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