North Carolina Deaths By County in 2023

Updated on June 16, 2025.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2023, the number of deaths for North Carolina was 108,857. Mecklenburg had the highest number of deaths (7,127), followed by Wake (6,668), and Guilford (5,191). On the other hand, Tyrrell had the lowest number of deaths (46), followed by Hyde (46), and Graham (101).

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North Carolina Deaths By County in 2023
North Carolina Deaths By County in 2023
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County Deaths
Alamance 1977
Alexander 468
Alleghany 164
Anson 347
Ashe 429
Avery 228
Beaufort 689
Bertie 282
Bladen 490
Brunswick 1969
Buncombe 2905
Burke 1249
Cabarrus 1965
Caldwell 1259
Camden 114
Carteret 1011
Caswell 345
Catawba 1972
Chatham 855
Cherokee 460
Chowan 241
Clay 155
Cleveland 1457
Columbus 814
Craven 1295
Cumberland 3177
Currituck 268
Dare 387
Davidson 2179
Davie 579
Duplin 611
Durham 2338
Edgecombe 734
Forsyth 4086
Franklin 734
Gaston 2847
Gates 142
Graham 101
Granville 683
Greene 222
Guilford 5191
Halifax 760
Harnett 1280
Haywood 1001
Henderson 1574
Hertford 305
Hoke 474
Hyde 46
Iredell 1887
Jackson 402
Johnston 1882
Jones 155
Lee 726
Lenoir 875
Lincoln 1000
McDowell 657
Macon 610
Madison 302
Martin 389
Mecklenburg 7127
Mitchell 258
Montgomery 363
Moore 1396
Nash 1199
New Hanover 2329
Northampton 304
Onslow 1591
Orange 966
Pamlico 228
Pasquotank 465
Pender 737
Perquimans 217
Person 510
Pitt 1645
Polk 334
Randolph 1846
Richmond 675
Robeson 1646
Rockingham 1401
Rowan 1925
Rutherford 1005
Sampson 808
Scotland 485
Stanly 831
Stokes 708
Surry 1104
Swain 271
Transylvania 474
Tyrrell 46
Union 1787
Vance 638
Wake 6668
Warren 295
Washington 180
Watauga 435
Wayne 1341
Wilkes 967
Wilson 1062
Yadkin 554
Yancey 292