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 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)
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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) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 295.9 (175.2, 467.4) | 1 (1, 82) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 239.7 (158.9, 348.2) | 3 (1, 81) | 5 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | *** |
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| Avery 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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| Graham County | Rural | *** |
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| Haywood County | Rural | *** |
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| Hyde 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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| Transylvania County | Rural | *** |
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| Watauga County | Rural | *** |
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| Yancey County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 10:24 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 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.