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Counties in North Carolina by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Washington County had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 100 counties in 2023, at 12.4%. Wake County had the lowest, at 4.6%. The median was 9.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest12.4Washington County
Lowest4.6Wake County
Median9.2100 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Alamance County: 7.4 %Alexander County: 9.2 %Alleghany County: 11.6 %Anson County: 10.5 %Ashe County: 10 %Avery County: 9.2 %Beaufort County: 10 %Bertie County: 10.7 %Bladen County: 10 %Brunswick County: 8.5 %Buncombe County: 6.9 %Burke County: 9.8 %Cabarrus County: 5.8 %Caldwell County: 9.6 %Camden County: 6.5 %Carteret County: 8.1 %Caswell County: 9.5 %Catawba County: 7.8 %Chatham County: 7.3 %Cherokee County: 10.8 %Chowan County: 10.5 %Clay County: 10 %Cleveland County: 9.1 %Columbus County: 10 %Craven County: 7.9 %Cumberland County: 6.5 %Currituck County: 6.7 %Dare County: 7 %Davidson County: 8.7 %Davie County: 7.8 %Duplin County: 9.4 %Durham County: 5.1 %Edgecombe County: 10 %Forsyth County: 7 %Franklin County: 7.6 %Gaston County: 7.7 %Gates County: 9.5 %Graham County: 9.2 %Granville County: 8 %Greene County: 9.6 %Guilford County: 6.5 %Halifax County: 11.5 %Harnett County: 7.1 %Haywood County: 8.7 %Henderson County: 8.2 %Hertford County: 10.2 %Hoke County: 7 %Hyde County: 10.8 %Iredell County: 6.6 %Jackson County: 8.2 %Johnston County: 6.6 %Jones County: 10.8 %Lee County: 8 %Lenoir County: 11.1 %Lincoln County: 7.6 %McDowell County: 9.6 %Macon County: 10.1 %Madison County: 8.1 %Martin County: 10.6 %Mecklenburg County: 5 %Mitchell County: 9 %Montgomery County: 9.8 %Moore County: 7 %Nash County: 8.3 %New Hanover County: 6.5 %Northampton County: 11.2 %Onslow County: 5.6 %Orange County: 5 %Pamlico County: 9.6 %Pasquotank County: 7.2 %Pender County: 7.3 %Perquimans County: 9.7 %Person County: 9.1 %Pitt County: 6.7 %Polk County: 9.4 %Randolph County: 9.2 %Richmond County: 10.6 %Robeson County: 11.4 %Rockingham County: 9.7 %Rowan County: 8.4 %Rutherford County: 10.3 %Sampson County: 9.2 %Scotland County: 10.9 %Stanly County: 8.6 %Stokes County: 9.4 %Surry County: 10.1 %Swain County: 10.3 %Transylvania County: 8.5 %Tyrrell County: 10.6 %Union County: 5.7 %Vance County: 9.4 %Wake County: 4.6 %Warren County: 11.5 %Washington County: 12.4 %Watauga County: 7 %Wayne County: 8.4 %Wilkes County: 10.4 %Wilson County: 9.9 %Yadkin County: 9.5 %Yancey County: 10 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Washington County: 12.4 %Washington County12.4Alleghany County: 11.6 %Alleghany County11.6Halifax County: 11.5 %Halifax County11.5Warren County: 11.5 %Warren County11.5Robeson County: 11.4 %Robeson County11.4Northampton County: 11.2 %Northampton County11.2Lenoir County: 11.1 %Lenoir County11.1Scotland County: 10.9 %Scotland County10.9Cherokee County: 10.8 %Cherokee County10.8Hyde County: 10.8 %Hyde County10.8Jones County: 10.8 %Jones County10.8Bertie County: 10.7 %Bertie County10.7Martin County: 10.6 %Martin County10.6Richmond County: 10.6 %Richmond County10.6Tyrrell County: 10.6 %Tyrrell County10.6Anson County: 10.5 %Anson County10.5Chowan County: 10.5 %Chowan County10.5Wilkes County: 10.4 %Wilkes County10.4Rutherford County: 10.3 %Rutherford County10.3Swain County: 10.3 %Swain County10.3Hertford County: 10.2 %Hertford County10.2Macon County: 10.1 %Macon County10.1Surry County: 10.1 %Surry County10.1Ashe County: 10 %Ashe County10Beaufort County: 10 %Beaufort County10Bladen County: 10 %Bladen County10Clay County: 10 %Clay County10Columbus County: 10 %Columbus County10Edgecombe County: 10 %Edgecombe County10Yancey County: 10 %Yancey County10Wilson County: 9.9 %Wilson County9.9Burke County: 9.8 %Burke County9.8Montgomery County: 9.8 %Montgomery County9.8Perquimans County: 9.7 %Perquimans County9.7Rockingham County: 9.7 %Rockingham County9.7Caldwell County: 9.6 %Caldwell County9.6Greene County: 9.6 %Greene County9.6McDowell County: 9.6 %McDowell County9.6Pamlico County: 9.6 %Pamlico County9.6Caswell County: 9.5 %Caswell County9.5Washington County: 12.4 %Washington County12.4Alleghany County: 11.6 %Alleghany County11.6Halifax County: 11.5 %Halifax County11.5Warren County: 11.5 %Warren County11.5Robeson County: 11.4 %Robeson County11.4Northampton County: 11.2 %Northampton County11.2Lenoir County: 11.1 %Lenoir County11.1Scotland County: 10.9 %Scotland County10.9Cherokee County: 10.8 %Cherokee County10.8Hyde County: 10.8 %Hyde County10.8Jones County: 10.8 %Jones County10.8Bertie County: 10.7 %Bertie County10.7Martin County: 10.6 %Martin County10.6Richmond County: 10.6 %Richmond