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)
|
Average Annual Count
|
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 
|
-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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 2,209.8 (2,142.1, 2,279.1) | 14 (4, 50) | 905 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-4.2, -0.5) |
| 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) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 2,019.0 (1,956.6, 2,082.9) | 70 (40, 84) | 835 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 2,049.6 (1,986.6, 2,114.2) | 61 (30, 81) | 821 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.2, 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) |
| 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) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 2,147.5 (2,072.7, 2,224.3) | 34 (9, 67) | 628 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.8, 0.3) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 2,248.6 (2,170.0, 2,329.2) | 9 (2, 44) | 627 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.2, 0.7) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 2,154.3 (2,077.4, 2,233.2) | 30 (7, 67) | 614 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-5.8, -0.2) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 2,107.6 (2,032.4, 2,184.9) | 42 (13, 75) | 611 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 2,211.5 (2,131.1, 2,294.3) | 13 (3, 53) | 608 |
rising 
|
0.7 (0.1, 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) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 2,131.5 (2,050.6, 2,214.7) | 38 (8, 73) | 537 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.9, 0.0) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 2,134.7 (2,053.5, 2,218.3) | 36 (10, 73) | 534 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 2,196.3 (2,112.0, 2,283.2) | 19 (3, 58) | 514 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 1,944.2 (1,862.5, 2,028.5) | 82 (49, 93) | 444 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 2,394.3 (2,294.0, 2,497.8) | 1 (1, 14) | 443 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.2, 1.2) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 2,288.2 (2,191.6, 2,387.9) | 8 (1, 40) | 433 |
stable
|
0.4 (-2.8, 1.3) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 2,063.7 (1,974.3, 2,156.0) | 57 (16, 84) | 423 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.4, 4.5) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 2,160.4 (2,068.1, 2,255.7) | 28 (5, 69) | 419 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 2,142.1 (2,047.4, 2,240.0) | 35 (6, 73) | 392 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-6.7, -0.1) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 2,153.7 (2,054.4, 2,256.6) | 31 (4, 73) | 365 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.2) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 2,097.2 (1,998.5, 2,199.5) | 46 (11, 81) | 351 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 2,196.2 (2,093.2, 2,303.1) | 20 (3, 67) | 350 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 2,291.4 (2,184.1, 2,402.6) | 7 (1, 43) | 347 |
rising
|
1.1 (0.4, 2.0) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 2,242.2 (2,134.7, 2,353.7) | 10 (1, 59) | 339 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 2,318.2 (2,207.3, 2,433.3) | 4 (1, 38) | 332 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.2, 1.5) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 1,820.6 (1,729.6, 1,915.1) | 94 (74, 97) | 312 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 2,234.8 (2,122.7, 2,351.3) | 11 (1, 60) | 305 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.6, 0.7) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 1,941.1 (1,838.6, 2,047.8) | 83 (41, 95) | 276 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-4.2, 0.1) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 1,903.9 (1,803.5, 2,008.4) | 88 (53, 96) | 273 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 2,292.0 (2,167.8, 2,421.6) | 6 (1, 50) | 261 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-3.8, 0.6) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 2,164.1 (2,040.1, 2,293.7) | 27 (2, 77) | 239 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.4, 1.1) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 2,079.1 (1,960.0, 2,203.5) | 52 (7, 85) | 232 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 2,207.0 (2,078.9, 2,341.0) | 17 (1, 74) | 227 |
rising
|
1.2 (0.3, 2.1) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 2,109.4 (1,984.1, 2,240.5) | 41 (4, 85) | 221 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.3) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 2,177.3 (2,048.4, 2,312.3) | 24 (2, 76) | 221 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 2,051.4 (1,929.2, 2,179.4) | 59 (10, 90) | 217 |
rising
|
5.2 (1.6, 9.4) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 2,367.5 (2,226.1, 2,515.5) | 2 (1, 42) | 214 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.7) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 2,098.6 (1,972.5, 2,230.6) | 45 (5, 87) | 211 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.3, 1.5) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 2,072.1 (1,947.9, 2,202.3) | 55 (8, 88) | 210 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 2,041.5 (1,918.0, 2,170.9) | 63 (12, 92) | 208 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 2,028.3 (1,904.8, 2,157.8) | 66 (14, 93) | 207 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 2,053.1 (1,926.1, 2,186.4) | 58 (8, 90) | 201 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 1,968.9 (1,847.8, 2,095.9) | 77 (29, 95) | 197 