Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Melanoma of the Skin (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Count
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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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| North Carolina 2 | N/A | 28.0 (27.6, 28.5) | N/A | 3,490 |
rising 
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2.0 (1.0, 2.6) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 23.1 (23.0, 23.2) | N/A | 91,120 |
stable 
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0.2 (-1.1, 1.2) |
| Wake County 2 | Urban | 28.0 (26.6, 29.5) | 40 (30, 53) | 320 |
rising
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2.2 (1.2, 3.5) |
| Mecklenburg County 2 | Urban | 25.9 (24.5, 27.3) | 52 (38, 63) | 276 |
stable
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1.3 (-4.0, 3.0) |
| Guilford County 2 | Urban | 27.7 (25.8, 29.6) | 42 (28, 58) | 171 |
stable
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-1.7 (-7.3, 0.9) |
| Buncombe County 2 | Urban | 32.7 (30.0, 35.5) | 25 (13, 41) | 118 |
rising
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3.0 (1.8, 4.4) |
| Brunswick County 2 | Urban | 40.6 (36.7, 44.9) | 7 (2, 22) | 108 |
rising
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7.1 (3.6, 17.9) |
| Forsyth County 2 | Urban | 22.7 (20.7, 24.8) | 65 (48, 77) | 102 |
stable
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6.5 (-2.5, 13.5) |
| New Hanover County 2 | Urban | 35.8 (32.6, 39.2) | 17 (7, 33) | 100 |
rising
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5.4 (3.3, 8.2) |
| Gaston County 2 | Urban | 33.8 (30.6, 37.1) | 20 (10, 39) | 91 |
rising
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5.8 (4.3, 7.9) |
| Durham County 2 | Urban | 25.5 (23.1, 28.1) | 54 (34, 69) | 87 |
rising
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3.7 (2.5, 5.4) |
| Iredell County 2 | Urban | 38.5 (34.8, 42.5) | 12 (3, 25) | 86 |
stable
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3.2 (-4.4, 5.4) |
| Union County 2 | Urban | 32.8 (29.7, 36.2) | 22 (11, 43) | 84 |
rising
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4.0 (2.6, 5.9) |
| Catawba County 2 | Urban | 38.8 (35.0, 43.0) | 11 (3, 27) | 80 |
rising
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3.5 (1.8, 5.5) |
| Davidson County 2 | Urban | 31.1 (27.7, 34.7) | 30 (13, 52) | 68 |
stable
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3.0 (-1.0, 11.1) |
| Henderson County 2 | Urban | 35.6 (31.6, 40.1) | 18 (5, 37) | 67 |
stable
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1.8 (-0.2, 4.1) |
| Cabarrus County 2 | Urban | 26.6 (23.7, 29.8) | 48 (29, 68) | 63 |
stable
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1.3 (0.0, 2.8) |
| Moore County 2 | Urban | 41.6 (36.9, 46.9) | 5 (2, 24) | 63 |
rising
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2.0 (0.7, 3.4) |
| Johnston County 2 | Urban | 27.5 (24.4, 30.8) | 43 (25, 66) | 63 |
rising
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3.6 (1.9, 5.9) |
| Carteret County 2 | Rural | 52.0 (45.3, 59.4) | 1 (1, 8) | 54 |
rising
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6.9 (3.8, 19.4) |
| Randolph County 2 | Urban | 29.3 (25.7, 33.2) | 35 (16, 63) | 53 |
stable
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0.2 (-6.9, 2.2) |
| Alamance County 2 | Urban | 24.6 (21.7, 27.9) | 59 (33, 75) | 53 |
stable
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0.2 (-1.6, 2.3) |
| Cumberland County 2 | Urban | 16.3 (14.3, 18.4) | 85 (71, 91) | 52 |
stable
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-0.3 (-4.9, 1.2) |
| Orange County 2 | Urban | 31.2 (27.4, 35.4) | 29 (12, 55) | 51 |
stable
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0.6 (-4.9, 2.3) |
| Rowan County 2 | Urban | 27.1 (23.7, 30.8) | 46 (22, 68) | 49 |
stable
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0.8 (-3.1, 3.1) |
| Lincoln County 2 | Urban | 40.1 (34.8, 46.0) | 8 (2, 29) | 46 |
rising
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4.7 (2.8, 7.2) |
| Onslow County 2 | Urban | 27.3 (23.6, 31.3) | 44 (21, 68) | 43 |
rising
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3.0 (1.1, 5.3) |
| Burke County 2 | Urban | 34.1 (29.4, 39.3) | 19 (6, 49) | 42 |
rising
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3.3 (1.8, 5.1) |
| Caldwell County 2 | Urban | 35.8 (30.8, 41.5) | 16 (4, 46) | 40 |
rising
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3.1 (1.5, 4.9) |
| Chatham County 2 | Urban | 32.5 (27.7, 37.9) | 26 (7, 57) | 39 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.3, 2.7) |
| Craven County 2 | Rural | 27.7 (23.6, 32.4) | 41 (18, 70) | 36 |
stable
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1.6 (-0.1, 3.4) |
