North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2021

Updated on July 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the death rate for North Carolina was 10.99. Washington County had the highest death rate (20.03), followed by Northampton County (19.74), and Bertie County (19.3). On the other hand, Wake County had the lowest death rate (6.15), followed by Orange County (6.49), and Mecklenburg County (7.06).

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North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2021
North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2021
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County Death Rate
Alamance 11.97
Alexander 16.75
Alleghany 15.02
Anson 18.48
Ashe 15.97
Avery 14.48
Beaufort 16.17
Bertie 19.3
Bladen 18.05
Brunswick 13.26
Buncombe 11.49
Burke 14.67
Cabarrus 8.56
Caldwell 15.88
Camden 10.18
Carteret 14.64
Caswell 16.13
Catawba 13.99
Chatham 11.09
Cherokee 16.64
Chowan 18.72
Clay 13.59
Cleveland 15.04
Columbus 17.11
Craven 13.9
Cumberland 10
Currituck 10.71
Dare 10.83
Davidson 13.9
Davie 12.8
Duplin 15.27
Durham 7.46
Edgecombe 17.24
Forsyth 10.87
Franklin 10.89
Gaston 13.01
Gates 15.25
Graham 16.95
Granville 12.33
Greene 12.38
Guilford 10.35
Halifax 17.82
Harnett 9.94
Haywood 15.81
Henderson 13.42
Hertford 18.58
Hoke 9.11
Hyde 12.61
Iredell 10.5
Jackson 10.26
Johnston 8.84
Jones 18.19
Lee 12.54
Lenoir 16.99
Lincoln 11.61
McDowell 14.8
Macon 16.2
Madison 13.76
Martin 18.81
Mecklenburg 7.06
Mitchell 18.54
Montgomery 15.24
Moore 13.53
Nash 13.95
New Hanover 10.57
Northampton 19.74
Onslow 7.68
Orange 6.49
Pamlico 16.56
Pasquotank 12.66
Pender 12.26
Perquimans 18.37
Person 15.34
Pitt 9.92
Polk 17.65
Randolph 13.5
Richmond 16.73
Robeson 15.73
Rockingham 16.83
Rowan 14.19
Rutherford 17.23
Sampson 14.7
Scotland 17.09
Stanly 14.19
Stokes 15.94
Surry 15.94
Swain 19.27
Transylvania 15.17
Tyrrell 14.8
Union 7.7
Vance 15.57
Wake 6.15
Warren 16.42
Washington 20.03
Watauga 8.67
Wayne 13.48
Wilkes 15.88
Wilson 14.93
Yadkin 14.06
Yancey 15.62