Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Colon & Rectum (Late Stage^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by CI*Rank
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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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Percent of Cases with Late Stage
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| North Carolina 6 | N/A | 64.1 (62.9, 65.3) | N/A | 2,346 | 61.4 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 64.2 (64.0, 64.4) | N/A | 72,697 | 59.1 |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 45.6 (37.5, 54.9) | 93 (60, 93) | 23 | 52.5 |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 46.0 (32.4, 63.6) | 92 (27, 93) | 8 | 63.1 |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 47.3 (26.6, 78.7) | 91 (7, 93) | 3 | 57.1 |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 50.3 (32.2, 75.2) | 90 (9, 93) | 5 | 59.5 |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 51.1 (42.1, 61.5) | 89 (41, 93) | 24 | 61.7 |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 51.3 (29.5, 82.9) | 88 (4, 93) | 4 | 43.9 |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 51.4 (44.6, 58.8) | 87 (53, 93) | 43 | 64.0 |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 51.5 (35.0, 72.8) | 86 (12, 93) | 7 | 64.2 |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 52.8 (44.3, 62.4) | 85 (41, 93) | 30 | 57.1 |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 53.8 (50.1, 57.7) | 84 (60, 89) | 164 | 64.3 |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 53.9 (35.3, 79.1) | 83 (7, 93) | 5 | 57.4 |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 54.0 (38.6, 73.7) | 82 (12, 93) | 8 | 61.2 |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 54.5 (33.5, 84.1) | 81 (4, 93) | 4 | 48.8 |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 55.0 (42.8, 69.6) | 80 (21, 93) | 15 | 55.7 |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 55.2 (47.1, 64.3) | 79 (38, 92) | 34 | 58.1 |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 55.6 (40.8, 74.0) | 78 (12, 93) | 10 | 57.0 |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 55.6 (45.2, 67.6) | 77 (26, 93) | 21 | 64.2 |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 56.0 (41.0, 74.5) | 76 (12, 93) | 10 | 75.4 |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 56.0 (48.0, 64.9) | 75 (33, 91) | 37 | 53.8 |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 56.1 (31.3, 92.5) | 74 (2, 93) | 3 | 76.2 |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 56.2 (49.4, 63.6) | 73 (40, 90) | 52 | 62.5 |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 57.0 (50.1, 64.5) | 72 (38, 90) | 52 | 57.7 |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 57.0 (44.1, 72.6) | 71 (16, 93) | 14 | 56.7 |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 57.2 (37.9, 82.9) | 70 (4, 93) | 6 | 43.9 |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 57.7 (36.4, 87.0) | 69 (3, 93) | 5 | 60.5 |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 58.0 (53.1, 63.2) | 68 (45, 86) | 105 | 59.1 |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 59.2 (49.3, 70.5) | 67 (23, 92) | 27 | 64.0 |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 60.0 (49.0, 72.7) | 66 (19, 91) | 22 | 61.0 |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 60.3 (49.1, 73.3) | 65 (15, 92) | 21 | 57.1 |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 60.3 (52.1, 69.5) | 64 (25, 89) | 46 | 57.7 |
| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 61.1 (41.3, 87.3) | 63 (3, 93) | 6 | 47.7 |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 61.4 (57.3, 65.7) | 62 (39, 77) | 180 | 61.1 |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 61.5 (48.3, 77.3) | 61 (12, 92) | 15 | 52.8 |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 62.2 (47.6, 79.9) | 60 (9, 93) | 13 | 58.0 |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 62.9 (48.6, 80.0) | 59 (8, 93) | 14 | 57.0 |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 62.9 (48.2, 80.7) | 58 (7, 92) | 13 | 57.5 |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 63.0 (53.9, 73.3) | 57 (18, 87) | 35 | 59.3 |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 63.6 (55.1, 73.0) | 56 (19, 84) | 42 | 51.7 |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 63.7 (49.8, 80.3) | 55 (8, 92) | 15 | 61.0 |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 64.1 (55.3, 73.8) | 54 (19, 85) | 41 | 59.6 |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 64.4 (48.0, 84.5) | 53 (4, 93) | 11 | 52.4 |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 64.8 (41.0, 97.4) | 52 (2, 93) | 5 | 63.2 |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 65.0 (56.7, 74.2) | 51 (19, 84) | 46 | 58.7 |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 65.2 (54.4, 77.5) | 50 (11, 87) | 26 | 49.4 |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 65.3 (48.7, 85.9) | 49 (4, 93) | 10 | 73.2 |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 66.0 (55.0, 78.5) | 48 (10, 88) | 26 | 62.4 |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 66.6 (55.8, 78.8) | 47 (10, 86) | 28 | 61.1 |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 66.7 (48.0, 90.4) | 46 (3, 93) | 9 | 56.6 |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 67.1 (58.1, 77.0) | 45 (15, 81) | 41 | 58.2 |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 67.3 (57.9, 77.7) | 44 (13, 82) | 38 | 60.6 |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 68.2 (49.1, 92.6) | 43 (2, 93) | 9 | 68.7 |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 