Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Death Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 9.07. Among all North Carolina counties, Mitchell County had the highest death rate (16.01), followed by Clay County (15.69), and Polk County (15.62).
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), 2018 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
Rank | County | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell County | 16.01 |
| 2 | Clay County | 15.69 |
| 3 | Polk County | 15.62 |
| 4 | Swain County | 15.21 |
| 5 | Jones County | 14.65 |
| 6 | Cherokee County | 14.14 |
| 7 | Martin County | 14.03 |
| 8 | Chowan County | 13.84 |
| 9 | Perquimans County | 13.83 |
| 10 | Surry County | 13.74 |
| 11 | Pamlico County | 13.71 |
| 12 | Halifax County | 13.66 |
| 13 | Edgecombe County | 13.51 |
| 14 | Beaufort County | 13.46 |
| 15 | Macon County | 13.43 |
| 16 | Bladen County | 13.39 |
| 17 | Lenoir County | 13.35 |
| 18 | Rutherford County | 13.34 |
| 19 | Stokes County | 13.23 |
| 20 | Avery County | 13.19 |
| 21 | Haywood County | 13.15 |
| 21 | Yancey County | 13.15 |
| 22 | Bertie County | 13.1 |
| 23 | Washington County | 13.06 |
| 24 | Warren County | 12.92 |
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