Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Breast (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, 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 | 144.3 (142.9, 145.6) | N/A | 9,621 |
stable 
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-0.3 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 131.3 (131.1, 131.6) | N/A | 270,245 |
rising 
|
0.6 (0.5, 0.8) |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 169.5 (135.2, 210.2) | 2 (1, 85) | 20 |
rising
|
12.9 (3.0, 37.0) |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 145.0 (132.4, 158.5) | 34 (5, 77) | 105 |
rising
|
4.8 (2.1, 12.8) |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 161.2 (151.3, 171.6) | 5 (1, 39) | 205 |
rising
|
4.1 (2.7, 9.2) |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 163.3 (144.5, 184.0) | 4 (1, 66) | 61 |
rising
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2.8 (1.8, 3.9) |
| Tyrrell County 2 | Rural | 148.4 (79.3, 256.6) | 26 (1, 100) | 3 |
stable
|
2.8 (-2.0, 8.1) |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 154.7 (127.2, 187.1) | 15 (1, 91) | 25 |
stable
|
2.7 (-0.5, 6.2) |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 159.3 (137.7, 183.5) | 6 (1, 78) | 45 |
rising
|
2.5 (0.3, 5.1) |
| Jones County 2 | Rural | 154.9 (112.8, 209.2) | 14 (1, 98) | 11 |
stable
|
2.4 (-0.5, 5.8) |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 147.9 (115.6, 187.6) | 28 (1, 97) | 17 |
stable
|
2.4 (-0.3, 5.4) |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 145.8 (126.0, 168.0) | 32 (2, 89) | 44 |
rising
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2.4 (1.1, 3.9) |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 135.0 (115.9, 156.7) | 62 (4, 94) | 41 |
rising
|
2.2 (0.4, 4.2) |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 158.5 (149.1, 168.4) | 7 (2, 41) | 218 |
rising
|
2.0 (1.3, 3.0) |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 126.6 (110.1, 145.2) | 76 (15, 96) | 48 |
stable
|
1.7 (-0.5, 4.2) |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 158.4 (140.7, 177.9) | 8 (1, 71) | 63 |
stable
|
1.7 (-0.3, 4.1) |
| Avery County 2 | Rural | 105.8 (80.2, 138.1) | 95 (15, 100) | 14 |
stable
|
1.6 (-1.4, 4.7) |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 145.6 (114.8, 182.9) | 33 (1, 97) | 20 |
stable
|
1.6 (-0.7, 3.9) |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 156.6 (144.5, 169.5) | 10 (1, 57) | 152 |
rising
|
1.6 (0.6, 2.7) |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 133.7 (114.0, 155.8) | 68 (4, 95) | 35 |
rising
|
1.6 (0.1, 3.5) |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 188.8 (158.4, 223.9) | 1 (1, 48) | 33 |
stable
|
1.6 (-0.2, 3.4) |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 152.2 (139.2, 166.2) | 17 (3, 65) | 111 |
rising
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1.6 (0.3, 2.9) |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 142.8 (109.8, 183.7) | 42 (1, 98) | 16 |
stable
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1.5 (-1.9, 5.1) |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 156.7 (136.5, 179.3) | 9 (1, 78) | 46 |
stable
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1.5 (-0.5, 3.7) |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 150.1 (130.9, 171.7) | 23 (1, 84) | 54 |
stable
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1.3 (0.0, 2.6) |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 153.0 (141.8, 165.0) | 16 (3, 60) | 206 |
rising
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1.3 (0.2, 2.6) |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 134.1 (124.4, 144.4) | 65 (23, 84) | 155 |
rising
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1.3 (0.4, 2.4) |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 136.2 (117.9, 156.7) | 58 (4, 94) | 45 |
stable
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1.3 (-0.6, 3.2) |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 118.8 (99.6, 140.9) | 86 (22, 98) | 32 |
stable
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1.3 (-0.4, 3.2) |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 125.9 (106.6, 148.2) | 77 (9, 97) | 33 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.5, 3.0) |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 137.5 (120.9, 156.0) | 54 (5, 92) | 54 |
stable
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1.2 (-0.6, 3.2) |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 139.3 (123.4, 157.0) | 48 (6, 89) | 69 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.4, 2.8) |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 150.5 (141.6, 159.8) | 22 (5, 57) | 236 |
stable
|
1.1 (0.0, 2.3) |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 165.8 (154.2, 178.0) | 3 (1, 35) | 161 |
stable
|
1.1 (0.0, 2.4) |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 138.7 (125.9, 152.7) | 53 (9, 84) | 97 |
