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