Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Prostate, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, 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 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) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 29.7 (16.8, 52.5) | 6 (1, 81) | 3 |
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| Cherokee County | Rural | Yes | 12.1 (6.7, 21.6) | 81 (29, 81) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 13.3 (7.2, 22.5) | 79 (13, 81) | 3 |
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| Yancey County | Rural | No | 23.5 (13.0, 40.1) | 24 (1, 81) | 3 |
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| Bertie County | Rural | No | 27.1 (15.7, 44.9) | 10 (1, 81) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 19.7 (11.1, 32.9) | 52 (2, 81) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 37.9 (23.1, 58.4) | 2 (1, 73) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 28.2 (17.7, 44.3) | 8 (1, 79) | 4 |
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| Watauga County | Rural | No | 17.5 (10.9, 26.8) | 65 (8, 81) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 34.2 (22.2, 52.5) | 3 (1, 68) | 5 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 03/22/2026 12:54 am.
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.