Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Colon & Rectum (Late Stage^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
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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Percent of Cases with Late Stage
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| North Carolina 2 | N/A | 64.6 (63.5, 65.8) | N/A | 2,393 | 62.3 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 64.3 (64.1, 64.5) | N/A | 75,131 | 59.3 |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 42.6 (34.9, 51.6) | 93 (71, 93) | 22 | 51.9 |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 44.3 (31.5, 60.7) | 92 (38, 93) | 9 | 62.3 |
| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 48.6 (34.2, 67.1) | 91 (24, 93) | 8 | 60.3 |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 49.8 (31.9, 74.2) | 90 (11, 93) | 5 | 59.5 |
| Hertford County 2 | Rural | 50.4 (32.5, 75.2) | 89 (11, 93) | 5 | 47.2 |
| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 50.8 (28.2, 83.8) | 88 (3, 93) | 3 | 42.5 |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 51.2 (44.8, 58.2) | 87 (57, 92) | 48 | 62.2 |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 52.3 (34.0, 76.7) | 86 (10, 93) | 5 | 45.8 |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 53.3 (44.8, 63.0) | 85 (41, 92) | 30 | 53.8 |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 53.5 (39.7, 70.6) | 84 (18, 93) | 11 | 52.5 |
| Avery County 2 | Rural | 54.4 (33.9, 82.9) | 83 (5, 93) | 4 | 68.8 |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 54.5 (47.6, 62.1) | 82 (43, 91) | 47 | 65.8 |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 54.8 (45.5, 65.3) | 81 (33, 92) | 26 | 66.3 |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 54.9 (40.2, 73.2) | 80 (11, 93) | 10 | 74.3 |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 55.6 (38.5, 77.5) | 79 (10, 93) | 7 | 63.8 |
| Clay County 2 | Rural | 55.9 (33.0, 89.4) | 78 (2, 93) | 4 | 59.4 |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 56.5 (48.6, 65.4) | 77 (35, 91) | 38 | 53.5 |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 56.5 (52.8, 60.5) | 76 (53, 87) | 178 | 66.4 |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 56.8 (50.0, 64.2) | 75 (40, 90) | 52 | 58.4 |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 57.8 (47.2, 70.0) | 74 (19, 92) | 22 | 67.5 |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 57.8 (34.2, 91.3) | 73 (2, 93) | 4 | 54.3 |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 58.0 (50.0, 67.0) | 72 (29, 91) | 39 | 51.3 |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 58.7 (50.4, 68.0) | 71 (28, 90) | 36 | 63.9 |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 58.7 (43.5, 77.6) | 70 (11, 93) | 10 | 58.4 |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 59.0 (48.0, 71.7) | 69 (19, 92) | 21 | 60.3 |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 59.1 (37.6, 88.5) | 68 (3, 93) | 5 | 56.8 |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 59.5 (46.8, 74.6) | 67 (14, 92) | 16 | 59.7 |
| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 59.9 (34.1, 97.4) | 66 (2, 93) | 3 | 70.8 |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 59.9 (51.6, 69.3) | 65 (26, 89) | 40 | 59.2 |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 60.4 (44.2, 80.6) | 64 (7, 93) | 9 | 67.1 |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 60.6 (40.7, 87.1) | 63 (3, 93) | 6 | 57.7 |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 60.7 (55.6, 66.0) | 62 (38, 82) | 110 | 58.9 |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 60.8 (38.6, 91.4) | 61 (3, 93) | 5 | 54.5 |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 61.0 (46.4, 78.7) | 60 (9, 93) | 13 | 54.3 |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 61.0 (45.1, 80.7) | 59 (7, 93) | 10 | 74.6 |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 61.9 (57.9, 66.2) | 58 (37, 77) | 185 | 63.5 |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 62.2 (51.9, 73.9) | 57 (17, 89) | 28 | 65.7 |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 62.7 (54.6, 71.6) | 56 (23, 86) | 46 | 59.9 |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 63.9 (55.5, 73.2) | 55 (21, 85) | 50 | 60.6 |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 64.6 (50.5, 81.5) | 54 (8, 91) | 15 | 62.2 |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 64.9 (46.1, 88.8) | 53 (3, 93) | 9 | 65.7 |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 64.9 (53.9, 77.4) | 52 (13, 89) | 26 | 65.8 |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 65.8 (43.4, 95.4) | 51 (2, 93) | 6 | 58.8 |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 65.9 (54.3, 79.1) | 50 (11, 88) | 24 | 66.3 |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 66.0 (51.8, 82.8) | 49 (7, 90) | 15 | 58.8 |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 66.6 (60.4, 73.2) | 48 (22, 73) | 89 | 68.3 |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 67.0 (57.5, 77.7) | 47 (12, 81) | 37 | 59.2 |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 67.6 (56.6, 80.2) | 46 (10, 85) | 27 | 59.8 |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 68.3 (61.4, 75.7) | 45 (18, 73) | 75 | 69.3 |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 68.7 (59.2, 79.2) | 44 (11, 81) | 39 | 61.6 |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 68.7 (47.3, 96.4) | 43 (2, 93) | 7 | 60.3 |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 68.9 (57.8, 81.5) | 42 (8, 83) | 28 | 53.4 |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 69.0 (55.9, 84.2) | 41 (5, 87) | 20 | 62.1 |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 69.3 (60.2, 79.4) | 40 (12, 78) | 43 | 57.1 |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 69.4 (49.4, 95.0) | 39 (2, 92) | 8 | 67.2 |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 70.0 (59.0, 82.6) | 38 (8, 84) | 30 | 62.4 |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 70.7 (59.1, 83.9) | 37 (6, 82) | 27 | 62.0 |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 70.7 (55.2, 89.1) | 36 (4, 90) | 15 | 68.9 |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 70.7 (57.6, 86.1) | 35 (4, 84) | 21 | 55.0 |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 71.0 (54.0, 91.7) | 34 (3, 89) | 12 | 71.3 |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 71.1 (51.8, 95.4) | 33 (2, 91) | 9 | 60.5 |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 71.2 (63.2, 80.1) | 32 (11, 72) | 58 | 58.3 |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 71.3 (46.3, 105.5) | 31 (1, 93) | 5 | 61.9 |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 71.5 (56.7, 89.1) | 30 (3, 87) | 17 | 61.3 |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 72.1 (54.4, 93.7) | 29 (3, 90) | 12 | 54.2 |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 72.2 (56.7, 90.6) | 28 (3, 87) | 16 | 62.4 |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 72.5 (60.1, 86.6) | 27 (5, 81) | 26 | 71.5 |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 73.1 (58.6, 90.2) | 26 (3, 86) | 18 | 58.8 |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 73.4 (61.6, 86.7) | 25 (5, 80) | 29 | 64.7 |
| Greene County 2 | Rural | 74.0 (48.5, 108.2) | 24 (1, 93) | 6 | 73.7 |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 75.9 (54.4, 103.2) | 23 (2, 91) | 8 | 64.6 |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 76.4 (59.8, 96.3) | 22 (2, 83) | 16 | 62.4 |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 78.6 (65.7, 93.2) | 21 (3, 69) | 27 | 61.0 |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 79.7 (54.1, 112.7) | 20 (1, 92) | 7 | 62.5 |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 80.6 (66.9, 96.3) | 19 (2, 69) | 25 | 67.0 |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 80.7 (63.4, 101.3) | 18 (2, 82) | 15 | 72.4 |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 81.3 (62.7, 103.7) | 17 (2, 84) | 13 | 66.3 |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 82.2 (66.2, 100.9) | 16 (2, 72) | 19 | 78.3 |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 83.2 (66.1, 103.4) | 15 (2, 74) | 17 | 60.7 |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 83.3 (68.9, 99.8) | 14 (2, 64) | 24 | 69.5 |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 83.3 (71.1, 97.0) | 13 (2, 55) | 34 | 66.5 |
| Washington County 2 | Rural | 83.4 (52.4, 126.2) | 12 (1, 93) | 5 | 55.8 |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 84.9 (63.5, 111.2) | 11 (1, 84) | 11 | 70.0 |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 85.4 (65.3, 109.8) | 10 (1, 80) | 13 | 63.8 |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 86.0 (71.3, 102.8) | 9 (2, 63) | 25 | 67.9 |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 86.3 (73.7, 100.5) | 8 (2, 51) | 35 | 66.3 |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 86.5 (68.7, 107.4) | 7 (1, 73) | 17 | 65.4 |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 86.6 (76.7, 97.4) | 6 (2, 37) | 57 | 71.9 |
| Person County 2 | Urban | 89.3 (69.6, 112.9) | 5 (1, 73) | 15 | 68.9 |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 90.3 (71.9, 112.0) | 4 (1, 63) | 17 | 59.4 |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 95.2 (68.1, 129.4) | 3 (1, 81) | 8 | 64.6 |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 104.1 (85.8, 125.0) | 2 (1, 30) | 24 | 68.8 |
| Swain County 2 | Rural | 148.4 (105.1, 203.3) | 1 (1, 15) | 8 | 67.8 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 10:45 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 are computed using cancers classified as malignant based on ICD-O-3. For more information see malignant.html.
^ Late Stage is defined as cases determined to be regional or distant. 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.