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Cities in North Carolina by diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Kinston, NC had the highest diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate of 93 cities in 2023, at 21.4%. Boone, NC had the lowest, at 5.4%. The median was 11.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest21.4Kinston, NC
Lowest5.4Boone, NC
Median11.593 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Kinston, NC: 21.4 %Kinston, NC21.4Henderson, NC: 19.3 %Henderson, NC19.3Laurinburg, NC: 18.8 %Laurinburg, NC18.8Lumberton, NC: 18 %Lumberton, NC18Wilson, NC: 18 %Wilson, NC18Rocky Mount, NC: 17.7 %Rocky Mount, NC17.7Goldsboro, NC: 17.4 %Goldsboro, NC17.4Smithfield, NC: 17.3 %Smithfield, NC17.3Reidsville, NC: 16.8 %Reidsville, NC16.8Tarboro, NC: 16.8 %Tarboro, NC16.8Mount Airy, NC: 16.4 %Mount Airy, NC16.4Shelby, NC: 16 %Shelby, NC16Lexington, NC: 15.9 %Lexington, NC15.9Eden, NC: 15.5 %Eden, NC15.5Roanoke Rapids, NC: 14.9 %Roanoke Rapids, NC14.9Kings Mountain, NC: 14.8 %Kings Mountain, NC14.8Albemarle, NC: 14.6 %Albemarle, NC14.6Salisbury, NC: 14.6 %Salisbury, NC14.6Elizabeth City, NC: 14.3 %Elizabeth City, NC14.3Morganton, NC: 14.3 %Morganton, NC14.3Hendersonville, NC: 14.2 %Hendersonville, NC14.2Lenoir, NC: 14.2 %Lenoir, NC14.2Burlington, NC: 14.1 %Burlington, NC14.1Sanford, NC: 14.1 %Sanford, NC14.1New Bern, NC: 13.9 %New Bern, NC13.9Asheboro, NC: 13.7 %Asheboro, NC13.7Thomasville, NC: 13.7 %Thomasville, NC13.7Waynesville, NC: 13.6 %Waynesville, NC13.6Gastonia, NC: 13.5 %Gastonia, NC13.5Monroe, NC: 13.4 %Monroe, NC13.4Statesville, NC: 13.4 %Statesville, NC13.4Lincolnton, NC: 13.1 %Lincolnton, NC13.1Winston-Salem, NC: 13.1 %Winston-Salem, NC13.1High Point, NC: 13 %High Point, NC13Zebulon, NC: 13 %Zebulon, NC13Graham, NC: 12.8 %Graham, NC12.8Archdale, NC: 12.6 %Archdale, NC12.6Fayetteville, NC: 12.6 %Fayetteville, NC12.6Morehead City, NC: 12.6 %Morehead City, NC12.6Hickory, NC: 12.5 %Hickory, NC12.5Kinston, NC: 21.4 %Kinston, NC21.4Henderson, NC: 19.3 %Henderson, NC19.3Laurinburg, NC: 18.8 %Laurinburg, NC18.8Lumberton, NC: 18 %Lumberton, NC18Wilson, NC: 18 %Wilson, NC18Rocky Mount, NC: 17.7 %Rocky Mount, NC17.7Goldsboro, NC: 17.4 %Goldsboro, NC17.4Smithfield, NC: 17.3 %Smithfield, NC17.3Reidsville, NC: 16.8 %Reidsville, NC16.8Tarboro, NC: 16.8 %Tarboro, NC16.8Mount Airy, NC: 16.4 %Mount Airy, NC16.4Shelby, NC: 16 %Shelby, NC16Lexington, NC: 15.9 %Lexington, NC15.9Eden, NC: 15.5 %Eden, NC15.5Roanoke Rapids, NC: 14.9 %Roanoke Rapids, NC14.9Kings Mountain, NC: 14.8 %Kings Mountain, NC14.8Albemarle, NC: 14.6 %Albemarle, NC14.6Salisbury, NC: 14.6 %Salisbury, NC14.6Elizabeth City, NC: 14.3 %Elizabeth City, NC14.3Morganton, NC: 14.3 %Morganton, NC14.3Hendersonville, NC: 14.2 %Hendersonville, NC14.2Lenoir, NC: 14.2 %Lenoir, NC14.2Burlington, NC: 14.1 %Burlington, NC14.1Sanford, NC: 14.1 %Sanford, NC14.1New Bern, NC: 13.9 %New Bern, NC13.9Asheboro, NC: 13.7 %Asheboro, NC13.7Thomasville, NC: 13.7 %Thomasville, NC13.7Waynesville, NC: 13.6 %Waynesville, NC13.6Gastonia, NC: 13.5 %Gastonia, NC13.5Monroe, NC: 13.4 %Monroe, NC13.4Statesville, NC: 13.4 %Statesville, NC13.4Lincolnton, NC: 13.1 %Lincolnton, NC13.1Winston-Salem, NC: 13.1 %Winston-Salem, NC13.1High Point, NC: 13 %High Point, NC13Zebulon, NC: 13 %Zebulon, NC13Graham, NC: 12.8 %Graham, NC12.8Archdale, NC: 12.6 %Archdale, NC12.6Fayetteville, NC: 12.6 %Fayetteville, NC12.6Morehead City, NC: 12.6 %Morehead City, NC12.6Hickory, NC: 12.5 %Hickory, NC12.5
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Kinston, NC21.4+1.4 pts
2Henderson, NC19.3+1.2 pts
3Laurinburg, NC18.8+0.7 pts
4Lumberton, NC18+0.9 pts
4Wilson, NC18+0.4 pts
6Rocky Mount, NC17.7+0.6 pts
