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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County

All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2018-2022

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65

Sorted by Recentaapc

Explanation of Column Headers
Incidence Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The incidence rate is based upon 100,000 people and is an annual rate (or average annual rate) based on the time period indicated. Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population.

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC/APC:

AAPC/APC (95% Confidence Interval) - the change in rate over time


Other Notes


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


North Carolina2


US (SEER+NPCR)1


Gates County2


Catawba County2


Rowan County2


Alleghany County2


Graham County2


Forsyth County2


Chatham County2


Granville County2


Greene County2


Hoke County2


Buncombe County2


Wake County2


Camden County2


Guilford County2


Hertford County2


Mecklenburg County2


New Hanover County2


Perquimans County2


Watauga County2


Beaufort County2


Durham County2


Henderson County2


Lee County2


Nash County2


Transylvania County2


Carteret County2


Davidson County2


Harnett County2


Iredell County2


Lenoir County2


Onslow County2


Pasquotank County2


Pitt County2


Randolph County2


Scotland County2


Caswell County2


Craven County2


Macon County2


Wilkes County2


Yadkin County2


Cabarrus County2


Edgecombe County2


Haywood County2


Orange County2


Wilson County2


Cumberland County2


Johnston County2


Madison County2


Montgomery County2


Northampton County2


Richmond County2


Alamance County2


Moore County2


Yancey County2


Brunswick County2


Cherokee County2


Rockingham County2


Surry County2


Swain County2


Clay County2


Gaston County2


Halifax County2


Martin County2


Stokes County2


Vance County2


Franklin County2


Lincoln County2


Robeson County2


Burke County2


Ashe County2


Bladen County2


Dare County2


Jones County2


Rutherford County2


Sampson County2


Union County2


Bertie County2


Columbus County2


Davie County2


Jackson County2


Mitchell County2


Pamlico County2


Pender County2


Person County2


Alexander County2


McDowell County2


Chowan County2


Stanly County2


Warren County2


Avery County2


Hyde County2


Caldwell County2


Cleveland County2


Polk County2


Wayne County2


Duplin County2


Currituck County2


Anson County2


Tyrrell County2


Washington County2





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 12:36 am.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.


† 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.

‡ Incidence data come from different sources. The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.

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.

⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. The rates used in CI*Rank are all age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population using 19 age groups for SEER and NPCR areas. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.

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.

1 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2024 submission.

2 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2024 submission).

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.