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 Rate
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) |
| 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) |
| Gates County 6 | Urban | 58.6 (33.9, 94.5) | 97 (57, 98) | 3 |
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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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Graham County 6 | Rural | 95.2 (59.4, 145.0) | 87 (1, 98) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Hyde County 6 | Rural |
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| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 4:53 am.
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 07/06/2025 4:53 am.
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.