Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Colon & Rectum (All Stages^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, 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 | 35.4 (34.9, 35.9) | N/A | 4,394 |
falling 
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-1.6 (-2.8, -0.9) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 36.4 (36.3, 36.4) | N/A | 140,088 |
falling
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-1.1 (-1.3, -0.9) |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 34.0 (32.5, 35.7) | 71 (46, 80) | 361 |
stable 
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-0.4 (-1.7, 3.3) |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 28.7 (27.3, 30.2) | 90 (76, 95) | 315 |
falling
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-2.7 (-3.6, -1.7) |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 34.2 (32.1, 36.4) | 69 (39, 83) | 210 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.4, 4.7) |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 34.2 (31.8, 36.8) | 68 (37, 84) | 153 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.5, -0.6) |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 33.1 (30.4, 36.0) | 74 (41, 89) | 121 |
falling
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-1.7 (-3.0, -0.4) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 41.1 (37.7, 44.7) | 24 (7, 57) | 113 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.0, -1.0) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 32.4 (29.6, 35.3) | 78 (47, 91) | 103 |
stable
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-1.0 (-4.3, 5.2) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 31.0 (28.3, 33.8) | 82 (52, 94) | 103 |
falling
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-2.7 (-3.5, -1.9) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 41.6 (37.9, 45.5) | 19 (5, 58) | 96 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.2, 0.7) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 37.7 (34.3, 41.4) | 41 (16, 77) | 95 |
stable
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-1.8 (-3.6, 0.2) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 42.4 (38.5, 46.6) | 16 (4, 55) | 93 |
stable
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3.5 (-2.0, 10.9) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 35.0 (31.3, 39.2) | 64 (21, 87) | 84 |
stable
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-0.2 (-10.6, 7.0) |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 29.6 (26.7, 32.8) | 88 (61, 95) | 82 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.2, -0.9) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 35.9 (32.4, 39.7) | 55 (22, 83) | 81 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.9, -0.2) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 34.6 (31.1, 38.3) | 65 (27, 87) | 78 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.0, -0.8) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 36.8 (33.2, 40.8) | 51 (15, 82) | 77 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.4, -0.5) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 39.0 (35.0, 43.4) | 36 (9, 75) | 72 |
stable
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-1.1 (-14.8, 4.0) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 36.2 (32.3, 40.5) | 54 (15, 84) | 67 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.7, -0.4) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 32.5 (29.1, 36.4) | 76 (37, 93) | 67 |
falling
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-3.0 (-4.2, -1.8) |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 43.7 (38.8, 49.2) | 12 (2, 55) | 60 |
stable
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1.8 (-5.9, 11.2) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 42.6 (37.8, 47.9) | 15 (3, 64) | 60 |
stable
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-1.2 (-2.4, 0.1) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 43.8 (38.8, 49.4) | 11 (2, 54) | 58 |
stable
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-1.2 (-2.7, 0.4) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 31.0 (27.3, 35.3) | 80 (42, 95) | 57 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.7, -0.8) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 37.6 (33.2, 42.4) | 43 (10, 84) | 56 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.3, 0.7) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 39.8 (35.1, 45.0) | 32 (6, 78) | 52 |
falling
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-2.4 (-4.0, -0.8) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 40.9 (35.8, 46.6) | 25 (4, 73) | 52 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.3, -1.0) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 30.6 (26.9, 34.7) | 83 (43, 95) | 52 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.1, -1.3) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 43.9 (38.4, 50.1) | 10 (2, 58) | 50 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.8, 0.7) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 37.5 (32.7, 42.9) | 45 (8, 86) | 48 |
falling
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-3.5 (-11.6, -1.8) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 37.1 (32.3, 42.4) | 49 (10, 87) | 48 |
stable
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0.1 (-6.8, 8.9) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 29.5 (25.7, 33.7) | 89 (50, 96) | 47 |
falling
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-1.8 (-2.8, -0.7) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 29.9 (25.9, 34.5) | 87 (47, 96) | 45 |
stable
