Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Recentaapc
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 6 | N/A | 475.5 (473.8, 477.2) | N/A | 60,626 |
stable 
|
-0.2 (-0.4, 0.0) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 444.4 (444.1, 444.7) | N/A | 1,744,459 |
falling 
|
-0.5 (-0.7, -0.3) |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 402.6 (377.8, 428.6) | 96 (79, 98) | 209 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-15.0, -0.7) |
| Currituck County 6 | Urban | 318.7 (292.1, 347.3) | 99 (97, 100) | 117 |
falling
|
-6.0 (-15.6, -2.0) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 500.2 (476.2, 525.3) | 21 (2, 72) | 361 |
stable
|
-4.2 (-9.0, 0.2) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 451.9 (438.7, 465.3) | 80 (57, 90) | 957 |
falling
|
-3.4 (-6.5, -0.4) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 487.9 (471.3, 505.0) | 38 (9, 73) | 675 |
stable
|
-2.6 (-5.3, 0.0) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 493.0 (478.9, 507.4) | 32 (9, 62) | 1,290 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.5, 0.3) |
| Camden County 6 | Urban | 359.6 (313.8, 410.7) | 98 (85, 100) | 47 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.9, -0.2) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 480.2 (455.9, 505.6) | 51 (7, 85) | 326 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-4.2, -0.1) |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 496.2 (479.3, 513.6) | 26 (6, 63) | 690 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-4.8, 0.9) |
| Gates County 6 | Urban | 293.7 (256.2, 336.0) | 100 (97, 100) | 49 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 492.4 (466.9, 519.1) | 33 (4, 79) | 307 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-4.6, 0.2) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 485.1 (470.7, 499.7) | 43 (13, 70) | 925 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 476.3 (463.7, 489.0) | 56 (26, 76) | 1,135 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 493.5 (479.1, 508.3) | 30 (8, 62) | 942 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.9, 1.1) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 479.6 (460.3, 499.7) | 53 (13, 82) | 549 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 429.6 (413.0, 446.7) | 88 (73, 96) | 546 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 519.0 (496.1, 542.8) | 8 (1, 49) | 414 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-3.1, 0.1) |
| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 441.0 (406.7, 477.6) | 85 (25, 97) | 136 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 441.6 (422.3, 461.5) | 83 (55, 95) | 440 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-3.9, -0.1) |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 364.5 (325.4, 408.0) | 97 (88, 100) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 458.3 (447.9, 468.9) | 74 (53, 85) | 1,559 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 480.5 (472.7, 488.4) | 50 (30, 66) | 3,002 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 506.1 (482.9, 530.2) | 16 (2, 62) | 398 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 440.0 (415.4, 466.0) | 86 (47, 96) | 291 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 484.6 (455.2, 515.5) | 44 (3, 87) | 217 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.9, 0.7) |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 457.5 (451.8, 463.3) | 75 (60, 83) | 5,126 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.3) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 428.8 (404.7, 454.1) | 89 (58, 97) | 262 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 482.7 (469.7, 496.0) | 47 (17, 70) | 1,104 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 462.7 (441.0, 485.3) | 68 (24, 90) | 361 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 457.3 (447.3, 467.5) | 76 (55, 86) | 1,720 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.7, 0.0) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 501.5 (484.0, 519.6) | 19 (4, 61) | 679 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 469.3 (460.3, 478.5) | 63 (42, 77) | 2,169 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-0.7, -0.1) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 466.7 (452.2, 481.5) | 65 (32, 84) | 907 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 459.2 (444.0, 474.7) | 73 (40, 88) | 744 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 426.6 (401.3, 453.3) | 93 (58, 97) | 245 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 488.4 (459.4, 518.6) | 36 (4, 84) | 234 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 427.1 (385.9, 472.3) | 92 (26, 98) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 0.9) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 456.4 (437.7, 475.8) | 77 (39, 91) | 480 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 462.4 (456.5, 468.4) | 69 (56, 80) | 4,949 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.1) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 499.4 (482.7, 516.7) | 23 (5, 60) | 765 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 534.3 (487.9, 584.3) | 4 (1, 71) | 105 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-4.7, 1.2) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 486.0 (459.5, 513.7) | 42 (5, 85) | 276 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.3) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 487.6 (453.4, 524.0) | 40 (2, 88) | 171 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 467.0 (438.2, 497.5) | 64 (9, 92) | 248 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 427.7 (387.9, 471.2) | 91 (29, 98) | 98 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.0) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 474.4 (439.4, 511.8) | 60 (5, 93) | 152 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.1) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 423.6 (395.2, 453.8) | 94 (57, 97) | 194 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 499.0 (474.5, 524.4) | 24 (3, 72) | 350 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Graham County 6 | Rural | 422.7 (371.3, 480.2) | 95 (8, 98) | 55 |
stable
|
0.0 (-16.5, 6.2) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 472.5 (434.9, 512.7) | 61 (3, 95) | 123 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.2) |
