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 Count
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 | No | 895.4 (888.9, 902.0) | N/A | 14,845 |
falling 
|
-1.1 (-1.2, -1.0) |
| United States | N/A | No | 846.2 (845.1, 847.3) | N/A | 447,280 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 728.1 (506.0, 1,014.2) | 97 (2, 100) | 7 |
falling
|
-12.9 (-36.1, -2.9) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 1,052.2 (763.4, 1,414.9) | 9 (1, 100) | 8 |
stable 
|
-2.3 (-5.4, 0.5) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 867.8 (674.3, 1,100.0) | 79 (1, 100) | 14 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-5.0, -0.9) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 943.0 (758.8, 1,158.5) | 43 (1, 100) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 887.2 (716.1, 1,086.7) | 65 (1, 100) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-4.1, 1.0) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 999.8 (813.3, 1,216.4) | 22 (1, 99) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.5, 1.8) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 714.7 (593.0, 854.4) | 99 (43, 100) | 25 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.2, -1.0) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 923.4 (773.2, 1,094.3) | 49 (1, 100) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 994.8 (833.7, 1,177.9) | 23 (1, 96) | 27 |
stable
|
2.3 (-0.5, 12.9) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 806.2 (679.1, 950.2) | 87 (17, 100) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.8, -0.4) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 904.5 (760.9, 1,067.3) | 56 (2, 100) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 799.8 (675.3, 940.7) | 90 (18, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.3, -0.7) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 1,154.9 (977.9, 1,354.9) | 2 (1, 72) | 30 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.3, 2.9) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 920.0 (779.6, 1,078.3) | 50 (2, 100) | 31 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-7.8, -1.1) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 935.2 (794.9, 1,093.2) | 45 (1, 98) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 871.6 (747.6, 1,010.2) | 76 (5, 100) | 36 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.7, -1.1) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 1,049.6 (903.4, 1,212.7) | 10 (1, 86) | 37 |
stable
|
10.6 (-0.9, 18.5) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 878.0 (751.5, 1,020.0) | 73 (5, 100) | 38 |
rising 
|
4.0 (0.2, 11.4) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 906.4 (780.9, 1,046.3) | 55 (4, 99) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.0, -0.9) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 816.9 (704.1, 942.7) | 86 (15, 100) | 38 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.2, -1.1) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 913.4 (794.6, 1,045.1) | 53 (4, 98) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 915.9 (797.3, 1,047.3) | 52 (3, 98) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 1,030.7 (897.4, 1,178.2) | 15 (1, 85) | 43 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.7) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 935.2 (816.5, 1,066.2) | 46 (2, 96) | 45 |
stable
|
9.9 (-1.5, 18.1) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 732.5 (641.2, 833.1) | 96 (61, 100) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.8, -0.8) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 960.1 (839.4, 1,093.5) | 35 (1, 95) | 46 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 912.6 (800.2, 1,036.6) | 54 (3, 96) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 1,008.1 (886.9, 1,141.3) | 21 (1, 86) | 51 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.9, 8.6) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 1,008.2 (884.9, 1,144.2) | 20 (1, 86) | 53 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 709.5 (628.3, 798.4) | 100 (75, 100) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.8, -0.7) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 883.5 (786.1, 989.7) | 68 (11, 97) | 60 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 1,031.6 (917.1, 1,156.6) | 14 (1, 80) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 934.2 (830.6, 1,047.3) | 48 (4, 94) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.6) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 872.0 (776.7, 975.8) | 75 (11, 98) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 803.1 (716.0, 897.9) | 89 (36, 100) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 936.6 (836.5, 1,045.5) | 44 (4, 93) | 65 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 880.4 (784.6, 984.7) | 71 (13, 98) | 66 |
stable
|
6.2 (-3.1, 13.3) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 951.2 (853.1, 1,057.5) | 40 (3, 89) | 71 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 954.4 (857.3, 1,059.6) | 38 (3, 90) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 870.2 (781.9, 965.9) | 77 (17, 98) | 73 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.9) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 986.9 (888.7, 1,093.0) | 28 (2, 85) | 76 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 765.0 (690.9, 845.0) | 94 (56, 100) | 78 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 856.1 (772.8, 945.9) | 82 (26, 98) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 885.9 (801.1, 977.3) | 66 (15, 96) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 844.4 (763.7, 931.3) | 84 (29, 98) | 82 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 1,162.5 (1,052.5, 1,281.0) | 1 (1, 27) | 84 |
rising
|
