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 Rate
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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| North Carolina | N/A | No | 12.8 (12.5, 13.1) | N/A | 1,645 |
falling 
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-1.2 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| United States | N/A | No | 12.9 (12.8, 12.9) | N/A | 52,648 |
falling
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-0.8 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 10.3 (6.7, 15.2) | 82 (17, 91) | 5 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 13.1 (7.3, 24.0) | 57 (2, 91) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 13.2 (7.5, 21.7) | 53 (2, 91) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 15.3 (9.3, 24.5) | 33 (1, 91) | 5 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 11:42 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 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.