Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Breast (Late Stage^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages
Sorted by Ruralurban
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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 | 45.6 (44.8, 46.3) | N/A | 2,898 | 30.1 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 42.4 (42.3, 42.5) | N/A | 83,714 | 31.0 |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 41.7 (36.2, 47.9) | 74 (22, 91) | 44 | 26.9 |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 32.9 (23.3, 45.5) | 94 (25, 95) | 8 | 25.1 |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 54.1 (37.8, 75.5) | 12 (1, 94) | 8 | 33.1 |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 43.4 (37.1, 50.6) | 62 (15, 90) | 50 | 24.5 |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 50.0 (45.2, 55.3) | 30 (7, 66) | 89 | 29.8 |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 44.7 (36.9, 53.7) | 54 (8, 91) | 27 | 33.6 |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 42.1 (37.1, 47.6) | 70 (24, 89) | 53 | 29.7 |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 45.5 (37.4, 55.0) | 49 (7, 92) | 25 | 30.9 |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 33.5 (28.4, 39.2) | 93 (62, 95) | 35 | 26.9 |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 39.1 (31.5, 48.1) | 83 (20, 94) | 22 | 24.4 |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 51.0 (46.2, 56.1) | 28 (8, 62) | 89 | 35.7 |
| Currituck County 2 | Urban | 23.0 (13.7, 36.6) | 95 (60, 95) | 4 | 26.6 |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 42.0 (36.5, 48.1) | 72 (22, 90) | 46 | 29.5 |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 44.2 (33.1, 58.1) | 58 (3, 94) | 12 | 30.2 |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 47.0 (42.5, 51.8) | 40 (13, 77) | 85 | 30.2 |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 39.8 (30.2, 51.7) | 81 (9, 95) | 14 | 30.6 |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 44.4 (40.5, 48.6) | 55 (25, 81) | 104 | 30.1 |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 51.8 (42.0, 63.2) | 25 (2, 85) | 21 | 35.0 |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 41.9 (37.1, 47.1) | 73 (31, 89) | 61 | 29.8 |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 46.2 (42.8, 49.8) | 44 (21, 74) | 148 | 29.5 |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 42.0 (35.8, 49.2) | 71 (18, 92) | 39 | 25.9 |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 45.8 (34.7, 59.4) | 46 (3, 94) | 12 | 34.1 |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 42.4 (37.0, 48.4) | 69 (19, 90) | 48 | 29.0 |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 52.1 (46.5, 58.3) | 22 (4, 63) | 65 | 31.8 |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 38.2 (31.1, 46.5) | 89 (25, 94) | 22 | 26.3 |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 42.7 (28.2, 62.6) | 67 (1, 95) | 6 | 26.0 |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 45.6 (43.2, 48.1) | 48 (27, 70) | 272 | 30.3 |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 46.5 (38.8, 55.4) | 43 (5, 89) | 31 | 28.8 |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 50.5 (42.5, 59.7) | 29 (3, 84) | 31 | 33.7 |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 43.9 (39.0, 49.2) | 60 (20, 86) | 65 | 27.6 |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 47.4 (40.8, 54.7) | 37 (8, 85) | 39 | 34.5 |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 38.8 (32.8, 45.6) | 85 (31, 94) | 32 | 24.5 |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 53.1 (42.8, 65.2) | 19 (1, 84) | 20 | 31.8 |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 46.7 (35.4, 60.8) | 42 (2, 94) | 13 | 28.9 |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 53.5 (47.0, 60.8) | 15 (3, 63) | 51 | 31.7 |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 43.0 (36.8, 50.1) | 65 (15, 91) | 37 | 28.2 |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 40.2 (33.1, 48.4) | 80 (20, 94) | 27 | 27.4 |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 45.0 (38.9, 51.9) | 51 (12, 89) | 42 | 29.4 |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 34.7 (25.3, 46.6) | 92 (21, 95) | 11 | 25.4 |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 49.8 (44.5, 55.6) | 31 (7, 71) | 66 | 30.3 |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 45.7 (43.4, 48.2) | 47 (28, 69) | 285 | 28.9 |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 56.0 (47.9, 65.1) | 9 (1, 63) | 37 | 33.8 |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 38.4 (27.1, 53.1) | 88 (8, 95) | 9 | 30.1 |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 57.8 (35.9, 90.5) | 4 (1, 95) | 6 | 52.8 |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 42.6 (28.4, 61.6) | 68 (2, 95) | 7 | 30.5 |
| Avery County 2 | Rural | 40.9 (24.7, 64.6) | 79 (1, 95) | 5 | 35.3 |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 51.8 (39.9, 66.3) | 24 (1, 91) | 16 | 29.1 |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 52.2 (32.7, 79.6) | 21 (1, 95) | 6 | 29.7 |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 41.4 (29.4, 56.9) | 77 (4, 95) | 9 | 29.4 |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 44.1 (35.2, 54.8) | 59 (6, 94) | 22 | 27.2 |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 43.1 (29.5, 61.8) | 64 (2, 95) | 8 | 38.8 |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 51.7 (37.5, 70.2) | 26 (1, 93) | 12 | 35.3 |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 55.0 (33.6, 85.3) | 10 (1, 95) | 5 | 32.1 |
| Clay County 2 | Rural | 36.1 (18.6, 65.9) | 91 (1, 95) | 3 | 29.6 |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 53.7 (45.5, 62.9) | 14 (2, 73) | 34 | 35.2 |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 46.8 (36.5, 59.3) | 41 (2, 93) | 16 | 33.9 |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 41.3 (33.9, 50.0) | 78 (14, 94) | 25 | 26.0 |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 45.0 (33.5, 59.6) | 50 (2, 94) | 12 | 28.6 |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 49.6 (38.4, 63.2) | 32 (1, 92) | 15 | 33.9 |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 44.8 (35.3, 56.3) | 52 (4, 93) | 17 | 31.0 |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 44.3 (27.1, 68.5) | 57 (1, 95) | 5 | 23.5 |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 51.0 (39.4, 65.0) | 27 (1, 90) | 16 | 32.5 |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 38.4 (32.2, 45.5) | 87 (33, 94) | 28 | 30.5 |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 48.7 (38.8, 60.5) | 34 (2, 90) | 21 | 30.0 |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 57.6 (39.7, 81.2) | 6 (1, 94) | 8 | 35.3 |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 45.9 (34.0, 60.7) | 45 (2, 94) | 12 | 36.9 |
| Jones County 2 | Rural | 60.5 (33.4, 101.8) | 2 (1, 95) | 4 | 33.9 |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 38.9 (30.2, 49.4) | 84 (15, 95) | 15 | 30.3 |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 48.4 (37.8, 61.1) | 36 (2, 92) | 17 | 28.6 |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 41.4 (29.5, 56.8) | 76 (3, 95) | 11 | 27.6 |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 61.6 (44.4, 83.8) | 1 (1, 92) | 10 | 30.1 |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 44.7 (34.2, 57.8) | 53 (3, 94) | 14 | 30.9 |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 58.1 (38.1, 86.0) | 3 (1, 94) | 6 | 36.8 |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 42.8 (30.2, 59.5) | 66 (3, 95) | 9 | 35.8 |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 56.8 (38.1, 82.6) | 7 (1, 93) | 9 | 41.0 |
| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 47.0 (24.3, 82.8) | 39 (1, 95) | 4 | 27.9 |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 44.4 (33.0, 58.6) | 56 (3, 94) | 12 | 36.0 |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 39.8 (22.3, 66.7) | 82 (1, 95) | 4 | 30.0 |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 49.0 (33.5, 70.8) | 33 (1, 94) | 9 | 30.7 |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 52.7 (41.0, 66.8) | 20 (1, 88) | 15 | 32.5 |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 53.1 (45.5, 61.6) | 18 (2, 74) | 38 | 35.9 |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 48.6 (39.7, 59.0) | 35 (3, 89) | 24 | 35.0 |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 56.2 (45.1, 69.3) | 8 (1, 83) | 20 | 32.6 |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 54.7 (40.8, 72.0) | 11 (1, 91) | 12 | 41.5 |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 43.9 (34.4, 55.2) | 61 (5, 94) | 17 | 29.9 |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 37.5 (29.8, 46.7) | 90 (22, 95) | 19 | 26.7 |
| Swain County 2 | Rural | 53.5 (33.7, 81.3) | 16 (1, 95) | 5 | 41.9 |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 38.5 (27.9, 52.6) | 86 (9, 95) | 12 | 27.6 |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 54.0 (41.4, 69.3) | 13 (1, 88) | 14 | 32.7 |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 53.5 (35.1, 78.6) | 17 (1, 94) | 7 | 31.9 |
| Washington County 2 | Rural | 57.7 (36.5, 88.7) | 5 (1, 95) | 6 | 41.8 |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 43.4 (32.2, 57.4) | 63 (3, 94) | 12 | 33.9 |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 41.5 (32.9, 51.7) | 75 (9, 94) | 19 | 34.6 |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 52.1 (43.3, 62.1) | 23 (2, 80) | 28 | 34.8 |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 47.2 (30.1, 70.9) | 38 (1, 95) | 6 | 27.0 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 2:40 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 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.