Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Prostate, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 16.9? |
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 | 20.6 (20.0, 21.2) | N/A | 1,066 |
stable 
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-0.5 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| United States | N/A | No | 19.2 (19.1, 19.3) | N/A | 32,830 |
falling 
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-0.6 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 39.7 (24.9, 62.2) | 1 (1, 66) | 4 |
stable
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-0.2 (-4.0, 4.2) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 37.9 (23.1, 58.4) | 2 (1, 73) | 4 |
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| Northampton County | Rural | No | 34.2 (22.2, 52.5) | 3 (1, 68) | 5 |
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| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 32.5 (23.6, 43.9) | 4 (1, 58) | 9 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.9, 2.7) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 30.3 (17.2, 49.8) | 5 (1, 81) | 3 |
stable
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-2.6 (-5.7, 0.2) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 29.7 (16.8, 52.5) | 6 (1, 81) | 3 |
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| Wayne County | Urban | No | 29.2 (23.0, 36.5) | 7 (1, 51) | 16 |
stable
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-2.8 (-5.6, 0.1) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 28.2 (17.7, 44.3) | 8 (1, 79) | 4 |
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| Halifax County | Rural | No | 27.6 (19.6, 38.0) | 9 (1, 73) | 8 |
falling
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-2.8 (-5.0, -0.6) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 27.1 (15.7, 44.9) | 10 (1, 81) | 3 |
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| Sampson County | Rural | No | 26.6 (18.9, 36.3) | 11 (1, 72) | 8 |
falling
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-3.7 (-6.0, -1.5) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 25.6 (22.3, 29.2) | 12 (5, 46) | 46 |
stable
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3.4 (-2.5, 16.0) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 25.0 (18.8, 32.6) | 13 (2, 73) | 12 |
falling
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-2.8 (-5.5, -0.1) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 24.9 (17.4, 34.9) | 14 (2, 79) | 7 |
stable
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-1.4 (-4.8, 1.9) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 24.6 (16.0, 36.6) | 15 (1, 80) | 5 |
stable
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0.1 (-4.9, 6.6) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 24.6 (18.7, 31.7) | 16 (2, 72) | 13 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.5, -0.9) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 24.5 (16.0, 36.3) | 17 (1, 80) | 5 |
stable
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-3.2 (-7.2, 0.8) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 24.5 (16.1, 36.1) | 18 (1, 80) | 5 |
stable
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-2.2 (-5.1, 0.9) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 24.4 (16.8, 34.4) | 19 (2, 78) | 7 |
stable
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-2.8 (-6.5, 0.7) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 24.1 (15.6, 35.9) | 20 (1, 80) | 5 |
falling
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-4.4 (-7.3, -1.8) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 23.9 (16.9, 33.0) | 21 (2, 78) | 8 |
stable
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0.5 (-4.4, 22.9) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 23.8 (18.6, 29.9) | 22 (4, 71) | 16 |
stable
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-2.9 (-5.8, 0.2) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 23.6 (18.0, 30.4) | 23 (4, 73) | 13 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.0, 0.9) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 23.5 (13.0, 40.1) | 24 (1, 81) | 3 |
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| Surry County | Rural | No | 23.4 (17.1, 31.3) | 25 (3, 76) | 9 |
stable
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-2.0 (-4.6, 0.7) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 23.1 (16.8, 31.0) | 26 (3, 78) | 9 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.9, -0.2) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 23.0 (18.7, 28.1) | 27 (6, 69) | 21 |
rising 
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6.0 (0.6, 22.8) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 22.9 (18.1, 28.6) | 28 (5, 73) | 17 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.3, 1.2) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 22.9 (18.3, 28.2) | 29 (6, 70) | 19 |
stable
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-1.2 (-2.9, 0.7) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 22.8 (15.6, 32.5) | 30 (3, 80) | 6 |
rising
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26.4 (2.5, 47.3) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 22.7 (18.9, 27.0) | 31 (7, 66) | 28 |
falling
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-3.3 (-4.5, -1.9) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 22.6 (19.0, 26.7) | 32 (8, 65) | 28 |
falling
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-3.3 (-4.9, -1.6) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 22.6 (16.6, 30.2) | 33 (4, 77) | 10 |
stable
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-2.2 (-4.4, 0.2) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 22.4 (16.8, 29.1) | 34 (4, 77) | 12 |
falling
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-3.1 (-5.1, -0.8) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 22.4 (16.2, 30.1) | 35 (3, 79) | 10 |
stable
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12.3 (-2.5, 24.3) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 22.1 (19.5, 25.0) | 36 (13, 61) | 55 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.6, 5.4) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 22.1 (12.5, 36.7) | 37 (1, 81) | 3 |
stable
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-3.0 (-8.1, 2.0) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 22.0 (17.9, 26.9) | 38 (7, 70) | 21 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.4, 0.4) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 22.0 (17.1, 28.2) | 39 (6, 76) | 13 |
stable
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-2.2 (-4.5, 0.5) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 21.9 (15.3, 30.3) | 40 (3, 80) | 8 |
falling
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-3.4 (-5.6, -1.0) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 21.8 (13.9, 32.7) | 41 (2, 81) | 5 |
falling
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-3.4 (-6.2, -0.7) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 21.8 (18.1, 26.0) | 42 (9, 68) | 26 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.2, 0.0) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 21.7 (17.5, 26.6) | 43 (8, 72) | 19 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.5, -0.5) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 21.7 (17.2, 27.1) | 44 (7, 73) | 18 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.5, -0.2) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 21.7 (17.5, 26.7) | 45 (8, 72) | 23 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.3, 0.5) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 21.7 (13.5, 33.7) | 46 (2, 81) | 4 |
