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

Hyde County had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 100 counties in 2022, at 12.4%. Wake County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 9.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest12.4Hyde County
Lowest4.5Wake County
Median9.4100 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Alamance County: 8.4 %Alexander County: 9.1 %Alleghany County: 12 %Anson County: 9.9 %Ashe County: 10 %Avery County: 9 %Beaufort County: 10.9 %Bertie County: 11.3 %Bladen County: 10.5 %Brunswick County: 9.8 %Buncombe County: 6.6 %Burke County: 9.1 %Cabarrus County: 6.2 %Caldwell County: 9.5 %Camden County: 7.5 %Carteret County: 9.7 %Caswell County: 10.7 %Catawba County: 8 %Chatham County: 8.6 %Cherokee County: 12.1 %Chowan County: 10.5 %Clay County: 10.5 %Cleveland County: 9.6 %Columbus County: 11.2 %Craven County: 8.8 %Cumberland County: 6.3 %Currituck County: 7.8 %Dare County: 7.2 %Davidson County: 8.1 %Davie County: 8.9 %Duplin County: 9.7 %Durham County: 5 %Edgecombe County: 9.7 %Forsyth County: 6.8 %Franklin County: 8.3 %Gaston County: 8.5 %Gates County: 9.7 %Graham County: 11.1 %Granville County: 8.8 %Greene County: 9.5 %Guilford County: 6.4 %Halifax County: 11.6 %Harnett County: 8.1 %Haywood County: 9.1 %Henderson County: 8.4 %Hertford County: 10.6 %Hoke County: 7.3 %Hyde County: 12.4 %Iredell County: 7.3 %Jackson County: 7.9 %Johnston County: 7.7 %Jones County: 10.9 %Lee County: 9.2 %Lenoir County: 10.6 %Lincoln County: 9.3 %McDowell County: 11.9 %Macon County: 10 %Madison County: 9.5 %Martin County: 12 %Mecklenburg County: 5.3 %Mitchell County: 9.3 %Montgomery County: 9.6 %Moore County: 7.6 %Nash County: 8.7 %New Hanover County: 5.9 %Northampton County: 11.8 %Onslow County: 5.6 %Orange County: 4.6 %Pamlico County: 10.3 %Pasquotank County: 7.7 %Pender County: 8.5 %Perquimans County: 9.6 %Person County: 10.4 %Pitt County: 6.6 %Polk County: 7.1 %Randolph County: 10.1 %Richmond County: 9 %Robeson County: 11.5 %Rockingham County: 10.6 %Rowan County: 9.2 %Rutherford County: 11 %Sampson County: 10 %Scotland County: 11 %Stanly County: 8.3 %Stokes County: 10 %Surry County: 11.1 %Swain County: 10.3 %Transylvania County: 8.1 %Tyrrell County: 10.1 %Union County: 6.4 %Vance County: 9.2 %Wake County: 4.5 %Warren County: 10.7 %Washington County: 11.4 %Watauga County: 6.8 %Wayne County: 8.3 %Wilkes County: 11 %Wilson County: 10.2 %Yadkin County: 10.8 %Yancey County: 11.2 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Hyde County: 12.4 %Hyde County12.4Cherokee County: 12.1 %Cherokee County12.1Alleghany County: 12 %Alleghany County12Martin County: 12 %Martin County12McDowell County: 11.9 %McDowell County11.9Northampton County: 11.8 %Northampton County11.8Halifax County: 11.6 %Halifax County11.6Robeson County: 11.5 %Robeson County11.5Washington County: 11.4 %Washington County11.4Bertie County: 11.3 %Bertie County11.3Columbus County: 11.2 %Columbus County11.2Yancey County: 11.2 %Yancey County11.2Graham County: 11.1 %Graham County11.1Surry County: 11.1 %Surry County11.1Rutherford County: 11 %Rutherford County11Scotland County: 11 %Scotland County11Wilkes County: 11 %Wilkes County11Beaufort County: 10.9 %Beaufort County10.9Jones County: 10.9 %Jones County10.9Yadkin County: 10.8 %Yadkin County10.8Caswell County: 10.7 %Caswell County10.7Warren County: 10.7 %Warren County10.7Hertford County: 10.6 %Hertford County10.6Lenoir County: 10.6 %Lenoir County10.6Rockingham County: 10.6 %Rockingham County10.6Bladen County: 10.5 %Bladen County10.5Chowan County: 10.5 %Chowan County10.5Clay County: 10.5 %Clay County10.5Person County: 10.4 %Person County10.4Pamlico County: 10.3 %Pamlico County10.3Swain County: 10.3 %Swain County10.3Wilson County: 10.2 %Wilson County10.2Randolph County: 10.1 %Randolph County10.1Tyrrell County: 10.1 %Tyrrell County10.1Ashe County: 10 %Ashe County10Macon County: 10 %Macon County10Sampson County: 10 %Sampson County10Stokes County: 10 %Stokes County10Anson County: 9.9 %Anson County9.9Brunswick County: 9.8 %Brunswick County9.8Hyde County: 12.4 %Hyde County12.4Cherokee County: 12.1 %Cherokee County12.1Alleghany County: 12 %Alleghany County12Martin County: 12 %Martin County12McDowell County: 11.9 %McDowell County11.9Northampton County: 11.8 %Northampton County11.8Halifax County: 11.6 %Halifax County11.6Robeson County: 