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Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County

Thyroid (All Stages^), 2018-2022

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

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County
sort alphabetically by name ascending 		2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
sort by rural urban descending 		Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate †
cases per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by rate descending 		CI*Rank ⋔
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by CI rank descending 		Average Annual Count
sort by count descending 		Recent Trend
 Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by trend descending
North Carolina 2 N/A 11.0 (10.7, 11.3) N/A 1,237 falling falling trend -2.7 (-4.1, -1.8)
US (SEER+NPCR) 1 N/A 12.9 (12.8, 12.9) N/A 45,453 falling falling trend -2.1 (-2.7, -1.6)
Wilson County 2 Rural 6.6 (4.4, 9.7) 68 (33, 68) 6 stable stable trend -2.6 (-26.3, 1.3)
Hoke County 2 Urban 7.5 (4.6, 11.6) 67 (18, 68) 4
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Transylvania County 2 Rural 7.5 (4.1, 12.9) 66 (9, 68) 4 falling falling trend -4.5 (-8.7, -0.7)
Catawba County 2 Urban 7.5 (5.7, 9.7) 65 (35, 68) 13 falling falling trend -10.4 (-19.1, -5.7)
Nash County 2 Urban 7.8 (5.5, 10.7) 64 (26, 68) 8 stable stable trend 1.2 (-2.6, 5.3)
Jackson County 2 Rural 7.9 (4.6, 12.7) 63 (10, 68) 4 stable stable trend 0.4 (-2.8, 4.0)
Henderson County 2 Urban 8.1 (6.0, 10.7) 62 (25, 68) 12 stable stable trend -0.4 (-3.7, 3.2)
Forsyth County 2 Urban 8.2 (6.9, 9.5) 61 (39, 67) 34 falling falling trend -2.7 (-14.2, -0.6)
Wilkes County 2 Rural 8.3 (5.4, 12.1) 60 (16, 68) 6 stable stable trend -3.3 (-27.3, 0.9)
Lee County 2 Rural 8.4 (5.5, 12.3) 59 (12, 68) 6
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Craven County 2 Rural 8.4 (6.0, 11.4) 58 (18, 68) 9 stable stable trend -2.1 (-16.4, 1.7)
Caldwell County 2 Urban 8.4 (5.8, 11.8) 57 (17, 68) 8
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Pitt County 2 Urban 8.5 (6.5, 10.8) 56 (26, 68) 14 falling falling trend -11.6 (-30.5, -1.1)
Watauga County 2 Rural 8.6 (5.2, 13.5) 55 (4, 68) 4 stable stable trend -2.6 (-7.7, 2.1)
Macon County 2 Rural 8.6 (5.1, 13.9) 54 (5, 68) 5
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McDowell County 2 Rural 8.7 (5.4, 13.4) 53 (7, 68) 5 stable stable trend -2.9 (-6.2, 0.1)
Halifax County 2 Rural 8.9 (5.4, 13.7) 52 (6, 68) 5
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Stokes County 2 Urban 9.0 (5.4, 14.1) 51 (4, 68) 4 stable stable trend 3.6 (-0.9, 9.2)
Rutherford County 2 Rural 9.0 (6.0, 13.1) 50 (8, 68) 6 stable stable trend -0.1 (-4.6, 4.8)
Randolph County 2 Urban 9.3 (7.2, 11.8) 49 (18, 67) 15 falling falling trend -5.5 (-13.0, -1.6)
Surry County 2 Rural 9.4 (6.6, 13.2) 48 (6, 68) 8 stable stable trend -0.2 (-4.7, 4.3)
Ashe County 2 Rural 9.6 (5.2, 16.4) 47 (2, 68) 3
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Cleveland County 2 Rural 9.7 (7.1, 12.9) 46 (9, 67) 10 falling falling trend -3.2 (-7.2, -0.7)
Carteret County 2 Rural 9.8 (6.6, 13.9) 45 (5, 68) 8 stable stable trend -4.9 (-28.4, 2.5)
Gaston County 2 Urban 9.8 (8.1, 11.8) 44 (19, 65) 25 falling falling trend -3.0 (-7.9, -0.3)
Rockingham County 2 Urban 9.9 (7.2, 13.2) 43 (8, 67) 11 rising rising trend 2.8 (0.2, 5.5)
Guilford County 2 Urban 10.1 (9.0, 11.4) 42 (23, 58) 57 falling falling trend -3.1 (-4.8, -1.9)
Mecklenburg County 2 Urban 10.2 (9.4, 11.1) 41 (26, 54) 116 stable stable trend -0.2 (-7.6, 1.4)
Davidson County 2 Urban 10.4 (8.4, 12.7) 40 (12, 63) 21 stable stable trend -0.4 (-14.3, 2.7)
Person County 2 Urban 10.5 (6.6, 15.9) 39 (2, 68) 5
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Buncombe County 2 Urban 10.6 (9.0, 12.4) 38 (16, 59) 33 stable stable trend -1.5 (-5.2, 0.5)
Rowan County 2 Urban 10.6 (8.4, 13.3) 37 (8, 63) 17 falling falling trend -12.0 (-20.4, -3.8)
Cumberland County 2 Urban 10.7 (9.1, 12.5) 36 (14, 57) 34 stable stable trend -1.7 (-5.6, 0.0)
Lenoir County 2 Rural 10.9 (7.2, 15.7) 35 (1, 68) 6 stable stable trend 1.4 (-3.4, 6.7)
Wayne County 2 Urban 11.0 (8.4, 14.0) 34 (6, 65) 14 stable stable trend -2.2 (-11.1, 1.8)
Alamance County 2 Urban 11.0 (9.0, 13.4) 33 (8, 60) 22 stable stable trend 0.6 (-2.5, 4.1)
Richmond County 2 Rural 11.1 (7.0, 16.6) 32 (1, 68) 5 stable stable trend 1.9 (-4.3, 8.8)
Harnett County 2 Rural 11.3 (8.9, 14.2) 31 (5, 62) 16 stable stable trend 2.1 (-0.5, 5.3)
Cherokee County 2 Rural 11.3 (6.1, 19.3) 30 (1, 68) 3
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Beaufort County 2 Rural 11.5 (7.2, 17.4) 29 (1, 68) 5 stable stable trend 1.2 (-2.7, 5.1)
Johnston County 2 Urban 11.9 (9.9, 14.1) 28 (6, 53) 27 rising rising trend 12.7 (2.7, 19.9)
Haywood County 2 Rural 12.2 (8.6, 16.9) 27 (1, 65) 8 stable stable trend 1.6 (-2.1, 5.8)
