Death Rates Table
County
|
Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate† deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
|
CI*Rank⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | No | 518.9 (515.5, 522.2) | N/A | 18,729 |
falling 
|
-2.1 (-2.7, -1.5) |
| United States | No | 501.7 (501.1, 502.3) | N/A | 569,776 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.3, -1.8) |
| Alamance County | No | 570.3 (543.7, 597.9) | 26 (10, 57) | 350 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.0, -0.5) |
| Alexander County | No | 528.5 (478.2, 582.7) | 58 (12, 93) | 82 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Alleghany County | No | 493.2 (417.0, 579.5) | 74 (7, 100) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Anson County | No | 551.0 (486.4, 621.9) | 41 (4, 93) | 54 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Ashe County | No | 511.4 (459.9, 567.2) | 66 (14, 97) | 74 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Avery County | No | 469.0 (403.2, 542.6) | 89 (21, 100) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Beaufort County | No | 518.0 (476.2, 562.5) | 62 (20, 92) | 118 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Bertie County | No | 557.3 (489.4, 632.1) | 37 (2, 91) | 50 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.6, -1.4) |
| Bladen County | No | 538.2 (486.0, 594.4) | 51 (8, 91) | 81 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Brunswick County | No | 489.4 (466.0, 513.6) | 77 (54, 91) | 374 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Buncombe County | No | 490.3 (471.4, 509.7) | 75 (56, 89) | 526 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Burke County | No | 537.5 (505.2, 571.3) | 52 (19, 79) | 210 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.4) |
| Cabarrus County | No | 490.2 (465.2, 516.1) | 76 (51, 92) | 298 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.8, -1.7) |
| Caldwell County | No | 568.3 (532.8, 605.6) | 29 (6, 64) | 195 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.1, -0.5) |
| Camden County | No | 474.7 (379.7, 586.0) | 84 (5, 100) | 18 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-4.9, -2.6) |
| Carteret County | No | 559.6 (524.4, 596.6) | 36 (9, 69) | 196 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Caswell County | No | 618.0 (551.4, 690.6) | 8 (1, 65) | 65 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Catawba County | No | 514.0 (488.3, 540.6) | 65 (35, 86) | 308 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.8, -1.5) |
| Chatham County | No | 445.8 (415.4, 477.9) | 93 (69, 100) | 163 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Cherokee County | No | 510.4 (461.0, 563.8) | 67 (15, 96) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Chowan County | No | 530.8 (456.4, 614.1) | 56 (3, 99) | 38 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Clay County | No | 431.9 (360.9, 513.0) | 97 (30, 100) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Cleveland County | No | 610.6 (575.5, 647.3) | 10 (2, 42) | 232 |
stable 
|
-0.2 (-0.5, 0.2) |
| Columbus County | No | 594.4 (550.4, 640.9) | 15 (2, 62) | 139 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Craven County | No | 582.2 (548.8, 617.1) | 22 (5, 56) | 234 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.8) |
| Cumberland County | No | 569.8 (547.4, 592.9) | 27 (13, 55) | 503 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.1) |
| Currituck County | No | 479.4 (418.4, 546.6) | 82 (22, 100) | 49 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.8, -1.4) |
| Dare County | No | 524.6 (474.2, 578.9) | 61 (11, 93) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Davidson County | No | 591.5 (565.1, 618.9) | 17 (5, 45) | 384 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.8, -0.2) |
| Davie County | No | 545.5 (499.1, 595.1) | 46 (8, 86) | 103 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Duplin County | No | 449.3 (411.2, 490.0) | 92 (59, 100) | 105 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.5, -1.7) |
| Durham County | No | 483.3 (462.6, 504.6) | 81 (60, 92) | 432 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.5, -2.0) |
| Edgecombe County | No | 613.9 (567.4, 663.2) | 9 (1, 48) | 134 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Forsyth County | No | 527.8 (510.0, 546.0) | 59 (35, 74) | 687 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Franklin County | No | 548.4 (506.9, 592.3) | 43 (8, 81) | 135 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.8) |
| Gaston County | No | 555.5 (532.0, 579.7) | 38 (17, 63) | 434 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Gates County | No | 466.9 (385.3, 560.6) | 90 (10, 100) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -1.0) |
| Graham County | No | 547.8 (452.1, 658.3) | 44 (1, 100) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Granville County | No | 565.2 (521.3, 611.8) | 31 (5, 74) | 127 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.8, -1.5) |
| Greene County | No | 544.0 (471.3, 624.9) | 48 (3, 98) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Guilford County | No | 496.8 (482.0, 511.9) | 72 (55, 86) | 873 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.6, -1.3) |
| Halifax County | No | 646.6 (599.6, 696.2) | 4 (1, 31) | 144 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.3) |
| Harnett County | No | 572.5 (537.8, 608.7) | 25 (6, 62) | 212 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.9) |
| Haywood County | No | 500.9 (465.7, 538.1) | 70 (32, 92) | 154 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.5) |
| Henderson County | No | 471.9 (447.4, 497.5) | 87 (60, 96) | 286 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Hertford County | No | 469.1 (411.4, 532.8) | 88 (31, 100) | 49 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-4.3, 2.0) |
| Hoke County | No | 549.1 (488.9, 614.5) | 42 (4, 91) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.6, -1.2) |
| Hyde County | No | 569.7 (438.0, 729.1) | 28 (1, 100) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.6) |
| Iredell County | No | 516.8 (491.0, 543.6) | 63 (35, 84) | 311 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.8) |
