Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Death Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 8.86. Among all North Carolina counties, Mitchell County had the highest death rate (15.02), followed by Polk County (14.76), and Martin County (14.34).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2015 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Mitchell County | 15.02 |
| 2 | Polk County | 14.76 |
| 3 | Martin County | 14.34 |
| 4 | Pamlico County | 13.59 |
| 4 | Rutherford County | 13.59 |
| 5 | Ashe County | 13.41 |
| 6 | Cherokee County | 13.35 |
| 7 | Bertie County | 13.29 |
| 8 | Haywood County | 13.19 |
| 9 | Macon County | 13.1 |
| 10 | Bladen County | 12.91 |
| 11 | Jones County | 12.85 |
| 12 | Henderson County | 12.81 |
| 13 | Northampton County | 12.77 |
| 14 | Cleveland County | 12.74 |
| 15 | Beaufort County | 12.73 |
| 16 | Yancey County | 12.71 |
| 17 | Rockingham County | 12.66 |
| 18 | Surry County | 12.63 |
| 19 | Halifax County | 12.61 |
| 19 | Richmond County | 12.61 |
| 20 | Swain County | 12.6 |
| 21 | Chowan County | 12.52 |
| 21 | Lenoir County | 12.52 |
| 22 | Alleghany County | 12.42 |
| 23 | Edgecombe County | 12.4 |
| 24 | Moore County | 12.39 |
| 25 | Clay County | 12.35 |
| 26 | Anson County | 12.17 |
| 27 | Stokes County | 12.16 |
| 28 | Washington County | 12.05 |
| 28 | Wilkes County | 12.05 |
| 29 | Transylvania County | 11.97 |
| 30 | Caldwell County | 11.95 |
| 30 | Columbus County | 11.95 |
| 31 | Gates County | 11.92 |
| 32 | Stanly County | 11.71 |
| 33 | Burke County | 11.7 |
| 34 | McDowell County | 11.67 |
| 35 | Yadkin County | 11.55 |
| 36 | Warren County | 11.54 |
| 37 | Rowan County | 11.51 |
| 38 | Caswell County | 11.4 |
| 39 | Person County | 11.36 |
| 40 | Carteret County | 11.34 |
| 41 | Graham County | 11.28 |
| 41 | Madison County | 11.28 |
| 42 | Davie County | 11.17 |
| 43 | Brunswick County | 11.11 |
| 44 | Hyde County | 11.07 |
| 45 | Hertford County | 11.06 |
| 46 | Vance County | 11.03 |
| 47 | Catawba County | 10.98 |
| 48 | Davidson County | 10.94 |
| 49 | Sampson County | 10.88 |
| 50 | Alexander County | 10.82 |
| 51 | Perquimans County | 10.81 |
| 52 | Gaston County | 10.72 |
| 53 | Scotland County | 10.71 |
| 54 | Avery County | 10.7 |
| 55 | Tyrrell County | 10.66 |
| 56 | Nash County | 10.64 |
| 57 | Alamance County | 10.46 |
| 58 | Randolph County | 10.44 |
| 59 | Craven County | 10.42 |
| 60 | Pasquotank County | 10.34 |
| 61 | Buncombe County | 10.32 |
| 61 | Wilson County | 10.32 |
| 62 | Lee County | 10.17 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 10.09 |
| 64 | Greene County | 10.06 |
| 65 | Robeson County | 10.03 |
| 66 | Lincoln County | 9.73 |
| 67 | Chatham County | 9.64 |
| 68 | Duplin County | 9.5 |
| 69 | Pender County | 9.49 |
| 70 | Franklin County | 9.28 |
| 70 | Wayne County | 9.28 |
| 71 | Currituck County | 9.05 |
| 72 | Forsyth County | 8.98 |
| 73 | Granville County | 8.93 |
| 74 | New Hanover County | 8.87 |
| 75 | Iredell County | 8.86 |
| 76 | Camden County | 8.56 |
| 77 | Jackson County | 8.48 |
| 78 | Guilford County | 8.38 |
| 79 | Dare County | 8.07 |
| 80 | Cabarrus County | 8 |
| 81 | Harnett County | 7.64 |
| 82 | Johnston County | 7.43 |
| 83 | Cumberland County | 7.33 |
| 84 | Pitt County | 7.16 |
| 85 | Durham County | 6.67 |
| 86 | Watauga County | 6.2 |
| 87 | Union County | 6.06 |
| 88 | Hoke County | 5.98 |
| 89 | Mecklenburg County | 5.78 |
| 90 | Onslow County | 5.61 |
| 91 | Orange County | 5.49 |
| 92 | Wake County | 5.26 |