North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2012

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, the death rate for North Carolina was 8.2, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Yancey County: 13.42
  2. Clay County: 13.31
  3. Martin County: 13.03

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest death rate were:

  1. Wake County: 4.84
  2. Onslow County: 4.92
  3. Orange County: 5.25

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each North Carolina county in 2012. You can also find links to the historical death rate for each county below.

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North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2012
North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2012
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County Death Rate
Alamance 9.76
Alexander 9.87
Alleghany 11.11
Anson 10.37
Ashe 11.84
Avery 10.68
Beaufort 11.5
Bertie 10.93
Bladen 11.17
Brunswick 10.83
Buncombe 9.39
Burke 10.9
Cabarrus 7.7
Caldwell 10.28
Camden 7.09
Carteret 11.18
Caswell 12.3
Catawba 9.98
Chatham 9.79
Cherokee 13.02
Chowan 10.58
Clay 13.31
Cleveland 11.47
Columbus 10.26
Craven 9.11
Cumberland 6.92
Currituck 9.6
Dare 8.9
Davidson 9.82
Davie 9.71
Duplin 8.39
Durham 6.05
Edgecombe 10.51
Forsyth 8.52
Franklin 8.53
Gaston 10.23
Gates 9.11
Graham 12.22
Granville 8.15
Greene 7.82
Guilford 7.66
Halifax 11.77
Harnett 6.93
Haywood 11.96
Henderson 11.6
Hertford 10.38
Hoke 5.96
Hyde 11.14
Iredell 8.87
Jackson 8.11
Johnston 6.9
Jones 12.23
Lee 8.66
Lenoir 11.25
Lincoln 8.6
McDowell 11.1
Macon 12.32
Madison 8.95
Martin 13.03
Mecklenburg 5.37
Mitchell 12.39
Montgomery 9.93
Moore 11.2
Nash 10.14
New Hanover 8.07
Northampton 11.62
Onslow 4.92
Orange 5.25
Pamlico 9.9
Pasquotank 9.81
Pender 8.55
Perquimans 10.12
Person 9.94
Pitt 6.89
Polk 12.83
Randolph 9.24
Richmond 11.33
Robeson 9.06
Rockingham 11.3
Rowan 10.47
Rutherford 11.73
Sampson 9.56
Scotland 10.81
Stanly 11.39
Stokes 10.17
Surry 10.89
Swain 11.48
Transylvania 11.21
Tyrrell 10.88
Union 5.6
Vance 9.58
Wake 4.84
Warren 9.87
Washington 11.19
Watauga 6.06
Wayne 8.98
Wilkes 10.3
Wilson 9.17
Yadkin 9.67
Yancey 13.42

Historical Death Rate for Counties in North Carolina

Use the links below to find the historical death rate for each county in North Carolina.