Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Prostate (Late Stage^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
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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 | 26.8 (26.3, 27.4) | N/A | 1,690 | 19.6 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 26.0 (25.9, 26.1) | N/A | 52,748 | 21.9 |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 13.5 (8.3, 22.5) | 88 (51, 88) | 4 | 13.8 |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 14.9 (9.7, 22.6) | 87 (49, 88) | 5 | 14.0 |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 16.1 (11.8, 21.9) | 86 (52, 88) | 10 | 18.1 |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 16.6 (13.5, 20.3) | 85 (62, 88) | 21 | 11.4 |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 17.1 (10.4, 27.8) | 84 (23, 88) | 4 | 18.2 |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 17.7 (13.4, 23.1) | 83 (45, 88) | 12 | 13.6 |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 18.7 (15.1, 23.1) | 82 (47, 88) | 19 | 17.7 |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 19.3 (12.3, 29.2) | 81 (15, 88) | 5 | 14.9 |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 19.4 (13.2, 28.0) | 80 (23, 88) | 7 | 16.0 |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 19.4 (13.1, 28.7) | 79 (20, 88) | 6 | 17.3 |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 19.5 (14.7, 25.6) | 78 (30, 88) | 12 | 13.9 |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 19.6 (15.0, 25.4) | 77 (31, 88) | 13 | 15.4 |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 20.1 (15.0, 26.9) | 76 (27, 88) | 11 | 16.7 |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 20.2 (14.9, 27.0) | 75 (26, 88) | 10 | 24.2 |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 20.6 (16.9, 25.0) | 74 (36, 87) | 22 | 14.8 |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 20.6 (15.3, 27.5) | 73 (21, 88) | 11 | 17.9 |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 20.7 (15.3, 27.6) | 72 (24, 88) | 11 | 16.7 |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 21.5 (12.4, 36.7) | 71 (3, 88) | 3 | 17.0 |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 21.6 (17.8, 25.9) | 70 (33, 85) | 25 | 15.5 |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 21.9 (18.4, 26.2) | 69 (34, 83) | 33 | 18.4 |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 22.0 (12.6, 37.7) | 68 (3, 88) | 4 | 15.7 |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 22.1 (12.3, 38.6) | 67 (2, 88) | 3 | 13.7 |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 22.2 (17.9, 27.4) | 66 (26, 85) | 20 | 17.6 |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 22.3 (13.2, 36.6) | 65 (4, 88) | 4 | 22.4 |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 22.4 (15.2, 32.4) | 64 (7, 88) | 6 | 21.3 |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 22.5 (17.7, 28.3) | 63 (20, 85) | 16 | 16.9 |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 22.5 (17.3, 29.0) | 62 (16, 87) | 14 | 18.6 |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 22.8 (19.2, 26.9) | 61 (31, 82) | 31 | 16.7 |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 23.2 (13.9, 37.7) | 60 (3, 88) | 4 | 17.1 |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 23.2 (19.3, 27.8) | 59 (25, 83) | 27 | 19.9 |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 23.4 (16.4, 32.8) | 58 (7, 88) | 8 | 19.9 |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 23.9 (17.4, 32.1) | 57 (8, 87) | 10 | 18.4 |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 24.0 (16.8, 34.3) | 56 (5, 88) | 8 | 23.7 |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 24.5 (15.9, 36.7) | 55 (3, 88) | 6 | 19.4 |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 24.9 (20.5, 30.1) | 54 (15, 80) | 24 | 20.7 |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 24.9 (17.0, 35.7) | 53 (4, 88) | 7 | 19.0 |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 25.0 (17.8, 34.6) | 52 (5, 87) | 8 | 19.5 |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 25.1 (15.3, 40.7) | 51 (2, 88) | 4 | 25.9 |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 25.4 (22.2, 29.0) | 50 (21, 72) | 47 | 20.2 |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 25.5 (21.9, 29.5) | 49 (16, 73) | 39 | 16.3 |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 25.5 (17.5, 36.4) | 48 (3, 88) | 7 | 21.0 |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 26.0 (20.3, 33.0) | 47 (7, 82) | 15 | 20.1 |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 