2026 Projected New Cancer Cases and Deaths for Selected Sites by County

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County Projected New Cases Projected Deaths
Total Lung / Bronchus Female Breast Prostate Colon / Rectum Total Lung / Bronchus Female Breast Prostate Colon / Rectum
North Carolina 75,714 9,867 13,597 10,424 5,162 23,748 5,772 1,626 1,329 1,922
Alamance 1,252 163 231 168 85 393 95 28 21 32
Alexander 273 36 48 38 19 88 21 6 5 7
Alleghany 97 13 16 13 7 35 8 2 2 3
Anson 149 20 24 22 10 48 12 3 3 4
Ashe 231 32 39 32 16 81 19 5 5 6
Avery 146 20 21 23 10 50 12 3 3 4
Beaufort 372 51 63 51 25 128 31 8 8 10
Bertie 127 17 22 17 9 42 10 3 2 3
Bladen 220 30 39 30 15 72 18 5 4 6
Brunswick 2,299 333 342 368 148 786 198 43 54 59
Buncombe 2,236 299 395 305 153 734 178 49 43 59
Burke 695 93 119 99 47 227 55 15 13 18
Cabarrus 1,538 192 289 209 106 456 111 33 23 38
Caldwell 619 83 108 88 42 197 48 13 11 16
Camden 85 11 15 12 6 27 6 2 2 2
Carteret 695 97 112 103 47 238 58 15 16 19
Caswell 180 24 30 26 12 59 14 4 3 5
Catawba 1,203 159 213 168 82 381 93 26 21 31
Chatham 774 107 133 105 53 269 65 18 17 21
Cherokee 310 44 49 44 21 111 27 7 8 9
Chowan 114 16 20 15 8 40 9 3 2 3
Clay 133 19 21 19 9 48 12 3 3 4
Cleveland 687 91 124 95 46 215 53 15 12 17
Columbus 351 47 62 48 24 112 28 8 6 9
Craven 713 95 129 93 49 236 57 16 14 19
Cumberland 1,817 228 349 230 124 552 133 41 29 45
Currituck 241 32 40 36 16 75 18 5 5 6
Dare 360 50 59 53 24 121 30 7 8 9
Davidson 1,300 172 223 189 88 410 100 27 23 33
Davie 357 48 62 50 24 117 28 8 7 9
Duplin 342 46 60 48 23 109 27 7 6 9
Durham 2,057 260 401 259 141 625 151 47 32 51
Edgecombe 347 47 64 46 23 112 28 8 6 9
Forsyth 2,653 346 492 356 180 823 201 58 44 67
Franklin 605 79 105 88 41 185 46 12 10 15
Gaston 1,644 212 300 227 112 504 123 35 27 41
Gates 80 11 14 12 5 26 6 2 2 2
Graham 66 9 11 9 5 24 6 2 2 2
Granville 460 61 72 73 31 144 36 9 8 12
Greene 148 20 23 23 10 47 11 3 3 4
Guilford 3,598 466 661 484 245 1,120 272 79 61 91
Halifax 353 48 62 49 24 117 28 8 7 9
Harnett 842 105 153 115 58 254 61 18 14 21
Haywood 571 79 97 79 39 199 48 13 13 16
Henderson 1,140 158 191 156 78 406 97 26 27 32
Hertford 131 18 22 18 9 42 10 3 2 3
Hoke 294 36 57 38 20 84 20 6 4 7
Hyde 38 5 6 5 3 13 3 1 1 1
Iredell 1,513 197 264 219 103 466 114 31 26 38
Jackson 333 45 53 48 23 116 28 7 8 9
Johnston 1,595 201 293 224 109 468 115 33 24 39
Jones 74 10 13 10 5 25 6 2 1 2
Lee 476 62 86 65 32 151 37 11 8 12
Lenoir 396 53 73 53 27 129 31 9 7 10
Lincoln 749 99 129 110 51 234 58 15 13 19
Mcdowell 338 45 58 47 23 111 27 7 7 9
Macon 376 53 60 53 26 137 33 9 9 11
Madison 179 24 30 26 12 60 15 4 4 5
Martin 173 24 31 24 12 58 14 4 3 5
Mecklenburg 6,914 848 1,306 923 480 2,012 485 144 102 168
Mitchell 118 16 20 16 8 40 10 3 3 3
Montgomery 199 27 35 27 13 64 16 4 4 5
Moore 927 127 158 123 64 330 78 22 22 26
Nash 723 96 127 102 49 226 56 15 12 18
New Hanover 1,848 246 329 253 125 594 145 40 35 47
Northampton 136 19 23 19 9 46 11 3 3 4
Onslow 896 108 180 106 62 260 62 20 12 22
Orange 1,014 133 179 141 69 318 77 21 18 26
Pamlico 123 17 19 18 9 45 11 3 3 4
Pasquotank 279 37 50 38 19 89 22 6 5 7
Pender 521 69 90 76 35 162 40 10 9 13
Perquimans 119 17 20 16 8 43 10 3 3 3
Person 298 40 52 42 20 94 23 6 5 7
Pitt 1,051 134 200 136 71 319 77 23 16 26
Polk 185 26 31 25 13 67 16 4 4 5
Randolph 1,047 138 188 146 71 326 80 23 18 26
Richmond 282 37 51 39 19 89 22 6 5 7
Robeson 694 90 127 95 47 212 52 15 11 17
Rockingham 713 96 126 100 48 229 56 15 13 18
Rowan 1,091 144 192 155 74 343 84 23 19 28
Rutherford 499 67 87 70 34 162 40 11 9 13
Sampson 403 53 72 56 27 126 31 9 7 10
Scotland 212 28 39 28 15 67 16 5 3 5
Stanly 476 63 81 68 32 152 37 10 9 12
Stokes 369 50 64 53 25 118 29 8 7 9
Surry 529 71 92 75 36 169 41 11 10 14
Swain 93 12 17 12 6 31 7 2 2 2
Transylvania 334 47 56 43 23 129 30 8 9 10
Tyrrell 29 4 4 4 2 11 3 1 1 1
Union 1,672 209 306 235 115 494 120 34 26 41
Vance 285 38 53 37 19 91 22 6 5 7
Wake 7,595 935 1,447 1,020 527 2,218 536 161 111 185
Warren 156 21 25 23 11 54 13 3 4 4
Washington 88 12 15 12 6 30 7 2 2 2
Watauga 388 52 61 57 26 130 31 8 8 10
Wayne 758 99 135 105 51 237 58 16 13 19
Wilkes 513 69 87 74 35 168 41 11 10 13
Wilson 546 72 98 75 37 171 42 12 9 14
Yadkin 284 38 49 41 19 91 22 6 5 7
Yancey 165 23 28 23 11 58 14 4 4 5

Produced by the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry.