Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Lung & Bronchus, 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 25.1? |
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 | 36.9 (36.4, 37.3) | N/A | 5,028 |
falling 
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-3.0 (-4.0, -2.2) |
| United States | N/A | No | 31.5 (31.4, 31.6) | N/A | 134,731 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-3.9, -3.5) |
| Wake County | Urban | Yes | 24.9 (23.6, 26.3) | 97 (90, 99) | 274 |
falling
|
-4.3 (-5.0, -3.9) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 25.8 (24.4, 27.3) | 95 (88, 99) | 269 |
falling
|
-5.0 (-6.3, -4.3) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 34.5 (32.5, 36.7) | 80 (62, 87) | 222 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.0, -1.8) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 38.5 (36.0, 41.1) | 63 (42, 79) | 185 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-7.7, -2.5) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 43.9 (40.8, 47.3) | 39 (12, 62) | 145 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.7, -1.5) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 44.4 (41.1, 48.0) | 34 (10, 61) | 133 |
falling
|
-5.2 (-11.0, -3.0) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 28.5 (26.2, 31.0) | 90 (81, 97) | 118 |
falling
|
-9.0 (-17.2, -5.1) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 48.4 (44.5, 52.5) | 13 (4, 46) | 118 |
falling
|
-4.4 (-9.9, -2.2) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 36.3 (33.0, 39.9) | 75 (43, 88) | 113 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.5, -1.8) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 46.8 (42.8, 51.0) | 19 (6, 56) | 111 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 32.3 (29.5, 35.3) | 85 (65, 92) | 102 |
falling
|
-6.5 (-14.2, -3.6) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 43.5 (39.7, 47.6) | 40 (12, 67) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.3) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 48.4 (44.1, 53.0) | 12 (3, 50) | 98 |
falling
|
-6.9 (-14.7, -1.8) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 26.4 (23.9, 28.9) | 93 (86, 99) | 92 |
falling
|
-5.0 (-7.3, -4.3) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 36.7 (33.3, 40.3) | 72 (43, 86) | 90 |
falling
|
-4.1 (-8.8, -2.8) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 54.1 (49.0, 59.6) | 3 (1, 29) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 42.3 (38.3, 46.7) | 46 (14, 73) | 85 |
falling
|
-4.7 (-9.8, -2.7) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 34.4 (31.1, 37.9) | 81 (51, 90) | 84 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-4.0, -2.2) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 37.2 (33.6, 41.0) | 70 (39, 86) | 84 |
falling
|
-4.0 (-8.4, -3.0) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 32.2 (29.1, 35.6) | 86 (64, 93) | 82 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-4.4, -2.0) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 54.1 (48.7, 59.9) | 4 (1, 31) | 77 |
stable 
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 48.2 (43.3, 53.5) | 14 (3, 55) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.9) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 49.8 (44.7, 55.4) | 10 (1, 49) | 72 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -1.1) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 32.1 (28.8, 35.9) | 87 (62, 93) | 70 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.3, -1.5) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 37.1 (33.3, 41.3) | 71 (34, 88) | 70 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.2, -1.7) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 45.8 (40.9, 51.1) | 25 (5, 64) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.7, -0.8) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 45.8 (40.9, 51.1) | 24 (5, 66) | 66 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.7, -1.3) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 44.0 (39.2, 49.3) | 38 (7, 73) | 63 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.2, -1.0) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 49.6 (44.2, 55.7) | 11 (2, 54) | 62 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-10.6, -2.2) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 42.0 (37.3, 47.2) | 51 (12, 79) | 60 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.4, -1.2) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 33.5 (29.7, 37.8) | 84 (53, 92) | 58 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-3.9, -1.9) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 42.4 (37.3, 48.1) | 45 (10, 81) | 54 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.4, -1.3) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 47.5 (41.9, 53.7) | 16 (2, 62) | 53 |
falling
|
-11.0 (-21.5, -2.9) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 38.1 (33.6, 43.2) | 65 (25, 88) | 53 |
falling
|
-11.7 (-20.8, -3.2) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 37.9 (33.2, 43.2) | 67 (25, 88) | 49 |
falling
|
-11.1 (-20.6, -2.4) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 42.0 (36.6, 48.1) | 50 (10, 83) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -1.1) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 42.3 (36.8, 48.4) | 47 (8, 81) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.3, -0.6) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 40.3 (35.1, 46.1) | 57 (12, 86) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.0, -0.8) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 38.4 (33.3, 44.1) | 64 (18, 88) | 44 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-12.0, -1.7) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 52.2 (45.3, 59.9) | 7 (1, 51) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 24.0 (20.7, 27.7) | 98 (88, 99) | 40 |
falling
|
-4.1 (-5.4, -3.0) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 44.1 (38.0, 50.9) | 36 (5, 79) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.7) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 39.9 (34.3, 46.2) | 58 (14, 87) | 39 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.6, -1.3) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 49.9 (43.0, 57.8) | 9 (1, 60) | 38 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.6, -0.5) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 45.2 (38.9, 52.5) | 29 (3, 76) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.2, -0.8) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 42.8 (36.7, 49.7) | 44 (6, 81) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.2) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 58.6 (50.0, 68.3) | 1 (1, 37) | 35 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 45.7 (39.0, 53.4) | 26 (2, 75) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.6) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 45.0 (38.4, 52.6) | 32 (3, 77) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Chatham County | Urban | Yes | 23.7 (20.3, 27.8) | 99 (86, 99) | 34 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-5.0, -2.6) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 47.4 (40.4, 55.4) | 17 (1, 73) | 34 |