26.1 (17.5, 38.8) | 46 (2, 87) | 6 | 21.4 |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 26.2 (18.9, 35.6) | 45 (3, 86) | 9 | 18.0 |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 26.2 (21.8, 31.2) | 44 (12, 77) | 26 | 20.1 |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 26.5 (20.3, 34.2) | 43 (6, 83) | 13 | 21.9 |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 26.5 (15.8, 42.4) | 42 (2, 88) | 4 | 13.3 |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 26.6 (19.5, 35.6) | 41 (3, 84) | 10 | 18.5 |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 26.8 (21.3, 33.2) | 40 (7, 80) | 18 | 21.6 |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 26.8 (21.5, 33.0) | 39 (7, 79) | 19 | 20.4 |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 27.0 (20.1, 35.8) | 38 (3, 85) | 11 | 19.4 |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 27.4 (21.0, 35.4) | 37 (3, 81) | 13 | 20.8 |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 27.8 (20.2, 37.6) | 36 (2, 86) | 9 | 18.7 |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 27.8 (20.5, 37.0) | 35 (3, 83) | 11 | 20.2 |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 28.2 (24.1, 32.8) | 34 (8, 66) | 37 | 20.1 |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 28.2 (16.1, 46.2) | 33 (1, 88) | 4 | 19.6 |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 28.3 (20.6, 38.6) | 32 (2, 84) | 10 | 26.7 |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 29.0 (23.3, 35.7) | 31 (4, 74) | 19 | 18.5 |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 29.1 (24.1, 34.8) | 30 (5, 68) | 26 | 22.0 |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 29.2 (21.0, 40.1) | 29 (2, 84) | 9 | 23.4 |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 29.4 (19.2, 44.2) | 28 (1, 87) | 6 | 22.8 |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 29.7 (25.8, 34.2) | 27 (6, 57) | 42 | 22.9 |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 29.8 (22.4, 39.0) | 26 (2, 82) | 12 | 22.2 |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 29.8 (27.6, 32.2) | 25 (12, 45) | 151 | 18.4 |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 29.9 (22.2, 39.6) | 24 (2, 82) | 11 | 21.1 |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 30.2 (24.9, 36.4) | 23 (4, 66) | 24 | 19.7 |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 30.2 (25.5, 35.5) | 22 (5, 62) | 34 | 22.1 |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 30.2 (28.0, 32.5) | 21 (11, 44) | 160 | 20.5 |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 30.5 (27.8, 33.5) | 20 (9, 48) | 94 | 20.6 |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 31.4 (17.6, 55.3) | 19 (1, 88) | 3 | 33.3 |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 31.7 (22.7, 43.4) | 18 (1, 80) | 9 | 19.7 |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 32.0 (25.9, 39.2) | 17 (2, 61) | 21 | 25.2 |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 32.2 (26.2, 39.6) | 16 (2, 60) | 20 | 24.9 |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 32.6 (24.3, 43.1) | 15 (1, 74) | 11 | 17.4 |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 32.6 (28.6, 37.0) | 14 (3, 46) | 51 | 22.6 |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 33.1 (20.4, 53.0) | 13 (1, 87) | 4 | 27.2 |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 33.6 (19.6, 56.7) | 12 (1, 88) | 4 | 25.0 |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 34.3 (30.8, 38.0) | 11 (3, 33) | 76 | 23.7 |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 34.7 (26.4, 45.4) | 10 (1, 69) | 13 | 23.4 |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 35.0 (27.1, 44.6) | 9 (1, 64) | 15 | 25.0 |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 35.1 (23.4, 52.4) | 8 (1, 82) | 6 | 26.3 |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 35.3 (29.2, 42.4) | 7 (1, 47) | 25 | 24.3 |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 35.9 (25.4, 49.7) | 6 (1, 74) | 8 | 26.6 |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 36.3 (30.3, 43.2) | 5 (1, 42) | 28 | 26.9 |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 36.6 (26.7, 49.3) | 4 (1, 69) | 10 | 27.8 |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 37.7 (25.4, 53.4) | 3 (1, 77) | 8 | 20.3 |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 43.2 (26.9, 67.5) | 2 (1, 79) | 5 | 27.6 |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 46.3 (31.6, 66.3) | 1 (1, 62) | 7 | 29.3 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 3:54 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.