Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Melanoma of the Skin (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 | 26.9 (26.4, 27.3) | N/A | 3,297 |
rising 
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1.8 (0.7, 2.5) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 22.7 (22.6, 22.8) | N/A | 86,630 |
stable 
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-0.4 (-2.5, 1.5) |
| Camden County 6 | Urban | 24.8 (13.9, 41.5) | 54 (1, 92) | 3 |
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| Greene County 6 | Rural | 13.3 (7.5, 22.1) | 89 (48, 92) | 3 |
stable
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1.2 (-4.1, 6.8) |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 17.4 (9.9, 30.2) | 79 (17, 92) | 3 |
stable
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0.6 (-6.0, 8.7) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 10.8 (6.3, 18.5) | 92 (63, 92) | 4 |
stable
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1.9 (-4.0, 9.2) |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 17.5 (9.6, 31.0) | 78 (16, 92) | 4 |
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| Swain County 6 | Rural | 21.6 (12.7, 34.7) | 61 (7, 92) | 4 |
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| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 14.8 (9.0, 24.7) | 84 (44, 92) | 4 |
stable
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-3.8 (-9.5, 2.3) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 13.1 (7.9, 21.2) | 91 (55, 92) | 4 |
stable
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2.4 (-3.7, 9.7) |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 19.6 (12.2, 31.0) | 69 (16, 92) | 5 |
stable
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1.1 (-3.3, 5.9) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 15.3 (9.4, 23.9) | 83 (40, 92) | 5 |
stable
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-3.2 (-8.3, 1.8) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 18.4 (11.8, 27.5) | 74 (26, 92) | 5 |
rising
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5.7 (1.4, 11.3) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 25.5 (16.6, 39.1) | 53 (3, 90) | 6 |
stable
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2.3 (-3.0, 8.8) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 28.6 (18.7, 42.5) | 36 (1, 86) | 6 |
rising
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4.4 (1.0, 8.8) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 13.4 (9.0, 19.4) | 88 (59, 92) | 6 |
falling 
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-4.6 (-17.6, -0.7) |
| Currituck County 6 | Urban | 19.9 (13.4, 28.5) | 68 (20, 92) | 7 |
stable
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-0.9 (-4.3, 2.8) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 21.0 (14.4, 30.2) | 65 (18, 91) | 7 |
rising
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4.6 (2.2, 7.7) |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 16.0 (11.0, 22.4) | 82 (44, 92) | 7 |
stable
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2.9 (-0.6, 7.6) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 17.7 (12.2, 25.2) | 77 (35, 92) | 7 |
stable
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2.6 (-0.7, 6.6) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 29.7 (21.0, 41.5) | 32 (1, 83) | 8 |
stable
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1.5 (-4.5, 8.7) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 13.9 (9.9, 19.1) | 87 (60, 92) | 9 |
stable
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3.3 (-1.6, 9.1) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 16.7 (12.2, 22.4) | 80 (51, 92) | 10 |
stable
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3.7 (-0.1, 8.4) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 14.0 (10.2, 19.0) | 86 (62, 92) | 10 |
stable
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0.7 (-2.0, 3.6) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 27.0 (19.7, 36.4) | 40 (5, 83) | 10 |
rising
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6.2 (0.9, 13.6) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 42.0 (31.4, 55.7) | 3 (1, 49) | 11 |
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5.2 (1.0, 11.1) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 33.2 (23.7, 45.8) | 20 (1, 73) | 11 |
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| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 18.7 (14.0, 24.6) | 73 (37, 91) | 12 |
stable
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2.6 (-0.7, 6.5) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 40.2 (30.0, 53.1) | 7 (1, 54) | 12 |
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| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 25.7 (19.4, 33.5) | 50 (12, 83) | 12 |
stable
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2.4 (-2.3, 7.8) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 21.2 (15.9, 27.8) | 64 (26, 89) | 12 |
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5.3 (3.1, 8.3) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 23.7 (17.8, 31.0) | 55 (16, 85) | 12 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.4, 2.6) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 28.3 (20.9, 37.8) | 37 (4, 79) | 13 |
stable
