Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Colon & Rectum, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 8.9? |
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 | 12.7 (12.4, 13.0) | N/A | 1,619 |
falling 
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-1.4 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| United States | N/A | No | 12.9 (12.8, 12.9) | N/A | 52,325 |
falling
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-1.2 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 31.6 (18.3, 50.9) | 1 (1, 69) | 4 |
stable 
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7.3 (-2.6, 40.6) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 23.1 (16.0, 32.6) | 2 (1, 66) | 7 |
stable
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2.9 (-1.0, 19.2) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 22.6 (13.6, 35.8) | 3 (1, 87) | 4 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.1, 3.0) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 20.5 (15.4, 26.9) | 4 (1, 59) | 11 |
stable
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19.7 (-2.0, 35.2) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 19.6 (16.4, 23.3) | 5 (1, 38) | 28 |
stable
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4.8 (-1.4, 16.5) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 19.6 (15.4, 24.8) | 6 (1, 53) | 15 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 19.5 (16.3, 23.3) | 7 (1, 39) | 27 |
stable
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-0.5 (-1.2, 0.4) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 19.3 (11.6, 31.2) | 8 (1, 89) | 5 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.0, 1.2) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 18.0 (13.3, 24.0) | 9 (1, 79) | 10 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 17.8 (12.0, 25.9) | 10 (1, 87) | 7 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 17.7 (13.5, 22.8) | 11 (1, 74) | 13 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 17.2 (12.1, 24.0) | 12 (1, 86) | 8 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.4, 0.1) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 17.1 (12.8, 22.6) | 13 (2, 80) | 11 |
stable
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-0.2 (-1.4, 1.0) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 16.8 (12.6, 22.2) | 14 (2, 80) | 11 |
stable
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2.7 (-2.2, 21.6) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 16.6 (12.3, 22.3) | 15 (2, 83) | 11 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.0, 1.0) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 16.4 (12.0, 22.6) | 16 (2, 83) | 10 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.4, 0.7) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 16.2 (12.8, 20.3) | 17 (2, 74) | 16 |
stable
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-1.2 (-2.4, 0.1) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 16.0 (12.1, 20.8) | 18 (3, 81) | 12 |
falling
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-1.3 (-2.4, -0.2) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 15.9 (11.9, 21.0) | 19 (2, 83) | 11 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 15.9 (13.1, 19.1) | 20 (4, 70) | 24 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.3, -1.0) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 15.9 (11.5, 21.6) | 21 (2, 85) | 9 |
falling
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-1.7 (-3.2, -0.2) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 15.8 (9.8, 24.9) | 22 (1, 90) | 5 |
falling
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-3.1 (-4.6, -1.8) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 15.8 (11.5, 21.4) | 23 (2, 87) | 10 |
stable
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-0.6 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 15.8 (12.9, 19.2) | 24 (4, 75) | 22 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 15.7 (12.1, 20.2) | 25 (3, 83) | 13 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.2, 6.0) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 15.7 (11.4, 21.1) | 26 (2, 85) | 10 |
falling
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-1.4 (-2.7, -0.2) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 15.5 (9.6, 24.0) | 27 (1, 90) | 5 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.9, -0.7) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 15.5 (10.7, 22.1) | 28 (2, 87) | 7 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.5, -1.0) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 15.4 (12.1, 19.5) | 29 (3, 80) | 16 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 15.4 (9.3, 24.8) | 30 (1, 90) | 6 |
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| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 15.4 (12.2, 19.2) | 31 (5, 80) | 17 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 15.2 (9.1, 24.9) | 32 (1, 90) | 4 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.0, 0.0) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 15.2 (11.8, 19.3) | 33 (4, 82) | 15 |
stable
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-1.3 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 15.1 (12.2, 18.4) | 34 (6, 80) | 20 |
falling
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-2.2 (-2.9, -1.4) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 15.0 (9.9, 22.2) | 35 (2, 90) | 6 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.7, -0.6) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 15.0 (10.6, 20.7) | 36 (3, 88) | 8 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.4, -0.6) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 14.7 (11.9, 18.1) | 37 (6, 80) | 20 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 14.7 (11.2, 19.0) | 38 (4, 86) | 12 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.3, 0.1) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 14.6 (10.9, 19.3) | 39 (4, 87) | 11 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.2, -0.9) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 14.5 (10.7, 19.3) | 40 (4, 87) | 10 |
falling
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-1.7 (-2.9, -0.7) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 14.2 (8.3, 23.0) | 41 (1, 90) | 4 |
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| Catawba County | Urban | No | 14.2 (11.9, 16.7) | 42 (10, 78) | 29 |
falling
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-2.1 (-2.9, -1.2) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 14.0 (10.9, 17.9) | 43 (6, 85) | 14 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.7, -0.2) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 14.0 (9.8, 19.6) | 44 (3, 89) | 8 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.1, 0.4) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 13.8 (11.7, 16.1) | 45 (15, 78) | 32 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 13.7 (8.0, 23.4) | 46 (2, 90) | 3 |
falling
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-3.1 (-5.3, -1.2) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 13.7 (8.2, 21.8) | 47 (2, 90) | 5 |
falling
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-3.0 (-5.1, -1.2) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 13.6 (10.7, 17.2) | 48 (10, 85) | 17 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 13.4 (10.6, 16.8) | 49 (10, 86) | 17 |
falling
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-1.4 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 13.3 (10.2, 17.3) | 50 (10, 88) | 13 |
stable
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18.7 (-2.0, 34.6) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 13.2 (11.0, 15.9) | 51 (16, 83) | 32 |
falling
