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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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