Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Breast (All Stages^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, 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 | 143.2 (141.8, 144.5) | N/A | 9,422 |
rising 
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1.1 (0.9, 1.3) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 129.8 (129.5, 130.0) | N/A | 258,398 |
rising
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0.6 (0.4, 0.8) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 153.7 (121.5, 192.3) | 10 (1, 94) | 18 |
rising
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13.5 (1.0, 36.2) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 132.8 (117.9, 149.3) | 61 (9, 91) | 66 |
rising
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5.1 (0.1, 10.5) |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 141.0 (128.6, 154.3) | 39 (6, 81) | 102 |
rising
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4.6 (1.6, 12.6) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 138.8 (116.9, 164.0) | 47 (2, 94) | 33 |
stable 
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4.0 (-8.2, 17.5) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 149.6 (139.9, 159.8) | 19 (5, 58) | 184 |
rising
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3.6 (2.1, 7.9) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 181.0 (150.7, 216.2) | 2 (1, 56) | 28 |
rising
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3.4 (0.7, 6.4) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 151.9 (136.2, 169.2) | 14 (2, 72) | 84 |
rising
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3.4 (0.8, 10.1) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 159.9 (141.3, 180.4) | 6 (1, 64) | 59 |
rising
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3.0 (1.9, 4.2) |
| Jones County 6 | Rural | 181.9 (136.1, 239.9) | 1 (1, 88) | 13 |
stable
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2.9 (-0.1, 6.2) |
| Person County 6 | Urban | 170.1 (147.6, 195.2) | 3 (1, 62) | 47 |
rising
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2.9 (0.4, 5.7) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 142.9 (110.9, 182.3) | 36 (1, 97) | 17 |
stable
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2.4 (-0.6, 5.7) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 131.9 (114.7, 151.0) | 63 (8, 94) | 49 |
stable
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2.2 (-0.1, 4.6) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 131.2 (112.5, 152.5) | 65 (7, 96) | 40 |
stable
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2.2 (0.0, 4.8) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 155.1 (145.7, 165.0) | 7 (3, 48) | 209 |
rising
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2.0 (1.0, 3.1) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 126.3 (107.9, 147.3) | 70 (8, 96) | 38 |
rising
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2.0 (0.6, 3.4) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 114.5 (87.2, 148.6) | 90 (5, 100) | 14 |
stable
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1.9 (-1.7, 5.7) |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 153.6 (147.5, 159.8) | 12 (4, 38) | 510 |
rising
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1.7 (1.0, 2.3) |
| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 130.7 (111.4, 152.3) | 67 (5, 96) | 35 |
stable
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1.7 (-0.2, 4.0) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 150.6 (137.7, 164.4) | 15 (2, 66) | 110 |
rising
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1.7 (0.4, 3.1) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 134.7 (125.0, 145.0) | 57 (20, 83) | 155 |
rising
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1.6 (0.7, 2.5) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 153.3 (141.9, 165.6) | 13 (2, 56) | 197 |
rising
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1.5 (0.1, 3.0) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 149.8 (138.1, 162.4) | 18 (3, 62) | 147 |
rising
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1.5 (0.3, 2.7) |
| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 147.3 (116.4, 184.6) | 27 (1, 95) | 20 |
stable
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1.4 (-2.0, 4.9) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 116.5 (97.3, 138.6) | 87 (19, 98) | 31 |
stable
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1.4 (-0.3, 3.3) |
| Martin County 6 | Rural | 169.1 (140.9, 201.8) | 4 (1, 74) | 31 |
stable
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1.4 (-0.7, 3.5) |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 154.9 (145.8, 164.5) | 8 (3, 45) | 237 |
rising
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1.4 (0.3, 2.6) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 168.1 (156.3, 180.6) | 5 (1, 28) | 159 |
rising
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1.4 (0.2, 2.8) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 139.3 (126.5, 153.2) | 44 (6, 83) | 96 |
rising
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1.3 (0.2, 2.5) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 138.4 (121.8, 156.8) | 49 (4, 89) | 55 |
stable
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1.3 (-0.6, 3.5) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 148.9 (138.5, 159.9) | 22 (5, 61) | 164 |
stable
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1.2 (0.0, 1.9) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 143.2 (124.7, 164.0) | 34 (3, 88) | 52 |
stable
