Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Melanoma of the Skin (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Recentaapc
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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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval) 
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| North Carolina 2 | N/A | 28.0 (27.6, 28.5) | N/A | 3,490 |
rising 
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2.0 (1.0, 2.6) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 23.1 (23.0, 23.2) | N/A | 91,120 |
stable 
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0.2 (-1.1, 1.2) |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 25.5 (18.6, 34.6) | 53 (11, 87) | 10 |
stable
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-9.9 (-28.4, 2.4) |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 13.1 (8.7, 19.1) | 91 (62, 94) | 6 |
stable
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-3.0 (-21.4, 0.8) |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 18.1 (11.3, 29.0) | 80 (28, 94) | 5 |
stable
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-2.7 (-7.1, 2.1) |
| Currituck County 2 | Urban | 20.8 (14.5, 29.2) | 70 (22, 94) | 8 |
stable
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-2.5 (-12.8, 2.1) |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 27.7 (25.8, 29.6) | 42 (28, 58) | 171 |
stable
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-1.7 (-7.3, 0.9) |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 16.9 (10.5, 26.0) | 83 (30, 94) | 5 |
stable
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-1.7 (-5.9, 2.6) |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 21.5 (16.5, 27.8) | 66 (31, 89) | 15 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.6, 0.9) |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 30.3 (23.7, 38.3) | 33 (6, 72) | 16 |
stable
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-1.3 (-13.5, 3.3) |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 27.0 (20.0, 35.9) | 47 (9, 84) | 13 |
stable
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-1.1 (-7.9, 2.0) |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 18.4 (10.7, 31.1) | 78 (17, 94) | 4 |
stable
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-0.6 (-6.4, 6.3) |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 19.4 (15.1, 24.5) | 72 (41, 91) | 15 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.7, 1.6) |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 16.3 (14.3, 18.4) | 85 (71, 91) | 52 |
stable
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-0.3 (-4.9, 1.2) |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 22.8 (17.3, 29.7) | 64 (23, 89) | 13 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.5, 2.1) |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 32.5 (27.7, 37.9) | 26 (7, 57) | 39 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.3, 2.7) |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 37.9 (31.0, 46.0) | 14 (2, 48) | 24 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.3, 2.6) |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 26.5 (20.9, 33.3) | 49 (14, 81) | 17 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.9, 3.1) |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 18.7 (15.6, 22.3) | 77 (56, 89) | 26 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.4, 2.9) |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 18.0 (14.7, 21.8) | 81 (59, 91) | 23 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.2, 2.5) |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 31.0 (25.7, 37.1) | 31 (8, 65) | 26 |
stable
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0.1 (-10.5, 5.1) |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (21.7, 27.9) | 59 (33, 75) | 53 |
stable
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0.2 (-1.6, 2.3) |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 29.3 (25.7, 33.2) | 35 (16, 63) | 53 |
stable
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0.2 (-6.9, 2.2) |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 29.9 (25.1, 35.6) | 34 (11, 67) | 30 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.6, 2.6) |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 13.9 (10.0, 18.9) | 90 (66, 94) | 10 |
stable
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0.6 (-2.1, 3.6) |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 31.2 (27.4, 35.4) | 29 (12, 55) | 51 |
stable
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0.6 (-4.9, 2.3) |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 27.1 (23.7, 30.8) | 46 (22, 68) | 49 |
stable
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0.8 (-3.1, 3.1) |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 25.9 (21.5, 31.1) | 51 (22, 77) | 27 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.6, 3.4) |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 29.1 (23.0, 36.4) | 38 (8, 74) | 17 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.5, 4.9) |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 14.9 (8.7, 24.0) | 89 (41, 94) | 4 |
stable
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1.1 (-3.6, 5.9) |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 26.6 (23.7, 29.8) | 48 (29, 68) | 63 |
stable
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1.3 (0.0, 2.8) |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 25.9 (24.5, 27.3) | 52 (38, 63) | 276 |
stable
