Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Lung & Bronchus (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 | 41.3 (40.8, 41.7) | N/A | 5,604 | 66.9 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 33.6 (33.6, 33.7) | N/A | 143,218 | 64.3 |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 46.5 (35.1, 61.4) | 48 (1, 98) | 12 | 85.5 |
| Camden County 2 | Urban | 39.5 (25.7, 58.8) | 71 (1, 100) | 5 | 84.4 |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 54.9 (43.9, 68.3) | 15 (1, 79) | 18 | 76.5 |
| Jones County 2 | Rural | 64.5 (47.9, 86.5) | 1 (1, 79) | 11 | 76.1 |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 43.8 (33.1, 57.4) | 60 (3, 99) | 13 | 74.1 |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 47.1 (40.8, 54.2) | 44 (9, 80) | 42 | 73.9 |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 36.6 (30.0, 44.6) | 82 (33, 99) | 23 | 73.6 |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 45.9 (39.2, 53.6) | 54 (8, 85) | 37 | 73.5 |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 52.9 (41.0, 67.9) | 17 (1, 86) | 17 | 73.5 |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 48.8 (42.4, 55.9) | 32 (5, 74) | 45 | 73.4 |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 62.2 (53.4, 72.3) | 2 (1, 41) | 37 | 72.9 |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 44.3 (32.5, 60.2) | 58 (1, 99) | 11 | 72.4 |
| Avery County 2 | Rural | 32.3 (23.6, 44.0) | 91 (32, 100) | 9 | 72.3 |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 54.0 (48.8, 59.7) | 16 (3, 51) | 83 | 72.3 |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 59.1 (47.6, 73.1) | 4 (1, 69) | 20 | 72.3 |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 46.0 (33.1, 63.6) | 53 (1, 100) | 10 | 71.6 |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 50.6 (45.1, 56.6) | 26 (5, 65) | 66 | 71.5 |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 52.7 (42.0, 65.7) | 18 (1, 84) | 18 | 71.4 |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 55.4 (48.3, 63.5) | 12 (1, 58) | 46 | 70.9 |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 49.1 (43.2, 55.7) | 30 (5, 71) | 54 | 70.8 |
| Graham County 2 | Rural | 58.4 (41.5, 81.6) | 5 (1, 95) | 8 | 70.7 |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 58.1 (52.6, 64.1) | 6 (1, 33) | 85 | 70.6 |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 42.3 (38.1, 46.8) | 66 (29, 83) | 80 | 70.5 |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 37.7 (30.7, 45.9) | 77 (27, 99) | 21 | 70.4 |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 48.4 (42.5, 55.0) | 36 (7, 74) | 51 | 70.4 |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 48.5 (40.2, 58.4) | 35 (3, 86) | 26 | 70.3 |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 52.3 (48.3, 56.6) | 21 (5, 50) | 129 | 70.3 |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 43.2 (39.5, 47.2) | 64 (31, 80) | 130 | 70.2 |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 61.5 (56.0, 67.3) | 3 (1, 24) | 97 | 70.1 |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 46.7 (39.8, 54.6) | 45 (6, 85) | 34 | 69.8 |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 57.0 (46.3, 69.9) | 8 (1, 73) | 22 | 69.7 |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 47.9 (38.3, 59.8) | 42 (2, 92) | 18 | 69.7 |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 46.2 (38.7, 55.0) | 49 (4, 88) | 29 | 69.4 |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 56.8 (47.4, 67.8) | 9 (1, 64) | 27 | 69.4 |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 50.7 (45.5, 56.3) | 25 (5, 64) | 74 | 69.2 |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 52.6 (40.9, 66.8) | 19 (1, 86) | 14 | 69.2 |
| Hyde County 2 | Rural | 44.5 (25.8, 75.4) | 57 (1, 100) | 4 | 69.2 |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 46.6 (39.7, 54.5) | 46 (6, 84) | 35 | 68.9 |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 49.3 (45.8, 53.1) | 28 (11, 58) | 148 | 68.8 |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 55.2 (47.9, 63.7) | 14 (1, 61) | 42 | 68.8 |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 52.5 (46.5, 59.1) | 20 (3, 64) | 58 | 68.7 |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 48.5 (42.1, 55.8) | 34 (5, 76) | 42 | 68.5 |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 38.9 (34.4, 44.0) | 74 (43, 93) | 55 | 68.3 |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 46.1 (40.5, 52.5) | 52 (12, 79) | 51 | 68.3 |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 34.3 (27.9, 42.0) | 89 (44, 100) | 21 | 68.2 |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 42.6 (40.0, 45.3) | 65 (40, 77) | 206 | 68.1 |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 43.3 (36.9, 50.6) | 61 (15, 92) | 34 | 68.1 |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 45.6 (40.1, 51.7) | 55 (13, 80) | 57 | 67.8 |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 48.3 (38.2, 60.9) | 37 (1, 93) | 16 | 67.8 |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 57.5 (50.2, 65.6) | 7 (1, 49) | 47 | 67.6 |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 29.0 (23.3, 35.9) | 97 (72, 100) | 19 | 67.6 |
