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 Name
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | No | 131.9 (130.7, 133.1) | N/A | 9,601 |
falling 
|
-1.0 (-1.1, -0.9) |
| United States | N/A | No | 126.3 (126.1, 126.6) | N/A | 287,034 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.2, -1.0) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 143.3 (133.9, 153.2) | 37 (15, 73) | 180 |
stable 
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 133.3 (114.5, 154.7) | 64 (12, 99) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 149.1 (114.9, 192.7) | 30 (1, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.1, 0.8) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 164.5 (136.7, 197.0) | 8 (1, 85) | 27 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.3, 2.8) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 138.5 (118.2, 162.3) | 50 (5, 98) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Avery County | Rural | Yes | 119.7 (94.8, 150.8) | 90 (11, 100) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.2) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 123.2 (107.9, 140.5) | 84 (25, 100) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 152.1 (123.4, 186.9) | 25 (1, 98) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.9, -0.1) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 141.3 (120.7, 165.0) | 42 (4, 97) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 125.6 (116.8, 135.0) | 79 (45, 96) | 193 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | Yes | 118.7 (112.2, 125.5) | 91 (66, 97) | 265 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.1) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 137.2 (125.1, 150.3) | 55 (17, 90) | 102 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 123.2 (114.9, 132.0) | 83 (51, 96) | 165 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 151.9 (138.2, 166.7) | 27 (5, 71) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 129.6 (93.7, 176.1) | 71 (1, 100) | 9 |
stable
|
17.9 (-2.5, 35.8) |
| 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) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 132.0 (122.7, 141.9) | 66 (29, 90) | 157 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Chatham County | Urban | Yes | 114.1 (102.9, 126.4) | 94 (57, 100) | 85 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 127.4 (109.6, 148.4) | 76 (17, 100) | 42 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Chowan County | Rural | Yes | 122.4 (95.7, 155.9) | 85 (7, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-20.5, 0.6) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 102.6 (77.9, 136.3) | 100 (23, 100) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.0, 0.1) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 161.9 (148.8, 175.9) | 15 (3, 46) | 120 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 165.7 (147.7, 185.6) | 6 (1, 58) | 66 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 137.5 (125.8, 150.1) | 54 (18, 86) | 110 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 152.6 (144.7, 160.9) | 24 (9, 50) | 283 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 134.5 (110.9, 161.9) | 62 (5, 100) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.8, -0.4) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 128.5 (110.3, 149.3) | 73 (15, 99) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 146.2 (136.8, 156.2) | 32 (13, 66) | 188 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 131.4 (115.0, 149.8) | 67 (12, 98) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 146.8 (128.8, 166.7) | 31 (4, 88) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Durham County | Urban | Yes | 122.3 (115.2, 129.6) | 86 (55, 96) | 236 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.0, -0.2) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 158.4 (140.8, 177.9) | 16 (2, 72) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 139.2 (132.8, 145.8) | 47 (25, 71) | 373 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 125.3 (111.3, 140.8) | 81 (29, 99) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 138.0 (129.9, 146.6) | 51 (25, 80) | 222 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.7) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 145.6 (108.2, 193.4) | 33 (1, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.2, 0.6) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 163.9 (122.7, 217.6) | 12 (1, 99) | 11 |
stable
|
0.9 (-1.3, 3.4) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 152.8 (136.4, 170.8) | 23 (3, 77) | 66 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Greene County | Rural | Yes | 106.5 (83.3, 135.2) | 99 (26, 100) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.0, 0.2) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 128.2 (122.9, 133.6) | 74 (50, 87) | 458 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 157.7 (140.2, 177.1) | 18 (2, 74) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.5) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 154.3 (142.1, 167.4) | 22 (6, 59) | 120 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 126.3 (113.2, 140.9) | 78 (29, 98) | 75 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 129.8 (120.0, 140.3) | 70 (36, 93) | 147 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 143.1 (118.3, 172.5) | 39 (2, 99) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 164.4 (141.8, 189.4) | 9 (1, 75) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Hyde County | Rural | Yes | 122.2 (80.5, 189.1) | 87 (1, 100) | 5 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.9, 1.4) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 127.3 (118.6, 136.4) | 77 (42, 94) | 165 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 108.0 (91.5, 126.9) | 97 (54, 100) | 33 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.9) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 137.8 (128.6, 147.5) | 52 (22, 81) | 176 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 154.6 (117.6, 202.3) | 21 (1, 100) | 13 |
