Health by ZIP

North Carolina health estimates

100 counties or county equivalents, 763 places and 820 ZIP Codes with PLACES estimates. 10,835,491 residents.

CDC publishes no state figure in PLACES. Each state figure on this page is a mean of the county estimates, weighted by the number of adults, computed by this site (site aggregate). It has no interval.

Compare with another placeCounties of the state (CSV)

North Carolina in the United States. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

The figures are model-based estimates for the adults of an area. They are not measurements. They say nothing about one person.

We do not produce estimates for individuals; only aggregated results for counties, places, census tracts, or ZCTAs.

First, it is not adequate to simply compare point estimates. The confidence intervals should also be considered, and some are very broad.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

PLACES 2025 release. Survey years (BRFSS): 2022 and 2023. CDC updated the data on . What an estimate is. How to read an interval. The site gives no medical advice.

The site computes that 35.1% of the adults of North Carolina have obesity (site aggregate).

The figure is a mean of the county estimates, weighted by the number of adults.

It has no confidence interval.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

Counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina, in name order
CountyResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst the North Carolina figure
Alamance County179,16538.5%31.2 to 46.2in line
Alexander County36,47336.5%28.1 to 45.1in line
Alleghany County11,34236.5%28.3 to 45.6in line
Anson County21,89743.3%34.4 to 52.0in line
Ashe County27,06336.2%29.0 to 44.2in line
Avery County17,56137.1%28.7 to 46.2in line
Beaufort County44,48136.8%28.7 to 44.9in line
Bertie County16,92243.0%34.3 to 52.8in line
Bladen County29,48441.3%33.1 to 49.4in line
Brunswick County159,96432.8%26.1 to 40.0in line
Buncombe County275,90131.3%25.1 to 37.9in line
Burke County88,33836.8%30.1 to 44.0in line
Cabarrus County240,01633.3%26.0 to 41.1in line
Caldwell County80,57433.4%25.8 to 41.5in line
Camden County11,13735.2%31.3 to 39.5in line
Carteret County69,61534.0%26.5 to 42.4in line
Caswell County22,80739.3%30.8 to 48.3in line
Catawba County164,64537.4%29.8 to 45.3in line
Chatham County81,62430.1%23.6 to 37.6in line
Cherokee County29,95934.8%27.0 to 43.3in line
Chowan County13,89140.4%31.6 to 49.2in line
Clay County11,86435.3%26.9 to 44.2in line
Cleveland County101,37838.6%30.6 to 47.2in line
Columbus County50,12141.1%32.8 to 49.5in line
Craven County102,39136.9%29.6 to 44.7in line
Cumberland County337,89040.1%33.9 to 46.5in line
Currituck County31,59334.5%26.5 to 42.9in line
Dare County38,11031.6%24.3 to 39.7in line
Davidson County174,80436.2%29.0 to 43.5in line
Davie County44,59933.4%25.5 to 41.7in line
Duplin County49,52039.4%31.1 to 48.2in line
Durham County336,89236.1%30.1 to 42.7in line
Edgecombe County48,83243.7%35.2 to 52.5above