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0.5 (-4.6, 6.3) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 18.3 (13.7, 24.1) | 75 (45, 91) | 13 |
stable
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-2.4 (-5.9, 1.0) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 20.3 (15.6, 25.9) | 67 (34, 89) | 14 |
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3.5 (0.6, 7.0) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 19.1 (14.8, 24.3) | 72 (40, 89) | 14 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.7, 2.1) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 40.8 (31.2, 52.6) | 6 (1, 46) | 15 |
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| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 13.1 (10.4, 16.3) | 90 (73, 92) | 17 |
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3.8 (1.5, 6.6) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 21.7 (17.1, 27.1) | 59 (32, 86) | 17 |
stable
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2.1 (-0.2, 5.0) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 21.7 (17.1, 27.2) | 60 (30, 85) | 17 |
stable
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2.1 (-0.2, 4.8) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 33.2 (26.1, 41.8) | 19 (1, 63) | 17 |
stable
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0.0 (-12.7, 4.5) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 26.1 (20.6, 32.8) | 48 (13, 76) | 17 |
stable
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0.2 (-3.1, 3.7) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 26.8 (21.3, 33.3) | 42 (13, 75) | 18 |
rising
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17.6 (2.4, 36.4) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 22.0 (17.5, 27.4) | 58 (30, 84) | 18 |
rising
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4.7 (2.1, 8.2) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 30.5 (23.7, 39.0) | 28 (3, 68) | 18 |
stable
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2.3 (-0.6, 5.8) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 31.3 (24.9, 38.9) | 24 (3, 63) | 18 |
stable
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1.6 (-2.3, 6.1) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 35.5 (28.3, 44.1) | 15 (1, 53) | 19 |
rising
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4.3 (1.6, 7.8) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 19.3 (15.5, 23.9) | 71 (45, 87) | 19 |
stable
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2.4 (-2.2, 7.6) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 41.2 (33.2, 50.7) | 4 (1, 39) | 20 |
rising
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4.2 (0.9, 8.5) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 26.3 (21.3, 32.2) | 44 (14, 75) | 21 |
stable
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3.0 (-0.2, 7.3) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 36.1 (29.2, 44.2) | 13 (1, 51) | 21 |
stable
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-0.1 (-2.9, 3.0) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 42.9 (34.6, 52.8) | 2 (1, 31) | 22 |
rising
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4.9 (1.9, 9.0) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 37.5 (29.8, 46.7) | 11 (1, 52) | 22 |
rising
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3.5 (1.2, 6.5) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 18.1 (14.8, 22.0) | 76 (53, 89) | 23 |
stable
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0.4 (-2.0, 3.1) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 43.1 (35.4, 52.1) | 1 (1, 30) | 25 |
rising
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5.1 (2.8, 7.9) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 27.4 (22.5, 33.1) | 39 (13, 70) | 25 |
rising
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2.7 (0.6, 5.0) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 14.7 (12.2, 17.5) | 85 (70, 92) | 26 |
stable
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0.1 (-1.8, 2.3) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 19.5 (16.2, 23.1) | 70 (47, 86) | 27 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.3, 3.6) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 31.1 (25.7, 37.5) | 25 (5, 61) | 27 |
rising
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3.5 (0.3, 7.3) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 27.0 (22.5, 32.3) | 41 (15, 70) | 27 |
stable
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-11.4 (-28.2, 3.0) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 34.4 (28.7, 41.1) | 16 (1, 49) | 28 |
stable
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0.7 (-14.4, 6.5) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 20.5 (17.1, 24.4) | 66 (42, 84) | 28 |
rising
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4.8 (2.7, 7.3) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 28.8 (23.9, 34.5) | 35 (11, 65) | 28 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.9, 3.0) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 21.5 (18.0, 25.6) | 63 (39, 81) | 28 |
stable
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11.1 (-4.6, 23.6) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 23.3 (19.5, 27.6) | 56 (31, 78) | 30 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.3, 2.6) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 32.2 (27.5, 37.5) | 22 (5, 52) | 36 |
