Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by Recentaapc
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)
|
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 | 520.0 (516.7, 523.4) | N/A | 19,371 |
falling 
|
-1.3 (-1.3, -1.2) |
| United States | N/A | No | 488.7 (488.1, 489.2) | N/A | 576,743 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 407.4 (295.1, 549.5) | 100 (16, 100) | 9 |
falling
|
-12.4 (-44.2, -2.2) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 416.4 (406.0, 427.1) | 98 (92, 100) | 1,267 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-4.0, -2.5) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 555.4 (527.5, 584.4) | 45 (20, 75) | 307 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-6.3, -1.5) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 408.5 (382.4, 435.8) | 99 (90, 100) | 190 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.8, -1.8) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 449.7 (386.0, 521.1) | 91 (42, 100) | 36 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.4, -1.0) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 460.3 (440.8, 480.4) | 88 (80, 97) | 439 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.4, -1.9) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 627.6 (471.9, 820.0) | 14 (1, 100) | 11 |
stable 
|
-2.0 (-4.4, 0.2) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 502.1 (440.6, 569.8) | 81 (19, 98) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.9, -0.9) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 444.8 (433.6, 456.2) | 93 (86, 97) | 1,268 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.1, -1.6) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 476.7 (453.0, 501.3) | 87 (64, 95) | 316 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.3, -1.3) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 515.9 (476.3, 558.0) | 72 (28, 91) | 133 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 521.1 (431.3, 623.9) | 69 (3, 100) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.1, -0.5) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 569.8 (498.7, 648.2) | 36 (2, 90) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.8, -0.7) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 588.3 (527.1, 654.7) | 24 (2, 81) | 75 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 527.3 (477.2, 581.4) | 64 (19, 92) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.7, -0.8) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 460.1 (442.5, 478.4) | 89 (80, 96) | 526 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 491.6 (444.6, 542.3) | 85 (33, 97) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 523.4 (473.7, 577.0) | 66 (19, 93) | 88 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 416.8 (367.6, 471.1) | 97 (74, 100) | 54 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 429.6 (401.2, 459.6) | 95 (84, 100) | 172 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 524.0 (460.5, 594.0) | 65 (11, 98) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 429.1 (385.4, 476.5) | 96 (74, 100) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.7) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 528.7 (500.6, 558.0) | 63 (31, 85) | 275 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 482.5 (459.0, 506.9) | 86 (62, 94) | 334 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 452.2 (381.7, 532.4) | 90 (29, 100) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.6) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 493.6 (469.6, 518.4) | 84 (57, 91) | 330 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 514.1 (473.2, 557.7) | 74 (29, 93) | 120 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.6) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 562.7 (520.4, 607.6) | 43 (11, 79) | 135 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 538.1 (504.9, 573.0) | 59 (23, 85) | 203 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -0.9) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 502.9 (481.7, 524.7) | 80 (54, 88) | 438 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -0.9) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 495.0 (424.6, 574.1) | 83 (13, 100) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 577.5 (544.2, 612.2) | 30 (10, 67) | 231 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -0.9) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 538.1 (494.9, 584.1) | 60 (19, 89) | 119 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 523.3 (497.9, 549.8) | 67 (40, 85) | 325 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 552.8 (529.9, 576.5) | 47 (25, 71) | 452 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 508.5 (474.9, 543.7) | 76 (37, 92) | 179 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 566.8 (531.4, 603.9) | 38 (12, 71) | 201 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.7) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 564.0 (501.0, 632.8) | 40 (4, 91) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 547.6 (471.5, 632.7) | 50 (3, 95) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 576.1 (543.4, 610.3) | 31 (11, 66) | 240 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -1.0) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 554.0 (478.8, 637.7) | 46 (2, 95) | 40 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 506.1 (478.2, 535.2) | 77 (45, 90) | 255 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.7) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 573.6 (522.6, 628.4) | 32 (6, 82) | 96 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 514.4 (491.1, 538.4) | 73 (46, 87) | 431 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 544.2 (498.8, 592.7) | 53 (15, 88) | 108 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 538.2 (520.5, 556.3) | 58 (35, 74) | 720 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -0.9) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 504.8 (490.0, 520.0) | 78 (59, 86) | 902 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 447.4 (403.6, 494.7) | 