Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
Black Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, 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)
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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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| North Carolina | N/A | No | 176.6 (174.1, 179.1) | N/A | 4,207 |
falling 
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-1.6 (-1.7, -1.4) |
| United States | N/A | No | 166.5 (165.9, 167.1) | N/A | 70,844 |
falling
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-2.0 (-2.0, -1.9) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 221.4 (200.2, 244.2) | 8 (2, 38) | 87 |
falling
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-1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 239.7 (158.9, 348.2) | 3 (1, 81) | 5 |
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| Anson County | Urban | No | 203.0 (169.3, 241.7) | 19 (2, 76) | 27 |
stable 
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0.1 (-1.2, 1.5) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 178.7 (148.9, 213.3) | 45 (7, 80) | 28 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.2, 0.5) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 167.8 (138.6, 201.9) | 62 (10, 81) | 26 |
falling
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-2.5 (-3.8, -1.3) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 165.1 (136.0, 199.3) | 65 (11, 81) | 25 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.4, -0.6) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 163.2 (137.3, 193.0) | 69 (16, 81) | 31 |
stable
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-1.2 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 165.6 (139.3, 195.5) | 64 (14, 81) | 31 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.5, -0.8) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 136.4 (99.7, 183.3) | 81 (21, 82) | 9 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.8, 0.3) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 169.7 (149.8, 191.3) | 57 (19, 79) | 61 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.3, -0.4) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 174.5 (126.1, 235.9) | 52 (2, 82) | 9 |
stable
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-2.2 (-5.0, 0.3) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 257.9 (140.9, 435.1) | 2 (1, 82) | 4 |
stable
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-1.3 (-5.2, 2.6) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 188.1 (136.7, 254.0) | 38 (1, 82) | 9 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.6, 0.9) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 160.1 (129.0, 197.9) | 72 (12, 82) | 20 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.2, -0.9) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 194.7 (162.3, 231.6) | 29 (3, 77) | 28 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.1, -0.5) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 152.8 (125.1, 185.8) | 76 (21, 82) | 22 |
stable
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-1.5 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 161.7 (120.3, 214.4) | 70 (5, 82) | 11 |
falling
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-3.6 (-11.3, -2.1) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 197.5 (170.6, 227.4) | 22 (3, 71) | 45 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 191.1 (164.0, 221.7) | 36 (5, 75) | 38 |
falling
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-1.1 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 197.1 (173.1, 223.6) | 24 (5, 68) | 52 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.2, -1.2) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 173.0 (162.6, 184.0) | 54 (29, 71) | 217 |
falling
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-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 171.0 (99.4, 277.5) | 56 (1, 82) | 4 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.5, 1.3) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 168.9 (143.7, 197.4) | 60 (14, 80) | 34 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 234.9 (173.8, 313.2) | 4 (1, 78) | 10 |
stable
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0.2 (-2.8, 3.8) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 179.2 (151.0, 211.5) | 44 (6, 79) | 32 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.4, 0.1) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 171.7 (160.6, 183.3) | 55 (31, 72) | 195 |
falling
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-1.7 (-2.3, -1.1) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 195.1 (175.0, 217.1) | 27 (6, 64) | 75 |
falling
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-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 196.3 (183.9, 209.4) | 25 (10, 48) | 203 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 154.2 (131.6, 179.7) | 74 (23, 81) | 35 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 179.4 (159.8, 200.6) | 43 (11, 75) | 68 |
stable
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-0.9 (-1.9, 0.2) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 178.1 (132.1, 239.5) | 47 (2, 82) | 10 |
falling
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-2.6 (-4.9, -0.6) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 178.4 (155.4, 204.2) | 46 (11, 77) | 45 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.5, -0.7) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 141.6 (107.8, 183.4) | 79 (20, 82) | 13 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.5, 0.3) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 174.1 (164.8, 183.7) | 53 (29, 69) | 291 |
falling
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-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 216.1 (194.3, 240.0) | 11 (2, 44) | 77 |
stable
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-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 193.2 (169.5, 219.3) | 31 (6, 72) | 52 |
stable
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-1.4 (-2.7, 0.0) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 187.3 (127.5, 264.7) | 41 (1, 82) | 7 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.3, 1.1) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 161.6 (134.6, 193.0) | 71 (14, 81) | 27 |
falling
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-2.5 (-3.4, -1.7) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 144.5 (120.2, 172.4) | 77 (35, 82) | 28 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.3, -1.0) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 163.2 (140.5, 188.6) | 68 (21, 81) | 39 |
falling
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-1.4 (-2.7, -0.1) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 164.9 (145.2, 186.5) | 66 (23, 80) | 59 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.9, -0.1) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 215.9 (154.9, 297.0) | 12 (1, 81) | 10 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.7, 1.2) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 194.9 (162.8, 231.7) | 28 (3, 77) | 28 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 163.4 (143.6, 185.5) | 67 (24, 80) | 54 |