| Jackson County | No | 474.1 (428.2, 523.7) | 85 (38, 100) | 81 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Johnston County | No | 545.9 (518.6, 574.2) | 45 (19, 72) | 322 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Jones County | No | 529.6 (438.5, 634.3) | 57 (2, 100) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Lee County | No | 561.4 (517.3, 608.1) | 34 (6, 78) | 124 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.8) |
| Lenoir County | No | 560.5 (518.4, 605.1) | 35 (8, 75) | 134 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.8) |
| Lincoln County | No | 536.8 (500.8, 574.6) | 53 (14, 84) | 172 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.8) |
| Macon County | No | 503.3 (459.0, 550.8) | 69 (26, 96) | 99 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Madison County | No | 483.9 (423.7, 550.4) | 80 (16, 100) | 48 |
stable
|
0.5 (-2.9, 4.1) |
| Martin County | No | 554.7 (493.1, 622.1) | 39 (3, 90) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.3) |
| McDowell County | No | 588.6 (540.9, 639.4) | 20 (3, 65) | 115 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Mecklenburg County | No | 455.0 (443.5, 466.8) | 91 (80, 97) | 1,244 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.0, -1.9) |
| Mitchell County | No | 532.2 (460.5, 612.0) | 54 (5, 98) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Montgomery County | No | 527.3 (468.9, 591.0) | 60 (8, 96) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Moore County | No | 474.0 (446.8, 502.4) | 86 (58, 97) | 236 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.6, -1.1) |
| Nash County | No | 590.4 (555.1, 627.4) | 18 (4, 57) | 215 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.2, -0.7) |
| New Hanover County | No | 484.2 (463.2, 505.8) | 79 (58, 93) | 414 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.4) |
| Northampton County | No | 433.6 (378.6, 494.6) | 96 (54, 100) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.5, -1.2) |
| Onslow County | No | 680.5 (644.3, 718.2) | 2 (1, 10) | 273 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
| Orange County | No | 439.4 (411.0, 469.3) | 95 (76, 100) | 187 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.5) |
| Pamlico County | No | 476.2 (406.4, 554.8) | 83 (17, 100) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.6, -1.2) |
| Pasquotank County | No | 589.4 (534.2, 648.8) | 19 (2, 69) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Pender County | No | 532.0 (490.2, 576.3) | 55 (13, 88) | 125 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Perquimans County | No | 507.9 (436.6, 587.7) | 68 (6, 100) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Person County | No | 564.9 (514.3, 619.2) | 33 (4, 78) | 94 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Pitt County | No | 484.2 (457.3, 512.1) | 78 (53, 94) | 253 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.0, -1.5) |
| Polk County | No | 404.0 (355.6, 457.2) | 100 (72, 100) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.2) |
| Randolph County | No | 593.5 (564.6, 623.5) | 16 (5, 46) | 323 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.8, -0.3) |
| Richmond County | No | 588.1 (537.5, 642.2) | 21 (2, 69) | 102 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.1, -0.4) |
| Robeson County | No | 625.5 (592.0, 660.5) | 7 (1, 30) | 272 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Rockingham County | No | 566.1 (533.3, 600.4) | 30 (9, 65) | 227 |
stable
|
0.5 (-4.9, 6.2) |
| Rowan County | No | 597.3 (567.9, 627.9) | 14 (4, 44) | 316 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.7, -0.2) |
| Rutherford County | No | 551.4 (513.9, 591.0) | 40 (11, 79) | 164 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.1, -0.9) |
| Sampson County | No | 601.6 (558.2, 647.5) | 13 (2, 55) | 145 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Scotland County | No | 659.4 (598.4, 725.1) | 3 (1, 39) | 88 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Stanly County | No | 539.9 (499.3, 583.0) | 50 (11, 83) | 133 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Stokes County | No | 565.1 (520.0, 613.1) | 32 (6, 75) | 118 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Surry County | No | 630.4 (591.2, 671.6) | 6 (1, 32) | 195 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.4, 0.2) |
| Swain County | No | 730.9 (634.7, 837.7) | 1 (1, 27) | 42 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Transylvania County | No | 427.1 (387.0, 470.4) | 98 (71, 100) | 89 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.3) |
| Tyrrell County | No | 608.7 (457.5, 794.9) | 11 (1, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Union County | No | 497.0 (472.5, 522.5) | 71 (47, 90) | 325 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Vance County | No | 635.3 (582.8, 691.2) | 5 (1, 43) | 111 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Wake County | No | 443.1 (431.8, 454.7) | 94 (84, 99) | 1,231 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-4.3, -2.2) |
| Warren County | No | 495.6 (435.6, 561.7) | 73 (15, 99) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Washington County | No | 576.4 (490.9, 672.6) | 23 (1, 96) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.5, -0.8) |
| Watauga County | No | 405.1 (364.5, 449.1) | 99 (79, 100) | 75 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Wayne County | No | 604.3 (571.8, 638.1) | 12 (3, 44) | 265 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Wilkes County | No | 544.5 (508.0, 583.1) | 47 (13, 80) | 168 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Wilson County | No | 515.0 (479.7, 552.2) | 64 (27, 89) | 162 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-4.5, -2.0) |
| Yadkin County | No | 543.0 (492.8, 597.0) | 49 (7, 88) | 86 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
| Yancey County | No | 573.3 (504.9, 648.5) | 24 (2, 88) | 53 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.4, 0.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/05/2023 10:46 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/05/2023 10:46 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.