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 <50
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 6 | N/A | 107.9 (106.8, 109.1) | N/A | 6,833 |
stable 
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0.0 (-0.3, 0.2) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 104.6 (104.4, 104.8) | N/A | 205,200 |
stable
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0.0 (-0.2, 0.2) |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 104.6 (101.4, 107.9) | 70 (47, 81) | 810 |
stable
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-0.3 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 101.8 (98.6, 105.1) | 78 (55, 86) | 769 |
stable
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-0.3 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 101.0 (96.1, 106.0) | 80 (49, 89) | 328 |
stable
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-0.9 (-5.9, 0.0) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 110.0 (103.7, 116.6) | 50 (21, 79) | 233 |
stable
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0.4 (-0.4, 1.3) |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 101.9 (96.1, 108.0) | 76 (41, 89) | 231 |
stable
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-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 103.8 (97.4, 110.6) | 74 (37, 88) | 200 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.4, 0.4) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 112.1 (104.7, 119.8) | 41 (14, 79) | 178 |
rising 
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1.1 (0.1, 2.3) |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 104.1 (97.2, 111.4) | 72 (31, 88) | 171 |
stable
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-0.9 (-4.2, 0.0) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 108.8 (101.4, 116.6) | 59 (18, 83) | 161 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.4, 0.2) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 114.3 (106.5, 122.5) | 34 (11, 74) | 160 |
stable
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0.2 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 108.5 (100.9, 116.5) | 56 (17, 85) | 154 |
stable
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0.0 (-0.9, 1.0) |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 111.9 (104.0, 120.2) | 42 (15, 80) | 152 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.8, 0.5) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 122.1 (113.2, 131.6) | 17 (3, 57) | 141 |
stable
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0.7 (-6.2, 2.5) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 113.5 (104.1, 123.6) | 37 (9, 81) | 122 |
falling 
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-1.2 (-2.4, -0.2) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 112.2 (102.9, 122.0) | 40 (9, 83) | 111 |
stable
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0.6 (-0.6, 1.8) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 111.0 (101.8, 120.7) | 45 (12, 82) | 110 |
stable
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0.5 (-0.6, 1.6) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 109.3 (100.1, 119.2) | 54 (13, 87) | 106 |
stable
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0.1 (-0.7, 0.9) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 107.7 (98.5, 117.6) | 63 (15, 87) | 102 |
falling
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-3.7 (-10.0, -0.6) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 111.1 (101.2, 121.8) | 46 (10, 85) | 94 |
stable
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-1.5 (-5.2, 0.0) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 109.3 (99.5, 119.8) | 55 (13, 86) | 92 |
stable
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0.2 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 107.1 (97.3, 117.5) | 66 (18, 89) | 91 |
stable
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0.1 (-1.0, 1.3) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 104.8 (95.2, 115.1) | 69 (20, 90) | 89 |
falling
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-2.4 (-5.1, -0.8) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 122.2 (110.6, 134.7) | 18 (2, 70) | 83 |
rising
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2.1 (1.3, 2.9) |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 114.4 (103.3, 126.4) | 36 (5, 83) | 78 |
stable
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0.8 (-0.3, 1.8) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 119.2 (107.2, 132.2) | 25 (3, 81) | 72 |
stable
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0.7 (-0.6, 2.0) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 121.5 (108.7, 135.3) | 14 (2, 72) | 68 |
rising
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1.8 (0.4, 3.2) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 123.2 (110.3, 137.3) | 10 (1, 75) | 67 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.4, 2.4) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 124.9 (111.6, 139.4) | 8 (1, 68) | 66 |
stable
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1.1 (-0.2, 2.5) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 103.1 (92.1, 115.1) | 73 (19, 93) | 64 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.0, 1.5) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 111.7 (99.3, 125.2) | 43 (6, 88) | 61 |
stable
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0.3 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 110.8 (98.1, 124.6) | 48 (7, 89) | 57 |
stable
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1.0 (-0.5, 2.4) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 112.1 (99.2, 126.2) | 44 (6, 89) | 56 |
falling