2.1 (0.1, 7.1) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 891.1 (810.6, 977.4) | 63 (15, 94) | 92 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 960.6 (874.8, 1,052.6) | 33 (4, 85) | 93 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.2, 6.1) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 1,073.1 (978.0, 1,175.0) | 6 (1, 52) | 96 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 934.8 (851.7, 1,023.8) | 47 (7, 88) | 96 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 952.7 (867.9, 1,043.6) | 39 (5, 86) | 96 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 992.2 (905.0, 1,085.5) | 25 (2, 81) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 1,036.0 (944.8, 1,133.8) | 12 (1, 68) | 98 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.3, 0.8) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 892.3 (813.5, 976.7) | 62 (16, 94) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 1,027.6 (938.6, 1,122.7) | 17 (1, 67) | 100 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 904.4 (826.7, 987.5) | 57 (14, 92) | 101 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 1,028.8 (940.3, 1,123.4) | 16 (1, 61) | 105 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 1.0) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 1,101.8 (1,010.1, 1,199.6) | 4 (1, 42) | 109 |
stable
|
1.2 (0.0, 5.3) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 1,057.6 (972.5, 1,148.2) | 8 (1, 52) | 118 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.6) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 896.8 (828.3, 969.5) | 61 (20, 90) | 128 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 950.7 (877.6, 1,028.3) | 41 (8, 84) | 128 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 874.9 (808.8, 945.0) | 74 (26, 94) | 131 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.4) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 960.3 (888.0, 1,037.0) | 34 (5, 79) | 133 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 879.0 (812.6, 949.4) | 72 (26, 93) | 135 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 774.6 (719.2, 833.1) | 93 (68, 100) | 145 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 883.4 (820.0, 950.3) | 69 (22, 92) | 150 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 727.5 (675.4, 782.4) | 98 (83, 100) | 150 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.7, -1.6) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 1,070.5 (995.2, 1,150.1) | 7 (1, 45) | 151 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.3) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 963.7 (896.4, 1,034.7) | 32 (6, 77) | 158 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 1,018.1 (947.2, 1,092.9) | 19 (2, 60) | 158 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 904.1 (842.5, 969.0) | 58 (21, 87) | 162 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 990.0 (924.0, 1,059.5) | 27 (5, 66) | 174 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 1,031.8 (963.7, 1,103.5) | 13 (1, 49) | 176 |
stable
|
2.3 (-0.9, 6.0) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 983.4 (919.2, 1,050.9) | 29 (6, 71) | 178 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 965.0 (903.7, 1,029.4) | 31 (9, 73) | 188 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.8) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 1,103.0 (1,032.3, 1,177.2) | 3 (1, 30) | 190 |
stable
|
0.8 (0.0, 3.8) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 1,042.1 (976.7, 1,110.8) | 11 (2, 49) | 193 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 1,081.9 (1,014.9, 1,152.2) | 5 (1, 37) | 203 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 882.4 (828.1, 939.4) | 70 (30, 90) | 203 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -1.0) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 858.3 (807.1, 912.0) | 80 (41, 93) | 210 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 956.6 (901.7, 1,014.0) | 36 (13, 75) | 233 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-6.6, -1.3) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 954.9 (900.1, 1,012.0) | 37 (12, 73) | 234 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 837.7 (789.9, 887.6) | 85 (51, 94) | 237 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 888.7 (839.2, 940.4) | 64 (33, 87) | 246 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 855.5 (808.2, 904.9) | 83 (40, 92) | 247 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 858.0 (810.2, 907.9) | 81 (40, 92) | 248 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 868.1 (820.0, 918.2) | 78 (40, 91) | 254 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 990.0 (935.6, 1,046.8) | 26 (6, 59) | 267 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 993.1 (941.4, 1,047.0) | 24 (7, 56) | 279 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 1,022.0 (971.1, 1,074.9) | 18 (4, 46) | 308 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 918.1 (873.6, 964.4) | 51 (24, 81) | 327 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 805.0 (766.4, 845.1) | 88 (71, 97) | 338 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.3, -1.6) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 898.3 (856.4, 941.7) | 60 (32, 84) | 356 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.7) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 898.9 (854.7, 944.7) | 59 (30, 85) | 357 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 967.8 (924.6, 1,012.6) | 30 (12, 63) | 387 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 783.1 (749.5, 817.9) | 92 (78, 99) | 416 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 946.5 (911.4, 982.6) | 42 (20, 65) | 562 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.6) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 885.4 (856.1, 915.6) | 67 (43, 83) | 700 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.1, 0.9) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 793.4 (770.7, 816.7) | 91 (79, 96) | 954 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 756.0 (734.5, 777.9) | 95 (87, 100) | 978 |
falling
|
-3.4 (-5.3, -2.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 3:55 am.
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.