Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Brain & ONS (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Recentaapc
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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 | 6.4 (6.2, 6.6) | N/A | 758 |
stable
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-0.5 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 6.3 (6.2, 6.3) | N/A | 23,548 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.1, -1.1) |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 10.1 (6.2, 15.5) | 2 (1, 60) | 5 |
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10.5 (0.7, 52.8) |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 9.0 (5.5, 13.7) | 4 (1, 62) | 5 |
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5.8 (1.5, 11.7) |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 6.3 (3.6, 10.4) | 36 (2, 63) | 4 |
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1.8 (-24.5, 30.2) |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 6.8 (5.1, 8.9) | 25 (4, 61) | 11 |
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1.6 (-1.3, 4.9) |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 7.0 (5.0, 9.7) | 22 (2, 62) | 9 |
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1.5 (-1.0, 4.5) |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 7.9 (5.7, 10.7) | 12 (1, 58) | 10 |
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1.4 (-1.4, 4.6) |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 5.0 (3.3, 7.3) | 59 (10, 63) | 6 |
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1.3 (-1.9, 5.0) |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 6.1 (4.0, 8.9) | 43 (3, 63) | 6 |
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0.9 (-3.9, 6.6) |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 7.5 (4.5, 11.8) | 17 (1, 63) | 4 |
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0.8 (-3.1, 5.8) |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 7.3 (5.4, 9.7) | 18 (2, 60) | 15 |
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0.5 (-2.5, 4.1) |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 6.1 (4.9, 7.4) | 44 (11, 61) | 20 |
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0.4 (-1.9, 2.8) |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 6.4 (4.4, 9.1) | 34 (3, 63) | 7 |
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0.1 (-3.5, 3.8) |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 8.4 (5.7, 12.0) | 7 (1, 61) | 7 |
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0.0 (-3.7, 4.3) |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 6.6 (5.1, 8.3) | 31 (6, 60) | 15 |
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0.0 (-2.2, 2.4) |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 8.4 (6.4, 10.7) | 8 (1, 53) | 13 |
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0.0 (-3.2, 3.4) |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 7.9 (5.2, 11.5) | 11 (1, 62) | 6 |
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0.0 (-3.7, 4.2) |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 7.9 (4.5, 13.4) | 10 (1, 63) | 4 |
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0.0 (-5.9, 6.2) |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 6.8 (6.1, 7.5) | 26 (12, 47) | 78 |
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0.0 (-1.2, 1.4) |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 7.7 (6.4, 9.3) | 14 (3, 46) | 26 |
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-0.4 (-2.5, 1.9) |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 6.0 (4.6, 7.7) | 46 (8, 62) | 13 |
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-0.4 (-3.3, 2.7) |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 5.7 (4.0, 7.8) | 54 (8, 63) | 8 |
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-0.4 (-3.6, 3.2) |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 6.1 (4.1, 8.7) | 41 (4, 63) | 7 |
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-0.5 (-3.6, 2.5) |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 6.2 (4.9, 7.8) | 39 (8, 62) | 16 |
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-0.5 (-2.5, 1.6) |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 8.5 (5.7, 12.4) | 5 (1, 61) | 6 |
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-0.5 (-5.1, 4.3) |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 6.9 (5.5, 8.6) | 24 (5, 58) | 18 |
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-0.6 (-2.7, 1.9) |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 6.7 (5.2, 8.5) | 28 (5, 60) | 14 |
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-0.7 (-2.7, 1.3) |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 6.2 (4.6, 8.4) | 38 (6, 62) | 10 |
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-0.7 (-4.0, 2.9) |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 6.8 (4.7, 9.5) | 27 (2, 62) | 8 |
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-0.8 (-4.8, 3.9) |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 5.9 (4.9, 7.1) | 49 (15, 60) | 26 |
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-0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 6.1 (4.6, 8.0) | 40 (7, 62) | 12 |
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-0.9 (-3.9, 2.2) |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 7.3 (5.8, 9.1) | 19 (3, 57) | 17 |
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-0.9 (-3.5, 1.8) |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 6.7 (4.6, 9.4) | 30 (3, 62) | 8 |
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-0.9 (-4.2, 3.1) |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 6.6 (5.0, 8.5) | 32 (5, 61) | 13 |
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-0.9 (-2.9, 1.0) |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 5.5 (3.5, 8.4) | 56 (4, 63) | 5 |
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-0.9 (-6.1, 4.6) |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 5.7 (3.1, 9.6) | 53 (2, 63) | 3 |
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-0.9 (-3.9, 2.3) |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 5.9 (4.7, 7.2) | 51 (13, 61) | 19 |
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-1.1 (-3.7, 1.9) |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 6.0 (5.1, 7.0) | 45 (15, 59) | 34 |
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-1.1 (-2.7, 0.5) |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 7.1 (4.7, 10.5) | 21 (1, 63) | 6 |
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-1.1 (-4.3, 2.0) |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 6.4 (4.8, 8.4) | 35 (6, 62) | 11 |
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-1.2 (-5.3, 0.8) |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 7.0 (4.4, 10.6) | 23 (1, 63) | 5 |
