Death Rates Table
County
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Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? |
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 | Yes | 12.6 (12.3, 12.9) | N/A | 1,578 |
falling 
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-2.4 (-2.6, -2.3) |
| United States | Yes | 13.1 (13.1, 13.2) | N/A | 52,152 |
falling
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-1.9 (-2.1, -1.8) |
| Washington County | Yes | 28.3 (16.8, 45.1) | 1 (1, 81) | 5 |
stable 
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-1.3 (-3.2, 0.6) |
| Swain County | Yes | 24.9 (15.6, 38.1) | 2 (1, 80) | 5 |
stable
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0.5 (-1.5, 2.5) |
| Anson County | Yes | 22.3 (15.6, 31.2) | 3 (1, 67) | 8 |
stable
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3.7 (-0.6, 8.2) |
| Caswell County | Yes | 21.5 (15.0, 30.4) | 4 (1, 75) | 8 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.3, 0.9) |
| Scotland County | Yes | 20.0 (14.5, 27.1) | 5 (1, 71) | 9 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.2, 0.0) |
| Halifax County | Yes | 19.8 (15.4, 25.1) | 6 (1, 52) | 15 |
stable
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-0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| Pasquotank County | Yes | 19.4 (14.2, 26.0) | 7 (1, 75) | 10 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Person County | Yes | 18.6 (13.7, 24.9) | 8 (1, 76) | 10 |
falling
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-1.7 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Mitchell County | Yes | 17.8 (10.5, 29.0) | 9 (1, 91) | 4 |
stable
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-1.2 (-2.7, 0.4) |
| Cherokee County | Yes | 17.6 (12.7, 24.4) | 10 (1, 84) | 9 |
stable
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-1.3 (-2.7, 0.2) |
| Robeson County | Yes | 17.6 (14.6, 21.0) | 11 (3, 55) | 26 |
falling
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-1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Onslow County | Yes | 16.8 (13.9, 20.1) | 12 (3, 60) | 25 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.5, -1.1) |
| Yancey County | Yes | 16.8 (10.8, 25.6) | 13 (1, 91) | 5 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.4, 1.0) |
| Granville County | Yes | 16.7 (12.8, 21.5) | 14 (2, 79) | 13 |
falling
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-1.4 (-2.6, -0.2) |
| Richmond County | Yes | 16.7 (12.3, 22.2) | 15 (2, 86) | 10 |
falling
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-2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Bladen County | Yes | 16.4 (11.7, 22.8) | 16 (2, 87) | 8 |
falling
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-2.4 (-3.6, -1.1) |
| Wayne County | Yes | 16.4 (13.6, 19.6) | 17 (4, 67) | 25 |
falling
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-2.0 (-2.8, -1.3) |
| Carteret County | Yes | 16.2 (13.0, 20.2) | 18 (3, 72) | 19 |
falling
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-1.4 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Jackson County | Yes | 16.0 (11.5, 21.9) | 19 (2, 87) | 9 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Bertie County | Yes | 15.9 (10.0, 24.7) | 20 (1, 91) | 5 |
falling
|
-5.3 (-7.0, -3.5) |
| Beaufort County | Yes | 15.9 (11.6, 21.4) | 21 (2, 86) | 11 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Edgecombe County | Yes | 15.8 (11.9, 20.8) | 22 (3, 85) | 11 |
falling
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-1.9 (-2.9, -1.0) |
| Perquimans County | Yes | 15.6 (9.6, 25.6) | 23 (1, 91) | 4 |
stable
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-1.1 (-3.0, 0.8) |
| Macon County | Yes | 15.6 (11.1, 21.7) | 24 (2, 89) | 10 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.1, 1.1) |
| Hertford County | Yes | 15.5 (9.8, 23.5) | 25 (1, 91) | 5 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.5, -0.5) |
| Columbus County | Yes | 15.4 (11.7, 20.1) | 26 (3, 86) | 12 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Clay County | Yes | 15.3 (8.4, 27.5) | 27 (1, 91) | 3 |
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| Harnett County | Yes | 14.9 (12.0, 18.3) | 28 (6, 80) | 19 |
falling
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-2.6 (-3.3, -1.9) |
| Rutherford County | Yes | 14.8 (11.5, 18.9) | 29 (5, 85) | 15 |
stable
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-1.2 (-2.4, 0.0) |