stable
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-2.5 (-5.9, 1.3) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 21.2 (11.8, 34.6) | 47 (1, 81) | 3 |
stable
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-3.7 (-8.4, 1.8) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 21.1 (12.1, 35.5) | 48 (2, 81) | 3 |
falling
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-3.9 (-7.1, -0.8) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 20.7 (18.6, 23.0) | 49 (21, 64) | 78 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.1, -1.5) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 20.6 (14.3, 28.7) | 50 (4, 81) | 7 |
stable
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-1.9 (-4.4, 0.4) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 20.1 (13.3, 29.1) | 51 (4, 81) | 6 |
falling
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-3.5 (-6.0, -1.0) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 19.7 (11.1, 32.9) | 52 (2, 81) | 3 |
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| Craven County | Rural | No | 19.6 (14.9, 25.4) | 53 (10, 80) | 12 |
stable
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-2.8 (-5.5, 0.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 19.3 (12.9, 27.7) | 54 (6, 81) | 6 |
stable
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-2.7 (-5.8, 0.5) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 19.3 (15.2, 24.2) | 55 (14, 78) | 15 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.7, 1.3) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 19.2 (14.2, 25.3) | 56 (9, 80) | 11 |
stable
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-1.5 (-4.1, 1.4) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 19.2 (14.1, 25.9) | 57 (8, 80) | 10 |
stable
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-2.6 (-5.3, 0.1) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 19.2 (11.9, 29.7) | 58 (4, 81) | 4 |
stable
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-3.5 (-7.0, 0.2) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 18.6 (12.2, 27.1) | 59 (7, 81) | 5 |
falling
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-4.2 (-7.2, -1.2) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 18.5 (11.1, 28.9) | 60 (4, 81) | 4 |
falling
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-5.3 (-8.9, -2.3) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 18.4 (13.8, 23.9) | 61 (14, 80) | 12 |
falling
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-3.6 (-5.7, -1.4) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 18.0 (16.1, 20.1) | 62 (37, 75) | 72 |
falling
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-3.4 (-4.5, -2.2) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 17.5 (12.4, 24.1) | 63 (13, 81) | 8 |
stable
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-2.8 (-5.4, 0.0) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 17.5 (14.2, 21.5) | 64 (26, 80) | 20 |
falling
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-3.2 (-4.7, -1.5) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 17.5 (10.9, 26.8) | 65 (8, 81) | 4 |
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| Union County | Urban | No | 17.2 (13.3, 21.8) | 66 (22, 80) | 15 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.4, -0.2) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 17.1 (12.6, 22.8) | 67 (17, 81) | 10 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.2, 1.9) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 17.0 (14.2, 20.2) | 68 (37, 79) | 27 |
falling
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-2.4 (-3.8, -1.1) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 16.9 (11.1, 25.2) | 69 (9, 81) | 5 |
stable
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-1.7 (-4.5, 1.6) |
| Macon County | Rural | Yes | 16.4 (10.5, 25.4) | 70 (8, 81) | 5 |
stable
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-2.0 (-5.3, 1.4) |
| Randolph County | Urban | Yes | 16.2 (12.2, 21.0) | 71 (26, 81) | 12 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.2, -0.3) |
| Davie County | Urban | Yes | 16.0 (10.2, 24.3) | 72 (12, 81) | 5 |
stable
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-1.9 (-5.2, 2.2) |
| Haywood County | Rural | Yes | 15.9 (11.0, 22.5) | 73 (22, 81) | 7 |
falling
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-2.1 (-4.0, -0.1) |
| Iredell County | Urban | Yes | 15.6 (12.0, 19.8) | 74 (35, 81) | 14 |
falling
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-3.8 (-8.5, -2.3) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | Yes | 15.5 (10.9, 21.3) | 75 (23, 81) | 8 |
falling
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-4.8 (-7.6, -2.3) |
| Stanly County | Rural | Yes | 15.1 (9.7, 22.4) | 76 (18, 81) | 5 |
stable
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-3.1 (-7.6, 0.9) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | Yes | 14.6 (9.5, 22.9) | 77 (21, 81) | 5 |
stable
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-2.0 (-4.8, 1.1) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | Yes | 14.6 (11.2, 18.7) | 78 (43, 81) | 13 |
falling
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-3.9 (-5.6, -2.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 13.3 (7.2, 22.5) | 79 (13, 81) | 3 |
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| McDowell County | Rural | Yes | 13.1 (7.5, 21.5) | 80 (19, 81) | 3 |
stable
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-3.1 (-7.0, 0.7) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | Yes | 12.1 (6.7, 21.6) | 81 (29, 81) | 3 |
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| Ashe County | Rural | *** |
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| Avery County | Rural | *** |
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| Camden County | Urban | *** |
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| Clay County | Rural | *** |
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| Currituck County | Urban | *** |
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| Gates County | Urban | *** |
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| Graham County | Rural | *** |
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| Greene County | Rural | *** |
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| Hyde County | Rural | *** |
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| Jones County | Rural | *** |
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| Madison County | Urban | *** |
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| Mitchell County | Rural | *** |
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| Pamlico County | Rural | *** |
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| Perquimans County | Rural | *** |
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| Polk County | Rural | *** |
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| Scotland County | Rural | *** |
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| Swain County | Rural | *** |
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| Tyrrell County | Rural | *** |
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| Washington County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 5:15 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.