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 CI*Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate † cases per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval) 
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina 6 | N/A | 2,107.4 (2,097.4, 2,117.4) | N/A | 34,970 |
stable 
|
-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) |
| Gates County 6 | Urban | 1,257.8 (1,056.1, 1,487.4) | 100 (97, 100) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.4, 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) |
| Currituck County 6 | Urban | 1,490.0 (1,327.2, 1,667.7) | 98 (91, 100) | 66 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.7, -0.2) |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 1,631.9 (1,429.9, 1,854.6) | 97 (70, 100) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 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) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 1,802.3 (1,672.2, 1,940.0) | 95 (64, 98) | 147 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.3, -1.1) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 1,820.6 (1,729.6, 1,915.1) | 94 (74, 97) | 312 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 1,834.6 (1,698.3, 1,979.2) | 93 (57, 98) | 145 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 1,836.8 (1,653.4, 2,034.9) | 92 (26, 98) | 75 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 1,842.8 (1,664.8, 2,034.7) | 91 (36, 98) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 1,852.8 (1,706.8, 2,008.1) | 90 (46, 97) | 123 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.5) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 1,872.0 (1,728.6, 2,024.2) | 89 (36, 97) | 128 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 1.0) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 1,903.9 (1,803.5, 2,008.4) | 88 (53, 96) | 273 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 1,931.1 (1,729.3, 2,150.2) | 87 (7, 98) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.1) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 1,935.0 (1,780.7, 2,098.9) | 86 (22, 97) | 117 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 1,936.6 (1,863.7, 2,011.5) | 85 (56, 93) | 546 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 1,939.1 (1,765.2, 2,125.4) | 84 (15, 97) | 93 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.5, 1.5) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 1,941.1 (1,838.6, 2,047.8) | 83 (41, 95) | 276 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-4.2, 0.1) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 1,944.2 (1,862.5, 2,028.5) | 82 (49, 93) | 444 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 1,951.8 (1,776.0, 2,140.2) | 81 (8, 97) | 93 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 1,954.8 (1,746.1, 2,181.5) | 80 (5, 98) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 1,960.8 (1,783.6, 2,150.8) | 79 (9, 97) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 1,964.7 (1,798.4, 2,142.3) | 78 (12, 97) | 106 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.9, 1.9) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 1,968.9 (1,847.8, 2,095.9) | 77 (29, 95) | 197 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.6) |
| Graham County 6 | Rural | 1,971.9 (1,698.6, 2,276.7) | 76 (2, 98) | 37 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.9, 3.7) |
| Washington County 6 | Rural | 1,992.8 (1,764.1, 2,243.0) | 75 (3, 97) | 56 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.8, 1.9) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 1,995.3 (1,860.0, 2,138.0) | 74 (14, 94) | 166 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Hyde County 6 | Rural | 2,001.0 (1,622.4, 2,442.6) | 73 (1, 99) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.0, 1.5) |
| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 2,005.3 (1,877.1, 2,140.0) | 72 (14, 95) | 186 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.2, 1.6) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 2,005.3 (1,868.3, 2,149.7) | 71 (13, 94) | 166 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 2,019.0 (1,956.6, 2,082.9) | 70 (40, 84) | 835 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| 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) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 2,020.8 (1,845.7, 2,208.3) | 68 (4, 96) | 101 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 2,021.5 (1,817.1, 2,242.7) | 67 (4, 97) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.0, 1.4) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 2,028.3 (1,904.8, 2,157.8) | 66 (14, 93) | 207 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 2,029.7 (1,884.1, 2,183.7) | 65 (7, 93) | 147 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 2,038.7 (1,911.8, 2,171.9) | 64 (10, 91) | 194 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.2, 1.5) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 2,041.5 (1,918.0, 2,170.9) | 63 (12, 92) | 208 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 2,042.0 (1,842.4, 2,257.5) | 62 (2, 97) | 78 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.2) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 2,049.6 (1,986.6, 2,114.2) | 61 (30, 81) | 821 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.2, 0.5) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 2,050.1 (1,848.1, 2,268.3) | 60 (2, 96) | 76 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.5, 2.0) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 2,051.4 (1,929.2, 2,179.4) | 59 (10, 90) | 217 |
rising 
|
5.2 (1.6, 9.4) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 2,053.1 (1,926.1, 2,186.4) | 58 (8, 90) | 201 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 2,063.7 (1,974.3, 2,156.0) | 57 (16, 84) | 423 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.4, 4.5) |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 2,065.3 (1,849.9, 2,299.1) | 56 (1, 97) | 69 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.8) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 2,072.1 (1,947.9, 2,202.3) | 55 (8, 88) | 210 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 2,073.3 (1,930.1, 2,224.3) | 54 (6, 89) | 161 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 2,076.9 (1,943.8, 2,216.7) | 53 (5, 90) | 184 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-8.9, 0.4) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 2,079.1 (1,960.0, 2,203.5) | 52 (7, 85) | 232 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| 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) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 2,082.3 (1,988.3, 2,179.7) | 50 (11, 83) | 373 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 2,086.2 (1,992.8, 2,182.8) | 49 (11, 81) | 379 |