| Hyde County 6 | Rural | 441.4 (372.6, 521.0) | 84 (1, 99) | 33 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.7, 2.6) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 488.9 (471.6, 506.8) | 35 (8, 71) | 658 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.5) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 519.7 (497.3, 543.0) | 7 (1, 47) | 434 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 0.6) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 480.0 (462.5, 498.1) | 52 (13, 80) | 621 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.8) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 470.8 (452.5, 489.7) | 62 (20, 85) | 573 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.4, 0.6) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 474.8 (464.1, 485.7) | 58 (32, 75) | 1,551 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.2, 0.3) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 502.9 (491.0, 515.1) | 18 (6, 46) | 1,415 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.4, 0.6) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 500.0 (481.3, 519.3) | 22 (4, 61) | 580 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.8) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 495.3 (450.1, 544.6) | 28 (1, 91) | 113 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.2, 1.5) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 504.7 (491.0, 518.8) | 17 (4, 48) | 1,072 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.2, 0.7) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 481.7 (460.6, 503.6) | 49 (9, 82) | 421 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.2, 0.7) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 476.2 (438.1, 517.1) | 57 (3, 94) | 145 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 428.2 (402.9, 455.0) | 90 (58, 97) | 271 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 476.3 (439.5, 515.7) | 55 (3, 93) | 149 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 459.8 (433.4, 487.6) | 71 (18, 93) | 246 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.0) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 474.6 (447.6, 503.1) | 59 (8, 90) | 247 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.4, 1.1) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 495.6 (482.3, 509.2) | 27 (8, 57) | 1,128 |
stable
|
0.3 (0.0, 0.7) |
| Jones County 6 | Rural | 522.3 (467.6, 582.3) | 5 (1, 87) | 78 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.1, 1.8) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 454.1 (422.6, 487.5) | 79 (13, 95) | 172 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.7, 1.4) |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 484.4 (472.7, 496.2) | 45 (17, 66) | 1,407 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.2, 0.7) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 493.2 (471.0, 516.4) | 31 (4, 73) | 397 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.6, 1.3) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 510.5 (483.0, 539.3) | 13 (1, 65) | 286 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.2, 0.8) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 487.9 (475.6, 500.6) | 37 (14, 64) | 1,242 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.2, 0.9) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 445.6 (409.5, 484.5) | 82 (15, 97) | 121 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.7, 1.5) |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 445.7 (401.6, 494.4) | 81 (6, 97) | 96 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.3, 2.2) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 489.6 (476.5, 502.9) | 34 (12, 64) | 1,136 |
stable
|
0.4 (0.0, 0.8) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 494.0 (459.4, 530.9) | 29 (1, 88) | 175 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.2) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 536.5 (519.8, 553.5) | 3 (1, 15) | 829 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.1, 1.0) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 518.5 (491.6, 546.7) | 9 (1, 57) | 295 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.4) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 500.6 (480.8, 521.0) | 20 (4, 63) | 521 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.1) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 460.7 (423.2, 500.9) | 70 (6, 96) | 128 |
stable
|
0.5 (-9.1, 6.1) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 459.7 (430.6, 490.4) | 72 (15, 95) | 211 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.3) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 487.0 (463.7, 511.4) | 41 (6, 80) | 352 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.1, 1.0) |
| Washington County 6 | Rural | 484.0 (435.1, 537.6) | 46 (1, 95) | 89 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.8, 1.7) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 497.2 (478.6, 516.5) | 25 (6, 64) | 581 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.1, 1.4) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 511.2 (493.5, 529.4) | 12 (2, 50) | 681 |
rising 
|
0.7 (0.2, 1.2) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 509.2 (488.4, 530.7) | 14 (2, 58) | 519 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.2, 1.7) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 478.8 (438.1, 522.9) | 54 (1, 95) | 117 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.3, 1.7) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 537.2 (511.3, 564.3) | 2 (1, 32) | 351 |
stable
|
0.8 (0.0, 1.6) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 455.6 (441.3, 470.1) | 78 (47, 89) | 816 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.6, 3.3) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 464.6 (428.8, 503.1) | 66 (5, 96) | 169 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.4, 2.0) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 512.7 (489.5, 536.7) | 11 (1, 56) | 392 |
rising
|
0.8 (0.1, 1.6) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 522.2 (505.2, 539.7) | 6 (1, 33) | 751 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.2, 1.2) |
| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 482.2 (458.0, 507.5) | 48 (7, 82) | 321 |
rising
|
1.2 (0.6, 1.8) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 487.7 (451.2, 526.9) | 39 (2, 92) | 151 |
stable
|
1.9 (-1.4, 8.0) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 431.4 (406.0, 458.1) | 87 (55, 97) | 242 |
stable
|
2.0 (-0.7, 6.5) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 554.9 (516.8, 595.3) | 1 (1, 33) | 170 |
rising
|
2.2 (1.5, 2.9) |
| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural | 514.1 (425.5, 618.0) | 10 (1, 97) | 27 |
rising
|
2.6 (0.2, 5.2) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 463.7 (440.2, 488.3) | 67 (17, 91) | 337 |
rising
|
3.4 (0.7, 6.5) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 506.2 (485.2, 528.0) | 15 (2, 60) | 487 |
rising
|
3.6 (0.4, 5.6) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/21/2025 5:30 am.
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 (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.
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+).
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/21/2025 5:30 am.
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 (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.
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+).
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.
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.