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 |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 25.5 (20.7, 31.3) | 28 (4, 86) | 20 | 77.1 |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 21.2 (15.4, 28.7) | 68 (5, 94) | 12 | 75.6 |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 22.2 (16.5, 29.4) | 58 (4, 93) | 11 | 74.0 |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 24.7 (19.0, 31.8) | 33 (3, 92) | 14 | 72.9 |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 24.5 (20.2, 29.5) | 39 (5, 87) | 28 | 72.8 |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 25.4 (19.9, 32.0) | 29 (3, 89) | 16 | 71.1 |
| 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 |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 37.2 (31.1, 44.2) | 3 (1, 21) | 28 | 70.1 |
| 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 |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 22.1 (16.4, 29.4) | 59 (5, 93) | 11 | 69.6 |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 23.3 (21.1, 25.8) | 47 (18, 76) | 85 | 69.3 |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 22.7 (20.7, 24.8) | 54 (25, 78) | 102 | 69.1 |
| Swain County 2 | Rural | 48.7 (34.8, 66.6) | 1 (1, 24) | 9 | 68.8 |
| 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 |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 20.2 (19.0, 21.4) | 78 (53, 86) | 229 | 67.9 |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 19.5 (16.1, 23.5) | 82 (26, 93) | 24 | 67.8 |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 28.0 (24.1, 32.4) | 15 (3, 62) | 39 | 67.4 |
| 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 |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 27.2 (23.4, 31.6) | 18 (4, 66) | 38 | 67.0 |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 20.3 (17.9, 23.0) | 76 (39, 90) | 57 | 66.9 |
| 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 |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 19.3 (16.3, 22.7) | 83 (33, 93) | 31 | 66.5 |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 28.5 (22.2, 36.0) | 12 (2, 86) | 15 | 66.4 |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 25.9 (22.1, 30.1) | 23 (5, 75) | 35 | 65.5 |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 16.6 (9.4, 28.8) | 92 (7, 94) | 3 | 65.4 |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 20.4 (14.9, 27.4) | 75 (7, 94) | 10 | 65.3 |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 23.5 (17.5, 30.8) | 46 (4, 92) | 11 | 65.1 |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 28.1 (22.5, 34.9) | 14 (2, 80) | 19 | 65.0 |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 29.2 (22.0, 38.5) | 8 (1, 85) | 14 | 64.9 |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 30.6 (22.1, 41.5) | 4 (1, 87) | 9 | 64.8 |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 25.6 (20.2, 32.1) | 25 (3, 88) | 18 | 64.7 |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 18.6 (12.8, 26.6) | 88 (10, 94) | 8 | 64.5 |
| 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 |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (21.1, 28.5) | 36 (7, 81) | 37 | 64.2 |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 27.1 (20.3, 35.6) | 19 (2, 90) | 11 | 64.0 |
| 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 |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 20.5 (17.7, 23.6) | 74 (30, 91) | 42 | 63.7 |
| 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 |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 21.4 (17.9, 25.5) | 67 (19, 91) | 28 | 63.4 |
| 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 |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 15.6 (11.1, 21.5) | 93 (34, 94) | 10 | 63.2 |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 18.1 (16.1, 20.4) | 89 (61, 93) | 60 | 63.0 |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 21.9 (14.0, 33.7) | 62 (3, 94) | 5 | 62.8 |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (20.7, 29.2) | 34 (6, 86) | 30 | 62.6 |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 27.7 (22.2, 34.2) | 16 (2, 80) | 19 | 62.5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 27.6 (23.2, 32.7) | 17 (3, 72) | 31 | 61.4 |
| Washington County 2 | Rural | 39.7 (24.9, 60.4) | 2 (1, 88) | 6 | 61.2 |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 24.4 (20.5, 28.9) | 40 (6, 85) | 31 | 60.9 |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 21.7 (18.7, 25.0) | 63 (22, 89) | 54 | 60.4 |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 22.1 (19.5, 24.9) | 60 (22, 85) | 57 | 60.1 |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 22.8 (18.2, 28.3) | 53 (7, 92) | 18 | 59.7 |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 21.4 (19.8, 23.2) | 66 (37, 83) | 131 | 59.6 |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 28.2 (22.5, 35.1) | 13 (2, 80) | 18 | 59.5 |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 18.7 (16.6, 20.9) | 87 (54, 93) | 60 | 59.3 |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 24.3 (21.7, 27.1) | 41 (13, 78) | 67 | 58.9 |
| 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 |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 23.1 (20.2, 26.4) | 50 (15, 83) | 48 | 58.1 |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 24.1 (19.5, 29.6) | 42 (4, 90) | 20 | 57.8 |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 26.5 (17.2, 39.6) | 20 (1, 94) | 6 | 57.7 |
| 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 |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 24.8 (20.3, 30.2) | 32 (4, 87) | 23 | 57.1 |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 23.1 (17.7, 29.9) | 51 (4, 92) | 15 | 57.0 |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 21.6 (14.2, 32.1) | 64 (3, 94) | 7 | 56.9 |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 20.5 (12.0, 33.7) | 73 (2, 94) | 4 | 56.8 |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 22.3 (14.3, 33.5) | 57 (2, 94) | 6 | 55.8 |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 20.3 (17.6, 23.2) | 77 (36, 91) | 45 | 55.6 |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 25.5 (21.6, 30.1) | 27 (5, 80) | 33 | 55.2 |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 19.1 (16.1, 22.6) | 85 (37, 93) | 34 | 54.9 |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 19.2 (14.4, 25.1) | 84 (13, 94) | 12 | 54.0 |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 20.0 (17.5, 22.8) | 80 (38, 91) | 47 | 51.5 |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 20.1 (13.1, 29.8) | 79 (4, 94) | 6 | 50.8 |
| Currituck County 2 | Urban | 10.8 (6.2, 17.6) | 94 (72, 94) | 4 | 50.0 |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 19.8 (12.9, 29.4) | 81 (4, 94) | 6 | 49.2 |
| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 19.1 (10.4, 33.2) | 86 (2, 94) | 4 | 43.2 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2026 11:07 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.