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 Recentaapc
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
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) |
| Wake County | Urban | Yes | 107.9 (104.3, 111.7) | 98 (88, 100) | 668 |
falling
|
-4.2 (-6.4, -1.9) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 141.2 (131.0, 152.1) | 43 (17, 80) | 149 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-6.7, -0.8) |
| Durham County | Urban | Yes | 122.3 (115.2, 129.6) | 86 (55, 96) | 236 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.0, -0.2) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 154.7 (100.0, 240.2) | 20 (1, 100) | 5 |
stable 
|
-2.4 (-7.0, 1.7) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 135.9 (122.8, 150.2) | 59 (18, 93) | 83 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-8.4, -1.2) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 110.0 (100.5, 120.3) | 95 (72, 100) | 101 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.7, -1.4) |
| Chowan County | Rural | Yes | 122.4 (95.7, 155.9) | 85 (7, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-20.5, 0.6) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 108.0 (91.5, 126.9) | 97 (54, 100) | 33 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.9) |
| Greene County | Rural | Yes | 106.5 (83.3, 135.2) | 99 (26, 100) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.0, 0.2) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 128.5 (110.3, 149.3) | 73 (15, 99) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 132.9 (114.6, 153.6) | 65 (9, 98) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.8, -0.6) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 135.7 (110.3, 166.4) | 60 (4, 100) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Yancey County | Rural | Yes | 121.8 (99.9, 148.5) | 88 (15, 100) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.2, -0.3) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | Yes | 118.7 (112.2, 125.5) | 91 (66, 97) | 265 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.1) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 134.5 (110.9, 161.9) | 62 (5, 100) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.8, -0.4) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | Yes | 109.4 (93.5, 128.1) | 96 (46, 100) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 152.1 (123.4, 186.9) | 25 (1, 98) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.9, -0.1) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 102.6 (77.9, 136.3) | 100 (23, 100) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.0, 0.1) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 143.1 (118.3, 172.5) | 39 (2, 99) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | Yes | 116.3 (112.4, 120.3) | 93 (78, 97) | 688 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 123.2 (114.9, 132.0) | 83 (51, 96) | 165 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 137.5 (125.8, 150.1) | 54 (18, 86) | 110 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 125.3 (111.3, 140.8) | 81 (29, 99) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 128.8 (121.1, 136.9) | 72 (41, 91) | 221 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 136.7 (124.8, 149.6) | 57 (19, 91) | 104 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 132.0 (122.7, 141.9) | 66 (29, 90) | 157 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 137.7 (113.4, 166.6) | 53 (3, 99) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Union County | Urban | Yes | 121.2 (113.0, 129.9) | 89 (56, 97) | 166 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 149.1 (114.9, 192.7) | 30 (1, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.1, 0.8) |
| Avery County | Rural | Yes | 119.7 (94.8, 150.8) | 90 (11, 100) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.2) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 125.6 (116.8, 135.0) | 79 (45, 96) | 193 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 127.4 (109.6, 148.4) | 76 (17, 100) | 42 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 145.6 (108.2, 193.4) | 33 (1, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.2, 0.6) |
| Hyde County | Rural | Yes | 122.2 (80.5, 189.1) | 87 (1, 100) | 5 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.9, 1.4) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 138.0 (129.9, 146.6) | 51 (25, 80) | 222 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.7) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 127.3 (118.6, 136.4) | 77 (42, 94) | 165 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 124.7 (114.2, 136.0) | 82 (41, 98) | 117 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 142.0 (131.7, 152.9) | 41 (16, 76) | 147 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 123.2 (107.9, 140.5) | 84 (25, 100) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 139.2 (126.2, 153.6) | 46 (13, 88) | 93 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 139.2 (132.8, 145.8) | 47 (25, 71) | 373 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 128.2 (122.9, 133.6) | 74 (50, 87) | 458 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 129.8 (120.0, 140.3) | 70 (36, 93) | 147 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Chatham County | Urban | Yes | 114.1 (102.9, 126.4) | 94 (57, 100) | 85 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 126.3 (113.2, 140.9) | 78 (29, 98) | 75 