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1.2 (-0.4, 2.8) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 136.2 (120.7, 153.3) | 54 (7, 88) | 69 |
stable
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1.2 (-0.7, 3.1) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 139.7 (130.0, 150.0) | 42 (12, 76) | 163 |
rising
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1.2 (0.2, 2.3) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 138.7 (125.7, 152.8) | 48 (7, 83) | 95 |
rising
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1.2 (0.1, 2.3) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 137.7 (121.3, 155.9) | 50 (4, 90) | 57 |
stable
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1.2 (-0.2, 2.7) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 141.2 (132.0, 150.9) | 38 (10, 72) | 180 |
rising
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1.1 (0.1, 2.2) |
| Chowan County 6 | Rural | 119.9 (90.3, 157.3) | 81 (3, 100) | 14 |
stable
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1.1 (-2.7, 5.1) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 136.1 (120.7, 153.1) | 55 (6, 90) | 62 |
stable
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1.1 (-0.4, 2.7) |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 149.3 (144.9, 153.9) | 20 (9, 42) | 880 |
rising
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1.1 (0.5, 1.7) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 148.1 (136.1, 160.8) | 24 (4, 69) | 118 |
stable
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1.1 (-0.1, 2.5) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 137.3 (126.5, 148.8) | 52 (12, 81) | 131 |
stable
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1.1 (-0.1, 2.3) |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 154.4 (150.0, 159.0) | 9 (5, 31) | 949 |
rising
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1.1 (0.8, 1.5) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 124.9 (105.6, 147.1) | 73 (6, 97) | 33 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.1, 3.4) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 139.5 (131.6, 147.7) | 43 (17, 71) | 246 |
rising
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1.0 (0.2, 1.8) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 133.5 (125.1, 142.4) | 60 (26, 81) | 198 |
stable
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1.0 (-0.2, 2.3) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 143.5 (126.5, 162.2) | 33 (3, 84) | 56 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.1, 3.5) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 140.4 (121.3, 161.8) | 40 (2, 90) | 42 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.4, 3.4) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 128.7 (114.7, 144.0) | 69 (14, 93) | 69 |
stable
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1.0 (-0.6, 2.7) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 135.7 (115.3, 159.2) | 56 (3, 94) | 43 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.2, 3.4) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 143.8 (129.6, 159.4) | 32 (4, 80) | 88 |
stable
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0.9 (-0.3, 2.2) |
| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 153.7 (121.9, 192.1) | 11 (1, 93) | 22 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.7, 3.5) |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 147.6 (139.6, 156.1) | 25 (6, 57) | 282 |
stable
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0.8 (0.0, 1.6) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 143.0 (129.3, 157.8) | 35 (5, 79) | 94 |
stable
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0.8 (-0.3, 1.8) |
| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 124.1 (107.2, 143.2) | 75 (15, 97) | 43 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.1, 2.9) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 133.9 (120.5, 148.5) | 59 (9, 89) | 79 |
rising
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0.8 (0.2, 1.5) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 145.6 (119.3, 176.8) | 29 (1, 94) | 25 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.9, 3.8) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 142.8 (114.6, 176.8) | 37 (1, 95) | 22 |
stable
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0.8 (-0.8, 2.5) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 147.3 (139.4, 155.6) | 26 (7, 59) | 271 |
stable
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0.7 (-0.3, 1.9) |
| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 138.8 (112.1, 170.6) | 46 (1, 96) | 22 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.4, 3.0) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 150.4 (138.6, 163.0) | 16 (3, 64) | 127 |
stable
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0.7 (-0.6, 2.1) |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 123.9 (104.8, 145.7) | 77 (8, 97) | 33 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.1, 2.6) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 130.7 (108.9, 156.3) | 66 (5, 96) | 34 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.3, 2.7) |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 139.1 (132.3, 146.2) | 45 (21, 71) | 338 |
stable
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0.6 (-0.2, 1.4) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 134.4 (115.8, 155.3) | 58 (4, 94) | 43 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.5, 2.9) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 144.9 (131.3, 159.7) | 30 (4, 77) | 93 |
stable
