Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Death Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 9.02. Among all North Carolina counties, Macon County had the highest death rate (14.95), followed by Martin County (14.86), and Chowan County (14.74).
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), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Macon County | 14.95 |
| 2 | Martin County | 14.86 |
| 3 | Chowan County | 14.74 |
| 4 | Polk County | 14.4 |
| 5 | Washington County | 14.32 |
| 6 | Warren County | 14.31 |
| 7 | Mitchell County | 14 |
| 8 | Cherokee County | 13.96 |
| 9 | Swain County | 13.85 |
| 10 | Clay County | 13.84 |
| 11 | Northampton County | 13.74 |
| 12 | Haywood County | 13.56 |
| 12 | Transylvania County | 13.56 |
| 13 | Beaufort County | 13.42 |
| 14 | Jones County | 13.39 |
| 15 | Surry County | 13.35 |
| 16 | Alleghany County | 13.31 |
| 16 | Pamlico County | 13.31 |
| 17 | Stokes County | 13.17 |
| 18 | Rockingham County | 13.13 |
| 19 | Rutherford County | 13.08 |
| 20 | Caswell County | 13 |
| 21 | Hyde County | 12.94 |
| 22 | Columbus County | 12.89 |
| 23 | Vance County | 12.86 |
| 24 | Halifax County | 12.84 |
| 25 | Lenoir County | 12.71 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 12.64 |
| 27 | Richmond County | 12.63 |
| 28 | Cleveland County | 12.53 |
| 29 | Anson County | 12.47 |
| 30 | McDowell County | 12.32 |
| 31 | Ashe County | 12.25 |
| 32 | Moore County | 12.23 |
| 33 | Bertie County | 12.21 |
| 34 | Rowan County | 12.16 |
| 35 | Yancey County | 12.07 |
| 36 | Madison County | 12.05 |
| 37 | Bladen County | 12.04 |
| 38 | Edgecombe County | 11.99 |
| 39 | Yadkin County | 11.96 |
| 40 | Perquimans County | 11.9 |
| 41 | Wilkes County | 11.88 |
| 42 | Scotland County | 11.75 |
| 43 | Stanly County | 11.68 |
| 44 | Caldwell County | 11.67 |
| 45 | Nash County | 11.66 |
| 46 | Graham County | 11.6 |
| 47 | Davie County | 11.56 |
| 48 | Sampson County | 11.49 |
| 49 | Person County | 11.43 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 11.36 |
| 51 | Brunswick County | 11.34 |
| 52 | Alexander County | 11.32 |
| 53 | Carteret County | 11.23 |
| 54 | Davidson County | 11.16 |
| 55 | Randolph County | 11.14 |
| 56 | Burke County | 10.9 |
| 57 | Hertford County | 10.89 |
| 58 | Catawba County | 10.77 |
| 59 | Pasquotank County | 10.71 |
| 60 | Gaston County | 10.69 |
| 61 | Gates County | 10.66 |
| 62 | Robeson County | 10.63 |
| 63 | Craven County | 10.6 |
| 64 | Buncombe County | 10.5 |
| 65 | Wilson County | 10.48 |
| 66 | Greene County | 10.42 |
| 67 | Avery County | 10.41 |
| 68 | Dare County | 10.39 |
| 69 | Chatham County | 10.28 |
| 70 | Wayne County | 10.18 |
| 71 | Alamance County | 10.13 |
| 72 | Lee County | 9.96 |
| 73 | Tyrrell County | 9.77 |
| 74 | Lincoln County | 9.67 |
| 75 | Granville County | 9.65 |
| 76 | Jackson County | 9.53 |
| 77 | Pender County | 9.46 |
| 78 | Iredell County | 9.35 |
| 79 | Forsyth County | 9.19 |
| 80 | Camden County | 8.8 |
| 81 | Franklin County | 8.79 |
| 82 | Duplin County | 8.71 |
| 83 | Guilford County | 8.61 |
| 84 | New Hanover County | 8.41 |
| 85 | Currituck County | 8.39 |
| 86 | Cabarrus County | 7.74 |
| 87 | Johnston County | 7.7 |
| 88 | Cumberland County | 7.69 |
| 89 | Pitt County | 7.37 |
| 90 | Harnett County | 7.26 |
| 91 | Durham County | 6.75 |
| 92 | Hoke County | 6.54 |
| 93 | Union County | 6.53 |
| 94 | Watauga County | 6.32 |
| 95 | Onslow County | 6.13 |
| 96 | Orange County | 6.02 |
| 97 | Mecklenburg County | 5.79 |
| 98 | Wake County | 5.4 |