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

Kinston, NC had the highest diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate of 93 cities in 2022, at 20%. Boone, NC had the lowest, at 5.1%. The median was 11.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest20Kinston, NC
Lowest5.1Boone, NC
Median11.793 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Kinston, NC: 20 %Kinston, NC20Henderson, NC: 18.1 %Henderson, NC18.1Laurinburg, NC: 18.1 %Laurinburg, NC18.1Reidsville, NC: 17.9 %Reidsville, NC17.9Tarboro, NC: 17.8 %Tarboro, NC17.8Wilson, NC: 17.6 %Wilson, NC17.6Lumberton, NC: 17.1 %Lumberton, NC17.1Rocky Mount, NC: 17.1 %Rocky Mount, NC17.1Goldsboro, NC: 16.9 %Goldsboro, NC16.9Smithfield, NC: 16.4 %Smithfield, NC16.4Mount Airy, NC: 16.2 %Mount Airy, NC16.2Shelby, NC: 16 %Shelby, NC16Eden, NC: 15.5 %Eden, NC15.5Lexington, NC: 15.4 %Lexington, NC15.4New Bern, NC: 14.9 %New Bern, NC14.9Roanoke Rapids, NC: 14.9 %Roanoke Rapids, NC14.9Lenoir, NC: 14.6 %Lenoir, NC14.6Morganton, NC: 14.6 %Morganton, NC14.6Salisbury, NC: 14.6 %Salisbury, NC14.6Thomasville, NC: 14.6 %Thomasville, NC14.6Burlington, NC: 14.3 %Burlington, NC14.3Albemarle, NC: 14.2 %Albemarle, NC14.2Elizabeth City, NC: 14.2 %Elizabeth City, NC14.2Kings Mountain, NC: 14.1 %Kings Mountain, NC14.1Hendersonville, NC: 14 %Hendersonville, NC14Sanford, NC: 14 %Sanford, NC14Statesville, NC: 14 %Statesville, NC14Asheboro, NC: 13.8 %Asheboro, NC13.8Gastonia, NC: 13.5 %Gastonia, NC13.5Waynesville, NC: 13.5 %Waynesville, NC13.5Monroe, NC: 13.3 %Monroe, NC13.3Graham, NC: 13.2 %Graham, NC13.2High Point, NC: 13.1 %High Point, NC13.1Lincolnton, NC: 13 %Lincolnton, NC13Newton, NC: 13 %Newton, NC13Winston-Salem, NC: 13 %Winston-Salem, NC13Zebulon, NC: 12.8 %Zebulon, NC12.8Hickory, NC: 12.6 %Hickory, NC12.6Fayetteville, NC: 12.4 %Fayetteville, NC12.4Morehead City, NC: 12.3 %Morehead City, NC12.3Kinston, NC: 20 %Kinston, NC20Henderson, NC: 18.1 %Henderson, NC18.1Laurinburg, NC: 18.1 %Laurinburg, NC18.1Reidsville, NC: 17.9 %Reidsville, NC17.9Tarboro, NC: 17.8 %Tarboro, NC17.8Wilson, NC: 17.6 %Wilson, NC17.6Lumberton, NC: 17.1 %Lumberton, NC17.1Rocky Mount, NC: 17.1 %Rocky Mount, NC17.1Goldsboro, NC: 16.9 %Goldsboro, NC16.9Smithfield, NC: 16.4 %Smithfield, NC16.4Mount Airy, NC: 16.2 %Mount Airy, NC16.2Shelby, NC: 16 %Shelby, NC16Eden, NC: 15.5 %Eden, NC15.5Lexington, NC: 15.4 %Lexington, NC15.4New Bern, NC: 14.9 %New Bern, NC14.9Roanoke Rapids, NC: 14.9 %Roanoke Rapids, NC14.9Lenoir, NC: 14.6 %Lenoir, NC14.6Morganton, NC: 14.6 %Morganton, NC14.6Salisbury, NC: 14.6 %Salisbury, NC14.6Thomasville, NC: 14.6 %Thomasville, NC14.6Burlington, NC: 14.3 %Burlington, NC14.3Albemarle, NC: 14.2 %Albemarle, NC14.2Elizabeth City, NC: 14.2 %Elizabeth City, NC14.2Kings Mountain, NC: 14.1 %Kings Mountain, NC14.1Hendersonville, NC: 14 %Hendersonville, NC14Sanford, NC: 14 %Sanford, NC14Statesville, NC: 14 %Statesville, NC14Asheboro, NC: 13.8 %Asheboro, NC13.8Gastonia, NC: 13.5 %Gastonia, NC13.5Waynesville, NC: 13.5 %Waynesville, NC13.5Monroe, NC: 13.3 %Monroe, NC13.3Graham, NC: 13.2 %Graham, NC13.2High Point, NC: 13.1 %High Point, NC13.1Lincolnton, NC: 13 %Lincolnton, NC13Newton, NC: 13 %Newton, NC13Winston-Salem, NC: 13 %Winston-Salem, NC13Zebulon, NC: 12.8 %Zebulon, NC12.8Hickory, NC: 12.6 %Hickory, NC12.6Fayetteville, NC: 12.4 %Fayetteville, NC12.4Morehead City, NC: 12.3 %Morehead City, NC12.3
%. 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

