State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County

Oral Cavity & Pharynx (Late Stage^), 2018-2022

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

Sorted by Name

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.

Percent of Cases with Late Stage - This is the number of late stages cases compared to the number of cases for all stages.

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

North Carolina²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.4 to 8.9 and 1,146 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.7 to 7.8 and 32,341 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A

Alamance County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.8 to 9.2 and 16 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 71 (25, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Alexander County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.6 to 12.5 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 66 (4, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Anson County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.8 to 23.9 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 78)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Ashe County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.9 to 14.2 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 56 (2, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Beaufort County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.9 to 12.7 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 49 (3, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Bladen County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 11.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.7 to 17.3 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (1, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Brunswick County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 11.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.9 to 13.5 and 27 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (2, 58)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Buncombe County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.3 to 10.1 and 33 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 51 (16, 73)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Burke County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.9 to 13.3 and 14 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (2, 72)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Cabarrus County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.2 to 10.5 and 23 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 47 (12, 75)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Caldwell County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.5 to 13.2 and 11 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (2, 76)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Carteret County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.1 to 15.6 and 14 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 65)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Caswell County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.6 to 14.4 and 3 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 61 (2, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Catawba County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.1 to 10.9 and 19 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (9, 76)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Chatham County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 6.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.2 to 8.6 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 79 (32, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Cherokee County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.1 to 19.2 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (1, 77)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Cleveland County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.0 to 13.4 and 14 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (2, 72)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Columbus County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.8 to 12.8 and 6 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 46 (3, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Craven County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.7 to 11.4 and 13 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (6, 78)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Cumberland County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.1 to 10.1 and 28 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 53 (16, 74)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Currituck County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.7 to 14.8 and 3 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 50 (1, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Dare County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.6 to 14.9 and 6 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (1, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Davidson County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.1 to 12.0 and 24 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (5, 69)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Davie County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.7 to 14.0 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (2, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Duplin County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.6 to 11.2 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 70 (6, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Durham County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 6.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.2 to 7.5 and 23 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 78 (54, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Edgecombe County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.3 to 13.7 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (2, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Forsyth County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.3 to 9.8 and 41 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 54 (19, 73)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Franklin County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.9 to 10.6 and 6 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 73 (8, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Gaston County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.7 to 10.9 and 27 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (9, 71)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Granville County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.9 to 13.7 and 8 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (2, 78)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Greene County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.2 to 21.2 and 3 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Guilford County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.7 to 8.7 and 50 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 68 (33, 76)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Halifax County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.0 to 14.7 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (1, 78)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Harnett County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.3 to 12.0 and 14 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (4, 75)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Haywood County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.8 to 11.3 and 9 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 62 (6, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Henderson County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.3 to 11.7 and 18 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (6, 74)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Hoke County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.3 to 12.8 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 59 (2, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Iredell County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.1 to 11.9 and 24 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (5, 69)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Jackson County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.4 to 13.9 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (2, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Johnston County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.9 to 10.3 and 21 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 55 (14, 76)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lee County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.8 to 11.9 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 58 (5, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lenoir County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.2 to 11.2 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 67 (7, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Lincoln County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.8 to 12.0 and 12 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (4, 77)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Macon County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.4 to 15.1 and 6 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (1, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

McDowell County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.0 to 17.8 and 8 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 69)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Mecklenburg County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.6 to 8.1 and 83 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 72 (46, 76)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Montgomery County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.3 to 16.0 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (1, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Moore County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.3 to 12.4 and 14 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (4, 76)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Nash County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.8 to 10.8 and 10 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 63 (9, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

New Hanover County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 11.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.7 to 13.3 and 34 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (2, 48)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Northampton County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.9 to 19.0 and 3 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (1, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Onslow County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.6 to 13.3 and 18 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (2, 66)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Orange County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.0 to 11.4 and 15 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (7, 76)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Pamlico County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 15.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.8 to 27.8 and 3 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Pasquotank County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.7 to 13.8 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (2, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Pender County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.2 to 14.0 and 8 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (1, 78)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Person County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.4 to 13.5 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 48 (2, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Pitt County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 6.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.3 to 8.9 and 13 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 75 (27, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Randolph County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.2 to 11.4 and 17 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (7, 75)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Richmond County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.0 to 15.0 and 6 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (1, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Robeson County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.1 to 9.4 and 10 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 74 (22, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Rockingham County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.1 to 17.4 and 19 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 31)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Rowan County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.5 to 11.5 and 19 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (7, 73)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Rutherford County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.9 to 14.3 and 10 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (1, 75)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Sampson County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.7 to 12.2 and 6 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 57 (4, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Stanly County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.4 to 12.4 and 8 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (4, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Stokes County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.5 to 14.3 and 7 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (1, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Surry County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.1 to 12.7 and 10 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (3, 77)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Transylvania County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 6.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.0 to 11.1 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 76 (8, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Union County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.1 to 10.3 and 24 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 52 (14, 75)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Vance County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 6.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.9 to 10.5 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 77 (9, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Wake County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.1 to 8.5 and 94 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 64 (38, 74)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Warren County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 11.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.3 to 19.7 and 4 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (1, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Watauga County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.0 to 11.8 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 65 (5, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Wayne County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 11.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.8 to 13.9 and 17 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (1, 62)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Wilkes County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.1 to 10.4 and 8 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 69 (13, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Wilson County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.6 to 12.0 and 10 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (4, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Yadkin County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.3 to 12.6 and 5 average annual cases over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 60 (3, 79)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage :

Alleghany County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Avery County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Bertie County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Camden County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
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Chowan County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Clay County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Gates County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
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Graham County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Hertford County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Hyde County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Jones County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Madison County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
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Martin County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Mitchell County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Perquimans County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Polk County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Scotland County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Swain County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Tyrrell County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
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Washington County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Yancey County²

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :
• CI*Rank ⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/11/2026 11:12 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.

⋔ 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 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.