North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2015

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2015, the death rate for North Carolina was 8.86, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Mitchell County: 15.02
  2. Polk County: 14.76
  3. Martin County: 14.34

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

  1. Wake County: 5.26
  2. Orange County: 5.49
  3. Onslow County: 5.61

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each North Carolina county in 2015. 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 2015
North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2015
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County Death Rate
Alamance 10.46
Alexander 10.82
Alleghany 12.42
Anson 12.17
Ashe 13.41
Avery 10.7
Beaufort 12.73
Bertie 13.29
Bladen 12.91
Brunswick 11.11
Buncombe 10.32
Burke 11.7
Cabarrus 8
Caldwell 11.95
Camden 8.56
Carteret 11.34
Caswell 11.4
Catawba 10.98
Chatham 9.64
Cherokee 13.35
Chowan 12.52
Clay 12.35
Cleveland 12.74
Columbus 11.95
Craven 10.42
Cumberland 7.33
Currituck 9.05
Dare 8.07
Davidson 10.94
Davie 11.17
Duplin 9.5
Durham 6.67
Edgecombe 12.4
Forsyth 8.98
Franklin 9.28
Gaston 10.72
Gates 11.92
Graham 11.28
Granville 8.93
Greene 10.06
Guilford 8.38
Halifax 12.61
Harnett 7.64
Haywood 13.19
Henderson 12.81
Hertford 11.06
Hoke 5.98
Hyde 11.07
Iredell 8.86
Jackson 8.48
Johnston 7.43
Jones 12.85
Lee 10.17
Lenoir 12.52
Lincoln 9.73
McDowell 11.67
Macon 13.1
Madison 11.28
Martin 14.34
Mecklenburg 5.78
Mitchell 15.02
Montgomery 10.09
Moore 12.39
Nash 10.64
New Hanover 8.87
Northampton 12.77
Onslow 5.61
Orange 5.49
Pamlico 13.59
Pasquotank 10.34
Pender 9.49
Perquimans 10.81
Person 11.36
Pitt 7.16
Polk 14.76
Randolph 10.44
Richmond 12.61
Robeson 10.03
Rockingham 12.66
Rowan 11.51
Rutherford 13.59
Sampson 10.88
Scotland 10.71
Stanly 11.71
Stokes 12.16
Surry 12.63
Swain 12.6
Transylvania 11.97
Tyrrell 10.66
Union 6.06
Vance 11.03
Wake 5.26
Warren 11.54
Washington 12.05
Watauga 6.2
Wayne 9.28
Wilkes 12.05
Wilson 10.32
Yadkin 11.55
Yancey 12.71

Historical Death Rate for Counties in North Carolina

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