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Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County

Melanoma of the Skin (All Stages^), 2017-2021

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

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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 rising trend 1.8 (0.7, 2.5)
US (SEER+NPCR) 1 N/A 22.7 (22.6, 22.8) N/A 86,630 stable stable trend -0.4 (-2.5, 1.5)
Columbus County 6 Rural 26.8 (21.3, 33.3) 42 (13, 75) 18 rising rising trend 17.6 (2.4, 36.4)
Rockingham County 6 Urban 21.5 (18.0, 25.6) 63 (39, 81) 28 stable stable trend 11.1 (-4.6, 23.6)
Brunswick County 6 Urban 39.4 (35.4, 43.8) 8 (1, 21) 99 rising rising trend 8.0 (5.9, 13.2)
Montgomery County 6 Rural 27.0 (19.7, 36.4) 40 (5, 83) 10 rising rising trend 6.2 (0.9, 13.6)
Anson County 6 Urban 18.4 (11.8, 27.5) 74 (26, 92) 5 rising rising trend 5.7 (1.4, 11.3)
Gaston County 6 Urban 30.2 (27.3, 33.3) 30 (15, 50) 82 rising rising trend 5.5 (3.7, 7.8)
Vance County 6 Rural 21.2 (15.9, 27.8) 64 (26, 89) 12 rising rising trend 5.3 (3.1, 8.3)
Avery County 6 Rural 42.0 (31.4, 55.7) 3 (1, 49) 11 rising rising trend 5.2 (1.0, 11.1)
Watauga County 6 Rural 43.1 (35.4, 52.1) 1 (1, 30) 25 rising rising trend 5.1 (2.8, 7.9)
New Hanover County 6 Urban 32.9 (29.9, 36.3) 21 (8, 40) 91 rising rising trend 5.0 (2.9, 7.8)
Cleveland County 6 Rural 30.3 (25.9, 35.2) 29 (10, 57) 37 rising rising trend 4.9 (2.4, 8.1)
Dare County 6 Rural 42.9 (34.6, 52.8) 2 (1, 31) 22 rising rising trend 4.9 (1.9, 9.0)
Mecklenburg County 6 Urban 25.6 (24.2, 27.0) 51 (36, 59) 271 rising rising trend 4.8 (0.5, 11.4)
Wayne County 6 Urban 20.5 (17.1, 24.4) 66 (42, 84) 28 rising rising trend 4.8 (2.7, 7.3)
Franklin County 6 Urban 22.0 (17.5, 27.4) 58 (30, 84) 18 rising rising trend 4.7 (2.1, 8.2)
Caswell County 6 Rural 21.0 (14.4, 30.2) 65 (18, 91) 7 rising rising trend 4.6 (2.2, 7.7)
Mitchell County 6 Rural 28.6 (18.7, 42.5) 36 (1, 86) 6 rising rising trend 4.4 (1.0, 8.8)
Jackson County 6 Rural 35.5 (28.3, 44.1) 15 (1, 53) 19 rising rising trend 4.3 (1.6, 7.8)
Johnston County 6 Urban 26.3 (23.3, 29.6) 45 (26, 64) 58 rising rising trend 4.3 (2.5, 6.8)
Alexander County 6 Urban 41.2 (33.2, 50.7) 4 (1, 39) 20 rising rising trend 4.2 (0.9, 8.5)
Lincoln County 6 Urban 36.0 (31.0, 41.7) 14 (1, 40) 39 rising rising trend 4.0 (1.7, 7.1)
Catawba County 6 Urban 37.1 (33.4, 41.2) 12 (2, 29) 76 rising rising trend 3.8 (1.8, 6.3)
Robeson County 6 Rural 13.1 (10.4, 16.3) 90 (73, 92) 17 rising rising trend 3.8 (1.5, 6.6)
Union County 6 Urban 30.7 (27.6, 34.1) 27 (13, 47) 77 rising rising trend 3.8 (2.1, 6.0)
Richmond County 6 Rural 16.7 (12.2, 22.4) 80 (51, 92) 10 stable stable trend 3.7 (-0.1, 8.4)
Iredell County 6 Urban 38.1 (34.4, 42.0) 10 (1, 25) 83 stable stable trend 3.6 (-2.1, 5.7)
Burke County 6 Urban 33.9 (29.2, 39.3) 18 (3, 48) 41 rising rising trend 3.5 (2.0, 5.4)
Macon County 6 Rural 37.5 (29.8, 46.7) 11 (1, 52) 22 rising rising trend 3.5 (1.2, 6.5)
Rutherford County 6 Rural 31.1 (25.7, 37.5) 25 (5, 61) 27 rising rising trend 3.5 (0.3, 7.3)
Sampson County 6 Rural 20.3 (15.6, 25.9) 67 (34, 89) 14 rising rising trend 3.5 (0.6, 7.0)
Durham County 6 Urban 23.0 (20.7, 25.5) 57 (42, 71) 78 rising rising trend 3.3 (1.8, 5.2)
Edgecombe County 6 Urban 13.9 (9.9, 19.1) 87 (60, 92) 9 stable stable trend 3.3 (-1.6, 9.1)
Onslow County 6 Urban 25.5 (22.0, 29.5) 52 (23, 69) 39 rising rising trend 3.2 (0.8, 6.2)
