Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Prostate (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, 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 | 132.3 (131.0, 133.6) | N/A | 8,614 |
rising 
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1.6 (0.6, 3.1) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 116.4 (116.2, 116.6) | N/A | 240,633 |
rising
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1.9 (0.8, 3.4) |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 134.6 (113.6, 158.8) | 36 (3, 90) | 31 |
rising
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23.5 (8.7, 39.1) |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 105.5 (89.0, 124.6) | 86 (30, 98) | 30 |
rising
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17.8 (0.8, 32.5) |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 155.3 (127.4, 188.1) | 8 (1, 79) | 23 |
rising
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15.7 (3.8, 25.6) |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 141.1 (124.3, 160.2) | 19 (3, 73) | 55 |
rising
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12.6 (6.9, 21.6) |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 152.6 (132.5, 175.1) | 10 (1, 65) | 44 |
rising
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10.7 (6.1, 19.2) |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 104.4 (85.3, 127.3) | 87 (25, 98) | 22 |
rising
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10.4 (2.4, 25.1) |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 159.5 (135.7, 186.1) | 4 (1, 60) | 37 |
stable 
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10.0 (-0.3, 25.9) |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 114.3 (98.4, 132.5) | 77 (19, 95) | 38 |
rising
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9.9 (2.0, 28.8) |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 140.9 (133.9, 148.2) | 21 (9, 47) | 322 |
rising
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9.8 (5.8, 15.4) |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 124.4 (107.9, 143.1) | 57 (11, 91) | 43 |
stable
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8.8 (-0.6, 22.9) |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 128.0 (109.7, 148.9) | 50 (5, 90) | 38 |
stable
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8.0 (-0.6, 21.6) |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 122.9 (110.5, 136.5) | 60 (18, 87) | 76 |
rising
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7.3 (0.7, 14.4) |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 183.0 (162.6, 205.5) | 2 (1, 17) | 63 |
stable
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6.6 (-0.8, 21.6) |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 98.1 (77.4, 124.1) | 92 (27, 99) | 16 |
stable
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5.4 (-0.2, 17.2) |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 132.4 (120.0, 145.9) | 39 (9, 78) | 89 |
rising
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5.0 (1.1, 11.5) |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 151.6 (143.0, 160.7) | 13 (3, 31) | 241 |
stable
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4.9 (-0.3, 10.8) |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 158.5 (130.6, 192.1) | 5 (1, 75) | 25 |
stable
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4.9 (-2.3, 21.5) |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 151.7 (138.5, 165.8) | 12 (2, 42) | 105 |
stable
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4.9 (-1.5, 14.5) |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 126.3 (115.3, 138.1) | 52 (18, 81) | 105 |
stable
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4.6 (-0.9, 16.4) |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 115.1 (96.6, 137.1) | 73 (14, 96) | 29 |
stable
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4.2 (-1.4, 18.3) |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 112.7 (104.1, 121.9) | 79 (49, 92) | 133 |
stable
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4.2 (-0.5, 14.3) |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 136.2 (125.1, 148.1) | 33 (8, 68) | 119 |
stable
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3.6 (-0.4, 12.0) |
| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 134.1 (106.9, 169.2) | 37 (2, 94) | 18 |
stable
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3.5 (-1.4, 17.5) |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 121.8 (114.8, 129.2) | 62 (35, 82) | 235 |
rising
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3.4 (0.8, 10.2) |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 151.7 (141.7, 162.3) | 11 (3, 34) | 184 |
rising
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3.0 (0.2, 9.0) |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 115.1 (103.3, 127.9) | 74 (32, 92) | 75 |
stable
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3.0 (-1.8, 14.6) |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 122.8 (111.0, 135.7) | 61 (20, 88) | 83 |
stable
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2.9 (-1.0, 13.4) |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 129.6 (121.1, 138.6) | 45 (18, 72) | 183 |
rising
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2.9 (1.3, 5.5) |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 135.1 (125.4, 145.6) | 35 (11, 69) | 150 |
stable
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2.8 (-0.5, 9.7) |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 125.8 (113.8, 139.1) | 53 (15, 86) | 82 |
stable
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2.5 (-0.5, 9.6) |
