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 Recentaapc
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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 239.7 (158.9, 348.2) | 3 (1, 81) | 5 |
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| McDowell County | Rural | No | 211.5 (129.7, 326.9) | 15 (1, 82) | 4 |
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| 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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| Cherokee County | Rural | *** |
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| Clay 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 03/24/2026 6:03 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.