North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2017

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the death rate for North Carolina was 9.02, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Macon County: 14.95
  2. Martin County: 14.86
  3. Chowan County: 14.74

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

  1. Wake County: 5.4
  2. Mecklenburg County: 5.79
  3. Orange County: 6.02

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each North Carolina county in 2017. 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 2017
North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2017
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County Death Rate
Alamance 10.13
Alexander 11.32
Alleghany 13.31
Anson 12.47
Ashe 12.25
Avery 10.41
Beaufort 13.42
Bertie 12.21
Bladen 12.04
Brunswick 11.34
Buncombe 10.5
Burke 10.9
Cabarrus 7.74
Caldwell 11.67
Camden 8.8
Carteret 11.23
Caswell 13
Catawba 10.77
Chatham 10.28
Cherokee 13.96
Chowan 14.74
Clay 13.84
Cleveland 12.53
Columbus 12.89
Craven 10.6
Cumberland 7.69
Currituck 8.39
Dare 10.39
Davidson 11.16
Davie 11.56
Duplin 8.71
Durham 6.75
Edgecombe 11.99
Forsyth 9.19
Franklin 8.79
Gaston 10.69
Gates 10.66
Graham 11.6
Granville 9.65
Greene 10.42
Guilford 8.61
Halifax 12.84
Harnett 7.26
Haywood 13.56
Henderson 12.64
Hertford 10.89
Hoke 6.54
Hyde 12.94
Iredell 9.35
Jackson 9.53
Johnston 7.7
Jones 13.39
Lee 9.96
Lenoir 12.71
Lincoln 9.67
McDowell 12.32
Macon 14.95
Madison 12.05
Martin 14.86
Mecklenburg 5.79
Mitchell 14
Montgomery 11.36
Moore 12.23
Nash 11.66
New Hanover 8.41
Northampton 13.74
Onslow 6.13
Orange 6.02
Pamlico 13.31
Pasquotank 10.71
Pender 9.46
Perquimans 11.9
Person 11.43
Pitt 7.37
Polk 14.4
Randolph 11.14
Richmond 12.63
Robeson 10.63
Rockingham 13.13
Rowan 12.16
Rutherford 13.08
Sampson 11.49
Scotland 11.75
Stanly 11.68
Stokes 13.17
Surry 13.35
Swain 13.85
Transylvania 13.56
Tyrrell 9.77
Union 6.53
Vance 12.86
Wake 5.4
Warren 14.31
Washington 14.32
Watauga 6.32
Wayne 10.18
Wilkes 11.88
Wilson 10.48
Yadkin 11.96
Yancey 12.07

Historical Death Rate for Counties in North Carolina

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