Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Oral Cavity & Pharynx (All Stages^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
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 | 12.8 (12.6, 13.1) | N/A | 1,661 |
rising 
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0.9 (0.4, 1.4) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 12.0 (11.9, 12.0) | N/A | 47,920 |
stable 
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-0.1 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 20.4 (11.9, 32.9) | 1 (1, 89) | 4 |
stable
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-0.3 (-8.3, 8.4) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 19.7 (15.0, 25.6) | 2 (1, 60) | 13 |
rising
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4.1 (0.6, 8.4) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 17.9 (11.3, 27.1) | 3 (1, 89) | 5 |
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| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 17.4 (12.8, 23.3) | 4 (1, 82) | 10 |
rising
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4.4 (0.8, 9.2) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 17.0 (13.8, 20.7) | 5 (1, 63) | 22 |
rising
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3.7 (1.6, 6.3) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 16.9 (13.8, 20.6) | 6 (1, 64) | 22 |
stable
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2.1 (-1.5, 6.2) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 16.8 (9.5, 28.6) | 7 (1, 89) | 4 |
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| Macon County 6 | Rural | 16.7 (12.2, 22.8) | 8 (1, 84) | 11 |
stable
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3.5 (-0.8, 9.0) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 16.7 (13.3, 20.9) | 9 (1, 70) | 20 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.2, 3.4) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 16.6 (13.6, 20.2) | 10 (1, 67) | 22 |
stable
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2.3 (-1.1, 6.1) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 16.5 (13.7, 19.7) | 11 (1, 64) | 26 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.8, 3.3) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 16.5 (11.2, 23.5) | 12 (1, 88) | 7 |
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| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 16.1 (8.5, 28.9) | 13 (1, 89) | 3 |
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| Currituck County 6 | Urban | 15.9 (10.4, 23.4) | 14 (1, 89) | 6 |
stable
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5.1 (-0.2, 13.4) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 15.5 (11.5, 20.6) | 15 (1, 85) | 11 |
stable
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0.8 (-2.2, 4.1) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 15.5 (9.5, 24.7) | 16 (1, 89) | 4 |
stable
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1.6 (-1.6, 5.3) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 15.4 (11.6, 20.2) | 17 (1, 85) | 12 |
stable
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-0.9 (-4.1, 2.6) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 15.3 (11.8, 19.6) | 18 (1, 84) | 14 |
stable
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2.7 (0.0, 6.0) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 15.3 (12.8, 18.1) | 19 (3, 70) | 38 |
rising
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2.7 (1.1, 4.7) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 15.2 (13.0, 17.7) | 20 (4, 70) | 36 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.2, 3.5) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 15.1 (10.5, 21.6) | 21 (1, 88) | 9 |
stable
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-3.6 (-25.5, 3.5) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 14.9 (9.2, 23.8) | 22 (1, 89) | 5 |
stable
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-0.3 (-6.4, 6.6) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 14.6 (11.9, 17.8) | 23 (3, 80) | 20 |
stable
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1.6 (-1.0, 4.6) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 14.6 (10.6, 19.6) | 24 (1, 87) | 10 |
stable
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1.1 (-2.4, 4.9) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 14.6 (10.9, 19.2) | 25 (1, 86) | 11 |
stable
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-0.5 (-4.3, 3.5) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 14.6 (11.5, 18.2) | 26 (3, 83) | 17 |
stable
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1.8 (-0.8, 4.9) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 14.5 (8.6, 23.4) | 27 (1, 89) | 4 |
stable
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-0.5 (-5.5, 5.4) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 14.5 (10.7, 19.6) | 28 (1, 87) | 10 |
stable
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1.2 (-1.9, 5.3) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 14.4 (8.7, 23.2) | 29 (1, 89) | 4 |
stable
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0.3 (-5.3, 6.3) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 14.4 (9.2, 21.9) | 30 (1, 89) | 5 |
stable
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-1.9 (-7.6, 3.7) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 14.3 (10.0, 20.2) | 31 (1, 89) | 7 |
stable
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2.2 (-3.0, 9.0) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 14.3 (11.9, 17.1) | 32 (5, 78) | 27 |
rising