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| 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) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 136.0 (110.2, 167.4) | 58 (4, 100) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 142.5 (124.5, 162.9) | 40 (5, 92) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Watauga County | Rural | Yes | 116.6 (99.8, 135.8) | 92 (34, 100) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 137.2 (125.1, 150.3) | 55 (17, 90) | 102 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 136.8 (124.8, 149.8) | 56 (19, 88) | 100 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 127.9 (103.1, 158.3) | 75 (5, 100) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.5) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 140.3 (116.6, 168.3) | 45 (3, 99) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 146.8 (128.8, 166.7) | 31 (4, 88) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 152.8 (136.4, 170.8) | 23 (3, 77) | 66 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| 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) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 151.8 (134.0, 171.6) | 28 (3, 82) | 58 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 152.6 (144.7, 160.9) | 24 (9, 50) | 283 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 146.2 (136.8, 156.2) | 32 (13, 66) | 188 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 158.4 (140.8, 177.9) | 16 (2, 72) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 152.1 (139.7, 165.4) | 26 (6, 65) | 116 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 141.0 (126.8, 156.6) | 44 (11, 90) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 138.5 (119.8, 159.8) | 49 (7, 96) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| 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) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 154.3 (142.1, 167.4) | 22 (6, 59) | 120 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 164.4 (141.8, 189.4) | 9 (1, 75) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 137.8 (128.6, 147.5) | 52 (22, 81) | 176 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 143.1 (109.4, 186.4) | 38 (1, 100) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.4, 1.3) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 151.7 (136.0, 168.9) | 29 (4, 75) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 141.3 (120.7, 165.0) | 42 (4, 97) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 157.7 (140.2, 177.1) | 18 (2, 74) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.5) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 135.1 (106.0, 171.5) | 61 (3, 100) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| 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) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 151.9 (138.2, 166.7) | 27 (5, 71) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 144.5 (128.6, 162.0) | 34 (7, 87) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 143.6 (133.2, 154.6) | 36 (14, 77) | 149 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 168.1 (145.5, 193.6) | 5 (1, 69) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 155.2 (141.0, 170.8) | 19 (3, 64) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 138.5 (118.2, 162.3) | 50 (5, 98) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 131.4 (115.0, 149.8) | 67 (12, 98) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| 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) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 175.4 (162.8, 188.7) | 4 (1, 24) | 149 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 154.6 (117.6, 202.3) | 21 (1, 100) | 13 |
stable
|
0.3 (-2.4, 3.0) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 164.1 (145.3, 185.2) | 10 (1, 64) | 59 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.8, 1.6) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 164.1 (147.0, 182.8) | 11 (1, 55) | 70 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.6, 1.3) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 164.9 (145.1, 186.9) | 7 (1, 64) | 54 |
stable
|
0.7 (-3.7, 5.4) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 163.7 (132.2, 201.9) | 13 (1, 93) | 22 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.6, 2.2) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 163.9 (122.7, 217.6) | 12 (1, 99) | 11 |
stable
|
0.9 (-1.3, 3.4) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 158.0 (133.4, 186.8) | 17 (1, 86) | 32 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.8, 7.0) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 203.0 (165.5, 247.4) | 1 (1, 51) | 22 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.3, 2.8) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 164.5 (136.7, 197.0) | 8 (1, 85) | 27 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.3, 2.8) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 188.9 (149.4, 237.5) | 2 (1, 77) | 19 |
rising 
|
4.0 (1.2, 16.0) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 187.9 (166.1, 211.9) | 3 (1, 29) | 57 |
stable
|
4.4 (-0.1, 13.8) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 130.8 (109.6, 155.7) | 68 (9, 100) | 28 |
stable
|
14.2 (-2.0, 27.0) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 129.6 (93.7, 176.1) | 71 (1, 100) | 9 |
stable
|
17.9 (-2.5, 35.8) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 4:59 am.
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.