stable
|
0.3 (-2.4, 3.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 133.3 (118.2, 149.9) | 63 (16, 95) | 59 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.4) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 144.0 (128.1, 161.5) | 35 (8, 89) | 66 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 125.4 (113.4, 138.6) | 80 (33, 98) | 83 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 130.8 (113.9, 150.1) | 69 (12, 99) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 137.7 (113.4, 166.6) | 53 (3, 99) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 158.0 (133.4, 186.8) | 17 (1, 86) | 32 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.8, 7.0) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 164.1 (145.3, 185.2) | 10 (1, 64) | 59 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.8, 1.6) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | Yes | 116.3 (112.4, 120.3) | 93 (78, 97) | 688 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 163.7 (132.2, 201.9) | 13 (1, 93) | 22 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.6, 2.2) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 130.8 (109.6, 155.7) | 68 (9, 100) | 28 |
stable
|
14.2 (-2.0, 27.0) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 124.7 (114.2, 136.0) | 82 (41, 98) | 117 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 136.8 (124.8, 149.8) | 56 (19, 88) | 100 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 128.8 (121.1, 136.9) | 72 (41, 91) | 221 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 136.0 (110.2, 167.4) | 58 (4, 100) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 175.4 (162.8, 188.7) | 4 (1, 24) | 149 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 110.0 (100.5, 120.3) | 95 (72, 100) | 101 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.7, -1.4) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 143.1 (109.4, 186.4) | 38 (1, 100) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.4, 1.3) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 132.9 (114.6, 153.6) | 65 (9, 98) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.8, -0.6) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 144.5 (128.6, 162.0) | 34 (7, 87) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 135.1 (106.0, 171.5) | 61 (3, 100) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 142.5 (124.5, 162.9) | 40 (5, 92) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 142.0 (131.7, 152.9) | 41 (16, 76) | 147 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 127.9 (103.1, 158.3) | 75 (5, 100) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.5) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 143.6 (133.2, 154.6) | 36 (14, 77) | 149 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 187.9 (166.1, 211.9) | 3 (1, 29) | 57 |
stable
|
4.4 (-0.1, 13.8) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 152.1 (139.7, 165.4) | 26 (6, 65) | 116 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 136.7 (124.8, 149.6) | 57 (19, 91) | 104 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 141.2 (131.0, 152.1) | 43 (17, 80) | 149 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-6.7, -0.8) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 141.0 (126.8, 156.6) | 44 (11, 90) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 164.1 (147.0, 182.8) | 11 (1, 55) | 70 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.6, 1.3) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 168.1 (145.5, 193.6) | 5 (1, 69) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| 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) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 155.2 (141.0, 170.8) | 19 (3, 64) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 203.0 (165.5, 247.4) | 1 (1, 51) | 22 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.3, 2.8) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | Yes | 109.4 (93.5, 128.1) | 96 (46, 100) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 154.7 (100.0, 240.2) | 20 (1, 100) | 5 |
stable
|
-2.4 (-7.0, 1.7) |
| Union County | Urban | Yes | 121.2 (113.0, 129.9) | 89 (56, 97) | 166 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 164.9 (145.1, 186.9) | 7 (1, 64) | 54 |
stable
|
0.7 (-3.7, 5.4) |
| Wake County | Urban | Yes | 107.9 (104.3, 111.7) | 98 (88, 100) | 668 |
falling
|
-4.2 (-6.4, -1.9) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 135.7 (110.3, 166.4) | 60 (4, 100) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 188.9 (149.4, 237.5) | 2 (1, 77) | 19 |
rising 
|
4.0 (1.2, 16.0) |
| Watauga County | Rural | Yes | 116.6 (99.8, 135.8) | 92 (34, 100) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 162.0 (149.4, 175.5) | 14 (2, 44) | 128 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.4) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 139.2 (125.1, 154.6) | 48 (12, 92) | 79 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 135.9 (122.8, 150.2) | 59 (18, 93) | 83 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-8.4, -1.2) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 138.5 (119.8, 159.8) | 49 (7, 96) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Yancey County | Rural | Yes | 121.8 (99.9, 148.5) | 88 (15, 100) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.2, -0.3) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 6:05 am.
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.
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.