.1) | 100 (92, 100) | 957 |
falling 
|
-3.7 (-5.6, -2.4) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | Yes | 121.2 (117.3, 125.2) | 99 (91, 100) | 761 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.2, -1.7) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 146.9 (141.6, 152.3) | 82 (64, 90) | 619 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.7) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 153.0 (147.0, 159.2) | 75 (51, 85) | 519 |
rising 
|
2.8 (0.7, 4.5) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 135.9 (130.5, 141.5) | 90 (80, 96) | 499 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 155.9 (148.2, 164.1) | 69 (39, 85) | 403 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 168.0 (160.5, 175.8) | 42 (24, 68) | 394 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 145.7 (139.0, 152.6) | 84 (62, 91) | 381 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 181.2 (172.9, 189.8) | 25 (11, 47) | 377 |
stable 
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 150.4 (142.7, 158.4) | 79 (50, 90) | 301 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 183.4 (174.1, 193.1) | 22 (8, 45) | 301 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.5) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 160.5 (152.2, 169.1) | 61 (31, 79) | 301 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 173.5 (164.6, 182.9) | 34 (15, 62) | 300 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.1) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 156.0 (147.7, 164.8) | 68 (40, 85) | 300 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 166.4 (157.8, 175.5) | 50 (24, 73) | 296 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 142.5 (135.1, 150.3) | 85 (64, 94) | 289 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 167.2 (158.3, 176.4) | 46 (21, 71) | 282 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 168.7 (159.5, 178.3) | 41 (20, 71) | 268 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.8, -1.6) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 140.5 (132.7, 148.5) | 86 (69, 95) | 257 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -1.4) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 125.3 (118.2, 132.7) | 97 (87, 100) | 245 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.7, -2.0) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 205.9 (194.1, 218.1) | 5 (1, 22) | 241 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 145.9 (136.9, 155.4) | 83 (55, 94) | 222 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 191.4 (179.6, 203.8) | 13 (4, 39) | 213 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.0) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 170.0 (159.4, 181.2) | 36 (15, 72) | 208 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 185.5 (173.9, 197.8) | 20 (6, 49) | 202 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 175.5 (164.3, 187.4) | 30 (12, 65) | 195 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 164.1 (153.5, 175.6) | 53 (22, 83) | 192 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 167.0 (156.0, 178.7) | 47 (18, 77) | 189 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 181.3 (169.7, 193.6) | 24 (8, 56) | 187 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 186.2 (174.1, 199.1) | 17 (6, 49) | 187 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 156.1 (145.6, 167.3) | 67 (32, 88) | 175 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 190.7 (177.8, 204.3) | 15 (4, 42) | 173 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 149.1 (139.1, 159.7) | 81 (46, 93) | 171 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 166.9 (155.3, 179.3) | 48 (18, 79) | 166 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 159.0 (147.8, 170.9) | 63 (26, 87) | 166 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 122.1 (113.6, 131.2) | 98 (88, 100) | 160 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.8, -1.6) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 175.5 (163.0, 188.8) | 31 (10, 68) | 158 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 130.2 (120.5, 140.7) | 94 (79, 100) | 150 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 174.1 (160.7, 188.3) | 33 (10, 71) | 133 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 161.0 (148.3, 174.7) | 58 (22, 88) | 128 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 191.7 (176.4, 208.1) | 12 (2, 47) | 123 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.6, 0.6) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 172.6 (158.4, 187.8) | 35 (9, 77) | 117 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 167.3 (153.3, 182.5) | 44 (13, 84) | 113 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 164.1 (150.1, 179.4) | 54 (17, 86) | 106 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 214.8 (196.2, 235.1) | 4 (1, 21) | 104 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.0) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 154.9 (140.7, 170.5) | 73 (25, 93) | 102 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 200.0 (182.2, 219.3) | 7 (1, 40) | 99 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 203.1 (185.2, 222.6) | 6 (1, 37) | 99 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 154.4 (140.6, 169.3) | 74 (26, 92) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.5, -1.0) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 158.4 (143.7, 174.6) | 64 (19, 91) | 94 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 152.0 (138.1, 167.1) | 77 (31, 94) | 93 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 149.2 (135.4, 164.3) | 80 (33, 95) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 