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Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in North Carolina
Among 92 North Carolina counties with published values, the counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates are Carteret County, NC (51.8, 2.18 times the U.S. rate of 23.8), Ashe County, NC (47.1, 1.98 times the U.S. rate of 23.8) and Dare County, NC (47.1, 1.98 times the U.S. rate of 23.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 47 of the 92 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.
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| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carteret County | NC | 51.8 | 23.8 | 2.18x | Significant |
| 2 | Ashe County | NC | 47.1 | 23.8 | 1.98x | Significant |
| 3 | Dare County | NC | 47.1 | 23.8 | 1.98x | Significant |
| 4 | Alexander County | NC | 45.6 | 23.8 | 1.92x | Significant |
| 5 | Watauga County | NC | 45.1 | 23.8 | 1.89x | Significant |
| 6 | Catawba County | NC | 43.6 | 23.8 | 1.83x | Significant |
| 7 | Lincoln County | NC | 42.3 | 23.8 | 1.78x | Significant |
| 8 | Moore County | NC | 42.3 | 23.8 | 1.78x | Significant |
| 9 | Brunswick County | NC | 41.6 | 23.8 | 1.75x | Significant |
| 10 | Macon County | NC | 40.8 | 23.8 | 1.71x | Significant |
| 11 | Mitchell County | NC | 40.4 | 23.8 | 1.7x | Significant |
| 12 | New Hanover County | NC | 40.4 | 23.8 | 1.7x | Significant |
| 13 | Iredell County | NC | 39.5 | 23.8 | 1.66x | Significant |
| 14 | Rutherford County | NC | 37.8 | 23.8 | 1.59x | Significant |
| 15 | Yancey County | NC | 37.8 | 23.8 | 1.59x | Significant |
| 16 | Gaston County | NC | 37.7 | 23.8 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 17 | Chatham County | NC | 37.5 | 23.8 | 1.58x | Significant |
| 18 | Avery County | NC | 37.4 | 23.8 | 1.57x | Significant |
| 19 | Davie County | NC | 37.2 | 23.8 | 1.56x | Significant |
| 20 | Madison County | NC | 37 | 23.8 | 1.55x | Significant |
| 21 | Caldwell County | NC | 36.5 | 23.8 | 1.53x | Significant |
| 22 | Henderson County | NC | 35.8 | 23.8 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 23 | Union County | NC | 35.7 | 23.8 | 1.5x | Significant |
| 24 | Pamlico County | NC | 35.5 | 23.8 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 25 | Burke County | NC | 35 | 23.8 | 1.47x | Significant |
| 26 | Buncombe County | NC | 33.9 | 23.8 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 27 | Pender County | NC | 33.5 | 23.8 | 1.41x | Significant |
| 28 | Jackson County | NC | 33.2 | 23.8 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 29 | Orange County | NC | 33.1 | 23.8 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 30 | Camden County | NC | 32.9 | 23.8 | 1.38x | No |
| 31 | Davidson County | NC | 32.8 | 23.8 | 1.38x | Significant |
| 32 | Person County | NC | 31.7 | 23.8 | 1.33x | Significant |
| 33 | Stanly County | NC | 31.7 | 23.8 | 1.33x | Significant |
| 34 | Randolph County | NC | 31.6 | 23.8 | 1.33x | Significant |
| 35 | Haywood County | NC | 31.5 | 23.8 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 36 | McDowell County | NC | 31.3 | 23.8 | 1.32x | Significant |
| 37 | Onslow County | NC | 31.2 | 23.8 | 1.31x | Significant |
