Counties with the highest cancer rates in North Carolina

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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 654.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 495.8
#50. Craven County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 654.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 468.2
#49. Buncombe County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 656.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 496.5
#48. Randolph County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 660.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 491.6
#47. Lincoln County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 664.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 467.3
#46. Alexander County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 669.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 441.2
#45. Avery County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 671.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 491.1
#44. Anson County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 678.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 360.3
#43. Alleghany County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 679.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 424.4
#42. Beaufort County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 679.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 466.2
#41. Burke County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 682.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 445.6
#40. Bertie County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 687.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 507.9
#39. Cleveland County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 687.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 413.8
#38. Chowan County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 694.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 525.5
#37. Granville County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 695.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 516.6
#36. Stanly County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 697.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 476.3
#35. Davie County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 699.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 485.5
#34. Caldwell County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 701.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 469.3
#33. Stokes County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 702.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 471.1
#32. Rutherford County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 705.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 413.7
#31. Ashe County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 706.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 399.2
#30. Perquimans County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 709.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 494.1
#29. Person County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 716.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 427.7
#28. Northampton County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 717.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 511.2
#27. Lenoir County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 718.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 473.7
#26. Madison County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 719.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 497.5
#25. Halifax County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 722.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 495.7
#24. Surry County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 725.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 489.4
#23. Rockingham County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 734.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 534.5
#22. Swain County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 734.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 440.3
#21. Washington County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 740.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 450.0
#20. Warren County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 749.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 530.6
#19. Tyrrell County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 749.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 490.2
#18. Caswell County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 749.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 469.9
#17. Martin County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 751.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 464.3
#16. Chatham County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 752.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 456.9
#15. Mitchell County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 763.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 518.0
#14. McDowell County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 765.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 489.0
#13. Moore County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 776.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 464.6
#12. Henderson County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 779.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 463.6
#11. Carteret County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 782.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 413.5
#10. Polk County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 793.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 502.6
#9. Jones County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 795.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 415.5
#8. Transylvania County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 799.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 482.2
#7. Yancey County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 817.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 456.2
#6. Macon County
Canva
- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 827.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 506.3
#5. Haywood County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 828.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 441.1
#4. Clay County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 848.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 455.9
#3. Cherokee County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 877.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 484.7
#2. Pamlico County
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- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 896.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 465.6
#1. Brunswick County
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