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 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 | 35.4 (34.8, 36.1) | N/A | 2,614 | 65.0 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 30.0 (29.9, 30.1) | N/A | 68,578 | 62.2 |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 30.8 (18.3, 50.8) | 79 (3, 96) | 4 | 52.5 |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 27.2 (19.4, 38.3) | 93 (28, 96) | 10 | 54.4 |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 31.1 (27.0, 35.8) | 77 (43, 94) | 41 | 55.5 |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 31.3 (26.2, 37.4) | 74 (34, 95) | 28 | 56.1 |
| 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 |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 30.0 (26.0, 34.5) | 85 (46, 95) | 41 | 58.1 |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 31.8 (27.7, 36.4) | 69 (41, 93) | 44 | 59.0 |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 28.6 (20.6, 39.2) | 90 (20, 96) | 9 | 59.7 |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 27.1 (22.4, 32.5) | 94 (53, 96) | 24 | 59.8 |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 37.7 (31.8, 44.3) | 46 (11, 88) | 30 | 59.9 |
| Clay County 2 | Rural | 38.6 (23.5, 64.4) | 40 (1, 96) | 5 | 60.0 |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 41.9 (35.4, 49.3) | 29 (5, 73) | 33 | 60.1 |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 38.6 (28.1, 51.5) | 41 (2, 95) | 10 | 60.5 |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 21.4 (14.2, 34.3) | 96 (53, 96) | 6 | 60.9 |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 31.2 (19.4, 48.9) | 76 (5, 96) | 4 | 61.1 |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 48.4 (37.9, 61.2) | 8 (1, 74) | 16 | 61.4 |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 34.0 (30.5, 37.9) | 61 (34, 86) | 74 | 61.7 |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 31.3 (27.6, 35.4) | 75 (45, 93) | 54 | 61.7 |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 43.2 (37.7, 49.3) | 25 (5, 61) | 47 | 61.7 |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 26.0 (20.9, 32.2) | 95 (56, 96) | 19 | 61.8 |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 37.0 (30.6, 44.5) | 53 (10, 89) | 25 | 62.0 |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 45.4 (36.9, 55.4) | 14 (1, 74) | 21 | 62.0 |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 40.0 (31.8, 49.9) | 38 (4, 89) | 17 | 62.6 |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 36.5 (25.3, 51.6) | 56 (3, 96) | 8 | 62.9 |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 43.8 (38.8, 49.4) | 21 (5, 55) | 56 | 63.3 |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 32.6 (30.0, 35.4) | 66 (47, 87) | 117 | 63.4 |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 33.6 (23.0, 48.8) | 63 (4, 96) | 7 | 63.5 |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 41.1 (31.7, 53.2) | 34 (2, 91) | 15 | 63.9 |
| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 30.5 (19.2, 51.8) | 82 (5, 96) | 5 | 63.9 |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 46.3 (36.7, 58.1) | 13 (1, 74) | 17 | 64.0 |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 37.0 (30.8, 44.3) | 52 (10, 89) | 27 | 64.3 |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 38.1 (34.3, 42.3) | 45 (18, 72) | 74 | 64.3 |
| Washington County 2 | Rural | 30.8 (17.9, 53.0) | 80 (4, 96) | 4 | 64.3 |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 29.5 (26.1, 33.3) | 87 (53, 95) | 56 | 64.4 |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 46.7 (37.7, 57.8) | 12 (1, 68) | 19 | 64.4 |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 48.7 (37.3, 63.1) | 7 (1, 77) | 13 | 64.6 |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 41.8 (36.8, 47.3) | 31 (6, 67) | 52 | 64.7 |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 31.5 (26.9, 36.8) | 72 (33, 94) | 37 | 64.7 |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 43.8 (35.4, 53.9) | 22 (2, 81) | 19 | 64.7 |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 36.5 (28.4, 46.5) | 55 (7, 94) | 15 | 65.0 |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 34.2 (26.5, 43.9) | 59 (11, 95) | 14 | 65.1 |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 41.8 (35.6, 48.9) | 30 (4, 71) | 33 | 65.2 |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 28.3 (26.4, 30.4) | 91 (67, 94) | 168 | 65.3 |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 40.9 (34.7, 48.0) | 35 (7, 78) | 32 | 65.6 |
