Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Death Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 9.76. Among all North Carolina counties, Swain County had the highest death rate (17.55), followed by Mitchell County (16.44), and Northampton County (16.02).
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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Swain County | 17.55 |
| 2 | Mitchell County | 16.44 |
| 3 | Northampton County | 16.02 |
| 4 | Chowan County | 15.58 |
| 5 | Washington County | 15.48 |
| 6 | Halifax County | 15.47 |
| 7 | Columbus County | 14.92 |
| 8 | Bladen County | 14.9 |
| 9 | Bertie County | 14.86 |
| 10 | Pamlico County | 14.82 |
| 11 | Rockingham County | 14.47 |
| 12 | Lenoir County | 14.4 |
| 13 | Ashe County | 14.38 |
| 14 | Martin County | 14.34 |
| 15 | Edgecombe County | 14.28 |
| 16 | Polk County | 14.18 |
| 17 | Surry County | 14.03 |
| 18 | Richmond County | 13.94 |
| 19 | Warren County | 13.87 |
| 20 | Carteret County | 13.86 |
| 21 | Rutherford County | 13.84 |
| 22 | Avery County | 13.8 |
| 23 | Alleghany County | 13.79 |
| 23 | Cleveland County | 13.79 |
| 24 | Yancey County | 13.77 |
| 25 | Beaufort County | 13.76 |
| 26 | Hertford County | 13.56 |
| 26 | Jones County | 13.56 |
| 27 | Haywood County | 13.55 |
| 28 | Caldwell County | 13.38 |
| 29 | Wilkes County | 13.29 |
| 30 | Henderson County | 13.17 |
| 31 | Cherokee County | 13.12 |
| 32 | Stokes County | 13.11 |
| 33 | Anson County | 13.1 |
| 34 | Transylvania County | 13.03 |
| 35 | Macon County | 13.02 |
| 36 | Scotland County | 13 |
| 37 | Graham County | 12.87 |
| 38 | Vance County | 12.69 |
| 39 | Madison County | 12.68 |
| 40 | Clay County | 12.64 |
| 41 | Stanly County | 12.63 |
| 42 | Burke County | 12.53 |
| 43 | Brunswick County | 12.47 |
| 43 | Yadkin County | 12.47 |
| 44 | Nash County | 12.42 |
| 45 | Moore County | 12.38 |
| 46 | Person County | 12.37 |
| 47 | Wilson County | 12.35 |
| 48 | Wayne County | 12.27 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 12.23 |
| 50 | Rowan County | 12.12 |
| 51 | McDowell County | 12.1 |
| 52 | Caswell County | 12.04 |
| 53 | Randolph County | 11.94 |
| 54 | Davidson County | 11.87 |
| 54 | Sampson County | 11.87 |
| 55 | Gaston County | 11.73 |
| 56 | Robeson County | 11.71 |
| 57 | Alexander County | 11.52 |
| 58 | Hyde County | 11.46 |
| 59 | Davie County | 11.4 |
| 60 | Gates County | 11.39 |
| 61 | Catawba County | 11.38 |
| 62 | Greene County | 11.33 |
| 63 | Craven County | 11.28 |
| 64 | Chatham County | 11.25 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 11.05 |
| 66 | Alamance County | 11.04 |
| 67 | Buncombe County | 10.87 |
| 68 | Perquimans County | 10.86 |
| 69 | Tyrrell County | 10.81 |
| 70 | Duplin County | 10.63 |
| 71 | Granville County | 10.46 |
| 72 | Pender County | 10.18 |
| 73 | Pasquotank County | 10.16 |
| 74 | Franklin County | 10.08 |
| 75 | Lee County | 10.05 |
| 76 | Iredell County | 9.87 |
| 77 | Forsyth County | 9.7 |
| 78 | New Hanover County | 9.67 |
| 79 | Dare County | 9.52 |
| 80 | Guilford County | 9.39 |
| 81 | Jackson County | 9.23 |
| 82 | Cumberland County | 8.65 |
| 83 | Harnett County | 8.6 |
| 84 | Pitt County | 8.5 |
| 85 | Johnston County | 8.42 |
| 86 | Cabarrus County | 8.32 |
| 87 | Hoke County | 7.6 |
| 88 | Watauga County | 7.52 |
| 89 | Durham County | 7.47 |
| 90 | Currituck County | 7.2 |
| 91 | Union County | 6.91 |
| 92 | Camden County | 6.8 |
| 93 | Mecklenburg County | 6.51 |
| 94 | Onslow County | 6.24 |
| 95 | Orange County | 6.22 |
| 96 | Wake County | 6.02 |