Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Lung & Bronchus (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 | 62.6 (62.0, 63.2) | N/A | 8,317 |
falling 
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-3.9 (-4.8, -3.1) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 53.1 (53.0, 53.2) | N/A | 216,523 |
falling
|
-3.5 (-4.2, -2.9) |
| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural | 80.3 (51.0, 124.7) | 13 (1, 100) | 5 |
|
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| Hyde County 6 | Rural | 64.6 (41.0, 99.8) | 58 (1, 100) | 5 |
stable 
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-3.3 (-14.6, 0.1) |
| Camden County 6 | Urban | 45.1 (30.3, 65.2) | 99 (26, 100) | 6 |
stable
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-4.0 (-7.9, 0.0) |
| Gates County 6 | Urban | 49.0 (35.0, 68.0) | 94 (19, 100) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-5.3, 2.1) |
| Graham County 6 | Rural | 81.1 (61.0, 107.3) | 8 (1, 96) | 11 |
stable
|
2.3 (-0.7, 5.9) |
| Jones County 6 | Rural | 80.5 (61.0, 105.5) | 12 (1, 95) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.9, 1.3) |
| Washington County 6 | Rural | 66.2 (50.1, 86.9) | 50 (1, 100) | 13 |
stable
|
0.1 (-2.8, 3.1) |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 65.2 (49.8, 85.3) | 57 (1, 100) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-3.0, 3.0) |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 57.0 (44.3, 73.3) | 81 (11, 100) | 14 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.8, 1.8) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 51.3 (40.0, 65.3) | 92 (37, 100) | 15 |
falling
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-2.6 (-4.4, -0.8) |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 63.8 (49.4, 82.9) | 62 (3, 100) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-4.5, 2.2) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 53.7 (42.1, 68.1) | 87 (21, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-3.5, 2.6) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 65.5 (50.7, 84.2) | 54 (1, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.6, 1.9) |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 80.5 (64.0, 100.5) | 11 (1, 87) | 17 |
falling
|
-4.0 (-20.4, -0.8) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 69.8 (55.0, 88.9) | 43 (1, 97) | 17 |
stable
|
0.1 (-3.2, 3.8) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 67.3 (53.8, 83.9) | 48 (2, 98) | 18 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.8, 3.4) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 53.7 (43.1, 66.8) | 88 (28, 100) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.6, 1.3) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 78.0 (63.5, 95.1) | 14 (1, 86) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.5, 2.6) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 63.1 (51.5, 76.9) | 65 (6, 99) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.6, 1.8) |
| Currituck County 6 | Urban | 56.5 (45.8, 69.2) | 84 (21, 100) | 21 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.4, 0.3) |
| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 64.6 (52.7, 78.7) | 59 (5, 98) | 22 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.7, 2.9) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 51.9 (41.6, 64.8) | 91 (34, 100) | 22 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.3, 1.7) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 63.3 (51.1, 78.2) | 64 (6, 99) | 22 |
stable
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-1.6 (-14.4, 1.2) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 63.3 (52.4, 76.5) | 63 (7, 99) | 25 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.8, 1.8) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 61.7 (50.9, 74.3) | 70 (12, 99) | 25 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.5, -0.8) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 74.8 (62.2, 89.8) | 25 (1, 86) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.8, 1.9) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 83.0 (69.1, 99.4) | 6 (1, 72) | 27 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.8, 3.4) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 44.6 (37.4, 52.9) | 100 (77, 100) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-3.7, 0.0) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 56.8 (47.8, 67.6) | 83 (29, 100) | 30 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.2, 0.8) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 80.8 (68.1, 95.6) | 10 (1, 69) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-3.2, 2.6) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 51.9 (43.8, 61.3) | 90 (49, 100) | 32 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-4.1, 0.2) |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 58.5 (49.7, 68.6) | 75 (22, 98) | 32 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-13.5, 0.4) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 53.3 (45.2, 62.7) | 89 (49, 100) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.5, 1.9) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 66.2 (56.3, 77.6) | 51 (8, 92) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.8, 1.7) |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 76.2 (64.8, 89.0) | 22 (1, 77) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.9, -0.4) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 61.8 (53.2, 72.0) | 69 (19, 95) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.3, 2.4) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 83.1 (71.6, 96.0) | 5 (1, 59) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.6, 2.2) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 71.6 (61.7, 82.8) | 33 (3, 82) | 39 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.7) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 53.7 (46.1, 62.5) | 86 (49, 100) | 39 |
falling
|
-13.7 (-19.0, -7.7) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 57.0 (48.9, 66.4) | 82 (33, 99) | 40 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.7, 3.1) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 67.7 (58.6, 78.2) | 47 (7, 87) | 41 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-5.0, -1.8) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 75.7 (65.9, 86.7) | 23 (2, 70) | 44 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.9, 3.5) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 72.6 (63.1, 83.2) | 31 (3, 81) | 45 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 65.5 (57.2, 74.8) | 53 (11, 88) | 47 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.3, 2.3) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 71.2 (62.3, 81.2) | 36 (5, 80) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.0, 1.8) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 62.3 (54.8, 70.8) | 67 (22, 91) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.8, 0.1) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 65.8 (57.8, 74.8) | 52 (12, 88) | 52 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-7.9, -1.0) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 