rising
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2.8 (1.0, 4.9) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 30.3 (25.9, 35.2) | 29 (10, 57) | 37 |
rising
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4.9 (2.4, 8.1) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 36.0 (31.0, 41.7) | 14 (1, 40) | 39 |
rising
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4.0 (1.7, 7.1) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 25.5 (22.0, 29.5) | 52 (23, 69) | 39 |
rising
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3.2 (0.8, 6.2) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 34.0 (29.1, 39.7) | 17 (3, 46) | 40 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.1, 3.4) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 33.9 (29.2, 39.3) | 18 (3, 48) | 41 |
rising
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3.5 (2.0, 5.4) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 39.2 (33.5, 45.7) | 9 (1, 31) | 41 |
stable
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1.8 (-1.1, 5.1) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 25.9 (22.6, 29.6) | 49 (24, 67) | 47 |
stable
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0.2 (-3.7, 2.7) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 29.7 (25.9, 33.8) | 33 (13, 56) | 48 |
stable
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0.5 (-6.7, 2.5) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 16.7 (14.7, 18.9) | 81 (65, 89) | 52 |
stable
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-0.3 (-6.6, 1.3) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 30.0 (26.4, 34.0) | 31 (13, 54) | 55 |
stable
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0.1 (-9.0, 2.5) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 26.1 (23.0, 29.5) | 47 (24, 64) | 55 |
stable
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0.5 (-1.4, 2.8) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 26.3 (23.3, 29.6) | 45 (26, 64) | 58 |
rising
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4.3 (2.5, 6.8) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 31.9 (28.1, 36.2) | 23 (9, 49) | 60 |
stable
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1.2 (-1.4, 4.2) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 26.3 (23.4, 29.4) | 43 (26, 64) | 61 |
stable
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1.4 (-0.3, 3.4) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 40.9 (36.2, 46.2) | 5 (1, 21) | 62 |
rising
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2.1 (0.6, 3.9) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 29.4 (26.1, 33.1) | 34 (15, 55) | 63 |
stable
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3.0 (-3.1, 12.0) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 37.1 (33.4, 41.2) | 12 (2, 29) | 76 |
rising
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3.8 (1.8, 6.3) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 30.7 (27.6, 34.1) | 27 (13, 47) | 77 |
rising
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3.8 (2.1, 6.0) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 23.0 (20.7, 25.5) | 57 (42, 71) | 78 |
rising
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3.3 (1.8, 5.2) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 30.2 (27.3, 33.3) | 30 (15, 50) | 82 |
rising
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5.5 (3.7, 7.8) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 38.1 (34.4, 42.0) | 10 (1, 25) | 83 |
stable
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3.6 (-2.1, 5.7) |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 32.9 (29.9, 36.3) | 21 (8, 40) | 91 |
rising
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5.0 (2.9, 7.8) |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 21.6 (19.6, 23.7) | 62 (49, 75) | 96 |
falling
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-3.1 (-8.7, -0.8) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 39.4 (35.4, 43.8) | 8 (1, 21) | 99 |
rising
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8.0 (5.9, 13.2) |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 31.1 (28.5, 33.9) | 26 (14, 45) | 112 |
rising
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2.7 (0.9, 4.8) |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 28.1 (26.2, 30.1) | 38 (24, 52) | 173 |
stable
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0.3 (-3.8, 1.9) |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 25.6 (24.2, 27.0) | 51 (36, 59) | 271 |
rising
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4.8 (0.5, 11.4) |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 26.2 (24.8, 27.6) | 46 (34, 57) | 291 |
stable
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-1.4 (-8.1, 1.6) |
| Bertie 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 01/23/2025 1:40 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.
Bertie, 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+).
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
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 01/23/2025 1:40 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.
Bertie, 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+).
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
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.