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1.3 (-4.0, 3.0) |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 32.8 (23.6, 45.0) | 23 (1, 80) | 9 |
stable
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1.3 (-3.7, 7.3) |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 18.2 (15.5, 21.4) | 79 (60, 90) | 32 |
stable
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1.4 (-0.3, 3.3) |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 27.7 (23.6, 32.4) | 41 (18, 70) | 36 |
stable
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1.6 (-0.1, 3.4) |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 10.9 (7.5, 15.5) | 94 (78, 94) | 7 |
stable
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1.7 (-3.0, 7.4) |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 21.5 (17.0, 27.0) | 67 (34, 87) | 17 |
stable
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1.7 (-0.7, 4.3) |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 35.6 (31.6, 40.1) | 18 (5, 37) | 67 |
stable
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1.8 (-0.2, 4.1) |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 19.2 (15.3, 23.7) | 74 (49, 90) | 19 |
stable
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1.8 (-2.2, 6.4) |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 15.5 (9.7, 24.4) | 87 (39, 94) | 5 |
stable
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1.9 (-3.2, 7.7) |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 41.6 (36.9, 46.9) | 5 (2, 24) | 63 |
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2.0 (0.7, 3.4) |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 16.4 (11.3, 23.0) | 84 (49, 94) | 7 |
stable
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2.2 (-0.8, 6.2) |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 32.1 (25.3, 40.5) | 27 (4, 68) | 20 |
stable
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2.2 (-0.2, 5.2) |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 28.0 (26.6, 29.5) | 40 (30, 53) | 320 |
rising
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2.2 (1.2, 3.5) |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 27.1 (22.4, 32.6) | 45 (18, 74) | 26 |
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2.4 (0.4, 4.7) |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 24.7 (18.5, 32.4) | 58 (14, 89) | 11 |
stable
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2.5 (-1.2, 6.9) |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 19.2 (14.5, 25.2) | 73 (40, 92) | 12 |
stable
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2.7 (-0.2, 6.0) |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 24.4 (19.4, 30.2) | 60 (23, 84) | 18 |
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2.7 (0.9, 4.8) |
| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 26.4 (17.6, 39.8) | 50 (6, 91) | 6 |
stable
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2.7 (-1.4, 7.8) |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 18.8 (13.0, 26.6) | 76 (31, 94) | 8 |
rising
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2.9 (0.1, 6.3) |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 32.7 (30.0, 35.5) | 25 (13, 41) | 118 |
rising
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3.0 (1.8, 4.4) |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 31.1 (27.7, 34.7) | 30 (13, 52) | 68 |
stable
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3.0 (-1.0, 11.1) |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 27.3 (23.6, 31.3) | 44 (21, 68) | 43 |
rising
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3.0 (1.1, 5.3) |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 35.8 (30.8, 41.5) | 16 (4, 46) | 40 |
rising
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3.1 (1.5, 4.9) |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 38.5 (34.8, 42.5) | 12 (3, 25) | 86 |
stable
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3.2 (-4.4, 5.4) |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 34.1 (29.4, 39.3) | 19 (6, 49) | 42 |
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3.3 (1.8, 5.1) |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 39.7 (31.9, 49.0) | 9 (1, 48) | 20 |
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3.5 (0.8, 7.1) |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 38.8 (35.0, 43.0) | 11 (3, 27) | 80 |
rising
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3.5 (1.8, 5.5) |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 11.8 (9.2, 14.9) | 93 (81, 94) | 15 |
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3.5 (1.2, 6.3) |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 23.2 (18.2, 29.2) | 62 (24, 87) | 16 |
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3.5 (1.0, 6.4) |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 27.5 (24.4, 30.8) | 43 (25, 66) | 63 |
rising
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3.6 (1.9, 5.9) |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 25.5 (23.1, 28.1) | 54 (34, 69) | 87 |
rising
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3.7 (2.5, 5.4) |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 14.9 (9.4, 23.6) | 88 (47, 94) | 5 |
stable
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3.7 (-2.1, 11.1) |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 30.7 (25.2, 37.2) | 32 (8, 66) | 24 |
rising
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3.7 (1.1, 7.2) |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 20.4 (15.4, 26.6) | 71 (33, 91) | 12 |
rising