11.5 %Robeson County11.5Washington County: 11.4 %Washington County11.4Bertie County: 11.3 %Bertie County11.3Columbus County: 11.2 %Columbus County11.2Yancey County: 11.2 %Yancey County11.2Graham County: 11.1 %Graham County11.1Surry County: 11.1 %Surry County11.1Rutherford County: 11 %Rutherford County11Scotland County: 11 %Scotland County11Wilkes County: 11 %Wilkes County11Beaufort County: 10.9 %Beaufort County10.9Jones County: 10.9 %Jones County10.9Yadkin County: 10.8 %Yadkin County10.8Caswell County: 10.7 %Caswell County10.7Warren County: 10.7 %Warren County10.7Hertford County: 10.6 %Hertford County10.6Lenoir County: 10.6 %Lenoir County10.6Rockingham County: 10.6 %Rockingham County10.6Bladen County: 10.5 %Bladen County10.5Chowan County: 10.5 %Chowan County10.5Clay County: 10.5 %Clay County10.5Person County: 10.4 %Person County10.4Pamlico County: 10.3 %Pamlico County10.3Swain County: 10.3 %Swain County10.3Wilson County: 10.2 %Wilson County10.2Randolph County: 10.1 %Randolph County10.1Tyrrell County: 10.1 %Tyrrell County10.1Ashe County: 10 %Ashe County10Macon County: 10 %Macon County10Sampson County: 10 %Sampson County10Stokes County: 10 %Stokes County10Anson County: 9.9 %Anson County9.9Brunswick County: 9.8 %Brunswick County9.8
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hyde County12.4+1.9 pts
2Cherokee County12.1+1.3 pts
3Alleghany County12-0.3 pts
3Martin County12+1.4 pts
5McDowell County11.9+2.7 pts
6Northampton County11.8+0.6 pts
7Halifax County11.6+0.3 pts
8Robeson County11.5+0.8 pts
9Washington County11.4+0.2 pts
10Bertie County11.3+0.5 pts
11Columbus County11.2+0.7 pts
11Yancey County11.2+1.4 pts
13Graham County11.1+1.1 pts
13Surry County11.1+1.1 pts
15Rutherford County11+0.9 pts
15Scotland County11+0.4 pts
15Wilkes County11+0.8 pts
18Beaufort County10.9+1.2 pts
18Jones County10.9+0.1 pts
20Yadkin County10.8+1.2 pts
21Caswell County10.7+1.3 pts
21Warren County10.7-0.1 pts
23Hertford County10.6+0.9 pts
23Lenoir County10.60 pts
23Rockingham County10.6+0.9 pts
26Bladen County10.5+0.2 pts
26Chowan County10.5+0.2 pts
26Clay County10.5+0.3 pts
29Person County10.4+1.4 pts
30Pamlico County10.3+0.7 pts
30Swain County10.3+0.4 pts
32Wilson County10.2+0.7 pts
33Randolph County10.1+1.1 pts
33Tyrrell County10.1+0.3 pts
35Ashe County100 pts
35Macon County100 pts
35Sampson County10+0.7 pts
35Stokes County10+0.2 pts
39Anson County9.9+0.3 pts
40Brunswick County9.8+1.1 pts
41Carteret County9.7+1.4 pts
41Duplin County9.70 pts
41Edgecombe County9.7-0.3 pts
41Gates County9.7+0.4 pts
45Cleveland County9.6+0.4 pts
45Montgomery County9.60 pts
45Perquimans County9.60 pts
48Caldwell County9.5-0.2 pts
48Greene County9.50 pts
48Madison County9.5+1 pts
51Lincoln County9.3+1.5 pts
51Mitchell County9.30 pts
53Lee County9.2+1.2 pts
53Rowan County9.2+0.5 pts
53Vance County9.2-0.2 pts
56Alexander County9.1+0.3 pts
56Burke County9.1-0.7 pts
56Haywood County9.1+0.2 pts
59Avery County9+0.1 pts
59Richmond County9-1.1 pts
61Davie County8.9+0.8 pts
62Craven County8.8+1 pts
62Granville County8.8+0.6 pts
64Nash County8.7+0.6 pts
65Chatham County8.6+1.2 pts
66Gaston County8.5+0.6 pts
66Pender County8.5+0.8 pts
68Alamance County8.4+0.8 pts
68Henderson County8.4+0.4 pts
70Franklin County8.3+0.5 pts
70Stanly County8.3-0.3 pts
70Wayne County8.3+0.1 pts
73Davidson County8.1-0.7 pts
73Harnett County8.1+1 pts
73Transylvania County8.1-0.6 pts
76Catawba County8-0.1 pts
77Jackson County7.9-0.3 pts
78Currituck County7.8+0.9 pts
79Johnston County7.7+0.6 pts
79Pasquotank County7.7+0.5 pts
81Moore County7.6+0.6 pts
82Camden County7.5+0.4 pts
83Hoke County7.3+0.5 pts
83Iredell County7.3+0.7 pts
85Dare County7.2+0.3 pts
86Polk County7.1-1.5 pts
87Forsyth County6.8-0.3 pts
87Watauga County6.80 pts
89Buncombe County6.6-0.4 pts
89Pitt County6.6+0.1 pts
91Guilford County6.40 pts
91Union County6.4+0.5 pts
93Cumberland County6.3-0.2 pts
94Cabarrus County6.2+0.2 pts
95New Hanover County5.9-0.6 pts
96Onslow County5.60 pts
97Mecklenburg County5.3+0.2 pts
98Durham County5-0.3 pts
99Orange County4.6-0.4 pts
100Wake County4.5-0.2 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hyde County, with 12.4% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Wake County, with 4.5% in 2022.

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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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