| Vance County | Yes | 14.8 (10.7, 20.0) | 30 (3, 90) | 9 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.1, -0.4) |
| Caldwell County | Yes | 14.7 (11.7, 18.4) | 31 (6, 85) | 17 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.4, -0.7) |
| Rockingham County | Yes | 14.7 (11.9, 18.0) | 32 (7, 80) | 20 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Montgomery County | Yes | 14.7 (9.7, 21.6) | 33 (2, 91) | 6 |
falling
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-2.4 (-4.0, -0.8) |
| Sampson County | Yes | 14.6 (11.1, 18.9) | 34 (5, 87) | 12 |
falling
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-2.0 (-2.9, -1.1) |
| Chowan County | Yes | 14.5 (8.5, 24.2) | 35 (2, 91) | 4 |
falling
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-3.1 (-4.8, -1.3) |
| Alexander County | Yes | 14.3 (10.1, 19.9) | 36 (3, 90) | 8 |
stable
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-1.3 (-2.9, 0.2) |
| Wilkes County | Yes | 14.3 (11.1, 18.2) | 37 (6, 86) | 15 |
falling
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-1.3 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| Duplin County | Yes | 14.1 (10.6, 18.6) | 38 (5, 90) | 11 |
stable
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4.2 (-2.6, 11.3) |
| Stanly County | Yes | 14.1 (10.7, 18.3) | 39 (6, 88) | 12 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.2, 2.4) |
| Northampton County | Yes | 14.1 (8.7, 22.3) | 40 (2, 91) | 5 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.0, -1.3) |
| Gaston County | Yes | 14.0 (12.1, 16.2) | 41 (13, 74) | 38 |
falling
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-1.7 (-2.3, -1.1) |
| Madison County | Yes | 13.9 (8.3, 22.1) | 42 (2, 91) | 4 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.6, 1.0) |
| Lenoir County | Yes | 13.8 (10.3, 18.4) | 43 (5, 90) | 11 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.0, -0.8) |
| McDowell County | Yes | 13.8 (10.1, 18.7) | 44 (5, 90) | 10 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.0, 0.5) |
| Iredell County | Yes | 13.8 (11.6, 16.4) | 45 (13, 79) | 29 |
falling
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-2.1 (-2.8, -1.4) |
| Johnston County | Yes | 13.8 (11.6, 16.2) | 46 (14, 80) | 30 |
falling
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-1.7 (-2.6, -0.8) |
| Davidson County | Yes | 13.7 (11.6, 16.1) | 47 (13, 81) | 31 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Cleveland County | Yes | 13.5 (10.9, 16.7) | 48 (11, 86) | 18 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Catawba County | Yes | 13.5 (11.3, 16.1) | 49 (15, 84) | 27 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.0, -1.3) |
| Rowan County | Yes | 13.4 (11.1, 16.1) | 50 (13, 85) | 24 |
falling
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-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Surry County | Yes | 13.3 (10.2, 17.1) | 51 (9, 89) | 14 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Greene County | Yes | 13.1 (7.5, 21.5) | 52 (2, 91) | 3 |
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| Lee County | Yes | 12.7 (9.4, 16.9) | 53 (8, 91) | 10 |
falling
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-1.6 (-3.1, -0.1) |
| Stokes County | Yes | 12.7 (9.0, 17.6) | 54 (7, 91) | 8 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.4, 0.4) |
| Polk County | Yes | 12.7 (8.5, 19.5) | 55 (5, 91) | 6 |
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| Craven County | Yes | 12.6 (9.9, 15.8) | 56 (14, 89) | 17 |
falling
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-2.8 (-4.0, -1.6) |
| Lincoln County | Yes | 12.5 (9.7, 15.8) | 57 (14, 90) | 15 |
falling
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-2.9 (-4.0, -1.8) |
| Forsyth County | Yes | 12.4 (11.0, 14.0) | 58 (29, 84) | 56 |
falling
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-2.3 (-2.9, -1.7) |
| Brunswick County | Yes | 12.4 (10.3, 14.9) | 59 (19, 87) | 29 |
falling
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-2.9 (-4.0, -1.9) |
| Warren County | Yes | 12.4 (7.0, 20.8) | 60 (3, 91) | 4 |
stable
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-1.9 (-3.7, 0.0) |
| Davie County | Yes | 12.4 (8.7, 17.2) | 61 (8, 91) | 8 |
falling
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-3.4 (-4.8, -1.8) |
| Guilford County | Yes | 12.4 (11.1, 13.7) | 62 (33, 80) | 77 |
falling
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-2.6 (-3.2, -1.9) |
| Cabarrus County | Yes | 12.3 (10.3, 14.6) | 63 (23, 87) | 27 |
falling