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-3.0 (-7.1, -1.1) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 101.0 (89.3, 113.8) | 79 (21, 94) | 55 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.1, 1.3) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 111.4 (98.2, 125.8) | 47 (5, 90) | 53 |
stable
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0.5 (-0.8, 1.8) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 118.1 (103.6, 134.1) | 27 (2, 87) | 49 |
stable
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0.6 (-0.4, 1.6) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 131.2 (115.1, 149.0) | 4 (1, 67) | 49 |
stable
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-0.9 (-9.0, 0.2) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 122.8 (107.0, 140.3) | 12 (1, 82) | 44 |
stable
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0.7 (-14.4, 6.1) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 97.4 (84.8, 111.2) | 85 (26, 95) | 44 |
stable
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0.0 (-1.7, 1.6) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 106.0 (92.3, 121.2) | 68 (9, 92) | 44 |
stable
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0.3 (-1.4, 1.9) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 121.9 (106.1, 139.4) | 19 (1, 85) | 44 |
stable
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0.8 (-0.9, 2.5) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 101.8 (88.5, 116.6) | 77 (13, 94) | 43 |
stable
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0.2 (-1.3, 1.7) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 116.1 (101.0, 132.9) | 31 (2, 89) | 43 |
stable
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-3.0 (-12.3, 0.3) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 119.8 (103.9, 137.3) | 23 (1, 87) | 41 |
stable
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1.0 (-0.6, 2.5) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 115.4 (100.0, 132.4) | 32 (3, 90) | 41 |
stable
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0.0 (-1.2, 1.1) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 109.5 (94.8, 125.8) | 58 (6, 91) | 41 |
rising
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2.8 (1.5, 4.7) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 119.8 (103.7, 137.6) | 22 (1, 86) | 40 |
stable
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0.5 (-1.3, 2.3) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 131.7 (113.9, 151.6) | 5 (1, 72) | 39 |
stable
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0.1 (-1.5, 1.6) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 106.6 (92.1, 122.7) | 65 (7, 92) | 39 |
stable
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0.0 (-1.6, 1.8) |
| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 120.3 (102.8, 140.0) | 21 (1, 88) | 34 |
rising
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2.8 (0.5, 5.2) |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 100.5 (85.7, 117.0) | 82 (13, 95) | 34 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.5, 1.8) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 125.5 (106.6, 146.8) | 7 (1, 84) | 32 |
stable
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0.5 (-1.3, 2.3) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 123.1 (104.5, 144.0) | 15 (1, 87) | 32 |
stable
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0.0 (-14.5, 3.1) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 118.5 (100.5, 138.7) | 24 (1, 89) | 31 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.7, 3.3) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 104.2 (88.3, 122.1) | 71 (7, 94) | 31 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.7, 2.1) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 123.9 (104.3, 146.0) | 11 (1, 87) | 29 |
stable
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0.5 (-0.6, 1.5) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 130.0 (109.5, 153.3) | 6 (1, 84) | 29 |
rising
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3.0 (1.5, 4.6) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 108.9 (91.5, 128.5) | 57 (3, 93) | 28 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.0, 2.7) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 118.7 (99.4, 140.4) | 28 (1, 91) | 27 |
stable
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0.5 (-1.6, 2.4) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 108.2 (90.7, 128.1) | 61 (3, 93) | 27 |
falling
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-3.6 (-10.8, -0.7) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 107.0 (89.1, 127.4) | 64 (3, 94) | 26 |
stable
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-0.4 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 98.9 (81.9, 118.4) | 83 (8, 96) | 25 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 112.8 (93.6, 135.0) | 38 (1, 93) | 24 |
stable
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1.4 (-2.0, 4.9) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 110.9 (91.7, 132.8) | 49 (2, 93) | 24 |
rising
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10.8 (5.3, 21.3) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 110.8 (91.3, 133.2) | 39 (2, 93) | 23 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.0, 1.6) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 106.9 (87.5, 129.2) | 62 (3, 95) | 22 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.3, 1.8) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 101.2 (82.7, 122.7) | 81 (5, 96) | 21 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.3, 3.0) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 116.3 (94.3, 142.0) | 30 (1, 94) | 20 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.4, 3.0) |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 82.4 (66.7, 100.6) | 95 (49, 98) | 19 |
stable
