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Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County

Oral Cavity & Pharynx (All Stages^), 2017-2021

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

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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 6 N/A 12.8 (12.6, 13.1) N/A 1,661 rising rising trend 0.9 (0.4, 1.4)
US (SEER+NPCR) 1 N/A 12.0 (11.9, 12.0) N/A 47,920 stable stable trend -0.1 (-0.8, 0.4)
Wake County 6 Urban 11.2 (10.3, 12.1) 77 (53, 85) 129 rising rising trend 1.5 (0.5, 2.7)
Mecklenburg County 6 Urban 10.1 (9.3, 11.0) 86 (65, 88) 111 stable stable trend -0.5 (-1.8, 0.9)
Guilford County 6 Urban 12.6 (11.4, 13.9) 62 (27, 78) 79 stable stable trend 1.1 (-0.4, 2.8)
Forsyth County 6 Urban 12.6 (11.1, 14.1) 65 (23, 81) 59 stable stable trend 0.8 (-0.3, 2.1)
Buncombe County 6 Urban 13.8 (12.2, 15.7) 41 (10, 73) 52 stable stable trend 0.2 (-1.4, 2.0)
Cumberland County 6 Urban 12.2 (10.6, 14.1) 68 (24, 85) 40 stable stable trend 0.8 (-1.0, 2.7)
New Hanover County 6 Urban 13.5 (11.6, 15.6) 48 (12, 79) 40 stable stable trend 1.0 (-2.1, 4.7)
Brunswick County 6 Urban 15.3 (12.8, 18.1) 19 (3, 70) 38 rising rising trend 2.7 (1.1, 4.7)
Gaston County 6 Urban 13.2 (11.3, 15.3) 54 (15, 80) 38 stable stable trend 1.3 (-0.4, 3.2)
Durham County 6 Urban 10.4 (8.9, 12.1) 84 (49, 89) 37 stable stable trend -0.2 (-2.0, 1.6)
Iredell County 6 Urban 15.2 (13.0, 17.7) 20 (4, 70) 36 stable stable trend 1.0 (-1.2, 3.5)
Cabarrus County 6 Urban 13.3 (11.3, 15.5) 51 (11, 82) 33 stable stable trend 1.1 (-1.3, 4.2)
Union County 6 Urban 11.8 (10.0, 13.8) 73 (25, 87) 32 stable stable trend 1.1 (-1.4, 4.3)
Davidson County 6 Urban 12.7 (10.7, 15.1) 61 (15, 85) 30 stable stable trend 1.1 (-1.1, 3.5)
Catawba County 6 Urban 13.5 (11.3, 16.0) 49 (9, 83) 29 rising rising trend 2.4 (0.1, 5.2)
Johnston County 6 Urban 11.9 (9.9, 14.1) 72 (20, 87) 28 stable stable trend -0.8 (-3.7, 2.6)
Alamance County 6 Urban 12.5 (10.5, 14.9) 66 (14, 86) 27 stable stable trend -0.2 (-1.4, 1.1)
Rowan County 6 Urban 14.3 (11.9, 17.1) 32 (5, 78) 27 rising rising trend 3.8 (2.0, 6.0)
Onslow County 6 Urban 16.5 (13.7, 19.7) 11 (1, 64) 26 stable stable trend 0.1 (-2.8, 3.3)
Randolph County 6 Urban 13.7 (11.4, 16.4) 44 (7, 83) 26 stable stable trend 0.6 (-1.1, 2.4)
Henderson County 6 Urban 12.6 (10.3, 15.3) 64 (12, 87) 24 stable stable trend 0.0 (-2.3, 2.6)
Burke County 6 Urban 16.6 (13.6, 20.2) 10 (1, 67) 22 stable stable trend 2.3 (-1.1, 6.1)
Cleveland County 6 Rural 16.9 (13.8, 20.6) 6 (1, 64) 22 stable stable trend 2.1 (-1.5, 6.2)
Rockingham County 6 Urban 17.0 (13.8, 20.7) 5 (1, 63) 22 rising rising trend 3.7 (1.6, 6.3)
Orange County 6 Urban 12.6 (10.2, 15.4) 63 (11, 87) 21 stable stable trend 1.8 (-0.1, 4.0)
Wayne County 6 Urban 13.8 (11.2, 16.9) 42 (5, 84) 21 stable stable trend 0.7 (-1.7, 3.5)
Pitt County 6 Urban 11.2 (9.1, 13.7) 76 (24, 88) 21 falling falling trend -3.5 (-12.6, -1.2)
Harnett County 6 Rural 14.6 (11.9, 17.8) 23 (3, 80) 20 stable stable trend 1.6 (-1.0, 4.6)
Moore County 6 Urban 13.5 (10.9, 16.7) 47 (5, 86) 20 stable stable trend -0.7 (-3.4, 2.1)
Carteret County 6 Rural 16.7 (13.3, 20.9) 9 (1, 70) 20 stable stable trend 0.9 (-1.2, 3.4)
Craven County 6 Rural 14.0 (11.2, 17.3) 37 (4, 83) 19 stable stable trend 0.5 (-3.4, 4.7)
Caldwell County 6 Urban 14.6 (11.5, 18.2) 26 (3, 83) 17 stable stable trend 1.8 (-0.8, 4.9)
Lincoln County 6 Urban 13.9 (11.0, 17.6) 38 (4, 86) 16 stable stable trend 1.1 (-1.8, 4.7)
