Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, 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 | 154.0 (152.9, 155.1) | N/A | 15,260 |
falling 
|
-1.2 (-1.2, -1.1) |
| United States | N/A | No | 151.2 (151.0, 151.4) | N/A | 464,032 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -1.0) |
| Wake County | Urban | Yes | 120.5 (117.1, 124.1) | 100 (92, 100) | 957 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-5.6, -2.4) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 134.0 (91.8, 195.4) | 91 (2, 100) | 7 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-5.0, -0.9) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 168.7 (159.5, 178.3) | 41 (20, 71) | 268 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.8, -1.6) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 125.3 (118.2, 132.7) | 97 (87, 100) | 245 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.7, -2.0) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 185.6 (126.2, 272.0) | 19 (1, 100) | 6 |
stable 
|
-2.4 (-5.3, 0.2) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 132.0 (113.1, 154.0) | 93 (48, 100) | 36 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.5, -1.1) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 122.1 (113.6, 131.2) | 98 (88, 100) | 160 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.8, -1.6) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 169.8 (153.9, 187.1) | 37 (9, 85) | 89 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-10.5, -0.4) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | Yes | 121.2 (117.3, 125.2) | 99 (91, 100) | 761 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.2, -1.7) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 140.5 (132.7, 148.5) | 86 (69, 95) | 257 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -1.4) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 154.4 (140.6, 169.3) | 74 (26, 92) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.5, -1.0) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 129.3 (115.4, 144.6) | 95 (68, 100) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.7, -0.8) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 156.1 (136.7, 177.9) | 66 (12, 95) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.6, -0.7) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 135.9 (130.5, 141.5) | 90 (80, 96) | 499 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 126.6 (106.1, 151.6) | 96 (48, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 152.3 (136.7, 169.6) | 76 (27, 95) | 85 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 159.6 (144.1, 176.6) | 62 (17, 91) | 88 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 149.2 (135.4, 164.3) | 80 (33, 95) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 158.4 (143.7, 174.6) | 64 (19, 91) | 94 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 164.1 (153.5, 175.6) | 53 (22, 83) | 192 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 130.2 (120.5, 140.7) | 94 (79, 100) | 150 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 168.0 (160.5, 175.8) | 42 (24, 68) | 394 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 145.9 (136.9, 155.4) | 83 (55, 94) | 222 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 145.7 (139.0, 152.6) | 84 (62, 91) | 381 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 164.6 (137.2, 197.8) | 52 (3, 98) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 161.7 (142.7, 182.8) | 56 (11, 94) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 142.5 (135.1, 150.3) | 85 (64, 94) | 289 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 183.1 (161.7, 207.3) | 23 (3, 78) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-3.7, -0.1) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 150.4 (142.7, 158.4) | 79 (50, 90) | 301 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 160.5 (152.2, 169.1) | 61 (31, 79) | 301 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 175.5 (164.3, 187.4) | 30 (12, 65) | 195 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 132.9 (119.7, 147.7) | 92 (63, 100) | 89 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 164.1 (150.1, 179.4) | 54 (17, 86) | 106 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 155.9 (148.2, 164.1) | 69 (39, 85) | 403 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 217.8 (188.4, 250.5) | 2 (1, 39) | 42 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 156.1 (145.6, 167.3) | 67 (32, 88) | 175 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 149.1 (139.1, 159.7) | 81 (46, 93) | 171 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 139.6 (120.6, 161.7) | 87 (37, 100) | 54 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 191.3 (166.8, 219.1) | 14 (1, 72) | 47 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 138.4 (113.3, 170.3) | 88 (19, 100) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.2, 1.0) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 167.0 (156.0, 178.7) | 47 (18, 77) | 189 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 177.0 (148.4, 210.6) | 27 (1, 94) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 146.9 (141.6, 152.3) | 82 (64, 90) | 619 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.7) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 166.4 (157.8, 175.5) | 50 (24, 73) | 296 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 161.0 (148.3, 174.7) | 58 (22, 88) | 128 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 150.8 (123.7, 185.1) | 78 (9, 100) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 167.3 (153.3, 182.5) | 44 (13, 84) | 113 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 136.8 (123.2, 151.7) | 89 (56, 100) | 80 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 165.4 (149.7, 182.7) | 51 (13, 87) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 154.9 (136.4, 176.0) | 72 (16, 96) | 53 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 167.4 (138.9, 201.5) | 43 (2, 97) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.2, 0.3) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 183.4 (174.1, 193.1) | 22 (8, 45) | 301 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.5) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 155.4 (120.5, 198.4) | 71 (3, 100) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 186.2 (153.0, 226.4) | 18 (1, 92) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 161.3 (127.3, 203.7) | 57 (2, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.1, 1.3) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 177.0 (159.5, 196.1) | 26 (6, 81) | 83 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 154.9 (140.7, 170.5) | 73 (25, 93) | 102 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 169.6 (152.0, 189.0) | 38 (9, 86) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 166.9 (155.3, 179.3) | 48 (18, 79) | 166 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 175.3 (151.4, 202.6) | 32 (3, 89) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.4) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 181.3 (169.7, 193.6) | 24 (8, 56) | 187 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 159.0 (147.8, 170.9) | 63 (26, 87) | 166 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 156.0 (147.7, 164.8) | 68 (40, 85) | 300 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 161.8 (136.0, 192.6) | 55 (5, 98) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.2) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 167.2 (158.3, 176.4) | 46 (21, 71) | 282 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 169.0 (152.8, 186.7) | 40 (10, 84) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 197.7 (162.1, 241.4) | 8 (1, 87) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 176.3 (158.2, 196.2) | 29 (6, 82) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 172.6 (158.4, 187.8) | 35 (9, 77) | 117 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 174.1 (160.7, 188.3) | 33 (10, 71) | 133 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 156.7 (140.7, 174.5) | 65 (20, 93) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 170.0 (159.4, 181.2) | 36 (15, 72) | 208 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 152.0 (138.1, 167.1) | 77 (31, 94) | 93 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 195.2 (173.1, 220.0) | 11 (1, 61) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.2) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 173.5 (164.6, 182.9) | 34 (15, 62) | 300 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.1) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 175.5 (163.0, 188.8) | 31 (10, 68) | 158 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 191.4 (179.6, 203.8) | 13 (4, 39) | 213 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.0) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 185.5 (173.9, 197.8) | 20 (6, 49) | 202 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 200.0 (182.2, 219.3) | 7 (1, 40) | 99 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 181.2 (172.9, 189.8) | 25 (11, 47) | 377 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 167.3 (136.0, 205.5) | 45 (1, 100) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 190.7 (177.8, 204.3) | 15 (4, 42) | 173 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 183.9 (162.9, 207.5) | 21 (2, 75) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 186.2 (174.1, 199.1) | 17 (6, 49) | 187 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 187.9 (165.3, 213.4) | 16 (1, 71) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.9, 1.5) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 205.9 (194.1, 218.1) | 5 (1, 22) | 241 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 160.8 (134.6, 192.2) | 59 (7, 99) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-11.6, 9.6) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 216.7 (195.7, 239.6) | 3 (1, 24) | 83 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.7, 0.5) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 191.7 (176.4, 208.1) | 12 (2, 47) | 123 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.6, 0.6) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 214.8 (196.2, 235.1) | 4 (1, 21) | 104 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.0) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 203.1 (185.2, 222.6) | 6 (1, 37) | 99 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 176.5 (140.6, 222.8) | 28 (1, 100) | 19 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.8, 1.9) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 169.2 (144.3, 198.2) | 39 (4, 94) | 36 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.7, 8.4) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 197.3 (166.8, 232.7) | 9 (1, 83) | 33 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.0, 1.6) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 166.9 (134.1, 205.9) | 49 (2, 100) | 18 |
stable
|
0.9 (-2.8, 4.6) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 227.9 (192.8, 268.6) | 1 (1, 40) | 34 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.1, 2.3) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 153.0 (147.0, 159.2) | 75 (51, 85) | 519 |
rising 
|
2.8 (0.7, 4.5) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 155.5 (136.1, 177.1) | 70 (16, 97) | 53 |
rising
|
3.6 (0.5, 9.4) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 196.3 (170.9, 225.2) | 10 (1, 63) | 48 |
stable
|
7.4 (-0.6, 13.3) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 160.6 (140.2, 183.8) | 60 (10, 95) | 51 |
stable
|
8.8 (-0.8, 15.5) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 7:54 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.