Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages
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)
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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 | 442.8 (440.5, 445.1) | N/A | 29,654 |
stable 
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 421.1 (420.7, 421.5) | N/A | 856,144 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 438.0 (430.4, 445.7) | 61 (37, 73) | 2,639 |
rising 
|
0.4 (0.2, 0.7) |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 427.8 (420.2, 435.5) | 73 (52, 81) | 2,504 |
stable
|
0.3 (-2.3, 0.7) |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 445.4 (435.1, 455.9) | 45 (27, 71) | 1,501 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 434.4 (422.6, 446.6) | 67 (37, 80) | 1,084 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.4, 0.7) |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 433.4 (419.7, 447.4) | 68 (34, 82) | 850 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.3, 0.7) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 441.3 (427.5, 455.4) | 54 (26, 78) | 817 |
falling 
|
-1.2 (-3.5, -0.2) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 441.3 (427.4, 455.6) | 53 (25, 78) | 789 |
stable
|
0.1 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 456.9 (441.2, 473.0) | 32 (10, 66) | 704 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.1, 1.0) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 458.6 (442.9, 474.6) | 27 (9, 66) | 687 |
rising
|
0.6 (0.1, 1.2) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 469.8 (450.0, 490.5) | 15 (3, 60) | 605 |
rising
|
1.4 (0.1, 3.6) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 451.9 (435.6, 468.6) | 38 (12, 73) | 602 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.4, 1.5) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 466.9 (449.6, 484.7) | 19 (4, 59) | 573 |
stable
|
1.7 (-0.3, 4.2) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 440.4 (424.1, 457.3) | 55 (18, 81) | 559 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 462.8 (444.8, 481.3) | 22 (6, 64) | 543 |
rising
|
1.1 (0.6, 1.5) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 470.9 (452.6, 489.8) | 14 (3, 56) | 536 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.5, 1.4) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 447.9 (430.5, 465.9) | 42 (14, 75) | 527 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 462.1 (442.5, 482.4) | 23 (6, 71) | 454 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.4) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 444.5 (424.5, 465.3) | 48 (14, 80) | 450 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.2, 0.9) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 457.1 (437.6, 477.3) | 31 (7, 73) | 447 |
stable
|
0.2 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 395.9 (378.7, 413.8) | 91 (70, 96) | 433 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-5.9, -1.1) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 438.6 (419.7, 458.3) | 57 (18, 83) | 426 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.1, 0.9) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 509.1 (486.9, 532.0) | 1 (1, 19) | 414 |
stable
|
-3.6 (-9.5, 1.4) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 438.8 (418.5, 459.8) | 56 (17, 83) | 375 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.4, 0.9) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 463.1 (440.1, 487.0) | 21 (3, 71) | 364 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.5, 1.2) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 482.4 (459.6, 506.2) | 8 (1, 49) | 362 |
rising
|
1.7 (1.1, 2.4) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 479.3 (455.5, 504.0) | 11 (1, 53) | 335 |
rising
|
1.8 (1.3, 2.3) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 457.9 (435.8, 480.8) | 30 (5, 75) | 332 |
rising
|
0.7 (0.1, 1.4) |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 450.4 (428.2, 473.6) | 39 (7, 79) | 329 |
stable
|
-2.3 (-9.4, 4.3) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 459.6 (436.1, 484.3) | 25 (5, 75) | 324 |
stable
|
0.5 (0.0, 1.0) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 452.3 (428.7, 477.0) | 37 (7, 79) | 315 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.7) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 438.2 (414.5, 463.1) | 60 (14, 87) | 289 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.6, 1.3) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 437.2 (412.2, 463.6) | 64 (11, 88) | 274 |
stable
|
0.8 (0.0, 1.7) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 456.5 (431.3, 482.9) | 33 (3, 80) | 273 |
rising
|
1.1 (0.2, 2.1) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 403.1 (380.7, 426.4) | 86 (53, 96) | 270 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.4) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 468.6 (441.1, 497.6) | 18 (2, 72) | 268 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.1) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 445.5 (420.6, 471.5) | 44 (8, 84) | 261 |
stable
|
-3.9 (-7.7, 0.2) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 479.9 (452.8, 508.3) | 10 (1, 59) | 260 |
rising
|
1.1 (0.4, 1.8) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 469.5 (441.1, 499.6) | 17 (2, 74) | 246 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.1, 2.0) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 409.2 (384.9, 434.8) | 82 (36, 96) | 231 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 447.3 (419.4, 476.8) | 43 (5, 87) | 221 |
rising
|
5.6 (1.5, 8.2) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 415.3 (388.6, 443.5) | 80 (28, 95) | 209 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.2) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 488.9 (458.0, 521.4) | 6 (1, 55) | 206 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.1, 2.1) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 436.1 (408.2, 465.6) | 65 (10, 90) | 198 |
stable
|
0.8 (0.0, 1.6) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 473.3 (441.9, 506.4) | 13 (1, 70) | 197 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.7, 0.7) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 477.9 (446.9, 510.6) | 12 (1, 70) | 193 |
rising
|
1.2 (0.4, 2.1) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 492.9 (460.5, 527.1) | 4 (1, 53) | 189 |
rising
|
1.6 (0.6, 2.8) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 437.6 (407.9, 469.0) | 63 (8, 91) | 176 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.8, 1.7) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 458.5 (425.9, 493.2) | 28 (2, 83) | 173 |
falling
|
-7.2 (-10.7, -1.9) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 458.4 (426.3, 492.5) | 29 (2, 84) | 171 |
rising
|
