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Counties with the highest liver cancer incidence rates in North Carolina
Among 82 North Carolina counties with published values, the counties with the highest liver cancer incidence rates are Anson County, NC (18.6, 2.14 times the U.S. rate of 8.7), Swain County, NC (17.4, 2 times the U.S. rate of 8.7) and Greene County, NC (17.1, 1.97 times the U.S. rate of 8.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 13 of the 82 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 new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anson County | NC | 18.6 | 8.7 | 2.14x | Significant |
| 2 | Swain County | NC | 17.4 | 8.7 | 2x | Significant |
| 3 | Greene County | NC | 17.1 | 8.7 | 1.97x | Significant |
| 4 | Pamlico County | NC | 15.7 | 8.7 | 1.8x | No |
| 5 | Granville County | NC | 15.3 | 8.7 | 1.76x | Significant |
| 6 | Mitchell County | NC | 14.9 | 8.7 | 1.71x | Significant |
| 7 | McDowell County | NC | 13.7 | 8.7 | 1.57x | Significant |
| 8 | Vance County | NC | 13.4 | 8.7 | 1.54x | Significant |
| 9 | Gaston County | NC | 12.9 | 8.7 | 1.48x | Significant |
| 10 | Scotland County | NC | 12.6 | 8.7 | 1.45x | No |
| 11 | Stanly County | NC | 12.6 | 8.7 | 1.45x | Significant |
| 12 | Chowan County | NC | 12.3 | 8.7 | 1.41x | No |
| 13 | Hertford County | NC | 12.2 | 8.7 | 1.4x | No |
| 14 | Rutherford County | NC | 12.1 | 8.7 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 15 | Haywood County | NC | 11.5 | 8.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 16 | Wayne County | NC | 11.5 | 8.7 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 17 | Yadkin County | NC | 11.5 | 8.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 18 | Alamance County | NC | 11.2 | 8.7 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 19 | Franklin County | NC | 11.2 | 8.7 | 1.29x | No |
| 20 | Nash County | NC | 11.2 | 8.7 | 1.29x | No |
| 21 | Pender County | NC | 11.2 | 8.7 | 1.29x | No |
| 22 | Wilson County | NC | 11.1 | 8.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 23 | Randolph County | NC | 11 | 8.7 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 24 | Caldwell County | NC | 10.8 | 8.7 | 1.24x | No |
| 25 | Montgomery County | NC | 10.8 | 8.7 | 1.24x | No |
| 26 | Duplin County | NC | 10.3 | 8.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 27 | Sampson County | NC | 10.2 | 8.7 | 1.17x | No |
| 28 | Beaufort County | NC | 10.1 | 8.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 29 | Lenoir County | NC | 10.1 | 8.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 30 | Buncombe County | NC | 10 | 8.7 | 1.15x | No |
| 31 | Burke County | NC | 10 | 8.7 | 1.15x | No |
| 32 | Cleveland County | NC | 10 | 8.7 | 1.15x | No |
| 33 | Onslow County | NC | 10 | 8.7 | 1.15x | No |
| 34 | Craven County | NC | 9.9 | 8.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 35 | Edgecombe County | NC | 9.9 | 8.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 36 | Halifax County | NC | 9.9 | 8.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 37 | Rockingham County | NC | 9.9 | 8.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 38 | Bladen County | NC | 9.8 | 8.7 | 1.13x | No |
| 39 | Cabarrus County | NC | 9.8 | 8.7 | 1.13x | No |
| 40 | Carteret County | NC | 9.8 | 8.7 | 1.13x | No |
| 41 | Jackson County | NC | 9.7 | 8.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 42 | Johnston County | NC | 9.7 | 8.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 43 | Davidson County | NC | 9.6 | 8.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 44 | Davie County | NC | 9.5 | 8.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 45 | Forsyth County | NC | 9.5 | 8.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 46 | Martin County | NC | 9.5 | 8.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 47 | Yancey County | NC | 9.5 | 8.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 48 | Richmond County | NC | 9.4 | 8.7 | 1.08x | No |
| 49 | Wilkes County | NC | 9.4 | 8.7 | 1.08x | No |
| 50 | Brunswick County | NC | 9.2 | 8.7 | 1.06x | No |
| 51 | Guilford County | NC | 9.2 | 8.7 | 1.06x | No |
| 52 | Hoke County | NC | 9.2 | 8.7 | 1.06x | No |
| 53 | Lincoln County | NC | 9.2 | 8.7 | 1.06x | No |
| 54 | Cherokee County | NC | 9.1 | 8.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 55 | Stokes County | NC | 9 | 8.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 56 | Robeson County | NC | 8.8 | 8.7 | 1.01x | No |
| 57 | Rowan County | NC | 8.6 | 8.7 | 0.99x | No |
| 58 | Durham County | NC | 8.5 | 8.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 59 | Mecklenburg County | NC | 8.4 | 8.7 | 0.97x | No |
| 60 | Surry County | NC | 8.4 | 8.7 | 0.97x | No |
| 61 | Cumberland County | NC | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 62 | Macon County | NC | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 63 | Person County | NC | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 64 | Transylvania County | NC | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 65 | Henderson County | NC | 8.2 | 8.7 | 0.94x | No |
| 66 | Wake County | NC | 8.2 | 8.7 | 0.94x | No |
| 67 | Harnett County | NC | 8.1 | 8.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 68 | Orange County | NC | 7.9 | 8.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 69 | Pitt County | NC | 7.3 | 8.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 70 | Catawba County | NC | 7.2 | 8.7 | 0.83x | No |
| 71 | New Hanover County | NC | 7.2 | 8.7 | 0.83x | No |
| 72 | Union County | NC | 7.1 | 8.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 73 | Alexander County | NC | 7 | 8.7 | 0.8x | No |
| 74 | Ashe County | NC | 7 | 8.7 | 0.8x | No |
| 75 | Columbus County | NC | 6.9 | 8.7 | 0.79x | No |
| 76 | Iredell County | NC | 6.8 | 8.7 | 0.78x | No |
| 77 | Pasquotank County | NC | 6.5 | 8.7 | 0.75x | No |
| 78 | Moore County | NC | 6.2 | 8.7 | 0.71x | No |
| 79 | Dare County | NC | 5.7 | 8.7 | 0.66x | No |
| 80 | Lee County | NC | 5.7 | 8.7 | 0.66x | No |
| 81 | Chatham County | NC | 5.6 | 8.7 | 0.64x | No |
| 82 | Watauga County | NC | 5 | 8.7 | 0.57x | No |