# Cities in North Carolina by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 93 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_copd_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Mount Airy, NC | 12.6 |
| 2 | Kinston, NC | 12.4 |
| 3 | Laurinburg, NC | 11.8 |
| 3 | Lumberton, NC | 11.8 |
| 5 | Henderson, NC | 10.5 |
| 5 | Kings Mountain, NC | 10.5 |
| 7 | Reidsville, NC | 10.4 |
| 7 | Smithfield, NC | 10.4 |
| 9 | Eden, NC | 10.3 |
| 9 | Lexington, NC | 10.3 |
| 9 | Wilson, NC | 10.3 |
| 12 | Lenoir, NC | 10.1 |
| 13 | Goldsboro, NC | 10 |
| 13 | Waynesville, NC | 10 |
| 15 | Morganton, NC | 9.9 |
| 15 | Shelby, NC | 9.9 |
| 17 | Hendersonville, NC | 9.8 |
| 18 | Tarboro, NC | 9.7 |
| 19 | Albemarle, NC | 9.5 |
| 19 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 9.5 |
| 21 | Rocky Mount, NC | 9.2 |
| 22 | Lincolnton, NC | 9 |
| 22 | Thomasville, NC | 9 |
| 24 | Asheboro, NC | 8.8 |
| 24 | Salisbury, NC | 8.8 |
| 26 | Archdale, NC | 8.5 |
| 27 | Morehead City, NC | 8.4 |
| 28 | Burlington, NC | 8.3 |
| 28 | New Bern, NC | 8.3 |
| 30 | Gastonia, NC | 8 |
| 30 | Newton, NC | 8 |
| 30 | Sanford, NC | 8 |
| 30 | Statesville, NC | 8 |
| 34 | Hickory, NC | 7.9 |
| 35 | Elizabeth City, NC | 7.8 |
| 36 | Graham, NC | 7.7 |
| 37 | Monroe, NC | 7.5 |
| 38 | Kannapolis, NC | 7.3 |
| 38 | Leland, NC | 7.3 |
| 40 | High Point, NC | 7.2 |
| 40 | Winston-Salem, NC | 7.2 |
| 40 | Zebulon, NC | 7.2 |
| 43 | Kernersville, NC | 7.1 |
| 44 | Belmont, NC | 6.8 |
| 44 | Hope Mills, NC | 6.8 |
| 46 | Fayetteville, NC | 6.7 |
| 47 | Wilmington, NC | 6.6 |
| 48 | Asheville, NC | 6.5 |
| 48 | Greensboro, NC | 6.5 |
| 48 | Mint Hill, NC | 6.5 |
| 48 | Pinehurst, NC | 6.5 |
| 48 | Southern Pines, NC | 6.5 |
| 53 | Mount Holly, NC | 6.4 |
| 54 | Lewisville, NC | 6.3 |
| 55 | Greenville, NC | 6.2 |
| 55 | Pineville, NC | 6.2 |
| 57 | Aberdeen, NC | 6.1 |
| 57 | Clemmons, NC | 6.1 |
| 59 | Mebane, NC | 5.9 |
| 60 | Clayton, NC | 5.8 |
| 60 | Concord, NC | 5.8 |
| 62 | Havelock, NC | 5.7 |
| 62 | Stallings, NC | 5.7 |
| 64 | Garner, NC | 5.6 |
| 64 | Spring Lake, NC | 5.6 |
| 66 | Knightdale, NC | 5.5 |
| 67 | Winterville, NC | 5.4 |
| 68 | Mooresville, NC | 5.3 |
| 69 | Boone, NC | 5.2 |
| 69 | Matthews, NC | 5.2 |
| 69 | Summerfield, NC | 5.2 |
| 72 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 5.1 |
| 72 | Indian Trail, NC | 5.1 |
| 72 | Wendell, NC | 5.1 |
| 75 | Charlotte, NC | 5 |
| 75 | Durham, NC | 5 |
| 77 | Harrisburg, NC | 4.8 |
| 78 | Cornelius, NC | 4.7 |
| 78 | Wake Forest, NC | 4.7 |
| 80 | Elon, NC | 4.6 |
| 80 | Jacksonville, NC | 4.6 |
| 80 | Raleigh, NC | 4.6 |
| 83 | Weddington, NC | 4.5 |
| 84 | Davidson, NC | 4.4 |
| 85 | Chapel Hill, NC | 4.3 |
| 86 | Huntersville, NC | 4.2 |
| 86 | Waxhaw, NC | 4.2 |
| 88 | Rolesville, NC | 4.1 |
| 89 | Cary, NC | 3.9 |
| 90 | Carrboro, NC | 3.8 |
| 91 | Apex, NC | 3.6 |
| 91 | Holly Springs, NC | 3.6 |
| 93 | Morrisville, NC | 2.4 |