Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Bladder (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
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 | 19.0 (18.7, 19.3) | N/A | 2,477 |
falling 
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-2.5 (-4.7, -0.7) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 18.8 (18.7, 18.8) | N/A | 77,545 |
falling
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-2.1 (-2.9, -1.6) |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 9.2 (5.2, 15.9) | 95 (54, 95) | 3 |
falling
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-4.3 (-8.7, -0.5) |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 10.1 (6.6, 16.6) | 94 (63, 95) | 5 |
stable 
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-2.3 (-5.3, 0.9) |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 11.8 (7.7, 17.8) | 93 (36, 95) | 5 |
stable
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-2.2 (-5.8, 1.4) |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 12.5 (9.9, 15.7) | 92 (63, 95) | 17 |
stable
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-1.5 (-4.4, 1.5) |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 12.7 (10.0, 15.8) | 91 (57, 95) | 17 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.6, 2.2) |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 12.7 (7.2, 21.7) | 90 (7, 95) | 4 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.8, 2.0) |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 13.0 (9.5, 17.5) | 89 (47, 95) | 10 |
falling
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-10.4 (-25.5, -2.0) |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 13.1 (8.1, 20.4) | 88 (14, 95) | 4 |
stable
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-1.1 (-5.5, 3.1) |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 13.1 (8.0, 21.2) | 87 (13, 95) | 4 |
stable
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-1.6 (-5.7, 2.5) |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 13.4 (7.9, 22.6) | 86 (9, 95) | 4 |
stable
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-3.0 (-8.4, 2.0) |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 14.4 (10.2, 19.9) | 85 (22, 95) | 8 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.6, 1.8) |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 14.5 (9.7, 21.6) | 84 (10, 95) | 6 |
stable
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1.6 (-1.4, 5.3) |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 15.2 (13.4, 17.3) | 83 (52, 91) | 51 |
stable
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-8.6 (-15.7, 0.4) |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 15.4 (11.8, 19.9) | 82 (20, 94) | 13 |
stable
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0.1 (-3.5, 4.0) |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 15.4 (11.6, 20.2) | 81 (17, 95) | 11 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.0, 1.9) |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 15.5 (9.3, 24.5) | 80 (3, 95) | 4 |
stable
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-2.1 (-6.7, 2.3) |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 15.8 (9.3, 27.3) | 79 (2, 95) | 4 |
stable
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-0.7 (-5.6, 4.7) |
| Currituck County 2 | Urban | 16.1 (10.5, 23.8) | 78 (4, 95) | 6 |
stable
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-1.8 (-6.5, 3.4) |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 16.2 (12.2, 21.2) | 77 (11, 93) | 12 |
stable
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-1.2 (-4.2, 1.7) |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 16.2 (12.2, 21.3) | 76 (11, 94) | 11 |
stable
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1.9 (-1.7, 6.0) |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 16.3 (14.4, 18.5) | 75 (40, 88) | 53 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.1, 1.7) |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 16.4 (12.1, 21.9) | 74 (9, 94) | 10 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.6, 2.2) |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 16.6 (15.4, 17.8) | 73 (50, 82) | 166 |
stable
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-1.3 (-6.1, 0.6) |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 16.6 (12.1, 22.4) | 72 (7, 94) | 9 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.7, 1.4) |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 16.6 (12.9, 21.2) | 71 (13, 93) | 14 |
stable
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-2.4 (-5.3, 0.5) |
| Swain County 2 | Rural | 16.9 (9.8, 27.9) | 70 (2, 95) | 3 |
stable
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-3.1 (-7.3, 0.9) |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 17.0 (13.2, 21.5) | 69 (11, 93) | 15 |
stable
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-0.4 (-3.2, 2.6) |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 17.0 (10.9, 25.9) | 68 (2, 95) | 6 |
stable
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1.8 (-3.0, 7.8) |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 17.1 (13.2, 21.7) | 67 (11, 93) | 14 |
stable
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-2.0 (-4.5, 0.6) |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 17.1 (14.3, 20.3) | 66 (20, 89) | 27 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.7, 1.2) |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 17.3 (12.8, 23.2) | 65 (6, 93) | 10 |
