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