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.6) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 2,038.7 (1,911.8, 2,171.9) | 64 (10, 91) | 194 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.2, 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) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 2,076.9 (1,943.8, 2,216.7) | 53 (5, 90) | 184 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-8.9, 0.4) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 2,303.5 (2,151.1, 2,463.9) | 5 (1, 62) | 175 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.8, 1.3) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 2,231.8 (2,081.6, 2,390.1) | 12 (1, 73) | 169 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 1,995.3 (1,860.0, 2,138.0) | 74 (14, 94) | 166 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 2,005.3 (1,868.3, 2,149.7) | 71 (13, 94) | 166 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 2,073.3 (1,930.1, 2,224.3) | 54 (6, 89) | 161 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 2,101.3 (1,955.7, 2,254.8) | 44 (4, 89) | 156 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.6, 1.8) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 1,802.3 (1,672.2, 1,940.0) | 95 (64, 98) | 147 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.3, -1.1) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 2,029.7 (1,884.1, 2,183.7) | 65 (7, 93) | 147 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 1,834.6 (1,698.3, 1,979.2) | 93 (57, 98) | 145 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 2,165.2 (2,000.6, 2,339.7) | 26 (1, 87) | 132 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.4, 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) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 1,852.8 (1,706.8, 2,008.1) | 90 (46, 97) | 123 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.5) |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 1,731.4 (1,593.8, 1,877.7) | 96 (74, 99) | 120 |
falling
|
-7.6 (-17.4, -1.5) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 1,935.0 (1,780.7, 2,098.9) | 86 (22, 97) | 117 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 2,166.3 (1,983.2, 2,361.9) | 25 (1, 88) | 112 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.5, 1.8) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 2,159.3 (1,981.1, 2,349.2) | 29 (1, 88) | 111 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.3, 1.5) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 1,964.7 (1,798.4, 2,142.3) | 78 (12, 97) | 106 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.9, 1.9) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 2,020.8 (1,845.7, 2,208.3) | 68 (4, 96) | 101 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 2,134.3 (1,949.6, 2,331.9) | 37 (1, 90) | 100 |
stable
|
3.2 (-0.4, 8.9) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 2,208.2 (2,011.2, 2,419.5) | 16 (1, 87) | 94 |
rising
|
1.7 (0.8, 2.7) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 1,939.1 (1,765.2, 2,125.4) | 84 (15, 97) | 93 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.5, 1.5) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 1,951.8 (1,776.0, 2,140.2) | 81 (8, 97) | 93 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 1,960.8 (1,783.6, 2,150.8) | 79 (9, 97) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 1,842.8 (1,664.8, 2,034.7) | 91 (36, 98) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 2,042.0 (1,842.4, 2,257.5) | 62 (2, 97) | 78 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.2) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 2,050.1 (1,848.1, 2,268.3) | 60 (2, 96) | 76 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.5, 2.0) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 1,836.8 (1,653.4, 2,034.9) | 92 (26, 98) | 75 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 2,021.5 (1,817.1, 2,242.7) | 67 (4, 97) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.0, 1.4) |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 2,065.3 (1,849.9, 2,299.1) | 56 (1, 97) | 69 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.8) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 2,088.6 (1,869.6, 2,326.4) | 48 (1, 96) | 69 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.9) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 1,931.1 (1,729.3, 2,150.2) | 87 (7, 98) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 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) |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 1,954.8 (1,746.1, 2,181.5) | 80 (5, 98) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 2,358.1 (2,104.6, 2,633.9) | 3 (1, 78) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-9.9, 2.4) |
| Washington County 6 | Rural | 1,992.8 (1,764.1, 2,243.0) | 75 (3, 97) | 56 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.8, 1.9) |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 1,631.9 (1,429.9, 1,854.6) | 97 (70, 100) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.1) |
| Jones County 6 | Rural | 2,124.6 (1,853.4, 2,424.8) | 39 (1, 96) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.2) |
| Graham County 6 | Rural | 1,971.9 (1,698.6, 2,276.7) | 76 (2, 98) | 37 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.9, 3.7) |
| 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) |
| Hyde County 6 | Rural | 2,001.0 (1,622.4, 2,442.6) | 73 (1, 99) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.0, 1.5) |
| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural | 2,090.6 (1,660.8, 2,597.6) | 47 (1, 99) | 16 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.9, 3.9) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/18/2025 3:06 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 05/18/2025 3:06 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.