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

Mount Airy, NC had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 93 cities in 2021, at 10.8%. Morrisville, NC had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 6.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest10.8Mount Airy, NC
Lowest2.7Morrisville, NC
Median6.593 cities

Top 40 cities, 2021

Mount Airy, NC: 10.8 %Mount Airy, NC10.8Kinston, NC: 10.7 %Kinston, NC10.7Lexington, NC: 10.6 %Lexington, NC10.6Henderson, NC: 10.4 %Henderson, NC10.4Lumberton, NC: 10.4 %Lumberton, NC10.4Tarboro, NC: 10.3 %Tarboro, NC10.3Eden, NC: 10.2 %Eden, NC10.2Laurinburg, NC: 10.1 %Laurinburg, NC10.1Lenoir, NC: 10 %Lenoir, NC10Morganton, NC: 10 %Morganton, NC10Shelby, NC: 9.8 %Shelby, NC9.8Reidsville, NC: 9.7 %Reidsville, NC9.7Kings Mountain, NC: 9.6 %Kings Mountain, NC9.6Roanoke Rapids, NC: 9.5 %Roanoke Rapids, NC9.5Smithfield, NC: 9.3 %Smithfield, NC9.3Waynesville, NC: 9.1 %Waynesville, NC9.1Wilson, NC: 9.1 %Wilson, NC9.1Albemarle, NC: 9 %Albemarle, NC9Graham, NC: 9 %Graham, NC9Hendersonville, NC: 8.9 %Hendersonville, NC8.9Lincolnton, NC: 8.9 %Lincolnton, NC8.9Thomasville, NC: 8.8 %Thomasville, NC8.8Asheboro, NC: 8.6 %Asheboro, NC8.6Burlington, NC: 8.6 %Burlington, NC8.6Zebulon, NC: 8.6 %Zebulon, NC8.6Goldsboro, NC: 8.5 %Goldsboro, NC8.5New Bern, NC: 8.4 %New Bern, NC8.4Rocky Mount, NC: 8.4 %Rocky Mount, NC8.4Archdale, NC: 8.3 %Archdale, NC8.3Gastonia, NC: 8.2 %Gastonia, NC8.2Newton, NC: 8.1 %Newton, NC8.1Kannapolis, NC: 7.9 %Kannapolis, NC7.9Statesville, NC: 7.9 %Statesville, NC7.9Elizabeth City, NC: 7.8 %Elizabeth City, NC7.8Hickory, NC: 7.8 %Hickory, NC7.8Salisbury, NC: 7.8 %Salisbury, NC7.8Morehead City, NC: 7.7 %Morehead City, NC7.7Sanford, NC: 7.6 %Sanford, NC7.6Monroe, NC: 7.5 %Monroe, NC7.5High Point, NC: 7.1 %High Point, NC7.1Mount Airy, NC: 10.8 %Mount Airy, NC10.8Kinston, NC: 10.7 %Kinston, NC10.7Lexington, NC: 10.6 %Lexington, NC10.6Henderson, NC: 10.4 %Henderson, NC10.4Lumberton, NC: 10.4 %Lumberton, NC10.4Tarboro, NC: 10.3 %Tarboro, NC10.3Eden, NC: 10.2 %Eden, NC10.2Laurinburg, NC: 10.1 %Laurinburg, NC10.1Lenoir, NC: 10 %Lenoir, NC10Morganton, NC: 10 %Morganton, NC10Shelby, NC: 9.8 %Shelby, NC9.8Reidsville, NC: 9.7 %Reidsville, NC9.7Kings Mountain, NC: 9.6 %Kings Mountain, NC9.6Roanoke Rapids, NC: 9.5 %Roanoke Rapids, NC9.5Smithfield, NC: 9.3 %Smithfield, NC9.3Waynesville, NC: 9.1 %Waynesville, NC9.1Wilson, NC: 9.1 %Wilson, NC9.1Albemarle, NC: 9 %Albemarle, NC9Graham, NC: 9 %Graham, NC9Hendersonville, NC: 8.9 %Hendersonville, NC8.9Lincolnton, NC: 8.9 %Lincolnton, NC8.9Thomasville, NC: 8.8 %Thomasville, NC8.8Asheboro, NC: 8.6 %Asheboro, NC8.6Burlington, NC: 8.6 %Burlington, NC8.6Zebulon, NC: 8.6 %Zebulon, NC8.6Goldsboro, NC: 8.5 %Goldsboro, NC8.5New Bern, NC: 8.4 %New Bern, NC8.4Rocky Mount, NC: 8.4 %Rocky Mount, NC8.4Archdale, NC: 8.3 %Archdale, NC8.3Gastonia, NC: 8.2 %Gastonia, NC8.2Newton, NC: 8.1 %Newton, NC8.1Kannapolis, NC: 7.9 %Kannapolis, NC7.9Statesville, NC: 7.9 %Statesville, NC7.9Elizabeth City, NC: 7.8 %Elizabeth City, NC7.8Hickory, NC: 7.8 %Hickory, NC7.8Salisbury, NC: 7.8 %Salisbury, NC7.8Morehead City, NC: 7.7 %Morehead City, NC7.7Sanford, NC: 7.6 %Sanford, NC7.6Monroe, NC: 7.5 %Monroe, NC7.5High Point, NC: 7.1 %High Point, NC7.1
