Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Leukemia (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 | 14.5 (14.2, 14.8) | N/A | 1,768 |
falling 
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-2.3 (-5.4, -0.6) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 14.1 (14.0, 14.1) | N/A | 53,074 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Haywood County 6 | Rural | 18.2 (14.4, 23.0) | 5 (1, 69) | 18 |
falling
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-14.4 (-27.3, -0.5) |
| Beaufort County 6 | Rural | 10.7 (7.6, 15.0) | 78 (22, 83) | 8 |
falling
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-12.2 (-28.4, -4.1) |
| Catawba County 6 | Urban | 11.3 (9.2, 13.7) | 74 (39, 83) | 22 |
falling
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-11.9 (-34.7, -1.0) |
| Buncombe County 6 | Urban | 13.6 (11.9, 15.5) | 57 (22, 75) | 49 |
falling
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-11.8 (-19.0, -3.9) |
| Burke County 6 | Urban | 13.3 (10.4, 16.8) | 61 (11, 82) | 16 |
falling
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-6.8 (-25.0, -2.0) |
| Ashe County 6 | Rural | 12.5 (8.2, 18.8) | 67 (4, 83) | 6 |
stable 
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-4.1 (-24.3, 1.7) |
| Granville County 6 | Rural | 10.7 (7.5, 14.8) | 79 (22, 83) | 8 |
falling
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-3.8 (-15.3, -0.5) |
| Pasquotank County 6 | Rural | 9.6 (5.9, 14.9) | 82 (17, 83) | 4 |
stable
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-3.5 (-9.1, 1.2) |
| Harnett County 6 | Rural | 15.6 (12.7, 19.0) | 32 (3, 73) | 21 |
falling
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-3.4 (-8.2, -0.4) |
| Iredell County 6 | Urban | 12.2 (10.2, 14.6) | 69 (30, 82) | 26 |
falling
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-2.9 (-6.0, -1.1) |
| Jackson County 6 | Rural | 15.4 (10.7, 21.5) | 35 (1, 82) | 8 |
stable
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-2.3 (-25.2, 0.9) |
| Bladen County 6 | Rural | 10.1 (6.3, 15.8) | 80 (13, 83) | 5 |
stable
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-2.1 (-6.3, 2.4) |
| Dare County 6 | Rural | 8.4 (5.4, 12.9) | 83 (47, 83) | 5 |
stable
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-1.9 (-6.6, 3.2) |
| Union County 6 | Urban | 14.3 (12.2, 16.7) | 49 (13, 73) | 35 |
stable
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-1.9 (-8.1, 0.7) |
| Columbus County 6 | Rural | 11.6 (8.3, 15.9) | 73 (14, 83) | 9 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.2, 1.1) |
| Cumberland County 6 | Urban | 12.4 (10.7, 14.3) | 68 (32, 80) | 39 |
stable
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-1.6 (-10.4, 1.4) |
| Wilson County 6 | Rural | 10.7 (8.0, 14.2) | 77 (27, 83) | 11 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.7, 0.6) |
| Carteret County 6 | Rural | 10.0 (7.3, 13.4) | 81 (37, 83) | 11 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.9, 1.2) |
| Randolph County 6 | Urban | 14.2 (11.8, 17.0) | 51 (10, 76) | 26 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.7, 1.4) |
| Wake County 6 | Urban | 14.9 (13.8, 16.0) | 44 (20, 60) | 159 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.6, 0.2) |
| Macon County 6 | Rural | 12.6 (8.6, 18.2) | 66 (5, 83) | 8 |
stable
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-0.6 (-4.5, 3.6) |
| Cabarrus County 6 | Urban | 15.3 (13.1, 17.7) | 38 (8, 71) | 35 |
stable
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-0.3 (-2.4, 1.9) |
| Craven County 6 | Rural | 12.7 (10.0, 16.0) | 63 (14, 82) | 17 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.2, 2.0) |
| Nash County 6 | Urban | 12.0 (9.3, 15.2) | 70 (18, 83) | 15 |
stable
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0.0 (-4.1, 4.8) |
| Orange County 6 | Urban | 16.2 (13.4, 19.4) | 27 (3, 68) | 25 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.7, 3.1) |
| Vance County 6 | Rural | 16.7 (11.7, 23.0) | 23 (1, 81) | 8 |
stable
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0.0 (-4.9, 5.6) |
| Chatham County 6 | Urban | 14.8 (11.6, 18.8) | 45 (3, 79) | 17 |
stable
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0.1 (-1.7, 2.1) |
| Guilford County 6 | Urban | 15.0 (13.6, 16.5) | 43 (16, 63) | 89 |
stable
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0.1 (-1.0, 1.3) |
| Alexander County 6 | Urban | 14.0 (9.3, 20.4) | 53 (2, 83) | 6 |
stable
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0.2 (-3.6, 4.2) |
| Edgecombe County 6 | Urban | 11.9 (8.4, 16.4) | 71 (10, 83) | 8 |
stable
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0.2 (-4.9, 6.0) |
| Davie County 6 | Urban | 16.0 (11.5, 21.7) | 28 (1, 81) | 9 |