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0.5 (-0.7, 1.8) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 124.6 (107.2, 144.5) | 74 (14, 96) | 42 |
stable
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0.5 (-1.5, 2.6) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 139.8 (125.5, 155.3) | 41 (5, 85) | 77 |
stable
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0.5 (-0.7, 1.7) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 123.7 (110.7, 137.9) | 78 (28, 94) | 73 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.3, 2.2) |
| Camden County 6 | Urban | 111.8 (78.6, 155.8) | 92 (3, 100) | 8 |
stable
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0.4 (-3.5, 4.9) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 96.9 (77.4, 120.5) | 97 (59, 100) | 21 |
stable
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0.3 (-3.7, 4.6) |
| Washington County 6 | Rural | 132.8 (100.6, 174.0) | 62 (1, 99) | 13 |
stable
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0.3 (-2.5, 3.1) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 114.6 (100.9, 129.9) | 89 (45, 97) | 58 |
stable
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0.3 (-1.8, 2.6) |
| Alleghany County 6 | Rural | 106.5 (76.2, 147.1) | 94 (5, 100) | 10 |
stable
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0.2 (-3.3, 4.1) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 122.0 (109.5, 135.7) | 79 (34, 95) | 79 |
stable
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0.2 (-0.8, 1.3) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 125.9 (109.0, 144.7) | 72 (16, 96) | 47 |
stable
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0.2 (-1.4, 1.8) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 125.9 (114.4, 138.3) | 71 (31, 93) | 90 |
stable
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0.2 (-1.1, 1.5) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 148.4 (127.3, 172.4) | 23 (1, 85) | 42 |
stable
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0.1 (-1.6, 1.8) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 145.9 (132.7, 160.2) | 28 (4, 75) | 108 |
stable
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0.1 (-1.1, 1.3) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 115.6 (106.4, 125.5) | 88 (60, 96) | 126 |
stable
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0.0 (-1.1, 1.1) |
| Caswell County 6 | Rural | 111.6 (89.2, 138.8) | 93 (20, 100) | 20 |
stable
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-0.1 (-2.7, 2.6) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 144.4 (115.6, 179.3) | 31 (1, 96) | 25 |
stable
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-0.1 (-3.6, 3.3) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 106.0 (88.1, 126.8) | 95 (39, 100) | 28 |
stable
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-0.1 (-2.4, 2.3) |
| Hyde County 6 | Rural | 97.5 (53.5, 170.1) | 96 (1, 100) | 4 |
stable
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-0.2 (-4.3, 3.9) |
| Warren County 6 | Rural | 137.4 (109.0, 171.9) | 51 (1, 96) | 21 |
stable
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-0.2 (-4.2, 3.9) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 123.9 (105.4, 145.0) | 76 (10, 97) | 37 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.1, 1.9) |
| Perquimans County 6 | Rural | 131.3 (98.7, 172.4) | 64 (1, 99) | 14 |
stable
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-0.3 (-4.0, 3.4) |
| Clay County 6 | Rural | 117.1 (86.3, 158.2) | 85 (3, 100) | 12 |
stable
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-0.4 (-4.4, 4.2) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 149.0 (131.4, 168.3) | 21 (1, 79) | 61 |
stable
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-0.4 (-9.1, 0.9) |
| Currituck County 6 | Urban | 83.4 (65.1, 105.7) | 99 (83, 100) | 15 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.1, 2.4) |
| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 119.8 (97.3, 146.3) | 82 (5, 99) | 23 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.6, 1.4) |
| Pamlico County 6 | Rural | 113.1 (82.5, 153.9) | 91 (4, 100) | 13 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.6, 2.3) |
| Graham County 6 | Rural | 117.2 (80.7, 167.4) | 84 (1, 100) | 8 |
stable
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-0.7 (-5.5, 2.3) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 117.0 (102.0, 133.8) | 86 (36, 98) | 47 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.5, 1.2) |
| Swain County 6 | Rural | 94.9 (68.6, 128.7) | 98 (33, 100) | 10 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.9, 2.3) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 121.6 (102.3, 144.0) | 80 (10, 97) | 38 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 119.2 (98.6, 143.1) | 83 (10, 98) | 27 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.3, 1.8) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 150.3 (139.1, 162.1) | 17 (3, 63) | 146 |
stable
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-3.7 (-10.3, 3.4) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 136.7 (118.5, 157.1) | 53 (4, 93) | 48 |
falling 
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-12.5 (-20.4, -1.3) |
| Gates County 6 | Urban | 70.4 (42.9, 109.7) | 100 (72, 100) | 5 |
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| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural | 129.8 (70.4, 225.1) | 68 (1, 100) | 3 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/30/2025 3:18 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 04/30/2025 3:18 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.