Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
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 | 154.1 (153.1, 155.1) | N/A | 20,300 |
falling 
|
-1.3 (-1.4, -1.3) |
| United States | N/A | No | 145.4 (145.2, 145.6) | N/A | 605,771 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 224.5 (194.9, 257.7) | 1 (1, 27) | 44 |
stable 
|
0.9 (-0.3, 2.1) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 210.2 (193.2, 228.4) | 2 (1, 21) | 119 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 200.1 (177.7, 224.7) | 3 (1, 53) | 62 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.2) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 199.1 (188.4, 210.2) | 4 (1, 21) | 275 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 196.2 (181.6, 211.9) | 5 (1, 34) | 144 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 193.0 (182.8, 203.6) | 6 (1, 27) | 281 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 192.5 (176.3, 209.8) | 7 (1, 51) | 111 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 192.1 (174.0, 211.7) | 8 (1, 52) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 191.5 (177.0, 207.0) | 9 (1, 42) | 139 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 2.6) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 191.2 (181.3, 201.4) | 10 (2, 29) | 297 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 190.3 (176.1, 205.5) | 11 (1, 46) | 140 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 190.1 (165.8, 217.6) | 12 (1, 76) | 48 |
stable
|
6.6 (-0.7, 12.2) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 190.1 (142.0, 252.6) | 13 (1, 100) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.5, -0.6) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 189.9 (176.2, 204.4) | 14 (1, 46) | 148 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.1, 0.0) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 189.7 (160.5, 223.4) | 15 (1, 84) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.2) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 187.3 (172.7, 202.9) | 16 (2, 53) | 128 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 186.7 (175.6, 198.4) | 17 (3, 42) | 225 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 184.2 (173.8, 195.1) | 18 (4, 41) | 251 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 183.7 (172.2, 195.9) | 19 (4, 48) | 199 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-1.0, -0.1) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 182.4 (162.6, 204.4) | 20 (1, 76) | 68 |
rising 
|
9.4 (5.0, 15.0) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 180.6 (157.9, 206.2) | 21 (1, 86) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 179.3 (169.3, 189.7) | 22 (7, 55) | 252 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 175.8 (158.3, 194.7) | 23 (3, 78) | 82 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 175.7 (164.0, 188.2) | 24 (7, 64) | 178 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 175.2 (167.6, 183.1) | 25 (13, 55) | 418 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 174.9 (153.5, 199.1) | 26 (1, 86) | 58 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 174.8 (145.3, 209.6) | 27 (1, 95) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 174.2 (161.7, 187.5) | 28 (7, 71) | 151 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 173.8 (167.3, 180.5) | 29 (16, 53) | 565 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.7) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 173.2 (156.2, 191.8) | 30 (4, 83) | 82 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 172.3 (162.4, 182.7) | 31 (14, 68) | 241 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 170.9 (163.2, 178.9) | 32 (16, 62) | 381 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 170.4 (156.3, 185.4) | 33 (9, 81) | 116 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 170.0 (161.7, 178.7) | 34 (16, 67) | 330 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 169.5 (159.9, 179.6) | 35 (15, 72) | 248 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.0) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 169.3 (158.3, 181.0) | 36 (14, 77) | 183 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 168.9 (156.2, 182.4) | 37 (12, 80) | 140 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 168.8 (156.1, 182.3) | 38 (12, 81) | 138 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 1.4) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 168.6 (138.3, 204.1) | 39 (1, 99) | 23 |
stable
|
1.4 (-5.3, 9.0) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 168.5 (153.0, 185.3) | 40 (7, 84) | 91 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 168.4 (155.7, 181.9) | 41 (12, 81) | 140 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 167.7 (152.9, 183.8) | 42 (8, 86) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 167.5 (153.9, 182.1) | 43 (12, 83) | 121 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 167.4 (147.1, 190.1) | 44 (4, 92) | 52 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.8, -1.2) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 166.9 (148.3, 187.7) | 45 (6, 90) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 166.6 (151.4, 183.2) | 46 (9, 86) | 93 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 165.2 (157.0, 173.7) | 47 (23, 73) | 321 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-5.0, -1.9) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 165.0 (135.4, 200.5) | 48 (1, 100) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.1, 1.2) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 164.9 (158.2, 171.8) | 49 (27, 71) | 476 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 164.6 (154.8, 174.9) | 50 (20, 79) | 223 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 163.5 (140.8, 189.7) | 51 (3, 95) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 163.5 (140.4, 189.9) | 52 (3, 95) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 