Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
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)
|
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 | 239.4 (238.0, 240.8) | N/A | 25,656 |
stable 
|
-0.2 (-0.4, 0.0) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 222.9 (222.7, 223.2) | N/A | 734,330 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 222.7 (218.8, 226.7) | 84 (73, 91) | 2,488 |
falling 
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 225.2 (221.1, 229.3) | 81 (70, 89) | 2,423 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.3, 1.0) |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 231.7 (225.9, 237.7) | 75 (54, 86) | 1,255 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 230.6 (223.7, 237.7) | 77 (55, 88) | 907 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-3.0, -0.5) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 247.0 (238.8, 255.4) | 50 (19, 71) | 730 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.4, 0.4) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 232.6 (224.9, 240.5) | 74 (47, 87) | 724 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 231.1 (223.0, 239.6) | 76 (50, 88) | 657 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-4.0, -0.4) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 256.1 (246.9, 265.5) | 34 (10, 60) | 624 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.4, 0.9) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 242.5 (233.6, 251.5) | 57 (28, 78) | 598 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.2, 1.5) |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 238.5 (229.2, 248.0) | 63 (33, 85) | 546 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.6) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 240.5 (231.2, 250.0) | 60 (30, 82) | 528 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.7, 0.6) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 233.5 (224.5, 242.8) | 72 (42, 88) | 521 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.8, 2.7) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 247.6 (237.6, 258.0) | 49 (19, 75) | 494 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.3) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 250.7 (240.1, 261.7) | 43 (13, 74) | 470 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.1, 1.0) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 252.5 (241.6, 263.7) | 38 (11, 70) | 445 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.3, 0.8) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 237.1 (226.4, 248.1) | 68 (31, 87) | 411 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-5.9, -0.4) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 256.6 (244.9, 268.6) | 31 (9, 64) | 406 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.9, 0.4) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 246.4 (235.0, 258.2) | 52 (16, 77) | 391 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.6, -0.7) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 267.7 (255.5, 280.5) | 12 (3, 46) | 386 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.5) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 244.6 (231.9, 257.8) | 56 (16, 84) | 385 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.5, 1.2) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 240.2 (229.0, 251.8) | 61 (27, 85) | 372 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 227.0 (215.6, 238.9) | 80 (45, 93) | 321 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 0.8) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 266.8 (253.2, 280.9) | 14 (3, 53) | 319 |
rising 
|
1.4 (1.0, 1.9) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 246.9 (234.6, 259.8) | 51 (13, 79) | 310 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.2) |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 256.7 (243.4, 270.5) | 30 (5, 69) | 305 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.4, 1.0) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 274.2 (259.5, 289.6) | 7 (1, 44) | 291 |
rising
|
1.3 (0.7, 1.9) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 223.5 (211.1, 236.5) | 82 (50, 95) | 279 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 249.8 (235.5, 264.8) | 44 (9, 80) | 266 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 261.6 (246.6, 277.2) | 24 (4, 64) | 259 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.7) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 254.0 (239.3, 269.3) | 36 (6, 76) | 251 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 0.9) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 248.2 (233.6, 263.5) | 47 (10, 82) | 247 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.2) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 248.0 (233.4, 263.3) | 48 (11, 82) | 241 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.1, 1.2) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 228.3 (214.7, 242.7) | 79 (36, 93) | 234 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 251.4 (236.3, 267.4) | 41 (8, 82) | 231 |
rising
|
1.1 (0.3, 1.9) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 241.6 (226.3, 257.8) | 58 (14, 89) | 205 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.1) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 245.6 (228.9, 263.4) | 54 (8, 87) | 198 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.4) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 237.1 (221.2, 253.9) | 67 (19, 90) | 194 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 279.1 (260.9, 298.4) | 4 (1, 43) | 193 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-3.0, -0.4) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 237.6 (221.9, 254.2) | 66 (17, 90) | 189 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.1) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 256.2 (238.6, 274.8) | 33 (4, 79) | 182 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.1, 1.6) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 238.3 (222.3, 255.3) | 64 (17, 91) | 182 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.4) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 259.4 (241.7, 278.3) | 27 (3, 76) | 175 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.7, 1.7) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 263.3 (245.2, 282.5) | 18 (2, 70) | 173 |
stable
|
0.3 (-9.4, 3.9) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 251.3 (233.5, 270.3) | 42 (5, 84) | 173 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.1) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 230.0 (213.6, 247.4) | 78 (26, 94) | 167 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.3) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 278.5 (258.5, 299.8) | 5 (1, 55) | 166 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 0.8) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 267.5 (248.8, 287.4) | 13 (2, 66) | 165 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.5) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 236.2 (219.1, 254.4) | 69 (18, 93) | 154 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.5) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 269.0 (248.6, 290.8) | 11 (1, 66) | 150 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 274.1 (253.2, 296.4) | 8 (1, 60) | 148 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.1) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 262.2 (242.5, 283.2) | 21 (2, 74) | 145 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.3, 1.9) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 272.5 (251.1, 295.3) | 9 (1, 66) | 137 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.1, 1.9) |
| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 261.9 (241.4, 283.7) | 22 (2, 79) | 135 |
rising
|
1.7 (0.8, 2.7) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 254.7 (234.1, 276.9) | 35 (3, 85) | 132 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.5, 1.8) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 263.2 (241.4, 286.6) | 19 (2, 78) | 124 |
stable
|
0.6 (0.0, 1.3) |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 245.6 (226.1, 266.4) | 55 (7, 91) | 122 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 260.3 (238.9, 283.2) | 26 (2, 80) | 120 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.0, 0.6) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 234.0 (213.9, 255.6) | 71 (17, 94) | 120 |
stable
|
0.7 (-3.7, 6.4) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 261.5 (239.0, 285.6) | 25 (2, 83) | 117 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.2, 2.1) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 256.4 (234.5, 279.8) | 32 (2, 84) | 116 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 249.7 (227.2, 273.9) | 45 (3, 89) | 101 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.6, 2.7) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 222.9 (202.0, 245.8) | 83 (22, 97) | 100 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.6, 1.8) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 200.8 (181.8, 221.3) | 95 (68, 99) | 96 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 233.1 (211.1, 256.8) | 73 (11, 96) | 95 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.1, 2.6) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 222.4 (200.9, 245.7) | 85 (23, 97) | 90 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 210.3 (190.4, 231.9) | 90 (45, 98) | 90 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.0, 1.5) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 258.1 (232.7, 285.8) | 29 (2, 88) | 88 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.6, 2.4) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 241.5 (218.1, 266.8) | 59 (5, 94) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-6.2, -0.7) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 245.9 (219.7, 274.7) | 53 (2, 94) | 82 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-5.9, 0.9) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 203.9 (182.5, 227.4) | 94 (54, 99) | 81 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.6, 0.8) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 315.7 (283.1, 351.3) | 1 (1, 21) | 76 |
rising
|
2.7 (1.5, 4.0) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 205.3 (182.5, 230.4) | 93 (48, 99) | 74 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.0, 1.6) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 265.8 (236.3, 298.2) | 15 (1, 88) | 70 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.1, 1.0) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 235.5 (209.1, 264.6) | 70 (5, 96) | 66 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.0) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 214.0 (189.3, 241.4) | 88 (29, 98) | 66 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.9, 1.8) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 253.1 (223.5, 285.9) | 37 (2, 93) | 64 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.7, 2.1) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 259.4 (229.0, 293.1) | 28 (1, 92) | 60 |
rising
|
4.5 (2.4, 7.2) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 262.8 (229.8, 299.7) | 20 (1, 92) | 56 |
rising
|
1.4 (0.2, 2.6) |
| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 238.2 (209.1, 270.5) | 65 (3, 96) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-3.4, 1.8) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 238.7 (210.1, 270.4) | 62 (4, 96) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.0, 0.7) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 261.6 (228.5, 298.6) | 23 (1, 91) | 53 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.5, 2.3) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 264.5 (229.5, 303.8) | 17 (1, 91) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.0) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 251.9 (218.1, 290.0) | 39 (1, 95) | 52 |
stable
|
1.7 (-0.8, 4.3) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 249.5 (217.9, 285.0) | 46 (2, 95) | 52 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.5, 2.1) |
| Currituck County 6 | Urban | 149.3 (130.4, 170.4) | 100 (96, 100) | 51 |
stable
|
1.3 (-11.8, 10.0) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 214.7 (185.7, 247.5) | 87 (20, 99) | 43 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.3, 2.6) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 251.5 (215.8, 292.0) | 40 (1, 96) | 41 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.3, 2.4) |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 270.5 (232.8, 312.9) | 10 (1, 92) | 41 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.1, 1.5) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 274.5 (232.8, 322.5) | 6 (1, 90) | 40 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.4, 2.9) |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 206.8 (173.4, 245.5) | 92 (20, 100) | 33 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.7, 2.2) |
| Washington County 6 | Rural | 265.7 (221.4, 316.9) | 16 (1, 95) | 32 |
rising
|
11.9 (1.6, 19.6) |
| Jones County 6 | Rural | 290.4 (242.7, 345.8) | 2 (1, 90) | 32 |
stable
|
1.1 (-1.1, 3.3) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 209.6 (173.3, 251.8) | 91 (12, 99) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.8, 1.9) |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 211.4 (172.7, 257.4) | 89 (7, 100) | 26 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.9, 3.1) |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 181.1 (148.1, 220.7) | 98 (57, 100) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Camden County 6 | Urban | 196.1 (159.7, 239.0) | 97 (23, 100) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.7, 1.0) |
| Gates County 6 | Urban | 154.2 (123.6, 191.3) | 99 (89, 100) | 21 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-6.2, -0.7) |
| Graham County 6 | Rural | 198.6 (156.3, 249.8) | 96 (8, 100) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-9.4, 2.1) |
| Hyde County 6 | Rural | 215.7 (161.4, 285.1) | 86 (1, 100) | 12 |
stable
|
1.0 (-2.1, 4.1) |
| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural | 286.1 (208.7, 385.1) | 3 (1, 99) | 11 |
stable
|
3.8 (-1.3, 9.3) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/23/2025 4:52 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 (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 01/23/2025 4:52 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 (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.