Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2013

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the Death Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 8.61. Among all North Carolina counties, Mitchell County had the highest death rate (14.38), followed by Swain County (14.34), and Washington County (13.98).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2013
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2013
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Mitchell County 14.38
2 Swain County 14.34
3 Washington County 13.98
4 Clay County 13.92
5 Cherokee County 13.73
6 Polk County 13.68
7 Northampton County 13.67
8 Martin County 13.56
9 Graham County 13.32
10 Yancey County 13.19
11 Macon County 13.17
12 Columbus County 13.03
13 Rutherford County 13.02
14 Transylvania County 12.97
15 Bertie County 12.69
15 Rockingham County 12.69
16 Halifax County 12.57
17 Caswell County 12.53
17 Chowan County 12.53
18 Henderson County 12.33
19 Haywood County 12.2
20 Ashe County 12.17
21 Lenoir County 12.16
22 Moore County 12.05
23 Jones County 11.96
24 Warren County 11.9
25 Perquimans County 11.83
25 Surry County 11.83
26 Wilkes County 11.72
27 Rowan County 11.69
28 McDowell County 11.64
29 Cleveland County 11.63
30 Caldwell County 11.6
31 Beaufort County 11.58
32 Vance County 11.56
33 Burke County 11.52
34 Carteret County 11.35
35 Anson County 11.32
36 Madison County 11.31
37 Scotland County 11.22
38 Edgecombe County 11.11
39 Richmond County 11.05
40 Wilson County 11.01
41 Pasquotank County 11
42 Gaston County 10.94
43 Hertford County 10.81
44 Davidson County 10.66
44 Pamlico County 10.66
45 Stanly County 10.65
46 Brunswick County 10.61
47 Stokes County 10.6
48 Montgomery County 10.52
49 Bladen County 10.49
50 Nash County 10.48
51 Alleghany County 10.44
52 Avery County 10.43
53 Catawba County 10.41
54 Davie County 10.4
55 Yadkin County 10.39
56 Alamance County 10.35
57 Person County 10.22
58 Randolph County 10.16
59 Buncombe County 9.98
60 Alexander County 9.82
61 Chatham County 9.72
62 Currituck County 9.69
63 Craven County 9.62
64 Sampson County 9.53
65 Hyde County 9.52
66 Pender County 9.44
67 Gates County 9.33
68 Robeson County 9.25
69 Lincoln County 9.22
70 Jackson County 9.18
71 Lee County 9.17
72 Duplin County 9.16
73 Franklin County 9.1
74 Iredell County 8.95
75 Wayne County 8.94
76 Forsyth County 8.8
77 Tyrrell County 8.76
78 Greene County 8.57
79 Dare County 8.44
79 Granville County 8.44
80 New Hanover County 8.24
81 Guilford County 8.04
82 Cabarrus County 8.01
83 Camden County 7.85
84 Harnett County 7.4
85 Johnston County 7.26
86 Cumberland County 7.19
87 Pitt County 6.88
88 Durham County 6.57
89 Watauga County 6.13
90 Union County 6.08
91 Hoke County 5.72
92 Mecklenburg County 5.59
93 Orange County 5.21
94 Wake County 4.96
95 Onslow County 4.68