Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Death Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 10.08. Among all North Carolina counties, Northampton County had the highest death rate (19.02), followed by Martin County (18.5), and Swain County (18.24).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
Northampton
19.02
Martin
18.5
Swain
18.24
Washington
18.06
Mitchell
17.91
Bertie
17.89
Jones
17.61
Chowan
17.27
Bladen
17.22
Pamlico
17.2
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
Rank
County
Death Rate
1 Northampton County 19.02
2 Martin County 18.5
3 Swain County 18.24
4 Washington County 18.06
5 Mitchell County 17.91
6 Bertie County 17.89
7 Jones County 17.61
8 Chowan County 17.27
9 Bladen County 17.22
10 Pamlico County 17.2
11 Anson County 16.74
12 Polk County 16.57
13 Halifax County 16.52
14 Columbus County 16.43
15 Lenoir County 16.4
16 Cherokee County 16.19
17 Warren County 16.15
18 Richmond County 16.14
19 Ashe County 16.04
20 Macon County 15.87
21 Yancey County 15.86
22 Hertford County 15.71
23 Caswell County 15.7
24 Rutherford County 15.58
25 Beaufort County 15.37
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