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-2.5 (-3.5, -1.3) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 13.2 (10.9, 15.8) | 52 (16, 83) | 25 |
falling
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-1.8 (-2.8, -0.9) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 13.1 (10.4, 16.3) | 53 (11, 87) | 18 |
falling
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-2.5 (-3.8, -1.2) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 13.0 (11.1, 15.0) | 54 (22, 81) | 37 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 12.9 (7.6, 21.4) | 55 (2, 90) | 4 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.4, -1.2) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 12.9 (7.6, 20.8) | 56 (2, 90) | 4 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.8, 0.7) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 12.8 (10.8, 15.2) | 57 (21, 84) | 29 |
falling
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-2.0 (-2.6, -1.3) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 12.6 (10.2, 15.4) | 58 (16, 86) | 24 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.3, -1.2) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 12.5 (10.2, 15.1) | 59 (20, 86) | 23 |
falling
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-2.8 (-3.4, -2.3) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 12.4 (8.0, 18.2) | 60 (4, 90) | 5 |
falling
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-3.4 (-5.0, -1.7) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 12.3 (7.2, 20.5) | 61 (3, 90) | 4 |
stable
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-2.0 (-4.1, 0.1) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 12.3 (10.2, 14.9) | 62 (21, 86) | 24 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.3, -0.6) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 12.2 (11.0, 13.5) | 63 (35, 80) | 75 |
falling
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-2.4 (-3.1, -1.7) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 12.2 (10.2, 14.4) | 64 (24, 86) | 29 |
falling
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-2.0 (-2.8, -1.0) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 12.0 (10.1, 14.3) | 65 (25, 86) | 27 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.0, -1.5) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 12.0 (9.6, 14.9) | 66 (21, 88) | 20 |
falling
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-3.0 (-4.2, -1.9) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 11.9 (9.3, 15.3) | 67 (17, 89) | 14 |
falling
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-2.9 (-4.0, -1.7) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 11.9 (10.2, 13.7) | 68 (31, 85) | 38 |
falling
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-2.2 (-2.7, -1.6) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 11.8 (10.3, 13.5) | 69 (37, 85) | 47 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.8, 9.4) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 11.8 (10.4, 13.3) | 70 (36, 84) | 54 |
falling
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-2.3 (-2.9, -1.7) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 11.6 (8.0, 16.6) | 71 (10, 90) | 7 |
stable
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-1.2 (-2.7, 0.4) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 11.4 (9.8, 13.2) | 72 (37, 87) | 38 |
falling
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-2.6 (-3.4, -1.9) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 11.4 (10.5, 12.4) | 73 (48, 83) | 118 |
falling
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-2.6 (-6.5, -2.1) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 11.3 (7.6, 17.0) | 74 (12, 90) | 6 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.4, 0.1) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 11.3 (7.6, 16.5) | 75 (10, 90) | 7 |
stable
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-1.5 (-2.9, 0.2) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 11.2 (8.1, 15.3) | 76 (16, 90) | 9 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.3, -0.2) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 11.1 (9.3, 13.3) | 77 (35, 89) | 26 |
falling
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-2.0 (-2.9, -0.9) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 10.8 (9.0, 12.9) | 78 (41, 89) | 27 |
falling
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-2.6 (-3.3, -1.8) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 10.7 (9.1, 12.6) | 79 (44, 88) | 32 |
stable
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11.6 (-3.1, 22.3) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 10.5 (7.2, 15.0) | 80 (18, 90) | 7 |
falling
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-3.1 (-4.7, -1.4) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 10.5 (6.9, 15.4) | 81 (15, 90) | 6 |
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| Orange County | Urban | No | 10.1 (8.0, 12.6) | 82 (40, 90) | 16 |
falling
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-3.0 (-4.0, -2.0) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 10.0 (5.7, 17.2) | 83 (10, 90) | 3 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.3, 0.7) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 9.9 (7.1, 13.6) | 84 (28, 90) | 9 |
falling
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-2.9 (-4.3, -1.4) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 9.9 (5.4, 16.6) | 85 (10, 90) | 3 |
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| Nash County | Urban | No | 9.5 (7.2, 12.4) | 86 (43, 90) | 12 |
falling
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-7.6 (-22.2, -3.1) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 9.5 (8.7, 10.4) | 87 (72, 89) | 103 |
falling
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-2.8 (-3.3, -2.1) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | Yes | 8.5 (5.3, 13.2) | 88 (31, 90) | 5 |
falling
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-3.8 (-5.8, -2.1) |
| Chatham County | Urban | Yes | 8.0 (5.9, 10.8) | 89 (60, 90) | 10 |
falling
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-3.3 (-4.6, -1.8) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | Yes | 7.8 (4.9, 12.3) | 90 (42, 90) | 6 |
falling
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-3.6 (-5.1, -2.2) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | *** |
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| Avery County | Rural | *** |
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| Camden County | Urban | *** |
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| Clay County | Rural | *** |
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| Gates County | Urban | *** |
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| Graham County | Rural | *** |
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| Hyde County | Rural | *** |
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| Jones County | Rural | *** |
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| Pamlico County | Rural | *** |
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| Tyrrell County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 9:39 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 (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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
* 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).
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.
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 07/05/2025 9:39 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 (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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
* 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).
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.
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.