Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
Sorted by Rate
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
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 | Yes | 46.9 (46.3, 47.5) | N/A | 5,455 |
falling 
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-2.4 (-3.5, -1.9) |
| United States | N/A | Yes | 44.0 (43.9, 44.1) | N/A | 158,490 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Wake County | Urban | Yes | 30.7 (29.3, 32.1) | 98 (93, 98) | 369 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-3.3, -2.5) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 33.0 (28.9, 37.5) | 97 (86, 98) | 50 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-4.3, -2.2) |
| Avery County | Rural | Yes | 33.8 (23.5, 48.1) | 96 (48, 98) | 7 |
falling
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-2.6 (-5.3, -0.2) |
| Chatham County | Urban | Yes | 34.3 (28.8, 40.7) | 95 (77, 98) | 32 |
falling
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-3.2 (-4.7, -1.8) |
| Union County | Urban | Yes | 34.9 (31.8, 38.2) | 94 (85, 98) | 96 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.4, -1.4) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | Yes | 35.2 (33.6, 36.8) | 93 (88, 97) | 399 |
falling
|
-3.6 (-9.6, -2.7) |
| Watauga County | Rural | Yes | 36.6 (29.0, 45.8) | 92 (59, 98) | 18 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.1, -0.9) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | Yes | 39.6 (36.1, 43.4) | 91 (70, 95) | 97 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.3, -2.0) |
| Durham County | Urban | Yes | 39.9 (36.8, 43.2) | 90 (71, 95) | 127 |
falling
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-2.8 (-3.2, -2.4) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | Yes | 40.2 (30.7, 52.1) | 89 (30, 98) | 14 |
stable 
|
0.3 (-2.9, 12.4) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | Yes | 41.3 (37.6, 45.2) | 88 (65, 94) | 102 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.9, -1.3) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | Yes | 41.5 (38.2, 45.0) | 87 (65, 93) | 128 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.7, -1.4) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 42.4 (28.6, 63.1) | 86 (11, 98) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.2, 2.1) |
| Johnston County | Urban | Yes | 42.5 (38.9, 46.3) | 85 (61, 93) | 106 |
falling
|
-4.8 (-12.3, -2.5) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 42.6 (34.0, 52.9) | 84 (31, 98) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.8, 0.2) |
| Yancey County | Rural | Yes | 43.4 (32.4, 58.1) | 83 (19, 98) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.7, -0.4) |
| Iredell County | Urban | Yes | 43.7 (39.8, 47.9) | 82 (55, 91) | 99 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.2, -1.5) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | Yes | 43.9 (28.1, 66.7) | 81 (5, 98) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-5.1, 1.2) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | Yes | 44.0 (33.4, 57.3) | 80 (17, 98) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.0, 0.0) |
| Guilford County | Urban | Yes | 44.1 (41.6, 46.7) | 79 (61, 88) | 250 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Pender County | Urban | Yes | 44.5 (37.9, 52.1) | 78 (38, 95) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.4, -1.8) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | Yes | 44.8 (39.9, 50.2) | 77 (48, 92) | 84 |
falling
|
-6.3 (-12.6, -2.6) |
| Franklin County | Urban | Yes | 45.0 (38.7, 52.2) | 76 (36, 94) | 39 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.4, -0.6) |
| Lee County | Rural | Yes | 45.2 (38.3, 53.1) | 75 (33, 96) | 32 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-16.1, 7.7) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | Yes | 45.8 (40.2, 52.2) | 74 (40, 92) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.0, -0.9) |
| Ashe County | Rural | Yes | 45.9 (35.9, 58.5) | 73 (18, 98) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.1, 1.3) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | Yes | 46.0 (43.1, 49.2) | 72 (53, 86) | 193 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.7, -1.4) |
| Stanly County | Rural | Yes | 46.4 (39.4, 54.5) | 71 (26, 94) | 33 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.7, -0.9) |
