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Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County

All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2017-2021

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 65+

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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 stable trend -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 falling trend -0.7 (-0.9, -0.5)
Alamance County 6 Urban 2,248.6 (2,170.0, 2,329.2) 9 (2, 44) 627 stable stable trend 0.2 (-0.2, 0.7)
Alexander County 6 Urban 2,029.7 (1,884.1, 2,183.7) 65 (7, 93) 147 stable stable trend -0.2 (-1.2, 0.9)
Alleghany County 6 Rural 1,631.9 (1,429.9, 1,854.6) 97 (70, 100) 48 stable stable trend -0.3 (-1.7, 1.1)
Anson County 6 Urban 2,208.2 (2,011.2, 2,419.5) 16 (1, 87) 94 rising rising trend 1.7 (0.8, 2.7)
Ashe County 6 Rural 1,872.0 (1,728.6, 2,024.2) 89 (36, 97) 128 stable stable trend -0.4 (-1.6, 1.0)
Avery County 6 Rural 2,042.0 (1,842.4, 2,257.5) 62 (2, 97) 78 stable stable trend 0.0 (-1.2, 1.2)
Beaufort County 6 Rural 2,051.4 (1,929.2, 2,179.4) 59 (10, 90) 217 rising rising trend 5.2 (1.6, 9.4)
Bertie County 6 Rural 1,836.8 (1,653.4, 2,034.9) 92 (26, 98) 75 stable stable trend -1.0 (-2.0, 0.0)
Bladen County 6 Rural 1,852.8 (1,706.8, 2,008.1) 90 (46, 97) 123 stable stable trend 0.2 (-0.9, 1.5)
Brunswick County 6 Urban 2,209.8 (2,142.1, 2,279.1) 14 (4, 50) 905 falling falling trend -2.2 (-4.2, -0.5)
Buncombe County 6 Urban 2,020.6 (1,965.9, 2,076.5) 69 (41, 82) 1,064 stable stable trend -0.4 (-0.7, 0.0)
Burke County 6 Urban 2,082.3 (1,988.3, 2,179.7) 50 (11, 83) 373 stable stable trend -0.2 (-0.9, 0.7)
Cabarrus County 6 Urban 2,154.3 (2,077.4, 2,233.2) 30 (7, 67) 614 falling falling trend -1.1 (-5.8, -0.2)
Caldwell County 6 Urban 2,196.2 (2,093.2, 2,303.1) 20 (3, 67) 350 stable stable trend 0.2 (-0.5, 1.1)
Camden County 6 Urban 1,489.8 (1,235.9, 1,781.2) 99 (81, 100) 25 falling falling trend -14.2 (-27.8, -4.4)
Carteret County 6 Rural 2,097.2 (1,998.5, 2,199.5) 46 (11, 81) 351 falling falling trend -1.2 (-1.8, -0.6)
Caswell County 6 Rural 2,020.8 (1,845.7, 2,208.3) 68 (4, 96) 101 stable stable trend -0.2 (-1.3, 1.0)
Catawba County 6 Urban 1,936.6 (1,863.7, 2,011.5) 85 (56, 93) 546 stable stable trend -0.6 (-1.3, 0.2)
Chatham County 6 Urban 2,086.2 (1,992.8, 2,182.8) 49 (11, 81) 379 rising rising trend 0.7 (0.3, 1.2)
Cherokee County 6 Rural 1,995.3 (1,860.0, 2,138.0) 74 (14, 94) 166 stable stable trend -0.3 (-1.2, 0.3)
Chowan County 6 Rural 1,954.8 (1,746.1, 2,181.5) 80 (5, 98) 65 stable stable trend -0.3 (-1.5, 1.0)
Clay County 6 Rural 2,065.3 (1,849.9, 2,299.1) 56 (1, 97) 69 stable stable trend 0.4 (-0.9, 1.8)
Cleveland County 6 Rural 2,149.2 (2,053.5, 2,248.3) 33 (5, 72) 390 stable stable trend -0.3 (-6.1, 1.4)
Columbus County 6 Rural 2,041.5 (1,918.0, 2,170.9) 63 (12, 92) 208 stable stable trend 0.2 (-0.7, 1.2)
