Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Colon & Rectum (Late Stage^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Percentlate
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate † cases 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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Percent of Cases with Late Stage
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| North Carolina 2 | N/A | 22.5 (22.1, 22.9) | N/A | 2,804 | 63.1 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 22.0 (21.9, 22.1) | N/A | 86,932 | 59.9 |
| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 19.1 (10.4, 33.2) | 86 (2, 94) | 4 | 43.2 |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 19.8 (12.9, 29.4) | 81 (4, 94) | 6 | 49.2 |
| Currituck County 2 | Urban | 10.8 (6.2, 17.6) | 94 (72, 94) | 4 | 50.0 |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 20.1 (13.1, 29.8) | 79 (4, 94) | 6 | 50.8 |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 20.0 (17.5, 22.8) | 80 (38, 91) | 47 | 51.5 |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 19.2 (14.4, 25.1) | 84 (13, 94) | 12 | 54.0 |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 19.1 (16.1, 22.6) | 85 (37, 93) | 34 | 54.9 |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 25.5 (21.6, 30.1) | 27 (5, 80) | 33 | 55.2 |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 20.3 (17.6, 23.2) | 77 (36, 91) | 45 | 55.6 |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 22.3 (14.3, 33.5) | 57 (2, 94) | 6 | 55.8 |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 20.5 (12.0, 33.7) | 73 (2, 94) | 4 | 56.8 |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 21.6 (14.2, 32.1) | 64 (3, 94) | 7 | 56.9 |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 23.1 (17.7, 29.9) | 51 (4, 92) | 15 | 57.0 |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 24.8 (20.3, 30.2) | 32 (4, 87) | 23 | 57.1 |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 17.1 (14.3, 20.2) | 91 (56, 94) | 29 | 57.3 |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 25.6 (19.6, 32.9) | 26 (3, 90) | 13 | 57.3 |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 26.5 (17.2, 39.6) | 20 (1, 94) | 6 | 57.7 |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 24.1 (19.5, 29.6) | 42 (4, 90) | 20 | 57.8 |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 23.1 (20.2, 26.4) | 50 (15, 83) | 48 | 58.1 |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 22.7 (19.6, 26.1) | 55 (17, 86) | 41 | 58.8 |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 20.8 (15.6, 27.2) | 72 (9, 94) | 12 | 58.8 |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 24.3 (21.7, 27.1) | 41 (13, 78) | 67 | 58.9 |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 18.7 (16.6, 20.9) | 87 (54, 93) | 60 | 59.3 |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 28.2 (22.5, 35.1) | 13 (2, 80) | 18 | 59.5 |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 21.4 (19.8, 23.2) | 66 (37, 83) | 131 | 59.6 |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 22.8 (18.2, 28.3) | 53 (7, 92) | 18 | 59.7 |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 22.1 (19.5, 24.9) | 60 (22, 85) | 57 | 60.1 |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 21.7 (18.7, 25.0) | 63 (22, 89) | 54 | 60.4 |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 24.4 (20.5, 28.9) | 40 (6, 85) | 31 | 60.9 |
| Washington County 2 | Rural | 39.7 (24.9, 60.4) | 2 (1, 88) | 6 | 61.2 |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 27.6 (23.2, 32.7) | 17 (3, 72) | 31 | 61.4 |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 21.0 (18.4, 23.9) | 69 (31, 89) | 49 | 61.5 |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 22.0 (14.5, 32.2) | 61 (3, 94) | 6 | 61.5 |
| Clay County 2 | Rural | 21.0 (11.8, 35.9) | 70 (2, 94) | 4 | 61.8 |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 24.9 (16.3, 36.9) | 31 (1, 93) | 7 | 61.8 |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 24.1 (18.8, 30.8) | 43 (4, 92) | 16 | 62.1 |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 23.8 (19.1, 29.4) | 45 (6, 89) | 19 | 62.1 |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (21.4, 28.2) | 35 (8, 80) | 46 | 62.1 |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 27.7 (22.2, 34.2) | 16 (2, 80) | 19 | 62.5 |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (20.7, 29.2) | 34 (6, 86) | 30 | 62.6 |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 21.9 (14.0, 33.7) | 62 (3, 94) | 5 | 62.8 |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 18.1 (16.1, 20.4) | 89 (61, 93) | 60 | 63.0 |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 15.6 (11.1, 21.5) | 93 (34, 94) | 10 | 63.2 |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 23.3 (19.3, 28.0) | 48 (8, 89) | 26 | 63.3 |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 23.0 (18.8, 27.9) | 52 (8, 90) | 22 | 63.3 |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 21.4 (17.9, 25.5) | 67 (19, 91) | 28 | 63.4 |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 23.3 (18.8, 28.6) | 49 (6, 91) | 20 | 63.5 |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 21.4 (20.2, 22.7) | 65 (43, 81) | 231 | 63.5 |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 20.5 (17.7, 23.6) | 74 (30, 91) | 42 | 63.7 |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 25.8 (20.4, 32.2) | 24 (3, 89) | 18 | 63.8 |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 25.2 (17.1, 36.3) | 30 (2, 93) | 7 | 63.8 |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 27.1 (20.3, 35.6) | 19 (2, 90) | 11 | 64.0 |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (21.1, 28.5) | 36 (7, 81) | 37 | 64.2 |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 29.5 (21.0, 40.5) | 7 (1, 90) | 9 | 64.3 |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 24.5 (17.5, 33.7) | 38 (2, 93) | 9 | 64.3 |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 18.6 (12.8, 26.6) | 88 (10, 94) | 8 | 64.5 |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 25.6 (20.2, 32.1) | 25 (3, 88) | 18 | 64.7 |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 30.6 (22.1, 41.5) | 4 (1, 87) | 9 | 64.8 |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 29.2 (22.0, 38.5) | 8 (1, 85) | 14 | 64.9 |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 28.1 (22.5, 34.9) | 14 (2, 80) | 19 | 65.0 |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 23.5 (17.5, 30.8) | 46 (4, 92) | 11 | 65.1 |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 20.4 (14.9, 27.4) | 75 (7, 94) | 10 | 65.3 |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 16.6 (9.4, 28.8) | 92 (7, 94) | 3 | 65.4 |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 25.9 (22.1, 30.1) | 23 (5, 75) | 35 | 65.5 |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 28.5 (22.2, 36.0) | 12 (2, 86) | 15 | 66.4 |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 19.3 (16.3, 22.7) | 83 (33, 93) | 31 | 66.5 |
| Avery County 2 | Rural | 17.7 (11.1, 27.4) | 90 (7, 94) | 5 | 66.7 |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 20.8 (17.4, 24.7) | 71 (20, 92) | 31 | 66.7 |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 20.3 (17.9, 23.0) | 76 (39, 90) | 57 | 66.9 |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 27.2 (23.4, 31.6) | 18 (4, 66) | 38 | 67.0 |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 23.9 (19.8, 28.7) | 44 (6, 88) | 27 | 67.2 |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 25.9 (17.7, 37.2) | 22 (1, 93) | 9 | 67.2 |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (19.3, 31.1) | 37 (3, 91) | 16 | 67.2 |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 26.1 (21.7, 31.1) | 21 (4, 84) | 27 | 67.2 |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 28.0 (24.1, 32.4) | 15 (3, 62) | 39 | 67.4 |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 19.5 (16.1, 23.5) | 82 (26, 93) | 24 | 67.8 |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 20.2 (19.0, 21.4) | 78 (53, 86) | 229 | 67.9 |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 29.1 (22.0, 38.0) | 10 (1, 85) | 13 | 68.5 |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 28.7 (23.8, 34.4) | 11 (2, 70) | 28 | 68.5 |
| Swain County 2 | Rural | 48.7 (34.8, 66.6) | 1 (1, 24) | 9 | 68.8 |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 22.7 (20.7, 24.8) | 54 (25, 78) | 102 | 69.1 |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 23.3 (21.1, 25.8) | 47 (18, 76) | 85 | 69.3 |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 22.1 (16.4, 29.4) | 59 (5, 93) | 11 | 69.6 |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 22.6 (15.1, 33.0) | 56 (3, 94) | 6 | 69.8 |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 29.7 (23.3, 37.5) | 6 (2, 75) | 16 | 69.8 |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 37.2 (31.1, 44.2) | 3 (1, 21) | 28 | 70.1 |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 29.1 (25.9, 32.6) | 9 (3, 41) | 65 | 70.9 |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 29.8 (24.8, 35.6) | 5 (2, 62) | 28 | 70.9 |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 25.4 (19.9, 32.0) | 29 (3, 89) | 16 | 71.1 |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 24.5 (20.2, 29.5) | 39 (5, 87) | 28 | 72.8 |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 24.7 (19.0, 31.8) | 33 (3, 92) | 14 | 72.9 |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 22.2 (16.5, 29.4) | 58 (4, 93) | 11 | 74.0 |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 21.2 (15.4, 28.7) | 68 (5, 94) | 12 | 75.6 |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 25.5 (20.7, 31.3) | 28 (4, 86) | 20 | 77.1 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 7:12 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (SEER areas use 20 age groups and NPCR areas use 19 age groups). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.
Rates are computed using cancers classified as malignant based on ICD-O-3. For more information see malignant.html.
^ Late Stage is defined as cases determined to be regional or distant. Due to changes in stage coding, Combined Summary Stage with Expanded Regional Codes (2004+) is used for data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) databases and Merged Summary Stage is used for data from National Program of Cancer Registries databases. Due to the increased complexity with staging, other staging variables maybe used if necessary.
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.
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.
* 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.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.