| Cleveland County 2 | Rural | 28.1 (23.9, 32.8) | 39 (16, 72) | 35 |
rising
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4.4 (2.1, 7.4) |
| Pitt County 2 | Urban | 18.2 (15.5, 21.4) | 79 (60, 90) | 32 |
stable
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1.4 (-0.3, 3.3) |
| Rockingham County 2 | Urban | 24.1 (20.4, 28.5) | 61 (30, 80) | 32 |
stable
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17.3 (-2.2, 32.3) |
| Haywood County 2 | Rural | 29.9 (25.1, 35.6) | 34 (11, 67) | 30 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.6, 2.6) |
| Wayne County 2 | Urban | 21.2 (17.7, 25.1) | 69 (43, 86) | 29 |
rising
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4.3 (2.3, 7.0) |
| Rutherford County 2 | Rural | 32.8 (27.3, 39.1) | 24 (6, 60) | 29 |
rising
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3.9 (1.2, 7.1) |
| Watauga County 2 | Rural | 47.9 (39.8, 57.3) | 2 (1, 20) | 27 |
rising
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5.4 (3.5, 7.8) |
| Surry County 2 | Rural | 25.9 (21.5, 31.1) | 51 (22, 77) | 27 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.6, 3.4) |
| Wilkes County 2 | Rural | 27.1 (22.4, 32.6) | 45 (18, 74) | 26 |
rising
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2.4 (0.4, 4.7) |
| Harnett County 2 | Rural | 18.7 (15.6, 22.3) | 77 (56, 89) | 26 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.4, 2.9) |
| Stanly County 2 | Rural | 31.0 (25.7, 37.1) | 31 (8, 65) | 26 |
stable
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0.1 (-10.5, 5.1) |
| Dare County 2 | Rural | 47.2 (38.6, 57.4) | 3 (1, 21) | 25 |
rising
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5.1 (2.4, 8.7) |
| Macon County 2 | Rural | 41.1 (33.2, 50.6) | 6 (1, 44) | 24 |
rising
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4.3 (2.2, 6.9) |
| Davie County 2 | Urban | 37.9 (31.0, 46.0) | 14 (2, 48) | 24 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.3, 2.6) |
| Pender County 2 | Urban | 30.7 (25.2, 37.2) | 32 (8, 66) | 24 |
rising
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3.7 (1.1, 7.2) |
| Nash County 2 | Urban | 18.0 (14.7, 21.8) | 81 (59, 91) | 23 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.2, 2.5) |
| Columbus County 2 | Rural | 29.1 (23.5, 35.7) | 37 (9, 73) | 21 |
rising
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14.7 (4.4, 33.3) |
| Franklin County 2 | Urban | 24.8 (20.0, 30.4) | 57 (23, 82) | 20 |
rising
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4.5 (2.3, 7.4) |
| Alexander County 2 | Urban | 39.7 (31.9, 49.0) | 9 (1, 48) | 20 |
rising
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3.5 (0.8, 7.1) |
| Transylvania County 2 | Rural | 32.1 (25.3, 40.5) | 27 (4, 68) | 20 |
stable
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2.2 (-0.2, 5.2) |
| Jackson County 2 | Rural | 32.9 (26.2, 40.8) | 21 (3, 67) | 19 |
rising
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4.0 (1.3, 7.6) |
| Wilson County 2 | Rural | 19.2 (15.3, 23.7) | 74 (49, 90) | 19 |
stable
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1.8 (-2.2, 6.4) |
| Granville County 2 | Rural | 24.4 (19.4, 30.2) | 60 (23, 84) | 18 |
rising
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2.7 (0.9, 4.8) |
| McDowell County 2 | Rural | 29.1 (23.0, 36.4) | 38 (8, 74) | 17 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.5, 4.9) |
| Stokes County 2 | Urban | 26.5 (20.9, 33.3) | 49 (14, 81) | 17 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.9, 3.1) |
| Lenoir County 2 | Rural | 21.5 (17.0, 27.0) | 67 (34, 87) | 17 |
stable
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1.7 (-0.7, 4.3) |
| Ashe County 2 | Rural | 43.9 (34.0, 55.9) | 4 (1, 47) | 17 |
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| Person County 2 | Urban | 30.3 (23.7, 38.3) | 33 (6, 72) | 16 |
stable
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-1.3 (-13.5, 3.3) |
| Sampson County 2 | Rural | 23.2 (18.2, 29.2) | 62 (24, 87) | 16 |
rising
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3.5 (1.0, 6.4) |
| Beaufort County 2 | Rural | 21.5 (16.5, 27.8) | 66 (31, 89) | 15 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.6, 0.9) |
| Robeson County 2 | Rural | 11.8 (9.2, 14.9) | 93 (81, 94) | 15 |
rising
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3.5 (1.2, 6.3) |
| Lee County 2 | Rural | 19.4 (15.1, 24.5) | 72 (41, 91) | 15 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.7, 1.6) |
| Cherokee County 2 | Rural | 27.0 (20.0, 35.9) | 47 (9, 84) | 13 |
stable
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-1.1 (-7.9, 2.0) |
| Yadkin County 2 | Urban | 22.8 (17.3, 29.7) | 64 (23, 89) | 13 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.5, 2.1) |
