Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Colon & Rectum, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Count
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 8.9? |
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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| Chowan County | Rural | No | 13.1 (7.5, 22.6) | 55 (1, 91) | 3 |
stable 
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-2.8 (-7.0, 1.0) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 13.1 (7.3, 24.0) | 57 (2, 91) | 3 |
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| Greene County | Rural | No | 13.2 (7.5, 21.7) | 53 (2, 91) | 3 |
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| Swain County | Rural | No | 20.9 (11.9, 34.2) | 3 (1, 91) | 3 |
stable
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2.1 (-0.6, 5.5) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 11.4 (6.4, 19.7) | 76 (4, 91) | 3 |
falling 
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-2.4 (-4.8, -0.3) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 12.0 (6.9, 20.1) | 69 (3, 91) | 3 |
falling
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-3.8 (-7.9, -0.4) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 12.6 (7.2, 20.8) | 61 (2, 91) | 4 |
stable
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-3.1 (-7.0, 0.0) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 13.2 (8.0, 20.7) | 52 (2, 91) | 4 |
stable
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-2.9 (-6.0, 0.2) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 17.9 (10.6, 29.6) | 9 (1, 91) | 4 |
stable
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-2.0 (-5.1, 1.2) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 12.5 (7.5, 20.3) | 65 (3, 91) | 4 |
stable
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-1.2 (-5.9, 3.2) |
| Ashe County | Rural | Yes | 8.7 (5.5, 13.9) | 90 (30, 91) | 4 |
stable
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-2.3 (-5.2, 0.6) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 17.5 (11.0, 27.6) | 12 (1, 91) | 4 |
stable
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-1.2 (-4.0, 1.4) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 29.1 (16.8, 47.1) | 1 (1, 80) | 4 |
stable
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5.6 (-18.4, 34.1) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 16.2 (10.0, 25.1) | 24 (1, 91) | 4 |
falling
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-4.1 (-7.0, -1.8) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 17.7 (11.0, 27.5) | 10 (1, 90) | 5 |
falling
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-3.9 (-6.1, -2.1) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 15.9 (9.9, 24.7) | 26 (1, 91) | 5 |
stable
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0.1 (-3.0, 3.2) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 9.0 (5.7, 13.7) | 89 (29, 91) | 5 |
falling
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-4.2 (-8.1, -0.9) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 10.3 (6.7, 15.2) | 82 (17, 91) | 5 |
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| Caswell County | Rural | No | 15.1 (10.0, 22.5) | 35 (2, 91) | 5 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.9, 2.5) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 15.3 (9.3, 24.5) | 33 (1, 91) | 5 |
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| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 15.6 (10.2, 23.1) | 30 (1, 91) | 6 |
stable
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-2.0 (-4.9, 0.7) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 13.5 (9.0, 19.4) | 49 (3, 91) | 6 |
stable
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-2.5 (-5.4, 0.4) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 9.1 (6.0, 13.9) | 88 (25, 91) | 6 |
stable
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-1.0 (-4.0, 2.3) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 20.5 (14.0, 29.4) | 4 (1, 84) | 6 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.1, 3.0) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 15.4 (10.5, 21.9) | 32 (2, 91) | 6 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.6, 1.2) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 11.6 (7.9, 16.9) | 73 (9, 91) | 7 |
stable
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-1.7 (-4.0, 0.8) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 11.4 (8.0, 16.0) | 75 (14, 91) | 7 |
stable
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-2.0 (-4.5, 0.7) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 14.3 (10.1, 19.9) | 44 (3, 91) | 7 |
stable
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-1.9 (-5.1, 1.3) |
| Franklin County | Urban | Yes | 8.5 (6.0, 11.8) | 91 (48, 91) | 7 |
falling
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-4.1 (-6.3, -2.1) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 13.3 (9.4, 18.7) | 51 (4, 91) | 7 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.1, 0.9) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 9.9 (7.0, 13.7) | 85 (28, 91) | 8 |
stable
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-2.0 (-4.9, 0.9) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 17.3 (12.3, 24.1) | 14 (1, 87) | 8 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.3, 1.4) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 14.9 (10.6, 20.6) | 36 (2, 90) | 8 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.4, 1.5) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 14.8 (10.5, 20.3) | 38 (2, 90) | 8 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.6, 1.9) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 14.6 (10.5, 19.9) | 39 (3, 89) | 9 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.6, 0.8) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 17.4 (12.6, 24.2) | 13 (1, 83) | 10 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.8, 1.4) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 14.3 (10.5, 19.2) | 43 (3, 88) | 10 |
stable
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-1.3 (-2.8, 0.1) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 15.3 (11.3, 20.4) | 34 (2, 87) | 10 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.6, 0.8) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 18.8 (13.9, 25.0) | 6 (1, 75) | 10 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.4, 0.7) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 15.6 (11.5, 20.9) | 29 (2, 87) | 10 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.7, -0.1) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 16.7 (12.4, 22.0) | 19 (2, 81) | 11 |
stable
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2.9 (-0.3, 15.8) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 16.9 (12.6, 22.6) | 17 (1, 82) | 11 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.5, 2.1) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 21.3 (16.0, 28.0) | 2 (1, 55) | 11 |
rising 
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8.2 (0.1, 30.8) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 17.6 (13.2, 23.1) | 11 (1, 80) | 11 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.7, 1.3) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 9.3 (6.9, 12.3) | 87 (41, 91) | 11 |
stable
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-2.3 (-4.9, 0.2) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 15.8 (11.8, 20.7) | 27 (2, 85) | 11 |
falling
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-2.0 (-4.1, -0.1) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 14.5 (11.0, 18.8) | 41 (4, 87) | 12 |
falling
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-2.7 (-5.1, -0.2) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 17.3 (13.2, 22.5) | 15 (1, 77) | 12 |
stable