| Swain County 2 | Rural | 49.5 (37.1, 65.5) | 27 (1, 94) | 11 | 67.5 |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 48.1 (43.8, 52.8) | 40 (13, 69) | 96 | 67.4 |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 49.0 (43.8, 54.8) | 31 (8, 70) | 68 | 67.3 |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 31.2 (29.7, 32.8) | 93 (84, 99) | 329 | 67.3 |
| Washington County 2 | Rural | 48.3 (34.4, 67.1) | 38 (1, 99) | 10 | 67.1 |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 48.1 (43.1, 53.5) | 41 (8, 70) | 71 | 67.0 |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 31.5 (30.0, 33.1) | 92 (84, 98) | 347 | 67.0 |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 46.2 (42.9, 49.6) | 51 (20, 68) | 158 | 66.9 |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 48.7 (41.4, 57.1) | 33 (4, 82) | 33 | 66.9 |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 40.2 (36.5, 44.2) | 69 (42, 87) | 90 | 66.7 |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 35.4 (28.5, 44.1) | 85 (34, 100) | 19 | 66.4 |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 50.7 (42.7, 60.0) | 24 (2, 76) | 31 | 66.4 |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 51.5 (46.3, 57.2) | 22 (5, 61) | 76 | 66.3 |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 29.9 (25.9, 34.6) | 95 (78, 100) | 41 | 66.2 |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 51.4 (47.0, 56.1) | 23 (6, 57) | 105 | 65.8 |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 38.1 (34.7, 41.8) | 76 (53, 91) | 98 | 65.8 |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 46.2 (42.3, 50.5) | 50 (18, 70) | 104 | 65.7 |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 35.0 (31.4, 39.0) | 87 (64, 97) | 75 | 65.7 |
| Currituck County 2 | Urban | 30.1 (22.7, 39.3) | 94 (57, 100) | 13 | 65.6 |
| Tyrrell County 2 | Rural | 56.6 (32.4, 96.8) | 10 (1, 100) | 3 | 65.4 |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 46.5 (42.6, 50.7) | 47 (16, 71) | 111 | 65.3 |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 40.7 (35.5, 46.4) | 68 (26, 91) | 47 | 65.3 |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 39.7 (37.5, 41.9) | 70 (55, 82) | 256 | 65.2 |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 43.8 (37.6, 50.9) | 59 (13, 89) | 37 | 65.2 |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 49.3 (42.9, 56.5) | 29 (5, 75) | 44 | 65.2 |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 38.1 (31.6, 46.0) | 75 (26, 98) | 27 | 64.8 |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 35.2 (32.3, 38.4) | 86 (67, 95) | 110 | 64.6 |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 36.9 (30.5, 44.7) | 80 (32, 99) | 27 | 64.6 |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 43.3 (38.2, 48.9) | 62 (21, 84) | 56 | 64.4 |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 48.2 (36.8, 63.0) | 39 (1, 97) | 13 | 64.4 |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 27.7 (20.5, 37.8) | 99 (61, 100) | 12 | 64.1 |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 43.2 (36.8, 50.6) | 63 (12, 89) | 34 | 63.9 |
| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 38.9 (28.9, 53.3) | 73 (6, 100) | 11 | 63.9 |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 41.4 (34.0, 50.2) | 67 (12, 96) | 23 | 63.2 |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 56.3 (47.9, 65.8) | 11 (1, 63) | 34 | 63.2 |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 34.9 (31.7, 38.5) | 88 (66, 96) | 87 | 62.6 |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 29.8 (27.2, 32.6) | 96 (85, 100) | 102 | 62.6 |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 55.3 (47.7, 63.9) | 13 (1, 63) | 40 | 62.6 |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 45.2 (36.8, 55.0) | 56 (4, 91) | 22 | 62.1 |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 36.3 (33.6, 39.1) | 84 (64, 92) | 146 | 61.7 |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 28.4 (24.8, 32.4) | 98 (83, 100) | 47 | 61.4 |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 47.1 (42.0, 52.7) | 43 (11, 74) | 68 | 61.2 |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 39.3 (30.8, 49.8) | 72 (13, 99) | 16 | 60.9 |
| Clay County 2 | Rural | 37.3 (26.7, 52.7) | 78 (9, 100) | 9 | 60.5 |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 34.0 (25.5, 45.1) | 90 (33, 100) | 12 | 60.2 |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 36.5 (32.4, 41.1) | 83 (55, 96) | 61 | 60.0 |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 37.2 (30.5, 45.5) | 79 (33, 99) | 23 | 59.1 |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 36.7 (33.4, 40.4) | 81 (58, 94) | 91 | 58.3 |
| Gates County 2 | Urban | 25.9 (15.8, 41.4) | 100 (48, 100) | 4 | 52.4 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2026 12:23 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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.