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-2.0 (-2.8, -1.1) |
| Ashe County | Yes | 12.2 (7.9, 18.5) | 64 (5, 91) | 6 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.2, 0.3) |
| Cumberland County | Yes | 12.2 (10.5, 14.0) | 65 (29, 86) | 38 |
falling
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-2.2 (-2.8, -1.5) |
| Burke County | Yes | 12.0 (9.4, 15.3) | 66 (17, 90) | 15 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.7, -0.5) |
| Pitt County | Yes | 11.9 (9.7, 14.4) | 67 (24, 89) | 22 |
falling
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-3.1 (-3.6, -2.5) |
| Buncombe County | Yes | 11.8 (10.3, 13.6) | 68 (32, 87) | 44 |
falling
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-2.8 (-3.4, -2.2) |
| Wilson County | Yes | 11.8 (9.0, 15.2) | 69 (16, 91) | 13 |
falling
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-1.7 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Hoke County | Yes | 11.8 (7.6, 17.4) | 70 (6, 91) | 5 |
falling
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-3.7 (-5.2, -2.2) |
| Moore County | Yes | 11.7 (9.2, 14.7) | 71 (21, 90) | 18 |
falling
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-3.6 (-4.6, -2.6) |
| Dare County | Yes | 11.7 (7.9, 17.0) | 72 (9, 91) | 7 |
falling
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-1.7 (-3.3, -0.2) |
| Durham County | Yes | 11.4 (9.8, 13.2) | 73 (37, 88) | 37 |
falling
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-3.9 (-6.1, -1.6) |
| Randolph County | Yes | 11.4 (9.3, 13.8) | 74 (28, 90) | 22 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.2, -1.4) |
| Union County | Yes | 11.3 (9.4, 13.5) | 75 (32, 89) | 27 |
falling
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-2.5 (-3.2, -1.8) |
| Nash County | Yes | 11.3 (8.8, 14.4) | 76 (23, 91) | 15 |
falling
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-16.1 (-28.9, -1.0) |
| Franklin County | Yes | 11.3 (8.2, 15.2) | 77 (16, 91) | 9 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.0, -1.5) |
| Alamance County | Yes | 11.2 (9.3, 13.5) | 78 (31, 90) | 24 |
falling
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-2.2 (-2.9, -1.6) |
| Yadkin County | Yes | 11.2 (7.4, 16.5) | 79 (9, 91) | 6 |
falling
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-3.4 (-5.2, -1.6) |
| Henderson County | Yes | 11.1 (8.9, 13.8) | 80 (28, 91) | 21 |
falling
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-2.5 (-3.6, -1.5) |
| Mecklenburg County | Yes | 10.9 (10.0, 11.9) | 81 (54, 87) | 111 |
falling
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-2.4 (-2.9, -1.9) |
| Orange County | Yes | 10.6 (8.4, 13.3) | 82 (31, 91) | 16 |
falling
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-3.2 (-4.2, -2.2) |
| Currituck County | Yes | 10.6 (6.0, 17.4) | 83 (7, 91) | 3 |
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| Pender County | Yes | 10.4 (7.4, 14.4) | 84 (22, 91) | 8 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.8, -0.6) |
| Haywood County | Yes | 10.2 (7.5, 13.7) | 85 (29, 91) | 10 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.6, -1.0) |
| Chatham County | Yes | 9.8 (7.4, 12.8) | 86 (37, 91) | 12 |
falling
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-3.1 (-4.5, -1.7) |
| Wake County | Yes | 9.8 (8.9, 10.7) | 87 (69, 90) | 98 |
falling
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-3.0 (-3.5, -2.5) |
| Martin County | Yes | 9.8 (5.6, 16.3) | 88 (11, 91) | 4 |
falling
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-3.0 (-5.0, -1.0) |
| Transylvania County | Yes | 9.6 (6.4, 14.5) | 89 (24, 91) | 7 |
falling
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-3.7 (-5.2, -2.2) |
| New Hanover County | Yes | 8.4 (7.0, 10.1) | 90 (70, 91) | 25 |
falling
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-3.6 (-4.5, -2.8) |
| Watauga County | Yes | 8.1 (5.1, 12.4) | 91 (38, 91) | 5 |
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| Alleghany County | *** |
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| Gates County | *** |
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| Hyde County | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/09/2023 3:50 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.
* 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.
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 12/09/2023 3:50 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.
* 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.
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.