1.4 (0.4, 2.5) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 421.7 (392.7, 452.3) | 75 (20, 94) | 170 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.8) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 428.3 (397.1, 461.5) | 72 (11, 94) | 161 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.4) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 454.5 (421.5, 489.8) | 35 (2, 86) | 160 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.1, 1.6) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 480.0 (444.4, 517.9) | 9 (1, 77) | 155 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.1, 2.3) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 415.0 (383.4, 448.8) | 81 (22, 95) | 153 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 438.5 (405.9, 473.2) | 58 (6, 92) | 150 |
rising
|
1.3 (0.1, 2.7) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 462.0 (426.9, 499.5) | 24 (1, 84) | 147 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-6.5, 0.6) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 486.8 (450.5, 525.4) | 7 (1, 67) | 145 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.1, 2.2) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 493.7 (455.5, 534.4) | 3 (1, 68) | 141 |
rising
|
1.4 (0.8, 2.1) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 448.6 (413.8, 485.7) | 41 (2, 90) | 139 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-7.8, 2.0) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 409.2 (374.9, 446.2) | 83 (20, 97) | 137 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 398.9 (363.8, 437.1) | 89 (28, 98) | 128 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.0, 2.3) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 399.9 (366.2, 436.1) | 88 (34, 97) | 120 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.0) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 418.3 (382.7, 456.6) | 78 (14, 96) | 116 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.5, 2.6) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 449.1 (411.1, 490.1) | 40 (2, 91) | 116 |
stable
|
-5.8 (-18.4, 3.3) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 435.6 (395.6, 479.2) | 66 (4, 95) | 115 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.1) |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 445.2 (408.2, 484.5) | 46 (2, 92) | 115 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.1, 2.2) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 387.1 (353.0, 424.1) | 92 (43, 98) | 112 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.0) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 397.4 (362.3, 435.1) | 90 (34, 97) | 111 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.7, 2.2) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 469.6 (428.7, 513.6) | 16 (1, 84) | 109 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.5, 1.6) |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 385.4 (351.3, 422.0) | 93 (50, 98) | 103 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-14.1, -0.4) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 437.6 (397.6, 480.9) | 62 (4, 94) | 103 |
stable
|
1.6 (0.0, 3.3) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 489.6 (441.2, 542.4) | 5 (1, 81) | 91 |
rising
|
1.5 (0.3, 2.7) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 369.5 (330.8, 412.1) | 96 (55, 98) | 83 |
stable
|
-2.3 (-9.8, 0.2) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 420.2 (377.6, 466.7) | 77 (5, 97) | 81 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.6, 2.2) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 443.9 (391.6, 502.2) | 49 (1, 96) | 79 |
stable
|
1.0 (-1.0, 2.9) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 505.1 (452.6, 562.5) | 2 (1, 74) | 77 |
rising
|
2.9 (0.5, 5.3) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 431.7 (384.2, 484.2) | 70 (2, 96) | 73 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.0, 1.4) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 438.4 (390.9, 490.6) | 59 (1, 95) | 72 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.0, 2.1) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 442.8 (393.1, 498.0) | 50 (1, 95) | 70 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.7, 2.0) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 441.5 (388.4, 500.8) | 51 (1, 96) | 69 |
stable
|
1.3 (-0.1, 2.7) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 433.1 (381.8, 490.1) | 69 (1, 97) | 68 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.5, 1.8) |
| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 408.5 (361.3, 460.7) | 84 (7, 98) | 65 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.6, 1.9) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 445.1 (391.7, 504.5) | 47 (1, 96) | 63 |
stable
|
-7.3 (-17.8, 3.0) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 453.4 (398.3, 514.5) | 36 (1, 95) | 56 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.7, 2.5) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 455.4 (397.7, 520.1) | 34 (1, 95) | 55 |
stable
|
1.4 (0.0, 2.9) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 401.9 (350.3, 459.9) | 87 (6, 98) | 52 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.2, 2.5) |
| Currituck County 6 | Urban | 283.6 (248.4, 322.7) | 99 (96, 100) | 51 |
falling
|
-7.3 (-21.3, -0.4) |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 458.7 (398.8, 525.7) | 26 (1, 95) | 47 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.5, 1.9) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 429.0 (365.6, 502.2) | 71 (1, 98) | 46 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.8, 2.6) |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 385.3 (331.8, 446.1) | 94 (13, 99) | 46 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.2, 1.9) |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 421.3 (359.6, 492.9) | 76 (1, 98) | 45 |
stable
|
1.3 (-1.0, 3.6) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 383.1 (327.2, 447.1) | 95 (11, 99) | 44 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.1, 2.2) |
| Washington County 6 | Rural | 441.5 (377.0, 515.0) | 52 (1, 98) | 42 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.7, 3.0) |
| Jones County 6 | Rural | 465.8 (392.3, 550.8) | 20 (1, 97) | 35 |
stable
|
1.6 (0.0, 3.3) |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 334.1 (279.9, 397.8) | 98 (71, 100) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.0, 1.4) |
| Graham County 6 | Rural | 417.5 (345.7, 502.1) | 79 (1, 99) | 27 |
stable
|
0.6 (-18.3, 5.9) |
| Camden County 6 | Urban | 338.7 (276.3, 411.8) | 97 (45, 100) | 22 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.9, 1.4) |
| Gates County 6 | Urban | 258.4 (208.7, 317.9) | 100 (96, 100) | 22 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-4.8, 1.8) |
| Hyde County 6 | Rural | 421.8 (322.0, 547.7) | 74 (1, 100) | 15 |
stable
|
0.8 (-2.8, 4.4) |
| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural | 405.9 (297.6, 546.5) | 85 (1, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
0.0 (-35.4, 9.8) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/19/2025 2:07 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 04/19/2025 2:07 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.