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Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County

Brain & ONS, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

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County
sort alphabetically by name ascending 		2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
sort by rural urban descending 		Met Healthy People Objective of ***?
 Age-Adjusted Death Rate †
deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by rate descending 		CI*Rank ⋔
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by CI rank descending 		Average Annual Count
sort by count descending 		Recent Trend
 Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by trend descending
North Carolina N/A *** 4.2 (4.0, 4.4) N/A 545 falling falling trend -0.7 (-1.9, -0.2)
United States N/A *** 4.4 (4.4, 4.4) N/A 17,852 stable stable trend -0.3 (-1.1, 0.0)
Rockingham County Urban *** 3.0 (1.8, 4.9) 52 (9, 52) 4 stable stable trend -0.6 (-4.5, 3.3)
Durham County Urban *** 3.2 (2.4, 4.2) 51 (21, 52) 11 stable stable trend -1.1 (-2.9, 1.1)
Caldwell County Urban *** 3.3 (2.0, 5.4) 50 (7, 52) 4 stable stable trend -0.6 (-4.0, 3.0)
Robeson County Rural *** 3.3 (2.1, 5.1) 49 (9, 52) 4 stable stable trend -1.0 (-4.1, 2.1)
Harnett County Rural *** 3.4 (2.2, 5.1) 48 (8, 52) 5 stable stable trend -0.6 (-4.1, 3.2)
Mecklenburg County Urban *** 3.5 (3.0, 4.0) 47 (26, 52) 39 falling falling trend -1.6 (-2.8, -0.2)
Davidson County Urban *** 3.6 (2.6, 4.9) 46 (11, 52) 8 stable stable trend 0.5 (-1.9, 3.3)
Guilford County Urban *** 3.6 (3.0, 4.4) 45 (18, 52) 21 stable stable trend -1.1 (-2.5, 0.4)
Lenoir County Rural *** 3.7 (2.1, 6.2) 44 (4, 52) 3
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Johnston County Urban *** 3.7 (2.7, 5.0) 43 (10, 52) 9 stable stable trend -1.0 (-2.9, 1.5)
Haywood County Rural *** 3.7 (2.2, 6.1) 42 (4, 52) 3
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Nash County Urban *** 3.8 (2.3, 5.8) 41 (5, 52) 4 stable stable trend -1.2 (-4.2, 2.0)
Iredell County Urban *** 3.8 (2.7, 5.1) 40 (9, 52) 9 stable stable trend -1.1 (-3.2, 1.2)
Lincoln County Urban *** 3.9 (2.5, 5.9) 39 (5, 52) 5 stable stable trend -0.4 (-3.7, 3.8)
Wilkes County Rural *** 3.9 (2.3, 6.4) 38 (3, 52) 4 falling falling trend -11.9 (-35.6, -0.1)
Alamance County Urban *** 4.0 (2.8, 5.4) 37 (6, 52) 8 stable stable trend 0.0 (-2.3, 2.6)
Cumberland County Urban *** 4.0 (3.1, 5.1) 36 (9, 51) 12 stable stable trend 1.0 (-1.4, 3.7)
Burke County Urban *** 4.0 (2.7, 6.0) 35 (5, 52) 5 stable stable trend -1.2 (-3.8, 1.7)
Cabarrus County Urban *** 4.1 (3.0, 5.5) 34 (6, 51) 10 stable stable trend -1.8 (-3.9, 0.5)
Wilson County Rural *** 4.1 (2.5, 6.4) 33 (3, 52) 4
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Orange County Urban *** 4.2 (2.9, 5.9) 32 (4, 52) 7 stable stable trend -2.0 (-4.7, 1.0)
Catawba County Urban *** 4.2 (3.0, 5.7) 31 (5, 52) 8 stable stable trend -1.9 (-4.3, 0.5)
Wake County Urban *** 4.2 (3.7, 4.8) 30 (13, 45) 50 stable stable trend 0.3 (-0.7, 1.7)
Brunswick County Urban *** 4.3 (3.1, 5.8) 29 (4, 52) 12 stable stable trend -0.4 (-3.1, 3.1)
Union County Urban *** 4.3 (3.2, 5.6) 28 (5, 51) 11 stable stable trend -0.8 (-3.1, 2.1)
Forsyth County Urban *** 4.4 (3.6, 5.4) 27 (7, 48) 21 stable stable trend 0.0 (-1.6, 1.7)
New Hanover County Urban *** 4.5 (3.4, 5.8) 26 (5, 51) 12 stable stable trend -1.0 (-3.4, 1.5)
Surry County Rural *** 4.5 (2.7, 6.9) 25 (2, 52) 4 stable stable trend -1.2 (-4.4, 2.0)
Wayne County Urban *** 4.5 (3.0, 6.5) 24 (2, 52) 6 stable stable trend 0.3 (-2.1, 2.9)
Pender County Urban *** 4.5 (2.7, 7.3) 23 (1, 52) 3 stable stable trend 0.6 (-2.7, 4.9)
Franklin County Urban *** 4.5 (2.8, 7.1) 22 (1, 52) 4
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Pitt County Urban *** 4.5 (3.2, 6.2) 21 (2, 51) 8 stable stable trend -1.1 (-4.8, 2.9)
Randolph County Urban *** 4.6 (3.3, 6.2) 20 (3, 51) 8 stable stable trend 0.9 (-1.2, 3.3)
Gaston County Urban *** 4.7 (3.6, 6.0) 19 (4, 49) 12 stable stable trend 0.2 (-1.3, 1.8)
Sampson County Rural *** 4.7 (2.8, 7.6) 18 (1, 52) 3
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Granville County Rural *** 4.7 (2.7, 7.7) 17 (1, 52) 3
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Chatham County Urban *** 4.8 (3.2, 7.2) 16 (1, 52) 6
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Onslow County Urban *** 4.9 (3.4, 6.7) 15 (2, 51) 7 stable stable trend 1.3 (-1.1, 4.5)
Buncombe County Urban *** 4.9 (3.9, 6.1) 14 (4, 45) 18 stable stable trend -0.6 (-2.4, 1.4)
Stanly County Rural *** 5.0 (3.0, 7.8) 13 (1, 52) 4 stable stable trend 0.8 (-3.5, 5.7)
Beaufort County Rural *** 5.1 (2.9, 8.4) 12 (1, 52) 3
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Moore County Urban *** 5.2 (3.6, 7.3) 11 (1, 49) 7 stable stable trend 0.2 (-1.9, 2.7)
Cleveland County Rural *** 5.3 (3.6, 7.5) 10 (1, 50) 7 stable stable trend 0.7 (-2.2, 4.0)
Davie County Urban *** 5.3 (2.9, 9.0) 9 (1, 52) 3
