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