Craven County 6 Rural 2,160.4 (2,068.1, 2,255.7) 28 (5, 69) 419 stable stable trend -0.8 (-1.7, 0.2)
Cumberland County 6 Urban 2,049.6 (1,986.6, 2,114.2) 61 (30, 81) 821 stable stable trend 0.1 (-0.2, 0.5)
Currituck County 6 Urban 1,490.0 (1,327.2, 1,667.7) 98 (91, 100) 66 falling falling trend -2.0 (-3.7, -0.2)
Dare County 6 Rural 1,834.6 (1,698.3, 1,979.2) 93 (57, 98) 145 stable stable trend -1.1 (-2.0, 0.0)
Davidson County 6 Urban 2,188.7 (2,113.8, 2,265.5) 21 (5, 58) 658 stable stable trend 0.3 (-0.2, 0.8)
Davie County 6 Urban 2,076.9 (1,943.8, 2,216.7) 53 (5, 90) 184 stable stable trend -1.4 (-8.9, 0.4)
Duplin County 6 Rural 2,005.3 (1,877.1, 2,140.0) 72 (14, 95) 186 stable stable trend 0.7 (-0.2, 1.6)
Durham County 6 Urban 2,019.0 (1,956.6, 2,082.9) 70 (40, 84) 835 falling falling trend -0.7 (-1.2, -0.1)
Edgecombe County 6 Urban 2,053.1 (1,926.1, 2,186.4) 58 (8, 90) 201 stable stable trend -0.2 (-1.3, 1.0)
Forsyth County 6 Urban 2,119.5 (2,066.8, 2,173.2) 40 (18, 66) 1,263 stable stable trend -0.3 (-0.6, 0.0)
Franklin County 6 Urban 2,164.1 (2,040.1, 2,293.7) 27 (2, 77) 239 stable stable trend 0.3 (-0.4, 1.1)
Gaston County 6 Urban 2,209.3 (2,140.0, 2,280.3) 15 (4, 49) 791 stable stable trend 0.0 (-0.6, 0.5)
Gates County 6 Urban 1,257.8 (1,056.1, 1,487.4) 100 (97, 100) 28 stable stable trend -1.6 (-3.4, 0.2)
Graham County 6 Rural 1,971.9 (1,698.6, 2,276.7) 76 (2, 98) 37 stable stable trend 0.8 (-1.9, 3.7)
Granville County 6 Rural 2,177.3 (2,048.4, 2,312.3) 24 (2, 76) 221 stable stable trend 0.0 (-0.9, 0.9)
Greene County 6 Rural 2,088.6 (1,869.6, 2,326.4) 48 (1, 96) 69 stable stable trend 0.4 (-0.9, 1.9)
Guilford County 6 Urban 2,199.9 (2,153.4, 2,247.1) 18 (7, 43) 1,747 stable stable trend -0.1 (-0.7, 0.4)
Halifax County 6 Rural 2,098.6 (1,972.5, 2,230.6) 45 (5, 87) 211 stable stable trend 0.6 (-0.3, 1.5)
Harnett County 6 Rural 2,153.7 (2,054.4, 2,256.6) 31 (4, 73) 365 stable stable trend 0.4 (-0.3, 1.2)
Haywood County 6 Rural 2,291.4 (2,184.1, 2,402.6) 7 (1, 43) 347 rising rising trend 1.1 (0.4, 2.0)
Henderson County 6 Urban 2,147.5 (2,072.7, 2,224.3) 34 (9, 67) 628 stable stable trend -0.3 (-0.8, 0.3)
Hertford County 6 Rural 1,842.8 (1,664.8, 2,034.7) 91 (36, 98) 80 stable stable trend -0.5 (-1.9, 0.8)
Hoke County 6 Urban 2,166.3 (1,983.2, 2,361.9) 25 (1, 88) 112 stable stable trend 0.0 (-1.5, 1.8)
Hyde County 6 Rural 2,001.0 (1,622.4, 2,442.6) 73 (1, 99) 20 stable stable trend -0.8 (-3.0, 1.5)
Iredell County 6 Urban 2,107.6 (2,032.4, 2,184.9) 42 (13, 75) 611 falling falling trend -0.8 (-1.7, -0.1)
Jackson County 6 Rural 1,802.3 (1,672.2, 1,940.0) 95 (64, 98) 147 falling falling trend -2.0 (-3.3, -1.1)
Johnston County 6 Urban 2,211.5 (2,131.1, 2,294.3) 13 (3, 53) 608 rising rising trend 0.7 (0.1, 1.5)
Jones County 6 Rural 2,124.6 (1,853.4, 2,424.8) 39 (1, 96) 46 stable stable trend -0.3 (-1.7, 1.2)