stable
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0.3 (-4.0, 5.3) |
| Pitt County 6 | Urban | 11.6 (9.5, 14.2) | 72 (33, 82) | 21 |
stable
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0.3 (-1.7, 2.7) |
| Rockingham County 6 | Urban | 14.6 (11.6, 18.2) | 48 (4, 79) | 18 |
stable
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0.4 (-2.2, 3.2) |
| Alamance County 6 | Urban | 17.3 (14.8, 20.2) | 14 (2, 60) | 34 |
stable
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0.5 (-1.8, 3.0) |
| Henderson County 6 | Urban | 15.1 (12.6, 18.0) | 41 (7, 73) | 30 |
stable
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0.5 (-1.5, 2.8) |
| Rutherford County 6 | Rural | 17.3 (13.5, 22.0) | 13 (1, 69) | 16 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.7, 3.8) |
| Madison County 6 | Urban | 11.2 (6.4, 18.7) | 75 (3, 83) | 3 |
stable
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0.6 (-4.5, 6.2) |
| Forsyth County 6 | Urban | 15.1 (13.5, 16.8) | 42 (13, 65) | 67 |
stable
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0.7 (-0.6, 2.1) |
| Mecklenburg County 6 | Urban | 13.9 (12.9, 15.0) | 55 (30, 67) | 142 |
stable
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0.7 (-0.5, 2.2) |
| Scotland County 6 | Rural | 16.9 (11.7, 23.7) | 20 (1, 81) | 7 |
stable
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0.8 (-3.2, 4.9) |
| Durham County 6 | Urban | 15.3 (13.4, 17.4) | 36 (9, 66) | 50 |
stable
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0.9 (-0.3, 2.3) |
| Johnston County 6 | Urban | 15.2 (13.0, 17.8) | 39 (7, 71) | 34 |
stable
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0.9 (-0.7, 2.9) |
| Stokes County 6 | Urban | 16.9 (12.4, 22.7) | 21 (1, 78) | 11 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.8, 3.9) |
| Davidson County 6 | Urban | 15.4 (13.1, 18.1) | 34 (6, 69) | 34 |
stable
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1.0 (-0.3, 2.5) |
| Lee County 6 | Rural | 15.5 (11.6, 20.3) | 33 (2, 80) | 11 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.3, 4.7) |
| Lenoir County 6 | Rural | 10.8 (7.5, 15.0) | 76 (20, 83) | 8 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.8, 5.3) |
| New Hanover County 6 | Urban | 17.1 (14.9, 19.5) | 19 (3, 54) | 48 |
stable
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1.0 (-0.8, 3.0) |
| Yadkin County 6 | Urban | 17.3 (12.3, 23.7) | 16 (1, 80) | 9 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.8, 4.0) |
| Polk County 6 | Rural | 16.8 (10.1, 26.9) | 22 (1, 83) | 6 |
stable
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1.1 (-5.0, 7.7) |
| Rowan County 6 | Urban | 14.8 (12.3, 17.7) | 46 (7, 73) | 27 |
stable
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1.1 (-1.3, 3.7) |
| Cherokee County 6 | Rural | 15.9 (10.8, 23.2) | 29 (1, 82) | 8 |
stable
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1.2 (-3.1, 6.2) |
| Wayne County 6 | Urban | 14.0 (11.2, 17.2) | 54 (9, 80) | 19 |
stable
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1.2 (-1.9, 4.6) |
| Gaston County 6 | Urban | 15.3 (13.2, 17.6) | 37 (8, 68) | 41 |
stable
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1.6 (-0.5, 3.9) |
| Robeson County 6 | Rural | 13.4 (10.7, 16.6) | 59 (13, 80) | 18 |
stable
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1.6 (-1.9, 5.4) |
| Lincoln County 6 | Urban | 17.7 (14.0, 22.0) | 9 (1, 68) | 18 |
stable
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1.7 (-0.2, 4.0) |
| Pender County 6 | Urban | 17.3 (13.3, 22.2) | 15 (1, 73) | 14 |
stable
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1.7 (-1.1, 5.0) |
| Brunswick County 6 | Urban | 14.7 (12.4, 17.4) | 47 (9, 72) | 40 |
stable
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1.8 (-0.2, 4.3) |
| Transylvania County 6 | Rural | 15.2 (11.0, 21.1) | 40 (1, 82) | 10 |
stable
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1.8 (-3.0, 7.6) |
| Anson County 6 | Urban | 13.6 (8.1, 21.6) | 58 (1, 83) | 4 |
stable
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2.2 (-3.7, 9.6) |
| Onslow County 6 | Urban | 15.8 (13.0, 18.9) | 31 (3, 72) | 24 |
stable
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2.2 (-0.4, 5.3) |
| Yancey County 6 | Rural | 16.5 (10.2, 25.8) | 25 (1, 83) | 5 |
stable
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2.3 (-2.9, 8.5) |
| Caldwell County 6 | Urban | 13.4 (10.4, 17.1) | 60 (9, 81) | 15 |
stable
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2.4 (-0.3, 5.6) |
| Watauga County 6 | Rural | 17.2 (12.5, 23.3) | 18 (1, 79) | 10 |
stable
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2.4 (-3.0, 8.8) |