68.4 (55.5, 83.4) | 42 (6, 88) | 20 | 59.1 |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 68.6 (42.7, 104.5) | 41 (1, 93) | 5 | 56.1 |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 68.7 (62.4, 75.4) | 40 (18, 70) | 91 | 68.4 |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 69.1 (62.1, 76.6) | 39 (15, 72) | 75 | 70.1 |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 69.2 (56.1, 84.5) | 38 (6, 87) | 20 | 52.6 |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 69.5 (46.7, 99.4) | 37 (2, 93) | 6 | 61.5 |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 70.9 (59.3, 84.1) | 36 (7, 83) | 27 | 62.8 |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 71.3 (46.4, 105.5) | 35 (1, 93) | 5 | 63.4 |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 71.9 (60.1, 85.4) | 34 (5, 80) | 27 | 63.1 |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 72.2 (50.4, 100.3) | 33 (1, 93) | 7 | 61.7 |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 72.3 (60.8, 85.4) | 32 (5, 80) | 29 | 61.1 |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 73.0 (60.1, 87.9) | 31 (3, 83) | 23 | 62.8 |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 73.1 (57.3, 91.9) | 30 (2, 87) | 15 | 68.8 |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 73.2 (55.3, 95.2) | 29 (2, 90) | 11 | 70.4 |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 73.6 (57.3, 93.2) | 28 (2, 87) | 15 | 67.3 |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 73.9 (61.2, 88.4) | 27 (3, 77) | 25 | 66.8 |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 75.5 (61.6, 91.5) | 26 (3, 79) | 22 | 66.9 |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 75.7 (55.8, 100.4) | 25 (1, 91) | 10 | 65.4 |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 75.7 (59.0, 95.8) | 24 (2, 87) | 14 | 66.4 |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 76.1 (67.7, 85.3) | 23 (6, 56) | 61 | 60.4 |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 76.1 (58.2, 97.8) | 22 (2, 89) | 13 | 65.6 |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 77.0 (59.2, 98.6) | 21 (1, 86) | 13 | 72.5 |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 77.1 (55.2, 104.8) | 20 (1, 91) | 8 | 68.9 |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 77.4 (51.7, 111.2) | 19 (1, 93) | 6 | 59.6 |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 77.8 (52.9, 110.0) | 18 (1, 92) | 7 | 70.0 |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 78.7 (62.4, 97.9) | 17 (2, 79) | 17 | 64.1 |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 79.2 (60.5, 101.8) | 16 (1, 85) | 13 | 66.3 |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 79.2 (57.5, 106.4) | 15 (1, 90) | 9 | 69.7 |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 79.3 (65.3, 95.4) | 14 (2, 73) | 23 | 67.1 |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 79.4 (63.8, 97.7) | 13 (2, 79) | 18 | 74.8 |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 81.4 (68.3, 96.3) | 12 (2, 65) | 28 | 61.4 |
| Washington County 6 | Rural | 82.0 (51.1, 124.8) | 11 (1, 93) | 5 | 56.1 |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 83.3 (63.0, 107.9) | 10 (1, 85) | 13 | 61.8 |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 84.3 (67.2, 104.5) | 9 (1, 72) | 17 | 64.0 |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 84.7 (72.6, 98.4) | 8 (2, 49) | 36 | 67.2 |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 87.4 (74.6, 101.8) | 7 (1, 45) | 35 | 64.2 |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 87.9 (77.9, 98.7) | 6 (1, 35) | 58 | 70.6 |
| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 92.3 (73.9, 114.0) | 5 (1, 60) | 18 | 65.2 |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 92.9 (74.4, 114.7) | 4 (1, 58) | 18 | 63.1 |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 98.3 (80.6, 118.8) | 3 (1, 38) | 22 | 68.7 |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 99.2 (71.6, 133.8) | 2 (1, 79) | 9 | 65.7 |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 127.3 (87.3, 179.0) | 1 (1, 67) | 7 | 64.2 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 7:58 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.
Camden, Currituck, Gates, Graham, Hyde, Jones, Tyrrell
† 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 are computed using cancers classified as malignant based on ICD-O-3. For more information see malignant.html.
^ Late Stage is defined as cases determined to be regional or distant. Due to changes in stage coding, Combined Summary Stage (2004+) is used for data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) databases and Merged Summary Stage is used for data from National Program of Cancer Registries databases. Due to the increased complexity with staging, other staging variables maybe used if necessary.
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 07/14/2025 7:58 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.
Camden, Currituck, Gates, Graham, Hyde, Jones, Tyrrell
† 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 are computed using cancers classified as malignant based on ICD-O-3. For more information see malignant.html.
^ Late Stage is defined as cases determined to be regional or distant. Due to changes in stage coding, Combined Summary Stage (2004+) is used for data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) databases and Merged Summary Stage is used for data from National Program of Cancer Registries databases. Due to the increased complexity with staging, other staging variables maybe used if necessary.
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.