North Carolina Deaths By County in 2020

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the number of deaths for North Carolina was 102,921, and the top three counties that had the highest number of deaths were:

  1. Mecklenburg County: 7,302
  2. Wake County: 6,757
  3. Guilford County: 5,065

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

  1. Tyrrell County: 41
  2. Hyde County: 56
  3. Camden County: 74

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the number of deaths for each North Carolina county in 2020. 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 2020
North Carolina Deaths By County in 2020
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County Deaths
Alamance 1879
Alexander 431
Alleghany 154
Anson 312
Ashe 391
Avery 242
Beaufort 648
Bertie 280
Bladen 490
Brunswick 1821
Buncombe 2857
Burke 1133
Cabarrus 1821
Caldwell 1100
Camden 74
Carteret 964
Caswell 271
Catawba 1819
Chatham 845
Cherokee 379
Chowan 216
Clay 144
Cleveland 1358
Columbus 822
Craven 1146
Cumberland 2912
Currituck 205
Dare 355
Davidson 2002
Davie 490
Duplin 625
Durham 2429
Edgecombe 730
Forsyth 3714
Franklin 714
Gaston 2646
Gates 131
Graham 109
Granville 632
Greene 237
Guilford 5065
Halifax 770
Harnett 1175
Haywood 850
Henderson 1553
Hertford 317
Hoke 422
Hyde 56
Iredell 1814
Jackson 405
Johnston 1794
Jones 126
Lee 624
Lenoir 805
Lincoln 965
McDowell 554
Macon 467
Madison 275
Martin 320
Mecklenburg 7302
Mitchell 245
Montgomery 333
Moore 1266
Nash 1174
New Hanover 2276
Northampton 309
Onslow 1269
Orange 925
Pamlico 188
Pasquotank 408
Pender 650
Perquimans 148
Person 492
Pitt 1548
Polk 296
Randolph 1720
Richmond 621
Robeson 1525
Rockingham 1320
Rowan 1723
Rutherford 928
Sampson 752
Scotland 451
Stanly 795
Stokes 599
Surry 1006
Swain 250
Transylvania 448
Tyrrell 41
Union 1673
Vance 567
Wake 6757
Warren 272
Washington 179
Watauga 424
Wayne 1521
Wilkes 906
Wilson 1011
Yadkin 469
Yancey 249

Historical Deaths for Counties in North Carolina

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