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3.8 (2.0, 6.0) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 14.2 (10.6, 18.8) | 33 (2, 87) | 11 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.3, 2.0) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 14.1 (9.7, 20.1) | 34 (1, 89) | 7 |
stable
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0.8 (-5.1, 8.0) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 14.0 (10.2, 19.1) | 35 (1, 88) | 10 |
stable
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-0.4 (-3.8, 3.0) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 14.0 (10.8, 18.0) | 36 (4, 86) | 14 |
stable
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1.4 (-1.0, 4.1) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 14.0 (11.2, 17.3) | 37 (4, 83) | 19 |
stable
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0.5 (-3.4, 4.7) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 13.9 (11.0, 17.6) | 38 (4, 86) | 16 |
stable
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1.1 (-1.8, 4.7) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 13.9 (10.9, 17.7) | 39 (4, 86) | 15 |
stable
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0.9 (-2.4, 4.5) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 13.9 (9.9, 19.3) | 40 (2, 89) | 8 |
stable
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1.4 (-2.3, 5.7) |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 13.8 (12.2, 15.7) | 41 (10, 73) | 52 |
stable
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0.2 (-1.4, 2.0) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 13.8 (11.2, 16.9) | 42 (5, 84) | 21 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.7, 3.5) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 13.8 (10.0, 18.6) | 43 (2, 88) | 10 |
stable
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-0.1 (-2.7, 2.6) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 13.7 (11.4, 16.4) | 44 (7, 83) | 26 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.1, 2.4) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 13.6 (8.1, 22.3) | 45 (1, 89) | 5 |
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| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 13.6 (8.8, 20.3) | 46 (1, 89) | 6 |
stable
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-36.9 (-60.8, 1.5) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 13.5 (10.9, 16.7) | 47 (5, 86) | 20 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.4, 2.1) |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 13.5 (11.6, 15.6) | 48 (12, 79) | 40 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.1, 4.7) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 13.5 (11.3, 16.0) | 49 (9, 83) | 29 |
rising
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2.4 (0.1, 5.2) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 13.3 (9.3, 18.6) | 50 (2, 89) | 8 |
stable
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0.8 (-3.3, 5.3) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 13.3 (11.3, 15.5) | 51 (11, 82) | 33 |
stable
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1.1 (-1.3, 4.2) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 13.2 (9.8, 17.6) | 52 (3, 89) | 10 |
stable
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-0.6 (-4.0, 3.2) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 13.2 (10.2, 17.1) | 53 (5, 87) | 14 |
stable
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1.6 (-1.0, 4.6) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 13.2 (11.3, 15.3) | 54 (15, 80) | 38 |
stable
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1.3 (-0.4, 3.2) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 13.2 (8.4, 20.0) | 55 (1, 89) | 5 |
stable
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-0.2 (-3.4, 3.1) |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 13.1 (8.9, 18.8) | 56 (1, 89) | 7 |
stable
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1.7 (-2.5, 6.8) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 13.0 (10.0, 16.6) | 57 (5, 88) | 14 |
stable
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-1.8 (-4.3, 0.8) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 13.0 (9.2, 18.2) | 58 (3, 89) | 9 |
stable
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2.2 (-1.7, 7.2) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 12.9 (6.9, 22.8) | 59 (1, 89) | 3 |
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| Nash County 6 | Urban | 12.9 (10.1, 16.2) | 60 (8, 88) | 16 |
stable
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0.4 (-2.6, 3.6) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 12.7 (10.7, 15.1) | 61 (15, 85) | 30 |
stable
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1.1 (-1.1, 3.5) |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 12.6 (11.4, 13.9) | 62 (27, 78) | 79 |
stable
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1.1 (-0.4, 2.8) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 12.6 (10.2, 15.4) | 63 (11, 87) | 21 |
stable
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1.8 (-0.1, 4.0) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 12.6 (10.3, 15.3) | 64 (12, 87) | 24 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.3, 2.6) |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 12.6 (11.1, 14.1) | 65 (23, 81) | 59 |
stable
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0.8 (-0.3, 2.1) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 12.5 (10.5, 14.9) | 66 (14, 86) | 27 |
stable
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-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 12.5 (7.6, 20.0) | 67 (1, 89) | 4 |
