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.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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
Rank | County | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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