Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2015
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Number of Deaths for North Carolina was 88.47K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (5.91K), followed by Wake County (5.32K), and Guilford County (4.32K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2015 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2015
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 5911 |
| 2 | Wake County | 5319 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 4315 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 3288 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 2586 |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 2436 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 2271 |
| 8 | Durham County | 1989 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 1933 |
| 10 | Davidson County | 1788 |
| 11 | Catawba County | 1706 |
| 12 | Alamance County | 1635 |
| 13 | Rowan County | 1592 |
| 14 | Cabarrus County | 1553 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 1490 |
| 16 | Randolph County | 1488 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 1424 |
| 18 | Johnston County | 1360 |
| 19 | Robeson County | 1351 |
| 20 | Brunswick County | 1337 |
| 21 | Union County | 1332 |
| 22 | Pitt County | 1257 |
| 23 | Cleveland County | 1235 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 1162 |
| 25 | Moore County | 1158 |
| 26 | Wayne County | 1155 |
| 27 | Onslow County | 1082 |
| 28 | Craven County | 1079 |
| 29 | Burke County | 1045 |
| 30 | Nash County | 1001 |
| 31 | Caldwell County | 975 |
| 32 | Harnett County | 974 |
| 33 | Surry County | 912 |
| 34 | Rutherford County | 904 |
| 35 | Wilson County | 837 |
| 36 | Wilkes County | 824 |
| 37 | Haywood County | 784 |
| 38 | Carteret County | 779 |
| 38 | Lincoln County | 779 |
| 39 | Orange County | 774 |
| 40 | Lenoir County | 728 |
| 41 | Stanly County | 710 |
| 42 | Sampson County | 693 |
| 43 | Columbus County | 679 |
| 44 | Edgecombe County | 673 |
| 45 | Halifax County | 662 |
| 46 | Chatham County | 651 |
| 47 | Lee County | 604 |
| 48 | Beaufort County | 603 |
| 49 | Franklin County | 586 |
| 50 | Richmond County | 575 |
| 51 | Duplin County | 562 |
| 51 | Stokes County | 562 |
| 52 | Pender County | 538 |
| 53 | McDowell County | 525 |
| 54 | Granville County | 519 |
| 55 | Vance County | 491 |
| 56 | Davie County | 463 |
| 57 | Macon County | 445 |
| 57 | Person County | 445 |
| 58 | Bladen County | 442 |
| 59 | Yadkin County | 436 |
| 60 | Pasquotank County | 408 |
| 61 | Alexander County | 400 |
| 62 | Transylvania County | 396 |
| 63 | Scotland County | 380 |
| 64 | Cherokee County | 362 |
| 65 | Ashe County | 358 |
| 66 | Jackson County | 349 |
| 67 | Martin County | 335 |
| 68 | Watauga County | 327 |
| 69 | Anson County | 314 |
| 70 | Hoke County | 312 |
| 71 | Polk County | 301 |
| 72 | Dare County | 284 |
| 73 | Montgomery County | 276 |
| 74 | Hertford County | 271 |
| 75 | Bertie County | 269 |
| 76 | Northampton County | 263 |
| 77 | Caswell County | 260 |
| 78 | Madison County | 239 |
| 79 | Warren County | 234 |
| 80 | Mitchell County | 227 |
| 81 | Currituck County | 226 |
| 82 | Yancey County | 223 |
| 83 | Greene County | 211 |
| 84 | Avery County | 188 |
| 85 | Chowan County | 180 |
| 85 | Swain County | 180 |
| 86 | Pamlico County | 174 |
| 87 | Washington County | 149 |
| 88 | Perquimans County | 146 |
| 89 | Gates County | 138 |
| 90 | Alleghany County | 135 |
| 91 | Clay County | 131 |
| 92 | Jones County | 126 |
| 93 | Graham County | 97 |
| 94 | Camden County | 88 |
| 95 | Hyde County | 61 |
| 96 | Tyrrell County | 44 |