Nash County 6 Urban 12.9 (10.1, 16.2) 60 (8, 88) 16 stable stable trend 0.4 (-2.6, 3.6)
Surry County 6 Rural 13.9 (10.9, 17.7) 39 (4, 86) 15 stable stable trend 0.9 (-2.4, 4.5)
Robeson County 6 Rural 10.2 (7.9, 13.0) 85 (32, 89) 14 stable stable trend 0.2 (-2.5, 2.9)
Haywood County 6 Rural 13.2 (10.2, 17.1) 53 (5, 87) 14 stable stable trend 1.6 (-1.0, 4.6)
Rutherford County 6 Rural 14.0 (10.8, 18.0) 36 (4, 86) 14 stable stable trend 1.4 (-1.0, 4.1)
Wilson County 6 Rural 13.0 (10.0, 16.6) 57 (5, 88) 14 stable stable trend -1.8 (-4.3, 0.8)
Stanly County 6 Rural 15.3 (11.8, 19.6) 18 (1, 84) 14 stable stable trend 2.7 (0.0, 6.0)
Chatham County 6 Urban 11.4 (8.7, 14.9) 75 (13, 89) 13 stable stable trend -0.7 (-3.4, 2.3)
McDowell County 6 Rural 19.7 (15.0, 25.6) 2 (1, 60) 13 rising rising trend 4.1 (0.6, 8.4)
Lenoir County 6 Rural 15.4 (11.6, 20.2) 17 (1, 85) 12 stable stable trend -0.9 (-4.1, 2.6)
Pender County 6 Urban 14.6 (10.9, 19.2) 25 (1, 86) 11 stable stable trend -0.5 (-4.3, 3.5)
Granville County 6 Rural 14.2 (10.6, 18.8) 33 (2, 87) 11 stable stable trend -0.7 (-3.3, 2.0)
Halifax County 6 Rural 15.5 (11.5, 20.6) 15 (1, 85) 11 stable stable trend 0.8 (-2.2, 4.1)
Wilkes County 6 Rural 10.5 (7.8, 14.0) 83 (21, 89) 11 stable stable trend -0.1 (-4.0, 4.0)
Macon County 6 Rural 16.7 (12.2, 22.8) 8 (1, 84) 11 stable stable trend 3.5 (-0.8, 9.0)
Franklin County 6 Urban 11.2 (8.2, 14.9) 78 (11, 89) 10 stable stable trend -0.8 (-4.3, 3.1)
Lee County 6 Rural 13.2 (9.8, 17.6) 52 (3, 89) 10 stable stable trend -0.6 (-4.0, 3.2)
Richmond County 6 Rural 17.4 (12.8, 23.3) 4 (1, 82) 10 rising rising trend 4.4 (0.8, 9.2)
Beaufort County 6 Rural 14.0 (10.2, 19.1) 35 (1, 88) 10 stable stable trend -0.4 (-3.8, 3.0)
Edgecombe County 6 Urban 14.6 (10.6, 19.6) 24 (1, 87) 10 stable stable trend 1.1 (-2.4, 4.9)
Davie County 6 Urban 14.5 (10.7, 19.6) 28 (1, 87) 10 stable stable trend 1.2 (-1.9, 5.3)
Columbus County 6 Rural 13.8 (10.0, 18.6) 43 (2, 88) 10 stable stable trend -0.1 (-2.7, 2.6)
Sampson County 6 Rural 11.1 (8.0, 15.1) 79 (9, 89) 9 stable stable trend 0.4 (-3.0, 4.1)
Cherokee County 6 Rural 15.1 (10.5, 21.6) 21 (1, 88) 9 stable stable trend -3.6 (-25.5, 3.5)
Dare County 6 Rural 13.0 (9.2, 18.2) 58 (3, 89) 9 stable stable trend 2.2 (-1.7, 7.2)
Stokes County 6 Urban 13.3 (9.3, 18.6) 50 (2, 89) 8 stable stable trend 0.8 (-3.3, 5.3)
Yadkin County 6 Urban 13.9 (9.9, 19.3) 40 (2, 89) 8 stable stable trend 1.4 (-2.3, 5.7)
Duplin County 6 Rural 11.9 (8.3, 16.6) 71 (5, 89) 8 stable stable trend 0.8 (-1.7, 3.6)
Person County 6 Urban 12.2 (8.4, 17.4) 69 (3, 89) 8 falling falling trend -6.2 (-32.6, -0.7)
Transylvania County 6 Rural 10.6 (7.2, 15.5) 82 (10, 89) 8 stable stable trend -1.6 (-5.7, 3.1)
Alexander County 6 Urban 14.3 (10.0, 20.2) 31 (1, 89) 7 stable stable trend 2.2 (-3.0, 9.0)
Jackson County 6 Rural 14.1 (9.7, 20.1) 34 (1, 89) 7 stable stable trend 0.8 (-5.1, 8.0)
Watauga County 6 Rural 10.7 (7.3, 15.3) 81 (13, 89) 7 stable stable trend 0.9 (-3.0, 5.5)
Pasquotank County 6 Rural 13.1 (8.9, 18.8) 56 (1, 89) 7 stable stable trend 1.7 (-2.5, 6.8)
Scotland County 6 Rural 16.5 (11.2, 23.5) 12 (1, 88) 7
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Currituck County 6 Urban 15.9 (10.4, 23.4) 14 (1, 89) 6 stable stable trend 5.1 (-0.2, 13.4)
Bladen County 6 Rural 13.6 (8.8, 20.3) 46 (1, 89) 6 stable stable trend -36.9 (-60.8, 1.5)
Caswell County 6 Rural 14.4 (9.2, 21.9) 30 (1, 89) 5 stable stable trend -1.9 (-7.6, 3.7)
