North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2021

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the death rate for North Carolina was 10.96, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Northampton County: 20.68
  2. Washington County: 19.01
  3. Martin County: 18.68

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

  1. Wake County: 6.19
  2. Orange County: 6.91
  3. Mecklenburg County: 7.02

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each North Carolina county in 2021. 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 2021
North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2021
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County Death Rate
Alamance 12.35
Alexander 13.71
Alleghany 16.12
Anson 16.85
Ashe 15.71
Avery 15.67
Beaufort 16.09
Bertie 17.8
Bladen 17.03
Brunswick 13.05
Buncombe 12.29
Burke 14.89
Cabarrus 8.55
Caldwell 15.32
Camden 11.31
Carteret 14.57
Caswell 15.37
Catawba 13.08
Chatham 11.54
Cherokee 16.02
Chowan 16.73
Clay 15.83
Cleveland 15.32
Columbus 17.98
Craven 14.13
Cumberland 9.62
Currituck 10.5
Dare 11.27
Davidson 13.5
Davie 13.55
Duplin 14.6
Durham 7.9
Edgecombe 17.56
Forsyth 11.22
Franklin 10.66
Gaston 12.77
Gates 14.58
Graham 17.58
Granville 11.64
Greene 12.68
Guilford 10.33
Halifax 17.17
Harnett 9.53
Haywood 16.21
Henderson 14.71
Hertford 17.31
Hoke 8.55
Hyde 15.48
Iredell 10.2
Jackson 11.63
Johnston 8.55
Jones 18.62
Lee 11.98
Lenoir 17.35
Lincoln 12.04
McDowell 14.74
Macon 15.61
Madison 14.32
Martin 18.68
Mecklenburg 7.02
Mitchell 18
Montgomery 15.05
Moore 13.8
Nash 13.69
New Hanover 10.86
Northampton 20.68
Onslow 7.23
Orange 6.91
Pamlico 16.71
Pasquotank 13.53
Pender 11.45
Perquimans 17.75
Person 14.5
Pitt 9.82
Polk 17.92
Randolph 13.57
Richmond 15.91
Robeson 15.28
Rockingham 16.5
Rowan 13.77
Rutherford 16.86
Sampson 14.1
Scotland 16.16
Stanly 14.16
Stokes 15.74
Surry 16.75
Swain 18.05
Transylvania 15.48
Tyrrell 16.63
Union 7.33
Vance 15.97
Wake 6.19
Warren 17.12
Washington 19.01
Watauga 8.23
Wayne 13.71
Wilkes 15.76
Wilson 14.78
Yadkin 14.85
Yancey 15.3

Historical Death Rate for Counties in North Carolina

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