stable
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-1.3 (-4.7, 2.2) |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 17.7 (13.5, 23.2) | 64 (6, 92) | 12 |
falling
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-7.8 (-15.4, -4.0) |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 17.7 (13.0, 24.4) | 63 (4, 94) | 9 |
falling
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-12.4 (-30.7, -0.7) |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 17.8 (15.1, 20.8) | 62 (17, 86) | 31 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.3, 1.1) |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 17.8 (16.6, 19.0) | 61 (39, 75) | 189 |
falling
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-3.5 (-8.6, -1.1) |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 17.9 (14.4, 22.0) | 60 (9, 90) | 19 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.1, 3.3) |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 17.9 (14.2, 22.4) | 59 (7, 91) | 17 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.2, 2.9) |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 17.9 (13.2, 24.0) | 58 (4, 94) | 10 |
stable
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-3.0 (-28.9, 4.6) |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 18.0 (15.0, 21.6) | 57 (13, 86) | 25 |
stable
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-0.1 (-1.2, 1.2) |
| Washington County 2 | Rural | 18.2 (10.1, 31.5) | 56 (1, 95) | 3 |
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| Union County 2 | Urban | 18.2 (15.8, 20.9) | 55 (19, 84) | 44 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.5, 0.2) |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 18.4 (14.4, 23.2) | 54 (6, 90) | 15 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 18.4 (15.2, 22.1) | 53 (9, 87) | 25 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.5, 0.9) |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 18.5 (16.1, 21.1) | 52 (17, 81) | 45 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.3, 2.7) |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 18.6 (15.6, 22.0) | 51 (11, 85) | 28 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.0, 4.5) |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 18.8 (13.4, 25.9) | 50 (2, 93) | 8 |
stable
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-3.3 (-13.1, 0.1) |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 18.9 (12.6, 27.8) | 49 (1, 94) | 6 |
stable
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-0.4 (-4.5, 4.1) |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 19.0 (15.4, 23.5) | 48 (6, 87) | 20 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.0, 1.3) |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 19.2 (14.9, 24.5) | 47 (3, 89) | 15 |
stable
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0.1 (-3.7, 4.3) |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 19.2 (17.3, 21.2) | 46 (16, 74) | 77 |
stable
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-1.2 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 19.2 (16.0, 22.8) | 45 (6, 84) | 26 |
stable
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1.7 (-0.4, 4.5) |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 19.5 (16.1, 23.5) | 44 (6, 83) | 24 |
stable
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-13.3 (-26.6, 1.4) |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 19.6 (15.0, 25.5) | 43 (3, 90) | 13 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.8, 2.8) |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 19.7 (17.0, 22.7) | 42 (8, 78) | 39 |
stable
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-4.3 (-16.4, 0.2) |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 19.7 (16.4, 23.5) | 41 (6, 83) | 27 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.8, 1.5) |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 19.8 (16.0, 24.3) | 40 (4, 86) | 21 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.0, 0.9) |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 20.0 (18.5, 21.7) | 39 (16, 64) | 126 |
stable
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-0.7 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 20.3 (15.3, 26.5) | 38 (2, 89) | 11 |
stable
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0.2 (-2.4, 2.9) |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 20.4 (14.3, 28.8) | 37 (1, 92) | 8 |
stable
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1.9 (-1.6, 6.2) |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 20.5 (14.6, 28.5) | 36 (1, 92) | 8 |
stable
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-1.1 (-3.7, 1.7) |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 20.7 (18.1, 23.6) | 35 (5, 72) | 46 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.6, 2.7) |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 20.8 (17.6, 24.6) | 34 (4, 76) | 30 |
stable
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-12.8 (-25.5, 0.7) |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 20.9 (18.2, 23.7) | 33 (6, 69) | 48 |
stable
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-0.5 (-1.9, 1.2) |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 20.9 (16.2, 26.8) | 32 (2, 85) | 15 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.9, 2.8) |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 20.9 (13.4, 32.1) | 31 (1, 94) | 5 |