87.8 (77.2, 99.5) | 2 (1, 41) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.2) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 69.6 (61.3, 78.9) | 44 (7, 83) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.5, 1.3) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 70.9 (62.5, 80.2) | 37 (6, 77) | 55 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.3, 1.9) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 72.8 (64.2, 82.4) | 30 (4, 74) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.9) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 64.5 (57.1, 72.8) | 60 (16, 89) | 57 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.9) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 76.6 (67.8, 86.4) | 19 (2, 64) | 57 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.4, 1.7) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 69.5 (61.6, 78.2) | 45 (6, 80) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 87.0 (77.3, 97.7) | 3 (1, 37) | 61 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.0, 1.9) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 69.3 (61.6, 77.8) | 46 (9, 79) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.7) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 45.7 (40.6, 51.3) | 98 (82, 100) | 62 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.8) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 74.8 (66.5, 84.0) | 26 (3, 69) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.6, 1.7) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 82.8 (74.0, 92.4) | 7 (1, 45) | 67 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.2, 1.9) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 76.6 (68.6, 85.5) | 18 (2, 61) | 69 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.0) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 67.0 (60.1, 74.7) | 49 (13, 83) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.7, 1.4) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 65.4 (58.6, 72.8) | 55 (19, 87) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.1, 1.2) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 65.3 (58.7, 72.5) | 56 (19, 86) | 74 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 46.4 (41.7, 51.5) | 97 (83, 100) | 75 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.4, -1.5) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 70.4 (63.4, 78.2) | 40 (7, 74) | 78 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.7, 2.4) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 58.1 (52.4, 64.3) | 76 (47, 95) | 80 |
falling
|
-15.9 (-24.0, -8.0) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 70.1 (63.5, 77.3) | 41 (9, 72) | 86 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 71.5 (64.9, 78.7) | 34 (7, 71) | 90 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-6.3, -1.4) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 80.9 (73.5, 89.0) | 9 (1, 46) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-4.7, -0.3) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 73.5 (66.6, 81.2) | 28 (5, 66) | 90 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.7, 0.7) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 58.1 (52.8, 63.8) | 77 (50, 93) | 96 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.4, -0.8) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 70.7 (64.5, 77.5) | 39 (9, 71) | 99 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 72.1 (65.8, 78.8) | 32 (8, 66) | 103 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 59.0 (54.0, 64.3) | 73 (48, 91) | 109 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 77.0 (70.6, 83.9) | 17 (3, 54) | 109 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 75.0 (68.8, 81.8) | 24 (5, 59) | 110 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 73.6 (67.5, 80.1) | 27 (6, 62) | 112 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.1, 1.1) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 77.8 (71.3, 84.8) | 15 (3, 50) | 113 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 53.7 (49.3, 58.5) | 85 (66, 97) | 115 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.5, -0.9) |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 83.4 (76.7, 90.5) | 4 (1, 32) | 121 |
falling
|
-7.4 (-13.0, -2.4) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 59.8 (55.3, 64.7) | 72 (47, 90) | 133 |
falling
|
-12.3 (-25.1, -0.6) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 58.8 (54.5, 63.5) | 74 (50, 90) | 140 |
falling
|
-8.8 (-13.2, -5.1) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 91.8 (85.0, 99.0) | 1 (1, 13) | 140 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.0) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 70.7 (65.5, 76.3) | 38 (11, 65) | 142 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-4.5, -0.6) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 57.2 (53.0, 61.7) | 80 (55, 92) | 142 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 63.1 (58.6, 67.9) | 66 (37, 83) | 151 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.5) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 77.6 (72.2, 83.4) | 16 (4, 47) | 157 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-9.6, 0.2) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 73.0 (68.0, 78.3) | 29 (9, 58) | 161 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.7) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 71.4 (66.5, 76.6) | 35 (12, 62) | 165 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 50.1 (46.7, 53.8) | 93 (80, 100) | 168 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.6, -1.7) |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 57.7 (53.9, 61.7) | 79 (57, 90) | 177 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-10.4, -1.2) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 64.0 (59.5, 68.9) | 61 (34, 81) | 184 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 76.4 (71.5, 81.6) | 20 (5, 47) | 185 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-9.7, -0.5) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 76.4 (71.9, 81.1) | 21 (6, 45) | 224 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-5.5, -0.4) |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 57.7 (54.4, 61.3) | 78 (56, 90) | 230 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 70.0 (65.9, 74.2) | 42 (18, 62) | 232 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 62.1 (58.9, 65.4) | 68 (48, 81) | 295 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 60.8 (58.1, 63.6) | 71 (52, 83) | 389 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 48.2 (46.2, 50.2) | 96 (86, 100) | 492 |
falling
|
-5.1 (-11.0, -2.3) |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 48.3 (46.4, 50.3) | 95 (87, 99) | 513 |
falling
|
-4.4 (-6.7, -1.8) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/17/2025 8:03 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† 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 03/17/2025 8:03 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† 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.