rising
|
1.1 (0.1, 2.2) |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 156.5 (152.1, 161.0) | 11 (4, 31) | 985 |
rising
|
1.1 (0.7, 1.5) |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 147.3 (137.1, 158.1) | 29 (5, 67) | 165 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.2, 1.8) |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 111.2 (90.0, 136.6) | 90 (29, 99) | 24 |
stable
|
1.0 (-2.4, 4.6) |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 134.9 (113.3, 159.9) | 63 (3, 95) | 32 |
stable
|
1.0 (-1.6, 3.8) |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 141.4 (128.4, 155.4) | 44 (6, 83) | 97 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.2, 2.4) |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 134.0 (118.7, 150.8) | 67 (9, 92) | 61 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.2, 2.5) |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 135.8 (127.4, 144.7) | 59 (23, 81) | 204 |
stable
|
1.0 (0.0, 2.0) |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 139.9 (126.4, 154.6) | 46 (6, 85) | 85 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.2, 1.9) |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 150.0 (145.6, 154.6) | 24 (11, 44) | 898 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.5, 1.6) |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 139.8 (128.9, 151.5) | 47 (10, 81) | 133 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.1, 2.1) |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 136.3 (120.0, 154.4) | 57 (5, 92) | 56 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.2, 2.3) |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 146.3 (117.4, 180.9) | 31 (1, 97) | 22 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.7, 2.7) |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 155.3 (147.1, 163.9) | 13 (3, 46) | 298 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.2, 1.6) |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 137.4 (128.4, 146.9) | 55 (22, 80) | 178 |
stable
|
0.9 (0.0, 2.0) |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 139.3 (131.5, 147.5) | 49 (18, 75) | 248 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.2, 1.6) |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 146.9 (118.9, 180.1) | 30 (1, 94) | 23 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.9, 2.9) |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 138.9 (129.2, 149.1) | 51 (15, 81) | 164 |
stable
|
0.9 (0.0, 2.0) |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 134.1 (120.6, 148.8) | 66 (13, 91) | 80 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.9, 2.6) |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 144.6 (130.4, 160.0) | 36 (4, 80) | 90 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.4, 2.1) |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 136.6 (125.3, 148.7) | 56 (12, 84) | 112 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.2, 1.9) |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 150.5 (138.8, 163.1) | 21 (3, 67) | 129 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.4, 2.1) |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 130.5 (116.5, 146.0) | 69 (15, 93) | 70 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.5, 2.3) |
| Washington County 2 | Rural | 134.2 (101.4, 176.2) | 64 (1, 99) | 13 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.7, 3.4) |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 142.6 (129.2, 157.2) | 43 (6, 80) | 97 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.3, 1.6) |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 127.5 (108.9, 149.2) | 73 (6, 97) | 43 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.0, 2.6) |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 150.8 (133.0, 170.6) | 20 (1, 80) | 60 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.6, 1.8) |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 143.4 (117.5, 174.1) | 40 (1, 96) | 25 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.6, 3.1) |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 130.5 (102.8, 164.5) | 70 (1, 98) | 21 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.7, 3.0) |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 143.1 (128.8, 158.7) | 41 (4, 84) | 80 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.7) |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 141.3 (134.5, 148.4) | 45 (20, 69) | 346 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.2, 1.3) |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 156.1 (126.9, 191.2) | 12 (1, 92) | 28 |
stable
|
0.5 (-2.5, 3.5) |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 119.8 (103.2, 138.7) | 85 (26, 97) | 43 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.3, 2.3) |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 145.0 (131.4, 159.7) | 35 (4, 80) | 93 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.8, 1.6) |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 104.5 (75.6, 143.4) | 96 (10, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