falling
|
-10.0 (-18.1, -1.4) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 43.0 (36.6, 50.5) | 43 (4, 83) | 33 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-4.2, -1.5) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 39.5 (33.6, 46.3) | 60 (12, 88) | 32 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-4.1, -1.8) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 39.8 (33.7, 46.8) | 59 (11, 88) | 32 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-3.7, -1.9) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 41.6 (35.2, 49.1) | 52 (6, 87) | 30 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.6, 0.3) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 43.4 (36.7, 51.2) | 41 (4, 84) | 30 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.8, 0.5) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 34.7 (29.2, 40.9) | 79 (26, 94) | 29 |
falling
|
-7.2 (-15.5, -3.6) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 46.2 (38.7, 55.0) | 21 (1, 78) | 28 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.3, -0.9) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 48.1 (40.3, 57.1) | 15 (1, 74) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-3.0, -0.1) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 33.8 (28.0, 40.8) | 83 (35, 97) | 25 |
falling
|
-5.0 (-11.1, -2.9) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 39.3 (32.6, 47.2) | 61 (8, 90) | 25 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.4, -0.4) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 38.7 (31.8, 47.1) | 62 (11, 91) | 25 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-4.6, -1.9) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 53.7 (44.5, 64.4) | 5 (1, 61) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 44.0 (36.5, 52.8) | 37 (3, 85) | 24 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-5.6, -1.9) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 46.2 (38.0, 56.0) | 22 (1, 83) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.6, -0.1) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 37.7 (30.7, 46.0) | 68 (11, 93) | 22 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.5, -0.9) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 29.5 (24.0, 36.3) | 89 (56, 99) | 22 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.4, -0.9) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 38.1 (31.2, 46.3) | 66 (11, 92) | 21 |
falling
|
-3.9 (-13.8, -2.3) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 45.7 (36.9, 55.8) | 28 (1, 85) | 20 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-5.2, -1.2) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 36.5 (29.6, 45.1) | 73 (18, 94) | 20 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.9, -0.2) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 50.8 (41.1, 62.7) | 8 (1, 74) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.4, 0.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 27.7 (22.1, 34.5) | 91 (65, 99) | 17 |
falling
|
-21.9 (-37.2, -5.3) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 44.7 (35.6, 56.0) | 33 (1, 87) | 17 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.6, -0.7) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 42.0 (33.2, 52.8) | 48 (3, 90) | 17 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-4.2, -0.9) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 25.7 (20.2, 32.3) | 96 (72, 99) | 16 |
falling
|
-4.3 (-15.3, -2.4) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 45.0 (35.0, 57.9) | 31 (1, 91) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 45.1 (35.3, 57.3) | 30 (1, 90) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-3.7, 0.2) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 44.3 (34.5, 56.4) | 35 (1, 91) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 34.2 (26.6, 43.7) | 82 (19, 99) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.8, -1.2) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 41.0 (31.9, 52.6) | 54 (3, 93) | 14 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-4.7, 0.7) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 41.4 (32.1, 53.1) | 53 (2, 93) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.7, -0.7) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 35.3 (27.2, 46.0) | 78 (13, 99) | 13 |
stable
|
-6.1 (-12.7, 12.3) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 42.0 (31.7, 55.2) | 49 (2, 96) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.0, -0.6) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 46.5 (35.3, 61.4) | 20 (1, 90) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-4.1, 0.7) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 25.9 (19.2, 35.4) | 94 (55, 99) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.5, -0.7) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 40.3 (30.2, 53.7) | 56 (2, 97) | 11 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 40.8 (30.4, 53.8) | 55 (2, 96) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.2, -0.8) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 36.4 (26.8, 50.3) | 74 (4, 99) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.9, -0.1) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 36.0 (26.4, 49.0) | 76 (6, 99) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-4.8, -0.6) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 45.7 (33.5, 61.5) | 27 (1, 93) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.2, 1.4) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 43.0 (30.4, 60.3) | 42 (1, 98) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-4.2, 2.0) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 37.6 (27.0, 52.6) | 69 (3, 99) | 8 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.4, -0.7) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 31.7 (22.7, 45.2) | 88 (14, 99) | 8 |
falling
|
-3.3 (-5.1, -1.5) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 27.5 (19.5, 38.6) | 92 (38, 99) | 7 |
falling
|
-4.6 (-6.6, -3.0) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 47.2 (32.9, 66.6) | 18 (1, 97) | 7 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-4.8, -1.1) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 52.4 (36.9, 74.0) | 6 (1, 93) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-4.0, 2.7) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 45.9 (31.8, 65.5) | 23 (1, 96) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-5.0, 1.4) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 35.5 (22.4, 54.2) | 77 (1, 99) | 4 |
falling
|
-4.2 (-7.1, -1.5) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 58.4 (35.0, 96.9) | 2 (1, 99) | 3 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-3.6, 2.3) |
| Hyde County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 7:27 pm.
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.
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.