North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2016

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the death rate for North Carolina was 8.84. Mitchell County had the highest death rate (16.1), followed by Northampton County (14.36), and Anson County (13.9). On the other hand, Wake County had the lowest death rate (5.15), followed by Orange County (5.53), and Mecklenburg County (5.78).

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North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2016
North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2016
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County Death Rate
Alamance 10.67
Alexander 10.56
Alleghany 13.41
Anson 13.9
Ashe 13.23
Avery 12.71
Beaufort 12.49
Bertie 12.33
Bladen 12.49
Brunswick 10.99
Buncombe 10.37
Burke 11.9
Cabarrus 7.68
Caldwell 11.56
Camden 8.42
Carteret 11.58
Caswell 11.76
Catawba 10.5
Chatham 9.25
Cherokee 12.88
Chowan 13.56
Clay 13.35
Cleveland 12.84
Columbus 12.33
Craven 10.97
Cumberland 7.67
Currituck 8.82
Dare 9.64
Davidson 10.67
Davie 12.06
Duplin 9.8
Durham 6.32
Edgecombe 12.17
Forsyth 8.92
Franklin 8.66
Gaston 10.64
Gates 10.48
Graham 11.56
Granville 8.96
Greene 8.9
Guilford 8.21
Halifax 12.17
Harnett 7.61
Haywood 12.61
Henderson 12.31
Hertford 10.49
Hoke 6.12
Hyde 13.63
Iredell 8.86
Jackson 9.36
Johnston 7.73
Jones 11.69
Lee 9.71
Lenoir 12.82
Lincoln 10.38
McDowell 11.22
Macon 13.62
Madison 11.56
Martin 12.33
Mecklenburg 5.78
Mitchell 16.1
Montgomery 11.18
Moore 11.24
Nash 11.39
New Hanover 8.9
Northampton 14.36
Onslow 5.84
Orange 5.53
Pamlico 13.64
Pasquotank 10.93
Pender 9.98
Perquimans 13.24
Person 10.95
Pitt 7.12
Polk 13.81
Randolph 10.63
Richmond 12.93
Robeson 10.45
Rockingham 12.28
Rowan 11.55
Rutherford 12.76
Sampson 10.84
Scotland 11.81
Stanly 12.05
Stokes 11.39
Surry 12.3
Swain 12.77
Transylvania 12.37
Tyrrell 12.02
Union 6.03
Vance 11.84
Wake 5.15
Warren 12.88
Washington 13.4
Watauga 6.47
Wayne 9.47
Wilkes 11.89
Wilson 10.03
Yadkin 11.88
Yancey 12.58