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

All 100 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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, 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Washington County | 12.4 |
| 2 | Alleghany County | 11.6 |
| 3 | Halifax County | 11.5 |
| 3 | Warren County | 11.5 |
| 5 | Robeson County | 11.4 |
| 6 | Northampton County | 11.2 |
| 7 | Lenoir County | 11.1 |
| 8 | Scotland County | 10.9 |
| 9 | Cherokee County | 10.8 |
| 9 | Hyde County | 10.8 |
| 9 | Jones County | 10.8 |
| 12 | Bertie County | 10.7 |
| 13 | Martin County | 10.6 |
| 13 | Richmond County | 10.6 |
| 13 | Tyrrell County | 10.6 |
| 16 | Anson County | 10.5 |
| 16 | Chowan County | 10.5 |
| 18 | Wilkes County | 10.4 |
| 19 | Rutherford County | 10.3 |
| 19 | Swain County | 10.3 |
| 21 | Hertford County | 10.2 |
| 22 | Macon County | 10.1 |
| 22 | Surry County | 10.1 |
| 24 | Ashe County | 10 |
| 24 | Beaufort County | 10 |
| 24 | Bladen County | 10 |
| 24 | Clay County | 10 |
| 24 | Columbus County | 10 |
| 24 | Edgecombe County | 10 |
| 24 | Yancey County | 10 |
| 31 | Wilson County | 9.9 |
| 32 | Burke County | 9.8 |
| 32 | Montgomery County | 9.8 |
| 34 | Perquimans County | 9.7 |
| 34 | Rockingham County | 9.7 |
| 36 | Caldwell County | 9.6 |
| 36 | Greene County | 9.6 |
| 36 | McDowell County | 9.6 |
| 36 | Pamlico County | 9.6 |
| 40 | Caswell County | 9.5 |
| 40 | Gates County | 9.5 |
| 40 | Yadkin County | 9.5 |
| 43 | Duplin County | 9.4 |
| 43 | Polk County | 9.4 |
| 43 | Stokes County | 9.4 |
| 43 | Vance County | 9.4 |
| 47 | Alexander County | 9.2 |
| 47 | Avery County | 9.2 |
| 47 | Graham County | 9.2 |
| 47 | Randolph County | 9.2 |
| 47 | Sampson County | 9.2 |
| 52 | Cleveland County | 9.1 |
| 52 | Person County | 9.1 |
| 54 | Mitchell County | 9 |
| 55 | Davidson County | 8.7 |
| 55 | Haywood County | 8.7 |
| 57 | Stanly County | 8.6 |
| 58 | Brunswick County | 8.5 |
| 58 | Transylvania County | 8.5 |
| 60 | Rowan County | 8.4 |
| 60 | Wayne County | 8.4 |
| 62 | Nash County | 8.3 |
| 63 | Henderson County | 8.2 |
| 63 | Jackson County | 8.2 |
| 65 | Carteret County | 8.1 |
| 65 | Madison County | 8.1 |
| 67 | Granville County | 8 |
| 67 | Lee County | 8 |
| 69 | Craven County | 7.9 |
| 70 | Catawba County | 7.8 |
| 70 | Davie County | 7.8 |
| 72 | Gaston County | 7.7 |
| 73 | Franklin County | 7.6 |
| 73 | Lincoln County | 7.6 |
| 75 | Alamance County | 7.4 |
| 76 | Chatham County | 7.3 |
| 76 | Pender County | 7.3 |
| 78 | Pasquotank County | 7.2 |
| 79 | Harnett County | 7.1 |
| 80 | Dare County | 7 |
| 80 | Forsyth County | 7 |
| 80 | Hoke County | 7 |
| 80 | Moore County | 7 |
| 80 | Watauga County | 7 |
| 85 | Buncombe County | 6.9 |
| 86 | Currituck County | 6.7 |
| 86 | Pitt County | 6.7 |
| 88 | Iredell County | 6.6 |
| 88 | Johnston County | 6.6 |
| 90 | Camden County | 6.5 |
| 90 | Cumberland County | 6.5 |
| 90 | Guilford County | 6.5 |
| 90 | New Hanover County | 6.5 |
| 94 | Cabarrus County | 5.8 |
| 95 | Union County | 5.7 |
| 96 | Onslow County | 5.6 |
| 97 | Durham County | 5.1 |
| 98 | Mecklenburg County | 5 |
| 98 | Orange County | 5 |
| 100 | Wake County | 4.6 |