Hoke County 6 Urban 9.8 (6.3, 14.6) 88 (12, 89) 5 stable stable trend -4.0 (-8.4, 0.3)
Montgomery County 6 Rural 13.2 (8.4, 20.0) 55 (1, 89) 5 stable stable trend -0.2 (-3.4, 3.1)
Anson County 6 Urban 17.9 (11.3, 27.1) 3 (1, 89) 5
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Northampton County 6 Rural 14.9 (9.2, 23.8) 22 (1, 89) 5 stable stable trend -0.3 (-6.4, 6.6)
Polk County 6 Rural 13.6 (8.1, 22.3) 45 (1, 89) 5
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Ashe County 6 Rural 11.7 (7.2, 18.5) 74 (2, 89) 5 stable stable trend -0.8 (-6.9, 5.6)
Vance County 6 Rural 8.2 (5.2, 12.6) 89 (35, 89) 5 stable stable trend -2.6 (-7.0, 1.8)
Warren County 6 Rural 14.4 (8.7, 23.2) 29 (1, 89) 4 stable stable trend 0.3 (-5.3, 6.3)
Avery County 6 Rural 15.5 (9.5, 24.7) 16 (1, 89) 4 stable stable trend 1.6 (-1.6, 5.3)
Madison County 6 Urban 12.5 (7.6, 20.0) 67 (1, 89) 4 stable stable trend -0.4 (-4.4, 4.3)
Greene County 6 Rural 14.5 (8.6, 23.4) 27 (1, 89) 4 stable stable trend -0.5 (-5.5, 5.4)
Martin County 6 Rural 10.0 (5.9, 16.5) 87 (5, 89) 4
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Swain County 6 Rural 20.4 (11.9, 32.9) 1 (1, 89) 4 stable stable trend -0.3 (-8.3, 8.4)
Perquimans County 6 Rural 16.8 (9.5, 28.6) 7 (1, 89) 4
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Bertie County 6 Rural 12.1 (6.8, 20.5) 70 (1, 89) 3
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Pamlico County 6 Rural 16.1 (8.5, 28.9) 13 (1, 89) 3
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Yancey County 6 Rural 11.1 (6.2, 19.0) 80 (2, 89) 3
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Mitchell County 6 Rural 12.9 (6.9, 22.8) 59 (1, 89) 3
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Alleghany County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Camden County 6 Urban
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3 or fewer
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Chowan County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Clay County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Gates County 6 Urban
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3 or fewer
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Graham County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Hertford County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Hyde County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Jones County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Tyrrell County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Washington County 6 Rural
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/06/2024 9:38 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.

† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Summary/Historic Combined Summary Stage (2004+).
⋔ 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. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
* 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
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 2023 submission.
6 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 2023 submission).
8 Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program and are based on APCs. Data are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84,85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2023 data.

Data for the United States does not include data from Indiana.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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.

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