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Kinston, NC20+0.3 pts
2Henderson, NC18.1-0.4 pts
2Laurinburg, NC18.1+1.2 pts
4Reidsville, NC17.9+2.5 pts
5Tarboro, NC17.8+1.2 pts
6Wilson, NC17.6+2.2 pts
7Lumberton, NC17.1+0.9 pts
7Rocky Mount, NC17.1+1.4 pts
9Goldsboro, NC16.9+1.4 pts
10Smithfield, NC16.4+1.1 pts
11Mount Airy, NC16.2+1.5 pts
12Shelby, NC16+0.4 pts
13Eden, NC15.5+1.2 pts
14Lexington, NC15.4-0.6 pts
15New Bern, NC14.9+1 pts
15Roanoke Rapids, NC14.9+0.6 pts
17Lenoir, NC14.6+0.8 pts
17Morganton, NC14.6+0.7 pts
17Salisbury, NC14.6+1.5 pts
17Thomasville, NC14.6+1.6 pts
21Burlington, NC14.3+0.6 pts
22Albemarle, NC14.2+1.2 pts
22Elizabeth City, NC14.2+0.8 pts
24Kings Mountain, NC14.1+0.3 pts
25Hendersonville, NC14+0.6 pts
25Sanford, NC14+0.8 pts
25Statesville, NC14+0.9 pts
28Asheboro, NC13.8+1.3 pts
29Gastonia, NC13.5+0.9 pts
29Waynesville, NC13.5+1.3 pts
31Monroe, NC13.3+1 pts
32Graham, NC13.2-0.3 pts
33High Point, NC13.1+1.2 pts
34Lincolnton, NC13+0.5 pts
34Newton, NC13+1.3 pts
34Winston-Salem, NC13+0.8 pts
37Zebulon, NC12.8-1.4 pts
38Hickory, NC12.6+1 pts
39Fayetteville, NC12.4+0.6 pts
40Morehead City, NC12.3+1.1 pts
41Kannapolis, NC12.2+0.5 pts
42Greensboro, NC12.1+1.3 pts
43Archdale, NC12+0.6 pts
43Kernersville, NC12+1.6 pts
45Hope Mills, NC11.8+1.5 pts
45Mint Hill, NC11.8+1.2 pts
47Leland, NC11.7+1.7 pts
47Southern Pines, NC11.7-0.5 pts
49Pineville, NC11.6+1.2 pts
50Pinehurst, NC11.5-0.3 pts
51Lewisville, NC11.2+1.9 pts
52Wilmington, NC11.1+0.8 pts
53Clemmons, NC10.9+1.6 pts
53Knightdale, NC10.9+2.4 pts
55Greenville, NC10.8+1.9 pts
55Mount Holly, NC10.8+1.6 pts
57Clayton, NC10.7+1.6 pts
57Concord, NC10.7+0.7 pts
57Garner, NC10.7+0.2 pts
57Winterville, NC10.7+2.4 pts
61Aberdeen, NC10.6+0.4 pts
61Mebane, NC10.6+1 pts
63Charlotte, NC10.5+0.4 pts
64Durham, NC10.3+0.4 pts
65Matthews, NC10.2+1.2 pts
66Belmont, NC10.1+0.9 pts
66Spring Lake, NC10.1+0.6 pts
66Stallings, NC10.1+1.5 pts
69Asheville, NC9.9+0.2 pts
69Summerfield, NC9.9+1.8 pts
71Fuquay-Varina, NC9.6+0.8 pts
71Harrisburg, NC9.6+1.5 pts
71Wendell, NC9.6-0.3 pts
74Indian Trail, NC9.5+1.7 pts
74Mooresville, NC9.5+0.9 pts
76Rolesville, NC9.4+2.1 pts
77Cornelius, NC9.3+1.6 pts
77Wake Forest, NC9.3+1.9 pts
79Raleigh, NC9.2+1.1 pts
79Weddington, NC9.2+1.2 pts
81Havelock, NC9+3 pts
82Cary, NC8.9+1.7 pts
83Waxhaw, NC8.8+1.6 pts
84Huntersville, NC8.7+1.6 pts
85Davidson, NC8.2+0.6 pts
86Apex, NC7.9+1.6 pts
87Carrboro, NC7.7+1.4 pts
88Holly Springs, NC7.6+1.3 pts
89Chapel Hill, NC7.2+0.8 pts
89Morrisville, NC7.2+1.4 pts
91Jacksonville, NC7.1+0.6 pts
92Elon, NC7+0.4 pts
93Boone, NC5.1+0.1 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.

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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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

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

Kinston, NC, with 20% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Boone, NC, with 5.1% in 2022.

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), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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