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Counties with the highest bladder cancer incidence rates in North Carolina
Among 93 North Carolina counties with published values, the counties with the highest bladder cancer incidence rates are Avery County, NC (32, 1.71 times the U.S. rate of 18.7), Yancey County, NC (30, 1.6 times the U.S. rate of 18.7) and Clay County, NC (27.6, 1.48 times the U.S. rate of 18.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 15 of the 93 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
Bladder cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avery County | NC | 32 | 18.7 | 1.71x | Significant |
| 2 | Yancey County | NC | 30 | 18.7 | 1.6x | Significant |
| 3 | Clay County | NC | 27.6 | 18.7 | 1.48x | No |
| 4 | Jones County | NC | 27.2 | 18.7 | 1.45x | No |
| 5 | Graham County | NC | 26.3 | 18.7 | 1.41x | No |
| 6 | Yadkin County | NC | 25.9 | 18.7 | 1.39x | Significant |
| 7 | Pamlico County | NC | 24.7 | 18.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 8 | Transylvania County | NC | 24 | 18.7 | 1.28x | Significant |
| 9 | Carteret County | NC | 23.7 | 18.7 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 10 | Randolph County | NC | 23.5 | 18.7 | 1.26x | Significant |
| 11 | Dare County | NC | 23.3 | 18.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 12 | Haywood County | NC | 23.3 | 18.7 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 13 | Surry County | NC | 23.3 | 18.7 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 14 | Brunswick County | NC | 23.1 | 18.7 | 1.24x | Significant |
| 15 | Macon County | NC | 23 | 18.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 16 | Davidson County | NC | 22.9 | 18.7 | 1.22x | Significant |
| 17 | McDowell County | NC | 22.9 | 18.7 | 1.22x | No |
| 18 | Craven County | NC | 22.8 | 18.7 | 1.22x | Significant |
| 19 | Moore County | NC | 22.8 | 18.7 | 1.22x | Significant |
| 20 | Alleghany County | NC | 22.3 | 18.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 21 | Johnston County | NC | 22.1 | 18.7 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 22 | Richmond County | NC | 22 | 18.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 23 | Gaston County | NC | 21.8 | 18.7 | 1.17x | Significant |
| 24 | Mitchell County | NC | 21.7 | 18.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 25 | New Hanover County | NC | 21.5 | 18.7 | 1.15x | Significant |
| 26 | Stokes County | NC | 21.4 | 18.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 27 | Martin County | NC | 21.3 | 18.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 28 | Scotland County | NC | 21.2 | 18.7 | 1.13x | No |
| 29 | Lincoln County | NC | 21.1 | 18.7 | 1.13x | No |
| 30 | Alamance County | NC | 20.9 | 18.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 31 | Caldwell County | NC | 20.9 | 18.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 32 | Onslow County | NC | 20.9 | 18.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 33 | Cabarrus County | NC | 20.7 | 18.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 34 | Montgomery County | NC | 20.7 | 18.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 35 | Washington County | NC | 20.7 | 18.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 36 | Henderson County | NC | 20.6 | 18.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 37 | Watauga County | NC | 20.6 | 18.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 38 | Pender County | NC | 20.5 | 18.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 39 | Rutherford County | NC | 20.5 | 18.7 | 1.1x | No |
| 40 | Rockingham County | NC | 20.4 | 18.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 41 | Rowan County | NC | 20.3 | 18.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 42 | Jackson County | NC | 20.1 | 18.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 43 | Forsyth County | NC | 20 | 18.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 44 | Granville County | NC | 19.9 | 18.7 | 1.06x | No |
| 45 | Stanly County | NC | 19.8 | 18.7 | 1.06x | No |
| 46 | Wilson County | NC | 19.8 | 18.7 | 1.06x | No |
| 47 | Hoke County | NC | 19.6 | 18.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 48 | Iredell County | NC | 19.5 | 18.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 49 | Greene County | NC | 19.4 | 18.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 50 | Catawba County | NC | 19.2 | 18.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 51 | Cherokee County | NC | 19.2 | 18.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 52 | Lee County | NC | 19.2 | 18.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 53 | Wilkes County | NC | 19.2 | 18.7 | 1.03x | No |
| 54 | Currituck County | NC | 19.1 | 18.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 55 | Chatham County | NC | 18.9 | 18.7 | 1.01x | No |
| 56 | Harnett County | NC | 18.9 | 18.7 | 1.01x | No |
| 57 | Guilford County | NC | 18.8 | 18.7 | 1.01x | No |
| 58 | Cleveland County | NC | 18.7 | 18.7 | 1x | No |
| 59 | Franklin County | NC | 18.7 | 18.7 | 1x | No |
| 60 | Buncombe County | NC | 18.6 | 18.7 | 0.99x | No |
| 61 | Person County | NC | 18.6 | 18.7 | 0.99x | No |
| 62 | Burke County | NC | 18.4 | 18.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 63 | Orange County | NC | 18.2 | 18.7 | 0.97x | No |
| 64 | Duplin County | NC | 18 | 18.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 65 | Wayne County | NC | 17.9 | 18.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 66 | Union County | NC | 17.7 | 18.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 67 | Halifax County | NC | 17.6 | 18.7 | 0.94x | No |
| 68 | Warren County | NC | 17.6 | 18.7 | 0.94x | No |
| 69 | Davie County | NC | 17.5 | 18.7 | 0.94x | No |
| 70 | Wake County | NC | 17.5 | 18.7 | 0.94x | No |
| 71 | Pitt County | NC | 17.2 | 18.7 | 0.92x | No |
| 72 | Cumberland County | NC | 16.9 | 18.7 | 0.9x | No |
| 73 | Alexander County | NC | 16.8 | 18.7 | 0.9x | No |
| 74 | Sampson County | NC | 16.8 | 18.7 | 0.9x | No |
| 75 | Madison County | NC | 16.5 | 18.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 76 | Ashe County | NC | 16.3 | 18.7 | 0.87x | No |
| 77 | Lenoir County | NC | 16.3 | 18.7 | 0.87x | No |
| 78 | Mecklenburg County | NC | 16.1 | 18.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 79 | Vance County | NC | 16 | 18.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 80 | Durham County | NC | 15.8 | 18.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 81 | Pasquotank County | NC | 15.7 | 18.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 82 | Anson County | NC | 15.4 | 18.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 83 | Beaufort County | NC | 15.3 | 18.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 84 | Chowan County | NC | 14.9 | 18.7 | 0.8x | No |
| 85 | Robeson County | NC | 14.4 | 18.7 | 0.77x | No |
| 86 | Caswell County | NC | 14 | 18.7 | 0.75x | No |
| 87 | Edgecombe County | NC | 14 | 18.7 | 0.75x | No |
| 88 | Nash County | NC | 12.6 | 18.7 | 0.67x | No |
| 89 | Northampton County | NC | 12.3 | 18.7 | 0.66x | No |
| 90 | Polk County | NC | 12.1 | 18.7 | 0.65x | No |
| 91 | Bladen County | NC | 11.2 | 18.7 | 0.6x | No |
| 92 | Columbus County | NC | 11 | 18.7 | 0.59x | No |
| 93 | Bertie County | NC | 9.8 | 18.7 | 0.52x | No |