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-1.3 (-6.5, 4.0) |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 6.6 (4.2, 10.0) | 33 (2, 63) | 5 |
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-1.3 (-5.5, 3.1) |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 5.5 (3.0, 9.3) | 57 (3, 63) | 3 |
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-1.4 (-6.5, 3.8) |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 6.3 (4.8, 8.2) | 37 (6, 62) | 12 |
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-1.5 (-4.5, 1.6) |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 7.5 (4.4, 12.0) | 16 (1, 63) | 4 |
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-1.6 (-6.1, 3.2) |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 5.9 (4.0, 8.5) | 50 (5, 63) | 6 |
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-1.9 (-6.7, 2.6) |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 5.0 (3.0, 7.9) | 60 (7, 63) | 5 |
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-2.0 (-7.4, 3.7) |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 7.2 (5.3, 9.6) | 20 (2, 61) | 12 |
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-2.0 (-4.9, 0.8) |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 4.7 (3.1, 6.7) | 61 (17, 63) | 6 |
stable
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-2.1 (-5.5, 1.1) |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 5.5 (4.9, 6.2) | 55 (28, 60) | 61 |
falling
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-2.3 (-7.6, -0.8) |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 6.1 (4.8, 7.7) | 42 (8, 62) | 16 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.8, -0.2) |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 5.8 (3.6, 8.9) | 52 (4, 63) | 5 |
stable
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-2.5 (-5.4, 0.3) |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 5.2 (3.4, 7.8) | 58 (8, 63) | 6 |
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-2.7 (-7.8, 2.0) |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 5.9 (4.1, 8.3) | 47 (5, 63) | 8 |
falling
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-3.5 (-6.7, -0.5) |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 4.6 (3.1, 6.6) | 62 (18, 63) | 6 |
falling
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-5.6 (-10.9, -3.2) |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 7.9 (4.6, 12.6) | 13 (1, 63) | 4 |
stable
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-6.2 (-25.5, 0.2) |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 8.4 (5.0, 13.4) | 6 (1, 63) | 4 |
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| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 7.7 (4.5, 12.2) | 15 (1, 63) | 4 |
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| Lee County 2 | Rural | 4.1 (2.3, 6.8) | 63 (16, 63) | 3 |
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| Macon County 2 | Rural | 6.7 (3.5, 11.7) | 29 (1, 63) | 3 |
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| Person County 2 | Urban | 8.0 (4.6, 13.0) | 9 (1, 63) | 4 |
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| Polk County 2 | Rural | 12.1 (6.1, 21.8) | 1 (1, 63) | 3 |
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| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 9.3 (5.7, 14.3) | 3 (1, 61) | 4 |
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| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 5.9 (3.6, 9.2) | 48 (3, 63) | 4 |
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| Alexander County 2 | Urban |
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| Alleghany County 2 | Rural |
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| Anson County 2 | Urban |
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| Ashe County 2 | Rural |
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| Avery County 2 | Rural |
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| Bertie County 2 | Rural |
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| Bladen County 2 | Rural |
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| Camden County 2 | Urban |
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| Caswell County 2 | Rural |
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| Cherokee County 2 | Rural |
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| Chowan County 2 | Rural |
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| Clay County 2 | Rural |
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| Columbus County 2 | Rural |
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| Currituck County 2 | Urban |
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| Dare County 2 | Rural |
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| Gates County 2 | Urban |
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| Graham County 2 | Rural |
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| Greene County 2 | Rural |
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| Hertford County 2 | Rural |
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| Hyde County 2 | Rural |
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| Jones County 2 | Rural |
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| Madison County 2 | Urban |
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| Martin County 2 | Rural |
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| Mitchell County 2 | Rural |
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| Montgomery County 2 | Rural |
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| Northampton County 2 | Rural |
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| Pamlico County 2 | Rural |
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| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural |
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| Perquimans County 2 | Rural |
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| Scotland County 2 | Rural |
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| Swain County 2 | Rural |
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| Tyrrell County 2 | Rural |
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| Vance County 2 | Rural |
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| Warren County 2 | Rural |
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| Washington County 2 | Rural |
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| Yadkin County 2 | Urban |
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| Yancey County 2 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 5:52 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 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.