| 38 | Transylvania County | NC | 31.2 | 23.8 | 1.31x | Significant |
| 39 | Wake County | NC | 31.1 | 23.8 | 1.31x | Significant |
| 40 | Craven County | NC | 30.6 | 23.8 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 41 | Cleveland County | NC | 30.4 | 23.8 | 1.28x | Significant |
| 42 | Columbus County | NC | 30.4 | 23.8 | 1.28x | Significant |
| 43 | Rowan County | NC | 29.2 | 23.8 | 1.23x | Significant |
| 44 | Montgomery County | NC | 28.7 | 23.8 | 1.21x | No |
| 45 | Stokes County | NC | 28.4 | 23.8 | 1.19x | No |
| 46 | Durham County | NC | 28.3 | 23.8 | 1.19x | Significant |
| 47 | Surry County | NC | 28.3 | 23.8 | 1.19x | No |
| 48 | Johnston County | NC | 28.2 | 23.8 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 49 | Guilford County | NC | 28 | 23.8 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 50 | Rockingham County | NC | 27.9 | 23.8 | 1.17x | No |
| 51 | Mecklenburg County | NC | 27.7 | 23.8 | 1.16x | Significant |
| 52 | Pasquotank County | NC | 27.5 | 23.8 | 1.16x | No |
| 53 | Franklin County | NC | 27.4 | 23.8 | 1.15x | No |
| 54 | Swain County | NC | 27.4 | 23.8 | 1.15x | No |
| 55 | Wilkes County | NC | 27.4 | 23.8 | 1.15x | No |
| 56 | Polk County | NC | 27.3 | 23.8 | 1.15x | No |
| 57 | Cabarrus County | NC | 27 | 23.8 | 1.13x | Significant |
| 58 | Currituck County | NC | 26.7 | 23.8 | 1.12x | No |
| 59 | Caswell County | NC | 26.4 | 23.8 | 1.11x | No |
| 60 | Yadkin County | NC | 26.3 | 23.8 | 1.11x | No |
| 61 | Sampson County | NC | 25.6 | 23.8 | 1.08x | No |
| 62 | Alamance County | NC | 24.8 | 23.8 | 1.04x | No |
| 63 | Cherokee County | NC | 24.6 | 23.8 | 1.03x | No |
| 64 | Chowan County | NC | 24.4 | 23.8 | 1.03x | No |
| 65 | Granville County | NC | 24 | 23.8 | 1.01x | No |
| 66 | Lenoir County | NC | 24 | 23.8 | 1.01x | No |
| 67 | Forsyth County | NC | 23.4 | 23.8 | 0.98x | No |
| 68 | Beaufort County | NC | 22.9 | 23.8 | 0.96x | No |
| 69 | Wayne County | NC | 22.2 | 23.8 | 0.93x | No |
| 70 | Vance County | NC | 22.1 | 23.8 | 0.93x | No |
| 71 | Alleghany County | NC | 21.9 | 23.8 | 0.92x | No |
| 72 | Bladen County | NC | 21.2 | 23.8 | 0.89x | No |
| 73 | Warren County | NC | 21.2 | 23.8 | 0.89x | No |
| 74 | Lee County | NC | 21 | 23.8 | 0.88x | No |
| 75 | Wilson County | NC | 21 | 23.8 | 0.88x | No |
| 76 | Anson County | NC | 20 | 23.8 | 0.84x | No |
| 77 | Harnett County | NC | 19.8 | 23.8 | 0.83x | No |
| 78 | Perquimans County | NC | 19.3 | 23.8 | 0.81x | No |
| 79 | Duplin County | NC | 19.2 | 23.8 | 0.81x | No |
| 80 | Richmond County | NC | 18.8 | 23.8 | 0.79x | No |
| 81 | Nash County | NC | 18.4 | 23.8 | 0.77x | No |
| 82 | Pitt County | NC | 18.4 | 23.8 | 0.77x | No |
| 83 | Martin County | NC | 18 | 23.8 | 0.76x | No |
| 84 | Northampton County | NC | 17.8 | 23.8 | 0.75x | No |
| 85 | Greene County | NC | 16.9 | 23.8 | 0.71x | No |
| 86 | Cumberland County | NC | 16.8 | 23.8 | 0.71x | No |
| 87 | Halifax County | NC | 16.2 | 23.8 | 0.68x | No |
| 88 | Clay County | NC | 15.9 | 23.8 | 0.67x | No |
| 89 | Hoke County | NC | 14.7 | 23.8 | 0.62x | No |
| 90 | Scotland County | NC | 12.6 | 23.8 | 0.53x | No |
| 91 | Edgecombe County | NC | 12.5 | 23.8 | 0.53x | No |
| 92 | Robeson County | NC | 11.8 | 23.8 | 0.5x | No |