Davidson County 6 Urban 29.4 (26.1, 33.1) 34 (15, 55) 63 stable stable trend 3.0 (-3.1, 12.0)
Pender County 6 Urban 26.3 (21.3, 32.2) 44 (14, 75) 21 stable stable trend 3.0 (-0.2, 7.3)
Hoke County 6 Urban 16.0 (11.0, 22.4) 82 (44, 92) 7 stable stable trend 2.9 (-0.6, 7.6)
Caldwell County 6 Urban 32.2 (27.5, 37.5) 22 (5, 52) 36 rising rising trend 2.8 (1.0, 4.9)
Buncombe County 6 Urban 31.1 (28.5, 33.9) 26 (14, 45) 112 rising rising trend 2.7 (0.9, 4.8)
Wilkes County 6 Rural 27.4 (22.5, 33.1) 39 (13, 70) 25 rising rising trend 2.7 (0.6, 5.0)
Bladen County 6 Rural 17.7 (12.2, 25.2) 77 (35, 92) 7 stable stable trend 2.6 (-0.7, 6.6)
Duplin County 6 Rural 18.7 (14.0, 24.6) 73 (37, 91) 12 stable stable trend 2.6 (-0.7, 6.5)
Pasquotank County 6 Rural 25.7 (19.4, 33.5) 50 (12, 83) 12 stable stable trend 2.4 (-2.3, 7.8)
Warren County 6 Rural 13.1 (7.9, 21.2) 91 (55, 92) 4 stable stable trend 2.4 (-3.7, 9.7)
Wilson County 6 Rural 19.3 (15.5, 23.9) 71 (45, 87) 19 stable stable trend 2.4 (-2.2, 7.6)
Pamlico County 6 Rural 25.5 (16.6, 39.1) 53 (3, 90) 6 stable stable trend 2.3 (-3.0, 8.8)
Transylvania County 6 Rural 30.5 (23.7, 39.0) 28 (3, 68) 18 stable stable trend 2.3 (-0.6, 5.8)
Granville County 6 Rural 21.7 (17.1, 27.1) 59 (32, 86) 17 stable stable trend 2.1 (-0.2, 5.0)
Lenoir County 6 Rural 21.7 (17.1, 27.2) 60 (30, 85) 17 stable stable trend 2.1 (-0.2, 4.8)
Moore County 6 Urban 40.9 (36.2, 46.2) 5 (1, 21) 62 rising rising trend 2.1 (0.6, 3.9)
Northampton County 6 Rural 10.8 (6.3, 18.5) 92 (63, 92) 4 stable stable trend 1.9 (-4.0, 9.2)
Carteret County 6 Rural 39.2 (33.5, 45.7) 9 (1, 31) 41 stable stable trend 1.8 (-1.1, 5.1)
McDowell County 6 Rural 31.3 (24.9, 38.9) 24 (3, 63) 18 stable stable trend 1.6 (-2.3, 6.1)
Yancey County 6 Rural 29.7 (21.0, 41.5) 32 (1, 83) 8 stable stable trend 1.5 (-4.5, 8.7)
Cabarrus County 6 Urban 26.3 (23.4, 29.4) 43 (26, 64) 61 stable stable trend 1.4 (-0.3, 3.4)
Greene County 6 Rural 13.3 (7.5, 22.1) 89 (48, 92) 3 stable stable trend 1.2 (-4.1, 6.8)
Henderson County 6 Urban 31.9 (28.1, 36.2) 23 (9, 49) 60 stable stable trend 1.2 (-1.4, 4.2)
Chowan County 6 Rural 19.6 (12.2, 31.0) 69 (16, 92) 5 stable stable trend 1.1 (-3.3, 5.9)
Halifax County 6 Rural 14.0 (10.2, 19.0) 86 (62, 92) 10 stable stable trend 0.7 (-2.0, 3.6)
Stanly County 6 Rural 34.4 (28.7, 41.1) 16 (1, 49) 28 stable stable trend 0.7 (-14.4, 6.5)
Alleghany County 6 Rural 17.4 (9.9, 30.2) 79 (17, 92) 3 stable stable trend 0.6 (-6.0, 8.7)
Craven County 6 Rural 23.3 (19.5, 27.6) 56 (31, 78) 30 stable stable trend 0.6 (-1.3, 2.6)
Alamance County 6 Urban 26.1 (23.0, 29.5) 47 (24, 64) 55 stable stable trend 0.5 (-1.4, 2.8)
Chatham County 6 Urban 34.0 (29.1, 39.7) 17 (3, 46) 40 stable stable trend 0.5 (-2.1, 3.4)
Cherokee County 6 Rural 28.3 (20.9, 37.8) 37 (4, 79) 13 stable stable trend 0.5 (-4.6, 6.3)
Harnett County 6 Rural 19.5 (16.2, 23.1) 70 (47, 86) 27 stable stable trend 0.5 (-2.3, 3.6)
Orange County 6 Urban 29.7 (25.9, 33.8) 33 (13, 56) 48 stable stable trend 0.5 (-6.7, 2.5)
Haywood County 6 Rural 28.8 (23.9, 34.5) 35 (11, 65) 28 stable stable trend 0.4 (-1.9, 3.0)
Nash County 6 Urban 18.1 (14.8, 22.0) 76 (53, 89) 23 stable stable trend 0.4 (-2.0, 3.1)
Guilford County 6 Urban 28.1 (26.2, 30.1) 38 (24, 52) 173 stable stable trend 0.3 (-3.8, 1.9)
Rowan County 6 Urban 25.9 (22.6, 29.6) 49 (24, 67) 47 stable stable trend 0.2 (-3.7, 2.7)
Stokes County 6 Urban 26.1 (20.6, 32.8) 48 (13, 76) 17 stable stable trend 0.2 (-3.1, 3.7)