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0.4 (-2.1, 2.8) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 134.5 (107.6, 166.1) | 2 (1, 89) | 17 |
rising
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3.0 (0.3, 5.7) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 91.4 (72.5, 113.6) | 91 (15, 97) | 16 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.1, 0.2) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 110.5 (86.8, 138.7) | 51 (1, 95) | 15 |
falling
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-4.6 (-22.5, -0.6) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 120.1 (94.2, 150.8) | 20 (1, 93) | 15 |
stable
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0.3 (-1.9, 2.4) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 92.4 (72.4, 116.4) | 90 (10, 97) | 15 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.5, 2.2) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 116.0 (90.3, 146.8) | 29 (1, 95) | 14 |
stable
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17.5 (-0.6, 30.8) |
| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 114.8 (89.2, 145.5) | 35 (1, 95) | 14 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.0, 3.9) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 98.6 (76.5, 124.9) | 84 (4, 97) | 14 |
stable
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1.5 (-1.1, 4.0) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 94.1 (72.5, 120.2) | 89 (7, 97) | 13 |
falling
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-8.2 (-23.2, -1.3) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 96.9 (74.5, 124.0) | 86 (5, 97) | 13 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.1, 2.0) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 138.3 (105.6, 178.1) | 1 (1, 90) | 12 |
stable
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3.1 (-1.3, 8.0) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 107.0 (81.6, 137.8) | 67 (1, 96) | 12 |
stable
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-1.4 (-4.5, 1.3) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 133.3 (100.6, 173.1) | 3 (1, 92) | 11 |
stable
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1.8 (-0.9, 4.4) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 110.0 (82.4, 143.9) | 53 (1, 96) | 11 |
stable
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1.4 (-17.0, 15.8) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 115.2 (86.5, 150.4) | 33 (1, 96) | 11 |
stable
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2.3 (-0.5, 5.1) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 123.3 (91.3, 163.0) | 13 (1, 95) | 10 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.8, 2.6) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 87.4 (64.3, 116.5) | 93 (7, 98) | 10 |
stable
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2.3 (-0.9, 5.7) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 94.6 (69.0, 126.5) | 88 (3, 98) | 9 |
falling
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-4.6 (-19.4, -1.1) |
| Currituck County 6 | Urban | 54.9 (40.0, 73.6) | 98 (90, 98) | 9 |
stable
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17.1 (-9.3, 39.6) |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 108.2 (78.1, 145.9) | 60 (1, 97) | 9 |
stable
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-0.8 (-4.0, 2.1) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 118.8 (82.5, 165.9) | 26 (1, 97) | 7 |
stable
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1.0 (-3.6, 5.5) |
| Camden County 6 | Urban | 103.2 (70.9, 145.2) | 75 (1, 98) | 7 |
stable
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-0.5 (-4.5, 3.8) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 106.9 (73.4, 150.2) | 52 (1, 98) | 7 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.9, 1.2) |
| Washington County 6 | Rural | 124.7 (85.0, 176.1) | 9 (1, 97) | 6 |
stable
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20.8 (-1.0, 38.1) |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 89.1 (60.5, 126.5) | 92 (3, 98) | 6 |
stable
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1.1 (-5.0, 7.1) |
| Jones County 6 | Rural | 118.5 (78.5, 171.5) | 16 (1, 98) | 6 |
stable
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-0.4 (-4.2, 3.1) |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 86.2 (53.8, 131.0) | 94 (1, 98) | 4 |
stable
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-0.3 (-4.9, 4.1) |
| Graham County 6 | Rural | 95.2 (59.4, 145.0) | 87 (1, 98) | 4 |
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| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 64.0 (38.3, 101.1) | 96 (28, 98) | 4 |
rising
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31.7 (10.4, 58.5) |
| Gates County 6 | Urban | 58.6 (33.9, 94.5) | 97 (57, 98) | 3 |
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| Hyde County 6 | Rural |
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| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/03/2025 9:49 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Data cannot be shown for the following areas. For more information on what areas are suppressed or not available, please refer to the table.
Hyde, Tyrrell
† 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.
* 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).
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 07/03/2025 9:49 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Data cannot be shown for the following areas. For more information on what areas are suppressed or not available, please refer to the table.
Hyde, Tyrrell
† 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.
* 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).
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.