County10.6Tyrrell County: 10.6 %Tyrrell County10.6Anson County: 10.5 %Anson County10.5Chowan County: 10.5 %Chowan County10.5Wilkes County: 10.4 %Wilkes County10.4Rutherford County: 10.3 %Rutherford County10.3Swain County: 10.3 %Swain County10.3Hertford County: 10.2 %Hertford County10.2Macon County: 10.1 %Macon County10.1Surry County: 10.1 %Surry County10.1Ashe County: 10 %Ashe County10Beaufort County: 10 %Beaufort County10Bladen County: 10 %Bladen County10Clay County: 10 %Clay County10Columbus County: 10 %Columbus County10Edgecombe County: 10 %Edgecombe County10Yancey County: 10 %Yancey County10Wilson County: 9.9 %Wilson County9.9Burke County: 9.8 %Burke County9.8Montgomery County: 9.8 %Montgomery County9.8Perquimans County: 9.7 %Perquimans County9.7Rockingham County: 9.7 %Rockingham County9.7Caldwell County: 9.6 %Caldwell County9.6Greene County: 9.6 %Greene County9.6McDowell County: 9.6 %McDowell County9.6Pamlico County: 9.6 %Pamlico County9.6Caswell County: 9.5 %Caswell County9.5
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Washington County12.4+1 pts
2Alleghany County11.6-0.4 pts
3Halifax County11.5-0.1 pts
3Warren County11.5+0.8 pts
5Robeson County11.4-0.1 pts
6Northampton County11.2-0.6 pts
7Lenoir County11.1+0.5 pts
8Scotland County10.9-0.1 pts
9Cherokee County10.8-1.3 pts
9Hyde County10.8-1.6 pts
9Jones County10.8-0.1 pts
12Bertie County10.7-0.6 pts
13Martin County10.6-1.4 pts
13Richmond County10.6+1.6 pts
13Tyrrell County10.6+0.5 pts
16Anson County10.5+0.6 pts
16Chowan County10.50 pts
18Wilkes County10.4-0.6 pts
19Rutherford County10.3-0.7 pts
19Swain County10.30 pts
21Hertford County10.2-0.4 pts
22Macon County10.1+0.1 pts
22Surry County10.1-1 pts
24Ashe County100 pts
24Beaufort County10-0.9 pts
24Bladen County10-0.5 pts
24Clay County10-0.5 pts
24Columbus County10-1.2 pts
24Edgecombe County10+0.3 pts
24Yancey County10-1.2 pts
31Wilson County9.9-0.3 pts
32Burke County9.8+0.7 pts
32Montgomery County9.8+0.2 pts
34Perquimans County9.7+0.1 pts
34Rockingham County9.7-0.9 pts
36Caldwell County9.6+0.1 pts
36Greene County9.6+0.1 pts
36McDowell County9.6-2.3 pts
36Pamlico County9.6-0.7 pts
40Caswell County9.5-1.2 pts
40Gates County9.5-0.2 pts
40Yadkin County9.5-1.3 pts
43Duplin County9.4-0.3 pts
43Polk County9.4+2.3 pts
43Stokes County9.4-0.6 pts
43Vance County9.4+0.2 pts
47Alexander County9.2+0.1 pts
47Avery County9.2+0.2 pts
47Graham County9.2-1.9 pts
47Randolph County9.2-0.9 pts
47Sampson County9.2-0.8 pts
52Cleveland County9.1-0.5 pts
52Person County9.1-1.3 pts
54Mitchell County9-0.3 pts
55Davidson County8.7+0.6 pts
55Haywood County8.7-0.4 pts
57Stanly County8.6+0.3 pts
58Brunswick County8.5-1.3 pts
58Transylvania County8.5+0.4 pts
60Rowan County8.4-0.8 pts
60Wayne County8.4+0.1 pts
62Nash County8.3-0.4 pts
63Henderson County8.2-0.2 pts
63Jackson County8.2+0.3 pts
65Carteret County8.1-1.6 pts
65Madison County8.1-1.4 pts
67Granville County8-0.8 pts
67Lee County8-1.2 pts
69Craven County7.9-0.9 pts
70Catawba County7.8-0.2 pts
70Davie County7.8-1.1 pts
72Gaston County7.7-0.8 pts
73Franklin County7.6-0.7 pts
73Lincoln County7.6-1.7 pts
75Alamance County7.4-1 pts
76Chatham County7.3-1.3 pts
76Pender County7.3-1.2 pts
78Pasquotank County7.2-0.5 pts
79Harnett County7.1-1 pts
80Dare County7-0.2 pts
80Forsyth County7+0.2 pts
80Hoke County7-0.3 pts
80Moore County7-0.6 pts
80Watauga County7+0.2 pts
85Buncombe County6.9+0.3 pts
86Currituck County6.7-1.1 pts
86Pitt County6.7+0.1 pts
88Iredell County6.6-0.7 pts
88Johnston County6.6-1.1 pts
90Camden County6.5-1 pts
90Cumberland County6.5+0.2 pts
90Guilford County6.5+0.1 pts
90New Hanover County6.5+0.6 pts
94Cabarrus County5.8-0.4 pts
95Union County5.7-0.7 pts
96Onslow County5.60 pts
97Durham County5.1+0.1 pts
98Mecklenburg County5-0.3 pts
98Orange County5+0.4 pts
100Wake County4.6+0.1 pts

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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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in North Carolina by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in North Carolina by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in North Carolina by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023. 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-counties.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in North Carolina by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Washington County, with 12.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Wake County, with 4.6% in 2023.

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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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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