Lee County 6 Rural 2,028.3 (1,904.8, 2,157.8) 66 (14, 93) 207 stable stable trend -0.6 (-1.6, 0.4)
Lenoir County 6 Rural 2,079.1 (1,960.0, 2,203.5) 52 (7, 85) 232 stable stable trend -1.0 (-2.1, 0.1)
Lincoln County 6 Urban 2,242.2 (2,134.7, 2,353.7) 10 (1, 59) 339 stable stable trend -0.2 (-0.9, 0.7)
Macon County 6 Rural 2,072.1 (1,947.9, 2,202.3) 55 (8, 88) 210 stable stable trend -0.4 (-1.4, 0.7)
Madison County 6 Urban 1,960.8 (1,783.6, 2,150.8) 79 (9, 97) 92 stable stable trend -0.3 (-1.4, 0.9)
Martin County 6 Rural 2,159.3 (1,981.1, 2,349.2) 29 (1, 88) 111 stable stable trend 0.6 (-0.3, 1.5)
McDowell County 6 Rural 2,367.5 (2,226.1, 2,515.5) 2 (1, 42) 214 stable stable trend 0.6 (-0.4, 1.7)
Mecklenburg County 6 Urban 2,102.6 (2,065.2, 2,140.5) 43 (29, 64) 2,526 stable stable trend 0.0 (-1.8, 0.4)
Mitchell County 6 Rural 2,050.1 (1,848.1, 2,268.3) 60 (2, 96) 76 stable stable trend 0.7 (-0.5, 2.0)
Montgomery County 6 Rural 1,964.7 (1,798.4, 2,142.3) 78 (12, 97) 106 stable stable trend 0.5 (-0.9, 1.9)
Moore County 6 Urban 2,196.3 (2,112.0, 2,283.2) 19 (3, 58) 514 stable stable trend -0.4 (-1.3, 0.5)
Nash County 6 Urban 1,820.6 (1,729.6, 1,915.1) 94 (74, 97) 312 falling falling trend -1.1 (-1.8, -0.4)
New Hanover County 6 Urban 2,184.1 (2,118.2, 2,251.4) 23 (7, 54) 861 stable stable trend 0.5 (-0.1, 1.0)
Northampton County 6 Rural 1,939.1 (1,765.2, 2,125.4) 84 (15, 97) 93 stable stable trend 0.5 (-0.5, 1.5)
Onslow County 6 Urban 2,394.3 (2,294.0, 2,497.8) 1 (1, 14) 443 stable stable trend 0.5 (-0.2, 1.2)
Orange County 6 Urban 2,063.7 (1,974.3, 2,156.0) 57 (16, 84) 423 stable stable trend 1.2 (-0.4, 4.5)
Pamlico County 6 Rural 2,021.5 (1,817.1, 2,242.7) 67 (4, 97) 73 stable stable trend -0.4 (-2.0, 1.4)
Pasquotank County 6 Rural 1,731.4 (1,593.8, 1,877.7) 96 (74, 99) 120 falling falling trend -7.6 (-17.4, -1.5)
Pender County 6 Urban 2,109.4 (1,984.1, 2,240.5) 41 (4, 85) 221 stable stable trend 0.1 (-1.0, 1.3)
Perquimans County 6 Rural 1,931.1 (1,729.3, 2,150.2) 87 (7, 98) 67 stable stable trend -0.3 (-1.6, 1.1)
Person County 6 Urban 2,231.8 (2,081.6, 2,390.1) 12 (1, 73) 169 stable stable trend -0.2 (-1.2, 0.9)
Pitt County 6 Urban 1,944.2 (1,862.5, 2,028.5) 82 (49, 93) 444 stable stable trend -0.5 (-1.1, 0.1)
Polk County 6 Rural 1,935.0 (1,780.7, 2,098.9) 86 (22, 97) 117 stable stable trend 0.1 (-0.8, 1.2)
Randolph County 6 Urban 2,131.5 (2,050.6, 2,214.7) 38 (8, 73) 537 stable stable trend -0.8 (-3.9, 0.0)
Richmond County 6 Rural 2,303.5 (2,151.1, 2,463.9) 5 (1, 62) 175 stable stable trend 0.3 (-0.8, 1.3)
Robeson County 6 Rural 2,151.8 (2,054.7, 2,252.3) 32 (6, 72) 385 stable stable trend 1.8 (-0.2, 7.0)
Rockingham County 6 Urban 2,142.1 (2,047.4, 2,240.0) 35 (6, 73) 392 falling falling trend -1.7 (-6.7, -0.1)
Rowan County 6 Urban 2,134.7 (2,053.5, 2,218.3) 36 (10, 73) 534 stable stable trend -0.7 (-1.9, 0.1)
