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 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 | 2,107.4 (2,097.4, 2,117.4) | N/A | 34,970 |
stable 
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-0.2 (-0.6, 0.0) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 1,975.2 (1,973.5, 1,977.0) | N/A | 1,010,129 |
falling 
|
-0.7 (-0.9, -0.5) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 2,394.3 (2,294.0, 2,497.8) | 1 (1, 14) | 443 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.2, 1.2) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 2,367.5 (2,226.1, 2,515.5) | 2 (1, 42) | 214 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.7) |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 2,358.1 (2,104.6, 2,633.9) | 3 (1, 78) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-9.9, 2.4) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 2,318.2 (2,207.3, 2,433.3) | 4 (1, 38) | 332 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.2, 1.5) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 2,303.5 (2,151.1, 2,463.9) | 5 (1, 62) | 175 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.8, 1.3) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 2,292.0 (2,167.8, 2,421.6) | 6 (1, 50) | 261 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-3.8, 0.6) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 2,291.4 (2,184.1, 2,402.6) | 7 (1, 43) | 347 |
rising 
|
1.1 (0.4, 2.0) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 2,288.2 (2,191.6, 2,387.9) | 8 (1, 40) | 433 |
stable
|
0.4 (-2.8, 1.3) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 2,248.6 (2,170.0, 2,329.2) | 9 (2, 44) | 627 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.2, 0.7) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 2,242.2 (2,134.7, 2,353.7) | 10 (1, 59) | 339 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 2,234.8 (2,122.7, 2,351.3) | 11 (1, 60) | 305 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.6, 0.7) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 2,231.8 (2,081.6, 2,390.1) | 12 (1, 73) | 169 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 2,211.5 (2,131.1, 2,294.3) | 13 (3, 53) | 608 |
rising
|
0.7 (0.1, 1.5) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 2,209.8 (2,142.1, 2,279.1) | 14 (4, 50) | 905 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-4.2, -0.5) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 2,209.3 (2,140.0, 2,280.3) | 15 (4, 49) | 791 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.6, 0.5) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 2,208.2 (2,011.2, 2,419.5) | 16 (1, 87) | 94 |
rising
|
1.7 (0.8, 2.7) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 2,207.0 (2,078.9, 2,341.0) | 17 (1, 74) | 227 |
rising
|
1.2 (0.3, 2.1) |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 2,199.9 (2,153.4, 2,247.1) | 18 (7, 43) | 1,747 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.7, 0.4) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 2,196.3 (2,112.0, 2,283.2) | 19 (3, 58) | 514 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 2,196.2 (2,093.2, 2,303.1) | 20 (3, 67) | 350 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 2,188.7 (2,113.8, 2,265.5) | 21 (5, 58) | 658 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.2, 0.8) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 2,184.8 (2,108.6, 2,263.2) | 22 (5, 60) | 644 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.8) |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 2,184.1 (2,118.2, 2,251.4) | 23 (7, 54) | 861 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.1, 1.0) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 2,177.3 (2,048.4, 2,312.3) | 24 (2, 76) | 221 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 2,166.3 (1,983.2, 2,361.9) | 25 (1, 88) | 112 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.5, 1.8) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 2,165.2 (2,000.6, 2,339.7) | 26 (1, 87) | 132 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.4, 1.5) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 2,164.1 (2,040.1, 2,293.7) | 27 (2, 77) | 239 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.4, 1.1) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 2,160.4 (2,068.1, 2,255.7) | 28 (5, 69) | 419 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 2,159.3 (1,981.1, 2,349.2) | 29 (1, 88) | 111 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.3, 1.5) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 2,154.3 (2,077.4, 2,233.2) | 30 (7, 67) | 614 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-5.8, -0.2) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 2,153.7 (2,054.4, 2,256.6) | 31 (4, 73) | 365 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.2) |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 2,151.8 (2,054.7, 2,252.3) | 32 (6, 72) | 385 |
stable
|
1.8 (-0.2, 7.0) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 2,149.2 (2,053.5, 2,248.3) | 33 (5, 72) | 390 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-6.1, 1.4) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 2,147.5 (2,072.7, 2,224.3) | 34 (9, 67) | 628 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.8, 0.3) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 2,142.1 (2,047.4, 2,240.0) | 35 (6, 73) | 392 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-6.7, -0.1) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 2,134.7 (2,053.5, 2,218.3) | 36 (10, 73) | 534 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 2,134.3 (1,949.6, 2,331.9) | 37 (1, 90) | 100 |
stable
|
3.2 (-0.4, 8.9) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 2,131.5 (2,050.6, 2,214.7) | 38 (8, 73) | 537 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.9, 0.0) |
| Jones County 6 | Rural | 2,124.6 (1,853.4, 2,424.8) | 39 (1, 96) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.2) |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 2,119.5 (2,066.8, 2,173.2) | 40 (18, 66) | 1,263 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.6, 0.0) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 2,109.4 (1,984.1, 2,240.5) | 41 (4, 85) | 221 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.3) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 2,107.6 (2,032.4, 2,184.9) | 42 (13, 75) | 611 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 2,102.6 (2,065.2, 2,140.5) | 43 (29, 64) | 2,526 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 2,101.3 (1,955.7, 2,254.8) | 44 (4, 89) | 156 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.6, 1.8) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 2,098.6 (1,972.5, 2,230.6) | 45 (5, 87) | 211 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.3, 1.5) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 2,097.2 (1,998.5, 2,199.5) | 46 (11, 81) | 351 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural | 2,090.6 (1,660.8, 2,597.6) | 47 (1, 99) | 16 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.9, 3.9) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 2,088.6 (1,869.6, 2,326.4) | 48 (1, 96) | 69 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.9) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 2,086.2 (1,992.8, 2,182.8) | 49 (11, 81) | 379 |
