North Carolina Deaths By County in 2016

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the number of deaths for North Carolina was 89,243, and the top three counties that had the highest number of deaths were:

  1. Mecklenburg County: 6,049
  2. Wake County: 5,336
  3. Guilford County: 4,276

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest number of deaths were:

  1. Tyrrell County: 49
  2. Hyde County: 74
  3. Camden County: 87

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the number of deaths for each North Carolina county in 2016. You can also find links to the historical number of deaths for each county below.

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North Carolina Deaths By County in 2016
North Carolina Deaths By County in 2016
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County Deaths
Alamance 1693
Alexander 391
Alleghany 146
Anson 353
Ashe 352
Avery 222
Beaufort 592
Bertie 244
Bladen 423
Brunswick 1367
Buncombe 2631
Burke 1064
Cabarrus 1529
Caldwell 944
Camden 87
Carteret 797
Caswell 268
Catawba 1638
Chatham 638
Cherokee 354
Chowan 193
Clay 143
Cleveland 1245
Columbus 697
Craven 1129
Cumberland 2551
Currituck 224
Dare 344
Davidson 1750
Davie 504
Duplin 579
Durham 1926
Edgecombe 651
Forsyth 3296
Franklin 556
Gaston 2287
Gates 121
Graham 99
Granville 524
Greene 187
Guilford 4276
Halifax 633
Harnett 985
Haywood 758
Henderson 1389
Hertford 255
Hoke 324
Hyde 74
Iredell 1515
Jackson 393
Johnston 1454
Jones 113
Lee 578
Lenoir 739
Lincoln 840
McDowell 504
Macon 466
Madison 246
Martin 286
Mecklenburg 6049
Mitchell 242
Montgomery 306
Moore 1065
Nash 1070
New Hanover 1979
Northampton 292
Onslow 1127
Orange 786
Pamlico 174
Pasquotank 431
Pender 580
Perquimans 178
Person 430
Pitt 1259
Polk 282
Randolph 1518
Richmond 585
Robeson 1399
Rockingham 1124
Rowan 1605
Rutherford 847
Sampson 687
Scotland 417
Stanly 732
Stokes 524
Surry 886
Swain 182
Transylvania 412
Tyrrell 49
Union 1353
Vance 527
Wake 5336
Warren 258
Washington 163
Watauga 347
Wayne 1178
Wilkes 814
Wilson 815
Yadkin 447
Yancey 221

Historical Deaths for Counties in North Carolina

Use the links below to find the historical number of deaths for each county in North Carolina.