| Swain County 2 | Rural | 137.5 (106.3, 176.2) | 29 (1, 94) | 14 |
stable
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2.5 (-0.7, 6.4) |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 130.4 (111.2, 152.3) | 43 (4, 89) | 35 |
stable
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2.3 (-4.4, 16.8) |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 136.3 (128.2, 144.7) | 32 (13, 60) | 226 |
stable
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2.2 (-1.7, 11.3) |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 138.5 (114.2, 167.5) | 25 (2, 89) | 25 |
stable
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2.2 (-0.3, 8.9) |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 194.2 (163.2, 229.9) | 1 (1, 20) | 30 |
stable
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2.1 (-0.7, 5.4) |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 137.9 (121.6, 156.1) | 27 (3, 80) | 54 |
stable
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1.9 (-6.2, 11.7) |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 124.1 (112.8, 136.1) | 59 (18, 86) | 95 |
stable
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1.8 (-5.4, 10.8) |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 146.5 (140.4, 152.8) | 14 (6, 33) | 454 |
stable
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1.3 (-1.7, 8.3) |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 101.3 (85.3, 120.5) | 88 (39, 98) | 32 |
stable
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1.1 (-1.8, 4.6) |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 128.6 (119.2, 138.5) | 49 (17, 76) | 155 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.2, 5.7) |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 120.4 (99.1, 146.8) | 64 (7, 95) | 24 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.1, 2.8) |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 155.5 (123.3, 195.1) | 7 (1, 86) | 17 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.8, 3.4) |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 108.7 (93.6, 126.1) | 83 (34, 96) | 39 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.1, 2.2) |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 132.6 (108.4, 162.0) | 38 (2, 93) | 23 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.4, 2.8) |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 137.9 (111.2, 170.2) | 26 (1, 92) | 20 |
stable
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0.0 (-1.9, 7.1) |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 140.4 (123.0, 159.9) | 22 (3, 78) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.6, 1.6) |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 111.2 (103.4, 119.7) | 81 (52, 92) | 180 |
stable
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-0.4 (-1.6, 1.2) |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 154.4 (142.0, 167.6) | 9 (2, 35) | 122 |
stable
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-0.4 (-1.9, 1.1) |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 127.1 (99.6, 162.3) | 51 (2, 96) | 16 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.4, 1.8) |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 124.2 (109.0, 141.1) | 58 (10, 90) | 52 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.0, 1.2) |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 142.5 (130.1, 155.8) | 17 (4, 59) | 103 |
stable
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-0.5 (-5.4, 0.7) |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 125.7 (117.6, 134.3) | 54 (23, 78) | 185 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.0, 0.9) |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 119.1 (104.9, 135.0) | 66 (19, 92) | 53 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.5, 1.5) |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 125.2 (111.3, 140.6) | 56 (15, 88) | 63 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.6, 1.4) |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 139.3 (130.1, 149.0) | 23 (9, 57) | 185 |
stable
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-0.7 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 130.8 (111.8, 152.4) | 42 (4, 90) | 36 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.7, 0.9) |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 120.1 (100.5, 143.0) | 65 (7, 94) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.6) |
| Washington County 2 | Rural | 142.2 (110.7, 183.0) | 18 (1, 92) | 15 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.8, 2.0) |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 137.6 (122.2, 154.5) | 28 (5, 77) | 63 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.1, 1.4) |
| Hyde County 2 | Rural | 161.8 (105.0, 243.0) | 3 (1, 98) | 6 |
stable
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-1.0 (-5.4, 3.4) |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 118.0 (106.5, 130.6) | 71 (28, 90) | 82 |
stable
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-1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 118.7 (93.8, 150.0) | 69 (4, 98) | 16 |
stable
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-1.1 (-4.2, 2.1) |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 83.1 (73.3, 94.2) | 97 (87, 99) | 55 |
stable
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-1.2 (-4.5, 6.5) |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 121.2 (104.7, 139.9) | 63 (15, 93) | 41 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.1, 0.9) |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 143.7 (126.1, 163.2) | 16 (3, 72) | 51 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.1, 0.5) |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 129.5 (113.8, 146.9) | 46 (8, 86) | 52 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.7, 1.3) |
