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

Northampton County had the highest diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate of 100 counties in 2022, at 20%. Onslow County had the lowest, at 8.5%. The median was 13.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Lowest8.5Onslow County
Median13.6100 counties

Top 40 counties, 2022

Northampton County: 20 %Northampton County20Warren County: 19.1 %Warren County19.1Bertie County: 19 %Bertie County19Washington County: 18.9 %Washington County18.9Halifax County: 18.6 %Halifax County18.6Martin County: 18.2 %Martin County18.2Hertford County: 18.1 %Hertford County18.1Edgecombe County: 17.5 %Edgecombe County17.5Robeson County: 17.4 %Robeson County17.4Lenoir County: 17.2 %Lenoir County17.2Hyde County: 17 %Hyde County17Scotland County: 16.9 %Scotland County16.9Bladen County: 16.8 %Bladen County16.8Jones County: 16.5 %Jones County16.5Anson County: 16.4 %Anson County16.4Wilson County: 16.4 %Wilson County16.4Chowan County: 16.3 %Chowan County16.3Columbus County: 16.2 %Columbus County16.2Tyrrell County: 16.2 %Tyrrell County16.2Vance County: 16.2 %Vance County16.2Caswell County: 15.9 %Caswell County15.9Pamlico County: 15.8 %Pamlico County15.8Alleghany County: 15.7 %Alleghany County15.7Beaufort County: 15.7 %Beaufort County15.7Sampson County: 15.7 %Sampson County15.7Cherokee County: 15.6 %Cherokee County15.6Gates County: 15.4 %Gates County15.4Duplin County: 15.3 %Duplin County15.3Greene County: 15.3 %Greene County15.3Perquimans County: 15.1 %Perquimans County15.1Person County: 14.9 %Person County14.9Rockingham County: 14.9 %Rockingham County14.9Richmond County: 14.8 %Richmond County14.8Nash County: 14.6 %Nash County14.6Montgomery County: 14.5 %Montgomery County14.5Rutherford County: 14.4 %Rutherford County14.4Clay County: 14.3 %Clay County14.3Granville County: 14.3 %Granville County14.3Swain County: 14.3 %Swain County14.3Brunswick County: 14.2 %Brunswick 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Northampton County20-0.7 pts
2Warren County19.1-0.8 pts
3Bertie County19-0.9 pts
4Washington County18.9-0.6 pts
5Halifax County18.6-1.4 pts
6Martin County18.20 pts
7Hertford County18.1-0.2 pts
8Edgecombe County17.5-0.7 pts
9Robeson County17.4-0.5 pts
10Lenoir County17.2-0.6 pts
11Hyde County17+0.5 pts
12Scotland County16.9-0.8 pts
13Bladen County16.8-0.6 pts
14Jones County16.5-1 pts
15Anson County16.4-0.5 pts
15Wilson County16.4+0.3 pts
17Chowan County16.3-0.5 pts
18Columbus County16.2+0.2 pts
18Tyrrell County16.2-0.2 pts
18Vance County16.2-0.9 pts
21Caswell County15.9+0.2 pts
22Pamlico County15.8+0.4 pts
23Alleghany County15.7-0.9 pts
23Beaufort County15.7+0.1 pts
23Sampson County15.7-0.7 pts
26Cherokee County15.60 pts
27Gates County15.4-0.1 pts
28Duplin County15.3-0.7 pts
28Greene County15.3-0.6 pts
30Perquimans County15.10 pts
31Person County14.9+0.3 pts
31Rockingham County14.9+0.4 pts
33Richmond County14.8-1.5 pts
34Nash County14.6-0.1 pts
35Montgomery County14.5-0.1 pts
36Rutherford County14.4+0.3 pts
37Clay County14.3-0.2 pts
37Granville County14.3+0.5 pts
37Swain County14.3-0.1 pts
40Brunswick County14.2+0.8 pts
40Surry County14.2+0.6 pts
42Macon County14.1+0.1 pts
43McDowell County13.9+1.4 pts
43Wayne County13.9-0.2 pts
43Yancey County13.9+0.6 pts
46Graham County13.8+0.5 pts
47Craven County13.7+0.9 pts
47Lee County13.7+0.2 pts
47Wilkes County13.7+0.3 pts
47Yadkin County13.7+0.6 pts
51Cleveland County13.6-0.2 pts
52Chatham County13.5+0.9 pts
53Ashe County13.4-0.2 pts
54Franklin County13.3+0.4 pts
55Rowan County13.2-0.1 pts
56Caldwell County13.1-0.1 pts
56Carteret County13.1+0.9 pts
56Randolph County13.1+0.1 pts
56Stokes County13.1-0.2 pts
60Burke County13-0.5 pts
60Hoke County13+0.2 pts
60Pasquotank County13+0.4 pts
63Mitchell County12.90 pts
64Alamance County12.7+0.4 pts
65Transylvania County12.6-0.3 pts
66Avery County12.5+0.2 pts
66Davie County12.5+0.4 pts
66Gaston County12.5+0.4 pts
69Haywood County12.4-0.1 pts
69Henderson County12.4-0.1 pts
71Davidson County12.3-0.7 pts
71Madison County12.3+0.5 pts
71Pender County12.3+0.2 pts
74Harnett County12.2+0.8 pts
74Lincoln County12.2+0.8 pts
74Polk County12.2-0.8 pts
74Stanly County12.2-0.1 pts
78Alexander County12.10 pts
78Forsyth County12.1-0.3 pts
78Johnston County12.1+0.4 pts
78Moore County12.1+0.6 pts
82Catawba County12-0.1 pts
83Guilford County11.80 pts
84Cumberland County11.6-0.8 pts
85Dare County11.4+0.5 pts
85Iredell County11.4+0.6 pts
85Jackson County11.4-0.4 pts
85Pitt County11.4-0.2 pts
89Camden County11.2+0.3 pts
89Currituck County11.2+0.8 pts
91Cabarrus County10.8+0.3 pts
91Union County10.8+0.5 pts
93Mecklenburg County10.5-0.1 pts
94Durham County10.3-0.4 pts
95New Hanover County10.2-0.4 pts
96Buncombe County9.9-0.7 pts
97Wake County9.2+0.1 pts
97Watauga County9.2-0.4 pts
99Orange County8.8-0.2 pts
100Onslow County8.5-0.2 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, 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), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in North Carolina by diagnosed diabetes 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-diabetes-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), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence, Counties 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-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

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

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

Onslow County, with 8.5% 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, 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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