Forsyth County392,92141.2%34.4 to 48.3in line
Franklin County77,00138.8%30.9 to 47.2in line
Gaston County237,24236.2%28.8 to 44.1in line
Gates County10,34339.0%30.3 to 47.9in line
Graham County8,05235.1%26.7 to 43.9in line
Granville County62,19236.2%28.8 to 44.5in line
Greene County20,53042.8%33.9 to 51.8in line
Guilford County549,86638.0%32.0 to 44.5in line
Halifax County47,29842.6%34.0 to 51.1in line
Harnett County141,47736.9%29.5 to 44.6in line
Haywood County62,96933.3%25.8 to 41.2in line
Henderson County119,23030.3%23.6 to 37.1in line
Hertford County19,45342.5%33.8 to 51.6in line
Hoke County54,44638.5%31.2 to 46.3in line
Hyde County4,60741.0%32.5 to 50.0in line
Iredell County199,71032.8%25.2 to 41.1in line
Jackson County44,57434.5%27.2 to 42.3in line
Johnston County241,95535.1%27.8 to 42.6in line
Jones County9,40140.0%31.6 to 49.1in line
Lee County67,05937.8%29.3 to 46.7in line
Lenoir County54,89542.4%33.8 to 51.0in line
Lincoln County95,67535.0%27.3 to 43.8in line
Macon County38,41235.3%27.0 to 44.3in line
Madison County22,07134.6%26.5 to 43.5in line
Martin County21,44740.4%31.7 to 49.3in line
McDowell County44,89335.2%27.3 to 43.9in line
Mecklenburg County1,163,70129.7%24.6 to 34.6below
Mitchell County14,99937.2%29.0 to 46.2in line
Montgomery County26,08538.7%30.3 to 47.7in line
Moore County106,89832.6%25.9 to 40.3in line
Nash County96,55138.4%30.8 to 46.6in line
New Hanover County238,85231.1%24.9 to 38.0in line
Northampton County16,71542.7%33.8 to 51.7in line
Onslow County213,67633.4%26.8 to 40.3in line
Orange County150,62628.0%22.1 to 34.7below
Pamlico County12,42336.0%27.9 to 45.0in line
Pasquotank County41,44438.3%30.7 to 47.7in line
Pender County68,52136.3%28.6 to 44.6in line
Perquimans County13,37737.3%28.5 to 46.1in line
Person County39,73738.8%30.0 to 48.2in line
Pitt County175,11939.0%31.7 to 45.8in line
Polk County20,06035.2%27.0 to 43.9in line
Randolph County147,45839.9%32.4 to 47.8in line
Richmond County42,32442.9%34.4 to 51.6in line
Robeson County117,36547.9%42.5 to 53.4above
Rockingham County92,51837.3%29.2 to 45.6in line
Rowan County151,66137.4%29.7 to 45.2in line
Rutherford County65,50738.1%29.9 to 46.5in line
Sampson County59,60141.8%33.6 to 50.5in line
Scotland County34,37645.2%36.7 to 53.7above
Stanly County65,69936.3%28.3 to 44.9in line
Stokes County45,53237.1%29.0 to 45.8in line
Surry County71,46240.9%33.0 to 49.3in line
Swain County13,91640.7%32.4 to 49.5in line
Transylvania County33,54933.7%26.2 to 42.8in line
Tyrrell County3,46141.3%32.8 to 50.9in line
Union County256,45233.4%26.5 to 40.6in line
Vance County42,30142.6%34.1 to 51.5in line
Wake County1,190,27529.3%24.9 to 34.0below
Warren County18,83643.9%35.2 to 53.1above
Washington County10,71343.6%34.5 to 52.7in line
Watauga County54,74833.0%25.4 to 41.1in line
Wayne County118,68639.5%31.9 to 47.7in line
Wilkes County66,01338.0%29.6 to 46.9in line
Wilson County78,97038.4%30.4 to 47.2in line
Yadkin County37,77436.3%28.5 to 45.0in line
Yancey County18,93835.6%27.3 to 44.2in line

