North Carolina Deaths By County in 2021

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the number of deaths for North Carolina was 115,142, and the top three counties that had the highest number of deaths were:

  1. Mecklenburg County: 7,873
  2. Wake County: 7,066
  3. Guilford County: 5,589

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

  1. Tyrrell County: 55
  2. Hyde County: 71
  3. Camden County: 120

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the number of deaths for each North Carolina county in 2021. 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 2021
North Carolina Deaths By County in 2021
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County Deaths
Alamance 2135
Alexander 500
Alleghany 177
Anson 373
Ashe 419
Avery 277
Beaufort 717
Bertie 314
Bladen 504
Brunswick 1846
Buncombe 3328
Burke 1304
Cabarrus 1963
Caldwell 1235
Camden 120
Carteret 994
Caswell 349
Catawba 2111
Chatham 893
Cherokee 465
Chowan 230
Clay 178
Cleveland 1533
Columbus 903
Craven 1419
Cumberland 3229
Currituck 305
Dare 422
Davidson 2295
Davie 586
Duplin 710
Durham 2589
Edgecombe 853
Forsyth 4317
Franklin 751
Gaston 2937
Gates 152
Graham 141
Granville 713
Greene 258
Guilford 5589
Halifax 832
Harnett 1284
Haywood 1011
Henderson 1717
Hertford 369
Hoke 451
Hyde 71
Iredell 1938
Jackson 493
Johnston 1902
Jones 171
Lee 764
Lenoir 952
Lincoln 1066
McDowell 657
Macon 582
Madison 307
Martin 408
Mecklenburg 7873
Mitchell 269
Montgomery 388
Moore 1402
Nash 1303
New Hanover 2478
Northampton 357
Onslow 1481
Orange 1009
Pamlico 206
Pasquotank 550
Pender 708
Perquimans 232
Person 568
Pitt 1683
Polk 350
Randolph 1965
Richmond 682
Robeson 1777
Rockingham 1505
Rowan 2032
Rutherford 1088
Sampson 833
Scotland 552
Stanly 890
Stokes 702
Surry 1194
Swain 255
Transylvania 513
Tyrrell 55
Union 1772
Vance 676
Wake 7066
Warren 320
Washington 208
Watauga 449
Wayne 1605
Wilkes 1038
Wilson 1161
Yadkin 553
Yancey 285

Historical Deaths for Counties in North Carolina

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