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
Rank | County | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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