163.0 (152.8, 173.9) | 53 (20, 83) | 204 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 162.2 (154.6, 170.1) | 54 (28, 76) | 373 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 161.9 (151.0, 173.6) | 55 (22, 84) | 173 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 161.6 (140.0, 185.7) | 56 (4, 97) | 42 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 160.5 (147.5, 174.5) | 57 (15, 88) | 123 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 160.2 (150.4, 170.5) | 58 (25, 84) | 212 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 160.1 (132.4, 192.8) | 59 (2, 100) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.1, -0.6) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 159.8 (154.7, 165.1) | 60 (39, 76) | 755 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.3, 2.0) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 159.6 (144.6, 175.8) | 61 (16, 91) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 159.6 (141.9, 179.1) | 62 (11, 94) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 159.5 (151.3, 168.1) | 63 (31, 83) | 293 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -1.0) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 159.5 (135.4, 187.8) | 64 (4, 100) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.2) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 158.4 (139.3, 179.9) | 65 (10, 96) | 55 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.0) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 158.3 (150.8, 166.2) | 66 (35, 82) | 343 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 156.2 (141.5, 172.4) | 67 (21, 93) | 91 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 155.8 (145.0, 167.3) | 68 (29, 88) | 169 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 155.5 (136.5, 176.8) | 69 (12, 97) | 52 |
stable
|
1.3 (-1.1, 6.7) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 155.0 (131.0, 183.3) | 70 (6, 100) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-10.8, 8.9) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 153.4 (135.3, 173.9) | 71 (14, 97) | 54 |
falling
|
-7.9 (-11.7, -5.2) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 152.8 (139.7, 166.9) | 72 (29, 93) | 105 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 152.7 (145.6, 160.1) | 73 (49, 87) | 441 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.7) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 152.1 (134.0, 172.2) | 74 (20, 98) | 57 |
stable
|
3.0 (-0.4, 8.9) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 152.1 (140.7, 164.3) | 75 (32, 93) | 138 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 152.1 (140.2, 164.8) | 76 (32, 93) | 125 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 152.1 (143.7, 161.0) | 77 (43, 89) | 265 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 151.8 (136.5, 168.7) | 78 (20, 95) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 151.1 (141.3, 161.5) | 79 (42, 92) | 188 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 150.5 (146.1, 154.9) | 80 (61, 86) | 951 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.2, 0.4) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 150.4 (142.7, 158.5) | 81 (51, 90) | 313 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 150.2 (136.8, 164.8) | 82 (31, 96) | 105 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 149.6 (143.4, 156.0) | 83 (56, 88) | 458 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 148.4 (133.7, 164.7) | 84 (30, 97) | 88 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 146.6 (139.6, 153.8) | 85 (60, 92) | 347 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 140.5 (133.7, 147.5) | 86 (71, 95) | 335 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.4) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 140.2 (133.5, 147.1) | 87 (72, 96) | 350 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 138.6 (120.5, 159.2) | 88 (34, 100) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 136.6 (131.0, 142.4) | 89 (79, 97) | 466 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.4, -2.0) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 135.2 (130.0, 140.5) | 90 (82, 97) | 545 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.4) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 133.5 (120.5, 147.6) | 91 (65, 100) | 82 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 131.8 (119.0, 145.9) | 92 (69, 100) | 92 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 131.0 (127.8, 134.2) | 93 (87, 98) | 1,354 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.1, -1.7) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 130.6 (112.2, 151.8) | 94 (44, 100) | 37 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.5, -1.0) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 127.8 (119.3, 137.0) | 95 (84, 100) | 178 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 127.4 (107.4, 151.6) | 96 (49, 100) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.8) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 126.8 (114.0, 140.9) | 97 (78, 100) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.7) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 126.8 (90.7, 174.8) | 98 (5, 100) | 9 |
falling
|
-12.8 (-41.9, -2.7) |
| Wake County | Urban | Yes | 122.4 (119.4, 125.4) | 99 (93, 100) | 1,348 |
falling
|
-3.5 (-5.0, -2.6) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 120.7 (113.2, 128.7) | 100 (90, 100) | 200 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.9, -1.9) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 7:03 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
† 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+).
The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal.
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
⋔ 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.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.