rising
|
0.7 (0.3, 1.2) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 2,082.3 (1,988.3, 2,179.7) | 50 (11, 83) | 373 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 2,080.5 (2,044.3, 2,117.2) | 51 (34, 69) | 2,638 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.9, -1.0) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 2,079.1 (1,960.0, 2,203.5) | 52 (7, 85) | 232 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 2,076.9 (1,943.8, 2,216.7) | 53 (5, 90) | 184 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-8.9, 0.4) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 2,073.3 (1,930.1, 2,224.3) | 54 (6, 89) | 161 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 2,072.1 (1,947.9, 2,202.3) | 55 (8, 88) | 210 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 2,065.3 (1,849.9, 2,299.1) | 56 (1, 97) | 69 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.8) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 2,063.7 (1,974.3, 2,156.0) | 57 (16, 84) | 423 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.4, 4.5) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 2,053.1 (1,926.1, 2,186.4) | 58 (8, 90) | 201 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 2,051.4 (1,929.2, 2,179.4) | 59 (10, 90) | 217 |
rising
|
5.2 (1.6, 9.4) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 2,050.1 (1,848.1, 2,268.3) | 60 (2, 96) | 76 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.5, 2.0) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 2,049.6 (1,986.6, 2,114.2) | 61 (30, 81) | 821 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.2, 0.5) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 2,042.0 (1,842.4, 2,257.5) | 62 (2, 97) | 78 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.2) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 2,041.5 (1,918.0, 2,170.9) | 63 (12, 92) | 208 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 2,038.7 (1,911.8, 2,171.9) | 64 (10, 91) | 194 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.2, 1.5) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 2,029.7 (1,884.1, 2,183.7) | 65 (7, 93) | 147 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 2,028.3 (1,904.8, 2,157.8) | 66 (14, 93) | 207 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 2,021.5 (1,817.1, 2,242.7) | 67 (4, 97) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.0, 1.4) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 2,020.8 (1,845.7, 2,208.3) | 68 (4, 96) | 101 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 2,020.6 (1,965.9, 2,076.5) | 69 (41, 82) | 1,064 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.7, 0.0) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 2,019.0 (1,956.6, 2,082.9) | 70 (40, 84) | 835 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 2,005.3 (1,868.3, 2,149.7) | 71 (13, 94) | 166 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 2,005.3 (1,877.1, 2,140.0) | 72 (14, 95) | 186 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.2, 1.6) |
| Hyde County 6 | Rural | 2,001.0 (1,622.4, 2,442.6) | 73 (1, 99) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.0, 1.5) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 1,995.3 (1,860.0, 2,138.0) | 74 (14, 94) | 166 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Washington County 6 | Rural | 1,992.8 (1,764.1, 2,243.0) | 75 (3, 97) | 56 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.8, 1.9) |
| Graham County 6 | Rural | 1,971.9 (1,698.6, 2,276.7) | 76 (2, 98) | 37 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.9, 3.7) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 1,968.9 (1,847.8, 2,095.9) | 77 (29, 95) | 197 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.6) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 1,964.7 (1,798.4, 2,142.3) | 78 (12, 97) | 106 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.9, 1.9) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 1,960.8 (1,783.6, 2,150.8) | 79 (9, 97) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 1,954.8 (1,746.1, 2,181.5) | 80 (5, 98) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 1,951.8 (1,776.0, 2,140.2) | 81 (8, 97) | 93 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 1,944.2 (1,862.5, 2,028.5) | 82 (49, 93) | 444 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 1,941.1 (1,838.6, 2,047.8) | 83 (41, 95) | 276 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-4.2, 0.1) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 1,939.1 (1,765.2, 2,125.4) | 84 (15, 97) | 93 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.5, 1.5) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 1,936.6 (1,863.7, 2,011.5) | 85 (56, 93) | 546 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 1,935.0 (1,780.7, 2,098.9) | 86 (22, 97) | 117 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 1,931.1 (1,729.3, 2,150.2) | 87 (7, 98) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.1) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 1,903.9 (1,803.5, 2,008.4) | 88 (53, 96) | 273 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 1,872.0 (1,728.6, 2,024.2) | 89 (36, 97) | 128 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 1.0) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 1,852.8 (1,706.8, 2,008.1) | 90 (46, 97) | 123 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.5) |
| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 1,842.8 (1,664.8, 2,034.7) | 91 (36, 98) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 1,836.8 (1,653.4, 2,034.9) | 92 (26, 98) | 75 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 1,834.6 (1,698.3, 1,979.2) | 93 (57, 98) | 145 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 1,820.6 (1,729.6, 1,915.1) | 94 (74, 97) | 312 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 1,802.3 (1,672.2, 1,940.0) | 95 (64, 98) | 147 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.3, -1.1) |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 1,731.4 (1,593.8, 1,877.7) | 96 (74, 99) | 120 |
falling
|
-7.6 (-17.4, -1.5) |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 1,631.9 (1,429.9, 1,854.6) | 97 (70, 100) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.1) |
| Currituck County 6 | Urban | 1,490.0 (1,327.2, 1,667.7) | 98 (91, 100) | 66 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.7, -0.2) |
| Camden County 6 | Urban | 1,489.8 (1,235.9, 1,781.2) | 99 (81, 100) | 25 |
falling
|
-14.2 (-27.8, -4.4) |
| Gates County 6 | Urban | 1,257.8 (1,056.1, 1,487.4) | 100 (97, 100) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.4, 0.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/12/2024 1:42 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+).
⋔ 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.
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 12/12/2024 1:42 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+).
⋔ 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.
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.