Pitt County 6 Urban 14.7 (12.2, 17.5) 85 (70, 92) 26 stable stable trend 0.1 (-1.8, 2.3)
Randolph County 6 Urban 30.0 (26.4, 34.0) 31 (13, 54) 55 stable stable trend 0.1 (-9.0, 2.5)
Yadkin County 6 Urban 23.7 (17.8, 31.0) 55 (16, 85) 12 stable stable trend 0.1 (-2.4, 2.6)
Person County 6 Urban 33.2 (26.1, 41.8) 19 (1, 63) 17 stable stable trend 0.0 (-12.7, 4.5)
Davie County 6 Urban 36.1 (29.2, 44.2) 13 (1, 51) 21 stable stable trend -0.1 (-2.9, 3.0)
Cumberland County 6 Urban 16.7 (14.7, 18.9) 81 (65, 89) 52 stable stable trend -0.3 (-6.6, 1.3)
Lee County 6 Rural 19.1 (14.8, 24.3) 72 (40, 89) 14 stable stable trend -0.4 (-2.7, 2.1)
Currituck County 6 Urban 19.9 (13.4, 28.5) 68 (20, 92) 7 stable stable trend -0.9 (-4.3, 2.8)
Wake County 6 Urban 26.2 (24.8, 27.6) 46 (34, 57) 291 stable stable trend -1.4 (-8.1, 1.6)
Beaufort County 6 Rural 18.3 (13.7, 24.1) 75 (45, 91) 13 stable stable trend -2.4 (-5.9, 1.0)
Forsyth County 6 Urban 21.6 (19.6, 23.7) 62 (49, 75) 96 falling falling trend -3.1 (-8.7, -0.8)
Martin County 6 Rural 15.3 (9.4, 23.9) 83 (40, 92) 5 stable stable trend -3.2 (-8.3, 1.8)
Perquimans County 6 Rural 14.8 (9.0, 24.7) 84 (44, 92) 4 stable stable trend -3.8 (-9.5, 2.3)
Scotland County 6 Rural 13.4 (9.0, 19.4) 88 (59, 92) 6 falling falling trend -4.6 (-17.6, -0.7)
Surry County 6 Rural 27.0 (22.5, 32.3) 41 (15, 70) 27 stable stable trend -11.4 (-28.2, 3.0)
Ashe County 6 Rural 40.8 (31.2, 52.6) 6 (1, 46) 15
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Camden County 6 Urban 24.8 (13.9, 41.5) 54 (1, 92) 3
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Clay County 6 Rural 17.5 (9.6, 31.0) 78 (16, 92) 4
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Madison County 6 Urban 40.2 (30.0, 53.1) 7 (1, 54) 12
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Polk County 6 Rural 33.2 (23.7, 45.8) 20 (1, 73) 11
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Swain County 6 Rural 21.6 (12.7, 34.7) 61 (7, 92) 4
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Bertie County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Gates County 6 Urban
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3 or fewer
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Graham County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Hertford County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Hyde County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Jones County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Tyrrell County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Washington County 6 Rural
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3 or fewer
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/04/2024 9:58 am.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.

† 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.
‡ Incidence data come from different sources. The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.

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).
1 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2023 submission.
6 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2023 submission).
8 Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program and are based on APCs. Data 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. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2023 data.

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.

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