92 (64, 100) | 79 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 572.0 (534.3, 611.7) | 34 (10, 73) | 176 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 540.1 (490.6, 593.3) | 56 (15, 89) | 88 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 563.8 (520.6, 609.8) | 41 (10, 82) | 131 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-1.8, 1.6) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 551.0 (476.5, 634.4) | 49 (3, 94) | 40 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 643.8 (582.2, 710.2) | 8 (1, 54) | 82 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 538.7 (502.5, 577.0) | 57 (23, 86) | 166 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 569.6 (513.6, 630.2) | 37 (4, 87) | 79 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 581.2 (558.9, 604.2) | 28 (15, 54) | 531 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.6) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 608.3 (573.6, 644.5) | 19 (4, 49) | 239 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 500.3 (475.0, 526.6) | 82 (50, 91) | 302 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 556.6 (529.9, 584.3) | 44 (21, 71) | 356 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 438.9 (397.7, 483.2) | 94 (70, 100) | 90 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 533.6 (470.7, 602.8) | 62 (9, 96) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 579.8 (553.3, 607.2) | 29 (14, 59) | 366 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 546.9 (514.3, 581.0) | 51 (21, 82) | 214 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 504.3 (460.2, 551.4) | 79 (32, 95) | 102 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.0) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 517.7 (466.1, 573.6) | 70 (19, 95) | 75 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 607.8 (573.1, 644.1) | 20 (5, 48) | 238 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 572.0 (470.1, 689.6) | 35 (1, 97) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.3, 0.9) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 565.3 (537.2, 594.4) | 39 (18, 67) | 314 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 588.0 (548.7, 629.4) | 25 (6, 64) | 171 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 630.6 (577.2, 687.7) | 13 (1, 54) | 106 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 637.0 (602.6, 672.8) | 11 (1, 34) | 265 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 623.0 (585.8, 662.0) | 15 (3, 40) | 216 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 639.6 (591.5, 690.6) | 10 (1, 46) | 135 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 595.4 (569.4, 622.3) | 22 (10, 49) | 404 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 517.5 (473.2, 564.9) | 71 (23, 93) | 101 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.2) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 522.2 (486.5, 559.8) | 68 (30, 89) | 164 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 582.5 (538.3, 629.5) | 27 (6, 74) | 135 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 596.2 (553.0, 641.8) | 21 (3, 65) | 146 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 573.3 (520.3, 630.3) | 33 (3, 83) | 88 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.3) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 587.2 (489.3, 699.1) | 26 (1, 95) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.3, 1.3) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 538.0 (478.9, 602.6) | 61 (11, 94) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.6) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 545.8 (481.4, 616.6) | 52 (5, 93) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 514.1 (436.6, 601.7) | 75 (7, 100) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-6.2, 7.2) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 647.4 (599.0, 698.6) | 7 (1, 39) | 138 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 622.0 (583.0, 663.0) | 17 (2, 45) | 192 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 648.6 (614.2, 684.5) | 6 (1, 27) | 280 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 649.7 (602.4, 699.9) | 5 (1, 39) | 143 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 590.1 (503.8, 687.4) | 23 (1, 94) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 541.3 (497.5, 587.9) | 55 (17, 88) | 114 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.1, 5.0) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 631.9 (582.4, 684.5) | 12 (1, 49) | 124 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.5) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 655.7 (606.1, 708.4) | 4 (1, 39) | 135 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.4, 1.1) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 563.7 (495.2, 639.0) | 42 (3, 91) | 51 |
stable
|
0.2 (-2.8, 8.1) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 641.9 (569.5, 721.0) | 9 (1, 64) | 58 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.2) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 669.9 (633.2, 708.2) | 3 (1, 21) | 261 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 3.8) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 542.8 (441.6, 660.4) | 54 (1, 100) | 21 |
stable
|
0.9 (-1.9, 12.3) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 717.0 (621.6, 823.1) | 1 (1, 39) | 41 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.4, 2.4) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 608.8 (543.5, 679.8) | 18 (1, 79) | 65 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.7, 7.1) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 700.6 (643.1, 761.9) | 2 (1, 23) | 113 |
stable
|
3.6 (-0.5, 8.3) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 551.0 (486.9, 621.5) | 48 (5, 93) | 55 |
stable
|
7.7 (-1.2, 14.9) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 622.8 (544.1, 709.7) | 16 (1, 81) | 46 |
stable
|
8.3 (-0.6, 14.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 7:48 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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.