| Davie County | Urban | Yes | 46.7 (38.4, 56.5) | 70 (24, 96) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 1.4) |
| Currituck County | Urban | Yes | 47.1 (37.7, 58.6) | 69 (21, 97) | 19 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.8) |
| Carteret County | Rural | Yes | 47.2 (40.8, 54.6) | 68 (26, 92) | 46 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.9) |
| Henderson County | Urban | Yes | 48.4 (43.0, 54.4) | 67 (32, 89) | 66 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.4) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | Yes | 48.5 (40.0, 58.4) | 66 (18, 94) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.3, -0.2) |
| Warren County | Rural | Yes | 48.8 (35.9, 65.5) | 65 (8, 98) | 11 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.3, 0.0) |
| Macon County | Rural | Yes | 49.7 (40.2, 61.2) | 64 (15, 94) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Moore County | Urban | Yes | 49.9 (43.9, 56.6) | 63 (25, 86) | 55 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.9, -1.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | Yes | 50.6 (39.1, 64.7) | 62 (9, 97) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.3, 0.6) |
| Rowan County | Urban | Yes | 50.7 (45.8, 56.0) | 61 (29, 83) | 87 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-8.9, -1.9) |
| Dare County | Rural | Yes | 51.5 (42.1, 62.7) | 60 (14, 93) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Haywood County | Rural | Yes | 51.8 (44.2, 60.4) | 59 (17, 88) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | Yes | 51.8 (36.5, 72.8) | 58 (3, 98) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.8, -0.8) |
| Alamance County | Urban | Yes | 52.0 (47.4, 56.9) | 57 (26, 77) | 102 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Caswell County | Rural | Yes | 52.1 (40.4, 66.9) | 56 (7, 95) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.1, -0.2) |
| Graham County | Rural | Yes | 52.5 (33.0, 81.0) | 55 (1, 98) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-3.3, 2.9) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | Yes | 52.7 (42.7, 64.5) | 54 (10, 92) | 22 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.3, 0.4) |
| Polk County | Rural | Yes | 52.7 (37.5, 72.5) | 53 (2, 98) | 10 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.7, 1.9) |
| Catawba County | Urban | Yes | 52.7 (47.9, 57.9) | 52 (23, 75) | 97 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Davidson County | Urban | Yes | 52.7 (48.2, 57.6) | 51 (24, 74) | 110 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Stokes County | Urban | Yes | 52.8 (43.7, 63.4) | 50 (13, 91) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Chowan County | Rural | Yes | 54.0 (38.1, 75.2) | 49 (2, 98) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-4.2, 0.6) |
| Greene County | Rural | Yes | 54.1 (41.4, 69.9) | 48 (4, 95) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.8, 0.5) |
| Person County | Urban | Yes | 54.4 (45.3, 65.1) | 47 (9, 86) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Craven County | Rural | Yes | 54.5 (48.1, 61.5) | 46 (17, 77) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Wilson County | Rural | Yes | 54.9 (48.0, 62.7) | 45 (14, 81) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.5, -0.9) |
| Pitt County | Urban | Yes | 54.9 (49.8, 60.5) | 44 (19, 71) | 89 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 5.3) |
| Gates County | Urban | Yes | 55.0 (36.3, 80.9) | 43 (1, 98) | 6 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.5, -0.7) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | Yes | 55.0 (48.6, 62.0) | 42 (17, 75) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Granville County | Rural | Yes | 55.4 (47.8, 63.9) | 41 (13, 81) | 41 |
stable
|
1.6 (-1.4, 6.0) |
| Hoke County | Urban | Yes | 55.4 (46.5, 65.5) | 40 (9, 86) | 28 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.4, -1.0) |
| Surry County | Rural | Yes | 55.4 (48.2, 63.6) | 39 (13, 79) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Jones County | Rural | Yes | 55.5 (36.5, 82.4) | 38 (1, 98) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-4.7, 1.1) |