| Vance County 2 | Rural | 21.4 (16.2, 27.8) | 68 (30, 91) | 12 |
rising
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5.0 (2.9, 7.9) |
| Duplin County 2 | Rural | 19.2 (14.5, 25.2) | 73 (40, 92) | 12 |
stable
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2.7 (-0.2, 6.0) |
| Richmond County 2 | Rural | 20.4 (15.4, 26.6) | 71 (33, 91) | 12 |
rising
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3.7 (0.3, 7.8) |
| Madison County 2 | Urban | 38.9 (28.8, 51.7) | 10 (1, 62) | 11 |
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| Pasquotank County 2 | Rural | 24.7 (18.5, 32.4) | 58 (14, 89) | 11 |
stable
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2.5 (-1.2, 6.9) |
| Polk County 2 | Rural | 29.2 (20.3, 41.1) | 36 (3, 86) | 10 |
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| Avery County 2 | Rural | 35.9 (26.2, 48.6) | 15 (1, 71) | 10 |
rising
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4.1 (0.1, 9.7) |
| Montgomery County 2 | Rural | 25.5 (18.6, 34.6) | 53 (11, 87) | 10 |
stable
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-9.9 (-28.4, 2.4) |
| Halifax County 2 | Rural | 13.9 (10.0, 18.9) | 90 (66, 94) | 10 |
stable
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0.6 (-2.1, 3.6) |
| Yancey County 2 | Rural | 32.8 (23.6, 45.0) | 23 (1, 80) | 9 |
stable
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1.3 (-3.7, 7.3) |
| Caswell County 2 | Rural | 25.3 (17.6, 35.5) | 55 (7, 90) | 8 |
rising
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5.6 (2.9, 9.3) |
| Bladen County 2 | Rural | 18.8 (13.0, 26.6) | 76 (31, 94) | 8 |
rising
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2.9 (0.1, 6.3) |
| Currituck County 2 | Urban | 20.8 (14.5, 29.2) | 70 (22, 94) | 8 |
stable
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-2.5 (-12.8, 2.1) |
| Mitchell County 2 | Rural | 38.0 (25.7, 54.3) | 13 (1, 80) | 8 |
rising
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5.7 (3.2, 8.9) |
| Edgecombe County 2 | Urban | 10.9 (7.5, 15.5) | 94 (78, 94) | 7 |
stable
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1.7 (-3.0, 7.4) |
| Hoke County 2 | Urban | 16.4 (11.3, 23.0) | 84 (49, 94) | 7 |
stable
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2.2 (-0.8, 6.2) |
| Pamlico County 2 | Rural | 26.4 (17.6, 39.8) | 50 (6, 91) | 6 |
stable
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2.7 (-1.4, 7.8) |
| Chowan County 2 | Rural | 25.0 (16.1, 37.7) | 56 (5, 93) | 6 |
rising
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18.5 (3.7, 45.2) |
| Scotland County 2 | Rural | 13.1 (8.7, 19.1) | 91 (62, 94) | 6 |
stable
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-3.0 (-21.4, 0.8) |
| Anson County 2 | Urban | 19.1 (12.4, 28.3) | 75 (22, 94) | 6 |
rising
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6.4 (2.5, 11.8) |
| Martin County 2 | Rural | 16.9 (10.5, 26.0) | 83 (30, 94) | 5 |
stable
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-1.7 (-5.9, 2.6) |
| Warren County 2 | Rural | 15.5 (9.7, 24.4) | 87 (39, 94) | 5 |
stable
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1.9 (-3.2, 7.7) |
| Northampton County 2 | Rural | 14.9 (9.4, 23.6) | 88 (47, 94) | 5 |
stable
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3.7 (-2.1, 11.1) |
| Perquimans County 2 | Rural | 18.1 (11.3, 29.0) | 80 (28, 94) | 5 |
stable
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-2.7 (-7.1, 2.1) |
| Camden County 2 | Urban | 31.3 (18.7, 49.7) | 28 (1, 92) | 4 |
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| Clay County 2 | Rural | 15.7 (9.5, 27.2) | 86 (36, 94) | 4 |
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| Swain County 2 | Rural | 23.2 (13.6, 37.0) | 63 (5, 94) | 4 |
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| Alleghany County 2 | Rural | 18.4 (10.7, 31.1) | 78 (17, 94) | 4 |
stable
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-0.6 (-6.4, 6.3) |
| Bertie County 2 | Rural | 12.8 (7.1, 21.7) | 92 (52, 94) | 4 |
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| Greene County 2 | Rural | 14.9 (8.7, 24.0) | 89 (41, 94) | 4 |
stable
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1.1 (-3.6, 5.9) |
| Washington County 2 | Rural | 17.6 (10.0, 30.2) | 82 (20, 94) | 3 |
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| Gates County 2 | Urban |
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| Graham 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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| Tyrrell County 2 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 10:08 pm.
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.
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.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
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.