Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Lung & Bronchus (Late Stage^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, 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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| Wake County 2 | Urban | 29.2 (27.2, 31.2) | 88 (65, 93) | 178 | 66.2 |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 28.3 (26.4, 30.4) | 91 (67, 94) | 168 | 65.3 |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 32.6 (30.0, 35.4) | 66 (47, 87) | 117 | 63.4 |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 38.5 (35.2, 42.0) | 43 (21, 67) | 104 | 66.6 |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 38.1 (34.3, 42.3) | 45 (18, 72) | 74 | 64.3 |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 34.0 (30.5, 37.9) | 61 (34, 86) | 74 | 61.7 |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 43.7 (39.3, 48.6) | 23 (5, 52) | 72 | 67.7 |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 37.0 (32.3, 42.5) | 50 (15, 84) | 57 | 67.4 |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 43.3 (38.3, 48.8) | 24 (5, 59) | 56 | 67.1 |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 29.5 (26.1, 33.3) | 87 (53, 95) | 56 | 64.4 |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 43.8 (38.8, 49.4) | 21 (5, 55) | 56 | 63.3 |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 31.3 (27.6, 35.4) | 75 (45, 93) | 54 | 61.7 |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 41.8 (36.8, 47.3) | 31 (6, 67) | 52 | 64.7 |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 57.1 (50.0, 64.8) | 2 (1, 18) | 49 | 71.3 |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 44.9 (39.2, 51.3) | 17 (3, 56) | 47 | 69.3 |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 43.2 (37.7, 49.3) | 25 (5, 61) | 47 | 61.7 |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 31.8 (27.7, 36.4) | 69 (41, 93) | 44 | 59.0 |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 34.1 (29.6, 39.2) | 60 (30, 90) | 42 | 66.2 |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 31.1 (27.0, 35.8) | 77 (43, 94) | 41 | 55.5 |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 30.0 (26.0, 34.5) | 85 (46, 95) | 41 | 58.1 |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 31.5 (26.9, 36.8) | 72 (33, 94) | 37 | 64.7 |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 44.3 (37.8, 51.8) | 19 (3, 65) | 35 | 66.8 |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 42.4 (36.2, 49.5) | 26 (5, 72) | 35 | 70.0 |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 31.6 (26.9, 36.9) | 71 (35, 94) | 34 | 66.1 |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 41.8 (35.6, 48.9) | 30 (4, 71) | 33 | 65.2 |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 41.9 (35.4, 49.3) | 29 (5, 73) | 33 | 60.1 |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 40.9 (34.7, 48.0) | 35 (7, 78) | 32 | 65.6 |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 37.7 (31.8, 44.3) | 46 (11, 88) | 30 | 59.9 |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 49.7 (41.6, 59.4) | 6 (1, 53) | 29 | 71.2 |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 31.3 (26.2, 37.4) | 74 (34, 95) | 28 | 56.1 |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 40.3 (33.8, 47.9) | 37 (6, 82) | 28 | 68.1 |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 47.1 (39.4, 56.1) | 11 (1, 62) | 28 | 70.6 |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 37.0 (30.8, 44.3) | 52 (10, 89) | 27 | 64.3 |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 39.7 (33.0, 47.9) | 39 (5, 82) | 27 | 65.9 |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 37.0 (30.6, 44.5) | 53 (10, 89) | 25 | 62.0 |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 27.1 (22.4, 32.5) | 94 (53, 96) | 24 | 59.8 |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 31.3 (25.9, 37.7) | 73 (32, 95) | 24 | 68.4 |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 40.6 (33.2, 49.5) | 36 (3, 83) | 22 | 65.7 |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 37.2 (30.3, 45.5) | 49 (9, 91) | 21 | 67.3 |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 45.4 (36.9, 55.4) | 14 (1, 74) | 21 | 62.0 |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 41.7 (34.0, 51.0) | 32 (3, 81) | 21 | 71.9 |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 45.1 (36.5, 55.4) | 16 (1, 75) | 21 | 69.8 |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 42.1 (34.1, 51.7) | 28 (3, 82) | 20 | 65.6 |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 30.6 (24.7, 37.6) | 81 (34, 96) | 20 | 65.6 |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 26.0 (20.9, 32.2) | 95 (56, 96) | 19 | 61.8 |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 43.8 (35.4, 53.9) | 22 (2, 81) | 19 | 64.7 |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 46.7 (37.7, 57.8) | 12 (1, 68) | 19 | 64.4 |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 38.5 (30.7, 48.0) | 42 (6, 91) | 18 | 68.2 |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 40.0 (31.8, 49.9) | 38 (4, 89) | 17 | 62.6 |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 46.3 (36.7, 58.1) | 13 (1, 74) | 17 | 64.0 |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 48.3 (38.5, 60.3) | 9 (1, 67) | 17 | 70.5 |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 48.4 (37.9, 61.2) | 8 (1, 74) | 16 | 61.4 |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 36.5 (28.4, 46.5) | 55 (7, 94) | 15 | 65.0 |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 41.1 (31.7, 53.2) | 34 (2, 91) | 15 | 63.9 |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 47.5 (37.3, 60.2) | 10 (1, 72) | 15 | 71.7 |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 35.4 (27.6, 45.1) | 58 (8, 95) | 15 | 69.8 |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 34.2 (26.5, 43.9) | 59 (11, 95) | 14 | 65.1 |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 36.5 (28.2, 46.8) | 54 (6, 94) | 14 | 66.3 |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 31.8 (24.4, 41.3) | 70 (16, 96) | 13 | 69.8 |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 48.7 (37.3, 63.1) | 7 (1, 77) | 13 | 64.6 |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 37.0 (28.2, 48.3) | 51 (5, 95) | 12 | 68.1 |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 38.3 (28.7, 50.6) | 44 (4, 95) | 11 | 66.7 |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 31.1 (23.2, 41.2) | 78 (14, 96) | 11 | 56.7 |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 33.0 (24.5, 45.0) | 65 (11, 96) | 11 | 58.1 |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 31.9 (23.7, 42.9) | 68 (11, 96) | 11 | 67.5 |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 37.4 (27.6, 50.9) | 47 (3, 95) | 10 | 75.4 |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 56.7 (41.6, 76.5) | 3 (1, 70) | 10 | 77.3 |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 30.3 (22.4, 40.7) | 83 (13, 96) | 10 | 66.2 |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 33.3 (24.4, 44.7) | 64 (8, 96) | 10 | 72.5 |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 32.2 (23.8, 43.7) | 67 (13, 96) | 10 | 66.2 |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 38.6 (28.1, 51.5) | 41 (2, 95) | 10 | 60.5 |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 27.2 (19.4, 38.3) | 93 (28, 96) | 10 | 54.4 |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 52.3 (38.1, 71.9) | 4 (1, 81) | 10 | 69.6 |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 28.6 (20.6, 39.2) | 90 (20, 96) | 9 | 59.7 |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 42.4 (29.4, 60.2) | 27 (1, 94) | 8 | 66.7 |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 37.2 (26.0, 52.9) | 48 (2, 96) | 8 | 66.1 |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 36.5 (25.3, 51.6) | 56 (3, 96) | 8 | 62.9 |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 36.0 (24.4, 53.5) | 57 (2, 96) | 7 | 72.9 |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 41.5 (28.1, 59.9) | 33 (1, 96) | 7 | 69.4 |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 33.6 (23.0, 48.8) | 63 (4, 96) | 7 | 63.5 |
| Currituck County 2 | Urban | 28.9 (19.0, 42.7) | 89 (9, 96) | 6 | 66.7 |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 21.4 (14.2, 34.3) | 96 (53, 96) | 6 | 60.9 |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 29.8 (19.5, 45.8) | 86 (10, 96) | 6 | 73.7 |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 33.9 (21.8, 52.4) | 62 (3, 96) | 5 | 75.0 |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 44.4 (27.1, 70.6) | 18 (1, 96) | 5 | 74.3 |
| Swain County 2 | Rural | 43.9 (28.2, 66.8) | 20 (1, 96) | 5 | 69.4 |
| Clay County 2 | Rural | 38.6 (23.5, 64.4) | 40 (1, 96) | 5 | 60.0 |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 45.3 (26.8, 74.7) | 15 (1, 96) | 5 | 65.7 |
| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 30.5 (19.2, 51.8) | 82 (5, 96) | 5 | 63.9 |
| Graham County 2 | Rural | 61.5 (37.9, 98.5) | 1 (1, 94) | 4 | 73.3 |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 31.2 (19.4, 48.9) | 76 (5, 96) | 4 | 61.1 |
| Jones County 2 | Rural | 50.7 (31.4, 81.5) | 5 (1, 96) | 4 | 75.9 |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 30.8 (18.3, 50.8) | 79 (3, 96) | 4 | 52.5 |
| Avery County 2 | Rural | 28.2 (17.0, 46.2) | 92 (8, 96) | 4 | 76.9 |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 30.2 (18.1, 49.9) | 84 (4, 96) | 4 | 83.3 |
| Washington County 2 | Rural | 30.8 (17.9, 53.0) | 80 (4, 96) | 4 | 64.3 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 5:32 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.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. The rates used in CI*Rank are all age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population using 19 age groups for SEER and NPCR areas. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
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.
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.