# Counties in North Carolina by diagnosed diabetes 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_diabetes_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (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), 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-diabetes-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Washington County | 20.6 |
| 2 | Northampton County | 20.3 |
| 3 | Warren County | 20 |
| 4 | Halifax County | 19.4 |
| 5 | Bertie County | 19.3 |
| 6 | Hertford County | 18.9 |
| 7 | Robeson County | 18.4 |
| 8 | Edgecombe County | 17.9 |
| 9 | Lenoir County | 17.8 |
| 9 | Martin County | 17.8 |
| 11 | Tyrrell County | 17.5 |
| 12 | Scotland County | 17.4 |
| 13 | Anson County | 17.2 |
| 14 | Chowan County | 17 |
| 14 | Hyde County | 17 |
| 14 | Jones County | 17 |
| 17 | Vance County | 16.8 |
| 17 | Wilson County | 16.8 |
| 19 | Bladen County | 16.6 |
| 20 | Richmond County | 16.4 |
| 21 | Alleghany County | 16 |
| 22 | Greene County | 15.9 |
| 23 | Gates County | 15.8 |
| 24 | Beaufort County | 15.6 |
| 24 | Columbus County | 15.6 |
| 24 | Sampson County | 15.6 |
| 27 | Caswell County | 15.5 |
| 27 | Duplin County | 15.5 |
| 29 | Perquimans County | 15.3 |
| 30 | Cherokee County | 15.2 |
| 30 | Pamlico County | 15.2 |
| 30 | Swain County | 15.2 |
| 33 | Montgomery County | 15.1 |
| 34 | Nash County | 15 |
| 35 | Person County | 14.9 |
| 36 | Rockingham County | 14.5 |
| 37 | Rutherford County | 14.4 |
| 38 | Clay County | 14.3 |
| 39 | Macon County | 14.2 |
| 39 | Wayne County | 14.2 |
| 41 | Polk County | 14.1 |
| 42 | Ashe County | 14 |
| 43 | Wilkes County | 13.9 |
| 44 | Burke County | 13.8 |
| 45 | Surry County | 13.7 |
| 45 | Yancey County | 13.7 |
| 47 | Cleveland County | 13.6 |
| 47 | Granville County | 13.6 |
| 49 | Brunswick County | 13.5 |
| 49 | Lee County | 13.5 |
| 51 | Hoke County | 13.3 |
| 51 | Yadkin County | 13.3 |
| 53 | Caldwell County | 13.2 |
| 53 | Randolph County | 13.2 |
| 53 | Stokes County | 13.2 |
| 56 | Graham County | 13.1 |
| 57 | McDowell County | 13 |
| 57 | Pasquotank County | 13 |
| 59 | Avery County | 12.9 |
| 59 | Chatham County | 12.9 |
| 59 | Transylvania County | 12.9 |
| 62 | Franklin County | 12.8 |
| 62 | Mitchell County | 12.8 |
| 64 | Alexander County | 12.7 |
| 64 | Davidson County | 12.7 |
| 64 | Rowan County | 12.7 |
| 64 | Stanly County | 12.7 |
| 68 | Carteret County | 12.5 |
| 68 | Craven County | 12.5 |
| 68 | Henderson County | 12.5 |
| 71 | Forsyth County | 12.4 |
| 71 | Haywood County | 12.4 |
| 73 | Gaston County | 12.3 |
| 74 | Alamance County | 12.2 |
| 74 | Cumberland County | 12.2 |
| 74 | Guilford County | 12.2 |
| 77 | Catawba County | 12.1 |
| 77 | Davie County | 12.1 |
| 77 | Jackson County | 12.1 |
| 80 | Pitt County | 12 |
| 81 | Harnett County | 11.8 |
| 81 | Pender County | 11.8 |
| 83 | Johnston County | 11.6 |
| 83 | Madison County | 11.6 |
| 85 | Lincoln County | 11.5 |
| 85 | Moore County | 11.5 |
| 87 | Dare County | 11.2 |
| 88 | Buncombe County | 10.9 |
| 89 | Cabarrus County | 10.8 |
| 90 | Camden County | 10.7 |
| 90 | Currituck County | 10.7 |
| 90 | Iredell County | 10.7 |
| 93 | New Hanover County | 10.6 |
| 94 | Durham County | 10.5 |
| 94 | Union County | 10.5 |
| 96 | Mecklenburg County | 10.1 |
| 97 | Watauga County | 9.8 |
| 98 | Wake County | 9.5 |
| 99 | Orange County | 9.3 |
| 100 | Onslow County | 8.6 |