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3.7 (0.3, 7.8) |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 32.8 (27.3, 39.1) | 24 (6, 60) | 29 |
rising
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3.9 (1.2, 7.1) |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 32.9 (26.2, 40.8) | 21 (3, 67) | 19 |
rising
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4.0 (1.3, 7.6) |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 32.8 (29.7, 36.2) | 22 (11, 43) | 84 |
rising
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4.0 (2.6, 5.9) |
| Avery County 2 | Rural | 35.9 (26.2, 48.6) | 15 (1, 71) | 10 |
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4.1 (0.1, 9.7) |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 41.1 (33.2, 50.6) | 6 (1, 44) | 24 |
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4.3 (2.2, 6.9) |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 21.2 (17.7, 25.1) | 69 (43, 86) | 29 |
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4.3 (2.3, 7.0) |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 28.1 (23.9, 32.8) | 39 (16, 72) | 35 |
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4.4 (2.1, 7.4) |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 24.8 (20.0, 30.4) | 57 (23, 82) | 20 |
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4.5 (2.3, 7.4) |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 40.1 (34.8, 46.0) | 8 (2, 29) | 46 |
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4.7 (2.8, 7.2) |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 21.4 (16.2, 27.8) | 68 (30, 91) | 12 |
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5.0 (2.9, 7.9) |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 47.2 (38.6, 57.4) | 3 (1, 21) | 25 |
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5.1 (2.4, 8.7) |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 35.8 (32.6, 39.2) | 17 (7, 33) | 100 |
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5.4 (3.3, 8.2) |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 47.9 (39.8, 57.3) | 2 (1, 20) | 27 |
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5.4 (3.5, 7.8) |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 25.3 (17.6, 35.5) | 55 (7, 90) | 8 |
rising
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5.6 (2.9, 9.3) |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 38.0 (25.7, 54.3) | 13 (1, 80) | 8 |
rising
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5.7 (3.2, 8.9) |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 33.8 (30.6, 37.1) | 20 (10, 39) | 91 |
rising
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5.8 (4.3, 7.9) |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 19.1 (12.4, 28.3) | 75 (22, 94) | 6 |
rising
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6.4 (2.5, 11.8) |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 22.7 (20.7, 24.8) | 65 (48, 77) | 102 |
stable
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6.5 (-2.5, 13.5) |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 52.0 (45.3, 59.4) | 1 (1, 8) | 54 |
rising
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6.9 (3.8, 19.4) |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 40.6 (36.7, 44.9) | 7 (2, 22) | 108 |
rising
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7.1 (3.6, 17.9) |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 29.1 (23.5, 35.7) | 37 (9, 73) | 21 |
rising
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14.7 (4.4, 33.3) |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 24.1 (20.4, 28.5) | 61 (30, 80) | 32 |
stable
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17.3 (-2.2, 32.3) |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 25.0 (16.1, 37.7) | 56 (5, 93) | 6 |
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18.5 (3.7, 45.2) |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 43.9 (34.0, 55.9) | 4 (1, 47) | 17 |
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| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 12.8 (7.1, 21.7) | 92 (52, 94) | 4 |
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| Camden County 2 | Urban | 31.3 (18.7, 49.7) | 28 (1, 92) | 4 |
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| Clay County 2 | Rural | 15.7 (9.5, 27.2) | 86 (36, 94) | 4 |
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| Madison County 2 | Urban | 38.9 (28.8, 51.7) | 10 (1, 62) | 11 |
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| Polk County 2 | Rural | 29.2 (20.3, 41.1) | 36 (3, 86) | 10 |
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| Swain County 2 | Rural | 23.2 (13.6, 37.0) | 63 (5, 94) | 4 |
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| Washington County 2 | Rural | 17.6 (10.0, 30.2) | 82 (20, 94) | 3 |
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| Gates County 2 | Urban |
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| Graham County 2 | Rural |
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| Hertford County 2 | Rural |
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| Hyde County 2 | Rural |
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| Jones County 2 | Rural |
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| Tyrrell County 2 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/17/2026 9:28 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 and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.html.
^ All Stages refers to any stage. 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.