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Craven County Rural *** 5.5 (3.8, 7.6) 8 (1, 49) 7 stable stable trend -0.7 (-3.9, 3.0)
Rowan County Urban *** 5.7 (4.2, 7.5) 7 (1, 43) 11 rising rising trend 1.9 (0.1, 4.0)
Carteret County Rural *** 5.7 (3.7, 8.6) 6 (1, 50) 6 stable stable trend 2.6 (-0.3, 6.0)
Rutherford County Rural *** 6.3 (4.0, 9.4) 5 (1, 49) 5
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Stokes County Urban *** 6.8 (4.0, 10.8) 4 (1, 51) 4
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Henderson County Urban *** 6.9 (5.0, 9.2) 3 (1, 31) 11 stable stable trend 0.8 (-1.8, 3.4)
Person County Urban *** 6.9 (4.0, 11.2) 2 (1, 51) 3
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Duplin County Rural *** 7.5 (4.4, 11.8) 1 (1, 50) 4
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Alexander County Urban ***
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3 or fewer
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Alleghany County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Anson County Urban ***
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3 or fewer
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Ashe County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Avery County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Bertie County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Bladen County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Camden County Urban ***
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3 or fewer
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Caswell County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Cherokee County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Chowan County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Clay County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Columbus County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Currituck County Urban ***
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3 or fewer
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Dare County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Edgecombe County Urban ***
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3 or fewer
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Gates County Urban ***
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3 or fewer
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Graham County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Greene County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Halifax County Rural ***
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Hertford County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Hoke County Urban ***
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3 or fewer
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Hyde County Rural ***
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Jackson County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Jones County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Lee County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Macon County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Madison County Urban ***
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3 or fewer
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Martin County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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McDowell County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Mitchell County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Montgomery County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Northampton County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Pamlico County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Pasquotank County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Perquimans County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Polk County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Richmond County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Scotland County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Swain County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Transylvania County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Tyrrell County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Vance County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Warren County Rural ***
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3 or fewer
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Washington County Rural ***
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Watauga County Rural ***
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Yadkin County Urban ***
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Yancey County Rural ***
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 1:57 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.

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