North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2018

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the death rate for North Carolina was 9.07, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Mitchell County: 16.01
  2. Clay County: 15.69
  3. Polk County: 15.62

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

  1. Wake County: 5.39
  2. Orange County: 5.51
  3. Mecklenburg County: 5.72

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each North Carolina county in 2018. 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 2018
North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2018
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County Death Rate
Alamance 10.19
Alexander 11.59
Alleghany 12.45
Anson 11.88
Ashe 12.09
Avery 13.19
Beaufort 13.46
Bertie 13.1
Bladen 13.39
Brunswick 11.57
Buncombe 10.61
Burke 11.86
Cabarrus 7.85
Caldwell 12.06
Camden 7.1
Carteret 12.77
Caswell 11.43
Catawba 11.25
Chatham 9.85
Cherokee 14.14
Chowan 13.84
Clay 15.69
Cleveland 12.44
Columbus 12.56
Craven 11.15
Cumberland 7.76
Currituck 9.14
Dare 9.54
Davidson 11.42
Davie 10.92
Duplin 9.09
Durham 6.46
Edgecombe 13.51
Forsyth 9.4
Franklin 10.07
Gaston 10.79
Gates 12.86
Graham 12.46
Granville 9.4
Greene 10
Guilford 8.66
Halifax 13.66
Harnett 7.78
Haywood 13.15
Henderson 12.07
Hertford 11.88
Hoke 7.22
Hyde 11.14
Iredell 9.09
Jackson 9.38
Johnston 7.4
Jones 14.65
Lee 10.29
Lenoir 13.35
Lincoln 9.76
McDowell 11.28
Macon 13.43
Madison 12.44
Martin 14.03
Mecklenburg 5.72
Mitchell 16.01
Montgomery 11.37
Moore 11.69
Nash 11.76
New Hanover 8.5
Northampton 12.61
Onslow 6.42
Orange 5.51
Pamlico 13.71
Pasquotank 11.35
Pender 9.73
Perquimans 13.83
Person 11.81
Pitt 7.31
Polk 15.62
Randolph 11.12
Richmond 12.76
Robeson 10.85
Rockingham 12.44
Rowan 11.78
Rutherford 13.34
Sampson 11.13
Scotland 12.08
Stanly 12.22
Stokes 13.23
Surry 13.74
Swain 15.21
Transylvania 12.68
Tyrrell 10.62
Union 6.33
Vance 12.28
Wake 5.39
Warren 12.92
Washington 13.06
Watauga 6.32
Wayne 10.45
Wilkes 12.53
Wilson 11.48
Yadkin 12.18
Yancey 13.15

Historical Death Rate for Counties in North Carolina

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