The dashed line in each drawing is the North Carolina figure. It is a mean of the county estimates, weighted by the number of adults (site aggregate). It has no interval, so the words are "above", "below" and "in line". The table is in name order. The intervals of many rows overlap, so the table gives no rank.

Download the counties of North Carolina as a CSV file, with the estimate, the interval and the release of each measure.

State figures: 40 measures by CDC category

Crude prevalence is the estimated share of all adults. Age-adjusted prevalence uses the 2000 US standard population, so that areas with different ages can be compared. CDC: Age-adjusted estimates are only available at the county and place-level.

A state figure is a mean of the county estimates, weighted by the number of adults (site aggregate). It has no interval. The words say if the figure is above, below or within the 95% confidence interval of the US estimate.

Health outcomes: North Carolina (site aggregate)
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 40%EstimateIntervalUnited States
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 202213.9%none12.2%above the US interval14.1%none12.6%above the US interval
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 202326.9%none25.4%above the US interval23.8%none21.9%above the US interval
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 20237.9%none7.9%within the US interval6.7%none6.6%within the US interval
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 20237.1%none6.2%above the US interval6.2%none5.3%above the US interval
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 20236.6%none6.4%above the US interval5.5%none5.3%above the US interval
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 202310.8%none9.8%above the US interval10.8%none9.8%above the US interval
Depression among adultsBRFSS 202324.2%none20.2%above the US interval24.8%none20.7%above the US interval
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 202312.0%none12.0%within the US interval10.5%none10.3%within the US interval
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 202336.8%none34.4%above the US interval33.7%none30.7%above the US interval
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 202335.6%none37.4%below the US interval31.4%none32.2%below the US interval
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 202335.1%none32.8%above the US interval35.2%none32.9%above the US interval
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 20233.6%none3.4%above the US interval3.2%none2.9%above the US interval
Prevention: North Carolina (site aggregate)
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 90%EstimateIntervalUnited States
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 202387.5%none87.5%within the US interval86.3%none85.6%above the US interval
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 202265.7%none66.3%below the US interval61.0%none54.1%above the US interval
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 202310.4%none11.0%below the US interval10.8%none11.5%below the US interval
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 202278.7%none76.5%above the US interval78.4%none76.0%above the US interval
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 202376.7%none77.0%within the US interval59.1%none57.5%above the US interval
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 202263.6%none63.9%within the US interval62.9%none63.4%below the US interval
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 202380.0%none77.7%above the US interval78.5%none75.7%above the US interval
Health risk behaviors: North Carolina (site aggregate)
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 40%EstimateIntervalUnited States
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 202314.7%none15.2%below the US interval15.8%none16.6%below the US interval
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 202313.5%none11.4%above the US interval13.8%none11.6%above the US interval
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 202323.8%none24.5%below the US interval23.1%none23.7%below the US interval
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 202234.2%none36.0%below the US interval35.1%none36.8%below the US interval
Disability: North Carolina (site aggregate)
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 40%EstimateIntervalUnited States
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 202332.0%none30.0%above the US interval30.7%none28.3%above the US interval
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 202314.8%none13.7%above the US interval15.3%none14.1%above the US interval
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 20237.3%none6.7%above the US interval6.4%none5.8%above the US interval
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 20238.2%none7.9%above the US interval8.1%none7.6%above the US interval
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 202314.2%none13.5%above the US interval12.6%none11.7%above the US interval
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 20234.0%none3.8%above the US interval3.7%none3.4%above the US interval
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 20235.3%none5.5%below the US interval5.1%none5.2%within the US interval
Health status: North Carolina (site aggregate)
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 30%EstimateIntervalUnited States
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 202319.0%none19.2%within the US interval18.2%none18.3%within the US interval
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 202316.5%none15.6%above the US interval17.3%none16.3%above the US interval
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 202312.7%none12.8%within the US interval12.0%none12.1%within the US interval

Places in North Carolina

The 25 places with the most residents, in name order. Each county page lists all its places and ZIP Codes.

Official sources

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Cite this page

Health by ZIP. North Carolina: CDC PLACES estimates, 2025 release. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. CDC updated the data on 4 Dec 2025. https://healthbyzip.com/state/north-carolina/

The address of this page stays the same. CDC's own citation is at the foot of the page.

Where the figures come from

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. CDC updated the data on . The data are a US government work in the public domain. The boundaries and the links between ZIP Codes, counties and places come from the US Census Bureau. Percentages have one decimal, as CDC publishes them. A state figure is a site aggregate: the site computes it. The site multiplies the estimate of each county by its number of adults. It adds the products and divides the sum by the number of adults in North Carolina. CDC gives this method for a group of areas. Some measures are about a part of the adults, for example women aged 50 to 74. For them the weight is all adults, which is an approximation. The site corrects an error of its own processing at the next build. See corrections.

Questions about North Carolina

How does the obesity figure of North Carolina compare with the nation?

The US estimate is 32.8%.

The 95% confidence interval is 32.4% to 33.1%.

The North Carolina figure is above the interval of the US estimate.

What is the diagnosed diabetes figure of North Carolina?

The site computes that 12.0% of the adults of North Carolina have diagnosed diabetes (site aggregate).

The figure has no confidence interval.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

How far apart are the obesity estimates of the counties of North Carolina?

The county estimates run from 28.0% to 47.9%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

Each county estimate has its own confidence interval in the table of counties.

How does the site compute the figure of North Carolina?

The site multiplies the estimate of each county by the number of adults in the county.

It adds the products for 100 counties or county equivalents and divides the sum by the number of adults in North Carolina.

CDC gives this method for a group of areas.