Franklin County 2 Urban 12.3 (9.0, 16.5) 26 (1, 62) 10 rising rising trend 3.8 (0.8, 7.9)
Davie County 2 Urban 12.4 (7.9, 18.3) 25 (1, 68) 6 stable stable trend 2.3 (-2.2, 7.7)
Lincoln County 2 Urban 12.5 (9.5, 16.3) 24 (1, 62) 13 stable stable trend -0.9 (-7.7, 1.5)
Orange County 2 Urban 12.5 (10.0, 15.5) 23 (2, 55) 19 stable stable trend -2.4 (-13.6, 2.0)
Columbus County 2 Rural 12.7 (8.8, 17.9) 22 (1, 65) 7 stable stable trend 2.6 (-1.7, 7.8)
Granville County 2 Rural 12.9 (9.3, 17.5) 21 (1, 63) 9 stable stable trend 3.6 (-0.7, 9.1)
Burke County 2 Urban 13.0 (9.8, 16.9) 20 (1, 59) 13 stable stable trend 1.8 (-1.6, 5.5)
Bladen County 2 Rural 13.0 (7.6, 20.7) 19 (1, 68) 4 stable stable trend 4.2 (-1.5, 10.7)
Iredell County 2 Urban 13.1 (10.9, 15.6) 18 (2, 46) 26 falling falling trend -6.6 (-12.1, -3.1)
Chatham County 2 Urban 13.1 (9.7, 17.3) 17 (1, 59) 12 rising rising trend 3.5 (0.6, 7.3)
Wake County 2 Urban 13.1 (12.2, 14.1) 16 (7, 30) 155 stable stable trend 0.2 (-1.1, 1.3)
Robeson County 2 Rural 13.1 (10.3, 16.5) 15 (1, 55) 15 rising rising trend 7.9 (5.7, 10.9)
Montgomery County 2 Rural 13.2 (7.4, 21.6) 14 (1, 68) 3
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Durham County 2 Urban 13.5 (11.8, 15.3) 13 (3, 35) 48 falling falling trend -7.3 (-13.2, -3.4)
Moore County 2 Urban 13.6 (10.5, 17.3) 12 (1, 52) 15 stable stable trend -2.9 (-17.2, 0.9)
Yadkin County 2 Urban 13.8 (8.7, 20.8) 11 (1, 67) 5
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Cabarrus County 2 Urban 13.8 (11.7, 16.2) 10 (2, 39) 32 falling falling trend -3.6 (-9.9, -0.8)
Union County 2 Urban 13.9 (11.9, 16.3) 9 (1, 37) 34 rising rising trend 3.2 (1.6, 5.3)
Sampson County 2 Rural 14.0 (10.1, 18.8) 8 (1, 59) 9 stable stable trend 2.1 (-1.8, 6.7)
Onslow County 2 Urban 14.2 (11.6, 17.1) 7 (1, 39) 25 falling falling trend -5.9 (-7.9, -4.3)
Anson County 2 Urban 14.5 (8.4, 23.5) 6 (1, 68) 4
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Duplin County 2 Rural 14.8 (10.3, 20.6) 5 (1, 59) 8 falling falling trend -6.0 (-13.3, -1.9)
Stanly County 2 Rural 15.4 (11.2, 20.6) 4 (1, 50) 10 rising rising trend 3.7 (0.1, 7.9)
Brunswick County 2 Urban 15.5 (12.4, 19.1) 3 (1, 37) 26 falling falling trend -2.8 (-7.4, -0.1)
New Hanover County 2 Urban 15.9 (13.7, 18.4) 2 (1, 23) 39 falling falling trend -6.7 (-12.4, -1.7)
Pender County 2 Urban 17.8 (13.3, 23.4) 1 (1, 36) 11 falling falling trend -5.6 (-13.2, -1.5)
Alexander County 2 Urban
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Alleghany County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Avery County 2 Rural
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Bertie County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Camden County 2 Urban
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Caswell County 2 Rural
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Chowan County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Clay County 2 Rural
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Currituck County 2 Urban
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Dare County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Edgecombe County 2 Urban
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3 or fewer
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Gates County 2 Urban
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3 or fewer
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Graham County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Greene County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Hertford County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Hyde County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Jones County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Madison County 2 Urban
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3 or fewer
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Martin County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Mitchell County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Northampton County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Pamlico County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Pasquotank County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Perquimans County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Polk 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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3 or fewer
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Vance County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Warren County 2 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Washington County 2 Rural
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Yancey County 2 Rural
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 4:16 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.

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