| Nash County | Urban | Yes | 55.6 (49.3, 62.6) | 37 (15, 73) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | Yes | 55.6 (48.1, 64.2) | 36 (11, 77) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Gaston County | Urban | Yes | 55.9 (51.8, 60.3) | 35 (21, 64) | 149 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Harnett County | Rural | Yes | 55.9 (50.3, 62.0) | 34 (17, 71) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Randolph County | Urban | Yes | 56.5 (51.3, 62.1) | 33 (17, 67) | 96 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | Yes | 56.5 (46.6, 68.0) | 32 (7, 87) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Alexander County | Urban | Yes | 57.3 (47.4, 69.0) | 31 (5, 84) | 25 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.3) |
| Burke County | Urban | Yes | 57.6 (50.9, 65.0) | 30 (12, 70) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Sampson County | Rural | Yes | 57.9 (49.8, 67.1) | 29 (9, 76) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | Yes | 58.9 (55.0, 63.1) | 28 (15, 53) | 178 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| McDowell County | Rural | Yes | 59.1 (50.0, 69.7) | 27 (6, 75) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Madison County | Urban | Yes | 59.9 (46.0, 77.0) | 26 (2, 91) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.9, 1.2) |
| Hertford County | Rural | Yes | 60.5 (46.6, 77.9) | 25 (2, 90) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.3, -0.9) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | Yes | 61.9 (52.9, 72.1) | 24 (5, 65) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.9, -0.9) |
| Onslow County | Urban | Yes | 62.3 (56.6, 68.4) | 23 (7, 51) | 93 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Martin County | Rural | Yes | 63.0 (49.1, 80.0) | 22 (1, 86) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-4.9, -0.7) |
| Bladen County | Rural | Yes | 63.1 (51.1, 77.4) | 21 (2, 78) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | Yes | 63.6 (55.5, 72.7) | 20 (4, 59) | 50 |
falling
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-0.8 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Northampton County | Rural | Yes | 64.9 (48.2, 86.2) | 19 (1, 88) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | Yes | 65.8 (48.5, 87.9) | 18 (1, 89) | 11 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.4, 2.4) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | Yes | 66.0 (46.3, 92.5) | 17 (1, 95) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | Yes | 66.4 (59.1, 74.5) | 16 (3, 45) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Camden County | Urban | Yes | 67.4 (48.1, 93.0) | 15 (1, 92) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-4.0, 3.9) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | Yes | 67.7 (60.7, 75.3) | 14 (3, 37) | 76 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Robeson County | Rural | Yes | 68.3 (61.7, 75.4) | 13 (3, 35) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | Yes | 69.4 (59.5, 80.5) | 12 (1, 47) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Wayne County | Urban | Yes | 70.1 (63.4, 77.4) | 11 (2, 30) | 87 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Scotland County | Rural | Yes | 70.6 (58.6, 84.6) | 10 (1, 56) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.9, 1.3) |
| Duplin County | Rural | Yes | 71.2 (60.8, 82.9) | 9 (1, 48) | 37 |
stable
|
2.9 (-0.1, 13.5) |
| Richmond County | Rural | Yes | 72.4 (61.5, 84.9) | 8 (1, 44) | 34 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| Washington County | Rural | Yes | 73.2 (50.5, 103.3) | 7 (1, 91) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.2, 1.8) |
| Columbus County | Rural | Yes | 74.3 (64.2, 85.7) | 6 (1, 35) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.9) |
| Halifax County | Rural | Yes | 76.0 (65.5, 87.9) | 5 (1, 29) | 43 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Vance County | Rural | Yes | 77.5 (65.9, 90.7) | 4 (1, 29) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Anson County | Urban | Yes | 79.9 (63.7, 99.4) | 3 (1, 41) | 18 |
stable
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0.4 (-0.8, 1.7) |
| Bertie County | Rural | Yes | 80.7 (62.5, 103.1) | 2 (1, 61) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.2, 1.3) |
| Swain County | Rural | Yes | 89.9 (68.6, 116.2) | 1 (1, 43) | 13 |
stable
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0.1 (-1.9, 2.1) |
| Hyde County | Rural | *** |
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| Tyrrell County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 1:53 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.