Rutherford County 6 Rural 2,234.8 (2,122.7, 2,351.3) 11 (1, 60) 305 stable stable trend 0.0 (-0.6, 0.7)
Sampson County 6 Rural 2,207.0 (2,078.9, 2,341.0) 17 (1, 74) 227 rising rising trend 1.2 (0.3, 2.1)
Scotland County 6 Rural 2,165.2 (2,000.6, 2,339.7) 26 (1, 87) 132 stable stable trend -0.5 (-2.4, 1.5)
Stanly County 6 Rural 2,292.0 (2,167.8, 2,421.6) 6 (1, 50) 261 stable stable trend -0.3 (-3.8, 0.6)
Stokes County 6 Urban 2,038.7 (1,911.8, 2,171.9) 64 (10, 91) 194 stable stable trend 0.6 (-0.2, 1.5)
Surry County 6 Rural 2,318.2 (2,207.3, 2,433.3) 4 (1, 38) 332 stable stable trend 0.6 (-0.2, 1.5)
Swain County 6 Rural 2,358.1 (2,104.6, 2,633.9) 3 (1, 78) 64 stable stable trend -0.2 (-9.9, 2.4)
Transylvania County 6 Rural 1,968.9 (1,847.8, 2,095.9) 77 (29, 95) 197 stable stable trend 0.6 (-0.4, 1.6)
Tyrrell County 6 Rural 2,090.6 (1,660.8, 2,597.6) 47 (1, 99) 16 stable stable trend 1.4 (-0.9, 3.9)
Union County 6 Urban 2,184.8 (2,108.6, 2,263.2) 22 (5, 60) 644 stable stable trend 0.1 (-0.5, 0.8)
Vance County 6 Rural 2,073.3 (1,930.1, 2,224.3) 54 (6, 89) 161 stable stable trend -0.4 (-1.5, 0.7)
Wake County 6 Urban 2,080.5 (2,044.3, 2,117.2) 51 (34, 69) 2,638 falling falling trend -1.8 (-2.9, -1.0)
Warren County 6 Rural 1,951.8 (1,776.0, 2,140.2) 81 (8, 97) 93 stable stable trend -0.7 (-1.6, 0.2)
Washington County 6 Rural 1,992.8 (1,764.1, 2,243.0) 75 (3, 97) 56 stable stable trend 0.5 (-0.8, 1.9)
Watauga County 6 Rural 2,005.3 (1,868.3, 2,149.7) 71 (13, 94) 166 stable stable trend -0.6 (-1.3, 0.2)
Wayne County 6 Urban 2,288.2 (2,191.6, 2,387.9) 8 (1, 40) 433 stable stable trend 0.4 (-2.8, 1.3)
Wilkes County 6 Rural 1,903.9 (1,803.5, 2,008.4) 88 (53, 96) 273 falling falling trend -0.8 (-2.1, -0.2)
Wilson County 6 Rural 1,941.1 (1,838.6, 2,047.8) 83 (41, 95) 276 stable stable trend -1.0 (-4.2, 0.1)
Yadkin County 6 Urban 2,101.3 (1,955.7, 2,254.8) 44 (4, 89) 156 stable stable trend 0.6 (-0.6, 1.8)
Yancey County 6 Rural 2,134.3 (1,949.6, 2,331.9) 37 (1, 90) 100 stable stable trend 3.2 (-0.4, 8.9)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/05/2024 12:42 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.

† 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.
‡ Incidence data come from different sources. The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.

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.
1 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2023 submission.
6 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2023 submission).
8 Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program and are based on APCs. Data 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. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2023 data.

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.

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