stable
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-0.4 (-4.4, 4.3) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 12.2 (10.6, 14.1) | 68 (24, 85) | 40 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.0, 2.7) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 12.2 (8.4, 17.4) | 69 (3, 89) | 8 |
falling 
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-6.2 (-32.6, -0.7) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 12.1 (6.8, 20.5) | 70 (1, 89) | 3 |
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| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 11.9 (8.3, 16.6) | 71 (5, 89) | 8 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.7, 3.6) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 11.9 (9.9, 14.1) | 72 (20, 87) | 28 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.7, 2.6) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 11.8 (10.0, 13.8) | 73 (25, 87) | 32 |
stable
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1.1 (-1.4, 4.3) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 11.7 (7.2, 18.5) | 74 (2, 89) | 5 |
stable
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-0.8 (-6.9, 5.6) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 11.4 (8.7, 14.9) | 75 (13, 89) | 13 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.4, 2.3) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 11.2 (9.1, 13.7) | 76 (24, 88) | 21 |
falling
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-3.5 (-12.6, -1.2) |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 11.2 (10.3, 12.1) | 77 (53, 85) | 129 |
rising
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1.5 (0.5, 2.7) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 11.2 (8.2, 14.9) | 78 (11, 89) | 10 |
stable
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-0.8 (-4.3, 3.1) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 11.1 (8.0, 15.1) | 79 (9, 89) | 9 |
stable
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0.4 (-3.0, 4.1) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 11.1 (6.2, 19.0) | 80 (2, 89) | 3 |
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| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 10.7 (7.3, 15.3) | 81 (13, 89) | 7 |
stable
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0.9 (-3.0, 5.5) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 10.6 (7.2, 15.5) | 82 (10, 89) | 8 |
stable
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-1.6 (-5.7, 3.1) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 10.5 (7.8, 14.0) | 83 (21, 89) | 11 |
stable
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-0.1 (-4.0, 4.0) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 10.4 (8.9, 12.1) | 84 (49, 89) | 37 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.0, 1.6) |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 10.2 (7.9, 13.0) | 85 (32, 89) | 14 |
stable
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0.2 (-2.5, 2.9) |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 10.1 (9.3, 11.0) | 86 (65, 88) | 111 |
stable
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-0.5 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 10.0 (5.9, 16.5) | 87 (5, 89) | 4 |
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| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 9.8 (6.3, 14.6) | 88 (12, 89) | 5 |
stable
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-4.0 (-8.4, 0.3) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 8.2 (5.2, 12.6) | 89 (35, 89) | 5 |
stable
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-2.6 (-7.0, 1.8) |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural |
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| Camden County 6 | Urban |
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| Chowan County 6 | Rural |
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| Clay County 6 | Rural |
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| Gates County 6 | Urban |
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| Graham County 6 | Rural |
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| Hertford County 6 | Rural |
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| Hyde County 6 | Rural |
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| Jones County 6 | Rural |
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| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural |
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| Washington County 6 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/15/2025 6:53 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Data cannot be shown for the following areas. For more information on what areas are suppressed or not available, please refer to the table.
Alleghany, Camden, Chowan, Clay, Gates, Graham, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Tyrrell, Washington
† 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.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
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 03/15/2025 6:53 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Data cannot be shown for the following areas. For more information on what areas are suppressed or not available, please refer to the table.
Alleghany, Camden, Chowan, Clay, Gates, Graham, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Tyrrell, Washington
† 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.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
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.