Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2014
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the Number of Deaths for North Carolina was 83.53K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (5.65K), followed by Wake County (4.84K), and Guilford County (4.00K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2014 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2014
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 5647 |
| 2 | Wake County | 4840 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 3995 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 3095 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 2446 |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 2385 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 2166 |
| 8 | Durham County | 1824 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 1756 |
| 10 | Davidson County | 1706 |
| 11 | Rowan County | 1613 |
| 12 | Catawba County | 1557 |
| 13 | Alamance County | 1548 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 1494 |
| 15 | Cabarrus County | 1419 |
| 16 | Randolph County | 1371 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 1319 |
| 17 | Union County | 1319 |
| 18 | Robeson County | 1272 |
| 19 | Brunswick County | 1234 |
| 20 | Johnston County | 1227 |
| 21 | Pitt County | 1173 |
| 22 | Cleveland County | 1154 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 1107 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 1100 |
| 25 | Moore County | 1053 |
| 26 | Burke County | 994 |
| 27 | Onslow County | 982 |
| 28 | Craven County | 980 |
| 29 | Nash County | 959 |
| 30 | Harnett County | 952 |
| 31 | Caldwell County | 921 |
| 32 | Surry County | 832 |
| 33 | Rutherford County | 831 |
| 34 | Wilkes County | 828 |
| 35 | Wilson County | 825 |
| 36 | Orange County | 766 |
| 37 | Carteret County | 737 |
| 38 | Columbus County | 731 |
| 39 | Lincoln County | 717 |
| 40 | Lenoir County | 716 |
| 41 | Haywood County | 712 |
| 42 | Halifax County | 685 |
| 43 | Sampson County | 681 |
| 44 | Stanly County | 670 |
| 45 | Chatham County | 645 |
| 46 | Beaufort County | 605 |
| 47 | Edgecombe County | 580 |
| 48 | Richmond County | 529 |
| 49 | Duplin County | 528 |
| 49 | Franklin County | 528 |
| 49 | Granville County | 528 |
| 50 | Pender County | 526 |
| 51 | Lee County | 522 |
| 52 | McDowell County | 519 |
| 53 | Vance County | 500 |
| 54 | Stokes County | 476 |
| 55 | Yadkin County | 444 |
| 56 | Davie County | 419 |
| 57 | Person County | 417 |
| 58 | Macon County | 416 |
| 59 | Transylvania County | 389 |
| 60 | Bladen County | 388 |
| 61 | Pasquotank County | 386 |
| 62 | Cherokee County | 382 |
| 63 | Scotland County | 365 |
| 64 | Alexander County | 338 |
| 65 | Ashe County | 336 |
| 66 | Jackson County | 328 |
| 67 | Martin County | 316 |
| 68 | Dare County | 304 |
| 69 | Watauga County | 300 |
| 70 | Hoke County | 295 |
| 71 | Anson County | 293 |
| 72 | Polk County | 280 |
| 73 | Montgomery County | 279 |
| 74 | Northampton County | 266 |
| 75 | Hertford County | 259 |
| 76 | Caswell County | 250 |
| 77 | Bertie County | 246 |
| 78 | Warren County | 236 |
| 79 | Madison County | 225 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 216 |
| 81 | Currituck County | 213 |
| 82 | Greene County | 205 |
| 83 | Mitchell County | 186 |
| 84 | Avery County | 180 |
| 85 | Chowan County | 177 |
| 86 | Perquimans County | 168 |
| 87 | Swain County | 162 |
| 88 | Pamlico County | 160 |
| 89 | Clay County | 154 |
| 90 | Jones County | 131 |
| 90 | Washington County | 131 |
| 91 | Graham County | 115 |
| 92 | Alleghany County | 112 |
| 93 | Gates County | 86 |
| 94 | Camden County | 66 |
| 95 | Hyde County | 53 |
| 96 | Tyrrell County | 32 |