169.8 (153.9, 187.1) | 37 (9, 85) | 89 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-10.5, -0.4) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 132.9 (119.7, 147.7) | 92 (63, 100) | 89 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 159.6 (144.1, 176.6) | 62 (17, 91) | 88 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 165.4 (149.7, 182.7) | 51 (13, 87) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 152.3 (136.7, 169.6) | 76 (27, 95) | 85 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 169.0 (152.8, 186.7) | 40 (10, 84) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 216.7 (195.7, 239.6) | 3 (1, 24) | 83 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.7, 0.5) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 177.0 (159.5, 196.1) | 26 (6, 81) | 83 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 136.8 (123.2, 151.7) | 89 (56, 100) | 80 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 176.3 (158.2, 196.2) | 29 (6, 82) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 156.7 (140.7, 174.5) | 65 (20, 93) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 169.6 (152.0, 189.0) | 38 (9, 86) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 129.3 (115.4, 144.6) | 95 (68, 100) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.7, -0.8) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 183.9 (162.9, 207.5) | 21 (2, 75) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 195.2 (173.1, 220.0) | 11 (1, 61) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.2) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 183.1 (161.7, 207.3) | 23 (3, 78) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-3.7, -0.1) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 161.7 (142.7, 182.8) | 56 (11, 94) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 187.9 (165.3, 213.4) | 16 (1, 71) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.9, 1.5) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 139.6 (120.6, 161.7) | 87 (37, 100) | 54 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 155.5 (136.1, 177.1) | 70 (16, 97) | 53 |
rising
|
3.6 (0.5, 9.4) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 154.9 (136.4, 176.0) | 72 (16, 96) | 53 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 156.1 (136.7, 177.9) | 66 (12, 95) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.6, -0.7) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 160.6 (140.2, 183.8) | 60 (10, 95) | 51 |
stable
|
8.8 (-0.8, 15.5) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 196.3 (170.9, 225.2) | 10 (1, 63) | 48 |
stable
|
7.4 (-0.6, 13.3) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 191.3 (166.8, 219.1) | 14 (1, 72) | 47 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 217.8 (188.4, 250.5) | 2 (1, 39) | 42 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 175.3 (151.4, 202.6) | 32 (3, 89) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.4) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 132.0 (113.1, 154.0) | 93 (48, 100) | 36 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.5, -1.1) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 169.2 (144.3, 198.2) | 39 (4, 94) | 36 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.7, 8.4) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 227.9 (192.8, 268.6) | 1 (1, 40) | 34 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.1, 2.3) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 197.3 (166.8, 232.7) | 9 (1, 83) | 33 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.0, 1.6) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 164.6 (137.2, 197.8) | 52 (3, 98) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 160.8 (134.6, 192.2) | 59 (7, 99) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-11.6, 9.6) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 161.8 (136.0, 192.6) | 55 (5, 98) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.2) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 126.6 (106.1, 151.6) | 96 (48, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 177.0 (148.4, 210.6) | 27 (1, 94) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 167.4 (138.9, 201.5) | 43 (2, 97) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.2, 0.3) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 150.8 (123.7, 185.1) | 78 (9, 100) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 197.7 (162.1, 241.4) | 8 (1, 87) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 186.2 (153.0, 226.4) | 18 (1, 92) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 138.4 (113.3, 170.3) | 88 (19, 100) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.2, 1.0) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 167.3 (136.0, 205.5) | 45 (1, 100) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 176.5 (140.6, 222.8) | 28 (1, 100) | 19 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.8, 1.9) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 166.9 (134.1, 205.9) | 49 (2, 100) | 18 |
stable
|
0.9 (-2.8, 4.6) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 161.3 (127.3, 203.7) | 57 (2, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.1, 1.3) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 155.4 (120.5, 198.4) | 71 (3, 100) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 134.0 (91.8, 195.4) | 91 (2, 100) | 7 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-5.0, -0.9) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 185.6 (126.2, 272.0) | 19 (1, 100) | 6 |
stable
|
-2.4 (-5.3, 0.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 3:01 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.