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 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 | 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Hyde County 6 | Rural |
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| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/03/2025 6:18 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 07/03/2025 6:18 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.