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 Count
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 |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 21.4 (20.2, 22.7) | 65 (43, 81) | 231 | 63.5 |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 20.2 (19.0, 21.4) | 78 (53, 86) | 229 | 67.9 |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 21.4 (19.8, 23.2) | 66 (37, 83) | 131 | 59.6 |
| 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 |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 24.3 (21.7, 27.1) | 41 (13, 78) | 67 | 58.9 |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 29.1 (25.9, 32.6) | 9 (3, 41) | 65 | 70.9 |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 18.7 (16.6, 20.9) | 87 (54, 93) | 60 | 59.3 |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 18.1 (16.1, 20.4) | 89 (61, 93) | 60 | 63.0 |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 20.3 (17.9, 23.0) | 76 (39, 90) | 57 | 66.9 |
| 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 |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 21.0 (18.4, 23.9) | 69 (31, 89) | 49 | 61.5 |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 23.1 (20.2, 26.4) | 50 (15, 83) | 48 | 58.1 |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 20.0 (17.5, 22.8) | 80 (38, 91) | 47 | 51.5 |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (21.4, 28.2) | 35 (8, 80) | 46 | 62.1 |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 20.3 (17.6, 23.2) | 77 (36, 91) | 45 | 55.6 |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 20.5 (17.7, 23.6) | 74 (30, 91) | 42 | 63.7 |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 22.7 (19.6, 26.1) | 55 (17, 86) | 41 | 58.8 |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 28.0 (24.1, 32.4) | 15 (3, 62) | 39 | 67.4 |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 27.2 (23.4, 31.6) | 18 (4, 66) | 38 | 67.0 |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (21.1, 28.5) | 36 (7, 81) | 37 | 64.2 |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 25.9 (22.1, 30.1) | 23 (5, 75) | 35 | 65.5 |
| 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 |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 24.4 (20.5, 28.9) | 40 (6, 85) | 31 | 60.9 |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 19.3 (16.3, 22.7) | 83 (33, 93) | 31 | 66.5 |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 27.6 (23.2, 32.7) | 17 (3, 72) | 31 | 61.4 |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 20.8 (17.4, 24.7) | 71 (20, 92) | 31 | 66.7 |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (20.7, 29.2) | 34 (6, 86) | 30 | 62.6 |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 17.1 (14.3, 20.2) | 91 (56, 94) | 29 | 57.3 |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 21.4 (17.9, 25.5) | 67 (19, 91) | 28 | 63.4 |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 37.2 (31.1, 44.2) | 3 (1, 21) | 28 | 70.1 |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 24.5 (20.2, 29.5) | 39 (5, 87) | 28 | 72.8 |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 28.7 (23.8, 34.4) | 11 (2, 70) | 28 | 68.5 |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 29.8 (24.8, 35.6) | 5 (2, 62) | 28 | 70.9 |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 23.9 (19.8, 28.7) | 44 (6, 88) | 27 | 67.2 |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 26.1 (21.7, 31.1) | 21 (4, 84) | 27 | 67.2 |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 23.3 (19.3, 28.0) | 48 (8, 89) | 26 | 63.3 |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 19.5 (16.1, 23.5) | 82 (26, 93) | 24 | 67.8 |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 24.8 (20.3, 30.2) | 32 (4, 87) | 23 | 57.1 |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 23.0 (18.8, 27.9) | 52 (8, 90) | 22 | 63.3 |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 23.3 (18.8, 28.6) | 49 (6, 91) | 20 | 63.5 |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 25.5 (20.7, 31.3) | 28 (4, 86) | 20 | 77.1 |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 24.1 (19.5, 29.6) | 42 (4, 90) | 20 | 57.8 |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 27.7 (22.2, 34.2) | 16 (2, 80) | 19 | 62.5 |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 23.8 (19.1, 29.4) | 45 (6, 89) | 19 | 62.1 |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 28.1 (22.5, 