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3.0 (-0.1, 16.6) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 10.0 (7.6, 12.9) | 83 (39, 91) | 13 |
falling
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-3.4 (-5.8, -1.2) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 17.3 (13.3, 22.2) | 16 (1, 77) | 13 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.5, 1.0) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 12.8 (9.8, 16.6) | 58 (12, 90) | 13 |
falling
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-2.4 (-5.0, -0.1) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 14.1 (10.8, 18.2) | 47 (5, 87) | 14 |
stable
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21.0 (-1.8, 41.7) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 16.4 (12.7, 20.9) | 21 (2, 80) | 14 |
stable
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0.9 (-7.1, 10.2) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 18.7 (14.5, 23.7) | 7 (1, 65) | 14 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.7, 0.9) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 14.5 (11.3, 18.4) | 42 (4, 86) | 14 |
stable
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-1.1 (-3.4, 1.2) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 12.5 (9.8, 15.8) | 64 (13, 90) | 15 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.7, 0.1) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 9.8 (7.7, 12.3) | 86 (46, 91) | 16 |
stable
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-0.3 (-3.2, 11.1) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 16.8 (13.2, 21.2) | 18 (2, 77) | 16 |
stable
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-1.8 (-4.0, 0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 14.6 (11.5, 18.2) | 40 (5, 83) | 17 |
stable
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13.6 (-2.1, 26.7) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 14.1 (11.1, 17.8) | 46 (8, 86) | 17 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.8, 0.7) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 16.6 (13.2, 20.8) | 20 (2, 72) | 17 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.8, 2.3) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 12.7 (10.1, 15.8) | 60 (16, 89) | 17 |
falling
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-3.6 (-5.6, -1.8) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 15.9 (12.7, 19.8) | 25 (3, 80) | 18 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.8, 1.1) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 12.3 (9.9, 15.2) | 67 (21, 89) | 20 |
stable
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2.8 (-0.2, 9.4) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 15.7 (12.8, 19.2) | 28 (4, 74) | 21 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.8, -0.1) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 15.5 (12.7, 18.9) | 31 (5, 76) | 21 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.4, -0.6) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 16.2 (13.3, 19.6) | 22 (3, 69) | 22 |
stable
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1.6 (-1.3, 10.2) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 12.5 (10.3, 15.1) | 62 (20, 87) | 22 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.9, 7.0) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 12.1 (10.0, 14.7) | 68 (23, 88) | 22 |
falling
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-5.3 (-15.8, -2.1) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 16.2 (13.4, 19.4) | 23 (3, 69) | 24 |
stable
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3.9 (-0.4, 16.7) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 12.8 (10.5, 15.6) | 59 (19, 87) | 24 |
stable
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-2.1 (-4.2, 0.0) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 13.5 (11.2, 16.1) | 50 (15, 84) | 25 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.9, -0.7) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 18.5 (15.4, 22.1) | 8 (1, 50) | 26 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 11.2 (9.3, 13.4) | 78 (33, 90) | 26 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 19.7 (16.4, 23.4) | 5 (1, 42) | 27 |
stable
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0.0 (-1.4, 1.6) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 10.6 (8.9, 12.7) | 81 (45, 90) | 27 |
falling
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-2.7 (-3.9, -1.3) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 11.9 (9.9, 14.0) | 72 (30, 88) | 28 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.3, -0.8) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 12.4 (10.4, 14.7) | 66 (26, 86) | 28 |
falling
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-2.4 (-4.0, -0.8) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 13.1 (11.0, 15.5) | 54 (19, 85) | 29 |
falling
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-1.4 (-2.3, -0.5) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 14.3 (12.0, 16.9) | 45 (11, 78) | 30 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.7, -0.7) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 12.0 (9.9, 14.4) | 70 (25, 88) | 30 |
stable
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-1.9 (-3.7, 0.2) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 10.7 (9.1, 12.5) | 80 (47, 90) | 32 |
falling
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-2.8 (-4.4, -1.1) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 14.9 (12.7, 17.3) | 37 (9, 73) | 34 |
falling
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-1.4 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 11.2 (9.6, 13.0) | 79 (40, 89) | 38 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.3, 4.5) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 13.7 (11.8, 15.8) | 48 (18, 78) | 38 |
falling
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-1.7 (-2.6, -0.8) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 12.5 (10.8, 14.4) | 63 (29, 82) | 40 |
falling
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-2.4 (-3.3, -1.5) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 11.5 (10.0, 13.2) | 74 (41, 87) | 45 |
falling
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-1.7 (-2.9, -0.6) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 13.1 (11.6, 14.7) | 56 (28, 77) | 60 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.1, -0.9) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 11.9 (10.7, 13.3) | 71 (40, 83) | 74 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.1, -0.9) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 10.0 (9.1, 10.8) | 84 (67, 90) | 110 |
stable
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-1.3 (-6.5, 5.5) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 11.2 (10.3, 12.2) | 77 (53, 85) | 117 |
falling
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-2.7 (-3.5, -1.9) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | *** |
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| Avery County | Rural | *** |
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| Camden County | Urban | *** |
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| Gates County | Urban | *** |
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| Graham County | Rural | *** |
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| Hyde County | Rural | *** |
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| Jones County | Rural | *** |
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| Pamlico County | Rural | *** |
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| Tyrrell County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 7:33 am.
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.
⋔ 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.
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.