falling
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-3.0 (-5.9, -0.2) |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 20.9 (16.6, 26.1) | 30 (2, 85) | 17 |
stable
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-10.2 (-25.8, 0.9) |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 20.9 (14.9, 28.5) | 29 (1, 91) | 9 |
stable
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1.4 (-2.4, 6.5) |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 21.0 (18.3, 24.0) | 28 (5, 70) | 46 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.0, 1.5) |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 21.0 (18.7, 23.6) | 27 (6, 67) | 63 |
falling
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-2.2 (-10.6, -0.1) |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 21.0 (15.9, 27.6) | 26 (1, 87) | 12 |
stable
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1.4 (-1.8, 5.3) |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 21.1 (19.3, 23.1) | 25 (8, 58) | 100 |
stable
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0.2 (-1.1, 1.5) |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 21.1 (18.4, 24.2) | 24 (4, 69) | 45 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.2, 0.2) |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 21.2 (16.6, 26.9) | 23 (2, 84) | 15 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.3, 2.4) |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 21.2 (17.9, 24.8) | 22 (4, 76) | 32 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.8, 1.3) |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 21.5 (17.0, 27.2) | 21 (2, 83) | 16 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.6, 2.6) |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 21.6 (18.9, 24.5) | 20 (4, 65) | 50 |
stable
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0.6 (-0.9, 2.6) |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 21.7 (18.1, 25.9) | 19 (3, 75) | 27 |
stable
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1.5 (-0.5, 3.7) |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 21.8 (19.4, 24.4) | 18 (5, 61) | 62 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 22.0 (18.9, 25.6) | 17 (3, 67) | 38 |
stable
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-0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 22.1 (19.4, 25.1) | 16 (3, 63) | 51 |
stable
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0.3 (-0.8, 1.5) |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 22.1 (18.4, 26.6) | 15 (2, 72) | 27 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.9, -0.1) |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 22.6 (18.7, 27.2) | 14 (2, 70) | 24 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.8, 3.1) |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 22.9 (19.5, 26.7) | 13 (2, 64) | 34 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.2, 1.0) |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 22.9 (20.3, 25.9) | 12 (3, 53) | 68 |
falling
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-3.7 (-8.0, -1.1) |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 23.0 (19.1, 27.6) | 11 (2, 68) | 26 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.6, 3.1) |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 23.4 (18.0, 30.5) | 10 (1, 83) | 14 |
falling
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-3.7 (-13.3, -0.4) |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 24.3 (18.9, 31.0) | 9 (1, 78) | 14 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.9, 2.2) |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (21.5, 28.0) | 8 (1, 44) | 48 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.3, 3.1) |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 24.8 (19.9, 31.2) | 7 (1, 67) | 18 |
stable
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1.2 (-2.1, 5.2) |
| Graham County 2 | Rural | 25.0 (14.8, 41.8) | 6 (1, 95) | 4 |
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| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 25.2 (16.6, 38.4) | 5 (1, 91) | 6 |
stable
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-0.3 (-3.5, 3.0) |
| Jones County 2 | Rural | 26.1 (15.1, 43.3) | 4 (1, 94) | 4 |
stable
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0.1 (-4.1, 4.7) |
| Clay County 2 | Rural | 28.2 (18.8, 42.6) | 3 (1, 88) | 7 |
stable
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-1.1 (-5.4, 3.5) |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 29.3 (21.2, 40.3) | 2 (1, 72) | 9 |
stable
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0.2 (-4.2, 4.9) |
| Avery County 2 | Rural | 30.9 (22.3, 42.4) | 1 (1, 64) | 9 |
stable
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1.8 (-1.9, 6.2) |
| Camden County 2 | Urban |
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| Gates County 2 | Urban |
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| Hyde County 2 | Rural |
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| Perquimans County 2 | Rural |
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| Tyrrell County 2 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 3:15 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.