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 Rate
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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 10.0 (5.9, 16.5) | 87 (5, 89) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 11.1 (6.2, 19.0) | 80 (2, 89) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 12.1 (6.8, 20.5) | 70 (1, 89) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 12.9 (6.9, 22.8) | 59 (1, 89) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 13.6 (8.1, 22.3) | 45 (1, 89) | 5 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 16.1 (8.5, 28.9) | 13 (1, 89) | 3 |
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| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 16.5 (11.2, 23.5) | 12 (1, 88) | 7 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 16.8 (9.5, 28.6) | 7 (1, 89) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 17.9 (11.3, 27.1) | 3 (1, 89) | 5 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 12/11/2024 11:45 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 12/11/2024 11:45 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.