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-2.6 (-19.3, 7.4) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 38.5 (33.0, 44.7) | 38 (6, 85) | 42 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.4, -1.0) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 36.5 (31.5, 42.1) | 52 (9, 88) | 42 |
falling
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-2.9 (-4.5, -1.2) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 40.7 (35.1, 47.0) | 28 (3, 79) | 41 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.0, 0.7) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 35.8 (30.7, 41.6) | 59 (11, 91) | 41 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.5, 1.4) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 41.5 (35.8, 48.1) | 21 (3, 74) | 40 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.7, -0.9) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 41.2 (35.4, 47.9) | 23 (3, 76) | 39 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.6, 2.1) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 49.8 (42.8, 57.8) | 3 (1, 40) | 38 |
stable
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-1.8 (-3.8, 0.2) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 37.3 (31.9, 43.2) | 47 (8, 89) | 38 |
stable
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9.8 (-0.9, 25.2) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 28.5 (24.3, 33.2) | 91 (51, 97) | 36 |
falling
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-4.9 (-6.8, -3.3) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 37.2 (31.6, 43.6) | 48 (6, 88) | 36 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.1, 1.1) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 41.3 (35.1, 48.4) | 22 (3, 79) | 33 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.9, 1.0) |
| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 46.8 (39.4, 55.2) | 5 (1, 62) | 31 |
rising 
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2.7 (0.3, 10.5) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 35.2 (29.7, 41.6) | 63 (10, 93) | 31 |
falling
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-3.1 (-5.3, -0.9) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 46.1 (38.8, 54.6) | 7 (1, 65) | 30 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.3, 2.3) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 40.7 (34.2, 48.2) | 27 (3, 83) | 29 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.7, 1.0) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 41.5 (34.7, 49.5) | 20 (2, 84) | 29 |
falling
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-1.3 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 40.7 (33.9, 48.5) | 26 (2, 84) | 29 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.4, -0.8) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 35.8 (30.0, 42.5) | 58 (9, 92) | 28 |
falling
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-3.6 (-5.3, -2.0) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 34.4 (28.7, 41.0) | 66 (13, 94) | 28 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.5, 1.8) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 34.1 (28.4, 40.6) | 70 (14, 95) | 27 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.6, 9.0) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 36.3 (29.9, 43.8) | 53 (7, 94) | 25 |
stable
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-2.3 (-5.4, 0.6) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 37.7 (31.0, 45.6) | 40 (4, 93) | 25 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.6, 1.3) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 35.5 (29.1, 43.1) | 62 (7, 94) | 24 |
falling
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-3.4 (-5.3, -1.7) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 37.7 (30.8, 45.8) | 42 (3, 92) | 23 |
stable
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-0.5 (-4.2, 3.5) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 34.3 (27.9, 42.1) | 67 (10, 95) | 23 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.9, -0.5) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 40.6 (33.1, 49.4) | 29 (2, 88) | 22 |
stable
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-1.8 (-3.6, 0.0) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 37.6 (30.7, 45.8) | 44 (4, 93) | 22 |
falling
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-3.3 (-5.1, -1.6) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 43.3 (34.6, 53.9) | 13 (1, 82) | 22 |
stable
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-1.6 (-5.0, 1.8) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 39.3 (31.9, 48.2) | 35 (2, 91) | 21 |
stable
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-0.1 (-2.6, 2.4) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 35.8 (28.9, 44.1) | 57 (6, 95) | 20 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.5, 0.9) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 33.3 (26.7, 41.1) | 73 (11, 97) | 20 |
stable
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-1.5 (-4.0, 1.1) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 33.0 (26.3, 41.2) | 75 (9, 97) | 17 |
falling
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-23.3 (-39.0, -3.6) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 39.8 (31.4, 50.0) | 31 (2, 92) | 17 |
stable
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-1.6 (-5.3, 2.1) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 39.4 (31.3, 49.1) | 34 (2, 94) | 17 |
stable
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-2.2 (-4.9, 0.4) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 32.4 (25.4, 40.8) | 77 (12, 97) | 16 |