falling
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-2.4 (-3.5, -1.2) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 139.7 (100.1, 190.2) | 80 (11, 82) | 8 |
falling
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-3.2 (-5.8, -0.6) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 211.6 (177.6, 251.0) | 14 (1, 70) | 31 |
stable
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2.0 (-0.6, 11.1) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 211.5 (129.7, 326.9) | 15 (1, 82) | 4 |
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| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 169.5 (162.4, 176.9) | 58 (39, 70) | 491 |
falling
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-1.9 (-2.3, -1.6) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 192.5 (145.4, 251.4) | 33 (2, 81) | 12 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.1, 1.3) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 222.1 (189.8, 258.6) | 7 (1, 57) | 36 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 169.1 (152.2, 187.4) | 59 (25, 78) | 80 |
falling
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-2.1 (-2.9, -1.4) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 197.7 (176.1, 221.3) | 21 (5, 64) | 66 |
falling
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-1.2 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 193.6 (162.2, 230.2) | 30 (3, 77) | 32 |
stable
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10.6 (-1.8, 21.7) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 175.6 (152.1, 201.6) | 50 (11, 79) | 43 |
stable
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-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 168.6 (142.5, 198.2) | 61 (11, 81) | 31 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.1, -1.1) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 143.6 (92.1, 219.2) | 78 (5, 82) | 5 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.8, 1.7) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 158.7 (133.1, 188.1) | 73 (19, 81) | 28 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.4, -0.9) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 175.1 (141.5, 214.9) | 51 (6, 81) | 20 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 193.1 (139.8, 263.9) | 32 (1, 82) | 9 |
stable
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19.6 (-4.7, 41.0) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 179.9 (149.3, 215.6) | 42 (6, 80) | 27 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.2, -0.4) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 191.8 (175.6, 209.1) | 34 (10, 61) | 114 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.2, -1.2) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 209.1 (168.8, 255.9) | 17 (1, 76) | 21 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 215.2 (182.1, 252.6) | 13 (1, 66) | 33 |
stable
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-1.1 (-3.0, 0.7) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 188.0 (166.8, 211.3) | 39 (7, 71) | 61 |
falling
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-1.3 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 177.6 (153.3, 204.9) | 49 (10, 79) | 42 |
falling
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-1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 177.6 (154.5, 203.4) | 48 (12, 78) | 45 |
falling
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-1.2 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 217.0 (172.1, 270.6) | 9 (1, 76) | 17 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.8, 1.1) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 191.7 (165.9, 220.9) | 35 (5, 74) | 42 |
falling
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-1.3 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 197.2 (165.8, 233.0) | 23 (3, 75) | 30 |
stable
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-3.1 (-12.3, 1.0) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 196.0 (152.0, 248.8) | 26 (1, 80) | 14 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.2, 0.2) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 208.2 (136.6, 307.8) | 18 (1, 82) | 6 |
stable
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1.9 (-4.4, 26.1) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 222.8 (160.2, 303.9) | 6 (1, 81) | 9 |
stable
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-1.7 (-4.2, 0.6) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 223.7 (129.8, 369.4) | 5 (1, 82) | 4 |
stable
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-2.0 (-5.8, 1.7) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 166.7 (144.3, 191.6) | 63 (17, 80) | 44 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.7, -0.7) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 199.7 (174.8, 227.3) | 20 (4, 67) | 51 |
stable
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-0.6 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 153.0 (144.7, 161.5) | 75 (58, 79) | 296 |
falling
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-2.0 (-2.7, -1.3) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 187.4 (157.3, 222.5) | 40 (5, 78) | 29 |
stable
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10.2 (-1.6, 20.1) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 210.3 (163.1, 267.8) | 16 (1, 79) | 16 |
stable
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1.6 (-2.9, 17.1) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 216.9 (197.6, 237.7) | 10 (2, 36) | 99 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | Yes | 101.2 (62.6, 156.9) | 82 (43, 82) | 4 |
falling
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-6.7 (-19.9, -3.1) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 190.5 (170.7, 212.0) | 37 (7, 67) | 73 |
falling
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-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 295.9 (175.2, 467.4) | 1 (1, 82) | 4 |
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| Alleghany County | Rural | *** |
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| Dare County | Rural | *** |
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| Jackson County | Rural | *** |
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| Macon County | Rural | *** |
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| Madison County | Urban | *** |
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| Mitchell County | Rural | *** |
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| Polk County | Rural | *** |
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| Swain County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 10:34 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.
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 has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.