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Counties with the highest liver cancer death rates in North Carolina
Among 77 North Carolina counties with published values, the counties with the highest liver cancer death rates are Anson County, NC (15.8, 2.39 times the U.S. rate of 6.6), Mitchell County, NC (13.7, 2.08 times the U.S. rate of 6.6) and Greene County, NC (12.2, 1.85 times the U.S. rate of 6.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 16 of the 77 are significantly above the U.S. rate.
Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. These are county-level figures, age-adjusted as published by the source, compared with the U.S. rate. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely. Significant means the lower bound of the county’s 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate.
All North Carolina counties, highest first
Liver & bile duct cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anson County | NC | 15.8 | 6.6 | 2.39x | Significant |
| 2 | Mitchell County | NC | 13.7 | 6.6 | 2.08x | Significant |
| 3 | Greene County | NC | 12.2 | 6.6 | 1.85x | Significant |
| 4 | Stanly County | NC | 11.4 | 6.6 | 1.73x | Significant |
| 5 | Rutherford County | NC | 11.1 | 6.6 | 1.68x | Significant |
| 6 | Bladen County | NC | 10.7 | 6.6 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 7 | Vance County | NC | 10.7 | 6.6 | 1.62x | Significant |
| 8 | Richmond County | NC | 10.6 | 6.6 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 9 | Robeson County | NC | 10 | 6.6 | 1.52x | Significant |
| 10 | Beaufort County | NC | 9.8 | 6.6 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 11 | Granville County | NC | 9.8 | 6.6 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 12 | Gaston County | NC | 9.5 | 6.6 | 1.44x | Significant |
| 13 | Warren County | NC | 9.5 | 6.6 | 1.44x | No |
| 14 | Martin County | NC | 9.2 | 6.6 | 1.39x | No |
| 15 | Scotland County | NC | 9.1 | 6.6 | 1.38x | No |
| 16 | Alamance County | NC | 8.9 | 6.6 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 17 | Wilson County | NC | 8.9 | 6.6 | 1.35x | No |
| 18 | Edgecombe County | NC | 8.5 | 6.6 | 1.29x | No |
| 19 | Wilkes County | NC | 8.5 | 6.6 | 1.29x | No |
| 20 | Yadkin County | NC | 8.5 | 6.6 | 1.29x | No |
| 21 | McDowell County | NC | 8.4 | 6.6 | 1.27x | No |
| 22 | Randolph County | NC | 8.4 | 6.6 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 23 | Caldwell County | NC | 8.3 | 6.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 24 | Davidson County | NC | 8.3 | 6.6 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 25 | Montgomery County | NC | 8.3 | 6.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 26 | Forsyth County | NC | 8.2 | 6.6 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 27 | Harnett County | NC | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.23x | No |
| 28 | Onslow County | NC | 8 | 6.6 | 1.21x | No |
| 29 | Cleveland County | NC | 7.9 | 6.6 | 1.2x | No |
| 30 | Nash County | NC | 7.9 | 6.6 | 1.2x | No |
| 31 | Surry County | NC | 7.9 | 6.6 | 1.2x | No |
| 32 | Cabarrus County | NC | 7.8 | 6.6 | 1.18x | No |
| 33 | Rowan County | NC | 7.8 | 6.6 | 1.18x | No |
| 34 | Halifax County | NC | 7.6 | 6.6 | 1.15x | No |
| 35 | Hoke County | NC | 7.6 | 6.6 | 1.15x | No |
| 36 | Craven County | NC | 7.4 | 6.6 | 1.12x | No |
| 37 | Duplin County | NC | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 38 | Stokes County | NC | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1.08x | No |
| 39 | Guilford County | NC | 7 | 6.6 | 1.06x | No |
| 40 | Haywood County | NC | 6.9 | 6.6 | 1.05x | No |
| 41 | Buncombe County | NC | 6.8 | 6.6 | 1.03x | No |
| 42 | Person County | NC | 6.8 | 6.6 | 1.03x | No |
| 43 | Wayne County | NC | 6.8 | 6.6 | 1.03x | No |
| 44 | Davie County | NC | 6.7 | 6.6 | 1.02x | No |
| 45 | Columbus County | NC | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 46 | Cumberland County | NC | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 47 | Sampson County | NC | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 48 | Transylvania County | NC | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.98x | No |
| 49 | Ashe County | NC | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.95x | No |
| 50 | Mecklenburg County | NC | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.95x | No |
| 51 | Watauga County | NC | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.95x | No |
| 52 | Brunswick County | NC | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.94x | No |
| 53 | Burke County | NC | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.94x | No |
| 54 | Carteret County | NC | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.94x | No |
| 55 | Lincoln County | NC | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.94x | No |
| 56 | Pasquotank County | NC | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 57 | Catawba County | NC | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 58 | Johnston County | NC | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 59 | Pitt County | NC | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 60 | Union County | NC | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 61 | Alexander County | NC | 5.8 | 6.6 | 0.88x | No |
| 62 | Durham County | NC | 5.8 | 6.6 | 0.88x | No |
| 63 | Cherokee County | NC | 5.7 | 6.6 | 0.86x | No |
| 64 | Franklin County | NC | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 65 | Henderson County | NC | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 66 | Iredell County | NC | 5.5 | 6.6 | 0.83x | No |
| 67 | Orange County | NC | 5.5 | 6.6 | 0.83x | No |
| 68 | Pender County | NC | 5.4 | 6.6 | 0.82x | No |
| 69 | Lenoir County | NC | 5.3 | 6.6 | 0.8x | No |
| 70 | Rockingham County | NC | 5.2 | 6.6 | 0.79x | No |
| 71 | New Hanover County | NC | 5.1 | 6.6 | 0.77x | No |
| 72 | Dare County | NC | 4.9 | 6.6 | 0.74x | No |
| 73 | Jackson County | NC | 4.9 | 6.6 | 0.74x | No |
| 74 | Moore County | NC | 4.9 | 6.6 | 0.74x | No |
| 75 | Lee County | NC | 4.8 | 6.6 | 0.73x | No |
| 76 | Wake County | NC | 4.8 | 6.6 | 0.73x | No |
| 77 | Chatham County | NC | 4.5 | 6.6 | 0.68x | No |