falling
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-2.7 (-5.5, -0.1) |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 33.7 (26.4, 42.3) | 72 (6, 97) | 16 |
falling
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-3.6 (-6.3, -0.7) |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 30.2 (23.6, 38.2) | 84 (19, 98) | 15 |
falling
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-3.7 (-5.8, -1.8) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 26.5 (20.1, 34.6) | 94 (36, 98) | 15 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.5, 0.2) |
| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 47.0 (36.3, 60.1) | 4 (1, 85) | 15 |
falling
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-3.2 (-5.9, -0.8) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 46.4 (36.0, 59.2) | 6 (1, 86) | 14 |
stable
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1.5 (-1.2, 4.5) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 24.6 (18.8, 31.8) | 96 (58, 98) | 14 |
falling
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-3.5 (-5.3, -1.7) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 41.8 (32.0, 54.0) | 17 (1, 92) | 14 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.4, 0.5) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 38.7 (28.9, 51.4) | 37 (2, 96) | 14 |
stable
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13.0 (-2.0, 35.1) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 40.5 (31.0, 52.4) | 30 (1, 93) | 14 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.4, 1.4) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 37.0 (28.3, 47.9) | 50 (2, 96) | 13 |
stable
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-0.1 (-4.0, 3.9) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 43.0 (31.4, 57.9) | 14 (1, 94) | 12 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.8, 1.5) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 45.3 (33.7, 59.9) | 8 (1, 91) | 12 |
stable
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-2.5 (-5.4, 0.1) |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 61.5 (45.9, 80.9) | 1 (1, 51) | 11 |
stable
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1.3 (-2.5, 5.6) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 24.7 (18.1, 33.2) | 95 (51, 98) | 11 |
stable
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-2.0 (-5.3, 1.2) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 35.5 (25.8, 48.2) | 60 (2, 98) | 11 |
stable
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-1.9 (-4.7, 0.8) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 38.2 (27.5, 51.9) | 39 (2, 97) | 11 |
stable
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-2.8 (-6.2, 0.2) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 35.9 (26.2, 48.3) | 56 (2, 98) | 10 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.2, 2.1) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 44.5 (32.2, 60.4) | 9 (1, 95) | 10 |
stable
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-1.0 (-4.2, 2.2) |
| Washington County 6 | Rural | 54.4 (37.8, 76.3) | 2 (1, 86) | 9 |
stable
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-0.5 (-4.6, 3.8) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 39.7 (27.5, 56.8) | 33 (1, 97) | 9 |
stable
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-1.0 (-5.4, 3.6) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 35.5 (25.5, 48.4) | 61 (2, 98) | 9 |
stable
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-3.5 (-7.6, 0.1) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 37.4 (26.3, 52.8) | 46 (1, 98) | 9 |
falling
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-3.9 (-7.4, -0.8) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 31.4 (22.3, 43.5) | 79 (6, 98) | 8 |
stable
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-0.8 (-4.0, 2.4) |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 31.0 (22.1, 43.6) | 81 (6, 98) | 8 |
falling
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-4.0 (-7.4, -1.0) |
| Currituck County 6 | Urban | 21.8 (15.1, 30.7) | 98 (57, 98) | 8 |
falling
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-3.9 (-7.9, -0.2) |
| Jones County 6 | Rural | 41.7 (27.4, 61.9) | 18 (1, 98) | 6 |
stable
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-0.9 (-4.5, 2.7) |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 26.7 (16.9, 41.9) | 93 (6, 98) | 6 |
stable
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-1.6 (-5.6, 2.3) |
| Gates County 6 | Urban | 30.0 (19.0, 46.2) | 86 (4, 98) | 5 |
falling
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-4.0 (-7.5, -0.9) |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 22.1 (13.5, 35.9) | 97 (31, 98) | 4 |
stable
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-3.6 (-9.2, 1.3) |
| Camden County 6 | Urban | 30.0 (18.2, 47.3) | 85 (2, 98) | 4 |
falling
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-5.1 (-9.2, -1.4) |
| Graham County 6 | Rural | 27.1 (15.1, 46.1) | 92 (4, 98) | 3 |
stable
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-0.4 (-6.6, 5.5) |
| Hyde County 6 | Rural |
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| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/10/2026 11:02 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.
Hyde, 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 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 02/10/2026 11:02 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.
Hyde, 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 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.