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

Washington County had the highest diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate of 100 counties in 2023, at 20.6%. Onslow County had the lowest, at 8.6%. The median was 13.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Lowest8.6Onslow County
Median13.4100 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Washington County: 20.6 %Washington County20.6Northampton County: 20.3 %Northampton County20.3Warren County: 20 %Warren County20Halifax County: 19.4 %Halifax County19.4Bertie County: 19.3 %Bertie County19.3Hertford County: 18.9 %Hertford County18.9Robeson County: 18.4 %Robeson County18.4Edgecombe County: 17.9 %Edgecombe County17.9Lenoir County: 17.8 %Lenoir County17.8Martin County: 17.8 %Martin County17.8Tyrrell County: 17.5 %Tyrrell County17.5Scotland County: 17.4 %Scotland County17.4Anson County: 17.2 %Anson County17.2Chowan County: 17 %Chowan County17Hyde County: 17 %Hyde County17Jones County: 17 %Jones County17Vance County: 16.8 %Vance County16.8Wilson County: 16.8 %Wilson County16.8Bladen County: 16.6 %Bladen County16.6Richmond County: 16.4 %Richmond County16.4Alleghany County: 16 %Alleghany County16Greene County: 15.9 %Greene County15.9Gates County: 15.8 %Gates County15.8Beaufort County: 15.6 %Beaufort County15.6Columbus County: 15.6 %Columbus County15.6Sampson County: 15.6 %Sampson County15.6Caswell County: 15.5 %Caswell County15.5Duplin County: 15.5 %Duplin County15.5Perquimans County: 15.3 %Perquimans County15.3Cherokee County: 15.2 %Cherokee County15.2Pamlico County: 15.2 %Pamlico County15.2Swain County: 15.2 %Swain County15.2Montgomery County: 15.1 %Montgomery County15.1Nash County: 15 %Nash County15Person County: 14.9 %Person County14.9Rockingham County: 14.5 %Rockingham County14.5Rutherford County: 14.4 %Rutherford County14.4Clay County: 14.3 %Clay County14.3Macon County: 14.2 %Macon County14.2Wayne County: 14.2 %Wayne County14.2
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Washington County20.6+1.7 pts
2Northampton County20.3+0.3 pts
3Warren County20+0.9 pts
4Halifax County19.4+0.8 pts
5Bertie County19.3+0.3 pts
6Hertford County18.9+0.8 pts
7Robeson County18.4+1 pts
8Edgecombe County17.9+0.4 pts
9Lenoir County17.8+0.6 pts
9Martin County17.8-0.4 pts
11Tyrrell County17.5+1.3 pts
12Scotland County17.4+0.5 pts
13Anson County17.2+0.8 pts
14Chowan County17+0.7 pts
14Hyde County170 pts
14Jones County17+0.5 pts
17Vance County16.8+0.6 pts
17Wilson County16.8+0.4 pts
19Bladen County16.6-0.2 pts
20Richmond County16.4+1.6 pts
21Alleghany County16+0.3 pts
22Greene County15.9+0.6 pts
23Gates County15.8+0.4 pts
24Beaufort County15.6-0.1 pts
24Columbus County15.6-0.6 pts
24Sampson County15.6-0.1 pts
27Caswell County15.5-0.4 pts
27Duplin County15.5+0.2 pts
29Perquimans County15.3+0.2 pts
30Cherokee County15.2-0.4 pts
30Pamlico County15.2-0.6 pts
30Swain County15.2+0.9 pts
33Montgomery County15.1+0.6 pts
34Nash County15+0.4 pts
35Person County14.90 pts
36Rockingham County14.5-0.4 pts
37Rutherford County14.40 pts
38Clay County14.30 pts
39Macon County14.2+0.1 pts
39Wayne County14.2+0.3 pts
41Polk County14.1+1.9 pts
42Ashe County14+0.6 pts
43Wilkes County13.9+0.2 pts
44Burke County13.8+0.8 pts
45Surry County13.7-0.5 pts
45Yancey County13.7-0.2 pts
47Cleveland County13.60 pts
47Granville County13.6-0.7 pts
49Brunswick County13.5-0.7 pts
49Lee County13.5-0.2 pts
51Hoke County13.3+0.3 pts
51Yadkin County13.3-0.4 pts
53Caldwell County13.2+0.1 pts
53Randolph County13.2+0.1 pts
53Stokes County13.2+0.1 pts
56Graham County13.1-0.7 pts
57McDowell County13-0.9 pts
57Pasquotank County130 pts
59Avery County12.9+0.4 pts
59Chatham County12.9-0.6 pts
59Transylvania County12.9+0.3 pts
62Franklin County12.8-0.5 pts
62Mitchell County12.8-0.1 pts
64Alexander County12.7+0.6 pts
64Davidson County12.7+0.4 pts
64Rowan County12.7-0.5 pts
64Stanly County12.7+0.5 pts
68Carteret County12.5-0.6 pts
68Craven County12.5-1.2 pts
68Henderson County12.5+0.1 pts
71Forsyth County12.4+0.3 pts
71Haywood County12.40 pts
73Gaston County12.3-0.2 pts
74Alamance County12.2-0.5 pts
74Cumberland County12.2+0.6 pts
74Guilford County12.2+0.4 pts
77Catawba County12.1+0.1 pts
77Davie County12.1-0.4 pts
77Jackson County12.1+0.7 pts
80Pitt County12+0.6 pts
81Harnett County11.8-0.4 pts
81Pender County11.8-0.5 pts
83Johnston County11.6-0.5 pts
83Madison County11.6-0.7 pts
85Lincoln County11.5-0.7 pts
85Moore County11.5-0.6 pts
87Dare County11.2-0.2 pts
88Buncombe County10.9+1 pts
89Cabarrus County10.80 pts
90Camden County10.7-0.5 pts
90Currituck County10.7-0.5 pts
90Iredell County10.7-0.7 pts
93New Hanover County10.6+0.4 pts
94Durham County10.5+0.2 pts
94Union County10.5-0.3 pts
96Mecklenburg County10.1-0.4 pts
97Watauga County9.8+0.6 pts
98Wake County9.5+0.3 pts
99Orange County9.3+0.5 pts
100Onslow County8.6+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 counties 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence (Counties 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in North Carolina by diagnosed diabetes 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-diabetes-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), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Counties 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-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), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence, Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Washington County, with 20.6% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Onslow County, with 8.6% in 2023.

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

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