rising
|
0.7 (0.3, 1.2) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 2,088.6 (1,869.6, 2,326.4) | 48 (1, 96) | 69 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.9) |
| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural | 2,090.6 (1,660.8, 2,597.6) | 47 (1, 99) | 16 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.9, 3.9) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 2,097.2 (1,998.5, 2,199.5) | 46 (11, 81) | 351 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 2,098.6 (1,972.5, 2,230.6) | 45 (5, 87) | 211 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.3, 1.5) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 2,101.3 (1,955.7, 2,254.8) | 44 (4, 89) | 156 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.6, 1.8) |
| 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) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 2,107.6 (2,032.4, 2,184.9) | 42 (13, 75) | 611 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 2,109.4 (1,984.1, 2,240.5) | 41 (4, 85) | 221 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.3) |
| 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) |
| Jones County 6 | Rural | 2,124.6 (1,853.4, 2,424.8) | 39 (1, 96) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.2) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 2,131.5 (2,050.6, 2,214.7) | 38 (8, 73) | 537 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.9, 0.0) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 2,134.3 (1,949.6, 2,331.9) | 37 (1, 90) | 100 |
stable
|
3.2 (-0.4, 8.9) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 2,134.7 (2,053.5, 2,218.3) | 36 (10, 73) | 534 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 2,142.1 (2,047.4, 2,240.0) | 35 (6, 73) | 392 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-6.7, -0.1) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 2,147.5 (2,072.7, 2,224.3) | 34 (9, 67) | 628 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.8, 0.3) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 2,149.2 (2,053.5, 2,248.3) | 33 (5, 72) | 390 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-6.1, 1.4) |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 2,151.8 (2,054.7, 2,252.3) | 32 (6, 72) | 385 |
stable
|
1.8 (-0.2, 7.0) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 2,153.7 (2,054.4, 2,256.6) | 31 (4, 73) | 365 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.2) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 2,154.3 (2,077.4, 2,233.2) | 30 (7, 67) | 614 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-5.8, -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) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 2,160.4 (2,068.1, 2,255.7) | 28 (5, 69) | 419 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 2,164.1 (2,040.1, 2,293.7) | 27 (2, 77) | 239 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.4, 1.1) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 2,165.2 (2,000.6, 2,339.7) | 26 (1, 87) | 132 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.4, 1.5) |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 2,166.3 (1,983.2, 2,361.9) | 25 (1, 88) | 112 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.5, 1.8) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 2,177.3 (2,048.4, 2,312.3) | 24 (2, 76) | 221 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| 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) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 2,184.8 (2,108.6, 2,263.2) | 22 (5, 60) | 644 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.8) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 2,188.7 (2,113.8, 2,265.5) | 21 (5, 58) | 658 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.2, 0.8) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 2,196.2 (2,093.2, 2,303.1) | 20 (3, 67) | 350 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 2,196.3 (2,112.0, 2,283.2) | 19 (3, 58) | 514 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| 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) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 2,207.0 (2,078.9, 2,341.0) | 17 (1, 74) | 227 |
rising
|
1.2 (0.3, 2.1) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 2,208.2 (2,011.2, 2,419.5) | 16 (1, 87) | 94 |
rising
|
1.7 (0.8, 2.7) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 2,209.3 (2,140.0, 2,280.3) | 15 (4, 49) | 791 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.6, 0.5) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 2,209.8 (2,142.1, 2,279.1) | 14 (4, 50) | 905 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-4.2, -0.5) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 2,211.5 (2,131.1, 2,294.3) | 13 (3, 53) | 608 |
rising
|
0.7 (0.1, 1.5) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 2,231.8 (2,081.6, 2,390.1) | 12 (1, 73) | 169 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 2,234.8 (2,122.7, 2,351.3) | 11 (1, 60) | 305 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.6, 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) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 2,248.6 (2,170.0, 2,329.2) | 9 (2, 44) | 627 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.2, 0.7) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 2,288.2 (2,191.6, 2,387.9) | 8 (1, 40) | 433 |
stable
|
0.4 (-2.8, 1.3) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 2,291.4 (2,184.1, 2,402.6) | 7 (1, 43) | 347 |
rising
|
1.1 (0.4, 2.0) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 2,292.0 (2,167.8, 2,421.6) | 6 (1, 50) | 261 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-3.8, 0.6) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 2,303.5 (2,151.1, 2,463.9) | 5 (1, 62) | 175 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.8, 1.3) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 2,318.2 (2,207.3, 2,433.3) | 4 (1, 38) | 332 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.2, 1.5) |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 2,358.1 (2,104.6, 2,633.9) | 3 (1, 78) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-9.9, 2.4) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 2,367.5 (2,226.1, 2,515.5) | 2 (1, 42) | 214 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.7) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 2,394.3 (2,294.0, 2,497.8) | 1 (1, 14) | 443 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.2, 1.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/25/2025 11:29 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 04/25/2025 11:29 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.