| Stanly County 6 | Rural | 17.9 (14.0, 22.8) | 7 (1, 69) | 15 |
stable
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2.5 (-1.3, 6.7) |
| Halifax County 6 | Rural | 16.5 (12.1, 22.0) | 26 (1, 78) | 11 |
stable
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2.6 (-0.5, 6.0) |
| Cleveland County 6 | Rural | 18.1 (14.9, 21.9) | 6 (1, 61) | 23 |
rising 
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2.7 (0.9, 4.8) |
| Sampson County 6 | Rural | 14.3 (10.5, 19.0) | 50 (3, 82) | 10 |
stable
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2.7 (-0.6, 6.7) |
| Surry County 6 | Rural | 20.7 (16.7, 25.5) | 1 (1, 48) | 20 |
stable
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2.7 (-0.2, 6.0) |
| Richmond County 6 | Rural | 15.8 (11.3, 21.6) | 30 (1, 81) | 9 |
stable
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3.0 (-1.8, 8.6) |
| Greene County 6 | Rural | 14.1 (8.1, 23.1) | 52 (1, 83) | 3 |
stable
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3.1 (-1.8, 9.4) |
| Moore County 6 | Urban | 17.3 (14.1, 21.0) | 17 (1, 66) | 24 |
stable
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3.4 (-0.8, 8.6) |
| McDowell County 6 | Rural | 16.6 (11.9, 22.5) | 24 (1, 79) | 10 |
stable
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3.5 (-0.4, 8.5) |
| Duplin County 6 | Rural | 17.4 (13.0, 22.9) | 12 (1, 75) | 11 |
rising
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3.8 (0.6, 7.6) |
| Mitchell County 6 | Rural | 17.7 (10.3, 28.9) | 10 (1, 83) | 4 |
stable
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3.9 (-1.5, 10.7) |
| Franklin County 6 | Urban | 20.4 (16.0, 25.6) | 3 (1, 55) | 16 |
rising
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4.6 (1.3, 9.1) |
| Wilkes County 6 | Rural | 19.1 (15.2, 23.9) | 4 (1, 61) | 18 |
rising
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8.2 (3.0, 20.5) |
| Avery County 6 | Rural | 12.7 (7.3, 21.3) | 64 (2, 83) | 4 |
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| Bertie County 6 | Rural | 20.5 (12.3, 32.2) | 2 (1, 83) | 5 |
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| Hertford County 6 | Rural | 12.9 (7.4, 21.1) | 62 (1, 83) | 4 |
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| Hoke County 6 | Urban | 12.6 (8.6, 18.0) | 65 (4, 83) | 7 |
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| Montgomery County 6 | Rural | 17.6 (11.5, 25.9) | 11 (1, 82) | 6 |
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| Northampton County 6 | Rural | 13.6 (7.1, 23.9) | 56 (1, 83) | 3 |
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| Person County 6 | Urban | 17.9 (12.9, 24.4) | 8 (1, 78) | 9 |
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| Alleghany County 6 | Rural |
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| Camden County 6 | Urban |
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| Caswell County 6 | Rural |
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| Chowan County 6 | Rural |
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| Clay County 6 | Rural |
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| Currituck County 6 | Urban |
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| Gates County 6 | Urban |
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| Graham County 6 | Rural |
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| Hyde County 6 | Rural |
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| Jones County 6 | Rural |
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| Martin County 6 | Rural |
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| Pamlico County 6 | Rural |
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| Perquimans County 6 | Rural |
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| Swain County 6 | Rural |
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| Tyrrell County 6 | Rural |
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| Warren County 6 | Rural |
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| Washington County 6 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/16/2025 11:01 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.
Alleghany, Camden, Caswell, Chowan, Clay, Currituck, Gates, Graham, Hyde, Jones, Martin, Pamlico, Perquimans, Swain, Tyrrell, Warren, 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+).
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 11/16/2025 11:01 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.
Alleghany, Camden, Caswell, Chowan, Clay, Currituck, Gates, Graham, Hyde, Jones, Martin, Pamlico, Perquimans, Swain, Tyrrell, Warren, 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+).
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.