| Graham County 2 | Rural | 77.3 (51.0, 116.0) | 99 (35, 99) | 6 |
stable
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-1.4 (-5.2, 2.4) |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 113.2 (100.3, 127.4) | 78 (29, 94) | 59 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.3, 0.4) |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 140.9 (123.6, 160.2) | 20 (3, 77) | 51 |
falling 
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-1.5 (-2.9, -0.2) |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 131.9 (119.4, 145.6) | 40 (8, 76) | 86 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.3, 0.1) |
| Avery County 2 | Rural | 107.4 (84.7, 135.5) | 84 (13, 99) | 16 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.3, -0.2) |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 130.0 (107.4, 156.9) | 44 (3, 93) | 25 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.5, -0.1) |
| Clay County 2 | Rural | 118.7 (91.4, 155.1) | 68 (4, 98) | 14 |
stable
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-1.8 (-5.1, 1.6) |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 111.8 (95.6, 130.7) | 80 (21, 95) | 37 |
stable
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-1.8 (-3.6, 0.1) |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 116.9 (104.2, 131.0) | 72 (24, 92) | 65 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.3, -0.4) |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 119.0 (105.6, 133.8) | 67 (20, 92) | 61 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.5, -0.1) |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 137.1 (121.3, 154.6) | 30 (4, 78) | 58 |
stable
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-1.9 (-4.1, 0.5) |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 136.2 (108.6, 169.2) | 34 (2, 94) | 18 |
stable
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-2.1 (-4.5, 0.2) |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 125.2 (115.6, 135.4) | 55 (22, 83) | 131 |
falling
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-2.2 (-4.0, -0.5) |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 128.8 (109.6, 150.7) | 48 (5, 90) | 34 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.5, -0.8) |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 87.2 (63.7, 119.5) | 94 (35, 99) | 10 |
stable
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-2.3 (-4.6, 0.1) |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 118.4 (107.0, 130.8) | 70 (27, 89) | 83 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.6, -0.9) |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 110.9 (94.2, 130.1) | 82 (23, 96) | 33 |
stable
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-2.3 (-4.6, 0.1) |
| Jones County 2 | Rural | 136.4 (101.4, 182.3) | 31 (1, 96) | 11 |
stable
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-2.3 (-5.2, 0.6) |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 98.5 (84.3, 115.1) | 91 (56, 99) | 36 |
falling
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-2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 114.5 (104.9, 124.9) | 76 (41, 91) | 112 |
falling
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-2.4 (-3.8, -1.3) |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 131.1 (119.2, 144.0) | 41 (10, 78) | 94 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.5, -0.6) |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 114.8 (105.4, 124.9) | 75 (38, 91) | 116 |
falling
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-2.8 (-4.3, -1.3) |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 157.7 (152.7, 162.8) | 6 (3, 17) | 820 |
stable
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-2.8 (-6.3, 0.6) |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 107.1 (98.0, 116.8) | 85 (59, 94) | 109 |
falling
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-3.0 (-5.6, -2.3) |
| Currituck County 2 | Urban | 84.0 (66.5, 105.3) | 96 (69, 99) | 17 |
falling
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-3.1 (-5.9, -0.2) |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 100.4 (85.1, 118.6) | 90 (45, 99) | 34 |
falling
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-3.1 (-5.5, -0.8) |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 144.7 (127.9, 163.3) | 15 (3, 70) | 57 |
falling
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-3.5 (-5.5, -1.7) |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 100.7 (79.7, 126.3) | 89 (25, 99) | 17 |
falling
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-3.5 (-5.5, -1.6) |
| Gates County 2 | Urban | 87.7 (61.6, 123.7) | 93 (25, 99) | 8 |
stable
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-3.6 (-8.1, 0.8) |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 129.5 (120.4, 139.1) | 47 (17, 74) | 160 |
stable
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-3.9 (-9.5, 1.6) |
| Camden County 2 | Urban | 84.8 (56.7, 123.6) | 95 (22, 99) | 6 |
falling
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-4.0 (-8.0, -0.2) |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 139.0 (134.5, 143.6) | 24 (14, 43) | 783 |
falling
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-4.5 (-8.2, -0.5) |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 80.2 (69.5, 92.3) | 98 (87, 99) | 42 |
falling
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-4.5 (-6.8, -2.4) |
| Tyrrell County 2 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 1:31 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 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.