North Carolina Deaths By County in 2021

Updated on July 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the number of deaths for North Carolina was 115,480. Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (7,918), followed by Wake County (7,019), and Guilford County (5,600). On the other hand, Tyrrell County had the lowest number of deaths (49), followed by Hyde County (58), and Camden County (108).

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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 2071
Alexander 610
Alleghany 165
Anson 406
Ashe 426
Avery 256
Beaufort 721
Bertie 340
Bladen 534
Brunswick 1876
Buncombe 3112
Burke 1285
Cabarrus 1965
Caldwell 1280
Camden 108
Carteret 999
Caswell 366
Catawba 2256
Chatham 858
Cherokee 483
Chowan 257
Clay 153
Cleveland 1505
Columbus 860
Craven 1395
Cumberland 3368
Currituck 311
Dare 406
Davidson 2362
Davie 554
Duplin 742
Durham 2443
Edgecombe 837
Forsyth 4183
Franklin 768
Gaston 2992
Gates 159
Graham 136
Granville 755
Greene 252
Guilford 5600
Halifax 863
Harnett 1339
Haywood 986
Henderson 1568
Hertford 384
Hoke 480
Hyde 58
Iredell 1994
Jackson 435
Johnston 1968
Jones 167
Lee 799
Lenoir 932
Lincoln 1028
McDowell 659
Macon 604
Madison 296
Martin 411
Mecklenburg 7918
Mitchell 277
Montgomery 393
Moore 1376
Nash 1328
New Hanover 2412
Northampton 341
Onslow 1589
Orange 949
Pamlico 204
Pasquotank 515
Pender 758
Perquimans 240
Person 601
Pitt 1700
Polk 345
Randolph 1955
Richmond 717
Robeson 1828
Rockingham 1535
Rowan 2093
Rutherford 1112
Sampson 868
Scotland 586
Stanly 892
Stokes 711
Surry 1137
Swain 272
Transylvania 503
Tyrrell 49
Union 1862
Vance 659
Wake 7019
Warren 307
Washington 219
Watauga 473
Wayne 1578
Wilkes 1046
Wilson 1172
Yadkin 524
Yancey 291