34.9) | 14 (2, 80) | 19 | 65.0 |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 28.2 (22.5, 35.1) | 13 (2, 80) | 18 | 59.5 |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 25.8 (20.4, 32.2) | 24 (3, 89) | 18 | 63.8 |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 22.8 (18.2, 28.3) | 53 (7, 92) | 18 | 59.7 |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 25.6 (20.2, 32.1) | 25 (3, 88) | 18 | 64.7 |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 24.1 (18.8, 30.8) | 43 (4, 92) | 16 | 62.1 |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (19.3, 31.1) | 37 (3, 91) | 16 | 67.2 |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 25.4 (19.9, 32.0) | 29 (3, 89) | 16 | 71.1 |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 29.7 (23.3, 37.5) | 6 (2, 75) | 16 | 69.8 |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 28.5 (22.2, 36.0) | 12 (2, 86) | 15 | 66.4 |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 23.1 (17.7, 29.9) | 51 (4, 92) | 15 | 57.0 |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 29.2 (22.0, 38.5) | 8 (1, 85) | 14 | 64.9 |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 24.7 (19.0, 31.8) | 33 (3, 92) | 14 | 72.9 |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 25.6 (19.6, 32.9) | 26 (3, 90) | 13 | 57.3 |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 29.1 (22.0, 38.0) | 10 (1, 85) | 13 | 68.5 |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 19.2 (14.4, 25.1) | 84 (13, 94) | 12 | 54.0 |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 20.8 (15.6, 27.2) | 72 (9, 94) | 12 | 58.8 |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 21.2 (15.4, 28.7) | 68 (5, 94) | 12 | 75.6 |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 27.1 (20.3, 35.6) | 19 (2, 90) | 11 | 64.0 |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 22.2 (16.5, 29.4) | 58 (4, 93) | 11 | 74.0 |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 23.5 (17.5, 30.8) | 46 (4, 92) | 11 | 65.1 |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 22.1 (16.4, 29.4) | 59 (5, 93) | 11 | 69.6 |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 20.4 (14.9, 27.4) | 75 (7, 94) | 10 | 65.3 |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 15.6 (11.1, 21.5) | 93 (34, 94) | 10 | 63.2 |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 30.6 (22.1, 41.5) | 4 (1, 87) | 9 | 64.8 |
| 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 |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 25.9 (17.7, 37.2) | 22 (1, 93) | 9 | 67.2 |
| Swain County 2 | Rural | 48.7 (34.8, 66.6) | 1 (1, 24) | 9 | 68.8 |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 18.6 (12.8, 26.6) | 88 (10, 94) | 8 | 64.5 |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 25.2 (17.1, 36.3) | 30 (2, 93) | 7 | 63.8 |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 24.9 (16.3, 36.9) | 31 (1, 93) | 7 | 61.8 |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 21.6 (14.2, 32.1) | 64 (3, 94) | 7 | 56.9 |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 22.0 (14.5, 32.2) | 61 (3, 94) | 6 | 61.5 |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 19.8 (12.9, 29.4) | 81 (4, 94) | 6 | 49.2 |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 22.6 (15.1, 33.0) | 56 (3, 94) | 6 | 69.8 |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 20.1 (13.1, 29.8) | 79 (4, 94) | 6 | 50.8 |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 26.5 (17.2, 39.6) | 20 (1, 94) | 6 | 57.7 |
| Washington County 2 | Rural | 39.7 (24.9, 60.4) | 2 (1, 88) | 6 | 61.2 |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 22.3 (14.3, 33.5) | 57 (2, 94) | 6 | 55.8 |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 21.9 (14.0, 33.7) | 62 (3, 94) | 5 | 62.8 |
| Avery County 2 | Rural | 17.7 (11.1, 27.4) | 90 (7, 94) | 5 | 66.7 |
| Clay County 2 | Rural | 21.0 (11.8, 35.9) | 70 (2, 94) | 4 | 61.8 |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 20.5 (12.0, 33.7) | 73 (2, 94) | 4 | 56.8 |
| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 19.1 (10.4, 33.2) | 86 (2, 94) | 4 | 43.2 |
| Currituck County 2 | Urban | 10.8 (6.2, 17.6) | 94 (72, 94) | 4 | 50.0 |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 16.6 (9.4, 28.8) | 92 (7, 94) | 3 | 65.4 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 2:20 pm.
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.