0.3 (-2.8, 3.6) |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 151.4 (130.0, 175.8) | 18 (1, 84) | 43 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.3, 1.9) |
| Graham County 2 | Rural | 143.8 (101.5, 200.0) | 39 (1, 99) | 9 |
stable
|
0.3 (-5.0, 3.6) |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 123.6 (112.3, 135.8) | 78 (38, 94) | 91 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 135.5 (120.6, 151.9) | 60 (10, 91) | 69 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 127.8 (106.5, 152.8) | 72 (5, 98) | 35 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.6, 2.3) |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 120.4 (103.9, 138.9) | 83 (24, 97) | 44 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.3, 1.7) |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 135.3 (116.8, 156.1) | 61 (4, 94) | 44 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.6, 2.1) |
| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 126.9 (92.7, 171.7) | 75 (1, 99) | 14 |
stable
|
0.2 (-2.4, 2.6) |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 111.1 (97.4, 126.3) | 91 (59, 98) | 56 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.6, 2.1) |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 121.8 (109.4, 135.4) | 81 (38, 96) | 79 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.1) |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 139.0 (120.7, 159.5) | 50 (3, 91) | 50 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.2, 1.4) |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 144.0 (131.1, 158.0) | 37 (5, 78) | 109 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.0) |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 144.0 (115.7, 178.1) | 38 (1, 96) | 23 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.7, 2.7) |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 118.1 (108.8, 128.1) | 88 (57, 95) | 129 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 0.8) |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 127.0 (105.7, 151.5) | 74 (6, 98) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.6, 2.1) |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 107.5 (89.7, 128.1) | 94 (46, 99) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.1, 1.7) |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 120.7 (98.6, 146.9) | 82 (10, 99) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.2, 1.6) |
| Swain County 2 | Rural | 122.8 (92.4, 160.8) | 79 (2, 99) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.9, 2.2) |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 120.3 (105.1, 137.1) | 84 (30, 97) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.1, 1.4) |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 115.6 (97.9, 135.8) | 89 (27, 98) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 122.5 (103.5, 144.3) | 80 (15, 97) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Currituck County 2 | Urban | 81.0 (63.2, 102.6) | 99 (85, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.9, 1.8) |
| Camden County 2 | Urban | 108.9 (76.0, 152.5) | 92 (4, 100) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-5.2, 3.9) |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 128.6 (96.3, 169.6) | 71 (1, 99) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-4.2, 2.6) |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 149.4 (141.5, 157.7) | 25 (7, 59) | 281 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-6.0, 0.5) |
| Hyde County 2 | Rural | 88.9 (46.8, 160.6) | 98 (2, 100) | 3 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-5.8, 3.3) |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 151.1 (145.1, 157.4) | 19 (8, 47) | 502 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-5.3, 1.1) |
| Gates County 2 | Urban | 66.1 (41.3, 102.2) | 100 (86, 100) | 5 |
falling 
|
-3.6 (-7.5, -0.2) |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 148.0 (137.0, 159.8) | 27 (5, 69) | 144 |
stable
|
-4.5 (-9.5, 0.6) |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 118.4 (99.8, 139.6) | 87 (20, 98) | 32 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-14.9, -0.5) |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 138.8 (124.0, 155.2) | 52 (6, 87) | 79 |
falling
|
-12.6 (-18.3, -7.8) |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 108.3 (86.3, 135.2) | 93 (31, 100) | 20 |
falling
|
-12.6 (-22.0, -1.1) |
| Clay County 2 | Rural | 101.1 (72.7, 139.9) | 97 (13, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
-25.3 (-50.5, 1.6) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 6:22 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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.