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Mount Airy, NC10.8
2Kinston, NC10.7
3Lexington, NC10.6
4Henderson, NC10.4
4Lumberton, NC10.4
6Tarboro, NC10.3
7Eden, NC10.2
8Laurinburg, NC10.1
9Lenoir, NC10
9Morganton, NC10
11Shelby, NC9.8
12Reidsville, NC9.7
13Kings Mountain, NC9.6
14Roanoke Rapids, NC9.5
15Smithfield, NC9.3
16Waynesville, NC9.1
16Wilson, NC9.1
18Albemarle, NC9
18Graham, NC9
20Hendersonville, NC8.9
20Lincolnton, NC8.9
22Thomasville, NC8.8
23Asheboro, NC8.6
23Burlington, NC8.6
23Zebulon, NC8.6
26Goldsboro, NC8.5
27New Bern, NC8.4
27Rocky Mount, NC8.4
29Archdale, NC8.3
30Gastonia, NC8.2
31Newton, NC8.1
32Kannapolis, NC7.9
32Statesville, NC7.9
34Elizabeth City, NC7.8
34Hickory, NC7.8
34Salisbury, NC7.8
37Morehead City, NC7.7
38Sanford, NC7.6
39Monroe, NC7.5
40High Point, NC7.1
40Kernersville, NC7.1
40Pinehurst, NC7.1
40Southern Pines, NC7.1
44Leland, NC7
45Winston-Salem, NC6.9
46Mount Holly, NC6.5
46Wilmington, NC6.5
48Concord, NC6.4
48Hope Mills, NC6.4
50Belmont, NC6.3
50Fayetteville, NC6.3
50Mint Hill, NC6.3
53Asheville, NC6.2
53Mebane, NC6.2
55Aberdeen, NC6.1
55Greensboro, NC6.1
57Garner, NC6
57Lewisville, NC6
57Pineville, NC6
57Wendell, NC6
61Clemmons, NC5.8
62Clayton, NC5.6
63Mooresville, NC5.5
64Greenville, NC5.4
64Stallings, NC5.4
66Fuquay-Varina, NC5.3
67Spring Lake, NC5.2
68Charlotte, NC5.1
68Durham, NC5.1
70Matthews, NC5
71Indian Trail, NC4.9
71Summerfield, NC4.9
73Boone, NC4.8
73Knightdale, NC4.8
75Elon, NC4.7
75Harrisburg, NC4.7
77Cornelius, NC4.5
77Weddington, NC4.5
79Davidson, NC4.4
79Jacksonville, NC4.4
79Raleigh, NC4.4
79Winterville, NC4.4
83Wake Forest, NC4.3
84Rolesville, NC4.2
84Waxhaw, NC4.2
86Havelock, NC4.1
87Huntersville, NC4
88Chapel Hill, NC3.8
89Cary, NC3.7
90Holly Springs, NC3.6
91Apex, NC3.5
92Carrboro, NC3.4
93Morrisville, NC2.7

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About this ranking

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.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in North Carolina by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in North Carolina by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in North Carolina by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in North Carolina by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence: Cities in North Carolina by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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.},
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Which city has the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Mount Airy, NC, with 10.8% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which city has the lowest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Morrisville, NC, with 2.7% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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