| 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 |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 45.3 (26.8, 74.7) | 15 (1, 96) | 5 | 65.7 |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 40.6 (33.2, 49.5) | 36 (3, 83) | 22 | 65.7 |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 39.7 (33.0, 47.9) | 39 (5, 82) | 27 | 65.9 |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 37.2 (26.0, 52.9) | 48 (2, 96) | 8 | 66.1 |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 31.6 (26.9, 36.9) | 71 (35, 94) | 34 | 66.1 |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 32.2 (23.8, 43.7) | 67 (13, 96) | 10 | 66.2 |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 34.1 (29.6, 39.2) | 60 (30, 90) | 42 | 66.2 |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 29.2 (27.2, 31.2) | 88 (65, 93) | 178 | 66.2 |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 30.3 (22.4, 40.7) | 83 (13, 96) | 10 | 66.2 |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 36.5 (28.2, 46.8) | 54 (6, 94) | 14 | 66.3 |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 38.5 (35.2, 42.0) | 43 (21, 67) | 104 | 66.6 |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 38.3 (28.7, 50.6) | 44 (4, 95) | 11 | 66.7 |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 42.4 (29.4, 60.2) | 27 (1, 94) | 8 | 66.7 |
| Currituck County 2 | Urban | 28.9 (19.0, 42.7) | 89 (9, 96) | 6 | 66.7 |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 44.3 (37.8, 51.8) | 19 (3, 65) | 35 | 66.8 |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 43.3 (38.3, 48.8) | 24 (5, 59) | 56 | 67.1 |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 37.2 (30.3, 45.5) | 49 (9, 91) | 21 | 67.3 |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 37.0 (32.3, 42.5) | 50 (15, 84) | 57 | 67.4 |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 31.9 (23.7, 42.9) | 68 (11, 96) | 11 | 67.5 |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 43.7 (39.3, 48.6) | 23 (5, 52) | 72 | 67.7 |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 40.3 (33.8, 47.9) | 37 (6, 82) | 28 | 68.1 |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 37.0 (28.2, 48.3) | 51 (5, 95) | 12 | 68.1 |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 38.5 (30.7, 48.0) | 42 (6, 91) | 18 | 68.2 |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 31.3 (25.9, 37.7) | 73 (32, 95) | 24 | 68.4 |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 44.9 (39.2, 51.3) | 17 (3, 56) | 47 | 69.3 |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 41.5 (28.1, 59.9) | 33 (1, 96) | 7 | 69.4 |
| Swain County 2 | Rural | 43.9 (28.2, 66.8) | 20 (1, 96) | 5 | 69.4 |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 52.3 (38.1, 71.9) | 4 (1, 81) | 10 | 69.6 |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 31.8 (24.4, 41.3) | 70 (16, 96) | 13 | 69.8 |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 35.4 (27.6, 45.1) | 58 (8, 95) | 15 | 69.8 |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 45.1 (36.5, 55.4) | 16 (1, 75) | 21 | 69.8 |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 42.4 (36.2, 49.5) | 26 (5, 72) | 35 | 70.0 |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 48.3 (38.5, 60.3) | 9 (1, 67) | 17 | 70.5 |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 47.1 (39.4, 56.1) | 11 (1, 62) | 28 | 70.6 |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 49.7 (41.6, 59.4) | 6 (1, 53) | 29 | 71.2 |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 57.1 (50.0, 64.8) | 2 (1, 18) | 49 | 71.3 |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 47.5 (37.3, 60.2) | 10 (1, 72) | 15 | 71.7 |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 41.7 (34.0, 51.0) | 32 (3, 81) | 21 | 71.9 |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 33.3 (24.4, 44.7) | 64 (8, 96) | 10 | 72.5 |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 36.0 (24.4, 53.5) | 57 (2, 96) | 7 | 72.9 |
| Graham County 2 | Rural | 61.5 (37.9, 98.5) | 1 (1, 94) | 4 | 73.3 |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 29.8 (19.5, 45.8) | 86 (10, 96) | 6 | 73.7 |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 44.4 (27.1, 70.6) | 18 (1, 96) | 5 | 74.3 |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 33.9 (21.8, 52.4) | 62 (3, 96) | 5 | 75.0 |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 37.4 (27.6, 50.9) | 47 (3, 95) | 10 | 75.4 |
| Jones County 2 | Rural | 50.7 (31.4, 81.5) | 5 (1, 96) | 4 | 75.9 |
| Avery County 2 | Rural | 28.2 (17.0, 46.2) | 92 (8, 96) | 4 | 76.9 |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 56.7 (41.6, 76.5) | 3 (1, 70) | 10 | 77.3 |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 30.2 (18.1, 49.9) | 84 (4, 96) | 4 | 83.3 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 4:24 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.