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 Recentaapc
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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 17.9 (11.3, 27.1) | 3 (1, 89) | 5 |
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| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 12.1 (6.8, 20.5) | 70 (1, 89) | 3 |
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| Martin County 6 | Rural | 10.0 (5.9, 16.5) | 87 (5, 89) | 4 |
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| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 12.9 (6.9, 22.8) | 59 (1, 89) | 3 |
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| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 16.1 (8.5, 28.9) | 13 (1, 89) | 3 |
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| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 16.8 (9.5, 28.6) | 7 (1, 89) | 4 |
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| Polk County 6 | Rural | 13.6 (8.1, 22.3) | 45 (1, 89) | 5 |
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| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 16.5 (11.2, 23.5) | 12 (1, 88) | 7 |
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| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 11.1 (6.2, 19.0) | 80 (2, 89) | 3 |
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| 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 06/30/2025 5:58 pm.
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 06/30/2025 5:58 pm.
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.