7Goldsboro, NC17.4+0.5 pts
8Smithfield, NC17.3+0.9 pts
9Reidsville, NC16.8-1.1 pts
9Tarboro, NC16.8-1 pts
11Mount Airy, NC16.4+0.2 pts
12Shelby, NC160 pts
13Lexington, NC15.9+0.5 pts
14Eden, NC15.50 pts
15Roanoke Rapids, NC14.90 pts
16Kings Mountain, NC14.8+0.7 pts
17Albemarle, NC14.6+0.4 pts
17Salisbury, NC14.60 pts
19Elizabeth City, NC14.3+0.1 pts
19Morganton, NC14.3-0.3 pts
21Hendersonville, NC14.2+0.2 pts
21Lenoir, NC14.2-0.4 pts
23Burlington, NC14.1-0.2 pts
23Sanford, NC14.1+0.1 pts
25New Bern, NC13.9-1 pts
26Asheboro, NC13.7-0.1 pts
26Thomasville, NC13.7-0.9 pts
28Waynesville, NC13.6+0.1 pts
29Gastonia, NC13.50 pts
30Monroe, NC13.4+0.1 pts
30Statesville, NC13.4-0.6 pts
32Lincolnton, NC13.1+0.1 pts
32Winston-Salem, NC13.1+0.1 pts
34High Point, NC13-0.1 pts
34Zebulon, NC13+0.2 pts
36Graham, NC12.8-0.4 pts
37Archdale, NC12.6+0.6 pts
37Fayetteville, NC12.6+0.2 pts
37Morehead City, NC12.6+0.3 pts
40Hickory, NC12.5-0.1 pts
40Newton, NC12.5-0.5 pts
42Greensboro, NC12.2+0.1 pts
43Hope Mills, NC11.9+0.1 pts
43Kannapolis, NC11.9-0.3 pts
43Leland, NC11.9+0.2 pts
46Kernersville, NC11.7-0.3 pts
47Pinehurst, NC11.50 pts
48Mint Hill, NC11.3-0.5 pts
48Southern Pines, NC11.3-0.4 pts
50Knightdale, NC11.1+0.2 pts
51Garner, NC11+0.3 pts
51Greenville, NC11+0.2 pts
53Pineville, NC10.8-0.8 pts
53Winterville, NC10.8+0.1 pts
55Clemmons, NC10.7-0.2 pts
55Wilmington, NC10.7-0.4 pts
57Clayton, NC10.6-0.1 pts
57Concord, NC10.6-0.1 pts
57Lewisville, NC10.6-0.6 pts
57Mount Holly, NC10.6-0.2 pts
61Belmont, NC10.5+0.4 pts
62Aberdeen, NC10.4-0.2 pts
62Asheville, NC10.4+0.5 pts
62Spring Lake, NC10.4+0.3 pts
65Durham, NC10.2-0.1 pts
66Charlotte, NC10.1-0.4 pts
66Mebane, NC10.1-0.5 pts
66Stallings, NC10.10 pts
69Harrisburg, NC9.8+0.2 pts
69Wendell, NC9.8+0.2 pts
71Summerfield, NC9.7-0.2 pts
72Indian Trail, NC9.50 pts
73Matthews, NC9.4-0.8 pts
74Fuquay-Varina, NC9.2-0.4 pts
74Weddington, NC9.20 pts
76Raleigh, NC9.1-0.1 pts
76Wake Forest, NC9.1-0.2 pts
78Mooresville, NC8.9-0.6 pts
78Rolesville, NC8.9-0.5 pts
80Havelock, NC8.7-0.3 pts
81Cary, NC8.6-0.3 pts
81Cornelius, NC8.6-0.7 pts
83Waxhaw, NC8.2-0.6 pts
84Huntersville, NC8-0.7 pts
85Davidson, NC7.7-0.5 pts
86Apex, NC7.5-0.4 pts
87Carrboro, NC7.4-0.3 pts
88Holly Springs, NC7.3-0.3 pts
89Chapel Hill, NC7.20 pts
90Jacksonville, NC7-0.1 pts
91Morrisville, NC6.9-0.3 pts
92Elon, NC6.6-0.4 pts
93Boone, NC5.4+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who report being told by a doctor or other health professional that they have diabetes, other than diabetes only during pregnancy. 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), diagnosed diabetes 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), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in North Carolina by diagnosed diabetes 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in North Carolina by diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-diabetes-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities. 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), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in North Carolina by diagnosed diabetes 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-diabetes-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities.

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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), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in North Carolina by diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-diabetes-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate?

Kinston, NC, with 21.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Boone, NC, with 5.4% 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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